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Re:Snow Crash: HBO Max adaptation of Neal Stephenson's 1992 ... by remarkEon on Thursday May 14, 2020 @10:59PM (#23188380)
The Fifth Element is one of the few movies where, back when cable was a thing, when it was on "TV" you could watch it no matter where you started. It's weirdly charming, in all of it's absurdity.
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Re:Snow Crash: HBO Max adaptation of Neal Stephenson's 1992 ... by orev on Thursday May 14, 2020 @11:01PM (#23188392)
Just like Shawshank Redemption.
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Re:Snow Crash: HBO Max adaptation of Neal Stephenson's 1992 ... by remarkEon on Friday May 15, 2020 @01:21AM (#23189140)
I wonder if there's some narrative parallels there somehow, since Shawshank is definitely what I would call Oscar Bait and Fifth Element is really just a cult sci-fi flick.
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