ThunderPeel2001

Exactly. You have 52 messages in your Sent Box.

I like to think that's you in your living room.

Yes, but your sent messages take up space, too.

Jeez, I had no idea his English was so poor that he wouldn't be able to judge performances... What were Fox thinking? (Basic Requirements For A Director: Must be able to communicate with actors.) (Also: I wasn't a fan of Micmacs, myself. I think Jeunet has incredible visual flair, but like other directors with similar talents (e.g. Tim Burton), he's not so great when it comes to story/characters. Although I LOVE the two films he did with Marc Caro.)

Does it play well with a controller? I've always been scared to give it a shot on the 360.

Sent messages?

Well let's hear from her fans... mKKKgua7wQk

Maybe if you're an admin...

A Chunk error? Is there a way of seeing a map of the subterranean world? I bet the man made mines are pretty insane by now.

Even though my inbox got full ages ago, it's not like there's tons of discussions are going on. They're usually just short, random messages about specific topics. For Kolzig, for example, I was helping him procure some headphones from eBay... not really a suitable public discussion.

It doesn't matter if you saw it then, Nach forgot to invite us ;__; Any more London based events on the horizon? Would be fun to see Thumbs again.

Love Diablo Cody. Love Kevin Smith (for his dialogue, only). Love Aaron Sorkin. Love Billy Wilder. Love Leigh Brackett. Love Raymond Chandler. Love Gregory McDonald. Just love smart, witty dialogue. To each to their own. Yep. I appreciate that. I think Whedon does, too, to a degree (he declined to take part in either the Quadrilogy or Anthology boxsets). Plus he kept his mouth shut for years following its release, and only finally revealed his opinions when it didn't matter any more. But yeah, you can't help but sound petty when you say stuff like that. I know what you're saying here, but if the director lets the actor figure it out, and they give a cruddy performance, it's still the director's fault. The director is there to ensure the footage that goes into the camera and gets recorded onto sound reels is the best version of the script possible (or they can possibly manage). That's what their job is. It's George Lucas's fault, for example, that Jake Lloyd gave such a shitty performance in TPM. Sure the dialogue was risible, but Lloyd's performance was, um, risible-er. Lucas should have seen what a mess was being created and either, worked with the actor to improve things, or if that wasn't working, re-cast the role. (And if that wasn't a possibility, then he should have cut out as much dialogue as possible.) Even the most hands-off type of director, like Woody Allen (who is famous for not rehearsing and giving minimal direction to his actors), needs to make sure they're getting what they need for a good film. In Allen's case, if he's not getting what he wants, then he'll literally re-cast the part and re-shoot their scenes (and destroy the original negatives). Here's Kubrick talking about getting a good performance from actors: "The director's job is to know what emotional statement he wants a character to convey in his scene or his line, and to exercise taste and judgement in helping the actor give his best possible performance. By knowing the actor's personality and gauging his strengths and weaknesses a director can help him to overcome specific problems and realize his potential." A great example of someone taking a perfectly good Whedon line (IMO) and totally fucking it up (again, IMO), is in X-Men. That horrendous line: If you remember that line, you might remember groaning in the cinema along with everyone else. The problem is that Singer/Berry totally fucked it up... Storm's second line was a throwaway, a line that you shrug, not a dramatic put down (as Berry delivered it). Singer obviously didn't "get it" and told her/let her deliver it like that, and created one of the worst "action hero" put downs in movie history. If he didn't see the problem on the day, he should have cut the line in editing. Anyways, it's interesting to hear why you don't like Whedon. If you don't like "that sort" of dialogue, then I can totally appreciate that he would drive you insane.

They're cool too, but I meant the floating island that's only being "held up" by a cascading waterfall. It rocks!

Who made the floating island? It looks awesome.

Absolutely... except you'd think the person standing for Vice President (as she was when she did these interviews) wouldn't necessary have to rely so heavily on things like that for basic questions. I can't even watch the whole video -- it's THAT excruciating. Of course, her fans still love her...

Mine got full ages ago... I've had to delete things I didn't want to. Ah well. Would love it if it could be increased to 400

Sounds like you could do with a few days off.

The problem with Alien 4 wasn't the dialogue, it was the casting, the production design and the direction. It's almost impossible to read the Alien 4 script now without imaging the cast from the film, but if you try, you realise that the "space pirates" were written with a James Cameron style in mind (speaking of which -- want to talk about bad dialogue? Aliens!). But instead of tough, scary, ex-marines types we got... Wynona Ryder. WTF? As someone else put it: Alien 4 is the only Alien film that didn't feel like it was set in a "real" world... and that's nothing to do with the script. Of course, I do agree that there were problems with his script (showing the Aliens having a "conversation" and "thinking" was about the most anti-Aliens thing I can imagine -- awful idea). As for Whedon in general, I am so far in the opposite direction, that I, like Orvidos, find it difficult to believe that anyone with intelligence or appreciation for well-written things could possibly dislike his stuff... but obviously that's not the case. I guess the reason for thinking that is because, for me, when he does stuff right, he does SO right, that I end up LOVING it. SO much so that I can't fathom how anyone else doesn't. (Which isn't to say that his stuff is not flawed, it certainly can be.) I still can't help but wonder if you and Mr. Remo had pre-conceptions of what Whedon was before you saw something of his (and so came with expectations that weren't met?) or that you've only seen sporadic episodes of Buffy and Angel (and god knows there's some bad ones)? I'll hold my hand up and sad that I didn't immediately love Firefly when I first saw it. I do think that Whedon has a knack for hiring "soft" men to play "strong" roles (and they can feel unconvincing at times) -- i.e. Angel, Riley, even Mal. And I used to think that Buffy was just about watching Sarah Michelle Gellar in tight outfits kick vampires (thank god it is NOT that). But whatever flaws there are, I can look past because of the things I like: Witty dialogue in the tradition of Wilder. (Sorry, but it's true.) Shows where, god forbid!, things actually happen! Characters actually change like real people, have ups and downs and aren't reset to square one at the end of every episode. (See Scully in the X-Files.) Dangerous moments where -- gasp -- characters do actually die. Unlike most shows, you never feel "real" threat, because everyone is going to be ok. Whedon's not afraid of killing someone off it makes for a better story. He actively subverts expectations based on the clichés of the medium. If you grew up watching and being frustrated by TV, he knows how to take things you recognize and do something different with them. At least, these are the reasons why I like his stuff.

Yes, I must to learn to enjoy these moments for the next time my life is going crazy, it's true. What going on that's making your life so hectic?

The horror... the horror... NrzXLYA_e6E

Here's the total sum of all the words that left my mouth yesterday: "Have much for the large tub of ice cream? Thanks!" Today I have not spoken to anyone. xh_9QhRzJEs [/self pity off] I'm fine really. I've just been lazy in not organizing things and keeping in touch with folk. Plus unemployment limits your options massively (although I did buy the large tub of ice cream, dammit). (Also how can you not be cheered by that video? My fave moment from Team America.) Congrats on the GF, Ossk! Love the drawing, too!

Forgot Se7en.

Must be something wrong with your connection (ISP messing up? It's happened to me before). IdleMC is what I've been using and it's been working fine for me.

Maus Y: The Last Man Bone also Blankets Alan Moore is great, but as Ben says, he often plays with the medium in a way that requires you to be somewhat familiar with it to fully appreciate. Gateway works of his include: V for Vendetta, Promethea and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (much, much, better than the movie).

Aye. I've been able to login today.