<p> The original was the first thing I ever recorded on our TiVO, something on the close order of 9 or 10 years ago (I probably just jinxed my HDs, and should expect them to fall over any moment, I fear).</p> <p> Still, I should have known better. Jennifer Connelly looked good and tried hard, but everything else in that movie sucked.</p>

<p> I caught a chunk of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373926/">this movie</a> while channel surfing a week or two ago–from about 15 minutes in for about 20 minutes–that seemed pretty decent, so I TiVO&#39;d it.</p> <p> I am not all that discriminating a movie viewer–which is funny, because I don&#39;t bother to watch them very often, either–and I have to say, this was horrible.</p> <p> I mean, it would be cruel to suggest that this movie actually killed Sidney Pollack, but I was thinking just that an awful lot, especially toward the end.</p>

<p> I wouldn&#39;t claim to have read everything Greg Bear ever wrote, but I&#39;ve ready a lot of his books. Generally I have found them intriguing, or at least compelling. Unfortunately, <em>Hull Zero Three</em> just didn&#39;t do it for me. I read through to the end, but it felt more like work than pleasure.</p> <p> A shame.</p>