I also really wish they wouldn't make this movie. I would be willing to help pony up the money that the cast got for their salaries if they WOULDN'T make it. Wasn't it bad enough that Ghostbusters 2 sucked ass? Now they have to go back and rape the great original once more with a bunch of grandpa's running around with electron packs?
How bad is this movie going to be? Ackroyd said he wanted Alyssa Milano and Eliza Dushku as new Ghostbusters. I shit you not. THAT'S how bad this movie is going to be.
Chronicles of Riddick--actually BETTER than the film.
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I've never heard of either of the authors (and I'm a science fiction fan). And every year hundreds of science fiction novels are published by actual well-known and respected authors that don't get reviewed on/.
Is there a legitimate reason this is here, or is this just a slashvertisement?
At this point they both have a hand in this. One side has a bone to pick, the other wants to be seen as carrying a big stick. Either way, I think we'll just get a big mess in the end.
Unfortunately; if you do graphic design, layout, video editing, flash development, or any number of other related tasks--there really is no other alternative than to install Adobe products (not if you're a pro, anyway).
And what will happen the first time a simple glitch in one of these devices causes a 60-car interstate pile-up? Probably the same thing that will happen the first time a well-known politician or celebrity tries to rush someone to the hospital.
You know, people keep talking about bugs in this game and with the DLC. I've played dozens of hours of this game (almost as much as I played Oblivion), including the Broken Steel DLC, and I've had it freeze on me maybe two or three times in that entire time. I don't know what people are talking about, but this game and the DLC have been pretty much bug-free for me (knock wood). I have the 360 version, FYI.
Not to defend bad design here, but the relatively recent advent of online play (often in massive numbers) makes it a LOT more difficult to ship flawless games right out of the box. Doing Q&A testing with million user loads is difficult, even with a beta release (and many game developers are loathe to even do open betas, because of piracy issues). Add to this the problems with a large number of those million users trying to exploit cheats in and pirate said software--and you're pretty much guaranteed that any software released today with an online component WILL have bugs, no matter how long they take developing it.
Of course, you could take the Duke Nuke'em Forever approach and just develop it indefinitely, never actually committing to a release. But most responsible developers reach a certain threshold and just have to say "Okay, this is pretty darn good. Anything else we'll just have to issue a patch for."
I honestly did not know that. I just know the cliche. It's been done in a ton of shitty "science fiction" movies lately. It seems to be some kind of default for action directors and bad writers. Not sure if its coming from the studio suits (who think an action movie HAS to have a car chase) or the directors and writers themselves (who are under pressure to "action things up" and so just throw every action cliche and the kitchen sink in). The one in "Serenity" was particularly embarrassing (the entire premise of the series was that they rode horses, and suddenly the movie has an inexplicable car chase on some really goofy-looking landspeeder things).
Go with a quality PC running Adobe Premiere or Sony Vegas Pro. This will give you a lot more "bang for your buck" in a nice portable editing setup than a Mac running Final Cut Pro (particularly on a small documentary budget). Don't bother with Linux, it's video editing software is shit (sorry to be harsh, but it's true).
Just as long as it didn't have a car chase scene. That's the dead giveaway of a shitty sci-fi action movie--that it has to resort to a old action movie cliche that doesn't even make sense in a science fiction movie (the nonsensical car chases in "Star Trek Insurrection" and "Serenity" are great examples).
I specifically DIDN'T go see this movie because all the trailers made it look like a CGI-driven action-fest (a la Michael Bay). I hate those kind of movies. If this movie is NOT that, then its trailers did it a grave disservice.
If I wanted to play a PC MMO, I'd choose WoW or any of a dozen other better MMO's. You've pissed away the opportunity to be a stand-out on a console to be just another also-ran on the PC.
In trying to understand why he seems so adamant to grandstand at this particular time, it might help to know that he's planning to run for governor next year. I'm not saying he's a whore who's only doing it for that reason, mind you. Perish the thought that a politician would be so cynical!
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I also really wish they wouldn't make this movie. I would be willing to help pony up the money that the cast got for their salaries if they WOULDN'T make it. Wasn't it bad enough that Ghostbusters 2 sucked ass? Now they have to go back and rape the great original once more with a bunch of grandpa's running around with electron packs?
How bad is this movie going to be? Ackroyd said he wanted Alyssa Milano and Eliza Dushku as new Ghostbusters. I shit you not. THAT'S how bad this movie is going to be.
How soon we forget. Consumer console gaming preceded consumer PC gaming by several years.
Chronicles of Riddick--actually BETTER than the film.
I've never heard of either of the authors (and I'm a science fiction fan). And every year hundreds of science fiction novels are published by actual well-known and respected authors that don't get reviewed on /.
Is there a legitimate reason this is here, or is this just a slashvertisement?
At this point they both have a hand in this. One side has a bone to pick, the other wants to be seen as carrying a big stick. Either way, I think we'll just get a big mess in the end.
Or click on this link to read the brief in a South Carolina newspaper.
Unfortunately; if you do graphic design, layout, video editing, flash development, or any number of other related tasks--there really is no other alternative than to install Adobe products (not if you're a pro, anyway).
And what will happen the first time a simple glitch in one of these devices causes a 60-car interstate pile-up? Probably the same thing that will happen the first time a well-known politician or celebrity tries to rush someone to the hospital.
Yes, we all support building new Thermal Qualification Facilities. But now is hardly the time to bring it up.
You know, people keep talking about bugs in this game and with the DLC. I've played dozens of hours of this game (almost as much as I played Oblivion), including the Broken Steel DLC, and I've had it freeze on me maybe two or three times in that entire time. I don't know what people are talking about, but this game and the DLC have been pretty much bug-free for me (knock wood). I have the 360 version, FYI.
I think the parent was assuming you use a REAL browser.
As secretive as Apple is, it's hard to tell what (if anything) those patches even contain. For all we know, they could be just for show.
Not to defend bad design here, but the relatively recent advent of online play (often in massive numbers) makes it a LOT more difficult to ship flawless games right out of the box. Doing Q&A testing with million user loads is difficult, even with a beta release (and many game developers are loathe to even do open betas, because of piracy issues). Add to this the problems with a large number of those million users trying to exploit cheats in and pirate said software--and you're pretty much guaranteed that any software released today with an online component WILL have bugs, no matter how long they take developing it.
Of course, you could take the Duke Nuke'em Forever approach and just develop it indefinitely, never actually committing to a release. But most responsible developers reach a certain threshold and just have to say "Okay, this is pretty darn good. Anything else we'll just have to issue a patch for."
In all fairness, Justin Long's wisdom is the basis for ALL my life--not just in regards to computers.
Ah, Hackers. That was back when Angelina Jolie looked slightly less bizarre than she does now.
What, are we MADE of money?
Pretty sad when that piece of junk is the best console MMO out.
I honestly did not know that. I just know the cliche. It's been done in a ton of shitty "science fiction" movies lately. It seems to be some kind of default for action directors and bad writers. Not sure if its coming from the studio suits (who think an action movie HAS to have a car chase) or the directors and writers themselves (who are under pressure to "action things up" and so just throw every action cliche and the kitchen sink in). The one in "Serenity" was particularly embarrassing (the entire premise of the series was that they rode horses, and suddenly the movie has an inexplicable car chase on some really goofy-looking landspeeder things).
The fact that Adobe doesn't make a Linux version is the reason (for now at least).
Looks like I made the right decision, then.
Go with a quality PC running Adobe Premiere or Sony Vegas Pro. This will give you a lot more "bang for your buck" in a nice portable editing setup than a Mac running Final Cut Pro (particularly on a small documentary budget). Don't bother with Linux, it's video editing software is shit (sorry to be harsh, but it's true).
Just as long as it didn't have a car chase scene. That's the dead giveaway of a shitty sci-fi action movie--that it has to resort to a old action movie cliche that doesn't even make sense in a science fiction movie (the nonsensical car chases in "Star Trek Insurrection" and "Serenity" are great examples).
I specifically DIDN'T go see this movie because all the trailers made it look like a CGI-driven action-fest (a la Michael Bay). I hate those kind of movies. If this movie is NOT that, then its trailers did it a grave disservice.
If I wanted to play a PC MMO, I'd choose WoW or any of a dozen other better MMO's. You've pissed away the opportunity to be a stand-out on a console to be just another also-ran on the PC.
In trying to understand why he seems so adamant to grandstand at this particular time, it might help to know that he's planning to run for governor next year. I'm not saying he's a whore who's only doing it for that reason, mind you. Perish the thought that a politician would be so cynical!