1 Reply by braedan51

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I don't post here often enough and I lurked too often in the live chat, but I have to say this really hurts.

I understand some of reasons for this hiatus and of course I wish the whole WAYDM / DIF crew nothing but success & happiness but my Sundays and my heart are both going to be a little more empty.

Thank you for the laughs, the discussions and the thought provoking analysis. Thank you for sharing yourselves and that weird type of friendship that I feel for a bunch of people that I've never met, have never really spoken to and who don't know me at all but who are all very important to me. Thank you for everything.

I'm just an engineer with delusions of being a piss poor writer, so I'll steal some words from someone better than me...

I suppose some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up DOES rejoice. But still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I guess I'll just miss my friends in my head.

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2 Reply by braedan51

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Owen Ward wrote:

Snail mail chainletter style. Would anybody be up for this?


I was just thinking, we could also sign a piece of paper, add some words, etc -- then scan that & email to one person. Arrange all the scans together and either print it on the card or print it out & tape it into a card....

It's not as personal, but It would be a heck of a lot faster (and safer) than depending on the USPS.

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3 Reply by braedan51

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Owen Ward wrote:

Would anybody be up for this?

I would be up for it. I mean, I don't know Mike personally...I don't post on the forum too often and lately it's been hard for me to get into the live chat due to work -- but I respect him immensely and I've been very concerned since hearing about the accident.

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4 Reply by braedan51

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Trey wrote:

It occurs to me that we have a rare opportunity here.  What scenario should we have ready for when Mike wakes up?

I'm trying to decide between 28 Days Later and Planet of the Apes, but leaning toward the latter because getting ape masks probably will be easier than convincing the Cedars-Sinai staff to temporarily abandon the entire floor of the hospital.

I was thinking someone should have the doctors explain that due to the legislation signed into law by President Jeb Bush his physical rehabilitation will take place in a coal mine where he will be processing freedom ore to support our simultaneous wars against Pakistan, Turkey, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Mexico and Iraq. Bonus: Create a news bulletin which mention that Brian has become leader of the underground resistance after budgetary cuts forced the closure of NASA & play it on the TV in his room.

Actually, after seeing that typed out, it's probably far too cruel.

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5 Reply by braedan51

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Eddie wrote:

As I mentioned on twitter, my son Ryker was born on Friday.


Congratulations Eddie! I'm glad Mother & Son are doing well. That, along with hearing that Mike is off the paralytics & starting to regain some semblance of consciousness is some welcome news during this somber time...

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6 Reply by braedan51

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This was a gut punch...I'm shocked, sad, worried and angry. I hope this was some just horrible accident. Above all I hope Mike can make a speedy & full recovery. My thoughts are with him & his family and friends and my thanks to all the excellent medical professionals that are helping him stay in this fight.

Teague, Brian, Trey, Eddie, Ryan and everyone else hang in there and thank you for the updates...I don't know what else to say. This just seems unreal.

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7 Topic by braedan51

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So....THIS just popped up online...I think it may be relevant.
http://uproxx.com/tv/2014/09/syfys-lava … e-academy/

(excuse me if this shouldn't be posted & feel free to delete it -- but it seems to be out there in the world now.)

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8 Reply by braedan51

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WhiskeyDick wrote:

Superman is a movie based on an alien who gets superpowers from a different colored sun, and you take issue with time travel mechanics. I love this forum.


The film's magic bean is, "there is this alien who gets superpowers from a different colored sun" so no, I don't take issue with that. Clearly, this isn't an important argument I'm not going to lose sleep over it either way. Regardless of the ending Superman is still an excellent film. The only thing I'm taking issue with is the retcon to explain away the poorly thought out (or at least a poorly presented) climax.

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9 Topic by braedan51

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I'm sure I'm going to get crap for this, but I'm honestly confused and would like to discuss the end of Superman (1978).

Towards the end the Superman commentary Trey says that Superman is NOT reversing the Earth's rotation to turn back time. Instead, Superman is merely flying faster than light & traveling back and the Earth only APPEARS to be rotating backward because the flow of time has reversed.

I understand that justification, but I really think it's flawed based on what we see in the film. Please bear with me for a moment.

If the above statement were true, the moment Superman stops, time would resume moving forward at its normal pace and he should return to Earth to save Lois -- but that's not what we see in the film. Superman flies back in time. We see the montage of disasters reversing then he stops and changes the direction he is flying and continues to fly fast around the world. If the "flying fast to go back in time" argument was valid, he would continue to travel BACK in time regardless of the direction he was flying.

I really think the movie just got it wrong and is showing Superman reversing the direction of the earth's rotation = time travel. I swear I'm not some IMDB posting schmuck.

For reference, here is a link to the scene courtesy of Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjgsnWtBQm0

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10 Reply by braedan51

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Our 2 Cents ...(admittedly weak)

The Nerd Dimension
The Geekeasy

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11 Topic by braedan51

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Teague you magnificent bastard, I read your book...which was the novelization of Surrogates!

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12 Topic by braedan51

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Not sure if this is the best place to post this, but for the last few days searching for Down in Front in the US iTunes store returns the following error message,

ITEM NOT AVAILABLE
The item you've requested is not
currently avilaing in the U.S. Store

I'm concerned, and lonely.

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13 Reply by braedan51

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I don't have much to add except to say -- great episode. Highly informative & funny which normally goes without saying for DiF, but hey, compliments are never a bad thing.  lol

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14 Reply by braedan51

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Dorkman wrote:
braedan51 wrote:

I was on Old Joe's side the whole time in regards to killing tiny Hitler.

If a future version of me tells me we should bomb Japan, my response is simple "Yes." By all means sir, let's drop that fucker, twice! I don't mean to suggest that you're indecisive, Mr Dorkman. Not at all. Just, uh... complicated.

Actually, no, I'm quite decisive. People should not be punished for something they haven't done yet, period.

If you come across Hitler when he's six years old, and the only action you can think to take is to murder him in cold blood, that to me is a frighteningly simple-minded solution. I didn't think LOOPER was a towering piece of intellectual art by any means, but it at least understood that.

I CAN think of other things to do the avert future catastrophy other than murder, I'm deliberately choosing murder. Potato, Potato. We're not going to see eye to eye on the whole temporal murder thing. That's okay....or at least it will be, or it was.

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15 Reply by braedan51

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The question I want to discuss, who thinks Kid Blue is the Young Abe?

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16 Reply by braedan51

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Dorkman wrote:
Teague wrote:

He talks about that in the commentary. They deliberately assembled the murdering-kid scene such that it would turn the audience on Willis a bit.

A bit? As soon as he murders an innocent child he becomes fundamentally irredeemable.

I can't even conceive of a way to execute that scene that keeps you on his side.

I was on Old Joe's side the whole time in regards to killing tiny Hitler.

If a future version of me tells me we should bomb Japan, my response is simple "Yes." By all means sir, let's drop that fucker, twice! I don't mean to suggest that you're indecisive, Mr Dorkman. Not at all. Just, uh... complicated. 'course, that's the way DiF wants you. Me, they want simple. . Maybe I'm not normal, but I do carry a note to myself in my wallet. It's there JUST IN CASE I'm ever displaced in time and need to prove to another me that I'm us. Only I know what it says and I've had the note since 1987.

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17 Reply by braedan51

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Xtroid wrote:

I so want to see the uncut version....

If I'm remembering correctly this film was BUTCHERED by the MPAA. There original cut of the film is approximately 45 minutes longer, but due to the poor reception the film received the uncut version has never seen the light of day. I remember Fangoria did a fairly extensive run down of the missing material, I think in the long cut we saw much more of the original crew's journey into and back from hell.

That quick montage of gruesome cuts was significantly longer, possibly not even a montage.

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18 Reply by braedan51

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I'd like to point out that Trey has not posted since the funds have been sent from the accounts of his over 200 backers. Is it possible he took a sizable chuck of that money, fueled up his house and set sail?

trwned

Either way, well played sir. Congratulations (and if it's appropriate, Bon Voyage).

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19 Reply by braedan51

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http://borgdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/han-solo-saves-the-day.jpg

You're all clear kid - now lets shoot this thing & go home!

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20 Topic by braedan51

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Hi everyone..

I just got back from an end of summer tradition. Every summer my local art house cinema hosts double features of genre films every Saturday night. The program culminates in a 10 hour all night horror movie marathon.

This year the line up was:
The Descent
Ringu
Martyrs
[REC]
Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Have any of you seen Martyrs - and if so, what did you think? (without spoilers) I was unimpressed. It was violent for the sake of violence, but it wasn't horrifying. It wasn't deep or thought provoking and it didn't make me squeamish.

Just as a gauge if where I stand, the dinner party scene of Texas Chainsaw Massacre is horrifying, The climax of the original Saw film makes me squeamish. I couldn't connect with the protagonist of Martyrs, meanwhile the rest of the theater was universally praising it. I know DiF isn't really horror-centric, but there are some very good discussions of plot, theme & character which im told Martyrs has on spades...

Thoughts?

(and just in case any DiFers are near Huntington, NY -- check out www.summercampcinema.com for the program I was talking about, we have Night of the Comet, The Last Starfighter and Dracula starring Frank Langella coming up)

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21 Reply by braedan51

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I'm sorry to report, we have on less living astronaut. sad

http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012 … ain=usnews

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22 Topic by braedan51

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Jerry Nelson, puppeteer & voice of Sesame Street's Count Von Count passed away at his home on Cape Cod at the age of 78. As a child I loved the Count. When I was 5 or 6 an older cousin of mine told me that the count had his own movie. In an attempt to frighten me, my cousin proceeded to show me Dracula (1931). The trick failed, I loved Dracula instantly and quickly watched many of the other universal horror films, so you could say my love of film, especially horror films stems from The Count.

For that I will always be grateful to him and to Mr. Nelson. Rest in peace.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv … 6386.story

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23 Reply by braedan51

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Is there a new thread that says what is being talked about or commented upon, I feel so lost and alone.

http://tinyurl.com/77wp5hh

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24 Reply by braedan51

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OH MY GOD...it was Saturday....it was SATURDAY....god dammit.
Eddie, your menu sounded AMAZING.

I can't believe I missed it....I hope someone survived to post the podcast on Monday.
Well done gents.

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25 Topic by braedan51

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http://io9.com/5878139/this-no+budget-s … isawesome/

I just saw this on IO9, i was hoping it was Trey's mystery project....
Sadly, it's not, but it's still really cool. I'd be down for 80 or 110 additional minutes - what do you all think?

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