Tyrphanax

Maybe I should just Amazon it, then. I hadn’t considered that. Probably cheaper than driving around the city looking.

Earl said:

I immediately lost interest when they brought up miniature effects and the ring theory. “The prequels used more sets and miniatures than the originals”, gee no kidding. You can easily tell just by looking at TPM especially that on-location shooting, sets and miniature effects are being used, but that doesn’t mean jack shit in the long run. The only thing I think of when I see these well crafted miniatures is “Gee, if only the rest of the movie was this consistent in quality”. Granted, there were shots in all of the prequels I never knew were miniatures, but so what? Good looking effects are not what will automatically make me forgive the terrible writing. And then of cause the ring theory, the “get out of a sticky situation with OT fans for free ticket”. Not everything needs to be connected as part of some kind of master plan, if anything this only makes everything become more watered-down and predictable. Revenge of The Sith in particular is always given a pass by fans for some reason, and I think I have the answer. It’s not because the characters are likable, charismatic or you want them to accomplish their goals, neither is it because the story itself is engaging. They like it because there’s 5 lightsaber duels (Only 2 of which are important to the plot), a good score and a dark, edgy plot. ROTS is a predictable mess of a movie and the only reason I feel as if the plot was made as serious as it was, was as a response to the negative reception of the bumbling, childish tone of TPM and the romantic, political tone of ATOC. If anything it tried to do what ROTJ did by mixing dark, emotional, comedic and adventurous elements into one story, and as with ROTJ, it failed miserably at it.

Oh yeah, I meant to bring that one up. I hate when someone says they used “more miniatures on the Prequels than the OT,” as if that makes the PT somehow good movies. I love physical effects and props, but that’s not the decider of the quality of the movie.

There may be a ton of miniatures, but they’re so CGI’d over that they just look like full CG shots anyway.

Went to the store the other day, figured I’d pick up some Ecto Cooler if I could find it, just to give it a shot since I never did back in the day.

There wasn’t any, so I got a Crystal Pepsi instead. Actually pretty good stuff. A bit of a weird disconnect to drink a clear liquid and get a cola taste, but I liked it.

yhwx said:

Tyrphanax said:

TV’s Frink said:

Tyrphanax said:

I mean they moved their IP to Ireland to escape American business tax laws, said they’d never move back unless we dropped our corporate tax to some ridiculously low rate, and now they’re saying that they don’t have to pay Ireland because their country isn’t Irish.

Pretty straightforward.

What about the part where Windows is to blame?

HOW ABOUT THAT, MR. FUNG?!?!

Fung you.

Mediocre addition to an already mediocre joke.

Thanks, MiniScum.

TV’s Frink said:

Tyrphanax said:

I mean they moved their IP to Ireland to escape American business tax laws, said they’d never move back unless we dropped our corporate tax to some ridiculously low rate, and now they’re saying that they don’t have to pay Ireland because their country isn’t Irish.

Pretty straightforward.

What about the part where Windows is to blame?

HOW ABOUT THAT, MR. FUNG?!?!

Fung you.

TV’s Frink said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

Tyrphanax said:

TV’s Frink said:

Wish I could say the same about your sig. 😉

Shots fired.

I’m receiving a report of one casualty.

Too bad it wasn’t the gif, which is still quite active.

JEDIT:

Tyrphanax said:

Rip in peace.

Repeat in peace in peace?

Roger that, Little Guppy.

Rip in peace.

I mean they moved their IP to Ireland to escape American business tax laws, said they’d never move back unless we dropped our corporate tax to some ridiculously low rate, and now they’re saying that they don’t have to pay Ireland because their country isn’t Irish.

Pretty straightforward.

TV’s Frink said:

Wish I could say the same about your sig. 😉

Shots fired.

I bet Apple is wishing they had a back button to press so they wouldn’t have to pay Ireland 13 billion Euros for blatant and admitted tax evasion.

TV’s Frink said:

Tyrphanax said:

*winky face*

We’re talking about a face with eyes, nose, and mouth, right?

Maybe. *winky face*

TV’s Frink said:

But who wouldn’t want to watch three movies about a bunch of people living normal lives without conflict?

Sounds like a Millennial thing.

Maybe. *winky face*

I already ripped this up with Tobar, but yeah, it’s the usual sheepish “ring theory” “poetry” “It’s not that bad” stuff. It’s okay to admit they were bad movies, but some people just won’t hear it, they just can’t live in a world where something Lucas created isn’t amazing, so they’ve convinced themselves that it is.

Okay, thanks.

Possessed said:

These noodles aren’t for you, sweetie. They’re for Possessed. And I’ll bite your face off if you come near them.

But I want to be part of the fun…

DuracellEnergizer said:

But Possessed doesn’t like cookies.

I do!

DuracellEnergizer said:

Even if they’re made from cookie dough?

Especially then.

Hah!

SilverWook said:

Is it just me, or does his hand position look really painful, if not physically impossible?

Nah, he’s just in the back portion of a spin.

Technically you could put a source in there, but it might be better to just stick the source within the spoiler itself.

Either way, it’s useful.

That looks like a pretty normal-sized violin, really.

TV’s Frink said:

Alzheimer’s disease.

Bummer.

Yep. Lost a grandfather to it. Not looking forward to my own old age, to be honest.

TV’s Frink said:

Undercover marshalling wand officers were some of the most effective combat troops around, successfully directing enemy ships to land in a swamp or a Sarlacc pit or an exploding sun.

Think of all the great one-liners.

Gene Wilder - 83

I’m hearing conflicting reports. Some were saying he died over the weekend, and that it was a hoax on Sunday, but I’m seeing it blow up again in a lot of reputable places today.

What a shit year this is.