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Dragon Storm (2004)
I think this one is underrated
I'm over-voting a little because I think the average is too low. This is a good film for the female roles it develops. Medina and Nessa are both strong characters, one more of a warrior and the other more of a mad scientist type. I'm all for strong female characters. Any romantic interaction with the two ladies takes second place to their heroine-ism in the face of almost-certain death. The opening plot element of a king seeking refuge in another kingdom in the face of a more-or-less natural disaster is more common in end-of-the-world-climate-change flicks. The sound of the flying dragon seems to have been lifted from WWII flying fortress movies. The near-comic dishonesty of the two kings is trumped by the purer evil of the dragons -- a nice post-modern touch. We do now seem to suffer the dishonesty of our political leaders and, perhaps, the dragons we hope for, be they space aliens or whatever, would provide a refreshing change from evil embodied in men we are expected to respect.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
I'm still looking for the right edition!
This looks like the same version I just bought. I've seen the "complete, uncut" version on a local TV station. I've seen it in two cable versions lately. I've bought VHS and DVD, and I'm still missing my favorite scenes. . The best scene in the entire movie -- and the only one which drew a laugh when I saw it in college -- involved the "Instructions for Operating Zero Gravity Toilet." I understand this was deleted from the "Bible Belt" version of the film, and someone told me that the versions of movies we saw in college were the "European" versions. That's fine except that I have an American DVD player. I like seeing the "flight attendant" walk in a circle with her Velcro (TM) socks before going down a particular corridor. I like seeing the change of focus which makes the "Zero Gravity Toilet" plaque readable. If anyone knows of an American viewable DVD version that contains these scenes, please let me know, and I'll certainly buy it -- and sell my other two copies of the movie.