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I have to say that this was a very solid effort by filmmaker Mia Donovan and I want to give her a twenty-year supply of Kudos for reaching out to someone like Lara who had tons of emotional baggage. Toward the end of the film, Lara reveals something that I already knew the very first time I saw her in the news reports--her incestuous past with her father. This actually became evident to me when she said that she "mentally broke out of her body" as she endured the double penetration scene and "thought about the sand and the beach" and other peaceful places. This is a very common occurrence that takes place with sexual abuse victims as it is their only means of escaping the horror that they are enduring. There were a few other items that were brought out in regards to Lara's troubled past. However, this is where I feel this documentary failed. The real issue here is not condoms in porn nor is it necessarily HIV. The real issue is Lara's "Emotional HIV" and I felt the documentary didn't go as far as it should have in regards to this. I can tell you right now that Lara shed a lot more tears than what this film showed. She was obviously carrying around LOADS of emotional baggage. Think about it. She had her trust violated and her innocence stolen from the very one who should have been there to protect her--her father. Also, Lara has relayed in numerous interviews in the past that her parents constantly argued with each other, thus putting a lot of emotional strain on Lara and her siblings. I really have the hope of meeting Lara one day and when this time comes, I would love to be able to encourage her to form a foundation that deals not only helping other girls out there like her to not fall into the traps that she did in the porn business, but also to provide counseling and help for these girls' "emotional HIV" and help them to heal as well. This, I feel, would be the best thing to take place because, let's face it. If Lara had the love that she needed existing in her home life when growing up, she would have never gotten involved in the porn business in the first place. Also, what really angered me when her story became news was the unbelievably cruel and harsh comments that were hurled at her on the internet, with many people calling her a "whore" and saying that she deserved HIV. Uh, excuse me? Yeah, why don't you all just act like a bunch of boneheads and kick this poor girl while she's down. This clearly angered me to no end and really saddened me to think that this is how low society has gotten. Anyway, despite in not going further than it perhaps should have, "Inside Lara Roxx" is still worth a viewing. There are some rather tender moments and Mia does a good job with the direction of the film.

A side note-- there are numerous therapies that are being utilized that have had great success with abuse victims. One of these is known as Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT and a good book on the subject is "The Promise Of Energy Psychology". I think that it would benefit Lara to read up on this so that she could perhaps utilize it for herself and also to help other girls like her to the pathway to healing their "emotional HIV" as well.

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Once again, Hollywood makes yet another remake of a classic film, and while most attempts at this have been utter disasters, this remake of "The Day The Earth Stood Still" is a rare exception to this rule and deserves far more praise than what is being displayed by the negative reviews here on IMDb. First, the scenario is equally as chilling as the original: Alien visitors arrive to Earth, this time in beautiful, yet ominous looking sphere-shaped spacecraft. The first lands in the middle of central park in New York city and thus begins a very realistic, and intense standoff between humans and the new arrivals. The anticipation was superb and anyone who was not sitting on the edge of their seat during this part was either a.) Stoned b.) Had no pulse or C.) Both. Second, the acting was brilliant, especially on the part of Kuneau Reeves as Klaatu, as well as Jennifer Connely and Kathy Bates. Very convincing performances that truly grabbed the attention of the audience. Finally, the story was a wonderful wake-up call for humanity without being "preachy" as some of the negative reviewers complained and you actually walk out of the theater with quite a bit to think about. It's nice to see something from the current world of entertainment that is actually intellectually stimulating, especially from the realm of science fiction. Any director can have aliens blow up the world, but the director of this film blew our minds with a deep and meaningful plot. Also, I would like to add that, contrary to what negative reviewers have said, this film was not Al Gore in a cheap suit and did not contain anything about global warming. This was a fact that I was actually dreading due to the fact that I am sick of hearing global warming being crammed down our throats. I even thought to myself as I walked into the movie theater that if this film even mentions the phrase "global warming", then I am prepared to walk out of the theater. Thankfully, however, it didn't and, needless to say, that was a relief.

In conclusion I just want to say that while everyone is entitled to their opinion, I also feel that many of the negative reviewers of this film were a bit harsh in their judgments and sometimes I wonder if some of these negative reviewers, who really act like self-proclaimed critics, aren't just like that overweight comic book guy from "The Simpsons" with no life and with nothing better to do than to hack to pieces a decent film. No offense intended to anyone, but the vitriol being spewed by some of the negative reviewers really makes me think that the afore mentioned point is the case.

Is this film a masterpiece? No. However, it does hold a candle to the original quite well and is definitely worth a viewing.

This documentary is nothing short of superb. As has been pointed out by the reviewers who actually WATCHED the documentary, this is not about proving ID right and evolution wrong. Rather, it is about free speech and how it is being quickly destroyed--in the precious area of science, no less. I really enjoyed how this film made it clear that the Orwellian style displayed by the Big Wig Darwinists is actually doing great harm to the scientific arena and really, from what I gathered from their tactics, was, indeed frightening. I just could not get over the fact of how many respected scientists lost their jobs by simply MENTIONING Intelligent Design. If this does sound like Big Brother from George Orwell's 1984, then I don't know what does, and kudos to Ben Stein for bringing this out to the publics attention.

Also, I really think that any negative reviewers of this film should really try reading Owell's "1984" before making their comments. I think that there tune would completely change. This is not the type of future that we want--especially in the wonderful area of science!! In conclusion I would also like to mention that it was hilarious watching Dawkins make a complete idiot of himself at the end. I really had to ask myself, "And these people are supposed to be the 'intellectual torchbearers' for the future? My gosh, what a frightening thought!