I don't buy into the notion that where you're born dictates who you are. A white guy born in Japan is still white. An Englishman born in Hong Kong is still English.

So what does make you of a particular nationality? Generational history and language fluency.

She's just shy.

I couldn't tell you were Lanark is. I'd probably guess that it was in the lowlands somewhere. Ironically, my US geography is a lot better. I can name all 50 states of the US and can more or less place them on a map... but I can't do that at all for the counties of my own country. Hell... I don't even know were Suffolk is and it's in the same south-east corner of the country where I live.

We only bother to learn or remember things that interest us. I guess there's a perception of Americans just not being interested in other cultures and countries, so you all get criticised when the stereotype seems to fit.

Definitely. Watching you guys record makes it seem less like four friends in my head and more 'just four friends'. And I like that.

I salute you good sir.

Good commentary. I feel you covered all the flaws of the story and why it's not a 'great film'. I very much doubt that this will be on any of those greatest films list - and because of the very visual CGI nature of the film I think it will date very quickly.

Anyhow, I can't help but think that the very premise of the film is founded on rocky ground. If Pandora is so hostile to humans and is occupied by bothersome natives, and the human corporation are a bunch of shits, why did they not just glass the entire planet years ago?

Nice, but it goes on way too long and thus overplays its gag.

The Alien 3 scripts are all awful in their own way. The climax of one was straight out of the end of Akira, with an alien-style blob-monstrosity the size of a space station.

I remember reading an Indiana Jones script back in high school (10-15 years ago) which had him trying to find Noah's ark or something and there was Hitler's bones... And then another one, or the same one, which had the knights of the round table....Are either of these the Darabont script?

One script I'd love to read is the original Robin Hood - the one everyone loved that was rewritten and butchered by Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe.

Finally saw this. I haven't listened to the commentary just yet but thought I'd put my initial reaction to the film itself.

An awful first half. I couldn't believe how bad some of the early dialogue was, and how clumsy and forced the exposition was as well. And that godawful narration....

That said, there are some very powerful moments in the film; lots of wow moments and crowning moments of awesome which I'm pretty sure is what made the film so successful. It's good manipulative entertainment.

And the world looks great, so great in fact that I wish Cameron had removed all the human elements from the story and created a sort of Apocalypto -like movie. Granted this would have changed the core story, but then that feels like a regurgitated Dances with Wolves anyway.

That said, my favourite 'human' bits were probably the video logs. A bit of wry humour in there and probably the best acting from Worthington.

It might have been economical, but it doesn't make any sense. Defeating Sauron the first time took the sacrifice of two of the greatest heroes, and it was only because he had the ring that he was able to stay tethered to Middle Earth (not unlike Voldermort, cough cough). In the movie, his defeat is a complete stroke of luck and he's killed because he's not wearing his ring anymore - which logically means that he could never take the ring off. Why?

Meh, Batman's never been a character I've followed in the comics. I think I have just one series - Jim Lee's Hush. And that's mainly because at the time I liked Jim Lee's art.

But Batman is one of those characters who's seen a lot of action in other mediums - cartoons, TV series, films, and video games. And that's arguably what has made him the premier comic book hero in the minds of most people. I think he's more popular than anyone else, more than Superman, and more than Spider-man.

And that's why a commentary for any film in the series would be a good thing to do - you can approach the character from multiple angles. You'll have the comic book angle covered, the film angle covered, and the Adam West TV show covered too (ok, so Trey isn't that old).

That is an awesome chart.

In all fairness, OHMSS is about Bond getting laid as much as possible. Every night is one booty call after another - no wonder he keeps playing along!