You are not logged in. Please login or register.
Friends In Your Head | Forums → Posts by Invid
Dorkman reminded me of an old 80's anime called Harmagedon, about psychics saving the world, and I'm not sure I should thank him for that 
As for the podcast, the drunk Teague was a turn off for the most part, and I found myself turning the volume down (he's not an INTERESTING drunk, as the South Park guys are on their movie commentaries). I'll also knock a few points off for nobody, in the talk of riding the asteroid into the Earth, mentioning taking a surfboard in Dark Star style.
That said, recording their first viewing would make for a Very Special Down in Front
I'm amused that since that list was put together none of them have made the cut yet
Wait, I just saw Truman show on there. So much for the above comment!
Can't remember if anyone brought it up 500 posts ago or not, but Excalibur really should be in your to do pile. Live action fantasy for whatever reason rarely works well, maybe because it just tends to look stupid, and pre Lord of the Rings Excalibur was really the only good one.
I liked the old Colecovision WARGAMES game. Russian missiles, bombers, and subs are attacking the US, and you must shoot them down. You used the keypad to switch between 4 maps of the US which were all being attacked at once, and if you suffer enough damage to bring NORAD to DEFCON 1 the game ends with the US launching hundreds of nukes in counterattack.
It probably has the record for most people confused per $ spent. The budget was, what, $7,000?
You don't have it quite right. THIS is the Primer character paths:
http://xkcd.com/657/
(Primer is on the bottom right. Click the image for the large version)
I don't know, I just think the people on the ground need to be in some sort of jeopardy. But without going too far into 'military is bad' territory.
I'd try and limit it to something just the one or three characters the audience is suppose to care about and need by a certain time. Our hero needs the plane to make it to HIS airport, and not be diverted or shot down. Maybe something's being smuggled and his family will get whacked if it doesn't show up...
Someone in the anime newsgroup pointed out this trailer which I'd never seen, but now possibly has moved to the top of the list
I'm going to come at this from a slightly different direction. Once upon a time there was a company called ADVision (later just ADV) which imported anime. While they did get some great titles (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Blue Seed) they also got some real crap. However, whoever was doing their trailers back in the VHS days was great at putting something together that looked fun (and probably sexy) regardless of the actual show. Case in point, Iczelion, the bad third sequel to a direct to video series that was popular in the 80's before it got translated and we found out how stupid the story was.
Behold the masters at work!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUrELE1PGt8
What, just because the creator honestly didn't care about story and just wanted to draw cool images... he wanted the control that comes with being sole creator, but only wanted to do half the job. Some artists should really just do paintings instead of comics I wonder if I still have the issues Dave Sim and Alan Moore wrote...
More likely that any change that occurs after the death of the founder should be viewed with a little suspicion. Either the Gods keep changing how they want to be worshiped, or humans keep changing what they're willing to do with little to no input from the divine. I wouldn't be shocked to discover that anyone not currently sacrificing animals to YHVH on the Temple Mount is in fact going to Hell.
They enter their deep caves to survive the doomsday bombs, and find THEM!
You got it. You have to realize, many Japanese find Americans and the English language exotic and cool Hell, they've done Japanese anime with only an American cast then subtitled it for their own domestic market. With The Grudge, they probably figured Sarah Michelle Gellar would be a big domestic draw.
(the Japanese studios want US remakes, as they will get a wider international distribution then the originals)
Asian directors often feel they don't NEED to actually explain anything, that "supernatural shit happens" is an acceptable backstory. I think it's THE GRUDGE where for the American remake they added scenes saying what was going on, then when the Japanese director did his own cut for the Japanese market he cut those scenes back out.
Cloe didn't say half as much as Jake, I'm curious how you got that vibe. What was awkward?
Maybe he just paid much more attention to the female voice, so looking back on it it seemed she had spoken much more then she had.
Also @ Invid: Did you just miss the 10 mins they spent talking about that quote or what?
It's possible. I think I got up to make a sandwich at some point I remember the quote being mentioned, and they themselves comparing the movie to Tim Burton's Batman, but don't remember linking it to the "original" Batman movie. With luck if they did I'll catch it on a second listen.
Ok, that pic is going to get annoying on my slow connection
Fun commentary. At first I thought all the references you guys made to "Nightmare" were to Nightmare on Elm Street, as that's the movie I think of when I hear it, which naturally led to some confusion. Then you mentioned your commentary for "Nightmare", and I'm like, "What?" You probably should do Elm Street at some point.
I am surprised nobody jumped on the critic quote on the DVD case comparing the movie to the "original Batman". Funny, it looked nothing like the 1960's movie...
There has been scandal at the Air Force Academy regarding cadets pressured to convert, non christians harassed, etc. One school does not an organization tarnish, naturally, but it's human nature to apply the actions of a small group to a larger one, be it the military or Islam. I try to just put it down to the fact there are evil idiots in every group (even here!).
Haven't seen it in years, so this'll be a good excuse to watch it. I have the comic, a numbered hardcover, which flipping through I realize I've never really read. Probably should read it as well
Nah, not upset. Just confused by you gamer folk.
I'm actually not a gamer, but I still remember the joy I felt when after a lifetime of only reading either library books or ones my older cousin gave me, I realized I could actually BUY hardcovers of books I wanted. I'm never going back to paperbacks
It has been recently brought to my attention that without video games, comic books, and Star Trek, I'm actually not a geek at all. Identity crisis. You know.
Well, 'film geeks' are looked down at by the better class of nerd.
And others are happy paying for new games I think we're just talking past each other, and I apologize for upsetting you enough to use italics in your reply. We'll be using all caps soon at this rate!
Very true, but I was responding to your comment regarding shaking your head at those willing to pay for new things: "...isn't that a valid thing to do?"
I say, no The old and cheap is here because people paid for it when it was new and expensive. But, now that I think of it, you're young enough that this stuff in fact is "new" and cheap where as us older farts already enjoyed those old games and want something fresh much of the time.
...isn't that a valid thing to do?
It's valid for you yourself to say, "I can't afford new so will enjoy older cheap stuff". But you can't find fault with those willing to pay the creators of new content. After all, if people had done the same thing back then you wouldn't have those 100 year old novels that are now free, and if Goldeneye hadn't of sold tons of copies at (say) $60 that used one you bought wouldn't have been so cheap now.
Personally, I enjoy giving creators my money, buying books of web comics I can read for free or buying a CD of an opening act I've never heard of at a concert knowing they'll get most of the cash.
But, Goldeneye probably cost $60 when it came out. Cart games justified the high cost because the extra memory chips did add an expense companies really had to pass on to consumers. I agree, older games are just as fun, but it's like shaking your head at those paying $30 for a new book when 100 year old ones are free online
It does depend on what you're use to. I'm a very casual gamer, and usually wait for prices to drop. Any desire to pay full day one price disappeared when they finally released a Mac version of Steam and put games on sale for under $10 $35 is probably the max I'd pay for a game, and then it has to be something like The Sims or Civilization where I know I'll get years of playing out of it...
Friends In Your Head | Forums → Posts by Invid
Powered by PunBB, supported by Informer Technologies, Inc.
Currently installed 9 official extensions. Copyright © 2003–2009 PunBB.
