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pressbox69

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9. Why is it

Reply to yallerdawg (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2018, 05:03 PM

Nov 2018

that nobody seems to talk about the only plot development other the Hal trying to take matters into his own hands, the discussion about covering up the discovery of the monolith with some story about a virus. I didn't even notice it the first time I saw the movie.

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50 years. Timeless. Let's do it again. [View all] yallerdawg Apr 2018 OP

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Why is it pressbox69 Nov 2018 #9