response 168 of 278:

May 28 22:49 UTC 2004

so who else is looking forward to seeing the latest Earth snuff film?

response 170 of 278:

May 29 20:27 UTC 2004

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW--  This is a good popcorn story.  A good old
fashioned disaster movie.  There is a massive ice melt in the north pole,
due to global warming, and it causes huge climate changes.  Tornados
devasate Los Angeles.  Softball sized hail tears up Tokyo.  It even starts
snowing in New Delhi.  Eventually what happens is the mother of all winter
storms comes roaring down from Canada prepared to return much of the
United States to the ice age.  New York City is flooded by tidal waves,
and then frozen over by -150 degree temperatures.

Dennis Quaid is our hero, we always have one in disaster movies, the
Paleoplanetologist who tries to warn everyone of whats going to happen.
Once the storm hits he takes off on snowskis from D.C. to go up to NYC to
rescue his son (Jake Gyllenhall) who is stranded with his friends at the
main branch of the New York Public Library.  There, since the city is
frozen over, they are forced to start burning all the books in the library
to keep the fire going.  There is even a russian ship that gets washed in
from the seas during the tidal waves and ends up frozen on fifth avenue
outside the library.  

Obviously the story and plot are preposterous.  If it was really -150
degrees, Quaid would not make it to New York, he would freeze solid along
the way.  But the special effects are awesome and there are good bits of
humor in this film-- such as when the U.S. is being destroyed by the
storm, the president decides to order everyone south of the mason dixon
line evacuated to Mexico.  Mexico closes its borders and we see U.S.
citizens trying to break INTO Mexico, desperately trying to swim across
the rio grande.  

Like I said, "Day After Tomorrow" is a good popcorn movie.  A good "bad"
movie.  Probably destined to become a cult favorite

response 172 of 278:

May 29 22:00 UTC 2004

Then, what? I haven't seen it, but adverts for it look like just another
disaster movie, almost none of which have any point(s)? The reviews
make it sound awful, except for the special effects. Might be worth seeing
for those, or if you can boo and hiss.

response 174 of 278:

May 30 01:57 UTC 2004

#172...the movie (day after tomorrow) is bad but it is humorous and enjoyable
nonetheless.  Lots of in jokes, like the vice president being this gung ho
military guy who is a dead ringer for Dick Cheney, and the President being
a buffoon who seems to take his orders from the Vice President.  Eight guys
are telling the President to declare a state of emergency and start evacuating
people, and the President turns to the Vice President, "uh what should we do?"

Also the Vice President later giving the big post-storm speech, promising
never to ignore the weather again, on the Weather Channel...

response 176 of 278:

May 30 03:30 UTC 2004

I enjoyed the movie, yes it was preposterous, but so many movies are.
(This is an exceptionally high ratio in the disaster movies.)  But it
an entertaining movie, with incredible effects.  I stayed to watch the
credits for something, and was amazed at the number of effects houses
that were working on this.  (ILM and Digital Domain, just to name the
two big ones.)

I saw this at Showcase lastnight, and would like to know who the
Richard Cranium was that decided to throw a concession tray in the
theater.  It hit someone in the back of the head, then a girl's foot.
(I did see someone jump up towards the general direction it came from,
so if it was the parent of a tray-throwing kid, I get the general
impression that the kids got what was due.)

response 178 of 278:

May 30 13:30 UTC 2004

Re: James Bond
007 is not a person, it's a job. 
The "00"s are positions within MI-5, each with its own cover name and 
set of duties. When one dies or retires, another assumes that job. This 
makes it logical for us to see a Bond mature for a while, then become a 
different (usually younger) person entirely.
It's much the same with the "alpha" positions, (ie: M and Q) except 
that those don't use names, presumably because they have no public 
contact and don't need one.

response 180 of 278:

May 30 16:03 UTC 2004

But the name "James Bond" can be a code name.  He is a 00 agent.  00 agents
have a license to kill.  Perhaps teh name goes with the job as well.  All 007
agents are thus referd to as JAmes Bond.  When they retire, they go back to
their real names, and another 007 takes over the job and the name of 007,
James Bond.

response 184 of 278:

May 30 20:10 UTC 2004

Six are going to a heavenly spot / and one is going to a place where it's
terribly hot

response 186 of 278:

May 31 18:21 UTC 2004

        Oh my God, They killed 005!  You bastards!

response 188 of 278:

May 31 20:29 UTC 2004

Banker??  Whatever happened to "Universal Exports"?

response 190 of 278:

Jun 1 19:48 UTC 2004

I plan on seeing "Day After Tomorrow".  It's a big summer disaster movie.  I
don't go to those because I want scientific accuracy or a thought-provoking
plot.  I go because I want to see lots of stuff getting destroyed. ;>

response 192 of 278:

Jun 2 00:26 UTC 2004

Where??