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Amazing pictures, I love this kind of stuff. Thanks for sharing.

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Its interesting how they pretty much abandoned the book and made whatever zombie movie they wanted.

I'm curious because I'm interested in seeing how they do a zombie full scale invasion. I don't like the look of the CGI zombies but I guess it was inevitable at this point. Bummed they veered so far from the source material because if they followed that they would have had plenty of amazing stuff for at least 3 movies.

Oh I have to back this. Tippet is amazing.

Wow, very, very impressive stuff. I always say that the best CGI is when you can't tell there is CGI. The stuff you did with the Muppets blew me away.

Thank you for sharing.

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(47 replies, posted in Episodes)

Happy anniversary folks.

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I got mine a few days ago. Real busy with work but I plan on watching it over break. I'm looking forward to seeing it!

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I'm sold. I love supporting clever, original indie productions. This looks like a great mix.

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Lovely! Very nice presentation.

Bravo!

redxavier wrote:

Yeah, I started with HD-DVD (via xbox add-on) and wanted that format to win. It was completely region-free and was just as good as blurays in most instances despite the large capacity gap. What won the war was Sony's marketing (where they made sure that every store sold blurays and more of them than hd-dvd) and their stubborness (which was just that little bit greater than Toshiba's).

Ah, those were the days. I still remember hearing the news that Warner had gone bluray exclusive.

Ugh, I hate region locking. One of the dumbest things ever invented. "You want to watch that movie? Well too bad! We haven't decided when we want you to see that yet."

I still can't believe HD-DVD didn't win. At the time HD was such a buzzword I thought that alone would be a selling point over the oddly named Blu Ray. HD-DVD was faster too. You pop the disk in and the speed was on par with regular DVDs. Blu Rays you put them in and have to wait and wait for the disk to load up. Then, thanks to sony being jerkasses, you have unskippable trailers and commercials at the beginning of most disks. I think it was Resident Evil Afterlife where I had to sit through about 10 minutes of commercials before it allowed me to watch the movie I paid for.

If memory serves, didn't Sony buy WB away from MS which was what caused things to topple in their favor? MS was close to inking a deal for exclusivity with WB and then Sony presented them with a freight liner filled with money to go Blu Ray. After that everyone went with Sony even though it was the inferior product.

On to the topic at hand, with classics on Blu Ray. Yes. I love seeing these movies, down to the smallest detail. What I am against (and I know I'm not the only one) is Lucas' constant need to tinker with the original trilogy. In a perfect world they would put both versions on the disk but we all know that will never happen. Oh well, I still have my Laserdisks of the original trilogy which is the best quality available without any needless Lucas tampering. (no one wanted Jar Jar Binks in Return of the Jedi)

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FixedR6 wrote:

Bad Taste, and Blankman.

I am so deeply ashamed.

Why would you be ashamed? Bad Taste is 18 tons of awesome! Also, if not for Bad Taste we may never have had The Lord of the Rings Trilogy as we know them now.

As far as guilty pleasure movies, for some reason I enjoy Teenage Caveman. It is a terrible movie that doesn't make much sense but it does have lots of boobs and teenagers that explode after having sex. I've seen it at least 5 times. I recommend you avoid it.

Trey wrote:

So Quint's like the local dogcatcher who gets called in because suddenly there's a werewolf loose in the... holy crap, I just got a great idea for a movie.  *runs away*

Dog the Werewolf hunter. A half man, half dog hybrid living in a small town as a veterinarian that saves the town from a werewolf on the loose.

Call The Asylum!

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I've been a loyal sub with Netflix since 2004.

A few years back when Netflix first started streaming videos, the president of the company said something like "there is a reason we called the company Netflix and not movies by mail". Their intention was always to go full streaming, they just didn't have the tech or revenue when they started. By splitting the mail and streaming into two companies with different names, I'm pretty sure they will eventually sell off the mail portion so they can focus strictly on streaming.

I personally think both sides are worth it. I pay for 3 movies at a time plus streaming and I watch it way more than my actual cable...and it costs a fraction of my cable bill. The majority of the people who complain about the lack of good movies on the streaming side usually mean "lack of brand new movies". Unfortunately with the greed of the movie companies, they are the ones holding back the brand new stuff. Starz, for example, originally set up the deal with Netflix in 2008 to use their library for 30 million a year. Now when they went to renew their contract, Starz wanted something ridiculous like 300 million a year. I could almost understand them doubling the price (going to 60) but this is ten times the original deal. That's insanely greedy.

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I loved it. One of the funniest and most genuine things I've seen in some time.

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Zarban wrote:

I still so want to hate Demi Moore.

And I still sooo want her.

I used to hate Demi Moore. Her arrogance with her garbage movies like Striptease, Disclosure and the Scarlet Letter was infuriating. Then after a while the hate turned to just bored indifference. I even thought she did a good job in Mr Brooks.

Also, I know a large part of her has been rebuilt Bionic Woman style but I nearly fell out of my chair when she did the "bikini slow-mo walk" in Charlie's Angels 2.

Hope you get better Teague, kidney stones are the worst.

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Squiggly_P wrote:

I seem to be in a small camp on this one, but I liked Chaplin.

Would you consider Ed Wood to be a bio flick? If so, then that one. It may not be accurate, but it's great.

While Ed Wood may be embellished a bit, it is such an amazing flick.

I'm quite fond of Raging Bull.

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Thank you for releasing this! Really looking forward to the listen.

As a rule, I usually loathe remakes. They are further proof that Hollywood is just being lazy and refuses to try anything new.

However, I do understand the need for good remakes. A good remake is one that takes the basic premise as the original but goes in a different direction with it. A perfect example is The Thing.

This remake of Footloose though, looks like a typical copy/paste cashgrab. They changed the music. Whoop-dee-do. So they made it for the Glee and High School Musical crowd.

braedan51 wrote:

Fat goofy man marries a MILF, she's a God awful cunt and always knows best...

See (in no particular order): Home Improvement, George Lopez Show, King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond, etc.

Also see, every commercial currently running. Know it all mom and retarded old dad. Makes my eye twitch it is so infuriating.

I'm quite tired of this one.

Pregnant women gets on elevator with another person. Other person is often a kid, or has some social problem. Elevator is stuck and other person has to deliver the baby.

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Trey wrote:

*jingles car keys in front of dkcecil *

(oh snap, I've been Trwned) smile

hahahahaha, yeah that is probably the best way to describe the movie

I've always had a soft spot for over the top action films. Commando, Universal Soldier, District B-13, Independence Day, Shoot 'Em Up, etc, etc.

This is a movie I would put in the "entertainment" category and not the "quality" one.

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The movie is 18 tons of awesome. I loved it from beginning to end. Hell, I even loved the video game.

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I just listened to the Sixth Sense audio and while I agree with much of what you guys said about the film, I firmly disagree with M Night being nothing but a one trick pony. While I will agree to a certain extent his dialog could use some tweaking, I still feel his directing is top notch and his ideas are much better than most of the rubbish being peddled by Hollywood. He also doesn't use the twist angle as much as people think. I did an episode on him this past week where I go into a little bit of his history and also talk about the Happening, which is nowhere near as bad as people say it is.

I hope it's ok to post this here. If not I'll move it to the Creations folder. (and my apologies)

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God help me, I enjoyed GI Joe. It was the right amount of over the top. Marlon Wayans pushed the amount of Wayans I can deal with in a movie but it was still entertaining.

I didn't catch the live show so I hope you guys decide to release this one.

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Loved the original movie. Loved the cheesy tv show. Couldn't stand the remake. The movie was visually impressive but just felt soulless. I may have to give it another try, I just remember really disliking it when I first saw it.

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redxavier wrote:

That's one I've been meaning to watch for a while - Long Kiss Goodnight, and speaking of Geena Davis I do not recall anything from Cutthroat Island so going to try and watch that again. Usually I can at least remember bits and pieces from old films, so I'm kinda bemused by the total blank I'm having.

Not seen They Live. What sort of movie is it, horror? Is that the one with the "I'm here to kick ass and chew gum" line?

Cutthroat Island is lots of fun, I still don't know why it wasn't a hit. Frank Langella was an excellent villain.

They Live isn't really horror, it's more sci-fi. The only scary thing is how relevant the film still feels, even though it was born of Reaganomics.

Invid wrote:

Yeah, that's the one. It's a silly movie that knows what it is and has fun with it. The last "classic" Carpenter film, really, as the movies from the 90's are a much more mixed bag. His previous film, Prince of Darkness, is one of my all time favorites and one of the few horror movies where the idea itself is fun.

I'm sure they had a blast with They Live. Certain movies just give off a vibe like the folks working on it were really enjoying themselves. Prince of Darkness is heavy on the atmosphere and definitely something that requires multiple views.

His 90s movies, were good but nowhere near as good as his previous movies. Memoirs of an Invisible Man is very entertaining and I'm not even a fan of Chevy Chase. I enjoyed Vampires but it could have been better. Escape from LA is ok but it's too goofy for it's own good. I may have to watch it again, I haven't seen it in years. Village of the Damned is the only film of his that I flat out don't like.

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maul2 wrote:

EDIT: Just finished Hackers, I know I'm the last one on this paticular train, so I'll just say I loved it!

(And oooooooh my gods, can you say Angelina Jolie was hot?)

Hell yeah Hackers! I love that movie, it's just fun to watch. I did a retrospective on it a few months ago. Oh, and Angelina was/still is hot in my book.

I've been introducing my wife to the greatness that is John Carpenter, so we watched They Live. She loved it.

I then watched the Long Kiss Goodnight and I have to say it still holds up. Such a kick ass action movie. Renny Harlin's directing was on point and Shane Black's writing still makes me chuckle.