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by Professor Voodoo Sat 21 Jul 2012 - 21:45

Triela wrote:Just got back from the midnight show of The Dark Knight Rises.

It

was

EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pic somewhat related;

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by Alfisti Sun 22 Jul 2012 - 8:10

Been watching these again:

So, so good.

by Alfisti Fri 27 Jul 2012 - 10:19

Finally got around to seeing the latest Batman, wow... nice way to wrap up this particualr trilogy.

Also, Catwoman. Interesting take on doing the ears... and it's moments like these I regret not giving Monty more curves.

by **Kiskaloo** Mon 30 Jul 2012 - 19:18

The Dark Knight Rises

Not bad, but not The Dark Knight.

And I do think Monty should trade in her cat burglar suit for a cat woman suit. Yes Indeed

by Kurosaka "Ery" Erika Fri 3 Aug 2012 - 22:33

Resident evil damnation trailer

did anyone noticed this?

by **Kiskaloo** Mon 20 Aug 2012 - 16:05

Director Tony Scott, younger brother of fellow director Ridley Scott, committed suicide Sunday evening when he jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge spanning Los Angeles Harbor. It is reported that he was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer and this might have contributed to his decision to take his own life.

Some of Scott's more famous films include: The Hunger, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Days of Thunder, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Spy Game, Man on Fire, Déjà Vu, The Taking of Pelham 123, and Unstoppable.

by **Kiskaloo** Sun 16 Sep 2012 - 21:25

Hey Robert - just watched First Squad. I agree, an entertaining flick.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10231
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Squad

Available on DVD from Netflix.

by Robert Frazer Fri 21 Sep 2012 - 17:18

First Squad is good, but not great - entertaining for one watch but lacks lastability. It spends a lot of time introducing concepts and by leaving cliffhangers it seems more like a pilot for a TV show or OVA series than a film in its own right - there is a seed of potential there, though, even if it didn't germinate in Russia's cold soil. Ah well, something else to put on the list of "things to spend a lottery win on."

In other movie news, I watched the new Dredd tonight - despite my initial misgivings, it's actually a solid film. It looks lovely - there's great misé en scene with a credible vision of a dilapidated future adapted for the real world, and there's another feature that's rarer than hen's teeth... the 3D effects are superb and add to the intensity of the experience. The Slo-Mo sequences are genuinely captivating (the water playing around Ma-Ma in the bath is beautiful) and not overplayed. The content is pitched at the right level - it's entertaining for the squaxx to see the city realised in a different way, and accessible for the nonscrots who can walk into the cinema without needing a setting bible. It's not perfect - the story's perfunctory, it exaggerated the relentless grim darkness and disregarded the lighter side to MC1, and the characters (even Dredd) could have been more expressive - but it's a strong, muscular, uncompromising action flick that hits its marks confidently. A firm 8/10.

Dredd is opening in the US tonight, and I definitely think that it's worth a watch. If you do intend to go an see it, it's best to catch it in the cinema - I think that it would lose a lot of its presence on a television.

by **Triela** Thu 4 Oct 2012 - 9:25

I keep watching The Avengers over and over while I'm doing homework.

Also SteveXTony is taking over my life. BEST PAIRING EVERRRR!!!!!

by Officer_Charon Thu 4 Oct 2012 - 17:03

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by Alfisti Fri 5 Oct 2012 - 4:43

Happy International James Bond Day all... and a happy 50th to the movie franchise.

by **Triela** Fri 5 Oct 2012 - 7:37

Officer_Charon wrote:Nope.gif

But YES!!! Muh-m-muhahahaha!

by **Kiskaloo** Sun 7 Oct 2012 - 13:04

The Avengers

Get an editor, Whedon. You could have cut at least an hour out of that film and it would have been far better for it. I mean two hours of set-up? bang head

Then again, Nolan was even worse with The Dark Knight Rises, so maybe this is the new trend... $W\'ever$ Doesn't exactly instill confidence for Man of Steel, though.

On the plus side, you do action better than Bay. I could at least follow what was going on. Good

by **Kiskaloo** Mon 8 Oct 2012 - 17:20

To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. No, an image showing the number of kills by James Bond in official movies. Using data provided by The Guardian, the image pays homage to the wonderful opening titles to Dr. No by Maurice Binder.

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Courtesy of brendandawes.com

"I'm Jethro Blacker, and I approve of this post."

by Alfisti Wed 10 Oct 2012 - 2:58

Awesome...

...my only whinge would be that they had integrated the type into it a bit better.

I sill love that opening.

by **Triela** Wed 10 Oct 2012 - 12:03

Saw Taken 2 last night. I LOVE the first one. I liked the second one. It seemed short even though it was the same length as the first one. It was a great watch, and Liam Neeson was awesome, as always. <3 Very Happy

by Professor Voodoo Wed 10 Oct 2012 - 15:04

Triela wrote:Saw Taken 2 last night. I LOVE the first one. I liked the second one. It seemed short even though it was the same length as the first one. It was a great watch, and Liam Neeson was awesome, as always. <3

That sounds like it's worth a watch. I usually don't enjoy action films but the first Taken was a welcome exception...Liam Neeson is great in everything he does.

by taerKitty Wed 10 Oct 2012 - 20:47

To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. No, an image showing the number of kills by James Bond in official movies. Using data provided by The Guardian, the image pays homage to the wonderful opening titles to Dr. No by Maurice Binder.

Wait, they consider Casino Royale an official movie?

by Professor Voodoo Wed 10 Oct 2012 - 21:17

taerkitty wrote:Wait, they consider Casino Royale an official movie?

The recent (2006) Casino Royale or the 1967 comedy with Woody Allen, Peter Sellers & David Niven? Razz

by taerKitty Wed 10 Oct 2012 - 21:22

Sorry, I was thinking of the Woody Allen one. Totally forgot about the 2006 one.

Yeah, the 2006 one was legit.

by Professor Voodoo Wed 10 Oct 2012 - 21:26

taerkitty wrote:Sorry, I was thinking of the Woody Allen one. Totally forgot about the 2006 one.

Yeah, the 2006 one was legit.

Wow, I thought I was the only one who knew about the 1967 comedy. I'm a big Woody Allen fan but even I thought that film was pretty awful.

by taerKitty Wed 10 Oct 2012 - 21:41

Besides, did he even kill anyone there?

by Thescarredman Wed 10 Oct 2012 - 22:10

Depends on which James Bond you're talking about - there were about six of them, if I recall correctly.

by Robert Frazer Wed 10 Oct 2012 - 22:36

Looking for something to share my ice-cream with this evening I dusted down a DVD of Cypher, directed by Vincenzo Natali (of Cube fame). It's probably sat on my shelf for eight years now! I remember being absolutely bowled over and mesmerised by it when I first watched it - going back to it now, it's not as good as I remember and the seams are a little frayed, but it's still an engaging and meaningful story that gets a lot of mileage out of a low budget. Lucy Liu plays a supporting role against type but the lead Jeremy Northram also gives a stunning layered performance, where one character assumes five different guises. His early scenes, where he's a meek milquetoast accountant lamely trying to puff himself up as a jet-setting playboy, are uncannily well-observed.

It has a nicely detailed DVD commentary, too - in fact, the speakers carry on after the film itself has ended, something I've never seen before!

by Alfisti Wed 10 Oct 2012 - 23:26

Professor Voodoo wrote:
taerkitty wrote:Sorry, I was thinking of the Woody Allen one. Totally forgot about the 2006 one.

Yeah, the 2006 one was legit.
Wow, I thought I was the only one who knew about the 1967 comedy. I'm a big Woody Allen fan but even I thought that film was pretty awful.

It was pretty attrocious... though the theme was great and they at least (from memory, it's been awhile) gave Bond the correct car.

by Officer_Charon Thu 11 Oct 2012 - 0:29

You know... once I clicked the video, it occurred to me that I had NEVER seen the intro to Dr. No...... in fact, I can barely remember the movie AT ALL.

I must remedy this... somehow!

by **Nachtsider** Thu 11 Oct 2012 - 2:32

Whenever Anthony Hopkins plays a famous historical character, he transforms into said character. This instance is no exception. All hail the master performer.

by **Kiskaloo** Fri 19 Oct 2012 - 22:04

The Economist runs another Bond chart, this time comparing "Booze, bonks and bodies":

Not as cool as the Dr. No one up-thread.

by Alfisti Sat 20 Oct 2012 - 1:44

Kiskaloo wrote:The Economist runs another Bond chart, this time comparing "Booze, bonks and bodies":

Not as cool as the Dr. No one up-thread.

Speaking of Bond and money:

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by **Kiskaloo** Sat 20 Oct 2012 - 10:52

Alfisti wrote:Speaking of Bond and money...

Michele: "That's pretty cheap compared to what I spend on you, to say nothing of the Italian taxpayer through the SWA."

Kara:
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by Awinnell Sat 20 Oct 2012 - 11:35

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by Alfisti Sat 20 Oct 2012 - 12:26

Kiskaloo wrote:
Alfisti wrote:Speaking of Bond and money...

Michele: "That's pretty cheap compared to what I spend on you, to say nothing of the Italian taxpayer through the SWA."

Kara:

Monty: Compared to Kara, Bond is a bargain... M should stop complaining.

by taerKitty Sat 20 Oct 2012 - 12:30

Christmas 2012. I'm so there!

by **Kiskaloo** Mon 22 Oct 2012 - 16:35

if only you spoke Hovitos...

by **Kiskaloo** Fri 26 Oct 2012 - 16:33

Since Halloween is coming up soon...

This is a trailer for a 2011 Norwegian JavaZone technology conference, which parodies The Shining.

by **Kiskaloo** Tue 30 Oct 2012 - 17:28

The Walt Disney Company today announced the purchase of Lucasfilm LTD (including special-effects company Industrial Light & Magic, sound company Skywalker Sound and video game publisher LucasArts) for $4.05 billion, in cash and stock.

As part of the deal, Disney announced a third Star Wars trilogy has been commissioned, with Star Wars: Episode 07 scheduled for release in 2015.

by Three Dog Tue 30 Oct 2012 - 20:54

Kiskaloo wrote:The Walt Disney Company today announced the purchase of Lucasfilm LTD (including special-effects company Industrial Light & Magic, sound company Skywalker Sound and video game publisher LucasArts) for $4.05 billion, in cash and stock.

As part of the deal, Disney announced a third Star Wars trilogy has been commissioned, with Star Wars: Episode 07 scheduled for release in 2015.

Good Lord, we should have killed it before it got the chance to breed... again.

by **Kiskaloo** Thu 1 Nov 2012 - 14:31

Battleship

This film is to Transformers what Ishtar is to Lawrence of Arabia.

by Thescarredman Thu 1 Nov 2012 - 16:41

Mr. Antonic wrote:
Kiskaloo wrote:The Walt Disney Company today announced the purchase of Lucasfilm LTD (including special-effects company Industrial Light & Magic, sound company Skywalker Sound and video game publisher LucasArts) for $4.05 billion, in cash and stock.

As part of the deal, Disney announced a third Star Wars trilogy has been commissioned, with Star Wars: Episode 07 scheduled for release in 2015.

Good Lord, we should have killed it before it got the chance to breed... again.

Dunno. What made 'Episode III' so lame was having to steer the plot towards the events of the earlier, but chronologically later, episodes. If Disney holds to Lucas's original plan, Epis VII, VIII and IX will be about the creation of a new Republic, possibly with all new characters and with the writers hands untied. It just might redeem the series the way 'Casino Royale' did the Bond franchise.

by Three Dog Thu 1 Nov 2012 - 18:59

Thescarredman wrote:
Mr. Antonic wrote:
Kiskaloo wrote:The Walt Disney Company today announced the purchase of Lucasfilm LTD (including special-effects company Industrial Light & Magic, sound company Skywalker Sound and video game publisher LucasArts) for $4.05 billion, in cash and stock.

As part of the deal, Disney announced a third Star Wars trilogy has been commissioned, with Star Wars: Episode 07 scheduled for release in 2015.

Good Lord, we should have killed it before it got the chance to breed... again.

Dunno. What made 'Episode III' so lame was having to steer the plot towards the events of the earlier, but chronologically later, episodes. If Disney holds to Lucas's original plan, Epis VII, VIII and IX will be about the creation of a new Republic, possibly with all new characters and with the writers hands untied. It just might redeem the series the way 'Casino Royale' did the Bond franchise.

Dunno, I didn't really like Casino Royale that much. But it was a while ago that I watched it and I didn't really pay attention so I guess I'd better watch it again.

by **Nachtsider** Thu 1 Nov 2012 - 21:03

Thescarredman wrote:Dunno. What made 'Episode III' so lame was having to steer the plot towards the events of the earlier, but chronologically later, episodes. If Disney holds to Lucas's original plan, Epis VII, VIII and IX will be about the creation of a new Republic, possibly with all new characters and with the writers hands untied. It just might redeem the series the way 'Casino Royale' did the Bond franchise.

All new characters? Writers' hands untied? Whatchoo talking about, man? This is ripe time to film the Expanded Universe post-ROTJ material. Thrawn's reign, Dark Empire, the courtship of Princess Leia, the works.

by **Nachtsider** Thu 1 Nov 2012 - 21:18

In other news, this is a photo of Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin.

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by **Kiskaloo** Thu 1 Nov 2012 - 21:43

Nachtsider wrote:
Thescarredman wrote:Dunno. What made 'Episode III' so lame was having to steer the plot towards the events of the earlier, but chronologically later, episodes. If Disney holds to Lucas's original plan, Epis VII, VIII and IX will be about the creation of a new Republic, possibly with all new characters and with the writers hands untied. It just might redeem the series the way 'Casino Royale' did the Bond franchise.
All new characters? Writers' hands untied? Whatchoo talking about, man? This is ripe time to film the Expanded Universe post-ROTJ material. Thrawn's reign, Dark Empire, the courtship of Princess Leia, the works.

Mark, Harrison and Carrie are all way too old to play their characters in the Expanded Universe. We're probably looking at their kids or grandkids.

by **Nachtsider** Thu 1 Nov 2012 - 23:27

Maggie Gyllenhaal can stand in for Carrie. They look almost alike. I'm sure there must be other people they can use for Luke and Han. Doubt anyone will give a shit, as long as the actors are good.

Failing that, they can go Avatar on our asses and use CG.

by Awinnell Sat 3 Nov 2012 - 1:48

by Alfisti Sat 3 Nov 2012 - 3:02

Nachtsider wrote:Maggie Gyllenhaal can stand in for Carrie. They look almost alike. I'm sure there must be other people they can use for Luke and Han. Doubt anyone will give a shit, as long as the actors are good.

Failing that, they can go Avatar on our asses and use CG.

Or they could just to an Indiana Jones and set everything far enough in the future that everyone has aged accordingly (because that movie worked out so well and all...) Films Everything 70464

by **boomer_gonz** Sat 3 Nov 2012 - 9:40

Nachtsider wrote:
Thescarredman wrote:Dunno. What made 'Episode III' so lame was having to steer the plot towards the events of the earlier, but chronologically later, episodes. If Disney holds to Lucas's original plan, Epis VII, VIII and IX will be about the creation of a new Republic, possibly with all new characters and with the writers hands untied. It just might redeem the series the way 'Casino Royale' did the Bond franchise.
All new characters? Writers' hands untied? Whatchoo talking about, man? This is ripe time to film the Expanded Universe post-ROTJ material. Thrawn's reign, Dark Empire, the courtship of Princess Leia, the works.

I'm with this right here. Use of the Yuuzhan Vong War would be excellent in this scope, but the excellent stories from the Legacy of the Force novel series would prove more to the point in my opinion.

I for one wouldn't mind seeing an animated version of the 'Great Sith War' and seeing Exar Kun, my favorite Sith Lord, become the first to use a double-bladed lightsaber.

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by taerKitty Sun 4 Nov 2012 - 2:22

Meh. I'm tired of people trying to milk the franchise. Let it die, because it's cursed. I loathe everything that came out after Jedi, and Jedi wasn't that strong of a film in the first place.

The first trilogy, and what I saw of the Clone Wars (the movie, under obligation) were lacking the key element from the original trilogy - humour. One liners. Zingers.

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On an unrelated note, I saw Wreck-it Ralph and it was fantastic. The lead games aren't real properties, but they are strongly reminiscent of quarter-vacuums I've played in my youth.

See it!

by **Kiskaloo** Sun 4 Nov 2012 - 12:29

taerkitty wrote:Meh. I'm tired of people trying to milk the franchise. Let it die, because it's cursed. I loathe everything that came out after Jedi, and Jedi wasn't that strong of a film in the first place.

Honestly, they can't do worse than Lucas and letting folks like J.J. Abrams have a hand in it might come up with something amazing.

taerkitty wrote:On an unrelated note, I saw Wreck-it Ralph and it was fantastic. The lead games aren't real properties, but they are strongly reminiscent of quarter-vacuums I've played in my youth. See it!

I saw Flight on Friday, but I will see WiR tomorrow.

by Kurosaka "Ery" Erika Sun 4 Nov 2012 - 16:03

downloading Meitantei Conan 16th Movies, the eleventh striker, (Note to self, i just realized this movie was released the same time as UEFA..or was it.........)

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