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#715642
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If you need to B*tch about something... this is the place
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generalfrevious said:


Does anyone realize that George RR Martin will probably never finish a Song of Ice and Fire? That's why I never bothered to read the books or watch Game of Thrones, because why should I watch/read something that will never be finished? And I heard that the last two books weren't that great either.
Mr Martin has words for you. Just two of them.

Also, why wouldn't you watch the TV show when the producers were told what happens so they can work their way to the same end?

And lastly, why did I click to reveal your post in the first place?

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#715488
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Video Games - a general discussion thread
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DrCrowTStarwars said:


Oh I thought this game was only coming out for the PS4 and Xbox One.  I didn't know it was on any other systems.  then Heck yeah i can get this game I have both a PC and a 360.  Thanks for letting me know that.  This game has just moved to the top of my wish list.
It's not your fault, I didn't link to the article:

http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/9/5883771/alien-isolation-original-cast

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#715472
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Harmy's THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Despecialized Edition HD - V2.0 - MKV & AVCHD (Released)
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Harmy said:
Oh, no, they are just in the order in which the donations came. I will probably try to put them into alphabetic order. Anyone know how to do this easily? I have them as a simple .txt file.
Copy them into a spreadsheet program, sort A-Z. Should work. If you don't want to do it, just PM them to me.

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#715449
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Practical vs Digital
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DominicCobb said:


I think many of us don't see those big CGI laden shlockfests. You won't find many here who went to see Trans4mers. You are again misinterpreting our issue with CGI. It's not that we hate it, or think that it should never be used, it's just that we are annoyed by its overabundance in mainstream films today.
I don't hate the Transformer movies because they used CGI to create robots that change into cars, I hate them because they insult my intelligence.

I think in a world without CGI, we'd still be complaining about practical effect shlockfests. We're blaming the hammer for the carpenter's shoddy work. And I mean the studios/directors are the carpenters, not the VFX artists who work their butts off to try to make whatever it is look good.

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#715332
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General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
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Wolfman said:


A while back, my works manager told me that his young son was now getting into Star Wars as he had seen the films on the television. He was thinking about buying him a box set. I was just like...."Yeah, good". I think my manager was stunned that I never carried on the conversation. I mean, what was I supposed to say?  Directing him to any sort of box set is pointing to the SE versions. I can't support that.
Explain that they can't see you in the movie if they buy a box set!

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#715299
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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brentspender said:


Will it come with orginal on top like we all saw in the clips ? Or can that be turned off in the final version ?
That's just so people can quickly see the changes to the preview videos. As far as I know, there will not be a full version of the movie with the original (which original?) on top.

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#715298
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General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
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Erikstormtrooper said:



Baronlando said:

Ugh. The changes are so ingrained now, the nature of the original version is like a vague urban legend now, with people just assuming it couldn't be THAT different.


My 11-year-old son recently went on an overnight trip on a charter bus with the Boy Scouts. They watched the Special Edition trilogy on the bus's video screens. My son starts telling people "These are the wrong versions. Jabba's not supposed to be in Episode 4." Nobody knew what he was talking about, not even the adult (supposedly a huge fan) that brought the movies.

On the other hand, I have raised my son well :)
YOU'RE PLAYING THE WRONG MESSAGE!

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#715266
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Practical vs Digital
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SilverWook said:


So, you don't think people who bust their ass to make a practical creature work on the set, (and without harming the actors) only to find out it's all been replaced by CGI when they sit down to see the movie, might have a legitimate axe to grind?
There's an entire feature on the Extended Edition about the rush to get all these goblin masks made, getting them approved at the last second, then after two days of filming having most of the actors not wear them. IIRC, the masks were sent to Weta and scanned to be used to make the CG heads. I don't remember if it showed the mask makers' reaction to this decision.

I still don't follow the complete replacement of Azog. They were done filming, then decided a couple months before the movie comes out to erase him completely. OK...

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#715016
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Last movie seen
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ATMachine said:


For my money, by far the most intriguing deleted subplot in that movie involves the lost scenes where it's revealed that Khan has an infant son of his own, whom he quite willingly blows up along with the Genesis Device in his last attempt at revenge on Kirk.
It's not supposed to be Khan's son specifically, just a member of his crew's child. Chekov found his crib in the containers, then we see him wandering around the Genesis device before it goes off. Who lets a toddler into a transporter room? What does that add to the movie? It makes a triumphant moment actually very sad, so it was right to be cut.