muddyknees2000 said:
asterisk8 said:
Revisited is a FREE fanedit, available for download...
...provided you own legitimate copies of the source material
Yes, it's absolutely worth continually pointing that out. You must own the Blu-Ray to download ESB:R.
^ This. It makes me uncomfortable to even see discussion about it, so can we just drop it and pretend it never happened? Revisited is a FREE fanedit, available for download in Blu-Ray, DVD-9, and hi-def MKV formats. That should suit everyone.
This brings up an interesting point. I don't think movies that are re-released with changes should be considered the same film and lumped together in box office sales. In my opinion, The Phantom Menace has not made $1 billion, it made $924 million worldwide, and The Phantom Menace 3D (with digital Yoda) has made $76.4 million as of Feb 2012.
If they had just re-released the plain old 2D Episode I in theaters, it wouldn't have made NEARLY $76.4 million by now. It seems slippery, to me, this lumping together of re-releases.
The same goes for Titanic 3D and Beauty and the Beast 3D. They should count as separate releases as far as gross totals go.
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1954)
3 epic beards out of 4
bkev said:
And in any case it's a humor website.
Then why isn't it funny?
Wow, I find a lot of Cracked articles oddly illuminating and funny. This is just a sad apologist trotting out the same tired arguments, and it's not even funny.
TheBoost said:
Watched the entire first season of Downton Abbey this weekend. Good old fashioned Brits. Very enjoyable. Maggie Smith is a treaure.
I loved Fat Christopher Lee, the butler. He was my favorite character.
AWESOME show.
Did you see SNL's Downton Abbey parody? As if Downton Abbey were airing on Spike TV:
http://www.styleite.com/media/downton-abbey-spike-tv-saturday-night-live/
The ambiguity in Shutter Island that I like best is Andrew's last line: "Is it better to live as a monster or die a good man?" It can be interpreted that he knows who he really is and would rather forget (via lobotomy), or he still believes he's Teddy Daniels, and he's really asking the question to Chuck, who he thinks is an evil conspirator.
EyeShotFirst said:
Funny how the most impatient people are the ones who are new to the site. I've spent a good chunk of my life on this site waiting for this, and I have no problem waiting longer.
I believe art should never be rushed.
^ This
For some reason I thought ESB:R wasn't coming out until Christmas 2012, and I was fine with that. But I guess the tentative release is May, which makes me very happy! But, however long it takes is how long it takes!
generalfrevious said:
I should be able to get the OOT at my local BestBuy or Amazon right now, like every single film ever made since 1895.
That's not even remotely true.
SilverWook said:
The fat lady at Jabba's palace hasn't sung yet.
Don't give Lucas any ideas.
DuracellEnergizer said:
asterisk8 said:
if audiences found Ferris an "unlikable, smarmy little fuck," it wouldn't have become the timeless classic that it is.
These people were obviously USLFs themselves ;-)
There are quite a lot of us. :-D
I didn't know subject matter alone made a movie good. I thought it was about a coherent and engaging story, well-crafted characters you love (or love to hate), a strong visual style, and all of it pulled together by a talented director. Shows what I know.
DuracellEnergizer said:
Akwat Kbrana said:
captainsolo said:
Is it bad that I didn't care for The Goonies or Ferris Bueller?
The Goonies? No; it sucks.
Ferris Bueller? Yes; go get yer head checked. ;)
But Ferris Bueller is an unlikable, smarmy little fuck =(
Obviously, that's a minority opinion. Within the film, he's the most likable guy in the Chicagoland area, and if audiences found Ferris an "unlikable, smarmy little fuck," it wouldn't have become the timeless classic that it is.
CP3S said:
Johnny Ringo said:
I have plans to watch Sherlock but not just yet. I might wait a bit and watch them all in one go since there aren't many episodes yet.
Don't do that to yourself, span them out and enjoy it longer. Treat it more like a series of movies than a TV show, each one has a self contained story.
Exactly. Each episode is 90 minutes, so you really have the equivalent of six feature-length films, or 9 hours of television. You'd be in good company if you did watch them all in one go. A 9-hour Sherlock marathon sounds awesome.
doubleofive said:
Oh I have. 13 episodes I can understand. 7 episodes, I can get behind. But 3 is crazy short. Of course, he's also writing Who, or at least leading the writers.greenpenguino said:
I see you've not heard of British Brevity...
doubleofive said:
I too just finished the first season of Sherlock. Too few, need more. Only 3 episodes a season?
Granted, each episode is as long as a feature-length film, so it's more like six 45-minute episodes.
I can see why this Moriarty is not for some, but I like him. The way I see it, he's still young, still immature. And he's even more of a show-off genius than Holmes is. A psychopathic whizz-kid. Like I said, I get why people don't like it, but it works for me.
CP3S said:
asterisk8 said:
I disliked Guy Ritchie's "take" on Holmes, now I despise it. This is Sherlock Holmes for a new era.
In recent years I have often felt that with more and more ridiculous campy movies flooding the market and being well loved by the majority of the population, it seems that tv shows have become the place for fresh ideas and bold steps in storytelling.
The contrast between the Moffat and the Guy Richie Sherlocks is the perfect example of this.
I agree 100%.
Aside from Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels, I've never been a fan of Guy Ritchie, and now I feel his version of Sherlock Holmes is downright insulting.
I was continually amazed by how much better the writing, casting, and tone of this series is compared to the big budget adaptation. You know, the only compromise I was willing to make before was in thinking, "Well, I guess this slo-mo explosive action-fest is the only way to get most people to watch Sherlock Holmes anymore. That's better than him fading from the public consciousness entirely, I suppose." Now I know differently. Sherlock is irreverent without being insulting, exciting without being pandering, complex without being alienating - basically it's all of the right ways to appeal to 21st century audiences without sacrificing quality, and intelligence, and the heart and soul of what makes Holmes and Watson the immortal figures they are. I really think anyone could watch this series and love it.
Just finished the first season of Sherlock. Amazing. Extraordinary, quite extraordinary.
I disliked Guy Ritchie's "take" on Holmes, now I despise it. This is Sherlock Holmes for a new era. I plan to re-watch season 1 this week with some friends so they can experience it for themselves. Cannot wait!
Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:
Alexrd said:
greenpenguino said:
Alexrd said:
eiyosus said:
Oh man, when they started ranting from 1:50 onwards I just about puked. They called the restoration of the original versions a "waste of time."
Jesus.
In GL's point of view.
His point of view is wrong then.
Wrong opinions?
An opinion is open to moral scrutiny. For instance, I believe that having the point of view that all books should be confiscated and burned, is morally wrong - despite that it is viewpoint that has appeared many times around the world. Similarly, although less dramatic, the idea that preserving a piece of history is "a waste of time", is in my opinion also wrong, for similar reasons. It reveals a surprising lack of respect for the importance of history, education, and the roots of freedom, in the person who said it.
Unfortunately, young people who've grown up on the internet have the mistaken impression that every opinion that tumbles from their mouths is valid and worthy of a gold star because "we're all entitled to our opinions and you can't fault someone just because you think differently." Oh, and forget arguments of morality because don't you know that "everything is relative"?
captainsolo said:
And Reservoir Dogs is an inferior copy. This is the movie they accused Tarantino of ripping off, and I thought it wouldn't actually be that obvious. IT IS!
That's exactly what I thought after seeing David Lynch's Wild at Heart.
Monroville said:
doubleofive said:
New preview clip:
http://vimeo.com/35673497
Ady says the video is 100% complete, while the audio is still temp.Wouldn't there still be a slight orange tint to the Falcon due to the ambient light reflected from the orange clouds?
I agree. It seems to stand out as too neutral. A little bit of an orange tint seems like it would help the Falcon sit in the shot better.
A Christmas Story
Love that you delayed Yoda's head turning when Luke falls. It always looked so "motion-controlled" before the way he turned away and came to a hard stop staring at nothing.
Great work, adywan.