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The UFO Movie They Don't Want You to See (2023)
No mystery mongering
Basic scientific skepticism is about trying not to be fooled, unlike the goal of most other UFO documentaries. This movie doesn't push a belief of alien visitations regardless of any credible evidence. It's good to see what's actually known vs just speculation and wishful thinking. I like that the movie goes back to the original stories and shows how embellished they can become over time.
I especially like the in-depth analysis by Mick West of popular UAP/UFO videos, revealing information that can be eked out that a casual viewing can miss.
My only qualm is that the movie speaks in relative time, like "x years ago" and "today". This will soon date the movie, so see it now!
Take Back Your Power (2013)
Fear Mongering
There are legitimate concerns with smart meters about privacy, inept installations, usage transparency, hacking, and aggressive access to meter locations, but low-power non-ionizing radio photons aren't one of the real concerns. Unfortunately much of this documentary is fear mongering, paranoia, cynicism, confusion of correlation with causation, misinformation, and irrelevant association with other things.
Left Behind (2000)
Boring sci-fi
...well OK, it's not a sci-fi but I tried to view it as such to make it tolerable. After the cool Twilight Zone style disappearance of people is was resolved boringly that it was magic invisible Jesus who was the body snatcher. And then it's ye ol' anti-Christ, United Nations, global currency, global peace, grand conspiracy, blah blah blah blah. Something is deeply disturbing about a belief system where working for the betterment of future generations and the ecosystems upon which they stand is somehow a bad thing.
I found the movie in the cheap cheap cheap used bin and was going to buy it but the store owner gave it to me as a gesture of wanting it out of his store now!
Religulous (2008)
Here Here for free inquiry and freedom of conscious
Here here for free inquiry as Bill Maher asks the questions that need to be asked. The ridiculous lengths that people go through to follow ancient outdated scripture is hilarious, yet the dead seriousness of some followers is scary and real. Excellent questions and comments, though I would've liked more discussion about morality and how it has been hijacked by religion.
The timing of the release of Religulous is important with vice presidential candidates like Pentecostal Palin with a world view that would delight in a nuclear holocaust to supposedly trigger Jesus Poppins to float down from the sky and sing his magic Rapture song.
Liberalism, including movies like Religulous that freely ask questions, is wonderfully corrosive to religious extremism that sees the world in an epic us-and-God-verses-them mentality. Exposing the silliness of taking ancient scripture so seriously trips the extremist's righteous stride. Thanks Bill for helping.
Madagascar (2005)
Furry Fun
The lemurs were so cute! Along with many other well-rendered fluffy critters. Kudos to the programmers and animators.
Furry fans will enjoy this movie, filled with animated plushies. Though as with the typical plushie, the animators continued the tradition of keeping the critters genderless.
The story is fun and has humor for all ages. The subplot of the cunning penguins is precious. The silliness is delightful, including a Zebra that has the most amazing dexterity for just having hooves. There is some current-event humor, but this movie will entertain through the ages for all ages.
Recommended, even for foosas.
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (2004)
Interesting and Funny but Flawed Assumptions
This film is interesting, at times very funny, and I especially enjoyed the Portland footage, as I live in Oregon. But the film wrongly assumes that the discoveries of subatomic physics and quantum mechanics applies to the macroscopic world. I bristled every time the film made that wrong assumption, which was quite often. Macroscopic objects (i.e. people) cannot travel back in time and be at two places at the same time. Sure there may be alternate realities and universes but we're all stuck here together in this one. Yes, you can influence the world and its people but alternate realities of me don't pop in and out of existence when you're not looking.
I also had a problem with the scene with the close-up photographs showing the beautiful water that was blessed as opposed to the ugly water that was labeled with hateful words. Very unscientific. Of course clean water that's been frozen can have pretty ice crystals and dirty water can look ugly.
The film has the concept of creating your own reality and ends happily with the lead character breaking free from unpleasant memories and self loathing, and positively changing her outlook on life.
American Movie (1999)
Often Excruciating
At first I thought it was a mockumentary with bad acting. But it turned out to be a true story about a guy who's optimism and energy wasn't quite enough to offset his lack of money, bad luck and incompetent colleagues. Often excruciating to watch but mostly boring.
Groundhog Day (1993)
Welcome to The Twilight Zone
We don't know who or what is behind Phil the weatherman's entry into The Twilight Zone, where each day resets to the same day upon waking up to a radio alarm clock. Space aliens? God? Loki? Satan? Who would objectify and manipulate the lives of so many people just to affect one man?
But who or what is irrelevant. Experiencing Phil's progression of emotions and reactions after each same day is fascinating and often hysterical.
Well-made, thoughtful, detailed, funny, well-performed, and one of my favorite movies. See it. See it again. And again...