JediSage

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Join date: 22-Mar-2005
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Post: #271474
Topic: The A-Team
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/271474/action/topic#271474
Time: 13-Feb-2007 9:20 AM

Well we know Pappard won't be in it...

Post: #271326
Topic: The A-Team
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/271326/action/topic#271326
Time: 12-Feb-2007 1:56 PM

I love it when a plan comes together!

Believe it or not I only just started watching this show, in spite of growing up in the 80's. They don't make 'em like that anymore!

Post: #271189
Topic: Grindhouse
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/271189/action/topic#271189
Time: 11-Feb-2007 1:24 PM

"The master wouldn't approve of this"

"Oh what WOULD the master approve of?"

Post: #271023
Topic: Grindhouse
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/271023/action/topic#271023
Time: 10-Feb-2007 6:15 AM

"Have you noticed the size of Brack's forehead?"

"NOOOO!"

Post: #270974
Topic: Grindhouse
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270974/action/topic#270974
Time: 9-Feb-2007 9:07 PM

Originally posted by: ricarleite
"Come on Torgo, get your dress and get in there!"

"He is NOT a morning person."

"Wake up honey, the dog is dead. Awwwww that came out all wrong..."

"Oh a shot in the face, thank you very much."

MST3K rules indeed... have you seen the movie? Wow we got from Grindhouse into MST3K...

LOL...yes, quite the tangent to go on.

The movie was quite good.

"Then I ram my o-compositor down your throat and lay my eggs in your chest...but I'm NOT an alien". LOL

Post: #270895
Topic: Grindhouse
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270895/action/topic#270895
Time: 9-Feb-2007 3:06 PM

Originally posted by: ricarleite
I was kidding of course, Manos is a terrible film, but I can seath through it without MST3K with no problems, it's fun to watch for being so bad. I love the mst3k version though...

"The master?! Bob Ficher?!"

"The master is in HOUSTON this week..."

"Oh Mike, I'm afraid..."
"Of what?!"

"Oh get up Torgo, I'm not gonna kill you."

"There is no way out of here. It'll be dark soon. There is no way out of here". "It'll be dark soon".

"Look honey, Torgo has a little altar to Ba'al".MST3K RULES!!

Post: #270883
Topic: Grindhouse
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270883/action/topic#270883
Time: 9-Feb-2007 1:51 PM

Originally posted by: ricarleite
Manos is quite good! Barry Lydon is the only Kubrick film after Paths of Glory I haven't seen yet. Can't be THAT bad.

2001, on the other hand, is one of my favorite films, included on my top 3: 2001, A Clockwork Orange, and Fight Club

Ric, PLEASE tell me you're not serious about Manos...

I saw it on Mystery Science Theater 3000, along with about 200 other horrible movies and that one took the cake! Although it was a great MST3K episode... "I take care of things while the master's away"

Huuuhhhhhh

Post: #270881
Topic: Grindhouse
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270881/action/topic#270881
Time: 9-Feb-2007 1:44 PM

Originally posted by: ricarleite
It's not like "What the BLEEP do we know", which is filled with, well... crap. Crap disguized as quantum physics. It's a little bit more mature and open minded, it merely expresses ideas and lets you do the thinking - and it's not like it's enforcing concepts, it's more of a line-of-thought flow-plotted film, with short stories, short segments moving around. Kinda like an art museum, in which you look at each art and take what you consider to be valuable... I compare it to Kurosawa Dreams in that notion...

Never heard of it, although I would like to see A Scanner Darkly. Dick seems to have been quite troubled in his life.

Blade Runner - Only movie besides The Nightmare Before Christmas that I actually slept through, and I'm a Burton fan. So, SO over-rated.

Post: #270867
Topic: Grindhouse
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270867/action/topic#270867
Time: 9-Feb-2007 1:19 PM

Originally posted by: ricarleite
I'm having a Kubrick-thon this weekend, from Dr Strangelove to Full Metal Jacket minus Barry Lydon, which I do not own.

Strangelove, FMJ, and The Shining are the ONLY Kubrick films I can really tolerate. I think 2001 is vastly over-rated, even given the time in which it was made.

Barry Lyndon, literally almost made me run screaming from the room. My dad put it on one day and I was astonished at how, IMO, horrible it was. I'm talking Manos: The Hands of Fate bad.

Post: #270864
Topic: Grindhouse
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270864/action/topic#270864
Time: 9-Feb-2007 1:12 PM

That's it. I'm having a Tarantino-thon this weekend. Could not find Pulp anywhere, so I may have to rent it. But I picked up From Dusk 'Till Dawn and will follow that with True Romance and Reservoir.

Post: #270833
Topic: Grindhouse
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270833/action/topic#270833
Time: 9-Feb-2007 10:50 AM

Originally posted by: ricarleite
I knew it was going to kick ass when I saw the "and now the special presentation" cheesy 70s logo at the beggining, with mismatched optical soundtrack and all - although no one I know really did "get it".

The scene where Sonny Chiba is presenting her with the sword he makes is beautifully done, the soundtrack was perfect for that one. Ugh! Got to watch it tonight.

Post: #270828
Topic: Grindhouse
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270828/action/topic#270828
Time: 9-Feb-2007 10:39 AM

Originally posted by: ricarleite
I've enjoyed part 2 as well, but I specially enjoyed part 1 due to the 70s HK movies references and style.

I love the opening of Vol 1 with the "Shaw Scope" signs, the sound of the record needle when the soundtrack starts, and also the "siren" scenes when Beatrix sees someone on her list and she starts to recall what happened. In the words of people from Texas, "They needed killin'. "

Absolutely classic film making.

Post: #270807
Topic: Grindhouse
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270807/action/topic#270807
Time: 9-Feb-2007 8:40 AM

Originally posted by: ricarleite

Originally posted by: JediSage

Originally posted by: ricarleite
Sadly, it will be released as two separated films overseas.

That is a bummer to be sure.

Since we talked about the Mr. Pink reference in the Tipping thread, I'm assuming you're a Tarantino fan? I LOVE his films, especially Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. Did not really care for Jackie Brown too much.

I'm a huge Tarantino fan, yes. My favorites are Resevoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill part 1.

I actually think I enjoy KB Vol2 better than 1 for some reason, although The Showdown at House of Blue Leaves I think is one of the greatest sequences ever caught on film.

Post: #270571
Topic: Grindhouse
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270571/action/topic#270571
Time: 8-Feb-2007 2:32 PM

Originally posted by: ricarleite
Sadly, it will be released as two separated films overseas.

Post: #270567
Topic: Grindhouse
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270567/action/topic#270567
Time: 8-Feb-2007 2:26 PM

I'm so looking forward to the films it's ridiculous. The "distressed" look is absolutely spot on.

Post: #270341
Topic: Movie Making: Tools of the Trade (opinions from Mac Folks welcome)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270341/action/topic#270341
Time: 7-Feb-2007 3:49 PM

Thanks for the info GT and RB.

Adobe Premier looks like it has promise. I'll check it out, especially due to cost considerations with the Macs.

Post: #270309
Topic: Indiana Jones IV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270309/action/topic#270309
Time: 7-Feb-2007 2:09 PM

Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
What if it was set in modern day? Since Indy and Henry Sr. drank from the cup of life, they could pull a Green Mile and have them aging very slowly. Not that I think this would happen, but it would be a very interesting plot twist. Perhaps more interesting than Soviets-under-Kruschev as the bad guys.

Maybe in a star-powered crossover, Indiana Jones and Robert Langdon can debate about whether or not the Holy Grail really was a cup.

I've wondered about the cup drinking since I first saw Last Crusade. It is an interesting premise. Too bad Denholm Elliot isn't still around. He was classic in that movie.

Post: #270294
Topic: Movie Making: Tools of the Trade (opinions from Mac Folks welcome)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270294/action/topic#270294
Time: 7-Feb-2007 12:52 PM

I'm looking to do some basic movie making with a DV camera. Mostly so I can learn it. Not sure what my options are as far as what good packages (editing, low-level effects, soundtracks, etc) are available. I keep seeing Final Cut for mac, but as always my problem with that is the Macs are so expensive. Would FC run on an iMac vs the Mac Pro? Is there a good WinTel equivalent to the FC studio? Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced camera?

Post: #270270
Topic: Indiana Jones IV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270270/action/topic#270270
Time: 7-Feb-2007 10:49 AM

I've got extremely mixed feelings about this. The Indy series was just as important to me as Star Wars, and given the schlock we've gotten from GL, ie: the trilogy who's name shall not be spoken over the last several years, I hate to see this happen in a way.

Then on the flip side, it's MORE Indy. I will wait for reviews and see it ONLY if they're positive. I mean reviews well after the film opens.

Post: #270256
Topic: Windows Vista
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270256/action/topic#270256
Time: 7-Feb-2007 7:38 AM

Originally posted by: Shimraa

one other thing, as funny as the switch commercials are i find themto be a pretty big low blow in the world of marketing. i woulda thought apple would have been above making fun of pc's directly with such biased ads. but meh such is the world, i wonder when if ever microsoft will launch a counter commercail line.

I'm waiting for the Microsoft response... "If you piss us off we'll stop selling you Microsoft Office for Mac and then you'll really be screwed. Oh, and we won't bail you out...AGAIN". Wind up with even less market share.

Post: #270255
Topic: Windows Vista
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270255/action/topic#270255
Time: 7-Feb-2007 7:35 AM

Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab

Originally posted by: JediSage
Problems like that will get bigger going forward and IE7 becomes a requirement.

Won't FireFox 2.0 suffice?

Yes, actually I'm evaluating it for use in our network. I love FF.

Problem is legacy applications that ONLY work with IE.

Post: #270038
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270038/action/topic#270038
Time: 6-Feb-2007 10:33 AM

Originally posted by: sean wookie

Originally posted by: WESHALLPRESERVE
I got comcast and lost G4.....THAT SUCKS!!!!!

G4 isn't that great for games now days. Don't get me wrong Star Trek is great to watch but should it really be on G4?

Please...don't get me going on this

I LOVE X-Play and AOTS, but the rest of that channel's programming blows. I can imagine the programming department when it became G4 - "Now, I think we should try to become a channel of 16-25 year-old male demographics. God knows there aren't any of THOSE out there".

It's truly amazing to me when I see previews of shows like The Bloc what the youth of this country are concerned with...snowboarding and drinking, without even a thought of getting a job and moving out of mom and dad's until they hit 30.

Post: #270027
Topic: Windows Vista
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270027/action/topic#270027
Time: 6-Feb-2007 10:07 AM

Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
I'm still mostly happy on Win2k. I've needed XP a time or two, but for the most part, 2k has satisfied my every need and I compute for a living as well as for a hobby.

I've believed for a long time that 2K Pro is the best commercially available OS without question. We're still mostly 2K Pro where I work (still have some low-end workstations) and it fits the bill nicely. The only thing about it is the forced compatibility issues, like IE7. Won't work on it. Problems like that will get bigger going forward and IE7 becomes a requirement.

Post: #270026
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270026/action/topic#270026
Time: 6-Feb-2007 10:04 AM

On a side note, did anyone catch X-Play: The Musical last night? Thought it was amusing and rather well done.

Post: #270023
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270023/action/topic#270023
Time: 6-Feb-2007 9:57 AM

Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Wii Advantages:

-16:9 Widescreen if your TV supports it.
-Wii Pointer aiming.
-Whichever lesser form of HD the Wii supports.

Gamecube Advantages:

-The world isn't flipped (and therefore consistent with the one in Ocarina.)
-Full camera controls.
-Ability to quickly dismount Epona.
-You don't have to have a Wii to play it.

Thx Chalts.

I have only standard tv right now, and the Wii is just showing no signs of being widely available right now (I think it will be about 6 months at this rate!) and EVERYONE's talking about TP it's making it hard to resist.

Do you know, having been an original Zelda fan, I JUST GOT your old avatar "Where the force meets the tri-force"? How pathetic is that? Duh!