Ah, thanks for reminding me. Cinema Paradiso, fantastic movie.

I don't know about you, but after watching thousands of movies over the years I've developed a nose for quality. So in my eyes renting is a waste since you can always watch a quality film multiple times.

Besides, having a collection is something that turns me on a bit

Thanks for the link, I was on the verge of putting some crappy flick in the basket.

This is a little beside the topic, but I once did a logical argument with myself on the nature of alien civilizations, if they exist.

Let us say the stuff in the sky really are highly advanced crafts from distant systems in our galaxy. Well, that means you have at least one race out there capable of traveling vast distances. It would also mean they have the means to locate other inhabitable systems like our own. That again means they've most likely colonized other systems than their own, which will make the possibility of some sort of 'empire' or 'federation' out there probable.

So then, why haven't they colonized or attacked us? Well, it must mean that the prevailing civilization out there is peace minded. It would also explain why they're not interfering with our development (that we know of).

Still we hear reports from all over that certain elements in government are preparing for an invasion, or the establishment of a defense in case of invasion. So what's the deal?

Well, I think if there's to be disclosure on the subject of UFOs it will be in the form of an 'attack' that we must defend ourselves against (sound familiar?). Perfect excuse to unite the peoples of the world in a common front. A perfect excuse to do a lot of things under the cover of this 'emergency'. If that happens it will in my eyes be a sham. There are no hostile aliens, because if there were we'd be wiped out long ago.

Of course, the question then remains. We are now as a race in the space age. Interstellar travel might still be some years in the future, but relatively it's pretty close. So how will an alien civilization feel about having the war loving human race on the loose in the galaxy? Most likely they won't accept this, and as long as our leaders are continuing to flex muscles with their efforts to put up 'missile' defense in space and who knows what else, well, there's probably going to be a reaction.

I'm rambling here, and a lot of this is pretty far fetched, but the main point is. If they're out there, and if we continue to act in a hostile way it could mean trouble at some point. You don't go pissing off The Roman Empire if you're a small town in Gaul. Something to think about.

The Godfather
Heat

Der Untergang
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance
Oldboy
The Fabulous Amalie
Seven Samurai
Ran
Yojimbo
Das Experiment