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007 Dis(Gold)members Austin Powers
gpinzone writes, "MGM and Danjaq, the British company that controls the Bond
film license, have obtained a cease-and-desist order against New
Line Cinema that prohibits New Line from calling the latest
installment of
Mike Myers' shagadelic spy series
Austin Powers in Goldmember . The full
article is available from E!-Online."
Similar as in just as shit?
"Under the iron bridge, we fist" - The Smiths, Still Ill
It will be interesting to see if "MPAA Guidelines" and laws like the DMCA will be used by MPAA members against each other, rather than us consumers. I have visions of a pack of wolves turning on its weaker members in a gory bloodbath.
These films make a mockary of a timeless classic. And as such, they mock the dreams and aspirations of young male teenagers (like myself) who wanted to drive fast cars, have laser watches and get all the hot chics....
Now, they certainly got the hot chic stuff right in Austin powers though... But it's a good thing they did, otherwise I would have vomited at the utter lack of taste in these poor ripoffs.
Sorry Mike, you're just not as groooooooovy as you think.
Why on earth is this new for nerds? This is not stuff that matters.
Whether one likes the Austin Powers movies or not, there are far more important issues that matter that don't appear to be getting /. editor's attention. I don't believe they're not being submitted by the masses. Yes, they've been discussed here before, but each day seems to bring new developments that are *even* being reported on cnn:
People sound off against Microsoft / DOJ settlement
and cnet:
Anti-trust debate heats up
It's saying something about the state of affairs at /. when rubbish about Austin Powers makes the news and issues covered by the non-tech main-stream media that have *serious* implications for nerds, are not.
It's not even like it's a slow news day!
Has it ever been suggested for /. to open the submissions directory for public scrutiny?