xhonzi

CP3S said:

xhonzi said:

C3PX!  I just bought that Omega + Lil Sis + Bunny Mask from TRU for $22.50.  Their clearnance stuff is 25% off this weekend.

... but I am not a big fan of the look of the Alpha/Omega series Big Daddies (if it came with a splicer instead of the Omenga, I'd probably run down to my local TRU and grab it right now)....

Whoah, I totally confused Omega with Sigma!  How in the world did that happen??!?!  The side of the box talked about Lamb sending Omega against Delta as her final attack... which, since I was thinking of Minerva Den's Sigma, really had me scratching my head.

Wikipedia to the rescue!

cap said: 

xhonzi said:

The PT would not have fared well without the goodwill engendered by the OT.

Without the enormous success of the OT, Lucas might not have had absolute control and too big of a head to accept creative input from others. With a more humble or less powerful Lucas, the PT might have been a lot better. Even without making big changes to the story, just having a decent writer touch up the dialog would have gone a long way.

That's true, but a different argument.  I could have been more clear:

xhonzi said:

The existing PT would not have fared well financially without the goodwill engendered by the OT.

You'll get no argument from me that a GL making a PT without the power* of having made one of the most successful franchises of all time would have probably been better.

captainsolo said:

EyeShotFirst said:

I wouldn't be as mad if they just scanned the 97 SE, but that would be a good thing, so it's not going to happen.

I've said it before. That's all they need to do to fix every problem. No OOT but everyone's happy.

As for the art, finally "The Administrator Of This Facility" TM got his own disc!!!

 Everyone would be happy with the 1997 SE?

Count me out.  That's almost as disinteresting to me as the 2004 versions.

^Now there's two of them!

twooffour said:

I haven't actually started that meme, have I? :O

LOLNO.

Ziggy Stardust said:

greenpenguino said:

Ziggy Stardust said:

generalfrievious, there's more things to life than Star Wars.

Yeah.... LIKE BOWIE!!!!!

Exactly!

LOLNO.

QFT.

Well... Star Trek.

RedFive said:

That's my brother, PinkFive is behind me tho

Your brother has girl feet.

And you can tell him I said that.

TV's Frink said:

As long as The Office gets any kind of ratings and it's not Science Fiction, they will continue it.  NBC is in enough trouble as it is.

 Fixed?

Mithrandir said:

I've been reading some stuff about the EE being on two discs. I think that even if a BD has room enough to store the whole movie as long as the EE, there are two things that are mixing here into the final decission of splitting them.

I'm a little at odds with meself on the issue.  Obviously switching discs sucks.  On the one hand, the movies are quite long and the thought that I wouldn't have to get up sometime during the movie is nearly preposterous.  And the thought of increased bit-rate is quite tempting...

But seriously?  A 50 GB disc isn't enough for a 3.5 hour movie?  Or a 3.67 hour movie?  Or a 7 hour movie?

The worst part for me: Last the Mrs. and I watched LotR:EE, we watched it with no regard to the "starting" or "stobbing" of individual movies.  We watched an hour or two each night and found a breaking point wherever was convenient.  With 2 disc swaps over 11 hours, the chances of resuming the movie(s) just prior to a disc swap are fairly low.  With 5 discs swaps over the same- Well the chances are two-and-a-half times higher! 

Oh, the horror! 

darth_ender said:

TV's Frink said:

We stopped reading.

:p

 That's nice.  Then don't comment.

 That's Frink.  He comments on nearly everything.

darth_ender said:

I don't smoke, but I will take a blindfold.

What would you like on your tombstone?*

Discussions don't have to be arguments.  I'll apologize if my comments have come off antagonistically.

I, for one, enjoyed reading your perspective.  And it seems you don't lack at least a little whit (per your closing comment) and I think there's a place for you here.

I'm with you too!

twooffour said:

There was a third thread named like this, where I wrote down a lot of points. Can't find it anywhere though... oh well.
Nice thread :)

 http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/No-but-seriously-What-we-like-about-the-Prequels/topic/11950/

It's currently on the front page of this forum.  And it was linked on post 6 of this thread as well.

darth_ender said:

There are four Pirates of the Carribean movies, and the first was the only enjoyable film in my mind.  Star Trek has come out with 11 movies, some of them horrendously bad.  How many horror films have produced innumerable stupid sequels, yet still garner a loyal fan-base?  Just watched the new X-men movie, and that is a franchise that has really gone downhill in my mind, but I doubt they're done.

To my point, had the 3rd PotC been first, there would have never been sequels.  Had Star Trek The Motion Picture been first, (you know what I mean) there would have never been sequels.

Had there not been something good to begin with, there wouldn't have been sequels.

The PT would not have fared well without the goodwill engendered by the OT.

There are a lot of opinions out there- but, in my opinion- having an opinion doesn't necessarily mean it's a valid one.

CWBorne said:

These past couple of days, I've been really wanting to be able to see some of the online discussions pre-99 just to see the contrast in attitudes of people.

 

Prepare to be very unproductive for a couple of days:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc/topics?hl=en&start=30000&sa=N

Just a quick note to say I agree with 2/4-

There is a qualitative difference between the "romp" style fun of ID4, MiB, ANH and others and the unintentional camp of TPM.

Perhaps not everyone can see that difference.  But 2/4 seems to be going nuts thinking he's the only one that can see it.  I can see it too.

Had they been released in order, there would have never been Episodes 2-6.

Johnny Ringo said:

ferris209 said:

Johnny Ringo said:

ferris209 said:

Inception - over-rated. 1 ball out of 10.

You better run squirrel.

 

Sry, just was confusing and illogical to me. The movie seemed to try real hard to inject an emotional angle on it, but came out lame to me.

just remember Johnny tried to warn you when you find yourself cornered by xhonzi and his ilk.

IGNOwaitaminutehere...  Have I ever ignored someone for not liking the movie?  Or just for not seeing it?  I can't recall.  Is there precedent here?

Monolithium said:

Reign of Fire - 8/10

I miss that Matthew McConaughey.

I really liked Reign of Fire, but the ending felt flat to me.  The best action is in the middle of the film.  I think the ending needed a boost in the arm.  Perhaps whilst Bale and McConaughey are sneaking into the lair, they should have had some of the secondary characters creating a diversion outside of town.  Something violent that can match the action from the skydiving scene.

Mark Meltzer?

CP3S said:

xhonzi said:

C3PX!  I just bought that Omega + Lil Sis + Bunny Mask from TRU for $22.50.  Their clearnance stuff is 25% off this weekend.

Cool! That is tempting! Wish the mask was still intact enough to cover your entire face, I love the whole wrecked look, obviously it wouldn't really be a splicer mask without it, but it is a little too wrecked.

I think I might have already said this earlier, but: I completely agree.  I'd prefer an "antiqued" one above all, maybe a few cracks in the paint.  But this thing is pretty wrecked.

I also really like the red little sister with the baseball head Alpha that it comes with, and you can always use another little sister, but I am not a big fan of the look of the Alpha/Omega series Big Daddies  

I agree here as well.  'Tis a shame that this is my first big daddy figure.  At the very least it could have been Delta instead of Omega...

Mrs. xhonzi and I celebrated our annivesary this weekend and did a little antique shopping.  I saw an old US Navy diving helmet:

That I really wish I'd had the cash for.  Or the room in the basement.  Then my big daddy collection would have been complete.

Johnny Ringo said:

I gotta say it feels good to be back on Rapture, rescuing little sisters and taking down those 'bloody sploicers' [sic]

Those big sisters are challenge though - they always knock me on my ass.

 

Bees.

Ziggy Stardust said:

Our little Cookie MOnster has grown up.

Remember when he hated cursing in his precious thread? Since his return, all of his posts have contained the word "f***". Go figure. :/

Almost as if he'd had a personality transplant.