Die Hard (1988)
Been a while since I'd last seen this. Great film, really solid. Now I know I'll end up watching The Detective and reading the books.
I do find the token black guy situation on the show pretty hilarious. T-Dog made it all the way through three seasons and then was promptly replaced by the new black prisoner dude. Who was then promptly removed to make room for the new black guy with the family. (Who is supposed to be the guy they find on the side of the road with his family in the comics right?) It's as if they're not allowed to have more than one major black male character at a time. =P
I don't know what season 3 you're watching. Season 2 was terrible but 3 has kept a great pace. But then I've read past this point in the comics so I know what they're working toward. It's also been really interesting seeing how Kirkman's been reworking the story. The show is a lot better written than the comics. I guess it's not too surprising, from everything I've read Kirkman seems to be for the most part a one draft man. So with the TV series he's gotten a chance to refine the story.
Star Wars Episode VII Into Darkness
24 (2001-2010)
Just finished this series. I have to say I quite enjoyed it and am sad to see that it's over. But I am glad my favorite character made it through to the end! (Not Jack)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)
I was caught off guard that I had finished these two series so close to each other. I was expecting to finish 24 with the X-Files. Anyway, it was a great series. It's a shame they didn't use all of their feature films to tie up various loose ends from the series like First Contact did. I think that's also a part of why Wrath of Kahn was so good.
My list goes:
Gojira
Godzilla vs. Monster Zero
Godzilla vs. Gigan (my favorite villain)
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla
Godzilla Raids Again
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
And this. =P
TV's Frink said:
Tyrphanax said:
Akwat Kbrana said:
Also, there's a Chinese Dragon.
Wha...?
Wiv a noife.
That's not a knife, it's a spoon.
Ah, I see you've played knifey-spooney before!
I also just noticed that his shoulder pad is Artoo. =P
KKvG is the highest rated on that list. What. The. HECK.
NeverarGreat said:
My idea was to have a very young Anakin Skywalker be frozen in a hibernation pod on a pre-hyperspace ship for many decades, and to be revived by the Lars family and raised by them after the ship crashes on a distant world. His advanced form of hibernation sickness renders him blind, and he struggles to survive in the harsh Outer Rim Territories. Our story picks up when their planet is attacked by another planet in the same solar system, and a teenage Anakin must defy all odds to become a pilot despite his blindness, which lasts through the prequels.
Hungarian:
DuracellEnergizer said:
Bah! That's not true Stargate! That a piss-poor piece of afterbirth spawned from the belly of a parody series that turned to shit after its fifth season!
Tell us how you really feel.
Scrooged (1988)
So I realized today that it had been a while since I sat down to watch a movie. For whatever reason, I picked Scrooged. I'd only seen one scene of the film before and was not prepared at all for that opening. The film was filled with lots of surprises like that, Danny Elfman...Karen Allen... It felt very uneven, including an adaption of A Christmas Carol in the middle of it contributes a lot to that. Definitely not one of Bill Murray's best. It's...passable.
Tyrphanax said:
I'd never take it off either.
I certainly didn't when I was a little kid with costume capes.
Translation: He's wearing one right now.
I was a bit leery in the beginning but I enjoyed it. I'm hoping that the popularity of this might raise awareness of the long forgotten fan audio dramatization community. A lot of it is.....rough but once in a while you'll find a hidden gem. Where else can you find Jaxxon still getting work? =P Sadly a lot of the older ones are disappearing.
I don't recall us ever talking about this awesome commercial. First things first though, if you haven't seen it remedy that immediately!
Anyway, I bring it up because I just found this awesome site that details the making of it. Check it out!
Started and finished Halo: Reach over the weekend. It was a great game even though it felt a little short. I love games that let you design the main character.
Lucasfilm has confirmed the new theatrical release dates for the upcoming 3D versions of the next two films in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones will release, for a limited time only, in U.S. theaters on September 20, 2013, followed shortly by Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith on October 4, 2013.
"This trilogy really builds as it continues," says ILM's Dennis Muren, "and Episodes II and III feature shots of increased complexity and detail that really lend themselves to a deeper, more powerful 3D experience. Also, the action definitely ramps up as the galaxy plunges into war, so there are more opportunities to place the audience in the thick of some truly spectacular sequences."
Attack of the Clones includes thrilling chase scenes on the city-covered planet of Coruscant, intense ground battles on the rocky terrain of Geonosis, and the first-ever lightsaber duel featuring Jedi Master Yoda. Revenge of the Sith ends the prequel trilogy, telling the story of how Anakin Skywalker turns to the dark side to become the ultimate villain, Darth Vader, and takes viewers from lightning-fast dogfights to an epic lightsaber battle on the lava planet Mustafar.
International release dates will be announced soon. Keep checking StarWars.com for more news on the 3D releases of the Star Wars films.
Hayden Christensen's performance in the prequels was below subpar. It was simply dreadful.
Just his acting is enough to condemn his casting but since we're now discussing looks.
They should have cast someone that looked like a young Sebastian Shaw. Which means he should have had dark hair like Leia which would have left Padme with blonde hair.
But that error can be traced back to their casting during TPM when they were comparing child headshots to publicity photos of Hamill as Luke.
Just finished The Walking Dead. That was the most heart wrenching experience I've ever had with a game. ='(
Tyrphanax said:
Aw, the movie is awesome in a "campy, tongue-in-cheek, propaganda-laden satire-of-militarism" way. Less so in a "true-to-the-source" way.
It's a fine Paul Verhoeven flick but does not deserve the title.
Tyrphanax said:
The sequels lose all the "deeper" satire and parody and actually do suck, though.
It's all shallower than a dried up puddle compared to the book. =P
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
A while ago I found myself somewhat fascinated by the Military Scifi subgenre. Turns out there's quite a bit of it out there. Luckily, I happen to have a friend who is into it. So he gave me a list of books to check out and Starship Troopers was at the top of the list. I was already curious because I've seen the film and the aforementioned friend HATED it. It was pretty good. Far bigger in scope than the film and why in the world would they leave out the mech suits!?! Those would be amazing on the big screen! Ah well, maybe someday they'll actually try to make a faithful adaption.
