Multi Media Discussion
tomierna
(Admin)
– December 07, 2007 09:41PM
Film, TV, video DVD, DV, Flash. Put the Multi to use here, folks.
El Jeffe
– May 08, 2012 12:42AM
What a journey.
too long ago...
Cloudscout
– May 08, 2012 12:19PM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
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ddt
I liked the (can't remember the exact phrasing) "You think you're better than they are?" / "... well, yes!"
Reminded me of one of my fave lines from Real Genius. No-prize for the first person who finds it online.
ddt
Are you thinking of the scene where Mitch meets Chris for the first time when Ig has turned the dorm into a skating rink. Chris says something along the lines of, "Do you think you're smarter than me? Well maybe you are, but can you do THIS?" and then he tries skating but the ice melts and he falls down.
I think there was another scene earlier in the movie at the high school science fair when Dr. Hathoway tells Mitch something about how he's different than other people... better than they are.
ddt
– May 08, 2012 12:29PM
Well, I'll have to defer to the judges... and they say that yes, you are allowed to get a second guess in. That's the one! "We're not like other people, Mitch... we're... better." And here is your No-Prize.
ddt
ddt
– May 09, 2012 05:39PM
dpbd
Anyone else seen "Submarine"? No spoilers, but I can see how it might relate to a lot of the admittedly nerdly here (myself included).
ddt
El Jeffe
– May 10, 2012 12:42AM
What a journey.
I always feel left out. I was such a STUD.
ddt
– May 10, 2012 04:44AM
I'm... sorry?
ddt
John Willoughby
– May 22, 2012 07:16PM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
I'm currently two books into Joel Shepherd's series, A Trial of Blood and Steel. I'm really enjoying it. Kind of an Arya Stark character in a world not quite as depressing as Westeros. The first book, Sasha, is free for the Kindle (at least on the US Amazon store).
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Tony Leggett
(Moderator)
– May 28, 2012 05:10AM
Halfman! Halfman!
Cloudscout
– May 28, 2012 01:28PM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
Finally saw "The Adventures of Tintin".
Loved it.
The weird thing is, in my memory, the movie was animated like the comic books rather than CGI. I mean, if I concentrate, I can remember how the CGI looked but when I casually recall the action, I see the characters as Herge had drawn them.
Tony Leggett
(Moderator)
– May 28, 2012 07:27PM
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John Willoughby
I'm currently two books into Joel Shepherd's series, A Trial of Blood and Steel. I'm really enjoying it. Kind of an Arya Stark character in a world not quite as depressing as Westeros. The first book, Sasha, is free for the Kindle (at least on the US Amazon store).
$12 for
Sasha for us unworthy antipodeans. Ironic given the Author is Australian himself.
Contemplating reading the Daniel Abraham
Dagger & Coin series.
And what's the other one, the black company?
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Mokers
(Moderator)
– May 29, 2012 03:00PM
Formerly Remy Martin
Love the way Blackwater turned out. I started to wonder if HBO is going to give us an alternative ending that finishes in a fourth season. A lot of great ways they could streamline things IMHO.
Tony Leggett
(Moderator)
– May 30, 2012 04:01PM
It was well done. For some reason when I read the books I pictured it was daylight when the battle happened.
They've got a hell of a lot to tie up in the last episode...
porruka
(Admin)
– May 30, 2012 08:18PM
Tony, according to Wired (which I've recently found does a writeup about the differences between each episode and the books), the battle in the books *was* daylight.
I'll not say any more since I have no clue what's a spoiler and what isn't.
Jeff Cooper
– May 31, 2012 06:19AM
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porruka
Tony, according to Wired (which I've recently found does a writeup about the differences between each episode and the books), the battle in the books *was* daylight.
I'll not say any more since I have no clue what's a spoiler and what isn't.
Thanks for that. I've not read the books (okay, I'm in the middle of the first one now), so I know nothing about what's coming, and I'd hate to be spoiled simply by looking at this thread.
I suspect it was cheaper to film the battle in the dark. Plus, it made the wildfire explosion look pretty damn spectacular.
ddt
– May 31, 2012 06:39AM
I wondered if the director and/or others (haven't read the book) was really pushing the wildfire/atomic bomb parallel. It seemed rather blatant, what with the 1) "this is too terrible to unleash" 2) "it'll save lives" 3) "this will open a new and terrible era of warfare" 4) Dinklage's "I have become Death" face 5) that explosion was awful mushroom-y.
ddt
El Jeffe
– June 05, 2012 01:25PM
What a journey.
John Willoughby
– June 05, 2012 03:14PM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
I can see M.C. Hobbit in his parachute pants and furry feet breakin' it down for me right now.
"This is a ring... uh... you can't touch!"
Tony Leggett
(Moderator)
– June 05, 2012 03:29PM
Awesome ending to season two of Game of Thrones - it's hard to visualise the white walkers, but I thought they did a good job.
ddt
– June 05, 2012 06:08PM
Meh. The best special effect was keeping Joffrey's new squeeze's neckline just... right... there... and no further.
ddt
John Willoughby
– June 05, 2012 07:16PM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
I've got the whole damn season TiVO'd... except for the first two episodes. I refuse to watch from the middle; I thought HBO would re-air episodes, but clearly they're holding out for Blu-Ray sales. I'm not going to buy the disks just for two episodes. I guess I should look for torrents, but I dread the thought of wading through that mess. Maybe HBO will re-air the season in a few months.
