Eek. We have a Honda Odyssey that we bought thinking it would outlast a KIA that was half priced. So much for that idea!
I mean it runs... after a $2,000 tranny replacement that they all need every 20k miles or so.
But I'm offering him money. He doesn't seem to want that either. Wait, how did this thread go to "George Lucas won't give us the OOT" already???
Yes, I realize that we already had an Avatar thread and a Politics thread... but I didn't want to derail (as if this were possible) either one.
So, I had heard various reports of the amount of pro-liberal content in Avatar. I mentioned a quote earlier in the Avatar and 3D thread that Cameron claimed he was trying to step lightly around the political pitfalls.
Having seen the movie this morning... he's flat out lying. There are parts of this movie that are so oriented as to specifically evoke political controversy surrounding President George W. Bush and the current conflict in Middle East.
But let me take a step back. I really wanted to like this movie, and I came pretty close. I was aware of the hype and how distorted hype has effected me in the past and prevented me from enjoying an otherwise good movie. I'm also a 3D nut, and have sat through- nay, enjoyed! some terrible movies just because they were in 3D. I went in with guarded expectations and I felt the movie really won me over. Until the 3rd act started.
It's really summed up in a couple lines from the characters. Perhaps someone at fanedit will produce a "Tolerable for Conservatives or anyone else not drinking the Green Kool-Aid" edit. Shouldn't be too hard to cut 5 lines of dialogue maybe.
Here's the dialogue:
The evil human's attack on the peaceful Na'vi is referred to as "some sort of 'shock and awe' tactic". Obviously an referrence to the US and Ally's tactics in the Middle East.
The evil Colonel of the Marines tells the human soldiers that the Na'vi are about to attack them and that they must match "terror for terror."
Jake, disgusted that his fellow humans are not being patient enough with the Na'vi, throws a book on their culture down and says, "this is what humans do! They find someone living on top of something they want, and they make them an enemy so they can take it!" Seems a little too ripe of the theories that Bush staged 9-11 (or at least allowed it to happen) so that we could go to war and make oil prices.... go up?
And finally:
Jake tells the "Gaia" like spirit that is the God of the Na'vi people... that there is no green left on Earth and that the people there killed their mother and that he needs to stop them from doing the same thing here.
There's also one more shot of when the evil humans are scrambling to their fighters that shows this incredible dense brown smog hanging over their compound. And there are about 28 smoke stacks billowing in the background. Just in case you didn't get it.
What did I miss?
I think it's really a shame. Technically, it's all there. The movie is well acted, the CG is superb, I enjoyed the 3D quite a bit. The music is moving, the action is exciting, and the characters are compelling. If Cameron could have simply avoided using it as soapbox to bash George W. Bush (the election of which caused Cameron to cancel his application for US citizenship) it would have been totally great.
I admire you, my liberal friends, for you probably enjoyed the movie with little exception.
Now if Global Warming weren't a total crock.
ABC said:
Speaking of Vertical Force, I forsee this thread is going to fall down...
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It goes down from here? This is going to be good!
We saw it in RealD today. I loved the first half or so. The 3D was great and the visuals were top notch. It's really a spectacle! Quite experiential.
The 2nd half, and I will open another thread on this since it's not quite on topic here. Was a mixture of awesome and terrible to me. I left the theatre more mad than happy.
He's not the one pregnant with vertical force.
Glad to hear it.
TV's Frink said:
ABC said:
Bravo Captain, your last wish may have been impregnated with enough Force. Looks like it worked !
I will not be silenced! Bring it on, delusional "Captain" man!
xhonzi said:
Frink... be prepared to lose track of the next three days.
and specifically
Well that was weird. Extremely funny, but weird.
Tell me you didn't only watch one.
He didn't even tell you? Man, that's rough. Were you dubbed in Episode 1, by any chance?
Frink... be prepared to lose track of the next three days.
and specifically
http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail43.html
Oops.
John Tesh is teh suck!
I thought the Title of this thread, upon a quick scan, was "John is Teh Suck?"
Yes. John is teh suck.
(Actually I don't know. I don't like country music as a rule. Saying he sucked earlier was mostly meant as a joke.)
At every age I has seen out as a baby!
I'm back! Now, what did I miss?
John Tesh sucks.
Or shoes.
Like Sting I'm tantric.
You should try Legacy, if you haven't. It's 130 years or so after RotJ. It has a Skywalker in it, but I really dig it.
zombie84 said:
LFL has a lot more product than it seems they do:
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-Captain Eo
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You're right, I had forgotten about their involvement with EO!!! Where's the petition to get this release on Blu Ray? I would gladly give up my pirated 2D version...
I'm registering OriginalEO.com right now. See you on the petition and on the boards!
My kidneys!
Why can't toffee be made of things that are only good for me?
Ric,
While you are at the black market selling my kidneys, perhaps you could buy back TV Frink's hands. They are yellow and smell like cheese.
Black Mesa does look awesome. Here's to hoping it comes out in my lifetime...
I'm still waiting on the Jedi Academy -> Dark Forces mod. I played through the first half or so that they released and thoroughly enjoyed it... but where's the 2nd half?!?!?
http://darkforces.jediknight.net/
UPDATE: At least someone was working on it as recently as a month ago...
That must be why I'm pregnant with force rubbish.
I bought the 2004 DVDs because I felt I had to. I think I can firmly agree with these other sentiments here: If it's the same crap as what has been going on with the SE, I will not buy.