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02/12/2002 Entry: "Valentines Day Sci-fi Movie Rant"

Like Equinox, Altered States really has not aged well at all. And it's not the cheesy strobe light special effects. It's not even the questionable science. It's the amazingly unbelievable reactions of the characters.

One scene in particular stands out. Doc Jessup has just been found passed out naked in the zoo with a half eaten goat next to him. Understandably his wife, Emily, who's he's separated from, is having a hard time sleeping that night. You can only imagine what's going through her head: "My goodness, I've slept with that freak !. What if he shows up in the middle of the night in some sort of druggie daze looking for cash and fresh goat ! What if he hurts the girls !!" She gets up, checks on her kids, then calls the hubby, and asks him to come over. Eh ? She ends up asking him to spend the night because she's scared, and doesn't want to spend the night alone. My goodness, has he even brushed his teeth since scarfing down raw goat ? What's his breathe gonna smell like after something like that ?

Sorry. I had to get that out of my system. It probably had something to do with Valentines Day coming up.