1,251 Reply by Dave

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I did mine with a telephone. It's the fucking future man.

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1,252 Reply by Dave

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OMG OMG OMG *palpitations*

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1,253 Reply by Dave

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1,254 Reply by Dave

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I've not seen many Westerns, but judge them against the genre's state of the art.

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1,255 Reply by Dave

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I like this one already, welcome to the forums.

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1,256 Reply by Dave

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Eddie wrote:

Wow, Alex Lindsay found another gig?

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1,257 Reply by Dave

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paulou wrote:

Considering fxphd's been accepting pitches for their next short from members, who will then all work together to make it, I'd say everything in that list of trade offs is actually present.

While I love fxphd, and am perfectly happy carrying the flag for them, I don't think it equates. In a previous life (before winding up in the corporate world) I studied animation and media at uni; and for me one of the big drivers was the interaction with classmates and the friendly competition between everybody. You spent a few years building relationships and learning to use each others strengths on projects; very different to a semester of online interaction.

The only online thing I've seen which might offer a similar experience would be Animation Mentor, I've heard nothing but good things, but it's intensive and a little pricey. I don't know what the analogue for vfx training would be.

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1,258 Reply by Dave

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+1 for FXPHD, and Gnomon has some great product-specific stuff. If you're motivated enough you can gain your competency outside a school, but you trade off the network, peer review, collaboration, and most importantly the competition.

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1,259 Reply by Dave

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Apes + horses = cinematic gold.

http://www.bitchpleaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/planet-of-the-apes-horse.jpg
http://worldoflongmire.com/features/apes/planet3/apesonhorses.jpg
http://friday87central.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/large-urko-on-horse.jpg

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1,260 Reply by Dave

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I truly hope the final act involves Max becoming a zombie and entertaining the shambling hoards with rousing show tunes (with numbers such as "Raaagh arg ah" and "Nom brains groogh").

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1,261 Reply by Dave

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Miyazaki, and by extension Studio Ghibli, capture an innocence and purity which would not naturally translate into live action, it's simply the wrong medium for what they've made. I think this is some of what Lasseter aspires to.

If companies were babysitters, and I had children, I'd trust them to the care of both Pixar and Studio Ghibli.

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1,262 Reply by Dave

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Mushroomer wrote:

(My main complaints were logical inaccuracies, and some of the incredibly corny moments placed in an otherwise realistic movie (A goddamn ape rides a horse. Then proceeds to talk.)

http://www.brianchalfin.com/images/jokerserious.jpg

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1,263 Reply by Dave

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MadBadCoyote wrote:

would you guys ever do speed racer?

Oh fuck yes. Think I'm one of the six people on earth who actually enjoyed that damn thing.

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1,264 Reply by Dave

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Stripinis was right about performance capture, really felt the actor in this one.

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1,265 Reply by Dave

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Teague wrote:

As to your second question, Scott Pilgrim.

This.

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1,266 Topic by Dave

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I've just tried to watch Bram Stoker's Dracula and couldn't force myself to sit through it. It's directed by Coppola, stars Oldman, Waits, Bellucci, and Hopkins; I *should* enjoy it. This was not destined to be the case.

From the outset I had issues with the early 90's music video sensibility, then the faux English and Transylvanian accents began and things became distinctly uncomfortable. When it became apparent that the entire first act was redundant we acrimoniously parted ways.

Is there something wrong with me, and has anyone else failed to connect with a film that by all rights they should have liked?

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1,267 Reply by Dave

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JON FAVREAU, SEE WHAT YOU HAVE WROUGHT?!

Let's agree to disagree; the presentation differences in Batman skew towards personal taste.

<edit> Or let's save it until the appropriate DiF live chat </edit>

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1,268 Reply by Dave

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I've literally just stumbled out of the lounge room after watching this.

The stupid made my head hurt.

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1,269 Reply by Dave

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Tombstone could be a distinctly different film.

Wyatt Earp, rather than being somewhat mythic for his fast draw, is the subject of much tittering and the occasional resigned pat on the back.

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1,270 Reply by Dave

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So that means ... if you ever go to gaol they have to take it away from you? You need to get a license and wait 21 days before you're allowed to use it? In order to keep it you have to join a club and use it at least once a month on their range?

The United States continues to baffle me.

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1,271 Reply by Dave

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That and randomly shooting rocks out of your dick.

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1,272 Reply by Dave

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Has Thor been suggested yet? I remember some ad-hoc conversation around it, and think Teague had some issues (there's a shock), but having recently rented it on the AppleTV I was surprised by how solid it felt.

There are some issues with pacing; I felt they really put too much into it for a two hour picture, yet it gelled pretty well. I have a hard time reconciling Thor with the rest of the avenger squad of super avengers in lycra and plastic, or whatever the fuck it's called, but it was a better film than Iron Man 2.

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1,273 Reply by Dave

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Dorkman wrote:

"Video games are for fags." -Roger Ebert

I haven't played it and probably won't, because I don't have time to get immersed and enjoy an MMO and also, you know, Star Wars and I aren't on speaking terms right now.

MMO's and I aren't friends - grinding isn't my idea of a good time. This feels different though, it's like an immense version of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Which is pretty damn sexy if you like that kind of thing, and playing a bastard is deeply satisfying.

As for Star Wars, I've really very little opinion on it. The original three films were ok I guess, but certainly not fap-worthy.

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1,274 Topic by Dave

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So I got into the Old Republic beta and have been slashing my away across the galaxy all weekend, thoroughly engrossed, and marvelling at how redundant the film vision of the universe has become.

Is anyone here playing? How have you found the story? I don't know about anyone else, but I'm pretty sure a Sith Inquisitor is the most fun thing ever.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c91/FixedR6/sith2.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c91/FixedR6/sith3.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c91/FixedR6/sith5.jpg

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1,275 Reply by Dave

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As the train has well and truly jumped the tracks; I'm someone with only passing knowledge of Batman in any of the interpretations so my opinion is largely uninformed. That said, what Nolan brings to the series feels close to perfect. Nolan showed Batman as a deeply damaged character and I've not seen that portrayed as well in any other guise. I recently re-watched Burton's Batman and couldn't shake the feeling that it was all so much pantomime, and we were only a heartbeat away from a rousing musical number at the end of each act.

Trey sums it up nicely

Trey wrote:

What impressed me about Nolan's Batman is that it takes such a cornball idea so darn seriously and still makes it (mostly) work.

Back to back, contrasting Batman and Batman Begins would be spectacular.

As an aside, the closest thematic match to BB & TDK are the Arkham games, which seem to straddle the gap between Nolan's universe and that of the animated series. To those that have played them and know the lore better than I, how do they stand up, and do they better match the idea of Batman than film or series?

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