Andrew1

BREAKING BAD , DEXTER , NIP/TUCK , CALIFORNICATION ,...The wife and I are addicted to these shows. After seeing what you've rented so far, I think you'll like them. Wait...I totally misread the shows you posted for examples. Dont ask me how. These might not interest you. Sorry.

Danny Boyle has been a favorite of mine for some time. My opinion? He's right there with Ridley Scott, James Cameron, and Paul Verhoeven. Just a few of my other favorites but that's another topic. I rented Boyle's 'SUNSHINE' in late 2008. I had never even heard of it but when I saw Danny Boyle was directing I was on board. I liked it a lot but it dropped off my radar screen not long afterwards. When I saw that it was coming on SyFy about a week ago, I recorded it. I always wanted to see it again but kept forgetting all about it. I didn't pay enough attention the first time is why. After a second viewing, I couldn't believe I almost let this one slip away. For some reason, I just love this movie. I find myself thinking about it all the time. It's definitely one of Boyle's movies. It's his style. To read the back of the DVD, it doesn't sound like much. Just another dangerous mission in outer space but it's more than that. The plot isn't even all that complicated but it really gets me thinking. I can see why this script appealed to Boyle. It's a movie only he could've pulled off and if you're familiar with his work you might be able to see what I'm getting at. To my knowledge, the movie never really took off. I don't know what happened but I think it's one of Danny Boyle's best. I could get all in depth describing everything I like about it but I'll spare you. Just curious to hear what you guys thought about this film if you've seen it. If not, check it out. If you thought it sucked, tell me why. I want to hear about it. No one else I know has seen it yet so I can't discuss it with them.

My wife hasn't been to the theater in years. In fact, she hates it, but I got her to go opening night with me. She doesn't even like movies like this but she LOVED IT. She even wants to go and see it again. WTF? I'm not kidding everyone. This movie is an EXPERIENCE. See it in 3-D, and take your kids (It's PG-13 and safe for them). Forget what everyone is saying about the "storyline". It's not 'Schindler's List' or 'The English Patient' if you're looking for that, but it is enlightening. It's MIND BLOWING. Just see the damn movie and tell us what you think.......

It's just this war.....and that lying son of a bitch Johnson!!

Saturn V with Farah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas and Harvey Keitel. I used to set my alarm for 3:00 A.M. on a school night to watch that on HBO. I'd have to sneak out of my bedroom into the living room when I was in second grade. I loved any Sci-Fi when I was a nugget. Now it's just a good looking package with nothing inside. Along with, Heartbeeps, Arachnophobia, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Conan the Destroyer, Krull, Dune, The Black Hole, Tron, Purple Rain, The Last Starfighter, BABY Secret of the Lost Legend, King Solomon's Mines, A View To A Kill, Delta Force, Short Circuit 1 and 2 , Eliminators, Cobra, Action Jackson, Leviathan, etc..... The 80's kind of sucked. Except for Billy Idol and Falco. What about T.V. series? 'V', Manimal, Automan, The Misfits of Science, etc......

QUOTE (-D-RocK- @ Nov 14 2009, 07:56 PM) Is it true this film cost half a billion dollars to make? If it is..........then that's just ridiculous. Yeah dude. $500 million. Mainly because of all the new technology developed for filming in 3D. This was expected. Cameron has already signed off some of his own personal profits to cover some expenses if the film doesn't meet certain expectations. He did the same with Titanic. When the production co. was giving him hell about being over budget and past schedule, he got pissed and finished the film's production out of his own pocket. Because of the success of Titanic, FOX pretty much wrote him a blank check and gave him full reins. $500 million is not really a huge stretch nowadays. Consider Transformers 2 had a price tag of roughly $250 million. I agree it sounds ridiculous but Cameron and FOX have covered their bases. Starting with a worldwide release a week before X-mas. It will be interesting to see how this pans out.

QUOTE (hunter @ Nov 14 2009, 03:57 PM) Cameron is a fine director, but I've got to agree with the boys from South Park here; Avatar looks like live action Smurfs to me. The CG looks standard not exceptional, but I'll wait for final judgment until it comes out. I love South Park. But what the boys don't realize is that this movie is not intended to be viewed on a 2D screen. I think everyone should hold off on criticizing the FX until they see it the way it was intended. It does make me nervous that the creators from South Park said that. Those guys do their homework and they are always right on.

I'm not 100% positive that this show has been cancelled but I thought 'Breaking Bad' on A&E was excellent. Does anyone know what happened to this show? I've looked online but can't seem to get any straight answers.

QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Nov 14 2009, 01:10 PM) QUOTE (Andrew1 @ Nov 14 2009, 12:14 AM)I posted a thread similar to this in 'The Higher Level Static of Talk'. My mistake. Cartoony? This movie will be up for 'Best Picture'. Cameron is a visionary. We've seen 3 minutes of a three hour movie. Down play it all you want. Avatar is coming. I love James Cameron. He's my favorite director, AND he writes and directs all of his material. He didn't wait 12 years to produce a "dud". They told him 'Aliens' was career suicide. Give me a break. No studio in this economy is going to give someone 500 million dollars if they're not confident that it's money in the bank. I know its "your opinion" but this is not '2012' from that schlockmeister Roland Emmerich. I can't believe they still give that hack money to make movies. James Cameron, like the members of Rush, is a genius. Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford, not exactly hacks in the field of movie making, didn't wait 20 years to produce a dud, either. Yet the fourth "Indiana Jones" movie was precisely that. James Cameron is not a hack, either. "Aliens" is one of the best suspense thrillers ever made. And no one else could have made "Titanic." On a technical level, that movie is perfect. Restaging the sinking of that ship was a monumentally difficult task, and he not only pulled it off, he nailed it. The second half of that movie was riveting. That he also writes his own movies is impressive, but it's also his biggest shortcoming. He has good storytelling instincts, but his dialogue is hokey and ridden with cliches. And sadly, he's in love with his dialogue and doesn't know how to trim it down to make a leaner movie. It's why so many people have trouble getting through the first half of "Titanic." Aside from a few important story setups, that first 90 minutes is filled with cringe-worthy teen romance stuff that you'd expect to see in a Michael Bay movie. Once we see that iceberg, however, the movie takes off. I see some of that cheesy dialogue in the "Avatar" trailer. And if I'm seeing it in the trailer, I'll bet the rest of the movie will have plenty of it. On his next film, I think Cameron should come up with the story, then let someone else write the screenplay. I'd love to see what he could do with a lean script that had GOOD dialogue. BTW Andrew1, don't take this post as me saying your opinions about Cameron and "Avatar" are wrong. I'm just offering another opinion. And of course you're right about Emmerich. He and Michael Bay should have their director ID cards revoked. Indy 4? I couldn't agree with you more. A totally unnecessary movie. You should check out the South Park episode where Lucas and Spielberg rape Indy. A classic and right on the money. Lucas and Spielberg have gotten soft in their old age. Tragic. You couldn't be more right on about Cameron's dialogue. The Jack and Rose scenes during Titanic? I couldn't agree with you more. No offense taken here. You obviously know what's up. Thanks for commenting.

QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Nov 14 2009, 08:04 AM) QUOTE (Andrew1 @ Nov 14 2009, 12:14 AM) I posted a thread similar to this in 'The Higher Level Static of Talk'. My mistake. Cartoony? This movie will be up for 'Best Picture'. Cameron is a visionary. We've seen 3 minutes of a three hour movie. Down play it all you want. Avatar is coming. I love James Cameron. He's my favorite director, AND he writes and directs all of his material. He didn't wait 12 years to produce a "dud". They told him 'Aliens' was career suicide. Give me a break. No studio in this economy is going to give someone 500 million dollars if they're not confident that it's money in the bank. I know its "your opinion" but this is not '2012' from that schlockmeister Roland Emmerich. I can't believe they still give that hack money to make movies. James Cameron, like the members of Rush, is a genius. I like James Cameron a lot and The Abyss remains one of my all-time favorite movies. I think that the only reason people are saying that the fx look cartoony is because Cameron boasted that the fx would be cutting-edge and "blow us away". Whereas it's great to have that level of confidence in yourself and your fx crew, one should also beware of getting up on one's high horse since there's always at least on guy who wants to knock you off of it. Edit: I also share your opinion of Emmerich and have compared him to Uwe Boll at least a couple of times. QUOTE I posted a thread similar to this in 'The Higher Level Static of Talk'. My mistake. That's okay, bub. No one's perfect. Dude! I never even noticed your insignias. Aliens, Blade-runner, and BTILC. Awesome. Where did you come across those? I got a laugh out of your Uwe Boll comparison too. That's great! The Abyss is one of my faves as well. It's too bad he had to cut so much out of the theatrical version or it would have done much better. I see your point about the FX. This movie is not intended to be seen on a 2D screen. I think a great deal of people don't realize that. I can't wait to see it.

I posted a thread similar to this in 'The Higher Level Static of Talk'. My mistake. Cartoony? This movie will be up for 'Best Picture'. Cameron is a visionary. We've seen 3 minutes of a three hour movie. Down play it all you want. Avatar is coming. I love James Cameron. He's my favorite director, AND he writes and directs all of his material. He didn't wait 12 years to produce a "dud". They told him 'Aliens' was career suicide. Give me a break. No studio in this economy is going to give someone 500 million dollars if they're not confident that it's money in the bank. I know its "your opinion" but this is not '2012' from that schlockmeister Roland Emmerich. I can't believe they still give that hack money to make movies. James Cameron, like the members of Rush, is a genius.

QUOTE (Rush Cocky @ Jun 21 2009, 05:36 PM) I was driving to NC this morning and I had Signals on......in my brain (no Rush allowed with my wife in the car.... ) For the life of me, I kept hearing "Digital Man" over and over and over......"He's got a force field and a flexible plan..." ARRRRGGHHHH!!!! Enough already! Let's move on to "The Weapon"!!! PLEASE!!!! For the love of all that is holy!!!!! So what Rush song do you have stuck in your head today? 'The Body Electric'. What else would it be you humanoid escapee? Not trying to change the mode or crack the code but....(true story coming up...) This is strange Locutus. Around the beginning of the year I started work for a new company. I was nervous the night before I started so I approached the matter like any other adult would. I started taking some shots and watching Ridley Scott's commentary for the movie 'ALIEN'. I set my alarm early and got up with plenty of time to spare so I wouldn't be late. I'm in the shower and I start singing the lyrics, "got a force field and a flexible plan....date with fate in a black sedan....plays F.F. just as fast as....", Etc.. I have no idea where this is coming from! The last time I listened to 'Signals' was over a month before so...what the hell!? Over and over, the same lyrics. I walked by the bedroom and my wife is sitting up in bed looking worried. (No Rush allowed with her either)..I know! Uncanny right!? Everything turned out fine with the job but the similarities between our two stories was impossible to ignore so I had to comment. I guess resistance is futile. (Again....no B.S.. True story)

QUOTE (Rushman14 @ Mar 21 2007, 12:52 PM) Much to my surprise, many people have listed "Out Of The Cradle" as they're least favorite of Vapor Trails. I'm a bit shocked as it is tied with Secret Touch as my favorite, especially the end fadout section when Neil is going off with those killer drum fills. It's a great album closer and makes the hair on the back of neck stand up. Speak up "Out Of The Cradle" fans! Right on dude! I was just talking to my friend today about this song and the part you mentioned. It's not just Neil either. Geddy's bass line is just sick! Whoever doesn't like this song don't know what they're talking about. "weak song," my ass! Don't comment on this site if you're that ignorant.