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2. Lucas' Law: There is no movie so beloved that a "special edition," prequel or sequel cannot trample and forever stain its memory.
3. Tolkien and Rowling's Law: No reasonably faithful movie adaptation of a book will ever be quite as good as the book it adapts. Thus great movie adaptations can only be made out of truly amazing books.
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7. Starbucks' Law: C8H10N4O2, better known as caffeine, is the most wonderful chemical compound known to humankind. If the field of chemistry had never identified or produced a single other useful compound, caffeine alone would be justification enough for its existence.
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10. The Unified Geek Theory: At present, the President of the United States [Barack Obama n.d.t.], the wealthiest person in the United States [Bill Gates n.d.t.], and the most trusted newscaster in the United States [Jon Stewart n.d.t.] are all geeks. At the same time, movies based on comic book characters are routinely taking in hundreds of millions of dollars. The only reasonable conclusion is: we've won!
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2. Lucas' Law: There is no movie so beloved that a "special edition," prequel or sequel cannot trample and forever stain its memory.
3. Tolkien and Rowling's Law: No reasonably faithful movie adaptation of a book will ever be quite as good as the book it adapts. Thus great movie adaptations can only be made out of truly amazing books.
(...)
7. Starbucks' Law: C8H10N4O2, better known as caffeine, is the most wonderful chemical compound known to humankind. If the field of chemistry had never identified or produced a single other useful compound, caffeine alone would be justification enough for its existence.
(...)
10. The Unified Geek Theory: At present, the President of the United States [Barack Obama n.d.t.], the wealthiest person in the United States [Bill Gates n.d.t.], and the most trusted newscaster in the United States [Jon Stewart n.d.t.] are all geeks. At the same time, movies based on comic book characters are routinely taking in hundreds of millions of dollars. The only reasonable conclusion is: we've won!
(...)"
