Atomic.Feedback!

QUOTE (quickfree @ Jun 2 2007, 03:23 PM) I could go for the darkest Joker in the Arkham Asylum book. That guy was totally insane having spent so many months in solitary confinement. Looks this Joker is going to be more modeled off Nicholson though. And the red lips look very messed up. The thing about the messy lips makes it look a lot like makeup... which the Joker doesn't wear. Which brings up the question... how are they going to do his origin? Chemical vats, the Red Hood and all that? I'm sure its probably out there online somewhere, I'm just too lazy to look. On a random side note, 2 of my friends are gonna be extras in it, when they shoot in Chicago again. Kinda cool.

QUOTE (Mustard Death @ May 31 2007, 08:09 PM) QUOTE (alphseeker @ May 31 2007, 06:36 PM) Did you watch the movie all the way through the credits? I won't give it away and have not seen it, But according to wikopedia there is a scene after the end credits that may or may not set up another movie? Well that's just my luck I usually sit through the credits for movies like this because there's sometimes a scene... but I figured there wouldn't be one since apparently this is the last one. Oh well... I'll look it up on wiki. Thanks for the info. I learned my lesson after X-men 3... Any movie with a number in it, stay through the credits. I think this is all a cunning plot by the techs and the crews so we stay for their names...

QUOTE (Signals1982 @ May 30 2007, 05:04 PM) He definitely looks like he is going to be more sadistic than goofy. Sweet!! We can only hope... ...although I still think Christopher Walken should be the Joker. Just once. It'd make my day.

QUOTE (Storm Shadow @ May 31 2007, 08:45 AM) I liked about the last hour of the movie...which isn't that good for a nearly three hour movie I guess. Depp rules as usual though, and the action was good. I'm with Mustard about FF2 also...I love the Silver Surfer character, but the first FF movie blew and the previews for this one look bad too. The guy who plays Johnny annoys the shit out of me for some reason. That's odd, I thought the action kind of sucked. I wanna know who in the movie industry started the idea that fight scenes needed to be choppy and all shakey-camera-y. And it will definitely be depressing to watch Hollywood ruin Silver Surfer.

QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 31 2007, 01:16 PM) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ May 31 2007, 11:14 AM) The first one was good but the sequels sucked. The 2nd two were enjoyable and had some redeeming qualities, but they were a mere shadow of the masterpiece that the first one was. Sequels? What sequels? Those two movies are dead to me. I thought the ending to the Matrix was brilliant. They should have stopped and left it at that. QUOTE The first one was interesting and kept me watching. I just don't like those computer controlled fantasy fight scenes that veer from slow motion to time-lapse photography. And where the combatants leap thirty feet in the air in a way that defies the laws of physics, in fact it appears as if they've been yanked along on a wire. I can't take a fight seriously if it's not in real time and kicks and blows don't look like they're doing any damage, which after all is their purpose. And I dwell on the fight scenes because this seemed to be the crux of the whole power of "The One", simply the ability to kick ass. This was an aspect I was disapointed with in itself. In they end "the one" was just a guy who could beat people up at light speed... And yes Jack the sequels are crap... I agree, the fight scenes were pretty stupid. I don't get the big deal about them. "The One" could have been a much more significant savior-figure, rather than just a stupid Superman. Still, I liked it. It's funny, I was just watching it this morning... Odd how things happen like that, eh?

QUOTE (floydfanatic111 @ May 31 2007, 12:22 PM) Last movie I enjoyed was Flight 93 (which my dad rented) but MI : III was a snoozefest. Movies I have basically given up upon. Here are movies I can still sit through for pleasure are basically older titles: Falling Down (I can sympathize with D-Fens character) Scarface (I find most of the movie to be comical in its one-liner sense) First Blood (killer flick) Goodfellas (Scorsese's finest hour IMHO) The Running Man (Arnie's best non-Terminator flick, cameos by Mick Fleetwood and Dweezil Zappa) Heartbreak Ridge The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie Dragnet (with Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd) The Exorcist (excellent film) Animal House any Dirty Harry movie Flash Gordon (I know its cheesy but to hear the alternate versions of Queen's film score is worthwhile) The Running Man? Hm... that's interesting. The book was much better.

Tiger Army - Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise

QUOTE (tick @ May 28 2007, 05:04 PM) QUOTE (pedro2112 @ May 28 2007, 05:38 PM) Just got back. I was pleasantly surprised. I"m not suggesting it was "good," far from it. However, it wasn't absolutely awful. It was mediocre, with a few chuckles. But is that what constitutes a good movie nowadays? I agree, it was not a good movie, but not awefull either, i did laugh a few times and my kid loved it so thats what counts the most. Mmm... When I'm paying $6.50 to go watch a movie, it better be a tad bit more than mediocre. There were a few chuckles, but not $6.50's worth.

QUOTE (lerxt1990 @ May 30 2007, 06:36 PM) QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ May 30 2007, 07:34 PM) QUOTE (Atomic.Feedback! @ May 30 2007, 03:54 PM) QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ May 30 2007, 04:45 AM) I watched that special on the History Channel the other night, "Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed." It was great, and really reinforced what we've known all along: there's a lot going-on in these movies; more than just the surface good-versus-evil SciFi story. There's so much more! It's a modern re-telling of old myths. And it's told in six "episodes" the same way that some myths are told in multiple "volumes." The fact that Lucas's story is sorta "copied" from previous stories needn't enter into the discussion - all of those old myths have elements in common; Lucas is just being faithful to the traditional "hero's journey" myth, re-told a hundred times in ancient literature. Lucas re-tells the old myths for modern audiences... on film! He also puts a bit of a new spin on it. Find me an old story that has a "Wookie" named "Chewbacca" in it, and I'll concede that Lucas is a hack. I defy anyone to find anything deeper than "Good vs. Evil" in that whole mess. Watch the aforementioned "Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed" on the History Channel to see what the esteemed University professors say about "Star Wars" and the re-telling of important myths. Or get a taste of that on the bonus disc of the "Star Wars" trilogy DVD, or in my earlier post (which you quoted, but must not have read). Some interesting ideas that "Star Wars" explores: Redemption and resurrection. The relationship between fathers and sons. Man versus machines. Religion versus science. The nature of evil. Politics: The rise of dictators, and the diminishment of liberty. Etc. There's a lot more going on that just "good versus evil" in that "whole mess." Interesting. Saw some of that in SW but not all of it. Touche. I stand defied. *bows out*

Heh. *shameless plug* Statements Lost June, 8 2007 at Stand Up Comics 3429 Ridge Road, Lansing, Illinois Cost : $5 w/ Bread and Bottle, Monster Cloud ... And then there's Warped Tour... Bad Religion and Coheed at the same venue! Hell yeah! Although there's a buncha P.O.S. bands too... I bet I'll be up to my ears in emo kids. Then there's Ozfest... I got my free ticket. I d'no who's even there this year. Oh yeah, and Rush somewhere in there.

QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ May 30 2007, 04:45 AM) I watched that special on the History Channel the other night, "Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed." It was great, and really reinforced what we've known all along: there's a lot going-on in these movies; more than just the surface good-versus-evil SciFi story. There's so much more! It's a modern re-telling of old myths. And it's told in six "episodes" the same way that some myths are told in multiple "volumes." The fact that Lucas's story is sorta "copied" from previous stories needn't enter into the discussion - all of those old myths have elements in common; Lucas is just being faithful to the traditional "hero's journey" myth, re-told a hundred times in ancient literature. Lucas re-tells the old myths for modern audiences... on film! He also puts a bit of a new spin on it. Find me an old story that has a "Wookie" named "Chewbacca" in it, and I'll concede that Lucas is a hack. It's interesting how you say "Sci-Fi"... because as some of those hardcore S-F fans will tell you, Sci-Fi isn't the same as Science Fiction. Star Wars killed the genre; it's fantasy, not real S-F, which as Ray Bradbury or Robert Heinlein could tell you is all about social commentary and philosophy and stuff like that. I defy anyone to find anything deeper than "Good vs. Evil" in that whole mess. ...hmm, well, that came out wrong. Don't get me wrong; I love Star Wars. It kept me sane (relatively speaking) through those miserable 8 years called grade school. The Zahn trilogies, the Dark Horse comics, the X-Wing series... The Dark Forces games, the X-Wing games, the Rebel Assault games... (ha, I was obbsessed.) Ah, good stuff. Those were the days. It must have been something to see those movies when they were new... "What's a Star War?" Ah, I can't even imagine..

There's only so many different movie ideas out there... they've got to milk each idea for as long as they can. I was talking with my dad the other day about some article in the newspaper about John Wayne, and apparently, he made 150-something movies... the majority of which were westerns. Now THAT's a genre I don't get... oh sure, there are a few good ones (Tombstone, Rio Bravo), but... oh, whoops, I don't know where I'm going with this. I s'pose I should say *spoiler warning!* Back to the topic at hand: sequels. Spider-man 3? Biggest P.O.S. movie I've ever seen. It was mildly amusing sometimes, but definitely not worth all the hype. I think that's all they were banking on, all the McDonald's ads, the shirts and posters... I wouldn't watch that movie again if you paid me. And I'm a Spider-man fan (a REAL one, not somebody who saw the movies and now says "OMGILOVESPIDERMAN!!"), so that says a lot. (I mean, they killed Venom! WTF?!?! That was the only reason I went and saw the damn thing!) Pirates of the Caribbean 3? *YAWN* If it was the only one they made, it would have been good, but... 3 hours is a little bit of a stretch for a sequel's sequel. The fight scenes were uninspired and pointlessly choppy, the whole "Davey Jones' Locker" sequence could have been SO much better; the whole thing seemed sort of rushed. It was sort of bland and tasteless too -- I really don't remember any specific parts; normally, I'll be quoting a movie for the next week if it was any good at all. Shrek 3? GAHH!! SOO STUPID!! I hated Shrek 1, which almost made me miss out on Shrek 2 (which was MUCH better than 1 or 3, (but that isn't saying much)). The failed attempts at marriage humor, the failed attempts at high school humor, the failed attempts at musical humor... Arghh. Ocean's 13? I did enjoy the first 2 of those... they're well written, and I always enjoy a good heist (who doesn't?); but basically, the name of that game is "Let's see how many big names we can get into the same film!". Although, there is a reason they're "big names"... They aren't half bad. And how bout that "Let's take an obscure sport/hobby and make a comedy out of it, staring Will Ferrell!" I blame Dodgeball for starting that whole mess. Now everyone and their mom thinks, all of a sudden, they've got a sense of humor because they can spout jokes written by professional comedians! Sure, some of it's funny... the first time! ...wow, I've got to stop. I'll eventually start blathering on about something not even movie related. But yeah, the movie industry is dead to me. Although I did enjoy Pan's Labyrinth, Children of Men and Stranger Than Fiction; with the exception of "Children of Men" (see: "Handmaiden's Tale") they were all rather original.

I can never keep up with TV shows... I watched the first few episodes of House, gave up, waited for it to come out on DVD and checked it out from the library. The only thing is, when I say "Oh, I love that show!", I can never back it up with what happened in last week's episode.

So, I went and saw the Aqua Teen movie yesterday night (which was pretty amazing, by the way) and was more than a little surprised to find that Neil Peart was in it. As himself. In a flying watermelon. Umm, what? Was this common knowledge? Where was I when that memo was passed? (oh, and that Mastodon did the opening song, but that's not quite as surprising)

QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Apr 12 2007, 07:26 AM) QUOTE (steelcaressed @ Apr 12 2007, 10:22 AM) QUOTE (pedro2112 @ Apr 11 2007, 06:25 PM) QUOTE (Ya_Big_Tree @ Apr 11 2007, 11:53 AM) all it is, is wall to wall boobs and a chick who thinks she can dance but basically has sex with the air the entire time. that single-handedly removes it from eligibility on this list... She had me at "wall-to-wall boobs" Ya know, that's a phrase you don't hear every day... "Wall-to-wall boobs..." Hmm.

I still have yet to see it. Fortunately, there are a bunch of other people lying around who haven't seen it either, so I'll just go with them. Soon. I hope.

QUOTE (Ya_Big_Tree @ Apr 8 2007, 10:02 AM) YES YES OH GOD YES!!!!!!!!!!! THE X FILES IS MY FAVE SHOW EVER!!!!! my thoughts exactly. Except mine were more like... AH GOD OGDADFDSA A:dweez: HH!! ! FINALL:dweez: Y AH GOD YES AHAHHAHAHA:dweez: HA!!!! OMG XFILES ROXXORZ MY BOXXORZ!!:dweez: ...or something like that.

1. My friends birthday is tomorrow. 2. Then my birthday's the day after that. 3. And after that, who cares?

QUOTE "Christmas Story" Director Killed in Car Crash I read about that in the paper this morning... It's one of the best Christmas movies ever. Such a shame/waste/tragedy. Of course the other (drunk) driver would survive.

QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Mar 31 2007, 09:50 PM) QUOTE (steelcaressed @ Mar 31 2007, 09:45 PM) There are so many more. Any movie w/ Will Farrell or Mike Myers. Have you ever seen "Old School" (Farrell) or "So I Married an Axe Murderer" (Myers)? I love both those movies. The two "Wayne's World" movies were pretty good, too... but I can totally understand if people hate the "Austin Powers" crap. The only two movies w/Will Farrell I like are Stranger Than Fiction and Anchorman. And only Anchorman because there are these four guys at my school, and they wear these suits, and one wears a big cowboy hat and they run around doing stupid stuff... I guess it's not even the movie that's funny, it's just them. QUOTE Dreamcatcher was pathetic. My thought exactly.

The next show on my schedule is Contents Under Pressure on April 28. They're a local (very local) band who just finished their album. They're not too shabby (if you like their sort of thing) *shameless plug* C.U.P.

Illinois nazis... I hate Illinois nazis...

This isn't exactly an easy choice... there are all sorts of movies I hate. But I s'pose the one that comes to mind is "Ultraviolet". That movie was so incredibly terrible (no doubt enhanced by the fact that I thought it would be good like Aeon Flux was). It sucked so bad, I can't write about how bad it was. Gahhh. I'm going to beat my head against something until I stop thinking about how bad it was.

1. tickets go on sale on my birthday. 2. That's pretty sweet. 3. Guess what I want for my birthday?