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Interview with Daniel Waters, writer of Demolition Man, on his movie's predictive power

Posted by moocow1452
Tags: science fiction, comedy, interviews, demolition man, daniel waters, screenwriters, pandemics, author.alison willmore, source.vulture, paywall
https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/interview-demolition-man-writer-daniel-waters.html

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Alison Willmore
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Apr 16 2020
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    patience_limited
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    Well, now I've got a new stupid movie for the weekend, as I've somehow never seen it. Possibly a double-feature with Idiocracy.

    Well, now I've got a new stupid movie for the weekend, as I've somehow never seen it. Possibly a double-feature with Idiocracy.

    5 votes
    1. moocow1452
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      If you do watch it, please report back since a fresh perspective, especially right now, would be interesting to poke around though.

      If you do watch it, please report back since a fresh perspective, especially right now, would be interesting to poke around though.

      3 votes
    2. krg
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      A better double-feature might include Stallone's Judge Dredd. More of a utopian/dystopian dynamic and more Stallone snarl!

      A better double-feature might include Stallone's Judge Dredd. More of a utopian/dystopian dynamic and more Stallone snarl!

      2 votes
  2. moocow1452
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    Demolition Man is one of my favorite "weird futures" in movies, and it is incredible how much it got right across technology, culture and weird people things, and all of this comes more into focus...

    Demolition Man is one of my favorite "weird futures" in movies, and it is incredible how much it got right across technology, culture and weird people things, and all of this comes more into focus after our own pandemic.

    4 votes
  3. Arshan
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    Since I watched this movie for the first time today, I am a little weirded out to see a post about a 20 year old movie. But I honestly really enjoyed the movie. Stallone is Stallone, there are a...

    Since I watched this movie for the first time today, I am a little weirded out to see a post about a 20 year old movie. But I honestly really enjoyed the movie. Stallone is Stallone, there are a bunch of one-liners and some actually good jokes. Sandra Bullock is so good in it as well; she has the perfect amount of bubbliness. I love the awful changes in converstion, i.e. mellow greetings and enhance your calm.
    I didn't really think about it being predictive of now, except in the boardroom scene. Overall, great movie. Be Well!

    3 votes