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@GiovanniNatoli. Wow, I found someone whose hatred for Baricco is almost as intense as mine. Who knows, maybe this is the start of a beautiful friendship. :-) @Reinhard1053: Look, I have nothing against losers; in fact, some of them I even like. I'll mention one who is liked by many generations of readers. Holden Caulfield. I didn't bring him up randomly. Baricco has set up a school of writers and named it "Holden." Alessandro isn't stupid; he's actually a genius of literary marketing. Unfortunately, by doing this, Baricco has kind of ruined him for me. I mean Holden... Just like Berlusconi ruined the cry "Forza Italia" for me and Stranamore "all you need is love." But, getting back to Novecento, if you don't like how I've defined him (loser), I can change it, no problem. Now I'll call him an idiot. Do you like it better this way? @Mauroprog: Don't worry, I'm alive and kicking. By the way, you always seem concerned about my health... How thoughtful of you. :-) So, I have to tell you that you haven't convinced me. First of all, I notice that you agree with me on one point. The one about Novecento's suicide. That's something. The octopus arms are important. But for that, I refer you to Giovanni's excellent response, who is also a musician. Who better than him to explain how things are? Then, too often you tell me "it's a movie." I know perfectly well; I would add "pieces of shit" but you already know that. In addition: where did you see the "love story"? I didn't notice it... I only saw a timid guy who can't confess his feelings. At most, there’s a friendship story. The one between the trumpeter Max Tooney and Novecento. Besides, the only interesting thing about the film, for me, is the strange strabismus of that huge actor who plays Max. His eyes don’t stay still for two seconds... I do have some doubts about the friendship as well. What kind of friend is Tooney? In the end, he should have knocked Novecento out with slaps and carried him out of the Virginian... That’s what a friend would do. But in the end, I'm left with a curiosity. You liked the film, I get that. But what kind of lesson did it leave you? I'm really curious...

No Giovanni, according to what I read in a review of a concert, I believe, from last year, Whitney Houston is not even in tune anymore. She missed several notes and ended her performance early...

well done punny!

Dear Tiny, I think we misunderstood each other. :-). I didn’t mean to snub your ideas; quite the opposite... I just listed what already exists, but I didn't mean to imply that it can’t be improved. In fact, I said—and I reiterate—that, for what it’s worth, I completely approve of the improvements you suggested in your last two posts... Unfortunately, I have some doubts about their actual implementation within a reasonable timeframe. Regarding Stipe's review of "Nuovo Cinema Paradiso" by Tornatore, I, Pi.per., and Bartleboom had a nice discussion with JimMorrison (an editor) about the problems with the home page. Well, our lizard king has: 1°: shown that he didn't even notice the problem. 2°: given disheartening responses regarding both the content and the tone... I invite you, when you have the time and inclination, to take a look at the conversation and draw your own conclusions. In the meantime, I say goodbye. Bye.:-)

Dear Mauro, (can you believe I share the same name, even if I don’t carry "prog" as my surname). I might not be overly sentimental, but I am capable of feeling gratitude. For instance, I am grateful that you care about my health. I want to reassure you: I’m doing great. Everyone at home is well too. And how are you? I know you’ll be surprised to find out that I can also feel nostalgia: for instance, for the good old "ch". Now, however, I have a request for you. I need to ask you to show me a bit more of your sensitivity by answering two easy questions. Would you tell me exactly what the schiCCHe considerations are that I would have expressed regarding this shit movie? And could you point out what instead I missed? Please, don’t let me down. I might die of melancholy...

Imagine, Valerio. By the way, I just thought of the movie with "Weird Science" as the soundtrack. Or rather, I don't remember the title, but I recall there were two teenagers who "built" the ideal woman via a computer. I mean Kelly Le (or Lee?) Brock. A silly flick for kids from the eighties... Elvira is a great character, but all in all, I prefer Kelly. :-) Who knows what happened to her...

I liked it. "Weird Science" I remember from a soundtrack, but I can't recall which movie it’s from. Maybe "Revenge of the Nerds"? I don’t know, I just can’t remember...

I liked it too. A lot.

Non hai fornito un testo da tradurre. Per favore, inviami il testo in italiano e sarò felice di aiutarti con la traduzione.

"There's people working..." But come on Jim, seriously? What shocking news. Will my requests (what requests? I don’t seem to have made any) be taken into account in ten years? Great, let’s keep it up. This is just me stating a fact. I’ve never written to the staff to avoid making a mess, a bigger mess... Although I haven't written to the staff, you, who I believe are part of it, have read and intervened. Do you want to do something about it? Good... Do you want to do nothing? No one is forcing you. The fact remains that, as I reiterate, this review of a boring movie will stay on the homepage day after day. Others that are more interesting have been on the homepage for an afternoon. Do you like it this way? Great. I don't and I've said it. Regards.