Jack Aubrey

QUOTE (RushRevisited @ Sep 25 2004, 03:31 PM) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Sep 25 2004, 03:22 PM) OK, everyone participating in the movie quote game should acknowledge these rules, please! If you fail to acknowledge these rules and subsequently violate one of them, you will still be held accountable as if you had acknowledged them. Ignorance of the rules is not an acceptible excuse. Thank you. After reading the rules, though, I have a couple of questions: -Can we use obscure movies? -What about foriegn ones? And if so, should we quote the original lanugage or English? -Can I offer a clue if I am not the quoter? -Can I ask for a hint, and if so should I do it in the forum here or privately? -Can I use vulgar language -Should I include the original quote when I answer? Just kidding Jack you can delete this post if you wish No way! You may not have noticed this about me( ) , but I really like 'smartass'-type humor.

OK, everyone participating in the movie quote game should acknowledge these rules, please! If you fail to acknowledge these rules and subsequently violate one of them, you will still be held accountable as if you had acknowledged them. Ignorance of the rules is not an acceptible excuse. Thank you.

QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Sep 25 2004, 11:02 AM) As for my recent purchases...only the 4 Rush remasters...but I was just given a copy of Dire Straits "Love Over Gold," and am already liking it quite a bit...esp. "Telegraph Road." So, thanks to the generous soul who shared that with me. Best Dire Straits album ever!

Actually, it's all three trailers on the same page, in case you've missed any of them. Tell your kids. 'The Incredibles'

Check out the trailer for 'White Noise' Based on an allegedly true 'phenomenon' (I don't believe in such phenomena, I'm a pretty hardcore skeptic). But it looks like a good scary movie anyway.

I once saw a 3-D movie at our local Imax and left with the granddaddy of all headaches. From Crave Online: But why are we craving Bob Zemeckis's The Polar Express, based of course on the Caldecott Award-winning children's book? Aside from the state of the art Performance Capturing technology used to give the animation the most life-like appearance yet in a CG animated film, it's going to be the first full-length feature ever (and only of the major animated films coming out this season) to be converted into IMAX 3D. Basically IMAX has developed its new digitally re-mastered (IMAX DMR) conversion technology to turn the entire film into a 3D experience sure to knock your socks off. Crave got a preview of four completed 3D sequences courtesy of IMAX and the result is pretty impressive. After a few moments for your eyes to adjust to the quick cuts not normally associated with 3D images (real life is really one continuous long take), snowflakes are settling on the end of your nose and hot soup platters in the dining car are almost spilling in your lap. It'll also take a couple seconds to recognize that Tom Hanks was the model (and apparently the voice) for several of the film's characters. The trick is, according to IMAX technical guru Hugh Murray, that the entire film was already produced in three-dimensions. IMAX has presented DMR versions of Hollywood films like The Matrix Revolutions and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban before, but never a 3D full-length feature. There are also other difference this time around. For one thing, IMAX climbed all aboard really early in the process, so director Zemeckis (who actually worked for IMAX early in his career) could be mindful of the process going in; most previous arrangements have been last-minute affairs. And since TPE is entirely created in CG with the performance capture process (in a nutshell: putting little sensors all over actors like Tom Hanks to create a computer model of their physical performances), the extra data necessary to create a truly 3D film already existed. While the 35mm version in most theatres is restricted to the two-dimensional data, IMAX took the extra info and compiled it into their DMR process to produce probably the best 3D you've ever seen. Say goodbye to clunky liquid crystal glasses that give you a headache; the new 3D glasses are lightweight and filter the dual-projected left and right images into the proper eyes to sell the 3D effect to your brain. Murray tells us the artists at IMAX had to do a little tweaking here and there, like adding extra layers of steam and snowflakes to really take advantage of their 3D potential, before printing it on two giant 15/70mm reels of film. They also took the 2D limitation of the frame, whereby a character's figure may actually be cut out of the shot in a close-up, and used the extra data to construct the rest of their body in the third dimension. So now someone's head pops out of the picture rather than being lopped off. IMAX estimates that about 100 IMAX theatres worldwide will have the enhanced, premium (read: more $$) experience available this Holiday season. Not only do IMAX releases improve the performance of the movie in neighboring traditional theatres (making it a no brainer for studio Warner Bros), but a film can run in IMAX for several months after a theatrical release expires. Add to that the cache of The Polar Express as a timeless favorite for kids and adults alike, with an appeal far broader than its documentary Nascar 3D or the decidedly more adult Matrix films, and IMAX can probably bet on this train coming in. But don't bet on getting a comparable experience from your home theatre anytime soon. The trick is in the projection, and according to the company, the technology to allow the same quality of 3D to chase you around your living room at a consumer-friendly price is years off. The company says it's working on ways to bring live action movies to life (president Greg Foster declares that 3D is the future of IMAX), but with a post-production technique necessary to keep the 3D process out of the way of filmmaking--imagine having to shoot an entire film with hidden motion capture sensors on all the actors--the total digital environment of Polar Express is probably going to be the state of this art for a good time to come. Look for The Polar Express wide in U.S. IMAX and traditional theatres November 10th. --Steve Krutzler

From Coming Soon Terminator 4 is ready to start production in 2005, but will Arnold Schwarzenegger be back? Variety reports that Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines writers John Brancato and Michael Ferris have completed a draft of a script that was developed under the supervision of "T3" director Jonathan Mostow. The trade adds that C2 partners Mario Kassar and Andy Vajna are returning as producers, and "T3" financier Intermedia, which has underwritten development so far, will begin the process of setting up the budget for the picture. Mostow is expected to next direct an untitled thriller he wrote for Paramount. Intermedia will open formal negotiations shortly for a deal that would make "T4" Mostow's next directing job. Intermedia will also meet soon with Warner Bros. Pictures and Sony Pictures, who distributed "T3" domestically and internationally, respectively. Both of the studios have an option to serve the same roles in the fourth film. Schwarzenegger's availability is the big question mark, since he is the governor of California. There's already been talks for Arnold to return, but it would likely be in a limited role. Variety adds that the expectation is that "T4" will break in a new terminator model. There's no word yet whether or not Nick Stahl or Claire Danes will return.

The nice people at DVD Review have on their website a handy database of DVDs that contain hidden features aka 'Easter Eggs' and have included instructions on how to access them. Simply point your browser to This Link and behold the huge searchable database in all its glory! You will be amazed at how many DVDs contain hidden features. They update this list frequently, so it pays to keep checking back. Enjoy! Also, The Digital Bits has a list of upcoming DVD releases with cover art that they up date every week. Just click here to see it! Thanks to our friend Tick for the suggestion!

QUOTE (Cygnus @ Sep 22 2004, 09:08 PM) Question, The adds on TV say the classics, are they the originals , or the special edition versions. I wouldn't put it past Lukas to come out with the old ones then in 6months come out again with the special editions. They are the special edition versions. Lucas has said that the original versions literally don't exist anymore.

Latest from the Digital Bits: Obviously, we've been going over the sound issues these last couple of days, and Lucasfilm says they're deliberate creative decisions. The audio quality of Tarkin's line may simply have been unavoidable, and we're prepared to acknowledge that. The "flipped" music in the surrounds... well, if that was a creative decision, so be it. The only place we find it distracting is during the medal ceremony at the end of A New Hope, and we're betting most of you will never notice it. We can live with it. The whole thing with the music being dialed back during the first part of the Death Star battle however... that's just irritating. That we suspect WAS a creative decision, but we think it was a really poorly considered one. Williams' score was so much a part of the spirit of that scene and now it's barely audible for the first few minutes of the battle. That's really a shame. You know, it seems like with each new revised version of these films, there's one change we absolutely hate. In 1997, it was Greedo shooting first. Now that scene has been tweaked a little more, and we can deal with it. But in 2004, it's not younger Anakin we hate, it's not the Emperor, it's not the revised Jabba. All that we don't mind. But this music change is disappointing. Ah well. Maybe George will fix that in the 2007 ultimate version... and there will be something new to complain about. In any case, we trust you will enjoy these DVDs. By and large, they're pretty nifty. But this ain't your older brother's Star Wars, that's for sure.

Remember that 'Simpsons' ep where Homer fixed a toaster and ended up turning it into a time machine? He journeyed back to the prehistoric age and altered the future by squishing a bug. Well, that vaunted concept is now a movie. Might (emphasize and underline that 'might') be fun for the cheese factor. It's got Ben Kingsley. In a white wig. And a lizard-monkey. 'A Sound Of Thunder'

From Dark Horizons: With his attempts at a fourth "Indiana Jones" script and being hired then taken off M:I-3, Frank Darabont looks to be getting back to his own projects again. Out promoting the 10th Anniversary DVD release of "The Shawshank Redemption", he talked with LatinoReview about what two projects he's now working on in the near future - both he intends to direct: Fahrenheit 451 First up is his script adaptation of Ray Bradbury's famous sci-fi novel is complete and he's looking at that to be his next film - "I think its the best script Ive ever done. Now its a matter of trying to find a home for it and getting somebody to cough up the dough to make it. Thats always the challenge. Particularly with something that's as politically charged as Fahrenheit 451. It is definitely based in the period that Bradbury wrote it. Its still very much a futuristic piece, but Bradburry wrote that as a metaphor for what was going on in this country during the McCarthy hearings. So its relevance has come back around again. Its never not been relevant, because there are always forces lurking under the skin of democracy that want to turn us all into mindless robots. Thats become all the more relevant now". The Mist Next is the long-awaited adaptation of, at least my favourite, Stephen King story "The Mist" about a group of people trapped in a supermarket surrounded by a fog filled with hideous monsters. The tale will allow him to focus on the human drama element of the story - "If you focus on the human story, everything else is gravy. What I love about The Mist is how character driven it is. It's a really heated human situation. Thats really where the story is. It's not so much with the monsters outside. I will not forsake the monsters though. That's part of the fun". He's doing Mist after 451 because "The Mist is something Ive been wanting to do for 10 years. Fahrenheit's something I've been wanting to do since I was nine years old and I first read Bradbury's book. So thats a lifelong dream, that movie". In any case he' plans to finish the script for it this year.

QUOTE (CygnusX-1Bk2 @ Sep 21 2004, 04:47 PM) Ahem! What?

QUOTE (Cygnus @ Sep 21 2004, 01:29 PM) How about: "I'm not stupid, I know everyone thinks I am, I just don't like answering stupid questions." Hmm, 'Fletch'?

I'm no good at rhymes but here's a slightly tongue-in-cheek haiku: The Rush fans rhyme well. All showing some Peart-like skill. Well, not exactly.......

QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Sep 21 2004, 10:45 AM) I don't see the pics, Jack. Try this: 'Fantastic Four'

QUOTE (Moonraker @ Sep 21 2004, 10:36 AM) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Sep 21 2004, 06:20 AM) QUOTE (Moonraker @ Sep 21 2004, 10:19 AM) Wow, this is going to be an interesting one. Now with CGI, they can really make Mr. Fantastic come to life. I would be interested to see how they handle that. Any word who the bad guy is gonna be? 'Doctor Doom'. Cool beans, it wouldnt make sense to do Dr. Octopus again since Spiderman just did whatever he did to him (still havent seen it, dont spoil me). Any pics of Doom's mask? Nope, not yet. But here's a higher-res pic of Sue Storm to tide you over. http://images.countingdown.com/images/countdowns/movies/1380/1011/3553903_main.jpg

From the Digital Bits: [Editor's Note: since we initially wrote this review, a few audio/mixing errors on the DVD version of A New Hope have been detected. They are as follows: 1) The familiar Force theme trumpet fanfare that used to play right after Red Leader says: "This is it!" and just as the X-wings start diving towards the Death Star's surface has been dialed back in volume so that it's almost inaudible - it's almost completely buried in the surround mix. 2) The audio quality varies wildly as Tarkin says the line: "You would prefer another target, a military target? Then name the system." - almost as if the master sound element was damaged. 3) Also, John Williams' score for the film seems to have been flipped in the rear channels, so that what should be the left rear channel seems to be playing from the right rear channel (and vise versa). What this means is that the rear channels don't match the front channels - instruments heard from the front right channel come from the left rear instead of the right rear. It's hard to notice, but we're getting a number of reports from people hearing this. These problems would seem to be severe enough to merit a repressing/exchange of the disc. We're waiting to hear back from Lucasfilm on this issue and we'll update this review with the details as soon as we do.] This is the statement released by Lucasfilm: "We are always impressed with how closely fans listen to the many different sound mixes we have made for the Star Wars movies over the years. It is flattering to know that, indeed, the audience is listening. Consequently, each mix comes out differently and any changes that you hear on the all-new Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX tracks on the Star Wars Trilogy DVD set are deliberate creative decisions. We can confirm that there are no technical glitches as reported."

QUOTE (Moonraker @ Sep 21 2004, 10:19 AM) Wow, this is going to be an interesting one. Now with CGI, they can really make Mr. Fantastic come to life. I would be interested to see how they handle that. Any word who the bad guy is gonna be? 'Doctor Doom'.

From our friends at Dark Horizons: I can't post the pics here because 'dynamic pages in the tags are not allowed'. (I don't even know what that means, but I digress....) So click here to see the new high-quality pics.

QUOTE (Sodoff Baldrick @ Sep 21 2004, 08:47 AM) QUOTE Was that a goat? "Big Trouble" 'Big Trouble' is correct. One of my favorite comedies of all time. If any of you haven't seen it, then you should go rent/buy it asap! Your turn, Baldrick. Good job.

QUOTE (LakesideMaiden @ Sep 20 2004, 03:17 PM) QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Sep 20 2004, 02:10 PM)It is funny to think of a whole book about Rush a la Dr. Seuss, isn't it? Neil played a drum while drinking lots of rum Al, do a rant in a pant..."Why, I can't!" Okay...time to go back to work now. ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!! oh, we could have so much fun with this GG....now this took a bit of thought after the first two lines... LOL Our Beloved Dirk has quite a quirk, when his shoes go missing right before work.... He wanders around, muttering and sputtering, and to play that night he is almost head-buttering! You see, you see, he simply cannot be, without his shoes is an impossibility. He needs them to walk, he needs them to talk He needs them to sway, and needs them to play He needs them to sing A Farewell to Kings... Which is a very very important thing! So when you see Dirk lost in his quirk, try to help him, so that he can work. For you see, if he cannot Be.... Then we will all be a sad sight to see. This is my hair, thank you, and good night Sorry I'm late on this, but that is brilliant! Oh man, should there ever be a RushForum archive, that poem should be the first thing placed in there!

I was glad to see the Sopranos take home a few, and I really enjoyed 'Something The Lord Made', and believe it fully deserved its award. From Coming Soon Martin Bruestle, Producer The Primetime Emmy Award Winners Source: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences September 20, 2004 The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences tonight (Sunday, September 19, 2004) awarded the 2003-2004 Primetime Emmys for programs and individual achievements on the "56th Annual Emmy Awards" originating on the ABC Television Network from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Don Mischer was Executive Producer of the telecast that was hosted by Garry Shandling. HBO ran away with 32 Emmys, the most of any channel, and its Angels in America set a new record winning 11 Emmys, surpassing previous record holder Roots (9). The total primetime awards announced on tonight's telecast were distributed as follows: OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES DAVID HYDE PIERCE as Niles Crane - Frasier (NBC) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES MICHAEL IMPERIOLI as Christopher Moltisanti - The Sopranos (HBO) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES CYNTHIA NIXON as Miranda Hobbes - Sex And The City (HBO) OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES JOE RUSSO, Director; ANTHONY RUSSO, Director - Arrested Development - Pilot (Fox) OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES MITCHELL HURWITZ, Writer - Arrested Development - Pilot(FOX) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES DREA DE MATTEO as Adriana La Cerva - The Sopranos (HBO) OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES WALTER HILL, Director - Deadwood - Pilot (HBO) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE JEFFREY WRIGHT as Belize, Mr. Lies & Continental Principality - Angels In America (HBO) OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM LOUIS J. HORVITZ, Director - The 76th Annual Academy Awards (ABC) OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM ELAINE STRITCH, Performer - Elaine Stritch: At Liberty (HBO) OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART COMEDY CENTRAL (Comedy Central) DAVID JAVERBAUM, Head Writer RICH BLOMQUIST, Writer STEVE BODOW, Writer TIM CARVELL, Writer STEPHEN COLBERT, Writer ERIC DRYSDALE, Writer J.R. HAVLAN, Writer SCOTT JACOBSON, Writer BEN KARLIN, Writer ROB KUTNER, Writer CHRIS REGAN, Writer JASON REICH, Writer JASON ROSS, Writer JON STEWART, Writer OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES TERENCE WINTER, Writer - The Sopranos; "Long Term Parking" (HBO) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE MARY-LOUISE PARKER as Harper Pitt - Angels In America (HBO) OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART COMEDY CENTRAL (Comedy Central) Jon Stewart, Executive Producer Ben Karlin, Executive Producer Stewart Bailey, Co-Executive Producer Kahane Corn, Supervising Producer David Javerbaum, Supervising Producer OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL TONY KUSHNER, Writer - Angels In America (HBO) OUTSTANDING REALITY/COMPETITION PROGRAM THE AMAZING RACE (CBS) Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer Bertram van Munster, Executive Producer Jonathan Littman, Executive Producer Jon Kroll, Co-Executive Producer Hayma "Screech" Washington, Co-Executive Producer Amy Chacon, Supervising Producer Anthony Dominici, Supervising Producer Rick Ringbakk, Supervising Producer Evan Weinstein, Senior Producer Elise Doganieri, Producer Brady Connell, Producer Julian Grimmond, Producer Shannon McGinn, Producer Michael Norton, Producer Michael Noval, Producer Bob Parr, Producer Phil Keoghan, Host OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE SOMETHING THE LORD MADE (HBO) Robert W. Cort, Executive Producer David Madden, Executive Producer Eric Hetzel, Executive Producer Michael Drake, Producer Julian Krainin, Producer OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE AL PACINO as Roy Cohn - Angels In America (HBO) OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL MIKE NICHOLS, Director - Angels In America (HBO) OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES ALLISON JANNEY as C. J. Cregg - The West Wing (NBC) OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES SARAH JESSICA PARKER as Carrie Bradshaw - Sex And The City (HBO) OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES KELSEY GRAMMER as Frasier Crane - Frasier (NBC) OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES JAMES SPADER as Alan Shore - The Practice (ABC) OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE MERYL STREEP as Hannah Pitt, The Rabbi, Ethel Rosenberg & Continental Principality - Angels In America (HBO) OUTSTANDING MINISERIES ANGELS IN AMERICA (HBO) Cary Brokaw, Executive Producer Mike Nichols, Executive Producer Mike Haley, Co-Executive Producer Celia Costas, Producer OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT (FOX) Brian Grazer, Executive Producer Ron Howard, Executive Producer David Nevins, Executive Producer Mitchell Hurwitz, Executive Producer John Levenstein, Co-Executive Producer Richard Rosenstock, Co-Executive Producer Chuck Martin, Supervising Producer Barbie Feldman Adler, Producer Victor Hsu, Producer OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES THE SOPRANOS (HBO) David Chase, Executive Producer Brad Grey, Executive Producer Robin Green, Executive Producer Mitchell Burgess, Executive Producer Ilene S. Landress, Executive Producer Terence Winter, Executive Producer Henry J. Bronchtein, Co-Executive Producer Matthew Weiner, Supervising Producer

I'm here. Original quote and hint: 'Bufotenine. Hell of an hallucinogen. He's gone. He won't be coming back anytime soon.' (Pause). 'Discovery Channel.' Hint: This movie is a comedy. New quote from the same movie: 'Was that a goat?'