http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/93858
And Mental Floss's list of trademarked products which names stand for the generic.
ferris209 said:
Here in Texas, all soft drinks are Coke.
I never experienced that in my years in San Antonio, so perhaps it's more localized than that? I've always understood that to be a "southern" thing, and some parts of Texas are much more "Southern" than others.
Also, this: http://blogs.static.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/35163.html
Mental Floss's list of 15 companies known for one product that originally started off with something else.
Johnny Ringo said:
So...Anyone else playing Deus Ex 3?
As the record states- I am a huge fan of the first 2. So this is definitely high on my list of games to play, but like [CE](3?)[PR](3?)(i?)[CSX]/i, I can wait out a price drop a little bit. I still have a ton of games sitting on the shelf and dropping ~70 hours into FO3 hasn't helped.
I think my next purchase is going to be Castlevania, LoS.
CP3S said:
Am I seriously the only one here buying Dead Island today?
Essentially a co-op Fallout 3 with zombies, how can anyone not want that!
DID SOMEONE SAY FALLOUT 3?!?!?
On Topic- I had a dream last night, and C3PX was in it. (<- Preferred to saying, "I had a dream about C3PX last night") We were splitscreening- well- I was watching you solo screen. (????) At any rate- He was playing some section of Fallout 3 DLC that I had just played and I kept telling him how to play it. He was getting mad. I was also working on the assumption that he hadn't played any FO3, and he had to keep reminding me that he, in fact, had played it AND BEFORE ME TO BOOT!
That certainly put me in my place.
(end segue)
[CE](3?)[PR](3?)(i?)[CSX]/i,
Tell me how Dead Island is like FO3. I am listening.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
I tried so hard!
I agree with the front page/mission statement bits.
I also see where you're coming from with the Fan Edits. One of my friends brings up this "inconsistency" all the time- You don't like the SE's but you LOOOVE SW:R?
However I don't think, in the final summation, that the fanedit section should be moved. It's too much a part of this site and I think the consequences would be too damaging.
MJPollard said:
theprequelsrule said:
MJPollard said:
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (you knew it was coming sooner or later)
Say what you will about the flaws in this movie (and there are many), but it's hard to find fault with Liam Neeson. He always gives his all in whatever film he's in, and his characterization of Qui-Gon Jinn is no exception. His Qui-Gon is the Jedi we all want to see: quiet, dignified, wise in many ways, yet not afraid to "mix it up" when he has to (and he has the skills to back it up).
Qui-Gon was lifeless and boring, which I guess made him seem dignified when put on the screen next to the silly antics of Jar Jar and Anakin.
Obi-wan as played by Alec Guiness - that was dignified.
Perhaps I shouldn't have said anything. I should have known better than to post even a single positive opinion about any aspect of the prequels.
There are a few positive aspects of the PT that I can think of (and there are whole threads dedicated to that) but I would agree with TPR that Liam Neeson isn't one of them. You said it that it's hard to find fault with Neeson and I don't find it hard at all. There does seem to be a fair amount of Qui-Gon love on these boards, but I can safely say I don't understand it in the least.
And this is coming from a chap who, while not having any posters or tattoos of the man, consider him to generally be a highlight of the pictures he's in. I can't say I go out of my way to see all of his movies, but I generally consider him to be a plus.
Just not in TPM. For the same reasons as TPR already listed. I find him terribly dull and flat. And wholly unconvincing.
EDIT: Something positive about MJPollard's post... Well, it was bold. Or do I just have to be positive about TPR's post? It was true. Wait, I guess I replied to MJP afterall... It was... defeated?
theprequelsrule said:
Starship Troopers
xhonzi said:
Inquiry: Can we yell at people who, for example, referred to Starship Troopers as a "bad" film?
TheBoost said:
Hmmmm... rules need adjusting.
4. Starship Troopers rules.
5. Responses to compliments can only be more compliments.
Definition of backhanded compliments expanded.
Hmm... okay, I can do this...
Um, TRP, your opinion of Starship Troopers, while generally terrible, is wrong... dumb... motivating.
Wow, that's terrible. How are we supposed to follow that up?
(and I think this thread should be in General Star Wars Chat)
Tyrphanax said:
If that's how you're going to play it, Xhonzi, we are now mortal enemies.
I hope that your kung fu is strong, for we are now locked in eternal Mortal Kombat.
MOR-TAL KOMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!
(cue the dance music!)
Tyrphanax said:
I view the two words as synonyms.
You might. But I was recently informed that one was disrespectful and the other was preferred.
I suppose you'd rather be a darn dirty Asian that a rich and powerful oriental?
I've also heard that "Oriental" refers to "things" (noodles, furniture) and "Asian" refers to people... but that doesn't seem to be very consistent.
theprequelsrule said:
xhonzi said:
Tone.
Can you elaborate?
Gosh, I thought I wouldn't have to.
Um... the tone sucks?
Angel updated his signature yesterday.
theprequelsrule said:
ChainsawAsh said:
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
The whole graveyard scene is awesome.
Noooooooooooooooooo!!!
Hey, TheBoost hasn't told us if we can do that yet, and if we can, you've got it coming for what you said about Starship Troopers!
ESRB
Cake or Lie?
Tone.
The wife and I watched Unstoppable a few days ago.
2 things:
1. It made me think of the previous discussions at to whether "knowing the end or knowing who lives/who dies" is enough to wreck the drama of a story/film.
This movie is basically completely understood from the poster. There's a runaway train. It's Unstoppable. Kirk and John Creasy are going to stop it, because they ARE EVEN MORE UNSTOBBABLE! (X-TREME!!!!) Tony Scott, however, is able to bring plenty of tension to the action regardless of there never being any doubt in the audience's mind how it's going to end.
2. As I have mentioned before, I have a "motion simulator" chair that moves with some of the movies out there. Unstoppable supported this feature and frankly I'm not sure I would have bothered with this movie except that I heard it was awesome "in the chair".
And it was.
Inquiry: Can we yell at people who, for example, referred to Starship Troopers as a "bad" film?
darth_ender said:
xhonzi said:
darth_ender said:
Decided to begin watching Dune (2000 miniseries). It's strange and glosses over so much from the novel so far, but what can you do with such a complicated novel when converting it to a visual medium anyhow? My wife likes it so far.
I quite like the 2000 mini. There's a "long cut" of it that I think is substantially better and also introduces some european style nudity, which I'm sure your wife would approve of as much as mine did (which is to say not at all).
So I finally go the chance to watch part II, and it is the extended version. You're correct, there is some European-style nudity (as opposed to Asian, South American, or Oceanian-style nudity, I mean, how many ways can you show one's privates?). I was truthfully disappointed with all of that, and it seemed to advance the plot very little. If they'd spent more time telling the story of Dune and less flaunting bodies, it might have been interesting, but now I'm pretty turned off and not sure I want to finish it.
For the record, I think all of that nudity is in Part II. I think there's some sideboob in a tent in one scene, and that might still be coming up.
The reason I called it "european" style is that they shot 2 versions of those scenes. In the "US release", the girls were lightly dressed in sheer linens and silks, but enough to cover up the naughty bits. In the European(where and by whom it was filmed) release, they used the full nudity version. When they released the extended cut, I guess they (and Roger Ebert) figured that people want to see as much nudity as possible, but silly TV or public cinema standards are getting in their way. So, of course, when it comes to home video releases, the more nudity the better!
And considering the success of "UNRATED! (w00t!) dvd's" maybe they're right.
But the extended version does add about 10 minutes to each of the three segments. And, as I recall, those 10 minutes do help quite a bit.
I would encourage you to finish the third part. But if you haven't dug the first 2/3, maybe you still won't care for it.
Tyrphanax said:
Anyway, I don't really care who ignores who in the end
Don't you mean, "Who ignores whom?"
IGNORED!
Pennsylvania Jones said:
xhonzi said:
Just an observation from someone who's spent a lot of time thinking about stories and how to write them- Story is not just a sequence of things happening. It's about something. Figure out what your story is about, then use scenes to build that something.
I know that. I've known that for years. I said in the post that this was only the first part of the story.
Apologies.
I wanted to repost this from the BD thread:
Here's the real problem with the Noooooooooooooo! It's there, even when it isn't! I showed my wife the original so that I could show her how terrible the new version is, and while we were watching the original, I could not stop thinking about the Nooooooo! I COULD STILL HEAR IT! IT'S IN MY HEAD!
CURSE YOU LUCAS!
Tobar said:
I don't care for Dash either. Instead of creating that copy cat they should have opted for utilizing an already existing character, namely Kyle Katarn. He's perfect for that role being a mercenary working for the rebellion and already had a cool sidekick and ship.
Wow, you're right. I've never heard/thought that before. Kyle Katarn would have been perfect- and not too rip offy.
:(
Drunken Jedi Master said:
4 of my friends (all die hards) and I have a Star Wars movie marathon/eating and drinking fest every year. Next year's was supposed to be the big ZOMG STAR WARS ON BLU RAY!!!! fest, well, not anymore. Of the 5 of us, all 5 of us were planning on buying the BR set, and now none are buying it. The "No NOOoooo" scene killed it for all of us.
BTW, thanks to everyone who pointed me in the right direction of the fan edits/restoration projects.
You're in for a treat if you and your friends have never seen Revisited. Some of the changes I would remove if I had the talent, but the movie has never looked or sounded so good. It really made me feel like I was watching it for the first time again.
bkev said:
One star reviews on amazon outnumber 5 star ones...
Yeah, by more than double.