GundarkHunter

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Join date: 10-Mar-2003
Last activity: 9-Apr-2017
Posts: 4,720

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Post: #228512
Topic: Please tell me I'm not the only one....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228512/action/topic#228512
Time: 23-Jul-2006 11:56 PM

Personally, I'm looking forward to what J.J. Abrams & Co. can bring to the Star Trek franchise. It certainly won't be dull.

Post: #227787
Topic: How to... merge 2 single layer dvd discs onto 1 dual layer disc ?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227787/action/topic#227787
Time: 20-Jul-2006 10:47 PM

Would it be possible to do something like this with an ol' flipper disc, like WB's The Man Who Would Be King? Just wondering.

Post: #227166
Topic: The Return of Six Degrees of Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227166/action/topic#227166
Time: 18-Jul-2006 8:20 PM

Brandon Routh (Karla) Tess Harper (The Jackal) Bruce Willis (Pulp Fiction) SLJ.

Has James Brolin been done? If so, try Paul Verhoeven.

Post: #226751
Topic: Spirited Away
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226751/action/topic#226751
Time: 16-Jul-2006 11:12 PM

Spirited Away is great, but I prefer Laputa (Castle in the Sky). It's kinda creepy how close it is to Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

Post: #226750
Topic: A Scanner Darkly - First 24 minutes
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226750/action/topic#226750
Time: 16-Jul-2006 11:07 PM

Originally posted by: none
I haven't read Blade Runner's precursor, but wasn't that a short story? So it needed filling out if it was to become a feature film.

Blade Runner's precursor was "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" [DADOES], which was a full novel. There were many elements cut from DADOES to make it into Blade Runner, including the titular electric sheep. Prestige in the future society of DADOES is measured by the pets you own, and people have become so jaded and chemically infected that they need "empathy boxes" and mood machines in order to feel anything. None of this material made its way into Scott's film. I would love to see what Paul Verhoeven, David Fincher or Darren Aronofsky would do with a remake, because they have all made films that touch on issues explored in DADOES. Does this mean I hate Blade Runner? No, but I do wish that some of the material, which goes a long way to explaining what Deckard is (and no, he's not a replicant) would have made its way into the film.

That being said, I think Linklater is trying to distill the main concepts out of A Scanner Darkly, and I'm looking forward to seeing the end result.

Post: #226430
Topic: How Star Wars Should Have Ended
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226430/action/topic#226430
Time: 15-Jul-2006 12:55 AM

Mildly amusing.

Post: #226371
Topic: The Return of Six Degrees of Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226371/action/topic#226371
Time: 14-Jul-2006 8:10 PM

Matthew Fox (My Boyfriend's Back) Matthew McConaughey (Dazed and Confused) Ben Affleck (J&SBSB) Mark Hamill.

How about his Party of Five co-star....Paula Devicq.

Post: #223353
Topic: What DVDs should I upgrade?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223353/action/topic#223353
Time: 30-Jun-2006 1:13 AM

Originally posted by: Coldon
Hey man, you have a pretty solid collection. I dont know if you are a freak about picture quality (anamorphic vs. non-anamorphic and whatnot).
But if you are, you should consider upgrading:

12 Monkeys (the new edition is anamorphic and has an INCREDIBLE full-length documentary and commentary)
The Big Lebowski (the new collectors edition has a vastly improved image quality. However, it doesnt really have any extra bonus features)
Jaws (the new 30th anniv. Edition has the original mono track and the full-length documentary from the laserdisc.....not the sub-par and heavily edited version on this release)

Also...you seem to be into Wes Anderson's films AND Criterion releases....
Please, if you ever get Rushmore, buy the Criterion edition. The image quality is AMAZING and the bonus features are great. Especially the shorts.

First off, the original edition of 12 Monkeys is anamorphic and contains the full length documentary "The Hamster Factor and other Tales", one of the finest documentaries on filmmaking ever made. Period. You won't catch me upgrading.
The new version of The Big Lebowski is somewhat of an improvement, but probably not enough to warrant an upgrade. The original looked fine on a 16 foot screen in my film studies class.
Jaws--I'll eventually upgrade, but I'l wait 'til the price drops even lower.
I will second the vote for the Criterion Rushmore. It's a great looking DVD.

Post: #223349
Topic: Music guilty pleasures.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223349/action/topic#223349
Time: 30-Jun-2006 1:03 AM

The High School Musical soundtrack. My daughter plays it incessantly, and I find myself humming the tunes from time to time.

Post: #223346
Topic: Rankings
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223346/action/topic#223346
Time: 30-Jun-2006 1:01 AM

But wasn't that from dreaming up new ways to make a Dead Human Puzzle out of Shimmy?

Post: #223344
Topic: SUPERMAN RETURNS REVIEW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223344/action/topic#223344
Time: 30-Jun-2006 12:58 AM

Originally posted by: greencapt

Originally posted by: Bossk
But we're all in agreement that you're an old git, right?

ABSOLUTELY!

Hey! I thought I was the resident old git of ot.com.

Post: #223335
Topic: Is Dune a good movie?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223335/action/topic#223335
Time: 30-Jun-2006 12:42 AM

Chalk me up as one of those who likes the original film. It's not perfect, and I'd really like to see Lynch go back and re-edit it, but it's a movie with an incredible sense of scope.

Post: #222095
Topic: How will you die
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/222095/action/topic#222095
Time: 26-Jun-2006 11:39 PM

"That's one for me, and one for my homies...."

Post: #222092
Topic: Clerks 2 on July 21st.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/222092/action/topic#222092
Time: 26-Jun-2006 11:38 PM

Judging from the trailer, it looks like it'll star out B & W and then become colour, kinda like The Wizard of Oz.

Post: #222091
Topic: Nintendo Wii
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/222091/action/topic#222091
Time: 26-Jun-2006 11:36 PM

Very good, Kronk! Now, go get the snack!

Post: #221197
Topic: I hate M. Night Ramalamadingdong!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/221197/action/topic#221197
Time: 23-Jun-2006 11:40 AM

He's really no more crazy than some other "Hollywood visionaries". I'm amazed that Oliver Stone can still get movies greenlit with some of the shite he's made.

Post: #221196
Topic: Nintendo Wii
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/221196/action/topic#221196
Time: 23-Jun-2006 11:34 AM

If anybody @ this point were to capitalize on such an idea, it would be Nintendo. I think that they've created a lot of positive PR by making Nintendo Wi-Fi for the DS free, unlike another online experience *cough*X-Box*cough*.

Post: #220942
Topic: The Un-Funny Truth About Scientology
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/220942/action/topic#220942
Time: 22-Jun-2006 6:05 PM

WHO do you think you are; Harry Potter? How dare you mention He Who Must Not Be Named on the forum.

Post: #220569
Topic: Superman Movie
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/220569/action/topic#220569
Time: 21-Jun-2006 1:13 PM

For a better Superman song, try The Flaming Lips "Waitin' for a Superman." I think they should've used this in connection with the new film, as it really addresses the theme of Superman leaving and if/when he's coming back.

Post: #220242
Topic: Wii package: what would you pay?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/220242/action/topic#220242
Time: 20-Jun-2006 2:24 PM

I'm only willing to pay ~$199, which means I'll wait if it comes out higher than that.

Post: #220241
Topic: How will you die
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/220241/action/topic#220241
Time: 20-Jun-2006 2:22 PM

At age 38, a statue will fall over and crush you while giving your acceptance speech for the position of Governor.

Whatever. I'm Canadian, so I'll never be a Governor anyway. How lame.

Post: #219000
Topic: Remember when everyone hated Return of the Jedi?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/219000/action/topic#219000
Time: 15-Jun-2006 11:43 PM

I didn't hate Jedi, but I was mildly disappointed. I'd read the novelization beforehand, and expected it to be a little more lively. I've grown to appreciate it now, though.

Post: #218999
Topic: 2006 OT Bonus DVD Material question
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/218999/action/topic#218999
Time: 15-Jun-2006 11:42 PM

I wish LDs had been more widely available in Western Canada.

Post: #218496
Topic: Nintendo Wii
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/218496/action/topic#218496
Time: 14-Jun-2006 11:38 AM

Double Dash is worth it. Don't have SSBM, but have heard nothing but good about it.

Post: #218494
Topic: Superman 2 The Donner Cut
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/218494/action/topic#218494
Time: 14-Jun-2006 11:36 AM

Continuity. If the events in the Donner cut are decidedly different, the new film will not mesh well with it. Superman Returns is supposed to fit into the continuity after Superman II but before the abysmal Superman III.