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In The Fifth Element, one of the villains uses a remote-controlled cockroach to spy on the Earth president...

"Oops, there goes our last female".

Debian needs to get with the program and work with Ubuntu. Otherwise... well, we all know what happened to the dodos. It would take a lot of work to replace the Debian infrastructure, but it's not impossible to do.

Well the Bhagavad Gita also tells you to do your duty and I believe that the Indian leadership is doing the right thing by looking at the economy instead of politics.

Apparently it's also about learning to play a mean game of golf.

What strikes me as curious is how the American way of rating movies absolutely conflicts with the Dutch ratings. For instance: Lost in Translation is rated R in the USA and all ages in Holland, and why? One naked breast and some adultery. Okay, no kid under 16 will really understand the movie, but it won't be damaging either.

It is the other way around with a movie like Hellboy that has violence, but is rated PG13 in the USA and >16 in Holland. Personally I think a ban on violence is much better than a ban on nudity. Nudity usually involves two people making each other feel good. This is quite the opposite of two persons trying to hurt each other in an action movie. But maybe it is just me.

What strikes me as curious is how the American way of rating movies absolutely conflicts with the Dutch ratings. For instance: Lost in Translation is rated R in the USA and all ages in Holland, and why? One naked breast and some adultery. Okay, no kid under 16 will really understand the movie, but it won't be damaging either.

It is the other way around with a movie like Hellboy that has violence, but is rated PG13 in the USA and >16 in Holland. Personally I think a ban on violence is much better than a ban on nudity. Nudity usually involves two people making each other feel good. This is quite the opposite of two persons trying to hurt each other in an action movie. But maybe it is just me.

Thank god he didn't sell off the Omega 13!

And then it just becomes an industry of... cool.
Lester Bangs -- Almost Famous

hey, it's a moovie quote from repoman A story about a mad scientist, J Frank Parnell, who kidnaps aliens.

I was trying to give a lighthearted response to Aggamemnon's question. Certainly the production of such lethal weapons is a grave topic. Neutron Bombs really don't leave buildings standing. They are a highly focused explosion and release incredible amounts of radioactivity to kill surrounding populations immediately rather than the hours, days or weeks that the radioactive fallout regular nuclear bombs produce. Additionally, it is ideally suited to frying tank crews, since the nutron rays aren't shielded by the tank as normal nuclear device's gamma rays would be.

Would there be melting eyes and exploding skin? I don't know but I am guessing there would be. This radiation is extremely destructive to living tissue. I mean we are talking about accelerated radioactive exposure that would kill in minutes.

And just for the record, the nutron bomb designer, Sam Cohen is nothing like Frank Parnell. He's crazy in a different manner. Rather than eaten away by guilt over his invention he has a sort of obsession with the weapon, seeing every problem to have a nutron bomb answer. He even insisted that the Iraqi's were building a nuetron bomb.

In reality, I think building weapons systems would drive me insane. The few people I know who do the death and destruction design need to be heavily medicated to function somewhat normally. I think that if you couldn't build up some super gungho facade as Cohen seems to have, the guilt would be detremental.

This said, I don't think creators of free software need to loose sleep over the moralaty of their work being used for nefarious means. That is the whole bargain of freedom -- freedom means the ability to choose for one's self. For the small number of psychopaths who use open source for weapons, organized crime and whatever variety of activity that could be deemed immoral on some scale there are equal if not greater amounts of people using free software to make life better.

Lucasfilm employees are reportedly under a NDA not to discuss any possible filming of episodes VII-IX; also, Peter Mayhew's contract in episode III has been reliably stated to include an option clause for him reprising his role in 7 and 8.

Lucas may be growing senile, but he still knows to cover his bases.

Actually, it's the "Hero's Fall" that we're missing; there haven't been many good tragedies in the theatre for a long while, which is one factor ascribed to the immense success of Titanic. The I-III trillogy had the chance to set up a truly epic tragedy, with the bonus that the IV-VI trillogy thus transforms from a nifty drama to a saga of the redemption of the Skywalker family. Lucas hasn't failed outright in this yet; however, the irritating distraction of JarJar-- a character whose flaws are more comic than tragic-- diverts from the lofty goal of an Aristotelian epic.

True Tragedy is when the disaster arises from a single flaw in an otherwise superior character, or even soley from the virtues of the heroes, rather than their vices. JarJar's unmitigated idiocy makes for a grating note in what was potentially a smooth tragic symphony. We expect him to come to a bad end, and are merely disappointed at who he brings down with him. Alas, it appears that the real tragedy we will be seeing is not the Corruption and Fall of Anakin Skywalker, but the Corruption and Fall of George Lucas.

At least he'll have enough money to help drown his sorrows, no matter what happens....

I thought it was the job of NUMA(National Underwater & Marine Administration).

Didn't anyone see "The 5th Element"??

I grew up in a household where gore, blood, & guts were fine so long as there was no sex. Sorry folks, but copulation is far more natural than homocide.

Now, back to CounterStrike...

According to IMDb, you're right.

If you really want an edge have it directed by Gaspar Noé or Takashi Miike and have Tarantino write the script.

That would make a movie I would be uncomfortable to watch. Now that'll give them something to rate.

If you really want an edge have it directed by Gaspar Noé or Takashi Miike and have Tarantino write the script.

That would make a movie I would be uncomfortable to watch. Now that'll give them something to rate.

Not likely :(
From IMDB Triva

Originally turned down the role of Ann August in the film Anywhere But Here (1999) because of the love scene between herself and Corbin Allred which required nudity. Susan Sarandon who had co-star approval, said she couldn't continue the movie without Portman, so the script was re-written without the scene and sent to Natalie, and she accepted.

Tennant was also superb in the live version of quatermass, on BBC4 last week. It was two hours of live sfi-fi on tv, brilliantly acted, and superb all round. The fact that it was actually being performed live made it all the more impressive. Tennant would make an excellent replacement for Eccleston - he gets my vote.

David Tennant is currently starring in the BBC's Casanova and although not to everyone's tastes I thought this mini-series was excellent. I can't see him wanting to do the Dr for a long time though.

Tennant previously had a role in the BBC Webcast: Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka. Richard E. Grant played the Dr.

He basically did the same with Cracker . An actor who enjoys playing different roles and avoids being typecast. He must be a complete moron.

The only director who could, in a million years, have done this movie justice is Terry Gilliam. And it would have been even better if he could have made it with Douglas at his side.

There's something about the tone of Brazil that reminds me of Hitchikers. Sam Lowry is a sort of dark world Arthur Dent... and the poking fun at beaurocracy.

Ah well. A tear is wept for unrealized potential. This film will suck.

Cheers.

I'll just point out that I, and I think general opinion as well, thought that Leo was very good in What's eating Gilbert Grape http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108550/. That was a fair while ago though.

what about Mantis? Same concept, better FX.

It is just a fact of life. After a while a person's ideas and tastes stop evolving and we tend to get stuck at a particular year and age. Only a small fraction of people can evolve and find something new everyday. Unfortunately I'm not one of them.

The key words being "small fraction". I am 40 something and while I love the old classic rock and roll I listen and like a variety of music. For instance I love Igor Stravinski's Classical music "The Firebird Suite", Josephine Baker or tinyurl, and the Blues of Billy Holiday. Actually two of the new artists I listen to now, Norah Jones and Neko Case both remind me of Billy Holiday. And some of Neko Case's music reminds me of Patsy Cline who I also love. I admit I don't listen to "Pop" but I listen to and like a lot of the Jazz coming out, I can't say about country though I like the Dixie Chicks.

Don't believe me? Re-listen to the radio play, and attempt to visualize it as scenes from a movie. I defy you to do so without it being a mind-numblingly slow paced film.

I actually thought that the 6 episode BBC television series, which was released shortly after the radio series, did a very good job of it. It wasn't slow-paced at all.

A movie wouldn't be exactly the same as television, but it seems a bit far-fetched to claim that it's so complicated to get it working in a visual medium. Maybe they just can't figure out how to do it well with such a high budget.

He's already been in a number of movies.

his imdb entry

Gee - I though Dr. Who was all washed up after he turned into a woman and ran off with the Master in the Curse of the Fatal Death?

*Seriously, if you are, were or ever will be a Dr. Who fan you must see this!

It baffles me more that the eighth Doctor was reported to be keen to take the role back for the latest series, but the BBC instead decided to hire a guy who was ready to quit after only one season.

The only problem will be when they have the twelfth regeneration and reach the limit

Well, it wouldn't be the first sci-fi series to shoot the canon all to hell, so to speak.

This guy isn't exactly small potatoes, he had a great role on 28 Days Later, and a bunch of other films.

Featuring such hit songs as Frodo of the Nine Fingers and the Ring of Doom and Where there's a whip, there's a way.

You have to know that the original person attached to the script was "Mr Ghostbusters" Ivan Reitman. Douglas Adams hated this choice, as he felt Reitman lacked any of the subtleties or wit necessary to do the film (see also Meatballs, Kindergarden Cop, and Evolution). But the studio refused to back down. However, while Douglas was under contractual obligation to deliver a script, the contract didn't specify when. So Douglas sat on it. and sat on it. and sat on it. and basically refused to finish it unless another person was attached to the project. I believe that is where it stood when he died... material he had started writing twenty years prior and had intentionally never finished got finished by someone else and squished into a movie.

If you're desperate for more of that genuine Douglas Adams wit, check out
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency,
The Long Dark Tea time of the Soul,
The Deeper Meaning of Liff, and
The Last Chance to See.

They're all very good, but The Last Chance to See has to be at the top of the list, if for no other reason than the idea of Mr. Hitchhiker's Guide getting paid to write a travelogue is so engaging, and the subject matter so brilliant. The Dirk Gently series is spot on as well. While the character archetypes are quite recognizable from the HHGTG, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Also, many people don't know this but the radio scripts diverge pretty far from the books, with entire planets and escapades not present in the texts. They're also worth a read. And the companion book to both gives insight and humor into the whole process, and is required reading for anyone who wants to understand what the heck went on. It includes little DA gems like a sketch about a veteran kamikazee pilot.

The HHGTG videogame also contains a wealth of amazing material not available elsewhere, though you will need to cheat like mad to get through it. Starship Titanic the book wasn't wirtten by DA, but the game was. The game, sadly, isn't very good, though if you're desperate it was better than this movie sounds like it will be. The Parrot in that game was also a gem.

Because this did not happen. There was no earthquake. There was a ground wave produced by the blast which, close to the site, was similar to the ground wave which would have been detected over a much wider area if there had been an earthquake, but there was no quake, either locally or elsewhere.

There were many, many aftershocks after the main one. It's been about a decade since I took a geology course, but I have difficulty envisioning how this could occur if there wasn't some sort of tectonic activity involved.

As for a section of the coastline falling into the sea - I can find no evidence or reports of this anywhere.

You can see footage of it in Atomic Journeys (the third film in the "Trinity and Beyond" series). It also has some excellent shots of the huge cracks opened by Faultless.

reinvent Shakespeare

I guess you're talking about Romeo + Juliet, which in my opinion is the best adaption of Shakespeare I've ever seen. It transported the story to a 'modern' stage, yet conserved the timelessness of the original by doing so in a rather abstract way, using visually and metaphorically *very* rich imagery. It does a very good job of telling the story, and while I think that Leo di Caprio is one of the worst actors around, Shakespeare's brilliant dialogs brought out some nice acting I'd never have expected from him, ever.

I might be sounding like a fanboy, but actually I've seen *so many* interpretations of R+J, most of them either terrible or simply not getting the spirit of the original, that the movie to me really stood out. I hadn't seen it when it came out because I found the trailers so horrible (plus, or rather minus, it starred Leo), but a few years later a girl-friend took me out to watch it without telling me beforehand. (A sinister plan as she knew *exactly* why I hadn't seen it.) I left the cinema pleasantly surprised.

Mind to share your criticism of the movie? I greatly admire Shakespeare's works, and if more people decide to do such intelligent adaptions of material which is that old, more power to them. I might even bear watching some hours of JLo or Ben Affleck or whomever.

should THE CORE OF THE EARTH STOP SPINNING
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298814/

Hrm....taking a look at the imdb, it looks like it takes place one the planet 'Olduvai'. My mistake (#@$! online rumors).

Anyhow, I think the point still stands: Hell demons + Mars == Doom. "Mutant beings" + Olduvai == ???, possibly another hollywood 'B' movie like "Ghosts of Mars?" (which I'd like to point out takes place *on* Mars, unlike the movie version of Doom).

There are also recent sci-fi flicks that don't stink: Primer. Well, that's one, I guess there are others.

Of course I won't. I'll wait for a couple more reviews.

Look, if people are willing to pay for bad movies (when there are very many good movies produced independently), why should they bother making good ones?

Maybe geeks should consider spending their 8 bucks on a film that isn't science fiction, if the science fiction films that come out stink. There's Nobody Knows, an excellent film from Japanese director Kore-eda, that is making the rounds. No aliens, no hackers, no special effects, no cheap closure. Maybe if films like that got some geek-cash, then they'd start creating sci-fi films of a similar caliber again (like Gattaca.)

Huh?

I assumed that your were linking to Silmido, not Oldboy. Silmido is a movie about sending death-row inmates in to kill Kim Il Sung.

From the article: "Robots with weapons mounted on their frames are each expected to be able to observe from 2 and 1 kilometers during the day and night, respectively, and will have the capability to record voices and take pictures in a 180-degree circle."

That's great and all, but if the robots can't also slip across the DMZ to play cards and drink beer with the other side then what good are they really?

They should just use a bunch of pissed off ex-prisoners freed from North Korean captivity.

Really, why does the US perpetuate the Korean stalemate that has now produced a raving nuclear terrorist, while South Korean government subsidies provide their residents with telecom systems vastly superior to ours? I don't know about replacing our thousands of troops there with robocops, but that situation really is perverted, and clearly has solved nothing.

OT: What was the name of that godawful movie they made out of that?

Screamers

Beware the Teddy Bear.

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"until there are only 2 companies in the world ? then what do we do ?"

Ever heard of a movie called Rollerball?
http://imdb.com/title/tt0073631/

Och, no, I'm mindless.
Now, I can't explain your hysterical laughter, nor would I be so crass as to belabor the hidden point here, but there is an oblique reference to a sketch that I've only seen in Live at the Hollywood Bowl.
No, not the one where the Renaissance German Philosophers lose in fooball to the Classical Greek Philosophers.

Yes. That was Harry Anderson, aka "Harry the Hat." He was a con-man in real life before he became an actor. (At least that's how I heard the story.)

"Jehova" which is a pseudo-phonetic translation of the Hebrew present-infinitive of the verb "to be".

"Yahweh" is actually closer to the way it's pronounced, as far as I understand. In English transalations of the Bible, it is usually written as LORD (just like that, all caps) to avoid saying/writing God's true name. Not really sure why that's done.

Literally translated to English, God's name is "I am". See Exodus 3, where (paraphrasing) Moses ask the burning bush, "What's your name?" and God replies "I AM WHO I AM" (cue Popeye jokes). If you don't want to read the Bible, watch The Prince of Egypt, it's a good movie regardless of your beliefs.

Wrong! 'Real Genius' is the origin of this clip... A classic (sort of) and probably Val Kilmer's best movie. ;-)

That is from the movie Real Genius, though there are probably other sources as well.

Clearly not seen Office Space

Jack: If they want to drink Merlot, we're drinking Merlot.
Miles Raymond: No, if anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot!

(From: "Sideways" - 2004.)