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Re:Movies every physics lover should watch (2020) by bena on Thursday May 13, 2021 @05:22PM (#27147643)
He's the main character in the sequel though. So while he was Steve Guttenberg's comic sidekick in the first movie, I don't think we can deduce that the filmmakers thought Fisher Stevens's character was "crap".

We're just going to have to accept that we were a bit tone-deaf back then. No one blinked twice at Fisher Stevens dipped in bronzer and doing his best Ghandi impression.

Not as bad as Soul Man however.

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Re:Movies every physics lover should watch (2020) by scrumper on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @11:45AM (#27210263)
I'd forgotten entirely about SS2 - he goes to the big city and learns about rock & roll and dancing?

Completely agree on different standards back then. Definitely an area in which I think we have collectively improved.

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Re:Movies every physics lover should watch (2020) by bena on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @12:24PM (#27210799)
The sad thing is that I do like both movies. I was at the right age for that whole quirky robot comes alive schtick to really hit. I try to rationalize it by saying that Ben isn't really a negative portrayal. The dude is smart, witty, kind, and all around a good dude.
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Re:Movies every physics lover should watch (2020) by scrumper on Thursday May 20, 2021 @11:49AM (#27222739)
Right? That's fine, surely, I at least am not saying that we need to hate the films now. Society is better, is all. He was certainly the hero of 2.
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