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Topic: Totally Random Thoughts
Subject: Europe sucks.
I wanna go home.
Posted on 2008-11-19 at 16:15:21.
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Topic: Totally Random Thoughts
Subject: It took...
about an hour to walk from my OLD house to Grugg's. Until I moved to the Brittish Isles. Now I have to pay long distance charges to prank his answering machine.
Posted on 2008-11-19 at 16:06:29.
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Topic: NEW Star Trek Trailer (17/11/08) Simon Pegg AWAY!
Subject: Rebuttle 2: The REVENGANCE!
No, Gina, I'm not arguing it's validation as a veiw of a desirable future or as art. I'm just saying that, watching it as a kid, I remember thinking a lot, "well, I'm definately appreciating this, but I think I could be watching something a little more fun.". And that's what the've done here. I'm hoping for the best of both worlds. Oh, and that fat scotsman? Now he has zombie fighting on his resume.
Posted on 2008-11-18 at 19:54:28.
Edited on 2008-11-18 at 19:56:24 by Returner
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Topic: NEW Star Trek Trailer (17/11/08) Simon Pegg AWAY!
Subject: Rebuttle
I recognize exactly three of those actors. The most important among them being Carl Urban as McCoy (who has apperantly been thrown down a couple rungs on the ladder of major charecters). Anyway, one of my main reasons for being so hopeful for this movie twofold. One part of that being I REALLY want to like a J. J. Abrams movie. I liked Alias up till its last season tanked on me, Lost moved way to slow for me to care, and Cloverfield was alright, but nothing special. But he seems like one of these guys with a LOT of potential, and I really wanna be part of the group that reaps the rewards of good filmmaking. The other part of the whole twofold thing being that, as I mentioned earlier, Star Trek did go over the hump a bit in the last 10-15 years or so. Now, I come from a massive trekkie family. But despite having seen the vast majority of every show, and all the movies, Star Trek never really appealed to me. Here's why: Gene Roddenberry created a future in which, right from the get-go, all humanity's problems were solved from the get-go. No war, no desiese, perfect. Or at least, it's perfect from a "hey, wouldn't it be great if the world was like this?" standpoint. As marketable entertainment? Not so hot. I was apperantly the minority here, because here we are, talking about Star Trek almost 50 years on. Also, the infalible cast of charecters who were seemingly unable to make a wrong choice made it a little hard to relate to. But with starting back before the whole future perfect scenerio the way Abrams is, seems like they're starting to leave a bit more room for adventure and interesting conflict than they were before. And as a young impressionable adult with a loose grasp on reality growing up in a culture that glorifies violence, I can honestly say I'm more excited about this than I ever was about Picard never getting anything wrong.
Not to say the old Trek had no redemable features, but it's just that this looks more like something I'd pay $15 to see on a screen as big as my house.
Posted on 2008-11-18 at 19:08:36.
Edited on 2008-11-18 at 19:09:36 by Returner
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Topic: NEW Star Trek Trailer (17/11/08) Simon Pegg AWAY!
Subject: General Consensus Thus Far
So I've been poking around the interwebs here to see what other communities are making of this trailer. Turns out the only people who are trolling about here are the ones who don't realize its a reboot, or people who think an explosion-laden 2 minute teaser trailer equals another michael bay movie. So it's doing pretty hot with the informed populace, if anyone was wondering.
Posted on 2008-11-18 at 18:10:15.
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Topic: NEW Star Trek Trailer (17/11/08) Simon Pegg AWAY!
Subject: RE: Alacrity (again)
I have. Spoiler-free discussion on THAT movie here.
But all in all, I'm agreeing with you agreeing with me, Alacrity. At the very least, you have to applaud the effort.
Posted on 2008-11-18 at 16:11:52.
Edited on 2008-11-18 at 16:19:53 by Returner
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Topic: NEW Star Trek Trailer (17/11/08) Simon Pegg AWAY!
Subject: RE: not going to be any good
Oi! Don't give up all hope just yet. If you ask me, Star Trek was a little over the hump there. At least it took them less time to realize that and try something different than, oh say, James Bond. But I'm not gonna go trolling away here. All I'm saying is that I'm being cautiously optimisitc and plan to judge it on its own merrits, and so should you, at least. I really wanna like this one.
Posted on 2008-11-18 at 16:01:45.
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Topic: NEW Star Trek Trailer (17/11/08) Simon Pegg AWAY!
Subject: Clearing a few things up here, Alacrity.
The Enterprise as J.J. Abrahms sees it Vurses This beast.
Note how what you thought you saw bears the registration number NCC-0514, as opposed to the Enterprise' 1701. Also, it says U.S.S. effing Kelvin right on the front there. So take that.
Posted on 2008-11-18 at 15:43:23.
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Topic: Blatantly Obvious Lies
Subject: because
Because this isn't out for another six months.
Why is this so awesome?
Posted on 2008-11-17 at 22:03:43.
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Topic: NEW Star Trek Trailer (17/11/08) Simon Pegg AWAY!
Subject: NEW Star Trek Trailer (17/11/08) Simon Pegg AWAY!
I hope this blows your mind as much as it did mine. Discuss! Keep in mind no spoilers, please.
Posted on 2008-11-17 at 21:57:20.
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Topic: Blatantly Obvious Lies
Subject: moof
Yes.
What is the air velocity of an unladen swallow?
Posted on 2008-11-15 at 11:56:01.
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Topic: Returner's Official Top 10 EVERYTHING BOND Thread
Subject: Returner's Official Top 10 EVERYTHING BOND Thread
Hey all. Desperate boredom calls for desperate measures. So I've decided that, when I can, I'll bestow on all you Innmates a top 10 list of everything bond. Movies, Theme songs, Villians, Gadgets, Girls, you name it. Now, these are just my personal opinions, and are in no way official past me saying they are. Plus, I'd like to get some opinions going here. So shoot back to me whatcha think.
Today I have for you my top 10 fist fights. As any of you who know me know, my favorite part of any bond movie is watching Bond and the bad guy beat eachother to a bloody pulp at the film's climax. So lets get this train wreck a-rollin'!
10: On Her Majesty's Secret Service- Beach Fight
- George Buttchin-Bond Lazenby scrapes in here at number 10 with the pre-credits knock-down from his only outing as 007. It gets points for being considerably more brutal than your average movie in 1969. Point and case? He takes one guy out with an anchor and then drowns the poor sucker. That's Daniel Craig's turf, right there. Plus, some of those haymakers look like they genuinely smart.
9: You Only Live Twice- Hans the Bodyguard
- While a lot of people debate the overall quality of this particular movie, it did have one particularly entertaining fight that pitted Sean Connery against Blofeld's German Bodyguard, Hans. It's notable for hinting a lot at the kind of stuff we'd be seeing later on in the series. Plus, when you step out of context and see it for what it really is (A Brit and a German beating the crap out of eachother in the middle of Japan) You can also appreciate it a bit more for its absurdity, really.
8: A View To A Kill- Max Zorin on the Goldengate Bridge
- The most critically slammed Bond slides into eighth with the most critically slammed Bond movie. However, it's climactic sequence where Bond and Max Zorin Duke it out atop the Goldengate bridge is admirably shot. Plus, anything involving an enraged Christopher Walken with a fire axe is totally effing sweet.
7: Thunderball- Bond vs Largo & Assorted Bad Guys
- Again with the Con Shawnerry. Thunderball ended with an excellent fight where Bond takes on a large assortment of bad guys aboard a speeding boat. It's one of the more impressive fights from the Connery era, with props a-plenty being tossed about. However, I'm gonna have to dock it some points here becasue the producers thought it would somehow be genius move to have Sean Connery do the whole scene without wearing pants.
6: Goldfinger- The Oddjob Fight
- As far as my knowledge extends, this one here is a fan favorite, particularly because of how unnerving it is to watch. The producers decided to leave the scene unscorred, so the only noise you hear for most of it is Oddjob's omonous footsteps as he clearly savors the whole cat-and-mouse approach he's taking. Also, Bond looks geniunely scared here. You didn't get a reaction like that in the 60s-70s movies. And finally, Oddjob's death is probably one of the most famous (and awesomest) in the series. Zap.
5: The Living Daylights- Cargo Plane Fisticuff
- So, some of you may know (or in Grugg's case, begrudge me) that Timothy Dalton actually ranks pretty high on my list of Bonds. But hey, few people will argue that he's what the series needed after Roger Moore's Beach Boys Snowboarding scene a movie prior. And this scene is probably the exact instant the the series returned to form. For most of TLD, We're seeing subpar villians running about (Joe Don Baker, anyone? Didn't think so.). Here, Bond faces off against another henchman from the school of "I would be German if I had any effing lines" in a brilliantly coreographed fight in the back of, and later, in the cargo net hanging out the back of, a military cargo plane. John Barry also puts forth some of his best work here to really up the tension here. Another one of these rare "will Bond actually make it?" moments ensues.
4: Tomorrow Never Dies- Mr. Stamper
- Pierce Brosnan's second outing as 007 concludes with an awesome, but all too short, faceoff with another classic German henchman. The result is the only real "will Bond actually make it?" moment of the Brosnan era. There's a particularly awesome moment where the badguy's reaction to getting knifed in the shoulder is just to punch bond again and inform him that he "owes him and unpleasant death". One of my favorite lines in the series. Points to the writers for bringing back the combination of near-invincbility and the love of the job that made henchmen like Oddjob and Red Grand so classic.
3: Goldeneye- Antenna Cradle Beatdown
- Getting into the good stuff here, folks. To tell you the truth, this and number two were a toss-up. The latter won out purely because of the music. The lack thereof here is my only complaint. So here, Pierce Brosnan and Sean Bean really go to town on eachother in probably the most violent fight in the Brosnan era. Really gets the adrenaline going.
2: Casino Royale- Stairwell Fight
- An amazingly staged battle royale (no pun intended) ensues in Casino Royale that blows away any remaining doubts as to Daniel Craig's purpose as Bond after the pre-credits sequence (Honorable mention to that doozy, too). Bond and a frothingly pissed off African freedom fighter go at it on a narrow hotel stairway throwing and hurling and flipping and beating and slicing eachother and themselves onto each and every level until Bond finally finishes him off with a tension filled throttling sequence at the bottom. Amazing work.
1: From Russia With Love- Train Fight
- Regarded by some as the best fight scene ever filmed, this forty six year old sequence is still extremely impressive and manages to surpass most of today's standards. There really isn't any one part that sticks out, but it seriously looks like the actors are trying to kill eachother here. Its really something to watch. Go check it out.
Well, that's my top ten fight scene list of the Bond movies. I'll get back to yall when I know what I'm doing next time. But until then, lets here some opinions.
Posted on 2008-11-13 at 14:54:41.
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Topic: The Morphing Game
Subject: HAIR!
Trim
Posted on 2008-11-12 at 20:11:31.
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Topic: Chat?
Subject: just you
I think it was just you. It's working fine for me right now.
Posted on 2008-11-11 at 16:04:10.
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Topic: RDINN Feature Updates/ Suggestions/ Bugs
Subject: A suggestion
I really don't think the message subject box----^ is really doing much. excluding when people use it to name their threads, its most common use here I've noticed is to start sentences that are finished in the message body. So, if anything, can something at least be done to make it optional to fill out, as opposed to mandatory?
Posted on 2008-11-11 at 09:53:38.
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Topic: Totally Random Thoughts
Subject: ...
In Soviet Russia, wonderful smell discovers YOU!
Posted on 2008-11-10 at 21:29:08.
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Topic: Totally Random Thoughts
Subject: Ow.
Today I fell two storeys and landed on my feet. Now I can't walk. Maybe I should go to the hospital...?
Posted on 2008-11-10 at 20:50:25.
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Topic: What is Your Light Saber colour?
Subject: Green
My lightsaber is green, what color is yours? Take the quiz.
Your Lightsaber is Green.
You are wise and choose to fight your battles with thought and meditation rather than brute force.
Posted on 2008-11-06 at 20:50:54.
Edited on 2008-11-06 at 20:52:49 by Returner
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Topic: Which Greek God are You?
Subject: Greek Mythology > Roman Mythology
I got Ares. Huh. Anyone want to analyse that?
"Ares, the Greek god of war, had some serious anger management problems. He was more about violence than strategy, and having him on your side was likely to promote more blood rather than victory. He was also a hunk, and Aphordite was caught cheating on her hubby Hephestus with him more than once. He was also the father of all the amazons. The Gods sometimes got annoyed with his immaturity- but hey! Everyone's got something to work on."
Posted on 2008-11-06 at 18:10:59.
Edited on 2008-11-06 at 18:14:43 by Returner
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Topic: Totally Random Thoughts
Subject: Who Chewed On Jesus?
Where
Has
Olan
Crammed
Himself
Each
Week
End,
Derek?
Only
Ned
Johnson
Ever
Shall
Unveil
Such answers.
Posted on 2008-11-04 at 20:14:57.
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Topic: Grugg's Out For 3
Subject: Am I too late?
I heard Grugg was leaving. I got here as soon as I could.
Posted on 2008-11-04 at 17:31:10.
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Topic: Quantum of Solace (sans spoilers)
Subject: Quantum of Solace (sans spoilers)
Okay, folks. Just got back from seeing the new Bond movie. All you yanks don't get it till next week, if I'm not mistaken? Okay. So, first impressions is, I liked it. Seemed more like a charecter piece than Casino Royale did. The plot seemed really secondary in a lot of instances, and in others it just seemed like they were setting it up for number 3. But in all honesty, that's pretty much what it was meant to do. QoS didn't really seem like a movie that wanted to be watched on its own. And that's fine. But what it did do, it did very well. Meaning, now that they got they got the actually building of the charecter out of the way with CR, they seemed to be exploring the established charecter more in depth than any other movie has. Also notable is the action sequences. There is lots of them. They are loud, and they are everywhere. In the first half, at least (note: DO NOT ARIVE LATE TO THE MOVIE). One particularly entertaining one makes use of a burning building and VERY angry french man. Hijinx ensue. Also, be prepared for a few instances of Bourne-induced camera.
Now, what I didn't like. The theme music was kind of meh-enducing. Seems we havn't had a really good bond theme sinse Tomorrow Never Dies, in my opinion. Also, with Vesper out of the way, Looks like the female charecters are back to being eye-candy for the most part.
So, final verdict? See it if you're curious about where the over-arching Bondian story is going, but make sure you've seen CR first and intend to see the next one coming.
I'd give it an A-, I'd say.
Posted on 2008-11-03 at 21:50:52.
Edited on 2008-11-05 at 14:18:07 by Returner
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Topic: Camera Work Experimentation
Subject: One More
New one here. And I'll try adressing some of the criticisms in later versions and videos. But here's one to check out in the meantime. Just kind of a montage type dealy. Fun fun.
Posted on 2008-11-03 at 15:29:17.
Edited on 2008-11-04 at 14:36:50 by Returner
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Topic: Add On Story. Fill in 3 words!
Subject: His full name being
Grugg Grugg Grugg
Posted on 2008-11-02 at 17:48:16.
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Topic: A note to the internet regarding scares
Subject: Ghaaaa!!!!
Geez, Almerin. Don't scare me like that.
Posted on 2008-11-01 at 13:22:31.
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