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THX 1138

Submitted by Mintz on Wed, 05/30/2007 - 12:48am.

I just watched a movie called "THX 1138." That is the last time I ever watch a movie just because it has "THX" in the title. It was horrible, slow, and shallow. I eventually turned the subtitles on and watched it at 2x speed.

However, I noticed they called the guy named THX-1138 "thecks." It's certainly quicker than saying "Tee Aich Ex."

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Everyone in THX is required

Submitted by rapture on Wed, 05/30/2007 - 8:14am.

Everyone in THX is required to see THX 1138 because it has THX in the title.

It was George Lucas's first film out of college at USC. THX-1138 was Lucas's phone number in California. 1138 is hidden as an easter egg throughout most all Lucas films and TV productions in various ways. Of course, THX later become the name of his company's audio standard.

THX is the name of the main character and is thought to sound a lot like "sex" on purpose. The other character's name is thought to sound like "love".

I can say that I've never though about calling THX "thex" though.

Yeah, the movie was very different. It was kind of dark, but I didn't think it was horrible. I obviously launched Lucas's career.

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I just didn't like how

Submitted by Mintz on Wed, 05/30/2007 - 11:21am.

I just didn't like how slow-paced it was. Maybe it's because I'm part of the 30-second-YouTube-clips generation, but there was a lot of unnecessary stuff in the movie. There was also very little explanation about, well, anything. What happened to make their civilization like that? What is their common goal? Why are they like ants? Who's the "queen"?

Oh well, at least the right people thought it was good enough to give Lucas a great career.

I'm calling THX "thex" now.

I saw this film a few years

Submitted by jayWHY on Wed, 05/30/2007 - 11:45am.

I saw this film a few years back. I thought it was very good. The plot was a somewhat interesting vision of dystopian future. What I liked most was the incredible special effects. The movie was very visually stunning.

Saying the movie was "horrible, slow, and shallow", I feel is really inaccurate. I think says more about you than the actual movie itself. This is not Star Wars. It is an avant-garde film. If you're a passive moviegoer who needs spoon feed entertainment. You need not apply for this film. Otherwise you might enjoy it.

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It just wasn't what I was

Submitted by Mintz on Wed, 05/30/2007 - 12:01pm.

It just wasn't what I was expecting.

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Hell no!

Submitted by Master Kim on Wed, 05/30/2007 - 6:08pm.

rapture wrote:
Everyone in THX is required to see THX 1138 because it has THX in the title.
Good thing I'm not in the Thex, eh rapture?

Thex FTW!

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Grammatication

Submitted by Mintz on Thu, 05/31/2007 - 4:08pm.

Master Kim wrote:
rapture wrote:
Everyone in THX is required to see THX 1138 because it has THX in the title.
Good thing I'm not in the Thex, eh rapture?

Thex FTW!

Your first "the" is redundant.

And trust me, you're not missing anything. The main dude probably dies of starvation after the credits are over anyway. What a lame way to die.

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Redundancy

Submitted by Midnight on Thu, 05/31/2007 - 4:55pm.

Mintz wrote:

Your first "the" is redundant.

He probably typed the redundant "the" on an LCD display.

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Wtfbbq?

Submitted by Master Kim on Thu, 05/31/2007 - 7:46pm.

Would you guys rather I have said "in the Hex" or "in Thex"?

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Frankly, I don't give a

Submitted by Slayer on Thu, 05/31/2007 - 9:40pm.

Frankly, I don't give a crap.

...but that is just me.

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How about "in THX." "Thex"

Submitted by Mintz on Thu, 05/31/2007 - 11:25pm.

How about "in THX." "Thex" is just how to pronounce it.

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Your opinion stands alone.

Submitted by Mintz on Thu, 05/31/2007 - 11:26pm.

Your opinion stands alone. This is a very sensitive matter.

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