GundarkHunter

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Join date: 10-Mar-2003
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Post: #62631
Topic: Guilty Pleasures (DVD)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62631/action/topic#62631
Time: 5-Sep-2004 4:52 PM

I trust you're talking about the 2001 POTA, Luke?

Post: #62509
Topic: Question About DVD Collections
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62509/action/topic#62509
Time: 4-Sep-2004 6:16 AM

THAT was the other example I was thinking of!!!!

Post: #62508
Topic: Who Here has a Home Theather Setup.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62508/action/topic#62508
Time: 4-Sep-2004 6:14 AM

Indeed. You speak salesman like a pro, HotRod.

Post: #62507
Topic: Hockey Talk
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62507/action/topic#62507
Time: 4-Sep-2004 6:13 AM

Not to mention that hockey just doesn't have the same kind of money flowing in from TV licencing and PPV. Hockey simply doesn't have a large enough fan base in North America to pay the kind of salaries that players are asking for.

Post: #62506
Topic: Guilty Pleasures (DVD)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62506/action/topic#62506
Time: 4-Sep-2004 6:09 AM

ONLY 2?????? A large portion of my DVD collection is filled with guilty pleasures!
OK..... At the Earth's Core and Thunderbirds: International Rescue Edition.

Post: #62343
Topic: TV on DVD resurrected (kind of)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62343/action/topic#62343
Time: 2-Sep-2004 6:16 PM

I've enjoyed what I've seen of AD. A smart and funny little show.

Post: #62342
Topic: Hockey Talk
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62342/action/topic#62342
Time: 2-Sep-2004 6:14 PM

Negotiations have stalled, yet again; both sides have walked away from the table, which means only an act of God will enable the season to start on time.

Post: #62341
Topic: Sky Captain and the World of tomorrow!!! Seen the Trailer?!?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62341/action/topic#62341
Time: 2-Sep-2004 6:12 PM

I don't think colorized or sepiatoned are accurate descriptions of the effect the filmmakers are attempting here. The best term I can think of is desaturated: see the opening of Saving Private Ryan or the dream sequence of Fiddler on the Roof for good examples of this type of effect.

Post: #62339
Topic: Question About DVD Collections
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62339/action/topic#62339
Time: 2-Sep-2004 6:05 PM

There's only been a couple of situations I know of where a video label has made the box for a box set available. One is the Jurassic Park movies, and the other is... I forgot.

Post: #62225
Topic: Sky Captain and the World of tomorrow!!! Seen the Trailer?!?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62225/action/topic#62225
Time: 1-Sep-2004 6:29 PM

Do you mean slagged, HotRod? If so, critics always hate this kind of movie and only begrudgingly acknowledge any worth later on (see Owen Glieberman's review of Van Helsing for Entertainment Weekly for proof of this).

Post: #62224
Topic: Damn Progress All To Hell
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62224/action/topic#62224
Time: 1-Sep-2004 6:24 PM

Well, you can either wait forever for progress and never catch up, or you can bite the bullet and sometimes get bitten in the process. It's just the way things go.

Post: #62112
Topic: Hockey Talk
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62112/action/topic#62112
Time: 31-Aug-2004 3:52 PM

Go WHA! Death to the NHL!

Post: #62111
Topic: TV on DVD resurrected (kind of)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62111/action/topic#62111
Time: 31-Aug-2004 3:48 PM

Love the packaging. Right now I'm working on getting Under the Cherry Moon.

Post: #62110
Topic: Who Here has a Home Theather Setup.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62110/action/topic#62110
Time: 31-Aug-2004 3:46 PM

It's all a question of how much you're willing to pay and looking for bargains. My current setup has a 27" screen, but I have full 5.1 Dolby Digital w/100W per channel. Eventually I'll upgrade and go for a projector, but not until my student loans are paid off and I have a house of my own (renting really sucks).

Post: #62109
Topic: Info & For Sale: Hey Bossk.... vintage Kenner figures
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62109/action/topic#62109
Time: 31-Aug-2004 3:43 PM

Nice....

Post: #61629
Topic: AVP
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61629/action/topic#61629
Time: 27-Aug-2004 8:39 PM

It's cheesy fun, motti. Go in with lowered expectations and you'll have fun, just like Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid.

Post: #61628
Topic: Sky Captain and the World of tomorrow!!! Seen the Trailer?!?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61628/action/topic#61628
Time: 27-Aug-2004 8:38 PM

My manager @ Cineplex got into a press screening this week, and said it's really good; in the same action/adventure vein as the Mummy movies and Van Helsing, but much better. I can't wait!

Post: #61420
Topic: NNNOOOOOOOOO... not Ash...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61420/action/topic#61420
Time: 26-Aug-2004 3:18 PM

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sequels tsk tsk tsk will they ever learn!!!!!!!!

Intelligent sequels are few and far between and that's why the list of good sequels is small, almost always the same and grows ever so slowly.

The list generally goes: The Godfather II, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, The Empire Strikes Back, Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan, Aliens, Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Blade II and now Spider-Man 2 and Riddick

These sequels are considered better than the originals because they take the characters from the originals and develop them further by putting them in different and more interesting situations, increasing what's at stake and making the audience realise why the characters were so popular in the first place that their further adventures warranted a sequel.

I add Riddick to that list as it is a brave sequel that decides to switch genres from it's predecessor, that and I really like it.

You hit the proverbial nail on the head, RM. I concur on Riddick, but I would also add Babe: Pig in the City and X2. Both films move further into the previously existing universe and develop characters in new directions. Babe: PitC is also a much darker film than its predecessor, and all the better for it.

Post: #61419
Topic: HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61419/action/topic#61419
Time: 26-Aug-2004 3:14 PM

Interesting. I just hope it doesn't wind up suffering the same fate as Holotape when it comes to mass production.

Post: #61417
Topic: Forum Name Origins
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61417/action/topic#61417
Time: 26-Aug-2004 3:10 PM

I was merely looking for a name that would identify me not only as a Star Wars fan, but one who knew the minutiae of the SW universe well enough to discuss it intelligently.

Post: #61416
Topic: Sky Captain and the World of tomorrow!!! Seen the Trailer?!?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61416/action/topic#61416
Time: 26-Aug-2004 3:08 PM

Maybe it's just the TV version of the trailer that's buggered. I've seen the new trailer numerous times @ the theatre and it looks the same as the old one.

Post: #61414
Topic: Music!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61414/action/topic#61414
Time: 26-Aug-2004 2:57 PM

Some of my greatest finds have come from the bargain bins, including the Tomb Raider soundtrack and the Dude, Where's My Car soundtrack. Both are extremely underrated as soundtracks go.

Call it a theme, but I just picked up the Strictly Ballroom soundtract for Cdn$12.99 (~US$10). Good stuff.

Post: #61077
Topic: Team America: World Police
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61077/action/topic#61077
Time: 24-Aug-2004 3:34 PM

I remember their comments about the 2000 election being to the effect of it being a lose-lose scenario, among other things. If this film as insightful as any of the comments they made when getting "That's My Bush" ready, should be hilarious.

Post: #61076
Topic: NNNOOOOOOOOO... not Ash...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61076/action/topic#61076
Time: 24-Aug-2004 3:32 PM

Indeed it is.

Post: #61075
Topic: AVP
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61075/action/topic#61075
Time: 24-Aug-2004 3:31 PM

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Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
I stand corrected; however, it is possible that the Bishop in Alien3 is a descendant, or even a clone of Bishop Weyland in AVP.

Thats possible

Hmm... That doesnt seem to make sense, given that in alien resurrection, which takes place 200 years AFTER Alien 3, they had to clone Ripley 7 times before they even got it right. As for him being a descendant, he looks too much like the character in AVP to be one. All that aside, I think it's fair to say that AVP completely fucked up the continuity of the Alien series.

The reason why they had to clone Ripley 7 times in order to get it right (and I believe this is explained in the film) was the combination of alien and human DNA involved. As for descendants not being the spitting image of their forefathers, I've seen several examples of children and grandchildren who look just like their parents or grandparents.