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twenex
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response 231 of 323:
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Sep 2 22:28 UTC 2004 |
rotfl.
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mfp
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response 232 of 323:
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Sep 3 05:51 UTC 2004 |
Point.
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mooncat
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response 233 of 323:
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Sep 7 20:34 UTC 2004 |
Saw "Hero" over the weekend and really enjoyed it. I thought it was a
beautiful story, and the visuals were just stunning. There was an
incredible use of colors that I really enjoyed.
It is very artsy, and the martial arts are more stylized than
realistic. Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung are just fabulous (okay, so is
Jet Li and I think it's a shame Donnie Yen didn't have a bigger part).
Zhang Ziyi did well with her part as well.
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tod
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response 234 of 323:
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Sep 7 20:46 UTC 2004 |
Its not a story. Its a freshmen level collage of bad camera tricks. Ever
since Wizard of Oz and David Lee Roth's California Girls video, the Asians
have tried to steal the use of color visuals. The movie had a weak plot.
Any assassin on the planet would have killed the king the moment he had the
opportunity. I wouldn't recommend the movie to anyone unless they're into
doing hard drugs and thought "The Wall" by Pink Floyd had a good storyline.
Here's a better movie
http://www.adrenalineonline.com/images/newsreport.wmv
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albaugh
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response 235 of 323:
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Sep 7 21:42 UTC 2004 |
Yeah, those thieving Asians!
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tod
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response 236 of 323:
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Sep 7 21:44 UTC 2004 |
THEEVZ!
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ryan
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response 237 of 323:
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Sep 8 03:35 UTC 2004 |
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tod
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response 238 of 323:
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Sep 8 16:38 UTC 2004 |
Anybody know how to transfer the audio when you do a avi2mpg?
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mooncat
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response 239 of 323:
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Sep 8 19:31 UTC 2004 |
re #234- we'll have to agree to disagree. Personally, I would explain
his hesitation to kill the king as a curiosity... and I was going to
more fully explain but I wouldn't want to give anything away to those
that may still want to see it.
Again, I liked it, and I adored the use of color. so :p
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ric
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response 240 of 323:
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Sep 8 22:52 UTC 2004 |
My friend Jason said he really enjoyed "Hero", and thought it was one of the
best movies he's seen in a while, and the CGI wasn't overdone.
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tod
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response 241 of 323:
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Sep 8 23:06 UTC 2004 |
That wasn't CGI..it was XGA..maybe even VGA or monochrome.. ;)
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richard
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response 242 of 323:
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Sep 9 03:00 UTC 2004 |
In other movie news, later this month the first Star Wars trilogy
comes to DVD! There is controversy however, because George Lucas can't
resist tinkering with the films. At the end of "Return of the Jedi"
for example, Lucas is said to have replaced the ghost image of Anakin
Skywalker that we see at the end of the movie next to Yoda and Obi
Wan. He has in its place inserted the updated image of Anakin, which
is actor Hayden Christensen as he appears in the upcoming Episode III-
Revenge of the Sith (out next year) Lucas has also made other
additions and modifications. I guess it makes sense in terms of
continuity. The problem some Star Wars fans have is that the upcoming
DVD box set will only have these updated editions (spiffed up versions
of the "special editions" reissued a few years ago) and not the
original films as they were initially released.
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richard
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response 243 of 323:
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Sep 9 03:36 UTC 2004 |
Lucas has also updated the image of Emperor Palpatine in "Jedi" so he is
played by the actor who plays him in the new trilogy, and has inserted the
character of Naboo into the final celebration scene in Jedi just to show he
survives the whole saga
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scott
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response 244 of 323:
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Sep 9 11:38 UTC 2004 |
Lucas also added a scene to the Mos Eisley bar where Luke orders a
futuristic-looking can of Pepsi.
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twenex
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response 245 of 323:
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Sep 9 11:43 UTC 2004 |
Sounds typical of Lucas, these days.
Talking of Pepsi, if one particular episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
is anything to go by, Hollywood's idea of "vendor-neutral" or "advertising
free" leaves a lot to be desired. Will Smith's characters cousin was holding
a "COLA" can in her hand; trouble was, above the COLA sign was a blue
semicircle with a sort of wavy outline, and above it a red one with a wavy
outline. The rest of the can was red. I WONDER who that reminds me of.
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twenex
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response 246 of 323:
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Sep 9 11:51 UTC 2004 |
s/above it/below it/
s/was red/was red white and blue/
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mooncat
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response 247 of 323:
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Sep 9 14:02 UTC 2004 |
Am I just confused here? I thought Naboo was a people- not one
character. Am I missing something?
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tod
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response 248 of 323:
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Sep 9 15:27 UTC 2004 |
Speaking of Star Wars, this chick I know named something or other is in
September's Seventeen magazine where she talks about empowering women with
her role as the Queen.
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tpryan
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response 249 of 323:
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Sep 9 16:43 UTC 2004 |
I thought the Emperor/Palpatine was played by the same actor, just
that in the orginal orginal trilogy, they had to make him look old. for
the latest set, no problem.
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mcnally
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response 250 of 323:
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Sep 9 16:52 UTC 2004 |
As distasteful as Lucas' modified DVD releases are to the hard-core fans
they're a brilliant marketing decision. Ten years from now he can release
a super-special edition of the original, unaltered films, and cash in at
the expense of the rabid fanboy set yet AGAIN.
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tod
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response 251 of 323:
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Sep 9 17:26 UTC 2004 |
I think he needs more ewoks and other disturbing toys in his re-makes.
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mooncat
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response 252 of 323:
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Sep 10 14:35 UTC 2004 |
re #249- he was- I remember hearing that too, that the actor was aged
in the '6th' movie, but that given how long it took to getting around
to making 1-3 he was finally the right age.\
I think Richard has a few details off.
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tpryan
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response 253 of 323:
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Sep 10 16:36 UTC 2004 |
I still think Palpatine is Anikin's Dad.
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twenex
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response 254 of 323:
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Sep 10 16:44 UTC 2004 |
NO! That's IMPOSSIBLE!!!
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gregb
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response 255 of 323:
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Sep 10 18:00 UTC 2004 |
Search your feelings, you KNOW this to be true!
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