DuracellEnergizer

Warbler said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

"Humbug!"

 *DuracellEnergizer is thrown out of thread* 

*wilhelm scream* 

"Humbug!"

^Just more fodder to feed my theory that the humans of the galaxy far, far away are descendants of Terrans.

That, or we're dealing with Trek-styled convergent evolution. Frankly, though, that notion's lame, so I choose not to run with it.

RicOlie_2 said:

I really hope some of those ideas are true. Others...not so much.

Pretty much what I was going to say. 

imperialscum said:

Anchorhead said:

I'm an EU guy, so I know there is more and much better Star Wars to be told.  Lucas is just not the one capable of handling it.

Well... so far SW & TESB is the best we have.

FTFY  

RicOlie_2 said:

Well, the exact same goes for the way I see the way you think. I just can't imagine believing some of the things you do. Some things I understand, but others I just can't.

Like hating David Lynch while liking The Room.

The Virgin Spring (1960)

This is the third Ingmar Bergman film I've watched, and he hasn't failed to impress me yet. While not as good as The Seventh Seal or Hour of the Wolf, it is still very beautifully shot, with great performances all around and a perfectly powerful ending. Bergman's definately shaping up to become another favourite director of mine.

8/10

Deep Red (1975)

At this point, I think it's safe to assume that Dario Argento's not going to become a favourite director of mine. While I can't say the guy's without talent -- he does, or at least did, have tonnes of the stuff, as Suspiria and Inferno clearly demonstrate -- most of his films simply fail to really engage me on an emotional level. Up 'til now, only Phenomena has really managed to successfully seduce me.

Well, now I can say that there's another Argento film I really like -- this one. Not as rawly beautiful as Phenomena -- there's no Jennifer Connelly in this one, after all -- but it does a pretty good job drawing me into its world.

8/10

Kill, Baby, Kill (1966)

Lord, it's getting tiring watching all these Italian horror films. Not because they're bad, of course, but because it's impossible for me to find a copy that isn't horribly dubbed in English. Once -- just once -- I'd like to find a copy on YouTube or somewheres that has the original Italian dialogue and a set of English subtitles both.

Okay, tirade over. Atrocious dubbing and title aside, this isn't a bad movie at all. Kinda slow in places, but it's got a fair amount of creepy atmosphere which reminds me of Roger Corman's Poe films, and that's in no way a failing at all (hmm ... I wonder if Corman was influenced by Bava).

7/10

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)

This is Argento's first film, so of course it's not going to be as visually stunning as his later works. Still, it's got plenty of humourous bits -- plus Reggie Nalder, who I never fail to enjoy seeing pop up in various random roles -- which elevates it above mediocrity.

7/10

Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Out of all of De Palma's movies that I've seen, I think this one is his best. Beautiful on all levels -- visually, aurally, and emotionally -- it's an almost perfect film.

Oh, and yes -- Rod Serling's narration in the beginning? It places this film in the Twilight Zone Multiverse, and that is just all shades and hues of awesome.

9/10

Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)

The first film ever made, and it isn't spectacular at all. I think a remake would definately improve on it. ;-P

6/10

The decades of cinema, from my top favourite to least favourite, are:

• 1980s
• 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, and 1920s (tie)
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s (tie)
• 1990s
• 2000s
• 2010s

aethelfrith said:

This is what I don't understand about prequel fans who aren't children; they really are just terrible when you watch them as an adult. There's nothing there to admire or hook you in, they're just bad kids films.

I think most of said fans can be filed under three main categories:

1. Those who are aware the PT is bad, but -- out of denial and/or some misplaced sense of obligation to Lucas -- claim that they're great pieces of filmmaking.

2. Those who have a generally bad taste in film and are mentally incapable of distinguishing bad movies from good ones.

3. Those who realize the PT is subpar but enjoy it regardless because they either like the mindless action or because they view the movies from a "so-bad-its-good" frame of reference.

I'm still hoping the guy's not actually a villain and all this Faux Vader stuff is just deliberate misdirection.

Roman Catholic Priestesses would be an awesome name for a band.

SilverWook said:

Ignoring modern Trek is as easy as ignoring certain TOS season 3 episodes. ;)

I've had absolutely no problems doing so. =P 

I don't like growing a beard for the simple reason that my slight OCD makes it impossible for me not to start cutting and/or tugging away at it when it starts coming in in uneven patches.

^Wrong thread?

It's one of those stories of mine that I'd love to read again just so I could go back in my mind to those times to try to recapture the thoughts and feelings I'd had when I originally wrote it. Unfortunately, I lost the manuscript a long time ago. =(

^Bolshevik insurrectionist!

Does anyone know the name of the classical music piece featured here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJmJLwAlVRI

starting at the 1:18:18 mark? I've been trying to learn it since forever and my inability to do so is driving me beyond insane!

OBI-WAN: It's over, Anakin! I have the high ground!

ANAKIN: Your underestimate my power!

OBI-WAN: Don't try it!

CG Anakin leaps up into the air like a hyperactive Looney Toon. As he comes down, Obi slices and dices him up. What's left of Anakin hits the ground and rolls down the hill.

CREEPY VOICE FROM BEGINNING OF THE SUFARIS SONG "WIPEOUT": Hahahahaha! Wipeout!

***

It works for me. ;-)

red5-626 said:

red5-626 said:

I was watching the Rankin/Bass Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer. When the abominable snow monster of the north showed up I at first thought. It kind of reminds me of the wampa ice creature.Then I remembered that Rudolph came out in 1964.I am now wondering if George Lucas got the idea of the wampa from the abominable snow monster.

why do I feel like a misfit,

man i feel like a nitwit.

Is the post better now, with the words all mashed together like cars in a traffic jam??

 

Imposing bolshevik order on beautiful chaos is of Shaitan. It should be avoided at all costs. 

In my book, associating "Jaxxon" with "sabotage" is borderline heresy. He's one of the primary reasons why I love the Marvel Star Wars comics as much as I do.

Why weren't the 1900s and the 1910s ever called the '00s and the '10s, respectively? Why did the '20s-'90s get to be in Club Truncated but the first two decades of the 20th century didn't?

It's so unfair.

The cover art for the DVD release of Birdman of Alcatraz is the latest to catch my eye.

I'm almost certain I could make a similar cover just working with MS Paint and my computer's rudimentary photo editing program.

Cropping TV shows/movies filmed in fullscreen to make them widescreen is just as bad as doing the opposite in my book.

Oh, I definately appreciated the look of the film and the sequence aboard the alien ship was definately the best part of the movie.