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Not to be mistaken for Contact Me.

Contact - (1997 movie) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118884/

The Earth unites when plans for an incredibly complex machine are discovered.

I loved this movie, though it’s very soft on the brain. It requires a lot of suspension of disbelief and might aggravate the harder science fiction fans.



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Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108723/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/chef/

Famous chef Gareth Blackstock struggles with dividing time between wife Janice and the restaurant. It’s a good thing he can let off steam with his remarks.

The first two seasons are very good. It’s unfortunate that the cast gets shuffled around so much though. The writing is excellent and the dialogue is quite biting.

The third season make is obvious why the show got the axe. The dialogue is terrible, the characters are twisted around and everything becomes totally unfamiliar.



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Soldier - (1998 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120157/
was wb-soldier.com

Humans are cloned into soldiers, and one obsoleted model survives disposal, discovering humanness during his abandonment.

Gritty and intelligent.



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TODO – Watch the special features, there’s a lot.

The Negotiator - (1998 movie) image

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120768/

A cop’s early investigation into a police fund theft has him killed, leaving his framed hostage-negotiator partner to use the only tool he has available to find the real killer.

A really great movie with a unique topic. Recommended.



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