Testy Area 51 - Page 608

Holadem · 05-31-2007, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Russell G

FIGHT CLUB!! They hold his case, and the guy at the counter tells the story about vibrators being bomb threats. or bomb threats being vibrators...or vibrator bombs being threats, you get what I mean.

Thanks Russell. Drove me mad there for a while.

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Ron-P · 05-31-2007, 02:09 PM

Here's one that I'm really looking forward to next year. Live action, oh yeah!

Ron-P · 05-31-2007, 02:11 PM

And still to this day, 30 years later, this remains one of the most, if not the most impressive opening sequence of any movie...ever.

Steve Christou · 05-31-2007, 02:21 PM

Whoa nice car Ron, is that the next Batmobile?

Agree, Star Wars opening sequence is hard to top, not so impressive on my 32inch screen though.

"Tom, don't look now but I'm simply crawling with actors"

"You too George?"

Flyboys 2-disc collectors edition DVD arrived today, region 1. I like the film, good atmosphere, plenty of spectacular dogfights. "The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots." Favorite bit is an aerial battle over a huge zeppelin. Apparently this is the first film to use motion capture on airplanes and it was worth the trouble a lot of the time I couldn't tell which were the real planes and which were CG.

Ron-P · 05-31-2007, 02:44 PM

Dog fight scenes are fantastic, oh, and that frence chick is HOT!

Mary M S · 05-31-2007, 03:40 PM

[puts on Rays make a list, Potter Rant hat]
I was laughing at the reactions over in LOST and HEROES to the season finals.
The ire of veiwers who don't 'get' each others points of view. The disputes are entertaining but it boggles how easily (and it surprises me, since face it, most posters here are male of whom I would expect less emotional behavior) how many do get caught up in the passion, misinterpret posts and lose sight of the point, ( = entertainment.) and there, - dies all the 'fun'.

[hands Ray's his hat back]
[sticks out tongue at Rick]

Russell G · 05-31-2007, 06:16 PM

I haven't watched any of those shows. Lost lost me after the first 2 episodes, as the scoring that never stopped bugged the hell out of me. Heros I skipped on purpose, thinking a end of season download or DVD boxset would be a better way to view it. Deadwood got skipped as it aired edtited on out local TV, and HBO seems to like to charge 5X the actual value of the show on their DVD sets.

I do agree though with your complaint on North American TV. Frankly, the shows last to long. Case in point : X-Files. If they edned that series at about season 4, it would be truly legendary (I know it has it's fans) but because they kept it going so long, with so many nonsense twists, I can;t stand the thought of watching it anymore.

England seems to have the right idea, a 6 or so episode series that runs pretty tight. I'm thinking of the Blackadders, Dr. Who's (which really sucked near the end, admittedly. before the relaunch), Young ONes, etc. There's what, 10-12 episodes of Faulty Towers? Still probably the best and tightest sitcome ever produced. And not running past it's prime to ruin the concept.

phew that took a bunch to type. We finally have sunny weather, I'm going to run around in traffic.

Steve Christou · 05-31-2007, 06:36 PM

[wobbles into frame] Russell me lad... I think you've got something there... I'll wait outside until you get rid of it. You're right some shows do go on and on, The X Files I was a huge fan of and I still miss it, but I agree that it's later seasons didn't match the fun and downright creepiness of the first few seasons.

Watched another 4 episodes of 24, damn the show is addictive, it's the way it's structured, like watching an exciting 135mins thriller in 15 minute chunks, you're thinking 'a bit more... a bit more, I have to see what happens next' and before you know it it's really late the evening's gone, time to retire.

Mary, Deadwood was shown quite late in the evening here so Sandra missed them all, not that she would have enjoyed them. She's more the Sex and the City and Desperate Housewives sort, hates westerns, sci-fi, fantasy but likes horror strangely enough, not vampire/demon horror a la Buffy/Angel etc but more the Psycho Serial Killer/Inbred Cannibal/Diseased Undead type.

ps still haven't watched those Hanzo's you heartily recommended Russwell, blame Jack Bauer.

Russell G · 05-31-2007, 06:39 PM

Recommended? Fnar fnar!

they should be good right? Samurai swords and giant schwanzes, what's not to like?

ummmm....

I could probably rephrase that better.

Steve Christou · 05-31-2007, 06:59 PM

Abe?

I had one up my nostril a few minutes ago. He's around here somewhere.

Steve Christou · 06-01-2007, 06:30 PM

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

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