Recent content by Jefferson Morris

I'm pretty convinced that, at least in Tarkin's case, anyone going into this movie completely blind, not knowing Peter Cushing was dead, would not have thought, "That's CGI!" They might have thought, "That actor is a little stiff." Agreed. I have a 3D projector so I'm hoping they make it...

Saw the film again and I had the same emotional reaction that I did the first time--I was a wreck by the end. Great movie. Bring on the blu-ray.

So, I'm dusting off my HTF account, which I haven't logged into in years, just to talk/read about 'Rogue One.' A little preamble about Episode 7--I was pretty hyped for 'The Force Awakens' last year, given its initial positive reception. A few early moments from the first act got me pretty...

A great film. Strong case to upgrade to the blu (I have the Criterion DVD).

There are two levels of fantasy--the cabaret/brothel, which is just a somewhat glamorized version of reality in which the girls are still being subjugated, and the outrageous fantasy world of the action scenes, in which the girls are essentially invincible warriors. This structure intrigues and...

Me neither. The MPAA ratings board seems to get more conservative every year, oddly. If memory serves, Snyder said their objections had to do with the sheer number of enemies dispatched in the longer cut, even though the only things spilling out of their bodies are light, steam or dirt. Watched...

I adore the ending. Doesn't feel rushed or slapdash to me. Do we know for a fact that it was altered from the original cut?

Truthfully, I slightly prefer the 132-min. cut to the director's cut--probably because it's what I was exposed to first. I even like the bit with the cloud background that the studio asked Gilliam to add. Though of course if and when Criterion ports its release, I'm all over it.

I've been turning this film over in my mind. I did enjoy it overall, and I think Snyder has confirmed himself as the best director of action working today--the WWI fantasy in particular was just terrific. But does it hang together as a film? Still unsure. I want very much to like it (I'm...

On the fence about this one -- although I do appreciate having the opportunity to get the OT without the prequels. But the older I get, the less tolerant I become of the special edition changes. And of course any notion about it being "too hard" to restore the originals is a bunch of...

The Fellowship of the Ring. Anticipated it more than just about any film ever released, being a fan of both Tolkien and Peter Jackson (Heavenly Creatures is probably in my top five). I never thought it could live up to my expectations. And then, in a feat I can only describe as a miracle, it...

This is probably a rental for me, given the brevity of the campaign (I'm not into competitive multiplayer, which is this game's bread-and-butter). Plus I'm currently playing three games at once: Dragon Age Origins, Ratchet and Clank, and Borderlands. I'm going to wait a bit on MW2. --Jefferson...

Yeah, your friend is either really generous or didn't bother checking the specs. Sony has steadily eroded the feature set of the original PS3 to get it down in prize and size. I'll never give up my old 60-gig model.

I happen to be doing the exact same thing--started Borderlands this past weekend, and every so often I bounce back to Demon's Souls. The games are starting to pile up. I'll be picking up the new Ratchet and Clank, and then next week, Dragon Age: Origins.