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Mad Dog Time (1996)
Fun noir jest flick!
This offering deserved a better run in the theaters. They even had Joey Freaking Bishop in it, come on!! Good old odd-ass experimental 60s-70s style weirdo comedy. Well done by crew. Well acted by cast. Some adorably strange on purpose fun. I highly recommend giving it a shot. We loved it at the time - even though we were alone, just the 5 of us in the theater. Have still loved it every time have re-watched it. Vic is so fun, must have been a gas to play!
Year Million (2017)
2 Good Parts, Many Not-So-Much
Actors and production did well but the writing is as if a science teacher from the 50's saw the present and picked a path forward and lock-stepped into. Bad – at every step they assume united single way forward. Evolution diverges and species or societies or technologies develop. One subculture could go back to Nature to evolve bodies while minds safely backed up. Also, why would entering the 'metaverse' be one-way. Upload a copy, re-print a body or cyborg avatar as needed. Safer if that Carrington Event or rogue Gamma Burst wipes the Cloud Reality. Bad – only see one solution to each problem. Bad – assume can't save Terra, assume can't up efficiency etc
i.e. A solar array at a LaGrange Point could supply all our energy for centuries. Dyson swarms or Spheres not the only way. What about fusion power? Contraterrene? Heck, since 'deep future' Void Energy Taps? All of these questions and those in the show handled better for decades, by short fiction writer especially. Great cast and production. WEAK writing and choices.