I think he was meant to be a little unlikeable in the first two movies (certainly in the Dagobah scenes in Empire, without a doubt). He's the hot-headed kid with a lot of enthusiasm and idealism, but with little experience or sense. Han Solo is meant to be his literary foil, the cynical scoundrel with no idealism or enthusiasm, but a lot of experience and sense. Both are meant to have both unlikeable qualities, and admirable ones.
And FireTV too. And if Amazon can't get it to sell, with all the extra stuff the FireTV can do, I doubt Nintendo can.
It also probably doesn't help that Nintendo has acquired a reputation in the 21st century of being the company that's always technologically behind the times and only does kids' games.
They clone them in a lab in Orlando. Using DNA from seedless grapes, they've supposedly even created some recent experimental lines who are pushy-stage-parent free.
I heard a story that at one of the recent conventions, Jake Lloyd showed up to sign autographs. And the autograph line for one of the guys who did some minor FX stuff for the original trilogy was reportedly much longer than the line to get his autograph (which was almost non-existent).
I almost feel sorry for him. He probably had typical stage parents who pushed him into acting, and had no idea as a little kid what he was getting himself in for. He was basically exploited by all the adults in his life and is still paying the price for it. Of course, he's 25 years old now and still choosing to whore himself at conventions instead of going back to college or getting a real job. So my sympathy fades a little more every day.
Typical U.S. bashing aside, I don't know why the parent was modded down. I don't particularly like the idea of the internet being controlled by ANY country (or group of countries), but the thought of a country like France or Germany having ANY say in what is or is not allowed on the internet scares me way more than any U.S. bullshit.
This is the same EU, mind you, that has already forced Google and other search engines to erase sections of the internet just because some individual didn't like what was being said about them. Do you really want THEM in charge?
So true. As much as people rag on Christensen, it sure beat the shit out of casting an 8-year-old in the role. The second film in that trilogy was no masterpiece compared to the originals, but it was compared to the abomination that was The Phantom Menace.
Anyone remember that this was the humorous subplot of the otherwise godawful Robocop 2? The city of Detroit had went bankrupt and the mayor was holding a pathetic telethon to try to raise money to save the city from being bought outright by OCP. Today's joke becomes tomorrow's reality, I guess.
It wasn't the "uber geeks" that ruined this trilogy. Jackson built up an incredible amount of "cred" with LOTR. The speed and decisiveness with which he obliterated his cred with The Hobbit is rivaled only by George Lucas and the disaster of Episodes 1 & 2.
I'll concede that The Hobbit movies have been boring-as-fuck. But, then again, I found the LOTR movies to be boring-as-fuck too. I pretty much concur completely with the Randall Graves interpretation of LOTR: Just a bunch of boring movies about walking. And at least the Hobbit has a dragon. He's a boring-as-fuck dragon, mind you, but at least he can fly instead of walk.
I hope there is a special place in hell reserved for every EA employee (yes, even the guys in the warehouse)--preferably one where Hannibal Lector runs the place and the rednecks from Deliverance are the guards.
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Where can we get these "placebos"??????
Methinks your definition of "cheap" and mine are very different creatures indeed.
Yeah, but for only $50 I can use the "Hilton Special Room Service" app to request Paris Hilton to meet me in my room and give me herpes in person.
If a CIA or NSA official told me it was daytime outside and my watch said 12 noon, I would still have to walk outside to believe it.
I think he was meant to be a little unlikeable in the first two movies (certainly in the Dagobah scenes in Empire, without a doubt). He's the hot-headed kid with a lot of enthusiasm and idealism, but with little experience or sense. Han Solo is meant to be his literary foil, the cynical scoundrel with no idealism or enthusiasm, but a lot of experience and sense. Both are meant to have both unlikeable qualities, and admirable ones.
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Imagine a nuclear 747.
I'm already working on my pitch to Syfy.
Let's stick to the important consequences.
How fast can it cook a potato?
And FireTV too. And if Amazon can't get it to sell, with all the extra stuff the FireTV can do, I doubt Nintendo can.
It also probably doesn't help that Nintendo has acquired a reputation in the 21st century of being the company that's always technologically behind the times and only does kids' games.
Open up your platform so that anybody who wishes to can program for it, that way you aren't dependent on just a few titles.
This is Nintendo we're talking about here. They'll go bankrupt before they go open. Seppuku before dishonor.
They clone them in a lab in Orlando. Using DNA from seedless grapes, they've supposedly even created some recent experimental lines who are pushy-stage-parent free.
I heard a story that at one of the recent conventions, Jake Lloyd showed up to sign autographs. And the autograph line for one of the guys who did some minor FX stuff for the original trilogy was reportedly much longer than the line to get his autograph (which was almost non-existent).
I almost feel sorry for him. He probably had typical stage parents who pushed him into acting, and had no idea as a little kid what he was getting himself in for. He was basically exploited by all the adults in his life and is still paying the price for it. Of course, he's 25 years old now and still choosing to whore himself at conventions instead of going back to college or getting a real job. So my sympathy fades a little more every day.
Typical U.S. bashing aside, I don't know why the parent was modded down. I don't particularly like the idea of the internet being controlled by ANY country (or group of countries), but the thought of a country like France or Germany having ANY say in what is or is not allowed on the internet scares me way more than any U.S. bullshit.
This is the same EU, mind you, that has already forced Google and other search engines to erase sections of the internet just because some individual didn't like what was being said about them. Do you really want THEM in charge?
So true. As much as people rag on Christensen, it sure beat the shit out of casting an 8-year-old in the role. The second film in that trilogy was no masterpiece compared to the originals, but it was compared to the abomination that was The Phantom Menace.
Disney's past their peak awfulness of the late 1990s and early 2000s
Weak-minded fool! They've used the Jedi mind trick on you!
I just thank god that UNESCO is looking out for our precious guillemots and kittiwakes, and in no way just seeking publicity for themselves.
Detroit doesn't like change. But, then again, neither do most of its customers.
Anyone remember that this was the humorous subplot of the otherwise godawful Robocop 2? The city of Detroit had went bankrupt and the mayor was holding a pathetic telethon to try to raise money to save the city from being bought outright by OCP. Today's joke becomes tomorrow's reality, I guess.
It wasn't the "uber geeks" that ruined this trilogy. Jackson built up an incredible amount of "cred" with LOTR. The speed and decisiveness with which he obliterated his cred with The Hobbit is rivaled only by George Lucas and the disaster of Episodes 1 & 2.
I'll concede that The Hobbit movies have been boring-as-fuck. But, then again, I found the LOTR movies to be boring-as-fuck too. I pretty much concur completely with the Randall Graves interpretation of LOTR: Just a bunch of boring movies about walking. And at least the Hobbit has a dragon. He's a boring-as-fuck dragon, mind you, but at least he can fly instead of walk.
I hope there is a special place in hell reserved for every EA employee (yes, even the guys in the warehouse)--preferably one where Hannibal Lector runs the place and the rednecks from Deliverance are the guards.
They are probably just being cautious in order to avoid the situation wherein they get off the pot and then shit.
Lol! best.metaphor.ever.
Actually, 2023 will actually be the year of Linux on the desktop. Unfortunately, it will also be the year of the alien invasion.
Enough talk. Let's shit or get off the pot here.
SpaceX doesn't have to build facilities in every state to appease Congress.
Eh, it's a living.