I would also recommend getting images no smaller than how they are going to be on the cover. If you find yourself having to stretch an image very much, it isn't going to look that good. Sometimes one can't find the hi-res image he needs, but sometimes compromise is best.
Great job on what you did in paint, that is very impressive.
Back when I first started, a pack of Marlboro Reds cost $2.50 a pack. I would get my lunch money all gathered up and would buy 2 packs a week. I could make those 2 packs last me from Monday to the next Monday.
It's funny though, I thought I was cool for smoking "Cowboy Killers".
I just went ahead and did a full install of it. I gotta say, this laptop is lightning fast now. I might just have to switch my other computer to ubuntu.
My laptop is a piece of crap. Maybe with linux, it might actually be worth keeping.
I'm thinking about switching my laptop over to ubuntu.
Beat It Upright - KoRn
- When did you start smoking?
I had my first cigarette when I was 12 years old. I smoked socially for the next few years. When I was 16 it became a full time habit. A pack a day was generally my limit. If I was around people who smoked like trains, I seemed to smoke more.
- Why did you start smoking?
I tried my first cigarette to be cool. I became a smoker because everyone I knew smoked. I was around it all the time. Plus I had a lot of hard times at school, because I was a little guy (at the time LOL).
- When did you quit?
Last summer
- Why did you quit?
I was disgusted with the habit. I hated being controlled by them. I would catch my self thinking about smoking all the time. I would spend time with friends and be more concerned with when I was gonna go out for a smoke. So one day I decided to quit. It was very hard, because the house was full of smokers.
- How do you deal with cravings?
I got the spiciest sugar free cinnamon gum I could find. I figured if I could keep my mouth busy, and I had a good tingling sensation on my tongue it would help take the edge off. I still chew gum like a cow, but at least it's good for my teeth. Another thing that helped and still helps is seeing other smokers. They stink, and their teeth are yellow. It's like watching a slave when you see a smoker. I just look at that and it makes me glad I quit.
- Do you have any tips for quitting?
I don't really have anything. Gain a healthy habit or something. Sunflower seeds were an occasional help, along with hefty amounts of sugar free gum. I used to be the guy that had the cigarette in my hand laughing at the people who had pictures of black lungs.
In the end, you have to want to quit more than you want to smoke. You'll never quit if you don't want to. As for me, I have a dad that smokes too much, I can't help him quit, he loves it too much.
I still think about cigarettes. I think about just having one more. I am still addicted in my mind. I've lit up a cigarette hundreds of times in my dreams. You just have to focus on what is good in life. You just have to fight it.
Now about the weight gain, that was the sucky part. I used to could go most of the day without eating anything just riding on nicotine.
She just comes off as so nice and bubbly, maybe a little dorky. It will definitely be a test of her acting abilities for her to pull it off. I haven't seen her do anything outside of nice and bubbly.
What I liked so much about Michelle Pfeiffer was how much of a drastic transition it was from Selina Kyle to Catwoman.
I dunno, Anne Hathaway is really not somebody I would imagine to be a good Catwoman. Of course I never would've thought in a million years Heath Ledger would make a good Joker.
I mean, she is gorgeous, but in a friendly way. Of course at least they didn't pick Megan Fox, like everyone else seems to be doing now a days.
Megan Fox has the looks for catwoman, but she can't act her way out of a paper bag.
In the end, Anne Hathaway might be a good choice, I haven't ever seen her in a role like this before.
It might be a good idea to get somebody who isn't another Angelina or Megan Fox.
I don't care if he doesn't make any more Aliens, the first one was all I needed. But, another Sci Fi film is very appealing. Ridley definitely has the chops. Let's just hope he doesn't pull a George.
I will never say that Ridley Scott can do no wrong, but I will definitely give this a chance.
Anyway, Ady said it wasn't going to be that drastic of an edit anyway.
TV's Frink said:
skyjedi2005 said:
mars attacksI've heard plenty of complaints about this movie, but this is the first time I've heard anyone bitch about it when discussing Natalie Portman.
*eye roll*
I think remaking a classic is bad territory to tread on. In the end, the classic version will always be seen as the better one, because it is instilled into people's hearts and minds. A lot of the time people remake a movie without being blatantly obvious of it. I saw a movie that combined It's a Wonderful Life and Groundhog's Day. While it was not as good as either film, it didn't do it in a way that made it a complete rip off.
In some cases a remake of a classic that was based off of a classic novel is a good idea, like True Grit. Then you have remakes of a classic that was based off of a classic novel that becomes a travesty, like Willy Wonka.
If you can improve upon the subject material to a great degree, and still have originality, you will do well.
In 1997 there was a mini series that closely followed Stephen King's The Shining. While it made many of the book's fans foam at the mouth, it wasn't as interesting as Kubrick's film. It works as a mini series, but would fail as a film. In the end a book is something you can enjoy over a period of several hours, but it would be uncomfortable and boring to do in film.
The film version of a book should be a "Highlights" set up. In the end, a film editor does that job better than even the director. You cut out all the fat, you focus on the core of the story, and you tell it in the best way possible, you have a great film. So, while Stanley Kubrick didn't have every single moment and piece of dialogue in his film, (It would have been boring thanks to King's need to jaw), he made the film his own, and it was great.
Only the greats have been able to do this. Kubrick and as of recent The Coen Brothers. These are story driven movies. Take out the dialogue, and they are just as good.
That is really something!!
Okay, I found it and uploaded it to imageshack.
It is a bit small. I think it might have been either comic art or lunch box art, either of which I never collected much. It would make a cool DVD cover, knowing how lacking ROTJ is for art.
Star Wars' dialogue always sounded tinny. It just hidden under the beefiness of Ben Burtts bad tweaks on the 2004 DVDs.
Empire will sound wonderful, I am sure of it, because it has sounded good all the way up to 2004.
Am I the only one who hasn't had a sock?
Found this, never seen it before, if I did I don't remember it. Could be a cool DVD cover if somebody had a biggun'.
Stonehenge - Spinal Tap
There is a soft core porno that comes on at about 3 am called Lord of the G Strings. The main characters are 3 throbbits LOL.
My social life is piss poor, but that is because I just moved. I keep connected with old friends, and occasionally get visits.
James Cameron's reputation as a pompous asshole has made me avoid even his greatest cinematic achievements. I just can't help but look for the faults in his movies now.
I haven't seen the trailer on a computer with a decent monitor, are the crushed blacks still there?
Quackula said:
EyeShotFirst said:
People are so fucking paranoid these days. You can't turn on the damn tv any more without some guy who looks like Charlie Manson with glazed eyes talking about 2012. That shit is even on the History Channel all the time too, when they could be playing Pawn Stars.
So are shows about JFK conspiracies, Hitler Occultism, Nostradamus, The Bible Code, etc.
History Channel sucks.
I fucking loved the History Channel back in the day, but now that is all that is on. Discovery Channel was also friggin awesome too. Seems like if Dirty Jobs isn't on your pretty much screwed.