Comments on: Two line movie review http://hawkdog.net/wordpress/archives/349 The market forces at this level are psychosis and trunk space. (achewood) Wed, 09 May 2012 17:53:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: dr.hypercube http://hawkdog.net/wordpress/archives/349/comment-page-1#comment-382 dr.hypercube Thu, 29 May 2008 13:29:19 +0000 http://www.hawkdog.net/wordpress/archives/349#comment-382 Oh, and I've been thinking about the Scientology link - just can't force-fit anything though. No DC-8s, no volcanoes, Xenu and the thetans are supposed to be (I think) more humanoid - Mac could be L. Ron, I guess... Oh, and I’ve been thinking about the Scientology link – just can’t force-fit anything though. No DC-8s, no volcanoes, Xenu and the thetans are supposed to be (I think) more humanoid – Mac could be L. Ron, I guess…

]]> By: dr.hypercube http://hawkdog.net/wordpress/archives/349/comment-page-1#comment-381 dr.hypercube Thu, 29 May 2008 13:24:14 +0000 http://www.hawkdog.net/wordpress/archives/349#comment-381 Is this - 'Empire of the Ants: H. G. Wells and Tropical Entomology.' Science as Culture 10 (2001), 33-71. - the big paper? Six Legs Better looks like a winner - it's going on my book list - thanks for the pointer to Colonel-Doctor Sleigh! (Also, thanks for the BBC 'On Screen' link - more great stuff.) Is this – ‘Empire of the Ants: H. G. Wells and Tropical Entomology.’ Science as Culture 10 (2001), 33-71. – the big paper? Six Legs Better looks like a winner – it’s going on my book list – thanks for the pointer to Colonel-Doctor Sleigh! (Also, thanks for the BBC ‘On Screen’ link – more great stuff.)

]]> By: pluvialis http://hawkdog.net/wordpress/archives/349/comment-page-1#comment-380 pluvialis Tue, 27 May 2008 16:45:56 +0000 http://www.hawkdog.net/wordpress/archives/349#comment-380 Hear hear. Agree with all points. I particularly liked the use of the mcguffin to scare away swarming ants and/or natives. Dude! Charlotte Sleigh has written a Big Academic Paper on this precise discourse in imperialism: how anxieties about soldier ants were a transference of anxieties about uncontrollable native revolt. I bet that was Spielberg not Lucas... My Godly friend Brian was upset there was no god in it. Unless you think it's some kind of dubious nod to Scientology.... Hear hear. Agree with all points. I particularly liked the use of the mcguffin to scare away swarming ants and/or natives. Dude! Charlotte Sleigh has written a Big Academic Paper on this precise discourse in imperialism: how anxieties about soldier ants were a transference of anxieties about uncontrollable native revolt. I bet that was Spielberg not Lucas…

My Godly friend Brian was upset there was no god in it. Unless you think it’s some kind of dubious nod to Scientology….

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