The Tests

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="005dba33.gif"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.frodolivesin.us" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frodolivesin.us"><U><IMG SRC="006ef530.jpg" border=0 width="239" height="83" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> |    back to  <A HREF="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id64."><U><B>Casey Connor: Action Hero!</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Lounge"><U>The Lounge</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Roof"><U>The Roof</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Bus"><U>The Bus</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Pool"><U>The Pool</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Cage"><U>The Cage</U></A>   |   <B>The Tests</B>   |   <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Chase"><U>The Chase</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Bleachers"><U>The Bleachers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Attack"><U>The Attack</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Eeewww"><U>The Eeewww</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id13.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The End"><U>The End</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="10abf233.jpg"> <div> <B>     </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="4" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="562" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#0000FF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 36 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>C</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>a</B></I></FONT><I><B>s</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>e</B></I></FONT><I><B>y</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><I><B>C</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>o</B></I></FONT><I><B>n</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>n</B></I></FONT><I><B>o</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>r</B></I></FONT><I><B>, A</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>c</B></I></FONT><I><B>t</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>i</B></I></FONT><I><B>o</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>n </B></I></FONT><I><B>H</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>e</B></I></FONT><I><B>r</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>o</B></I></FONT><I><B>: T</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>h</B></I></FONT><I><B>e </B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>T</B></I></FONT><I><B>e</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>s</B></I></FONT><I><B>t</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>s</B></I></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Zeke is freaked out enough now to demand that Casey take the "sniff test" again.  Casey protests but ends up not having much choice. No little boy visible here. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d0f4150.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="277" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d1f4150.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="277" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d2f4140.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d3f4180.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="280" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d4f4190.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I didn't realize how important that little sniff is to the story until I saw that the title of this scene on the DVD is "Two of Everything," which is what Casey says he's seeing.  This is the same stuff that sent him over the top earlier in the movie.  He can't afford to let himself get goofy at this point, but it definitely affects him. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d7f4150.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="277" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d8f41b0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="283" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d9f4150.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="277" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0daf4160.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0dbf41c0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="284" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>After seeing Zeke get tossed over the top of the lockers... </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0ddf4190.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0def41a0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>...Casey makes his second not-too-bright move.  But, then, he's under the influence of the drug, so maybe we can cut him some slack for... </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0dff4160.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>....backing up right against the cage where just moments earlier he'd trapped alien-Stokely. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e0f4160.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e1f4180.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="280" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e2f4190.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e3f4190.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e4f4170.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>His eyes show how out-of-it he is...</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e5f4160.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>...even when he starts reacting...</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e6f4170.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>...to Stokely grabbing him from behind. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e7f4180.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="280" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e8f4170.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e9f4180.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="280" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0eaf4170.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0ebf4140.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0ecf4170.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0edf4170.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0eef4150.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="277" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>You know this has gotta hurt...</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0eff4150.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="277" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>...when you realize </B><I><B>how </B></I><B>he got away!  Ouch!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0f1f4140.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="0f2c3130.jpg" border=0 width="195" height="275" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Casey gathers the rest of the caffeine hits from the unconscious Zeke.  Hard to tell if he has a fully-formed plan at this moment, but he's getting prepared. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0f3f4170.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="15ef4170.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I found this to be an emotionally affecting moment. This is Casey while Mary Beth describes the pain-free, fearless acceptance he could find as part of her "hive."  Could be quite a tempting offer to an outcast, geeky Stephen King kid.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0f5f41c0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="284" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0f6f4160.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>But when Mary Beth comes around the corner of the lockers, she sees this: </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="15ff41b0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="283" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>...and hears (from someplace else), what I think is Casey's greatest line in the movie: "I'd rather be afraid."  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Mary Beth turns and walks away, her final words being, "We win" (referring to </B><A HREF="#bodysnatchers_tests" TITLE="The Tests"><U><I><B>Invasion of the Body Snatchers</B></I></U></A><B>). That's the last time we see her as Mary Beth.  The lines are drawn and it's time for the show down!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="152" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 67 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id8_m.htm" TITLE="The Tests"><U><B><IMG SRC="00c7d3c0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 67 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Chase"><U><B><IMG SRC="00d7d3c0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 67 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Cage"><U><B><IMG SRC="02a7d3c0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="bodysnatchers_tests"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="430" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFBF0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#CC9980" FRAME="BOX" RULES="COLS" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 BGCOLOR=#CC9980 HEIGHT= 97 WIDTH="400"><div> <I><B>Invasion of the Body Snatchers</B></I><B> is a classic sci-fi novel of the 1950's that was made into a classic sci-fi movie of the 1950's (and two other movies that we won't bother with).  In the end, as Stokely says, "We lose."  Or, from the aliens' POV, as Mary Beth says, "</B><B>We </B><B>win." </B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="132"><bR> <div> <I><B>Invasion of the Body Snatchers: DVD</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="132"><div> <I><B>Invasion of the Body Snatchers: VHS (used or special order only)</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="132"><div> <I><B>Invasion of the Body Snatchers: book by Jack Finney</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 ><NOBR><div> <B> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=afewworabo-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0782009980&fc1=000000&=1&lc1=0000ff&bc1=000000&lt1=_blank&IS2=1&f=ifr&bg1=ffffff&f=ifr" width="120" height="240" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"> </iframe>  </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=afewworabo-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=6301115848&fc1=000000&=1&lc1=0000ff&bc1=000000&lt1=_blank&IS2=1&f=ifr&bg1=ffffff&f=ifr" width="120" height="240" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"> </iframe>  </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=afewworabo-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0684852586&fc1=000000&=1&lc1=0000ff&bc1=000000&lt1=_blank&IS2=1&f=ifr&bg1=ffffff&f=ifr" width="120" height="240" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"> </iframe>  </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>