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You mean V for Vendetta ?

Looks like they watched the recently released movie

There was a famous murder case where the murderer dissolved people in acid because he misunderstood habeas corpus to mean it was impossible to convict someone of murder if the victim's body could not be found. He was completely wrong of course and got pwned by the noose.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_George_Haigh

There's a good film about him too

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327392/

Do Russians use matches of unusal size or something?

The third terror of the Fire Swamp.

"Matches Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist."

Of the movies listed, Pan's Labyrinth certainly gives one the most hope for a movie worthy of The Hobbit. The style will be a bit different from Peter Jackson's, of course. What I would hope for is that the director be as big a fan of Tolkien as Peter Jackson is. Is del Toro this dedicated to the books? Also worth noting is that The Hobbit is less heavy in tone as compared to the Lord of the Rings... more thought of as a children's book, while still introducing themes and characters that would later be more heavily and darkly developed in LOTR. Having seen Pan's Labyrinth, I am cautiously optimistic that del Torro _may_ be a good candidate to strike this balance if he can keep from making things too very dark. What I'm wondering, is what on earth is "The Hobbit 2" supposed to be? It is now listed on IMDB for Del Torro along with "The Hobbit." Are they splitting the book in half or what? http://us.imdb.com/title/tt1170358/

Considering that Star Trek classic was filmed before Apple existed, it's not a far stretch to assume that one never appeared on the show. Moving forward one series, I draw your attention to: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708798/
which is clearly analogous to World of Warcraft on a Macintosh.

There's a math nerd party in the movie (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000569/) where a rock band performs a song named i (the imaginary number).

If you Googled that recipe in the US or the UK, I'd say you're now on a watch list. Hope you haven't had any recent contacts with any Muslim countries like say Uzbekistan and don't depend of security clearance for your job.

Check this out
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6610000/newsid_6610700/6610737.stm?bw=nb&mp=rm

Hello spooks. Hope you enjoy the Panorama program!

I do like that Peter Clarke chap BTW. He reminds me of Geofrey Rush's character in Elizabeth. He's clearly a bastard but given appropriate discretionary powers he gets the job done. And there are distinct parallels between Muslim extremists now and Catholic extremists then I think. You chaps in Maryland are doing a sterling job. Watch Elizabeth if you get a chance, it's a very good movie. I like the idea of some Walsingham references at the NSA/SIS. Maybe you could name a meeting room after him or something :-)

And can you take the parent off the watchlist please, he just got trolled.

Oh, that's already been done. Almost 10 years ago now:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310288/

For those of you too lazy to click on the link - its a porn film from a company called Private. Set during a space program, it was notable for the time for featuring a zero-G uh, "explosion" from one of the male characters. From memory, the production company booked the "vomit comet" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vomit_Comet the article I read about the subject described "...cast and crew scrambling out of the way of the gently floating blobs..." - A visual that has stuck with me (no pun intended) ever since I read it...

It is not made up! Just go see the movie Stupor Stroopers.

I think the reason Pinball is dying out is purely the cost of fixing them.

A mechanical game breaks all too often. Video games don't, and even damaged CDs are dealt with by downloading a cracked download. It's a shame -- hardly any pins anywhere any more.

Machine cost means only the richer types could afford _one_, or they were in a public place but set very difficult so the owner & renter could recoup their investments.

The Future Of Pinball just came out on DVD but I've yet to see it. Looking forward to it when I can. Pinball was the solitaire of physical sports. I miss it.

If you don't know why you should mod the parent up, do yourself a favor and go watch Idiocracy

Another vote for Espinazo del Diablo. Great picture.

His 'Opera Prima' was another horror movie called Cronos

Worth to watch. Ron Perlman is also in that one. I believe this is how their relationship started.

If they give Del Toro and Jackson some creative liberties, the Hobbit has some potential.

Cronos is written/directed by Del Toro and 'Instruments' (do not want to spoil) designed by Jose Fords. Both artist of Guadalajara, Mexico

Del Toro's best when he's most weird (have you ever seen Mimic?!?!?) and I have to agree...the hardcore LOTR fans are going to flip if even minimal artistic license is used, and Del Toro will be put into a box that he might not be able to fit. I really hope this works, and I'm looking forward to seeing it, but I'm also bracing myself for bad reviews regardless of how it really is.

"As your lawyer, I advise you to smoke as much of that pipe-weed as you can"

What? Oh sorry, wrong Del Toro I guess...

If I can go out on a limb here: I actually thought Pan's Labyrinth was mostly a very over-saturated (read: tarted up) retelling of Northfork. If you've seen that, Pan's Labyrinth is basically the same story. Except that it's full of eyecandy. There are points in Northfork that are stunning in their simple beauty, and it comes with a surprisingly sober Nick Nolte.

After that, Pan's Labyrinth seems kinda derivative.

This does not change my opinion on the awesomeness of Hellboy, though that's mostly because I'm a Ron Perlman fan, and Selma Blair is totally hot (no pun intended).

I just looked up Gene Roddenberry (because I know he wrote Andromeda as well as Star Trek). Just look how many of his show/movie scripts are still being used even though he died in 1991.. crazy! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734472/

There is plenty of good literature that was written before last century y'know.. Ever heard of Charles Dickens? Shakespeare maybe? ;) Tolkien did do a lot for fantasy though.

What, you mean like The Lord Of The Rings?

If it's anything like Pan's Labyrinth, it'll be worth watching -- del Toro isn't bad.

Seconded... I can also recommend Espinazo del Diablo (the Devil's Backbone). Don't read about the plot beforehand, that will spoil too much. Just watch it.

(it's all in the cheeks!)

A link between the two, anyone? Or have I just drank too much coffee tonight? You be the judge.

(it's all in the cheeks!)

A link between the two, anyone? Or have I just drank too much coffee tonight? You be the judge.

(it's all in the cheeks!)

A link between the two, anyone? Or have I just drank too much coffee tonight? You be the judge.

The Hobbit (1977).

Am I the only one who thinks of the movie Antitrust when I hear this? I wonder if Microsoft bumped off a few OSS developers to get the code for Synap-- err... I mean... Live Mesh? And now that I think about it, is my wife really my wife or actually a Microsoft spy? Hmm.... /insert paranoia and tinfoil hats

"What kind of data that will be lost otherwise do we have to back-up for posterity?"

Porn.

It a thousand years it will be the height of kinky to jerk off to pictures of women who only have 2 breasts. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/

Well I prefer Meet the Feebles.

Take the eco-trend another step toward it's science fiction future: to help feed the poor, we are going to recycle your remains into foodstuff (cue Charlton Heston!)

When I was working at IMDb.com (the Internet Movie Database), I asked Col Needham (the founder and managing director) why they never released it as a book. His answer was that the database was constantly changing. With the lead time you had to give for the actual printing, by the time any book hit the shelves, it would be months out of date.

I think Wikipedia falls victim to the same problem. It might be a very good book and they might select the most stable entries, but like IMDb, Wikipedia is a living, breathing thing that grows and changes on a regular basis. In fact, that's part of its appeal. A book is basically just freezing a snapshot of selected articles in time, but how much does something where part of its value is in its dynamic nature lose from being frozen like that?

- Greg

tm

For interested to learn something about the techniques in the times of McNamara: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317910/

So will they be hiring Hansel to search computers then?

According to anonymous officials, they're calling this heist even more daring than the time he stole the Ark of the Covenant away from the Nazis.

1. Grow clones in an underground bunker, with a lottery to go to an island paradise.
2. (put some action here)
3. Profit!!

http://imdb.com/title/tt0399201/

That movie rocks. I recommend that everybody should see that. Along with the Japanese Zombie movie, Junk.

No, it's not. He can take that petition with 8 hundred thousand signatures with him to his next movie pitch, and say, "Do you really think no one cares about my movies?"

The only people who drop out of sight in the movie biz are the people that no-one cares about one way or the other. 20 years from now people will still be watching his movies for their awfullness, and famous talented actors will be doing the story of his life in movie form a la Ed Wood.

Sounds more like someone in the military is a big fan of Dolph Lundgren/Jean Claude Van Damme co-starring vehicles: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105698/

Someone already almost beat you to this

I believe there have been a few documentaries on this subject.

I found to be very informative and enlightening. However, I was confused by the multiple Jesuses, but I don't like to question things.

I believe there have been a few documentaries on this subject.

I found to be very informative and enlightening. However, I was confused by the multiple Jesuses, but I don't like to question things.

I believe there have been a few documentaries on this subject.

I found to be very informative and enlightening. However, I was confused by the multiple Jesuses, but I don't like to question things.

For Your Eyes Only I think.

Garth Algar, Wayne's World, (1992). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105793/