a twist. my wife and i walked out of a 'new' thriller {trial by jury -- great name huh?} last night, couldn't STAND the 1) boring, horrible, tired production values and writing [tiresome credits gave it away] 2) manipulation via "single mom with kid"- focused abuse and intimidation Q: what are Assante, Hurt and Byrne doing in this dog? well here was our joke/discussion. she [my wife] is making fun of me for seeing NBK twice and liking it. and that i can't stand films using children in danger to manipulate my [admittedly] vulernable feelings of fatherhood. [adults can kill each other that's ok : )] so i'm ranting about how all this talk about violence and censorship [ref: NBK discussions and banning violence on tv, etc] would totally unaffect this kind of manipulative trash that's out there. not that i think they should ban it, EXACTLY, but it just hit me that most of these discussions [about what 'hurts' us and should be controlled] seem so superficial and not getting to the POINT. What is the point? I don't get it either. how about banning manipulative mediocrity that uses fear of danger to children as an obvious plot gimmick to hook me? now I could get behind that!