Johnny Ringo

Skins - season 5 episode 1. 

Season 4 just got depressing [i'm talking 'virgin suicides' levels of depressing.] but it's good to see that with a fresh start it's back to being fun.

Also had a look at the US version of the show out of curiosity - it was complete rubbish, I hope it gets cancelled soon. What they should have done is a US spin off but it's a complete reboot with the same basic characters - except the gay guy is now a hot cheerleader. it's just painful [like dental surgery during a kenny G concert.]

shh shh, stewardess stewardess!

The Dark Knight.

some of the gorey scenes in Poltergeist spooked me a little.

And beneath the planet of the apes when the mutants take their faces off.

Alien 2

Aliens 2

there are a few cool scenes in Alien but I find it very hard to sit through. The Alien wasn't even the scariest thing in the film - that would be Ian Holm's character.

You can argue either way really but Aliens is a film I really enjoy and Alien is one I don't. 

Now in the middle of Buffy season 2.  Even though there are great episodes later that exceed it

 

Surely you jest?

I've started getting into Farscape I never really got into it and don't really know much of the plot. It's a bit cheesy but so far it's been fun. A mate lent me his entire collection so I'm just going through it at a relaxed pace.

TV's Frink said:

No, he asked "how long is it okay to each a chicken sandwich." 

Sammich!

Sluggo said:

Reuben Sammich with potato chips (American chips, not Brit chips)

Wasn't sure what that was by the name so I googled it. Sounds tasty indeed. Might have to have a go at making one, maybe on the weekend.

Was yours home made or store bought?

IT dept said:

Get back to work!

re: conquest extended, that's pretty interesting - it's a shame the blood liike like red paint.

I wasn't really in an 'Apes'  mood but after reading this thread I feel like watching them all again - except the last one of course, that's almost as bad as the Tim Burton remake.

hmm, That looks better. and the dialogue makes GG seem like a bit of a nutter, which gives him an excuse for acting the way he does.

Yes, They only really strongly hinted at certain things.

At this point I don't care much whether the series contradicts the films now that the story is actually going somewhere.

With Maul and Qui Gon it'll be just like old times, only different.

I don't really have strong feelings on remakes one way or the other. They're either as good or better than the original; 3:10 To Yuma, Ocean's 11, Batman Begins, Casino Royale*, Star Trek09, True Grit - or they're bad;Planet Of The Apes, Willy Wonka.

So, they are either good...or they are done by Tim Burton? ;)

It's my understanding that films like True Grit attempt to  better present the original source - usually a novel, than previous attempts.

Movies like casino Royale and Star Trek generally attempt to bling in a new audience and in both cases they succeeded.

I saw Star Trek [09] with some friends who all have wildly different tastes and some who had never been interested on Star Trek. We all walked away satisfied and entertained.

 try Ubuntu without installing - it runs straight off the disc without altering your system, sure it's a little slow but it's worth it to check it out. You don't want to spend time installing it only to not like it or not use it.

It's also great as a diagnostic tool since you can boot from the disc and get access to your system should something go wrong. 

my timezone is GMT + 10

vaderios said:

*cough* reference *cough*

 

-Angel

My god, it's full of asteroids...and stars. ;)

these are all awesome ideas. 

Bob, are there parts that are totally locked down now or are you still open to any and all suggestions?

Kadhai Gosht. So good, and I just couldn't finish it [for dinner] so it'll probably be the same thing for brunch.

Now our house smells of burnt meat flavored vegetables

A funny thing happened [with a meat analogue] on the way to the forum - by 005.

Finally saw True Grit. 

"If it aint cocked and loaded, it don't shoot!"

had a blast watching it - and exclaiming "hey, it's that guy!" every few minutes. Barry Pepper certainly has come a long way.

I could be persuaded...

I hate you guys [005 et al] for being in agreeable time zones.

So I finally got my hands on the infamous Alpha leak of Doom 3 from back in [circa] '02 - I figure it's been long enough and i've purchased Doom 3 at least twice now [in different formats].

It certainly is interesting, A possibly different [more action focused] direction than the game we ended up with.

It has a pretty cool feel to it and it does feel different to the full game - There isn't really much to play through and certain enemies like zombies don't really do much - although they do get up again and continue pursuing you after you plug them full of bullets.

One thing that was interesting / different is that the enemies speak actual [gutteral] english, commando zombies say things like "I smell fear".

Apparently this is from when Trent Reznor was still on the project and the game structure seems to back that up - there are audio folders labelled as 'nin' and such. I actually prefer some of the sounds here as some stuff in the full game gets annoying when you hear it over and over. Weapons sound more 'meaty' for example.

All in all, an interesting play-through and I personally would have preferred a game in this style with the polish of the final game, rather than the attempted scare-fest we did get.

Warbler said:

Ghostbusters said:

 You could make a movie about a bunch of people in a room and depending on how you write direct and film it it could potentially be a very interesting and entertaining film.

that was done, and it is a very interesting and entertaining film.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050083/

also CUBE

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123755/

7 complete strangers of widely varying personality characteristics are involuntarily placed in an endless kafkaesque maze containing deadly traps.

- while it wasn't all set in the same room, it was all shot in the same room.

Midnight in a perfect world - DJ Shadow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmzHRGoKca0

hmm, I wonder if they took the opportunity to have him record any 'other' lines..

Is it a new computer? - without knowing too much, it's a good bet that it's come pre-loaded with a whole lot of crap you wont use that will slow down proceedings.

and yeah, the specs don't really impress. I hope you aren't planning on using it for gaming.

He's come a long way, baby.

Do check out Inception, Hardy was great in that  - at least to my reckoning.

And ChainsawAsh, 

wouldn't it be more accurate to say that Bane is NOTHING like he was portrayed in Batman and Robin?

Let's see the Nolan's take on the character.

the title is rubbish but the rest seems interesting.

TV's Frink said:

 sandwich sammich.

:)

I've been toying with growing a beard for summer - the last thing I ate was a Jam Donut.

The results were messy.

BingusWingus...

Care to explain what exactly a 'fake steak' is? by your reckoning, at least.

Sluggo said:

Stale granola bar

how could you tell it was stale? ;)

Submarine sammich. [sic]

I seem to recall Christopher Lee saying he was 'too old for this shit'.

[he may not have used those particular words]