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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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richard
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response 256 of 323:
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Sep 11 05:33 UTC 2004 |
no no, we have already established that anakin skywalker was immaculately
conceieved, his mother explained in episode I that he had no father. Star
Wars is a religious parable and Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker is a Jesus
Saviour figure, fighting the eternal conflict between good and evil
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richard
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Sep 11 06:12 UTC 2004 |
Okay here's what I think happens. It is clear that Star Wars is a
religious parable, and that Anakin/Darth Vader is a Jesus figure, a
Saviour caught in the middle of the ultimate struggle of good vs.
evil. his destiny is the confrontation at the end of Episode VI where
he kills the Emperor. It is also clear that Emperor Palpatine is
Satan. So Anakin is Jesus, and Emperor Palpatine is Satan, that means
that Anakin's father is God. Thio since we know from Episode I that
Anakin was a product of immaculate conception.
Consider too one big thing that has yet to be explained and I assume
will be in Episode III. Which is that when the other Jedi die, their
bodies vanish, as if they are divine, as if they are Gods. Obi Wan
dies in Episode IV, and Yoda dies in Episode VI, and both of their
bodies vanish. But when Anakin/Vader dies in Episode VI, his body
DOES NOT disappear. Luke has to cremate his body. What is implied
here? That Anakin is human, the other Jedis are not. The other Jedi
Knights are a race of Gods.
Consider then the possibility that the Jedis, this race of Gods, have
been wallowing in their own perfection, and some of them, led by
Emperor Palpatine, have turned to the Dark Side. The head God, the
God of Gods, then realizes that the Dark Side is so powerful that in
order to defeat it, the Gods NEED the humans. The Gods, the Jedis,
need to JOIN with the humans. So he decides to divinely impregnate a
good human woman, and have his only begotten son, to be the Saviour,
the great merging of the humans and the Gods. This is Anakin
Skywalker. However the merging of the humans and the Gods, as played
out in the life of Anakin, does not go smoothly. Anakin's destiny is
to be a God, but his yearning is to be human. He realizes that God is
his father, and when his true love is taken away from him, he blames
God and turns to the Dark Side and becomes Darth Vader.
Thus it ends up the responsibility of Anakin's son, Luke, to turn his
father back to the good side, to help his father gain control of his
soul.
All of which leads to the big question-- if Emperor Palpatine is
Satan, and Anakin is Jesus, then who is Anakin's father? Which is to
say, who is God, the head God, the God of Gods? The one who has given
his only begotten son, and let him be human, to save the human race?
Pure conjecture here, but I think we are going to find out that
Anakin's father, God Himself, has been with us all along. That it
will turn out to be Obi Wan Kenobi. Think about it, Obi Wan has been
there all along, and goes out of his way to protect Anakin, and we
know that it is Obi Wan that he ultimately turns against and has his
climactic battle in Episode III where he loses and becomes Darth
Vader. I suggest that the catalyst for this final confrontation
happening, is that Emperor Palpatine revealing to Anakin that Obi Wan
is not who appears to be, but is in fact God, or the head Jedi or
whatever. That God took the form of Obi Wan Kenobi when Anakin was
born and kept his true identity a secret, but that the Emperor using
his evil ways found out.
Think about it. This is why Anakin will blame Obi Wan for the death of
his wife, and will turn on him. This is also why Obi Wan Kenobi is
still there in Episode IV, on Tattoine, quietly protecting Luke as he
grows up. This is why it is Obi Wan appearing intermittently
throughout episode V and VI giving heavenly guidance to Luke. Obi Wan
only ACTS inferior to Yoda, because we aren't supposed to know who He
is.
This would also give deeper meaning to the final shot in Episode VI,
where we see Anakin, having been saved, at the side of Obi Wan
Kenobi. He has fulfilled his destiny as a human being and is now
taking his place at the right hand of God. Anakin, and his son Luke,
have helped the human race learn to control its own destiny, and
overcome the pompous, arrogant race of Jedi Gods.
Its kind of Wagnerian actually. But then again, maybe Lucas has a
better idea :)
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richard
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response 258 of 323:
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Sep 11 07:23 UTC 2004 |
Oh and it also fits because the climactic father vs. son battle in episode
V and VI (Luke vs. Darth Vader), where Luke loses the first battle and
wins the second, mirrors the two battles between Anakin/Vader and Obi Wan.
We know that in Episode III, even though we have yet to see it, that
Anakin loses his battle with Obi Wan. That is how he gets disfigured and
turns into Darth Vader of course. But we also know that in Episode IV, in
the second battle between them, Vader/Anakin wins. Or rather Obi Wan lets
him win. Two father vs. son battles, in both cases, the father wins the
first battle, and in both cases, the son, the more human one-- uses the
depth of his human emotions to win the second battle.
And in the ultimate confrontation, Vader/Anakin realizes the depth of HIS
own emotions-- that the power of his human side is as great or greater
than the power of his Jedi side-- and he is able to fulfill his destiny
and defeat the Emperor.
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gelinas
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response 259 of 323:
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Sep 11 20:54 UTC 2004 |
Gui-Gon Jinn's body was also cremated. Both Obi-Wan and Yoda *chose* to
let go of their bodies; neither really "died." If you look carefully, you
note that Obi-Wan was gone *before* Vader's saber touched Obi-Wan's cloak,
much less his body.
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twenex
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response 260 of 323:
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Sep 11 20:57 UTC 2004 |
Jews have never practised the odious custom of cremation. Jesus never went
bad, nor was he ever (to my knowledge) decked out in fetching black.
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twenex
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Sep 11 22:26 UTC 2004 |
Well, the odiosity of cremation may, I suppose, be disputed. That is, however,
how I've always thought of it.
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richard
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response 262 of 323:
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Sep 12 03:05 UTC 2004 |
#260...I disagree that the practice of cremation is "odious" A dead body is
going to turn to ashes eventually anyway. It is not environmentally prudent
to bury dead bodies and let them decay naturally. There is not enough ground
left for new cemeteries today as it is. Being "buried" is a decadent exercise
for those who are wealthy enough to afford plots of land that their bodies
can lay in forever. And your body will decay anyway. So whats the point?
When I die, I want to be cremated and end up in a nice china vase, and maybe
then get sprinkled in some ocean or river. Back to nature as I say. I find
that far preferable than being my body being buried in some cemetary among
a bunch of people I don't kno.
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