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Topic - never let me go. IMO a modern masterpiece and a movie for the ages - Analog Scott 11:48:41 11/27/10 (38)

Looks like 1960s scifi - late 17:57:46 11/27/10 (37)

Beg to differ, children are now being sprouted for use as spare/replacement parts. * - Tony D. 00:15:53 12/02/10 (1)

Not quite - late 14:08:08 12/03/10 (0)

You saw Charlotte Rampling and thought "Zardoz"... Admit it! nt - SF tech 16:59:23 11/30/10 (1)

That's not Barbarella! - late 14:05:40 12/01/10 (0)

Maybe the basic idea does, but what matters here is how beautifully developed and written -and filmed- it is.. - orejones 11:32:56 11/30/10 (0)

Question... - Harmonia 14:37:05 11/29/10 (13)

Nope - late 14:48:27 11/29/10 (12)

But... - Harmonia 17:05:29 11/29/10 (11)

Excellent point. Westerns make do with only 6 plots. nt - tinear 14:29:18 11/30/10 (10)

Here's another, I'm tired of Westerns, too ..nt - late 15:09:10 11/30/10 (9)

Star Wars is a Western set in space. nt - tinear 08:24:40 12/01/10 (7)

More a Kurosawa character vehicle set in space. - Tony D. 01:21:50 12/02/10 (1)

Kurosawa worshipped Ford. nt - tinear 21:14:34 12/04/10 (0)

Umm, not quite - late 14:08:09 12/01/10 (4)

Firefly...me too... - Harmonia 19:09:31 12/02/10 (3)

I gave up on Star Wars a long, long time ago.. hard to believe how bad it sucks now (nt) - late 14:05:39 12/03/10 (2)

It always sucked, late. Always. A kiddie series from beginning to end. nt - tinear 21:15:50 12/04/10 (1)

Nope - late 07:03:47 12/05/10 (0)

Late! You have me worried! - Harmonia 18:31:53 11/30/10 (0)

There is an international trade in human organs. As usual, - tinear 11:18:29 11/28/10 (11)

Yes, but - late 08:34:06 11/29/10 (5)

No, it is not the "plot" of the movie - Analog Scott 14:10:42 11/29/10 (4)

The thing about scifi is... - late 14:50:47 11/29/10 (3)

But if you're mainly into SF or the tech... - Harmonia 18:36:13 11/30/10 (1)

That's the first I have heard of Children of Men, will check it out ..nt - late 14:10:38 12/01/10 (0)

Once again you are getting caught up on your preconceptions - Analog Scott 05:21:03 11/30/10 (0)

this movie is as much about organ harvesting as Bicycle Thieves is about stealing bicycles nt - Analog Scott 19:17:18 11/28/10 (3)

Amen! - Harmonia 14:38:17 11/29/10 (1)

Correct. .nt - late 14:08:42 12/03/10 (0)

My point stands, addressing "late"'s. nt - tinear 19:36:14 11/28/10 (0)

So THAT'S what happened to AuPh... - Victor Khomenko 11:29:41 11/28/10 (0)

while there is some pretty brilliant late 60s scifi... - Analog Scott 18:32:15 11/27/10 (4)

They are growing people to use as spare parts. - late 18:44:45 11/27/10 (3)

"Am I missing something?" - Analog Scott 18:52:16 11/27/10 (2)

and that would be? ..nt - late 19:13:00 11/27/10 (1)

a fantastic movie based on some overly simplistic preconception you can't get past - Analog Scott 19:22:04 11/27/10 (0)

..and with all the diseases Soylent Green is out too.n/t - ArdRi 18:12:49 11/27/10 (0)

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Maybe the basic idea does, but what matters here is how beautifully developed and written -and filmed- it is.. - orejones 11:32:56 11/30/10 (0)

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