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So this show isn't perfect, and yes, they have veered off the usual SG path, but you have to give the writers the benefit of the doubt. Atlantis was good, but 5 years on there wasn't much more to go on. It fell prey to the same as SG1. This at least is a new take, plus, you have to realize, they wanted a new version of Stargate and Battlestar = this, for better or worse. It comes to whether or not SG fans want to have even a remnant of the original show left on the air. As a partial Trekkie, I can say that I stuck by Voyager and even Enterprise to keep the story lines somewhat intact. Without SGU what would we have? Even though I have not seen every episode, I return to the story eventually because it is still better than most of whats out there!

OK, so I wanted to give this film my wide-open mind, and in the end, it was terrible. Honestly, there was more laughter than "OHHs", and though Raimi is when known for such things, this movie is no where near the level of Evil Dead. It is rubbish - and Justin Long cannot act at all! The editing was poor and the plot laughable. Justin Long's character has literally no clue what is happening the whole movie - really? Also, the nonchalance by which the female star goes about her 'duties' is poorly executed. What is good in this film are the supporting cast members - that are better than the so-called 'stars'. Also, as my friend pointed out, there is much here about female vs. male, which isn't new for his films, but here lacks all subtlety.

Saw the film last night and it wasn't exactly what I expected. It had more of a 'mocumentary' feel and my friend who went with me said he thought it would be 'funny' - now, there were funny moments, but it was purely from the actual events really. I walked out thinking, 'wow - given that presidential candidates have been crushed by the smallest of innuendo or gaffe's, it really is an amazing story that W. became prez!' I also thought the film did a great job of showing what i think many have thought: W. didn't get to where he was on his own, he always had help. The thing is, and I think the film does a good job showing this, he thinks he did things on his own, but in reality, his 'handlers' (from Rove to his dad and on down) were always there, always behind the curtain. W. is our modern day Wizard of Oz only without the happy ending.