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Message in a Battle

Posted by michael on from the jar-jar dept.

The WP has a tale titled The Messages in a Battle about the recent growth of computer-generated battle scenes in movies, now that you don't have to pay all those extras. RotK clearly wouldn't have been much of a movie if the battle scenes hadn't been so good.

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  1. this can't be the first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    but ya gotta try

    1. Re:this can't be the first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      YOU DID IT! YOU DID IT!

      Now you can go, take a shower and never come back again.

  2. ph1rst! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    biatch!

  3. lol first post faggots. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    lol first post faggots.

    lort the move sucked, the bobok was hella beetere

  4. Worrying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm worried about the expanded use of CGI (and real) violence in movies. Must we suffer our children being turned into killers? Even 'G' rated movies would have been "PG-13" in the past!
    I encourage every concerned parent to write Peter Jackson and tell him how disgusted you are at all of the violence in ROTK!

  5. I like sending out messages in a bottle. by nitehorse · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    <pixistix> I like sending out messages in a bottle.
    <pixistix> But I'm creative.
    <pixistix> "I have been shipwrecked at sea, while bringing an important message."
    <pixistix> "Do not, under any circumstances, allow President Kennedy to go to Dallas"

  6. My vote for Sean Astin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just so I said it, I think the best actor in the LOTR trilogy movie, (especially in ROTK) is Sean Astin.

    Go Samwise.

    (sorry for offtopic)

  7. what's the difference.... by rokzy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    between "very blatant" and "obvious" ?

    mod parent redundant ;-)

  8. Re:battle scenes on own comp by rokzy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Total War games

    http://www.totalwar.com/

  9. Fake Saddam Capture!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The Bush Administration is lieing to all of you!! the capture of saddam was all staged with a imposter! This was dont so Bush stays in the White House and ruin our country more!!! WE MUST IMPEACH BUSH NOW! AND PUT A DEMOCRAT IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!

    Everyone must strike back against the infidel known as George "Dubya" Bush!!

  10. Massage with bottle? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Think goatse

  11. Re:Make love, not war! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  12. Re:You know... things just don't amaze me. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    "Why is it that people can't just sit down and enjoy a movie anymore? All we hear is "I could tell the trucks on the highway in the Matrix weren't real" and "Boy, I'm sure not impressed by those 250,000 orcs attacking. It's clearly not real."

    Watch the movie. Talk about the story. Appreciate the effort that went into trying to entertain your nit-picking self."

    *Yawn*... Hey, I think I gave the cat jock itch.... *yawn*

  13. Re:invest in an education by Avihson · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    MORON
    Learn to spell before you spiel

    Like anyone would listen to an ignorant asshat democrat like you!

  14. Don't need pot to be a bitter asshole. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We got rid of Katz, now Michael it's your turn. Get your resume up on monster.com son.