All right! I love The Fifth Element so much that even Ruby Rhod has grown on me. I adore Milla Jovovich's performance, and I don't care that the fundamental conceit of a "Great Evil" returning every 5000 years to destroy all life (and make deals with top businessmen) unless stopped by advanced aliens who give their only weapon to humans who have no idea how to use it is totally ridiculous.

It's got flying cars!

In terms of directing, I'm no expert, but I think it's a basic mistake to present characters on the right and left and then cut to the opposite side so they then appear left and right. I forget what they call it, but there's a term for crossing that 180 degree line.

Also, nearly all the discussion shots are framed really tight. You didn't have a master shot (a medium or long shot where you can see all the characters and their environment) to intersperse with the close ups.

There's some good back-and-forth and dialog overlapping, tho.

That's very, very cool. It's very handy having the show notes embedded in the file. And actually seeing pictures of some outside thing you're talking about it very helpful. If it's not much additional work, I'm certainly in favor of it.

The catalog definitely needs a page of its own, and preferably each commentary a page of its own, so you can then automate lists of ones that Eddie is on versus ones that Trey worked on versus all the Star Wars ones... like... you know... tags and categories... like.... you know... WordPress.

[ducks]

While I'm at it, Teague asked what's wrong with Star Wars, so....

Cut the jawas to the bare minimum, and bring Luke in 4 minutes earlier.

Put Luke's intro to the Force before the destruction of Alderaan, then imply that hours have passed when Luke gets the hang of it and Obi-Wan goes weak.

Spice up Obi-Wan's death scene with a little Force (but no jumping). Then Obi-Wan should be sliced in two and react before disappearing. Luke briefly goes after Vader, who blocks his blaster shots effortlessly then closes a blast door between them.

Then Luke gets a chance to show that he's a great pilot. He jumps in a T-16 or shuttle to escape and outmaneuvers 2 TIE fighters to crash into each other while Han and Leia shoot some from ball turrets (giving her more to do).

The intro of the battle briefing is too abrupt. When they first arrive and Leia says to get the Death Star plans from R2, Luke and Han should veer off and encounter Biggs and Wedge. Luke introduces them, and they introduce the X-Wing ("Same control setup as the T-16!") And Wedge should be black, another pilot should be a woman, and another should be an alien.

During the battle, Leia needs to order each attack run instead of just looking worried. At the climax, she should say that time is running out and ask who is in position for another run. Only Luke.

3P0 has been monitoring Imperial transmissions and announces that Vader is the one in the new-style TIE fighter. Likewise, Vader should sense "This one is using the Force.... Obi-Wan's apprentice!"

In the medal ceremony, Wedge and the others should already have medals. Chewie has to kneel, providing the final moment of levity instead of all the goofy smiling.

Thanks DIF!

Very, very nicely done. Clean and clear with no dialog. Very slick. Reminded me of a contemporary comic book.

Not a single Ernest movie?

Also missing:
* East of Eden
* The Glenn Miller Story
* A Room With a View
* The Best Years of Our Lives
* That one where Anthony Hopkins plays a black dude

Edit: * My Dinner with Andre

I'm not one for computer games, but looks great and is cool at least inasmuch as it make more use of Tolkien's wonderful world. I look forward to the Hobbit movies, but I also want to see Tolkien's southern lands where the oliphaunts roam.

Love it! Just one little thing.... That ending. It's a downer, man. That's not gonna test well. Don't worry, tho. We can massage it. </Hollywood>

As I see it, we've got:

• A sample of super-flu being transported from Asia to the US after a horrible but covered-up outbreak that gives some victims violent zombie-like symptoms

• An accidental catastrophic event that breaks the super-flu container and infects the cabin

In the air:

• An Asian CDC courier now dying from super-flu and violently infecting other passengers

• A lovely Asian girl who as been flirting with him and who tragically becomes his first victim

• A troubled young pilot who wants to see his family again, except for his ex-wife

• An older co-pilot with a chip on his shoulder and a cocaine problem who is probably going to do something rash

• Assorted other passengers including Sigourney Weaver and a pre-schooler*

* This should result in a zombie Sigourney Weaver and zombie pre-schooler. Cf. DIF Ghostbusters commentary

On the ground:

• A lesbian airplane expert turning her life around from a failed traditional marriage to the troubled young pilot

• A fresh-faced lesbian CDC super-flu expert who secretly feels that the flight is doomed because of what crazy shit had to secretly be done in Asia to contain the outbreak

• A pragmatic but not ruthless Army general empowered by the president to divert the plane to a nearby military base because he also has knowledge of the Asia containment operation

Act 1
Lack of personnel in Asia owing to the recent super-flu outbreak causes stress fractures in the aircraft to go unnoticed. The doomed courier/cute girl head-fake kicks off the outbreak. The panicked crew struggles to keep the plane from crashing with the help of the airplane expert ex-wife of the pilot, who fears the pilot may buckle under the stress.

The CDC scientist enters, explains the problem to the crew, and sets the ticking clock. The two lesbians make a connection.

Act 2
The airplane crew stabilizes the plane, but the cockpit situation gets intense, with both pilots making some poor decisions. They try to contain the outbreak on-board, resulting in some gruesome action scenes. Intercut with this: the Army general enters ground control, takes charge, and orders the plane diverted. The CDC scientist reluctantly agrees, angering the airplane expert and creating their romantic break.

The plane changes course. The coked-up co-pilot--now paranoid and terrified--starts killing everyone who he imagines to be infected, and ends up infected himself. He is reluctantly subdued by the young pilot and uninfected passengers/fight attendants.

Act 3
The crippled plane lands at the military base and is greeted by a hazmat team and armed soldiers, who separate survivors from victims with brutal efficiency, while the pilot--a changed man--controls the situation and thanks his ex-wife, who congratulates him. The infected and coked-up co-pilot escapes in the confusion. The CDC scientist saves the life of the airplane expert, repairing their romantic connection. The Army general and his men go after the co-pilot in a sudden, desperate man-hunt...

THE END(?)

"Sartre" and "Camus". But I'll give you the douche points anyway. I've got plenty.