Leonardo said:
But srsly, nice fishies in your photo album. :)
I've been thinking about keeping a fish lately.
Thank you. :D
Fish are a lot of fun to have. We have all kinds of them swimming around, so they keep us busy, but it pays off IMO.
Bingowings said:
The Desolation of Smaug (2013). Fire balls.
Like the previous film I can't see the problems people have had with these films. Professional critics seem to tidally influenced. There is nothing wrong with this film or the previous one which isn't wrong with the last two Lord of the Rings films.
Tonally it suffers from the same problems as the previous film. Jackson wants to make a prequel series to his already existing adaptations. The backbone of the plot is a children's story so unless Jackson is brave enough to make significant changes (like killing dwarfs) there's a tonal mismatch. Violent aggressive Orcs (and Trolls in the previous film) are chopped to minced meat while only one of the party gets an injury which proves to be curable.
Some dwarves will die of course, if the next movie remains true to the book. The invincibility of the dwarves was probably the biggest problem I had with this movie as well.
My only conclusion is that trends are not set by quality but by some market led opinion swing. I highly expect the Star Wars prequels will be as bad as ROTS but as popular as Skyfall, just because the markets have decided Star Wars is to rise again.
Watch this space.
I believe you meant sequels, but yes I bet they will be very popular with not a lot of quality. I think they'll be better than the prequels were, but definitely not as good as the OT.
January 26:
A.D. 66: 5th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's comet.
A.D. 1564: The Council of Trent issues its conclusions, officially distinguishing between Catholicism and Protestantism.
A.D. 1926: The first demonstration of television.
Uh-oh :)
Sx4e
Yup, as predicted, this thread is going nowhere.
K-5e
We have three such things in our living room. One is 112 US gallons, another is 180 gallons, and the other is 300 gallons. Beat that. Oh, and we have over three hundred fish/snails/shrimp. So, does anyone else own an aquarium, or is this thread going to wither and die within hours of my posting it?
Here's a link to my Flickr page in case you want to take a look at some of our fish:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99262306@N05/sets/72157634767822863/
Don't worry, you didn't sound rude since I wasn't reading aloud, but... ;)
It's all good, I didn't take that as being rude and all I meant to do was affirm your comment, not be sarcastic or anything of the sort.
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So you did. G-5d
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Gx1c
Warbler said:
RicOlie_2 said:
A.D. 2014: Yet another baby is born into RicOlie_2's family and he (EDIT: Ric, not the baby) officially becomes the oldest of seven children.
congrads!!
Thank you. :)
btw, don't forget to check my Pope list for dates whats papacies began and ended:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Random-Thoughts/post/467437/#TopicPost467437
oh, and I also have one for when reigns of the Kings and Queens of England/Great Britain/UK began and ended:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Random-Thoughts/post/467230/#TopicPost467230
finally, I also have one for US Presidents:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Random-Thoughts/post/591310/#TopicPost591310
Thanks, I'll include all the important ones. I'll save insignificant ones for when I run out of significant dates.
Inception (2010)
I loved this movie. I enjoy the concept and I thought the execution was good too.
Life of Pi (2013)
Also a very good movie. It probably has the best CGI I've ever seen. The acting is very good, especially when one considers the fact that the tiger, with which the main character (Pi) interacts with a lot throughout the movie, is CG.
The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
Despite the many criticisms of the movie, I thought it was very good and enjoyed it more than the first one. I don't mind the length at all and though I am a fan of the book, I didn't mind that it was treated like a prequel to the LOTR. I hated the subplot with Tauriel and Kilii (I think that's his name) and I also found the invincibility of the dwarves a bit tiresome. I would have enjoyed the scenes with the dwarves fighting and running from Smaug were it not for the unrealistic behaviour of the fire and Smaug's apparent inability to use his flame-belching abilities at the right times.
Only if you have credentials.
G-5e
January 25:
A.D. 1327: Edward III becomes king of England.
A.D. 1579: The Treaty of Utrecht is signed.
A.D. 1959: Pope John XXIII announces the Second Vatican Council.
A.D. 2014: Yet another baby is born into RicOlie_2's family and he (EDIT: Ric, not the baby) officially becomes the oldest of seven children.
Px3c
TV's Frink said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hRihymRI_I
So should I do it like this to preserve the control tower's reaction to McCroskey jumping out, or cut right after he hits the window so it closer timed to the crash?
Like this. I think it's timed quite well and doesn't need to be any closer to the crash.
I'm not going to assassinate Frink Olie!
I'm not going to assassinate Frink Olie!
Ha, so you didn't switch over to the paint-drying channel!
TV's Frink said:
Ryan McAvoy said:
"Hi, it's me Tintin (Get down Snowy!), intrepid reporter for Le Petit Vingtième..."
...
"...Rumour has it that George Lucas is planning a new film that would be like a blend of the best plot elements of 'Catch me if you can', 'The quick and the dead' and 'Pretty Woman'. He recently commented that he's stuck for a title, can you suggest one?"
If he's stuck, then by definition, so am I (see previous post).
Then you can take my suggestion!
TV's Frink said:
RicOlie_2 said:
I have yet another question (see above post for my credentials):
Are you not participating in the same sort of revisionism as George Lucas by changing the titles of all threads made by you with your name instead of your sock puppet's name without providing the original title alongside the new and improved one?
George Lucas is another of my socks.
Then why don't you give us a good-quality version of the OT!?
(Credentials can be found in the first and second posts I made in this thread).
I suggest "Catch the Pretty Woman if You're Dead".
Oh...wrong Ric.
:(
I have yet another question (see above post for my credentials):
Are you not participating in the same sort of revisionism as George Lucas by changing the titles of all threads made by you with your name instead of your sock puppet's name without providing the original title alongside the new and improved one?