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Baby Geniuses
1999 · Film · 95 min
Directed by Bob Clark
BabyCo is the world's leading manufacturer in baby products. However, what the public doesn't know, is that Drs Kinder and Heep, two of its most brilliant scientists, are tirelessly working in complete secrecy to crack the indecipherable code to 'baby talk': a highly sophisticated language, and the key to the secrets of the universe. Before long, problems arise when mischievous Sly, the smartest of the toddlers, escapes confinement, bent on uniting all babies to free those trapped in the laboratory. Now, Kinder and Heep must find Sly before it is too late.
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The Wikipedia article for 1999 in film is there for all to see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_in_film#1999_Wide-release_films
Between The King and I (Disney animated), Baby Geniuses, Doug's 1st Movie, 10 Things I Hate About You, Wing Commander, The Rage: Carrie 2, My Favorite Martian, and Office Space, I see plenty of sequels, low-effort trash, and remakes. And that's just stuff that came out in the first three months of the year.
edit: We got a remake of Wild Wild West, a remake of Tarzan, a sequel to Austin Powers, a sequel to The Brave Little Toaster, a prequel to Star Wars, and our second Shakespear adapation of the year in months 4-6.
double edit: In 7-9, we got another Muppet movie, an Inspector Gadget remake, The Haunting and The Thomas Crown Affair were both remakes, a Universal Soldier sequel, and a Dudley Do-Right remake.
I have no interest in continuing to analyze this list, thing were just as bad twenty years ago
We understand what "smart" means in relation to what one can do in the world, but that says nothing of what it actually is. It's like if I make an analogy: "That guy is like a dog chasing a bone." It only means something if you understand it, it has no substance on its own. I feel the same way about the way people use terms like "smart," "intelligent" they only mean something if we already know what they mean, but we only know what they mean in relation to the world, not their character independent of it.
I do see the trajectories being different, but I believe they must also converge at some point.
Edit: Also, the documentary "Baby Geniuses" has extensive evidence that babies are really smart, they just can't communicate how smart they are.
Well, Baby Geniuses was a proper movie released in theaters that just happens to be terrible.
A bit higher class than Pool Party: The Movie.