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(74 replies, posted in Episodes)

Peter Berg on a press junket in Israel for Battleship. This is just too good. And NB I like the guy!
http://movieline.com/2012/05/16/battles … interview/

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Well... I would personally take this opportunity and congratulate Rick Baker. I may not know art but I know what I like.

528

(449 replies, posted in Off Topic)

Oh boy!

529

(180 replies, posted in Episodes)

http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/sites/default/files/news/avengers_done_as_pixar.jpg

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(39 replies, posted in Episodes)

Listened to the commentary. It was interesting smile

One thing (there are a lot to comment on but I'll stick to this one)

Bifrost is not pronounced Bi-Frost but Bif-rost - The norse (Icelandic) word is Bifröst. Bif means moving or shimmering and röst is a wake or line (like the wake behind ships).

If you have any questions about the words or the old religion, just ask. But then again, if you have no questions just tell me to shut up smile

http://memearchive.net/memerial.net/2543/the-end-of-all-ice-giants.jpg

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http://uberhumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/J0cE61.jpg

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(180 replies, posted in Episodes)

The poses are one thing, what I'm thinking of are the outfits themselves.
http://www.kevinism.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/slutty_superheroes.jpg

http://feministphilosophers.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/line2-29-10-620x418.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OPB20dHjHv4/T328EVvRGXI/AAAAAAAAALA/ZdTArok2SNI/s1600/superheroes-batman-superman-if-male-superhero-costumes-were-designed-like-female-superhero-costumes1.jpg

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Faldor, Yeah I really like that one too.

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/6002/41751431845681819028530.jpg

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Film related inspiration image...
http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/inspire-others-19.jpg

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xkcd.com comics don't really work on forums without the title tags. Without them they are just, you know, great!

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/ten_thousand.png

Saying 'what kind of an idiot doesn't know about the Yellowstone supervolcano' is so much more boring than telling someone about the Yellowstone supervolcano for the first time.

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(180 replies, posted in Episodes)

What I want to see in a movie like that is the group of Korean store owners standing their ground with rifles on top of their stores during the disaster. Like we saw in the 1992 L.A. Riots.
http://www.conservativecommune.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/korean-grocers-LA-riots-wide.jpg

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http://i47.tinypic.com/2rcyjye.jpg

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(180 replies, posted in Episodes)

Mike don't worry about it. HIGH FIVE!!!

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“I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They don't teach you how to love somebody. They don't teach you how to be famous. They don't teach you how to be rich or how to be poor. They don't teach you how to walk away from someone you don't love any longer. They don't teach you how to know what's going on in someone else's mind. They don't teach you what to say to someone who's dying. They don't teach you anything worth knowing.” ~ Neil Gaiman

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(956 replies, posted in Off Topic)

Steven Spielberg
http://www.thisisnotporn.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Steven-Spielberg-2.jpg

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(956 replies, posted in Off Topic)

Lesson To All Men

http://ashdigital.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/lesson-to-all-men.jpeg

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The Muppets you say.
These images are from an window installation in a video rental store in the U.K.

http://ashdigital.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/MuInstallation1.jpg

http://ashdigital.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/MuInstallation2.jpg

http://ashdigital.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/MuInstallation3.jpg

http://ashdigital.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/MuInstallation4.jpg

http://ashdigital.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/MuInstallation5.jpg

http://ashdigital.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/MuInstallation6.jpg

http://ashdigital.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/MuInstallation7.jpg

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(62 replies, posted in Episodes)

Douglas Trumbull talks about the state of film projection today.

544

(956 replies, posted in Off Topic)

So you are counting the Mama Grizzly (Mother of dragons) out?

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http://b.asset.soup.io/asset/3119/5899_63ab_500.jpeg

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(40 replies, posted in Episodes)

Sorry Guy's, I was sleeping. The time difference kinda killed the game here.

Matt pretty much gets it.

You can have a long discussion about the body armor they are using but I think you can explain it all away.

Long time ago me and my friends talked a lot about this scene and the guns and ammo thing.

The  M4A3 has no rear sights so he's shit out of luck. Ever tried shooting this thing?
http://practical-defense.com/products/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/B/C/BCWA3F-16M4.jpg

Also the lack of extra ammo. The amount of ammunition operators carry in theater is insane. They would be out in seconds if this was real life.

The effective range of the gun Jennifer Garner is using (MP5K) is maybe 100 meters for a skilled shooter but is a forensic examiner as good as a trained shooter? So shooting it outside would be a waste of ammo. But for a weapon shooting her way through a building this is the weapon to have.
 
I can live with them not having helmets, but can they?

For a bonus point. Some friends of mine would say that Jamie Fox is carrying AKMS with RAS (Rail Adapther System... the thingy on top of the gun). You can shoot this gun just fine with the sights that are on the gun but usually you would want some kind of optics to put on that thing. But because Jamie picks up the gun from a dead terrorist if I remember correctly then you can make the argument that a terrorist on a budget would not necessarily have a scope on his gun. Plus it gives him a foregrip on the gun.

But the main thing is the the M4A3 has no rear sights.
Hope this game is not a let down after Matt's brilliant analyze.

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(40 replies, posted in Episodes)

Trey is spot on with the helmets.

I agree, it's a good movie, and I really like Peter Berg as a filmmaker. I generally like everything he does. The Rundown is one of those fun adventure movies I love. Friday Night Lights was a good show (beside the Landry second season run in with the law).

I'm dying to tell you but I would like to see if Eddie or Matt get it. My money is on Eddie smile

548

(62 replies, posted in Episodes)

Squiggly_P wrote:

If it didn't look good I doubt they'd move forward on it, anyway.

I feel awful for the poor effects guys, tho. Imagine taking the LOTR movies and then doubling the number of frames you have to clean / comp / animate / render / etc. Someone better have medals on stand-by for those guys...

Especially since Jackson's one of those dudes who's all "we don't have enough greenscreen for this shot? Well, we can fix that in post..." His roto guys probably spend a fortune on anxiety medication and tums.

Douglas Trumbull seems to think it's easier to work with higher frame rates.

Production value that has been paid for is lost because of the deficiencies of the 24 frame method. Shooting it with higher frame rate has no adverse effects on the production cost. It may even be in some ways less expensive because rendering blur is an expensive digital process. CGI guy’s would rather render five sharp frames than one blurred frame because the blur is a pain in the neck.

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(40 replies, posted in Episodes)

I was reminded of this gem when you talked about Peter Berg.

I have issues with this still from The Kingdom. Can you spot them? smile

http://ashdigital.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/thekingdom.jpeg

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To sum up...  A 747 can carry a space shuttle on its roof, yet they will charge for overweight baggage?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article797631.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/The+Space+Shuttle+Discovery+takes+it+last+ride+on+the+back+of+a+NASA's+Boeing+747++Shuttle+Carrier+Aircraft