Good to hear it!
District 9 is now approaching the $110 million mark domestically (it cost $30 million to make). With all the buzzing word of mouth this thing is getting, it's going to explode on home video
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- Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:19 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: District 9
- Replies: 56
- Views: 59831
- Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:16 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Zombieland?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 30510
Re: Zombieland?
Zombie cinema has been so overexposed that I think parody and comedy of the genre is really the only way to go. Granted, I did enjoy Snyder's Dawn of the Dead remake, but Shaun of the Dead was a great way to have fun with the zombie film again. This new Zombieland looks hilarious as well, but I get ...
- Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:12 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Road
- Replies: 34
- Views: 25415
Re: The Road
The reviews for this one are polarized beyond belief. Some are calling it crap, others are calling it brilliant. I just finished reading Rex Reed's review from his report at the TIFF and he's praising The Road as a triumph. All I know for sure is the book hit me like a bomb and is easily the most im...
- Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
I finished reading The Player of Games from Banks...what can i say but...WOW ! :bow-blue: Maybe one of the best book i read with God Emperor, simple as that...I liked two things in it : The subtle look at our present society and, for me, how the media in general play a role in making us desensitize...
- Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:57 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Yeah, that's right.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12667
Re: Yeah, that's right.
Awww, beat me to it
- Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:21 am
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Clueless reviewer
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11472
Re: Clueless reviewer
I actually find KJA's misunderstanding of humanity (and by extension both Paul and Dune ) a rather popular phenomenon. Very few people actually want to understand, let alone embrace, the totality of what it is to be a human being. Most people, KJA included, would much rather hold onto the illusions ...
- Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:33 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123092
Re: Avatar Trailer
Cameron is a hack of himself. Like Picasso. He peaked, then was given a blank check as you say and made Titanic. Avatar looks like a hybrid of Abyss and Aliens in 3D, sure it sounds like a fanboy dream, but thats exactly who James Cameron is catering too. I have to agree with Omph, I'm sick of the ...
- Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:37 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123092
Re: Avatar Trailer
Avatar has definitely got my interest. We're talking James Cameron here. If any filmmaker has almost earned a blank, signed cheque from me, Cameron would be one of the top directors with such an honor. He's done five films I really like, some of which are my all-time favorites and hold up as some o...
- Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:32 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Matter by Iain M. Banks
- Replies: 59
- Views: 47758
Re: Matter by Iain M. Banks
Wish I did. I could have returned the favor. I'll ask around and see if I can locate some.
- Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:38 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
Awesome. Glad to hear you liked it. It is a fine book and one of my personal favorites. I really enjoyed the last third of the novel, particularly the engaging structure. You've got these three converging stories all slowly being drawn toward the others. Then the pace picks up a little and the chapt...
- Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:26 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: District 9
- Replies: 56
- Views: 59831
Re: District 9
My review for District 9. District 9 (2009) District 9 is a story about alien visitation to Earth. A group of over a million alien beings arrive in a gigantic gravity-defying spacecraft that has met with mechanical failure, necessitating the aliens habitation near their landing site in South Africa....
- Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:51 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: District 9
- Replies: 56
- Views: 59831
Re: District 9
Just saw it. Fucking awesome film. I would say it's the best of the major summer movies, but most of the big movies have sucked so bad, that's not really a compliment. Nonetheless, It was solid. I'll post more in a proper review soon.
- Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:12 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: District 9
- Replies: 56
- Views: 59831
Re: District 9
Anyone else planning on seeing this one? Looks good, I have pretty low expectations for filmed SF though, so anything on a higher level than Terminator or GIJOE pretty much draws me in. Yes, but this weekend is going to be busy so I might not be able to get to it until Monday. I am really looking f...
- Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:10 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: District 9
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6761
Re: District 9
double post
- Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:09 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: District 9
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6761
- Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:04 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Kevin J. Anderson and Litigation
- Replies: 20
- Views: 26342
Re: Kevin J. Anderson and Litigation
A brilliant cross-analysis. I couldn't agree more. Well written.
- Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:24 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Matter by Iain M. Banks
- Replies: 59
- Views: 47758
Re: Matter by Iain M. Banks
What I need to do is re-read Consider Phlebas , and I suspect I may have sold my copy because at the time I wasn't so impressed, so I'll have to buy a new one. I think that I was expecting a book where the ending had some kind of impact on the larger picture, but that's not the kind of fiction Bank...
- Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:48 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Matter by Iain M. Banks
- Replies: 59
- Views: 47758
Re: Matter by Iain M. Banks
I'm glad to hear you really liked it. Matter is a fine book and a very worthy addition to the Culture stories. Matter has lots of interesting and dynamic writing, outstanding character development, enthralling science fiction and plenty of deadpan humor that always works well. It's really hard for m...
- Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:02 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Feedback
- Replies: 189
- Views: 464114
Re: Feedback
What happened to all the avatars and smileys?
- Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:56 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Matter by Iain M. Banks
- Replies: 59
- Views: 47758
Matter by Iain M. Banks
Matter (2008) By Iain M. Banks In this addition to Banks now famous Culture universe there is once again a grand operatic landscape serving as the backdrop to a series of very personal, character stories set in a familiar science fiction universe. The main thrust of the book follows three noble-bor...
- Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:09 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
Finally finished Matter and enjoyed it. It hasn't beaten my favorite Culture books (Consider Phlebas, The Player of Games and Use of Weapons), but it's definitely a hit. I posted my review on Amazon and on Jacurutu (My review of Matter by Iain M. Banks on Jacurutu)
- Sat Aug 08, 2009 4:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Feedback
- Replies: 189
- Views: 464114
Re: Feedback
Fucking hilariousRagabash wrote:I LIKE CHICKEN
I LIKE LIVER
- Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
I don't mind long books, but I find as I have become more experienced reading/watching/listening to books/films/music, the familiarity breeds contempt. Especially with books, I need the construct to stand out, otherwise it's something I've already seen before. Herbert, Asimov, Card, Banks, Niven, Gi...
- Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:36 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
If I knew a potential new reader had read/enjoyed Peter F. Hamilton, I'd say start with Excession. Oh, I meant to ask..... I've never read Hamilton. Any good? Isn't he another of those guys who write long, loooooong books? I think there's a story of his in an anthology on my waiting-to-be-read shel...
- Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:58 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Replies: 54
- Views: 54968
Re: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Having said that, I will admit things are changing. HBO in particular is a shining example of creating successful television without the mass market in mind, which has correspondingly resulted in some of the greatest television ever made (like The Wire). Gotta agree with that; some of the cable net...
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:24 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
I just wouldn't read any more Banks. Ill read it when I want to read it. The advice was offered in good faith and should be taken as such, thank you very much. My grandma used to thank herself too. I think it was her way of saying "fuck you." :wink: Would that I wonder one's words any wil...
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:04 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Alien prequel
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13724
Re: Alien prequel
With consideration, I'm not sure I follow that interpretation. Sure, you could mount a large cannon "inside" the spacecraft, but why would you want to do so? Further, what indication is there that the derelict ship was any kind of war vessel that would lead us to think it was a cannon the ...
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:32 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
I think I'm going to be illinhuien wrote:I think I may have got my chicken feet and dogs balls mixed up.
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:11 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Alien prequel
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13724
Re: Alien prequel
Indeed it was. I've read some refer to the alien pilot of the derelict spacecraft as the "Space Jockey" but I don't think it was ever given a name. Certainly nothing about it was ever mentioned in the film. Perhaps "Space Jockey" was the script name. Nevertheless, we never did fi...
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:33 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
I just wouldn't read any more Banks. Ill read it when I want to read it. The advice was offered in good faith and should be taken as such, thank you very much. I've been reading Banks (with and without the M) for more than 2 decades and I can understand why to some peoples taste he doesn't set your...
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:54 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Replies: 54
- Views: 54968
Re: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
I know GP doesnt care for anything beyond T1/T2, and with Terminator:Salvation being the train wreck it is, it just heightens the level of pissed off I have for them canceling the show. To be fair, television series are a different beast altogether. Modern television series do enjoy larger budgets ...
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:23 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Alien prequel
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13724
Re: Alien prequel
Im ok with a prequel, that alien ship was cool as shit for 1979. Finding out where it came from or if it was just an innocent victim or involved other wise. I just watched ALIEN on A&E the other day.. Maybe this has been asked before.. How the hell did the company know about the alien before th...
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:40 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
I think an "explanatory" novel would do me some good, because so far I've had some trouble really buying into the culture of the Culture. It just seems to me that it's not an entirely plausible society. In some ways it's so soft and hedonistic, but in other ways very aware and involved in...
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:29 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
Well, I can only say how unfortunate that is and the rest is out of my hands. But I am curious, what made you decide to read Feersum Endjin over all of Bank's other books, sci-fi or otherwise? I wanted to read some Banks, and do a reader's club thing at Worms. My brother is a huge Banks fan and rec...
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
Well, I can only say how unfortunate that is and the rest is out of my hands. But I am curious, what made you decide to read Feersum Endjin over all of Bank's other books, sci-fi or otherwise?
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:52 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
Feersum Endjin isn't a Culture novel. That's one of Bank's other sci-fi books. I've never read stuff like Bank's Feersum Endjin or The Algebraist, but everyone I have spoken with that's read them does not like them. They call them experimental, esoteric, pseudo-philosophical and so forth. I've got t...
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:45 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Alien prequel
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13724
Re: Alien prequel
Im ok with a prequel, that alien ship was cool as shit for 1979. Finding out where it came from or if it was just an innocent victim or involved other wise. I just watched ALIEN on A&E the other day.. Maybe this has been asked before.. How the hell did the company know about the alien before th...
- Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:21 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Alien prequel
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13724
Re: Alien prequel
It's going to be hard to care. When rumors first started of Scott's return, I was excited and curious, but I've had too much time to think about it since. I'm such a fan of Alien/Aliens , that I have actively purged almost all the subsequently lousy sequels and spin-offs from existence. After 20 yea...
- Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:14 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
We have :) But honestly, the question of which Culture novel new readers should begin with is a subject of some debate among all Banks fans. I'm not typically concerned if new readers pick Consider Phlebas , The Player of Games or State of the Art for beginners. I only worry when a new reader says t...
- Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:17 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
A fine choice. That was my first Banks book
- Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:12 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
I've barely got any reading time into Matter . I've been relegated to 30 minute intervals. Even so, I've made it to page 318 and so far it's been great. So many interesting places, events and characters. Anaplian (and the hilarious knife missile opening), the scheming Oct, the even more long-term ma...
- Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:37 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Tron
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19297
Re: Tron
Hehehe. I wub you :romance-inlove: Seriously though, Tron must have something going for it or I wouldn't still be watching it. Or maybe I give myself too much credit as a film phile. I will say this: I don't really mind properties like Tron being remade or given a sequel. Yes, a Tron sequel is the 1...
- Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:58 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Tron
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19297
Re: Tron
A Kevin J. Anderson fan is bornStar Dust wrote:I'm with Freak. Screw you guys and your hoity-toity "tastes".
Pllllfffttttppphhhhhhh
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:11 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Tron
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19297
Re: Tron
The first Tron film was proto-CG fluff. There's not much to remember, especially nothing of the barely-there story. I admit I still enjoy the film to this day, but it's really just a pretty (now very dated ) and fun fantasy film for video gamers. I find it curious as a very rare example of a main st...
- Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:10 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Feedback
- Replies: 189
- Views: 464114
Re: Feedback
This sounds like a great upgrade. Hope all goes well.
- Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:01 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
This weekend was rather busy, so I didn't have a chance to read much. Grrrr. I'm only on the third chapter. But so far it's grabbed my attention well. I will definitely post my thoughts on the "matter" once I'm done (yeah, I know, but I just had to say that )
- Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:47 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
I'm sure all will be clear very soon
- Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:01 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Moon
- Replies: 26
- Views: 23516
Re: Moon
I'm still waiting for this movie to arrive in my neck of the woods.
- Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
I finally picked up Matter by Iain M. Banks in paperback and have begun reading. Here we go!
- Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:56 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
just finished a re-read of Animal Farm and 1984.. now I'm working on Asimov's The End of Eternity Good taste. I've read both. Excellent books. In school, 1984 was one of the few mandatory books that was a pleasure to read. I never got the chance to read Animal Farm during school so I enjoyed it yea...
- Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:04 am
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Kevin J. Anderson and Litigation
- Replies: 20
- Views: 26342
Re: Kevin J. Anderson and Litigation
He was hired as an expert by the party that owend Gone With the Wind. They had filed for an injunction to stop the defendant from publishing a story based on original story. He qualified himself as an expert before the court by hlding himself out as someone who did the same thing, only the "ri...
- Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:35 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Kevin J. Anderson and Litigation
- Replies: 20
- Views: 26342
Re: Kevin J. Anderson and Litigation
Gone With The Wind? WTF?
- Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:42 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: important question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 16987
Re: important question
I really need to move to Japan where that kind of thing is socially acceptable
- Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:37 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Revenge of the Fallen
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11680
Re: Revenge of the Fallen
They count, just not enoughSandChigger wrote:DAMMIT MAN, do attractive young people count for nothing these days?!
- Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:51 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Revenge of the Fallen
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11680
Re: Revenge of the Fallen
Star Trek (2009) didn't succeed on account of the writing. The script itself is utter garbage and the plot is near incomprehensible. Trek succeeded on account of the strong, entertaining characterizations and pacing the scenes in a relentless, unbroken chain of non-stop exciting action/solid drama/...
- Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:31 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: important question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 16987
Re: important question
I then proceeded to beat them all to death with my 100" blue cybernetic cock . You know what they say, once you've had bio-engineered, you never go back! :P :lol: [ swoons ] :P You should see it when erect :) Well fear not because I use my Two-Handed Sword of Shark-Armed Bear Slaying +99 Meh.....
- Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: important question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 16987
Re: important question
Definitely the bear with sharks for arms. Just avoid with the rope-a-dope for a bit and eventually the sharks will suffocate, leaving the bear wide open for the coup de grâce. :) sharks that receive oxygen from the bear's respiratory system... so the suffocation thing doesn't work Oh yeah. What was...
- Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:38 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: important question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 16987
Re: important question
Definitely the bear with sharks for arms. Just avoid with the rope-a-dope for a bit and eventually the sharks will suffocate, leaving the bear wide open for the coup de grâce.
- Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:39 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
I may have forgotten you mentioned it. I get paid this week so I'll go check out my local stores to see if I can snag a copy.
- Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:13 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Speaking of BAD movies...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7979
Re: Speaking of BAD movies...
I liked the first Mummy movie, dropped out after the second film so I never saw anything else past that. The only good Jet Li film was Hero, which was fantastic.
- Sun Jun 21, 2009 2:33 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Listener?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10554
Re: The Listener?
I never watched Charlie Jade, but I'm aware of the rather prominent cult following that the show gained. I've never seen it, so I can't really comment in that particular instance.
- Sun Jun 21, 2009 2:30 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Anyone know this series?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13054
Re: Anyone know this series?
I thought that's what it was. Never mind then.
- Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:53 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Anyone know this series?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13054
Re: Anyone know this series?
According to the IMDB, the show was all US made and shot on US locations. But it's not exactly an exhaustive profile, so I suppose the show could have been shot in some parts of Canada. The Wiki states there were 5 TV movies made after the series was canceled, so there appears to be quite a bit of m...
- Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:45 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Listener?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10554
Re: The Listener?
I hate it when I hear foreigners talk about this, especially for shows like this. Not because of what the shows are, but because they so vividly encapsulate the tragedy of Canadian television. On the one hand, we have all these successful Canadian-made TV shows being exported around the globe and ma...
- Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:28 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 3
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18937
Re: BSG Season 3
I didn't like that episode. Being anti-union myself, the whole workers-of-the-world-unite theme was utter bullshit to me. It was also very annoying since Tyrol is one of my favorite characters. But luckily the theme was pretty much self-contained to that one episode since it was a rather stand-alone...
- Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:08 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: It's Alive!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 20575
Re: It's Alive!
Whatever. It's not like I missed this place
- Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:11 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
Finally. Now to see if a local seller has it
- Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:15 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
Is that damn book available in paperback yet? The delay is killing me! Only reason I've managed to hold out this long is because I'm busy with non-fiction, currently reading Singer's Wired For War.
- Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:10 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Wikipedia
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11213
Re: Wikipedia
Wikipedia goes through spells of malfunctioning. I'm not sure what the cause is, but it's not rare for me to experience some kind of down time on the site at least once a week.
- Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:00 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Virtuality, another Ron Moore show
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9657
Re: Virtuality, another Ron Moore show
Uh, those are commercials SC . The Virtuality videos play afterward :) I'd have to agree this looks a lot better and more interesting than I originally imagined it. One element of the series that comes across very clearly in these videos is the social commentary. Moore is obviously going to take a s...
- Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:27 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: New Blade Runner stuff?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6989
Re: New Blade Runner stuff?
There's rumors floating around of a Blade Runner remake. Tread where many not dare
- Fri May 29, 2009 8:02 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Moon
- Replies: 26
- Views: 23516
Re: Moon
Moon really sounds more and more like one of those rare type of films that I have to see for myself and cannot possibly piece together from reviews. Like "The Believer" or "The Fountain", films that stand on the line between greatness and ambitiousness beyond what the budget/tale...
- Fri May 29, 2009 7:51 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Book of Eli
- Replies: 35
- Views: 39109
Re: The Book of Eli
This looks good. I love Denzel Washington and it'll be great to see Oldman in a villainous role again
- Thu May 28, 2009 3:37 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Bujold as Janeway
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15283
Re: Bujold as Janeway
I dare you to keep a straight face when calling someone "Reb"SandChigger wrote:You guys are meaner to her than I would ever dream of being capable of.
- Thu May 28, 2009 11:22 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Bujold as Janeway
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15283
Re: Bujold as Janeway
I suppose, but I try not to think about the fetishes of KJA
"She just goes a little mad sometimes"
"She just goes a little mad sometimes"
- Thu May 28, 2009 9:43 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Bujold as Janeway
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15283
Re: Bujold as Janeway
I think KJA has a love bot. He even has a robot-like name for it called "Reb"
- Thu May 28, 2009 8:42 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Bujold as Janeway
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15283
Re: Bujold as Janeway
Sex with an ex-girlfriend was about as by-the-numbers as I can imagine it would be to fuck a robot. I swear I even checked for a pulse to remind myself she had a heart.
- Mon May 25, 2009 8:42 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Iron Sky
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9808
Re: Iron Sky
Looks awful, but perhaps in a good way
- Fri May 22, 2009 10:27 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
- Replies: 540
- Views: 1732886
Re: The saying "hello" thread.
I still say that fucking thing is running backwards. Well I don't think I would have used those exact words, but yeah. It looks like it's running backward to me also. ya i agree. oh and ya Omph, get the wording right. what you should have said is: "that fucking thing is prancing backwards"...
- Fri May 22, 2009 8:05 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Terminator Salvation
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13036
Re: Terminator Salvation
We should get drunk, go see it, yell at the screen every time it sucks (which should see us constantly yelling) and get kicked out. It would make the experience of going to T4 that much more enjoyable :) After this week is over and I've had my fun trashing this film on every message board to which I...
- Fri May 22, 2009 7:54 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
- Replies: 540
- Views: 1732886
Re: The saying "hello" thread.
Awww, don't worry inhuien. You know you're our favorite bouncing boy
Hi Skibum!
Hi Skibum!
- Thu May 21, 2009 9:40 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Terminator Salvation
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13036
Re: Terminator Salvation
I hold the Terminator films to a high standard given T1/T2 and I'm not feeling the lightning strike with this fourth installment. I disliked T3, I dislike McG and this film is not taking my money. At best, I'd use the ole free passes to see it, but I'm not even feeling the need to waste the few free...
- Thu May 21, 2009 12:42 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Terminator Salvation
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13036
Re: Terminator Salvation
A bunch of reviews are coming in for Terminator Salvation. Looks like it's gonna be crap.
currently 51% on Metacritic
currently 51% on Metacritic
- Thu May 21, 2009 9:33 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Bujold as Janeway
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15283
Re: Bujold as Janeway
Given the utter disgrace to entertainment that was Voyager , anything would have been an improvement :) Still, it's hilarious to see everyone around Bujold over-acting while she's holding in the reigns. Bujold's reserved and disciplined performance reminds me very much of what Edward James Olmos wou...
- Thu May 21, 2009 9:08 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 131040
Re: V: The Second Generation
As far as the original, I'd place "V" in the same category as "Battlestar Galactica." Ergo, avoid the original like the plague
- Wed May 20, 2009 9:13 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 131040
Re: V: The Second Generation
Doesn't look too bad. The interview scene was quite good. Casting Morena Baccarin was definitely the right way to go.
- Wed May 20, 2009 9:08 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Day One
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9480
Re: Day One
If it's anything like Lost, I won't last more than a season, if that
- Mon May 18, 2009 3:46 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Road
- Replies: 34
- Views: 25415
Re: The Road
If I had a dollar for every time a movie was misrepresented by it's appeal-to-the-lowest-common-denominator trailer, I'd be rich. Still, I don't know for sure which direction this adaptation is going. The director, casting and release date seem to indicate this is not some action packed Wolverine-li...
- Mon May 18, 2009 9:40 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Caprica
- Replies: 57
- Views: 53121
Re: Caprica
I wasn't complaining that it was a deal breaker. I'll still watch Caprica. I'm just bothered by it. I also hold BSG to a much higher standard than Trek.
- Sun May 17, 2009 9:36 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Caprica
- Replies: 57
- Views: 53121
Re: Caprica
That's unfortunate to hear. I'm also rather sick of this interconnected bullshit which seems an obsession for every modern writer. Or perhaps the blame lies elsewhere, with the production companies who figure this trope is a must in any modern production because it's what is popular. All these coinc...
- Fri May 15, 2009 10:23 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus
- Replies: 21
- Views: 17358
Re: Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus
When Mega Shark jumped the airliner, I half expected "I'm sick of these motherfucking sharks on this motherfucking plane"
- Wed May 13, 2009 10:07 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Road
- Replies: 34
- Views: 25415
Re: The Road
Yeah, Braddock, Pennsylvania. They had the article about this town and The Road on the IMDB's hit list this week. Basically, Braddock is a small community that was the victim of the steel industry going for shit. They chose it because it's basically a half-abandoned town, which makes for an ideal po...
- Wed May 13, 2009 10:02 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus
- Replies: 21
- Views: 17358
Re: Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus
Yeah it's real. It's just a b-movie. They make crap like this all the time.
- Wed May 06, 2009 12:22 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Feedback
- Replies: 189
- Views: 464114
Re: Feedback
Can we have the option to " mark all forums read " for the main Message Board index ? We have the option to "mark forums read" for the sub forums, but not for the overall board. I've always found it a useful tool. Some of these themes just don't have it (at least that I have bee...
- Wed May 06, 2009 9:24 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Feedback
- Replies: 189
- Views: 464114
Re: Feedback
Can we have the option to "mark all forums read" for the main Message Board index? We have the option to "mark forums read" for the sub forums, but not for the overall board. I've always found it a useful tool.
- Tue May 05, 2009 9:53 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
Ringworld was fascinating conceptually but rather dry dramatically. It doesn't really get compelling until the end of the book. I never had any interest in reading the ones that followed.
- Mon May 04, 2009 11:13 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: District 9
- Replies: 56
- Views: 59831
Re: District 9
Always thinking with your hideous, alien proboscis
- Mon May 04, 2009 11:11 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Caprica
- Replies: 57
- Views: 53121
Re: Caprica
"The very words I live by"Ampoliros wrote:because robots + guns = cool?
- Sat May 02, 2009 11:34 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: District 9
- Replies: 56
- Views: 59831
Re: District 9
Just saw the trailer for District 9 before watching X-Men Origins: Wolverine last night. District 9 appears to be shot almost like a documentary and is some kind of alien asylum story. The director is a fellow named Neill Blomkamp, who is some kind of past collaborator with Peter Jackson (according ...
- Sat May 02, 2009 11:15 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Road
- Replies: 34
- Views: 25415
Re: The Road
I'm fine with that date. It's just right. It's well into the fall drama season, but will offer a little more excitement for those looking for a smart, post-apocalyptic story with heart. If this is going to be a lousy summer for blockbuster movies (and given the fare, I have every reason to believe t...
- Sat May 02, 2009 11:10 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Moon
- Replies: 26
- Views: 23516
Re: Moon
Why they are choosing to dump this promising film in the middle of the dumb ass summer blockbuster season is beyond me. This is not a movie for flash and the ADHD crowd. No wonder only two cities are taking it up. Moon should have been released WELL before X-Men Origins: Wolverine hit yesterday or a...
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:37 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Feedback
- Replies: 189
- Views: 464114
Re: Feedback
Is there a way to ensure that links posted on the board open a new tab in Firefox/Explorer rather than removing me from the forums? I really don't like that. Sometimes I'll come back to the forums after following a link and the board will tell me there are no more new posts, even though I was only ...
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:57 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 3
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18937
Re: BSG Season 3
Of course not. Keep watching season three and you'll be rewarded. Season four is awesome. Think of BSG like great sex. The fullness and overall reward of the act is diminished if you're constantly obsessed with sustaining the wave to orgasm. You need those breaks and shifts in position to mix it up ...
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:40 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Bruce Willis Movie
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10995
Re: Bruce Willis Movie
Yes, we discussed this before. I like the writer's comment about the BSG style poster
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:38 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Feedback
- Replies: 189
- Views: 464114
Re: Feedback
Is there a way to ensure that links posted on the board open a new tab in Firefox/Explorer rather than removing me from the forums? I really don't like that. Sometimes I'll come back to the forums after following a link and the board will tell me there are no more new posts, even though I was only h...
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:33 am
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: HLP Business News
- Replies: 25
- Views: 27196
Re: HLP Business News
I don't think it's a hopeless dream, but we have to understand that the economy is cyclical. This drop may well trim much of the fat from the publishing industry (as is happening to so many industries) and people will be forced to make better choices. We can only hope "writers" like KJA ar...
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:28 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: HLP Business News
- Replies: 25
- Views: 27196
Re: HLP Business News
It's money based. KJA unfortunately makes a lot of money for the HLP, so his agent is there to represent a "financially" successful client.
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:35 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Re: Books in the pile
No Count of Monte Cristo or Ulysses for you huh?
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:35 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Professional Review?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10073
Re: Professional Review?
That's very cool. Good for you.
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:31 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: You Tube
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14107
Re: You Tube
Nice video.
- Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:19 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 610nm theme
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25371
Re: 610nm theme
Purty!
- Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:45 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: About the board
- Replies: 39
- Views: 28703
Re: About the board
The boards could use trimming. As others have said, we've got many dead forums already. Other than that, no complaints. You could also try a sub-forum in one of the more popular forums (Ghafla) and pick a regular thread that keeps coming up. "Random Crap" might make for a good test of the ...
- Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:17 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10935
Re: The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
Read this one a while ago and rather enjoyed it. Atwood is a good writer, but I've not read anything else from her. She wrote a rather good opening to my copy of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
- Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:18 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Movie recommendations
- Replies: 48
- Views: 36226
Re: Movie recommendations
Oh yeah, great doc. I love how it takes you through the whole process. The beginnings, the mark to market accounting fraud, the impending fall and then everything goes down the toilet. I was particularly shocked by the cutthroat traders that worked for Enron. Some of their recorded conversations wer...
- Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Jacurutu
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9617
Re: Jacurutu
I had that login problem last night. Glad to hear it's fixed.
- Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:13 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Donnie Darko II
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8125
Re: Donnie Darko II
Hell yeah. The frappuccinos and dried sushi from a studio homogenizing session are practically wafting from that trailer. Exploit a sexy Hollywood flavour of the week? Check Male lead that looks like Jake Gyllenhaal but obviously isn't? Check Sexually suggestive shots? Check Over-reliance on special...
- Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:23 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Donnie Darko II
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8125
Re: Donnie Darko II
American Psycho 2, anyone? Yeah, sound like a cash grab hanging on by a very thin thread.
- Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:22 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Movie recommendations
- Replies: 48
- Views: 36226
Re: Re:
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and Lady Vengeance (2002, 2003, 2006 - Korean language) - Widely known as director Chan-wook Park's "Vengeance Trilogy", these are three unrelated films that explore the same theme of vengeance. Astonishing, violent, provocative and enthralling, but not...
- Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:47 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: People on This Board
- Replies: 67
- Views: 43704
- Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:02 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New Board
- Replies: 68
- Views: 67021
Re: New Board
I just wanted to say this new board is working out great. I love all the added features, especially since I've been used to them on other boards. It makes the experience here much better. Thanks for upgrading the forums. Your hard work is appreciated.
- Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:57 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: People on This Board
- Replies: 67
- Views: 43704
Re: People on This Board
It's certainly an unusual name for spam bots.
- Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:34 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: People on This Board
- Replies: 67
- Views: 43704
Re: People on This Board
Just a search program that allows google to add the contents of websites to it's search engine. Thus, if for example you were to write of Kevin J. Anderson on this message board, the google bot catalogs the instances his name appears on this board so that you can type "Kevin J. Anderson" i...
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:50 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Great article on editing
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15910
Re: Great article on editing
So, what are you doing up at near midnight on a weekday?
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:44 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Great article on editing
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15910
Re: Great article on editing
What the hell are you doing up at this hour young man? Get to bed!Baraka Bryan wrote: i hate you both
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:27 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Chris Nolan movie
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6903
Re: Chris Nolan movie
I'll be there for it. Nolan has had a few misses (Insomnia, The Prestige), but by he has done some amazing films. He's the kind of director whose good films I can watch over and over again. Following, Memento, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are some of my favorite films. I've heard very little ab...
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:02 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Great article on editing
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15910
Re: Great article on editing
What else did he do?
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:14 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New Board
- Replies: 68
- Views: 67021
Re: New Board
One other question; is it possible to increase the font size of the member names? I think a larger sized name would be better to separate it from the rest of the small text.
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:11 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New Board
- Replies: 68
- Views: 67021
Re: New Board
Hehehe, another forum I visit (unrelated to Dune) that uses the exact same software you guys use just upgraded the other day. What a coincidence! :) I don't see the vomit smiley. So were going to need to add that. But the existing list is so massive, I think we'll be covered by everything else! Ever...
- Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:31 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115730
- Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:33 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115730
Watchmen was okay. Like I posted on Jacurutu, it was good but not great. There are problems with it, too many to ignore. Watchmen works well because it's so different for a comic book movie, but in several ways, the poor acting and script fall into Hollywood cliche. I can't give it more than 3 out o...
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:06 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Movie recommendations
- Replies: 48
- Views: 36226
- Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:32 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: April Fools' Day
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16051
- Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:29 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Yah Baby!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7298
- Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:27 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:41 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hitchhikder's Guide To The Galaxy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7629
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:42 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: SyFy Channel?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14839
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:14 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: SyFy Channel?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14839
Oh yeah, this has disaster written all over it :) http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0725350/ Ad Agency Says It Wasn't To Blame For SyFy Rebranding 27 March 2009 2:37 AM, PDT With the Sci-Fi Channel being lampooned for its decision to change its name to SyFy -- a slew of syphilis jokes have arisen over the ...
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:36 pm
- Forum: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
- Topic: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
- Replies: 192
- Views: 559099
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:25 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Movie recommendations
- Replies: 48
- Views: 36226
GP, good on you for recommending it tho What's not to love about it? I mean truly (unapologetic fanboy is me) :P :wink: Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room (2005) - Fantastic doc that runs through the people, places and money of the whole Enron scandal. Entertaining, maddening and ever insightful....
- Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:11 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Movie recommendations
- Replies: 48
- Views: 36226
- Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:50 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Movie recommendations
- Replies: 48
- Views: 36226
Okay, in that case, bring on the foreign! :) Amelie (2001 - French language) - Jean-Pierre Jeunet's incredibly quirky love story about an almost magical woman (Audrey Tautou) who must learn to fulfill her own life rather than fulfilling the lives of others. The Devil's Backbone (2001 - Spanish langu...
- Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:18 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Movie recommendations
- Replies: 48
- Views: 36226
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Commonality of reading experience
- Replies: 19
- Views: 16147
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:29 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
The non-sci-fi The Wasp Factory was very well written and astonishingly, it's one of his first works. That one is sitting in my pile, but its been there for years. I keep bumping it for SF. GP, have you ever read Chad Oliver? He does anthropology better than anyone, including LeGuin, IMHO. Zenna He...
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:46 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
I'm a sucker for fictional anthropology, so I love well constructed worlds. Especially sci-fi worlds that introduce me to thoughts or concepts I'd never considered before. Allegorical reference to modern times is interesting, but created concepts I've never seen before is even better. That's why I'v...
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:39 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Commonality of reading experience
- Replies: 19
- Views: 16147
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:33 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 4 (spoilers)
- Replies: 158
- Views: 247009
Just finished up the last episode. I know, I'm slightly behind, but you all know me and the fact that I don't watch TV. I have to catch everything on my schedule, so I'm never totally up to date :) I can't say much right now (bed time!) except that it was the strong finale that I was hoping for. I'l...
- Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:06 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: SyFy Channel?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14839
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:37 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dreams and Dreaming
- Replies: 70
- Views: 66305
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:20 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dreams and Dreaming
- Replies: 70
- Views: 66305
Re: Dreams and Dreaming
1. Do you dream? If so, how often? (Yeah, I know a lot of times we might dream but just don’t remember them once we wake up. Still I would like to read your thoughts on the matter.) I dream all the time and I remember most of them with clarity, such that I can often retell them from beginning to en...
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:41 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Stolen Planet
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6618
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:52 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: eBay & Amazon finds
- Replies: 59
- Views: 38793
- Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:31 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Star Trek 11 - first pics
- Replies: 61
- Views: 50113
- Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:30 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115730
- Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:26 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Hang onto your pants, Rob!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6897
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:21 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Moon
- Replies: 26
- Views: 23516
- Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:58 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Better Off Ted
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7450
- Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Have fun and enjoy. I'm eager to hear your thoughts on the Banks books. I finished Consider Phlebas a few nights ago, and liked it quite a lot. I give it high marks for world-building; I liked the settings, and the whole social and political background of the Culture-Idiran War. A lot of cool ideas...
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:18 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: New PKD movie with Damon
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11919
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:58 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Ohhhhhhh, Baby!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10296
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:57 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115730
Release date schedule for Watchmen Belgium 4 March 2009 France 4 March 2009 Argentina 5 March 2009 Australia 5 March 2009 Chile 5 March 2009 Czech Republic 5 March 2009 Germany 5 March 2009 Hungary 5 March 2009 Israel 5 March 2009 Netherlands 5 March 2009 New Zealand 5 March 2009 Portugal 5 March 20...
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:50 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BBC Day of the Trifids Remake
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10508
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:46 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The People v George Lucas
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4454
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:36 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
- Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: People on This Board
- Replies: 67
- Views: 43704
The early parts of the year are slow on most message boards. People take a while to recover from post-Christmas and are typically busy with work, catching up after so much time off. Then of course, February has Valentine's Day. This means millions of single folk running around with their heads cut o...
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:33 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
- Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:35 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115730
Alan Moore being Alan Moore about comic book movies
http://www.totalfilm.com/features/exclu ... ook-movies
A very brief but funny read
http://www.totalfilm.com/features/exclu ... ook-movies
A very brief but funny read
- Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:31 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Law and SF
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19400
Any chance you'll examine the horrible legal mess that is the Macross franchise? Hell, you could write a book and make a career on that one :) If I knew aobut it, Im sure I would. That is an android/robot show, right? never seen it. You're probably better off not going through the legal mess. It's ...
- Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:45 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Predator Reboot? Ugh!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10402
Predator doesn't need a reboot. It's not exactly high art, but it's fine as is. Besides, the whole Alien/Predator universe has pretty much been played out. Unless they plan to take the material seriously and actually do something with it rather than abuse it as more awful summer fluff. I suppose the...
- Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:38 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Law and SF
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19400
- Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:05 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Andromeda Strain
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13902
- Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:04 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Publishing and the Economy
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10613
Nancy Kress recently posted some thoughts on current trends in publishing. Here's the post , I thought it might be of interest. Good read. I rarely read actual books or novels online, but I do read an awful lot on the computer. I also get some foreign, hard/impossible-to-obtain books online simply ...
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:45 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Andromeda Strain
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13902
I've often thought Made-For-TV movies are what the real movies would look like if they were fully censored, ruled by committee and 100% homogenized for the lowest common denominator. As bad as things get in the film industry, Made-For-TV productions will always be there to remind us how truly awful ...
- Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:48 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Andromeda Strain
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13902
- Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:24 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Sunshine(: 2057) ... AKA Boyle's Boil
- Replies: 24
- Views: 19746
- Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:57 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Sunshine(: 2057) ... AKA Boyle's Boil
- Replies: 24
- Views: 19746
- Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:07 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG [Non Spoiler Thread]
- Replies: 71
- Views: 74691
You know what will turn me off for good? If they resolve the show with every one being a cylon who is capable of rebirth in a resurrection facility. Fuck that. Billy should just stay the hell dead! GAWD! I really hope that doesn't happen! That would sabotage every dramatic moment in the series that...
- Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:55 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG [Non Spoiler Thread]
- Replies: 71
- Views: 74691
- Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:26 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG [Non Spoiler Thread]
- Replies: 71
- Views: 74691
- Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:22 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG [Non Spoiler Thread]
- Replies: 71
- Views: 74691
The resurrection ships have an effective range. They mention this fact at least once or twice. So it makes sense that they'd need them to be mobile rather than basing resurrection facilities on planets, which are likely too far away. We're not even sure if there is a Cylon homeworld. We've never hea...
- Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:06 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115730
Good news; WB and Fox have reached an agreement.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111799 ... id=13&cs=1
Now, onto the more important issue: is the film actually any good?
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111799 ... id=13&cs=1
Now, onto the more important issue: is the film actually any good?
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:04 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: The Foundation "Trilogy," by Isaac Asimov
- Replies: 35
- Views: 33644
Well, not every writer can be gifted with great dialog or interesting narrative structure. But Asimov did know how to write a story which was worthwhile because of the creative concepts and satisfying because of the great finale. I think that's why I like Asimov's Robot stories the most, especially ...
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:07 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: The Foundation "Trilogy," by Isaac Asimov
- Replies: 35
- Views: 33644
- Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:51 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115730
For once, it appears some informative details about the Watchmen controversy have surfaced.
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-m ... -producers
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-m ... -producers
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:58 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115730
- Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:23 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: SF survey
- Replies: 28
- Views: 20013
- Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:18 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: SF survey
- Replies: 28
- Views: 20013
- Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:53 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Ultra-condensed books
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7625
- Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:51 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: SF survey
- Replies: 28
- Views: 20013
- Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:13 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: GHOST IN THE SHELL - Omnibus Thread
- Replies: 32
- Views: 25632
I was excited to see Ghost In The Shell 2.0, but now that I have I'm left quite underwhelmed by the result. The constant switching from 3D character animation to 2D character animation is not working for me. I keep getting pulled out of the moment. Also, some of the scenes are suffering from CG &quo...
- Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:08 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: SF survey
- Replies: 28
- Views: 20013
Science fiction offers so much. It's simply a great genre. I love all kinds of stories in science fiction, from action adventure to introspective and existential. I also really enjoy world building as a mental exercise and really well-crafted fictional constructs fascinate me. I love Dune so much be...
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: SF survey
- Replies: 28
- Views: 20013
- Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:45 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Happy New Year everyone
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15038
- Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:34 am
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Lynch's Dune Deconstructed
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12766
- Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:33 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6188
Good book. I didn't read this one in school, I read it years later, just after college. I always loved the Montag for some reason. Some say he never comes across as enough of a sympathetic character, but it's more about his mindset. Bradbury does such a great job of taking us through the facade that...
- Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:09 pm
- Forum: Blatant Post Count Boosters
- Topic: Post your Desktop
- Replies: 51
- Views: 43805
- Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:06 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Lynch's Dune Deconstructed
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12766
- Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:58 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Mac vs. PC
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5629
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:13 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Judge Dread Redux
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9706
I do want to see it, because I appreciate some of Aronofsky's films. I just tend to think he's a bit overrated and like I said, I have a tendency to think of the The Fountain as another 2001 grab, like how most young filmmakers love to do film noir in their early productions. It's become somewhat of...
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:34 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: New Stargate Show
- Replies: 27
- Views: 26491
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 10:00 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Judge Dread Redux
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9706
Sunshine was at least an interesting failure and 28 Weeks Later was just a cash-in sequel we all knew was coming. Irony of it is, we probably would have been better off if Danny Boyle (director of the original 28 Days Later...) had dropped the lousy script that was Sunshine and made a zombie sequel ...
- Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:36 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Update to the book review site
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7504
- Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:11 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Update to the book review site
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7504
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:44 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Surrogates
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6228
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:34 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: OED Citation for Yours Truly
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20209
- Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:32 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Klaatu Reeves
- Replies: 85
- Views: 66078
- Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:22 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Klaatu Reeves
- Replies: 85
- Views: 66078
Connely is definitely a legitimate talent (Requiem for a Dream, Pollock, etc), unlike so many American actresses (Alba must die). Jennifer is also a more unconventional beauty, which I really appreciate in an era of feminine blandness in Hollywood. I wouldn't overstate her as one of the greatest act...
- Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:11 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: New Stargate Show
- Replies: 27
- Views: 26491
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:02 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Klaatu Reeves
- Replies: 85
- Views: 66078
- Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:28 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Syns
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5073
- Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:24 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: This is Interesting...
- Replies: 33
- Views: 23956
Invader Zim never was a great show and I didn't really follow most of it. What I did see was basically hit and miss, but I can understand why it was canceled. The show did succeed in some ways because of the over-the-top character so indicative of such bad sci-fi villains and as a gestalt of popular...
- Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:40 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Klaatu Reeves
- Replies: 85
- Views: 66078
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:51 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Klaatu Reeves
- Replies: 85
- Views: 66078
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:10 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Klaatu Reeves
- Replies: 85
- Views: 66078
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:08 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Klaatu Reeves
- Replies: 85
- Views: 66078
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:04 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Movies that never were
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9318
That Batman by Aronofsky sounds awesomely fucked up. I'd definitely pay to see that. But I wouldn't sacrifice Nolan's two films to see it. Nolan is by far the better filmmaker (gets ready to rumble with any fellow dissenting film fans) and maintains almost all the right kind of Batman elements that ...
- Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:30 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Star Trek 11 - first pics
- Replies: 61
- Views: 50113
I love the abridged Dark Knight script as well. :) HEATH LEDGER Once upon a time, I had a wife. She was beautiful, like you. Er, no, I mean in complete contrast to you. You’re actually kind of a butterface. But at least you’re not Katie Holmes, I like that. BAT-BALE Then you’re gonna love me! HEATH ...
- Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:18 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Klaatu Reeves
- Replies: 85
- Views: 66078
- Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:36 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Klaatu Reeves
- Replies: 85
- Views: 66078
I must say I'm tiring of all these heavy handed environmental messages in my film. The worst part is they've infected so many for years and they are just starting to gain steam in the mainstream, which means this is likely just the beginning of a fad that will play out for at least 10 years. Or it'l...
- Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:26 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: From Hell, by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7160
- Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:39 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Star Trek 11 - first pics
- Replies: 61
- Views: 50113
This is still my favorite abridgment of the Star Wars films... IAN MCDIARMID You seem worried about Natalie dying. Also, you’re confused about being a Jedi. HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN (furrowing his brow) They don’t want me to fuck Natalie Portman. That’s insanity. Did you see her in Closer? Holy fuck. :lol...
- Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:59 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Klaatu Reeves
- Replies: 85
- Views: 66078
I actually just watched The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) last week for the first time. It was surprisingly engaging for such an old film with such awful special effects. Given the cold war message I can see why this film was very relevant during that time period. I can also see why the new crew ...
- Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:45 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Star Trek 11 - first pics
- Replies: 61
- Views: 50113
If you guys get a kick out of that kind of thing, head over to The Editing Room, which features humorous abridged scripts of popular movies. I've been going there for years and sometimes its just hysterical. Granted, some of the abridged scripts are really funny, some aren't and I don't think they h...
- Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:43 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: 12 upcoming sci-fi remakes and revivals
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12411
McG is the worst thing to hit film since Uwe Boll and he's even more pretentious than Brett Ratner (which I didn't think was possible). But at least this latest Terminator film will get the welcome it deserves; I was in theatres this summer when the Terminator: Salvation trailer played and it was me...
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:35 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Public Enemies
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5282
Public Enemies
As some of you may or may not be aware, I am a Michael Mann whore. I've seen many of his films and his best movies are on my all time favorites list. He's done the amazing 1995 heist film Heat with De Niro and Pacino, he's done the iconic Last of the Mohicans with Day-Lewis and the gripping The Insi...
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:44 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Next Nostradamus...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7875
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:30 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Idiot-Designed Technology (A Bitching Thread)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11444
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:36 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Idiot-Designed Technology (A Bitching Thread)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11444
Yeah, in the vending machine case, maybe we should all take a good look at ourselves before we blame the moon landing. I mean, you'd think we'd all know by now not to put money in those things. Then again, complaining about a lost dollar or two in a vending machine...doesn't that make us just a litt...
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:42 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Twilight
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13045
lol the Conservatives just raised it to 16, but it was at 14 for a few years Yeah, the stupid Tackling Violent Crime Act and because North Americans in general have actually regressed sexual attitudes in recent decades, it passed. Gotta keep abusing our children as the ultimate scapegoat. Smoking i...
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:15 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Star Trek 11 - first pics
- Replies: 61
- Views: 50113
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:04 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Star Trek 11 - first pics
- Replies: 61
- Views: 50113
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:56 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Twilight
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13045
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:51 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Twilight
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13045
Not to knock the opposite sex, but almost any time I hear a film is popular with hordes of screaming young girls, I worry. Of course, sometimes it works (I liked Interview With The Vampire , despite a pretty boy cast that sent every girl I knew into full feminine gush mode) but more often than not s...
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:29 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115730
The Absolute edition of Watchmen is absolutely worth it. :) But since the concept of these Absolute editions has caught on with a market, I'd be careful. Judge each version on it's own merits; read reviews for them first. Some Absolute editions might be as good or better than the Watchmen version. O...
- Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:11 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: It's Been a Good Life, by Isaac Asimov
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9124
Asimov is a sterling example of creativity making up for skill. He stands as a testament that as long as you are creative and at least possess enough skill to tell an entertaining story coherently, readers will forgive your short comings as a master wordsmith. A competently told story with a strong ...
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:07 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Moon
- Replies: 26
- Views: 23516
Agreed. Though I often try to follow actors/directors/writers/producers from one project to the next, the subject matter always has to interest me first and foremost. I wasn't interested at all in Pride and Glory and I'm not all that excited about his upcoming pictures on the IMDB list. When multipl...
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:24 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Moon
- Replies: 26
- Views: 23516
Not really, no. Norton hasn't had the projects to shine as brightly as in some years past, but that's not the fault of Norton. Finding good roles in Hollywood is extremely difficult because the vast majority of projects are utter garbage. Generally speaking when it comes to film I am a long term thi...
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:12 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Moon
- Replies: 26
- Views: 23516
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:06 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Hunter's Prey
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10898
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:02 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Moon
- Replies: 26
- Views: 23516
Wow, this sounds good. I love Sam Rockwell. He was fantastic in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Matchstick Men . And of course he was hilarious in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy . If anyone could carry a movie where he's basically the only one in it, it's Sam. I hope this movie is really good a...
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:04 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115730
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:05 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115730
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:58 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Akira live action adaptation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9096
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:57 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Inadvertently Funny Drug Humor Thread
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12338
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:23 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115730
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:06 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7497121
Can't say I really agree. I like shorter books as much as the next person simply because they are easier to read and I can read more books. But some of the best books are huge. Dune is over 400 (but only just) and Lord of the Rings is immense as a trilogy. Watchmen is also very big for a graphic nov...
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:58 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Akira live action adaptation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9096
Akira live action adaptation
I was certain we had a thread about this, but I guess not. Well, for those who don't know, word has been spreading fro months about a live-action adaptation of Akira , the infamous Japanese manga and subsequent classic anime film. Latest news, the adaptation sounds surprisingly good given Hollywood'...