Absolutely, I currently own an iMac G3, which is still very, very fine for anyone who is just browsing the web and I will simply give it to my family and purchase a brand new G5. You don't just "throw" a Macintosh after 3-4 years, they are still very useful.
Anyone else getting a flashback to when Diablo II was in stores?
Ah yes.. because when I think of QuarkExpress, I immediately think of slaying demons, collecting precious gems, and casting magic spells on vicious great spiders.
Re:Bond, James Bond.
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· Score: 5, Interesting
James Bond films don't need reviewing. Everyone knows exactly what they're going to get... explosions, nasty baddies, Bond being cool, gadgets and girls.
What you say ?
40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs. Since XXX is a Bond wannabe, that makes Die Another Day a second generation knock-off. What's missing from this movie? Any real sense that we're watching 007 rather than a generic spy in a tuxedo.
For Die Another Day, some elements of the Bond formula are intact: the cool gadgets (including an invisible car, a glass-shattering ring, and an ice speeder), the attractive women (although, at least in the case of Jinx, she's more of a partner/rival than a mere love interest), the globe-trotting (from North Korea to Hong Kong to Havana to London to Iceland), and the martinis (shaken, not stirred). The villain, Graves, and his henchman, Zao, are unmemorable, and their inevitable comeuppances are hardly the kind of moments to get audiences cheering.
The opening theme is dreadful. It's a Madonna pop tune, not a Bond song, and its lack of musical consistency strikes a dissonant chord. (And, as "payment" for providing such an awful piece of music, Madonna gets to "act" in a cameo, which, unfortunately, allows her to speak a few lines of dialogue.) David Arnold's score, which makes liberal use of the "James Bond Theme," seems okay, although most of it is drowned out by the explosions.
Director Lee Tamahori (Once Were Warriors, The Edge) may be to blame. Even though this anniversary movie supposedly contains something from each of the previous 19 outings (many of which appear as props in Q's lab), one gets the sense that Tamahori either doesn't understand Bond or has miscalculated the nature of his appeal. It's not enough to throw all of the Bond elements together and hope that they somehow work. A little more precision and craftsmanship are necessary (and a better script wouldn't have hurt things). Let's hope this represents an aberrance, not a trend.
If there's one thing to recognize, it's that a single bad outing will not succeed where Blofeld and dozens of other maniacs have failed. Whether played by Pierce Brosnan or someone else, James Bond will return. Let's just hope that when he does, he's the 007 we have come to love and admire, not the impostor that inhabits Die Another Day.
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That was brilliant, seriously, good job.
Remember LOTR wasn't supposed to be a trilogy.
Monkey Island huh ? :)
Very nice, you made my day.
That was very funny, thank you!
Absolutely, I currently own an iMac G3, which is still very, very fine for anyone who is just browsing the web and I will simply give it to my family and purchase a brand new G5. You don't just "throw" a Macintosh after 3-4 years, they are still very useful.
Anyone else getting a flashback to when Diablo II was in stores?
Ah yes.. because when I think of QuarkExpress, I immediately think of slaying demons, collecting precious gems, and casting magic spells on vicious great spiders.
Yeah, tell me about it; those annoying bugs
... that it's also the death of his server.
Molecular Photography is also the actual photography of a molecule and it's actually quite beautiful.
Cholesterol
DNA
Dyes
- James Bond films don't need reviewing. Everyone knows exactly what they're going to get
... explosions, nasty baddies, Bond being cool, gadgets and girls.
What you say ?40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs. Since XXX is a Bond wannabe, that makes Die Another Day a second generation knock-off. What's missing from this movie? Any real sense that we're watching 007 rather than a generic spy in a tuxedo.
For Die Another Day, some elements of the Bond formula are intact: the cool gadgets (including an invisible car, a glass-shattering ring, and an ice speeder), the attractive women (although, at least in the case of Jinx, she's more of a partner/rival than a mere love interest), the globe-trotting (from North Korea to Hong Kong to Havana to London to Iceland), and the martinis (shaken, not stirred). The villain, Graves, and his henchman, Zao, are unmemorable, and their inevitable comeuppances are hardly the kind of moments to get audiences cheering.
The opening theme is dreadful. It's a Madonna pop tune, not a Bond song, and its lack of musical consistency strikes a dissonant chord. (And, as "payment" for providing such an awful piece of music, Madonna gets to "act" in a cameo, which, unfortunately, allows her to speak a few lines of dialogue.) David Arnold's score, which makes liberal use of the "James Bond Theme," seems okay, although most of it is drowned out by the explosions.
Director Lee Tamahori (Once Were Warriors, The Edge) may be to blame. Even though this anniversary movie supposedly contains something from each of the previous 19 outings (many of which appear as props in Q's lab), one gets the sense that Tamahori either doesn't understand Bond or has miscalculated the nature of his appeal. It's not enough to throw all of the Bond elements together and hope that they somehow work. A little more precision and craftsmanship are necessary (and a better script wouldn't have hurt things). Let's hope this represents an aberrance, not a trend.
If there's one thing to recognize, it's that a single bad outing will not succeed where Blofeld and dozens of other maniacs have failed. Whether played by Pierce Brosnan or someone else, James Bond will return. Let's just hope that when he does, he's the 007 we have come to love and admire, not the impostor that inhabits Die Another Day.
© 2002 James Berardinelli
Daikatana expansion set finally out
After years of anticipation, Final Fantasy XXX is announced but is canceled 24 hours before release date.
George Lucas announces Star Wars Episode 10,11 and 12
First man to ever transfer his life into a computer
Bill Gates tragically dies after Windows Etherlife crashes because of lack of stability and incompatibility with Paladium 4.0
A CD still costs 25 bucks
Even more interresting are the predictions he made 10 years ago, in 1992
Expect a letter from Blizzard Entertainment very soon.
You must visit http://www.nausicaa.net
They cover the whole movie and the places where you can watch it. You must see this movie, it's that good.
They pay for everyone else, I guess, although I would like to see the names of those poor souls ... I have my doubts.
Let me guess, you have not seen Episode I with General Jar Jar Binks, huh?
What if I lend my car to my wife, is she stealing the car ?
What if I buy some food and cook a great meal for my friends, are they stealing the food ?
What if I buy a DVD and invite people to see it with me, are they stealing too ?