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#556325
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Last movie seen
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The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Oh man what a fantastic film! I became a fan of Tintin when I was younger from watching the Nelvana animated series. So I was really looking forward to this film. Though at the same time I was a little cautious because it's mocap. My fears were unfounded, this film is simply spectacular. I've heard multiple people say it's a "good Indiana Jones film" and I'd agree with that sentiment. Though I'm a little wary of saying it myself as Tintin has been around so much longer than Indy has. =P

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#555835
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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AuggieBenDoggie said:

Ady, what was it about old background design in that shot you didn't like? Now I'm not talking about the quality of it, I'm talking about the design.

EDIT: And because of the change, are you going to apply the new design to all the other shots?

Adywan said on Facebook:

The painted background is completely different from the on-set background we see in all the other shots, so it needed to be changed. Plus you can see hairs in the original painting and brush strokes. The new matte was created as a flat 2d image (bloody huge one too) with the details matching closer to the on-set background, then a 3d tunnel was created matching the camera to the angle of the gantry. There are so many inconsistencies between the set backgrounds and the matte paintings, which also seem inconsistent with each other, a new matte had to be created

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#555574
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Last comic read
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Star Wars Agent of the Empire #1

Stormtroopers are the Empire's Hammer. This man is its Scalpel.

Oh man. I've been waiting for this to come out and I was not disappointed. Back during the beta for Star Wars the Old Republic I decided to play an Imperial Agent and fell in love with the idea of 007 in Star Wars. This comic set during the original trilogy era is fantastic! Highly recommend it.

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#554915
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Chewie: The Movie
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The 2011 Black List — Franklin Leonard’s annual compilation of the year’s “most liked” screenplays that have not yet been produced — was announced this morning, comprised of scripts that will satisfy every genre curiosity, from historical crime to Internet rom-com to intentional Steven Spielberg derivative (introducing another movie called Jurassic Park). Acquaint yourself with the films that could be next year’s Juno and The Social Network below.

CHEWIE by Evan Susser, Van Robichaux (59)

A satirical behind the scenes look at the making of Star Wars through the eyes of Peter Mayhew who played Chewbacca.

^ www.movieline.com/2011/12/chewbacca-quentin-tarantino-and-grace-kelly-make-the-2011-black-list.php?_r=true

 

a working link can be found here:-

https://web.archive.org/web/20120108021630/http://www.movieline.com/2011/12/12/chewbacca-quentin-tarantino-and-grace-kelly-make-the-2011-black-list/?_r=true

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#554488
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What are you reading?
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I'm reading a number of things right now...

Indiana Jones and the City of the Gods by Frank Darabont

The original script before Lucas took over and...did what he did. I think I'm almost half way through and man do I wish this had been it instead.

Interview With the Giant: Ethnohistorical Notes on the Nephilim by Judd H. Burton

It's pretty much what the title says. =P An anthropological study of the Nephilim found in the Bible. Very fascinating stuff.

A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

I think I'm about two thirds of the way through this book. It's a great read.

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#554353
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Last movie seen
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Er but wait which version did you see? I hope it was the director's cut. Apparently the studio really screwed up the theatrical version.

Melancholia (2011)

Went and saw this tonight. Coincidentally Kiefer Sutherland also has a role in this. I saw the trailer for it last week and it looked interesting. It uh....was very artful but not much else. I spent most of the movie wanting to slap Kirsten Dunst. All I can really say about it is that it tastes like ashes.

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#554117
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Last web series/tv show seen
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Lost

Finally finished this show recently. I'm confused by how confused others found the ending. It made perfect sense to me and was a fitting end to the series however much I might disagree with it theologically. =P

Life on Mars

An odd show I randomly decided to start watching after I finished Lost. I was surprised and amused to find it starred the dad from Terra Nova.

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#553965
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John Carter of Mars
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Not that far in the book so I can't comment on how it's described there but the Barsoomians seem to be pretty faithful to how the book describes except for the fact that they should probably be bulkier and a darker green. Though it's hard to tell from the trailers they do seem to be about as tall as they're described in the book.

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#553936
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John Carter of Mars
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That's a terrible trailer. The teaser was better. It's directed by the guy who wrote and directed Wall•E so I'm definitely looking forward to it. The series is a classic. Especially the first book the Princess of Mars which was Edgar Rice Burroughs first novel and what the film is based on. I've always wanted to read them and with the film coming up now is definitely the time. As someone on Youtube put it:

If you believe the likes of Roddenberry and Lucas (to name a few) weren't influenced by Burroughs' work, you ought to read this book.

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#553142
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Video Games - a general discussion thread
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doubleKO said:

I got a key for an Old Republic beta test and then totally forgot to redeem it in time. Anyone played it yet?

I was able to play in the last two beta weekends. It's a lot of fun. I played as an Imperial Agent, awesome story. You're basically like 007 in space. Gonna be a Smuggler once it's released but I'll probably also have an Agent for my Imperial guild.

As for Jurassic Park it's not all quicktime events. There's also a lot of puzzle solving. I really enjoyed it and it has a good story. I bet your friend really dug it.