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What Does Prayer Actually Do?
by punkofnice in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if you think it works, what is your evidence outside of possible coincidence?.
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I haven't seen any evidence that prayer does anything concrete.
However, if it puts religious people's minds at rest, or somehow makes them feel better, then prayer could have a benefit basically identical to a placebo.
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Films of the decade - 70s
by LoveUniHateExams in
1. social
2. entertainment
well, i'm spoilt for choice for the seventies!.

so many good movies.

i own a few more films from this decade - 41 to be exact.. so many great films came out in this decade .... the godfather (1972).
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And no trilogy or beyond has ever held up or gotten better - yes, this is true.
However, one film stands out to me - the 7th film of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise - Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994). That film's very good. Wes Craven was way ahead of his time - that film was meta before meta became trendy.
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Merry Christmas Everyone
by jhine in
1. jw
2. friends
i don't think that it's too early to start this thread so .

merry christmas everyone.

maybe people could share christmas music or clips to get us all in the mood.
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BTW, this is how you say Jesus and Merry Christmas in Arabic ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZ8RM9uG78
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Films of the decade - 70s
by LoveUniHateExams in
1. social
2. entertainment
well, i'm spoilt for choice for the seventies!.

so many good movies.

i own a few more films from this decade - 41 to be exact.. so many great films came out in this decade .... the godfather (1972).
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ss this is the era that spawned “the sequel” which has essentially ruined modern movies - yes it is, and your comments are pretty much spot on.
The trend is for the first film in a franchise to be excellent, then the quality gets worse and worse the more sequels film studios crap out.
But I don't like to think that sequels ruined the original movies - however lame the ewoks are, or however silly Rocky 4 is, the original films in those two franchises are still great.
And let's not forget the first sequel in the Star Wars franchise - The Empire Strikes Back. That film was even better than the first, IMO.
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Films of the decade - 70s
by LoveUniHateExams in
1. social
2. entertainment
well, i'm spoilt for choice for the seventies!.

so many good movies.

i own a few more films from this decade - 41 to be exact.. so many great films came out in this decade .... the godfather (1972).
LoveUniHateExams

A Clockwork Orange - 1971 - yeah, that film's awesome.
I guess Quadrophenia is good, too - I've never seen it, but would like to.
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Merry Christmas Everyone
by jhine in
1. jw
2. friends
i don't think that it's too early to start this thread so .

merry christmas everyone.

maybe people could share christmas music or clips to get us all in the mood.
LoveUniHateExams

Merry Christmas Jan!
I love this Christmas song ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtdRv6GT9Zg
It's just beautiful, isn't it?
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Films of the decade - 70s
by LoveUniHateExams in
1. social
2. entertainment
well, i'm spoilt for choice for the seventies!.

so many good movies.

i own a few more films from this decade - 41 to be exact.. so many great films came out in this decade .... the godfather (1972).
LoveUniHateExams

Well, I'm spoilt for choice for the seventies!
So many good movies. I own a few more films from this decade - 41 to be exact.
So many great films came out in this decade ...
The Godfather (1972)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Godfather Part 2 (1974)
Jaws (1975)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Rocky (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
A New Hope (1977)
Halloween (1978)
Alien (1979)
Jaws was the first summer blockbuster, and A New Hope pushed the boundaries of special FX, most of which still hold up today, 44 years later.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is so good I saw it twice as a 12-year old, knowing that I'd wake up tired for school the next morning, lol. I didn't care.
One of my favorite films ever is Rocky - the film's a masterpiece, IMO. It's so gritty, with the main character so relatable and likeable. The supporting cast is also very good.
It comes across as real people living real lives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QHTAWwE0Dk
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Jussie Smollett on trial
by LoveUniHateExams in
1. social
2. current
there is a trial currently starting - even funnier than the baldwin nonsense.. yes, everyone's favorite actor, singer and hate crime victim is going on trial.. i am, of course, talking about jussie smollett.

he's going on trial for lying to chicago police and wasting their time.. he's obviously as guilty as hell, but i just can't wait for this to unfold.. it's gonna be hilarious ....
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Excellent news!
Throw him in jail for a couple of years.
He thoroughly deserves it.
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Films of the decade - the 60s
by LoveUniHateExams in
1. social
2. entertainment
dr no (1962).

from russia with love (1963).

the jungle book (1967).
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Good answers, everybody!
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest ? - that was made in the 70s. I'll talk about 70s films in another OP.
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Films of the decade - the 60s
by LoveUniHateExams in
1. social
2. entertainment
dr no (1962).

from russia with love (1963).

the jungle book (1967).
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I don't actually own many 60s films - eight, to be precise.
Psycho (1960)
Dr No (1962)
From Russia With Love (1963)
The Jungle Book (1967)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Easy Rider (1969)
Er, and that's it, lol. I've seen the other 60s Bond films, plus one or two of the Herbie films, plus one or two of the Clint Eastwood 'Man With No Name' films. So, I've seen about 15 films of the 60s. Pretty pathetic, lol.
Well, I can only speak of the films I own and remember.
Easy Rider I thought was pretty good but I wouldn't call it great. I don't rate it has high as other people. I guess it's a classic because it captured America's changing of societal attitudes.
I love The Jungle Book - it's a great cartoon film. I don't particularly like Disney films, but I love this one.
2001: A Space Odyssey is good, too, although I found the ending to be a bit, er, pretentious. The film's pacing is very slow, especially compared to many of today's films, but I don't mind this. I actually like films to take their time.
Psycho and Night of the Living Dead are good horror films made on a cheap budget - particularly the latter. The black & white film actually works in these films' favour because it covers up any shortages in the special effects department.
I gotta say, I really like Rosemary's Baby - it's my particular favourite of this decade, although I haven't seen many 60s films. I don't know if Mia Farrow is a good actor, but she is very good in this as the film's lead.
It's a very good psychological horror - you don't really know if everything's real or Rosemary is imagining it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctrJ0-TLUHQ
Have you got any favourite 60s films and, more importantly, any that you'd recommend to me?