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Seems like my fears are going to be justified. Those of you who've seen the thing: any further comments? In the loneliness of my lil' home theater, I'll screen the George Pal version this weekend in silent protest.

Ahh, Carl: I see--you played a fast one on me! Sly one, you. Yes, the medium upon which these things we love are stored is film. Yes, but of course. But the semantical, aesthetic distinction remains nonetheless. Which, since we're off-topic anyway, makes one wonder what we are going to call...

What do you mean, Carl? They're stored on tape, optical disc, etc. BTW, Carl, you going to see The Time Machine?

Tino, Robert: I have that friggin' film on friggin' preorder at friggin' DVD Empire. I will, as soon as the friggin' thing arrives, give it a screenin' and report my findings back to you, the HTF faithful. And that's a friggin' promise! JB :D

Carl: It's sort of an unspoken distinction made by film buffs--i.e., "film" and "cinema" are the words often used to describe those works that merit serious consideration as art in some way, while "movie" is what the elitist snobs say when referring to popcorn fare. Showin' a little snobbishness...

Oh, the Ai.I. thing--a spear driven into my side! But guess what: I will be seeing that thing soon. And I will definitely find somewhere on this board to comment about it. Robert, your open-mindedness should serve as an inspiration to me. But, man, what I'm seeing does indeed look like so much...

The newest trailers I am seeing on television adverts leave me a bit cold and bewildered. This upcoming movie (not ready to call it "film") appears to bear no significant relation to Wells's original novella or to the excellent George Pal film from 1960. Is the sexily attired woman I am seeing...