Thought-provoking? You're kidding me, right? Of all the things it may or may not be, the idea that TS2 might be thought-provoking to anyone over the age of like, 7, is kinda absurd. It's a kid's flick, after all, and it doesn't even have dark humor, let alone anything one might call "thought provoking." In fact, I would say that it ventured dangerously close to sappy, with the stupid song and his "existential" dilemna. Well, anyway, you've been warned, for what it's worth.
I'm really surprised at the overall positive comments about the movie. I saw it on Thanksgiving evening for lack of better things to do, and was rather unimpressed. It wasn't nearly as funny as the first one, and though the CG was somewhat impressive I thought the movie was overall a letdown. It suffered I think from the fact that Pixar is probably using a lot of Disney artists, and Disney art is rather dull. I mean, the coolest CG (Gerry from Gerry's Game, the doll cleaner in this case), and the dog, were all old Pixar things done pre-Disney, as far as I know. I'd reccommend you spend your 8.50 on Sleepy Hollow (oohh Tim Burton knows how to make a cool-lookin' movie) and wait to see Toy Story II in the cheap theatres.
Yeah, word to that. As a woman, I find this article incredibly patronizing both to me and to the men that this article is aimed at. I mean, do most of you guys REALLY need to read these things? Are you all so clueless that you need *Slashdot*, of all places, to teach you how to pick up women? Come ON! As for the inane comments on geek chicks, in whose ranks I consider myself to be, I have this comment: Any self respecting person, geek, female, male or otherwise, that has nothing to talk about but his or her primary work interest is a pretty lame person to hang out with. But you perhaps may find that it's nice to be able to talk to your SO about details of your work/school that someone that does not share those interests would be bored by. Trust me, geek women can be there for you just as much as non-geek women can. Don't buy into these stupid generalizations unless you want women buying into stupid generalizations about geek guys. And let's keep slashdot from turning into a version of Cosmo for geeks.
Bah. I got talked to ONCE, by a rather drunk guy from VA Linux who invited me to their party. Either the people at that party weren't really all THAT hard up, I am chopped meat, or you are all wusses. Whichever way, don't complain about the lack of women if you don't even bother associating with the ones who bother to show up.
Wake up and smell the mocha, overreacting boy. Private corporations can give scholarships with whatever fraggin' restrictions they want. I'm not a daughter of a Wal-Mart employee, so I can't get one of those scholarships. And that isn't something I can help either-- I cannot force my parents to work for Wal-Mart so I can get a scholarship.
I have mad respect for the guy for all that he did, and put up with, etc. But he has no shortage of ego. Maybe it's just me, but I would find him a lot more charming if he let his accomplishments speak for themselves (which they do, hell, they SCREAM for themselves!). He's a cool guy, but certainly not quite as humble as the show seemed to portray him.
Immaculate conception is NOT the same thing as virgin birth. Mary was immaculately concieved, ie, she was born without original sin. She was not, as far as I know, a virgin birth.
I don't think Anakin IS the chosen one. I believe that Luke is the chosen one. Just because he has off-the-scale powers doesn't mean he is the chosen one. I know this will sound weird, but Urisakadoji anyone? Yeah, it's Anime porn, but the whole point of the first episode is that this guy who is amazingly powerful and who everyone thinks is some "chosen one" is really just the FATHER of the chosen one.
Well, I personally liked the movie quite a bit. I mean, it had its flaws, and we all know what they were, but it was definately Star Wars. I've seen it twice already and am seeing it again tonight, and it, at least for me, has one of the things that made the original trilogy so great: you can watch it over and over again.
I don't know this personally, but my parents said after seeing it that Ewan McGregor does almost a perfect imitation of Alec Guinness. I thought he was my favorite part of the movie. That and the light sabre battle. So kick-ass.
I totally disagree. Parents should be there for their kids, yes, but that does not mean that the parents must give up their lives to their children. Both of my parents work, and I never felt like they didn't have enough time for me. I know plenty of much worse-adjusted children with stay-at-home parents who feel trapped by their parent's constant supervision.
More to the point, it is totally self-rightous to claim that parents that work are doing it only to "buy a new Lexus every year." Maybe the parents both work so that they can give their kids braces when their teeth are crooked, and health care when they get sick, or to put them through college at a good school. Maybe the parent is just doing it because they like the challenge of having a job. I really don't see why working and having children must be mutually exclusive, and I'm so sick of hearing it, because it is obviously not true. Parents have responsibilities to their children, but having children does not mean that one person in the household must give up everything for them. As for the parents of these kids, I feel sympathy for them. I kinda doubt that they were the ones that drove these kids to doing what they did, and I'm sure that this has been a devastating event in their lives. Perhaps they DIDN'T do anything wrong. We certainly don't know that they did. Until I hear otherwise I am going to sympathize with, not blame, the parents, for I'm sure that they are having a terrible time of all of this mess.
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Thought-provoking? You're kidding me, right?
Of all the things it may or may not be, the idea that TS2 might be thought-provoking to anyone over the age of like, 7, is kinda absurd. It's a kid's flick, after all, and it doesn't even have dark humor, let alone anything one might call "thought provoking." In fact, I would say that it ventured dangerously close to sappy, with the stupid song and his "existential" dilemna.
Well, anyway, you've been warned, for what it's worth.
I'm really surprised at the overall positive comments about the movie. I saw it on Thanksgiving evening for lack of better things to do, and was rather unimpressed. It wasn't nearly as funny as the first one, and though the CG was somewhat impressive I thought the movie was overall a letdown. It suffered I think from the fact that Pixar is probably using a lot of Disney artists, and Disney art is rather dull. I mean, the coolest CG (Gerry from Gerry's Game, the doll cleaner in this case), and the dog, were all old Pixar things done pre-Disney, as far as I know. I'd reccommend you spend your 8.50 on Sleepy Hollow (oohh Tim Burton knows how to make a cool-lookin' movie) and wait to see Toy Story II in the cheap theatres.
Yeah, word to that.
As a woman, I find this article incredibly patronizing both to me and to the men that this article is aimed at. I mean, do most of you guys REALLY need to read these things? Are you all so clueless that you need *Slashdot*, of all places, to teach you how to pick up women? Come ON!
As for the inane comments on geek chicks, in whose ranks I consider myself to be, I have this comment: Any self respecting person, geek, female, male or otherwise, that has nothing to talk about but his or her primary work interest is a pretty lame person to hang out with. But you perhaps may find that it's nice to be able to talk to your SO about details of your work/school that someone that does not share those interests would be bored by. Trust me, geek women can be there for you just as much as non-geek women can. Don't buy into these stupid generalizations unless you want women buying into stupid generalizations about geek guys. And let's keep slashdot from turning into a version of Cosmo for geeks.
Bah. I got talked to ONCE, by a rather drunk guy from VA Linux who invited me to their party. Either the people at that party weren't really all THAT hard up, I am chopped meat, or you are all wusses. Whichever way, don't complain about the lack of women if you don't even bother associating with the ones who bother to show up.
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Hmm how does the quote go?
Brains, beauty, personality, pick 2?
That's not quite right, but it's somewhere around there.
Anyway, back to work. . .
C
Wake up and smell the mocha, overreacting boy. Private corporations can give scholarships with whatever fraggin' restrictions they want. I'm not a daughter of a Wal-Mart employee, so I can't get one of those scholarships. And that isn't something I can help either-- I cannot force my parents to work for Wal-Mart so I can get a scholarship.
So, in conclusion, deal.
I have mad respect for the guy for all that he did, and put up with, etc. But he has no shortage of ego. Maybe it's just me, but I would find him a lot more charming if he let his accomplishments speak for themselves (which they do, hell, they SCREAM for themselves!). He's a cool guy, but certainly not quite as humble as the show seemed to portray him.
Alright, now I get flamed. Wooooohooooo.
C
Immaculate conception is NOT the same thing as virgin birth. Mary was immaculately concieved, ie, she was born without original sin. She was not, as far as I know, a virgin birth.
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I don't think Anakin IS the chosen one. I believe that Luke is the chosen one. Just because he has off-the-scale powers doesn't mean he is the chosen one. I know this will sound weird, but Urisakadoji anyone? Yeah, it's Anime porn, but the whole point of the first episode is that this guy who is amazingly powerful and who everyone thinks is some "chosen one" is really just the FATHER of the chosen one.
Well, I personally liked the movie quite a bit. I mean, it had its flaws, and we all know what they were, but it was definately Star Wars. I've seen it twice already and am seeing it again tonight, and it, at least for me, has one of the things that made the original trilogy so great: you can watch it over and over again.
I don't know this personally, but my parents said after seeing it that Ewan McGregor does almost a perfect imitation of Alec Guinness. I thought he was my favorite part of the movie. That and the light sabre battle. So kick-ass.
I totally disagree. Parents should be there for their kids, yes, but that does not mean that the parents must give up their lives to their children. Both of my parents work, and I never felt like they didn't have enough time for me. I know plenty of much worse-adjusted children with stay-at-home parents who feel trapped by their parent's constant supervision.
More to the point, it is totally self-rightous to claim that parents that work are doing it only to "buy a new Lexus every year." Maybe the parents both work so that they can give their kids braces when their teeth are crooked, and health care when they get sick, or to put them through college at a good school. Maybe the parent is just doing it because they like the challenge of having a job. I really don't see why working and having children must be mutually exclusive, and I'm so sick of hearing it, because it is obviously not true. Parents have responsibilities to their children, but having children does not mean that one person in the household must give up everything for them.
As for the parents of these kids, I feel sympathy for them. I kinda doubt that they were the ones that drove these kids to doing what they did, and I'm sure that this has been a devastating event in their lives. Perhaps they DIDN'T do anything wrong. We certainly don't know that they did. Until I hear otherwise I am going to sympathize with, not blame, the parents, for I'm sure that they are having a terrible time of all of this mess.