MASH is one of those movies that was heavily restructured in editing, which you can get away with in an episodic movie. If you guys are looking for themes to look into that might be one (it's also one of those cases where they took a pro-military book and made an anti-military movie). Another film that had major post-production changes that worked is Meatballs- it originally was all about camp councilor high jinks and romances, but when screenings bombed they cut half of that out and quickly filmed scenes of Bill Murray and the kid at a new set of Murray's cabin and a bus stop. Gave the movie a new emotional core and became a hit.

Too many of this type of thing has been "ruined" by Rifftrax or iRiffs so I can't enjoy the badness on its own anymore, but....

Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight. This 1985 anime movie is both way too long and feels like it was edited down from a 26 episode TV series. Every choice is wrong, adding up to an incredible experience. Avoid the cut dub, and watch the subtitled 135 minute original!

Teague tag teams her in during the second Twilight commentary, which a) could be considered practice for Lord of the Rings and b) probably required her to get some shots afterwards

People like ST IV because it's a) all about the characters and not space battles, and b) not really Star Trek. It's like when that band you like for being hard core does a ballad that gets massive radio play

at the moment it's sending me to http://www.stickam.com/samproof

This thread has gone quiet I do have one question though, before the big event. Given the time difference it won't be starting for me till 11 PM, and given I have to be at work by 4 AM watching this will require some re-arranging of my sleeping pattern. Factoring in a probable late start and the Q&A, are we looking at about 3 hours? Longer?

You know, that would have made for a better Omen 3

If nothing else it'll give you a chance to talk about how you turn a 5 page story into a 2 hour film

I'm curious as to what they'll say. I love the film, but am under no illusion that it is "good"

Dragonlance. Yes, it's based on a pen and paper D&D game rather then a computer game, but the original trilogy is an adaptation of the original game modules. The writers played the game, giving the characters their takes on the intended personalities, then wrote down their version of the story. Lots of fun, and if you can do that with what was just a framework of encounters you should be able to do a good job with a video game that may have a movies worth of story cutscenes.

(there are some games where the "game" part is just getting in the way of the story the creators want to tell, but they had to include it to get funding)

I have nothing, but anyone with contacts attending local universities or film schools should be putting up fliers. Have something made up that can be downloaded and printed.