Duke Togo

I agree... Religious debates suck. This is why I am going to start my own religion/cult. Anyone interested? There are going to be some great tax benifits. Two words: Jedi Knight What was it, 300,000 people who put that down as their religion in Britian during their last census?

I believe it was in the spring, actually. March, perhaps? I dunno, saw something about it on the History Channel. Milk, this is NOT a religious discussion. I don't know why you would take it as such. I don't think there any pagans here who would get offended... Ok, a cookie to anyone who can tell me what P.A.G.A.N. stands for! As to my shoulder, I have torn cartilage, and the joint is lose, so they are going to have to scope me to repair or cut away some of the cartilage. Then they go in with this wand that uses electricty to burn the inside of the capsule around the should joint to shrink it, tightening the joint. 3 weeks in a sling, 3 months of rehab. Oh, and a Happy Holidays to all!

It's kind of weird that everytime a M7 thread comes up, the usual suspects who love it refuse to accept the fact that alot of people don't like it, and will not listen to a single word anyone says. We have our own opinions on the series, and we have as much right as anyone to discuss it in this forum. If you don't like it, I suggest you take yourself elsewhere. Its called open discussion, deal with it.

Except for Macross II, which Macross 7 heavily borrows from.

We're both correct. The date of December 25th probably originated with the ancient "birthday" of the son-god, Mithra, a pagan deity whose religious influence became widespread in the Roman Empire during the first few centuries A.D. Mithra was related to the Semitic sun-god, Shamash, and his worship spread throughout Asia to Europe where he was called Deus Sol Invictus Mithras. Rome was well-known for absorbing the pagan religions and rituals of its widespread empire. As such, Rome converted this pagan legacy to a celebration of the god, Saturn, and the rebirth of the sun god during the winter solstice period. The winter holiday became known as Saturnalia and began the week prior to December 25th. The festival was characterized by gift-giving, feasting, singing and downright debauchery, as the priests of Saturn carried wreaths of evergreen boughs in procession throughout the Roman temples. Christmas as we know it is based upon this Roman holiday, and it was Constantine who was responsible for making it a Christian holiday.

I'd like to say that Jesus wasn't born on Christmas, and that it was a Roman pagan holiday appropiated by the Emperor Constantine (first Christian Roman Emperor) to help bring the Roman Empire together. As an Italian, I have more right to this holiday than the rest of you!

Jesus God, Keith, do you have a CLUE what Macross is about? The original Macross was a war drama focusing on personal relationships set against the backdrop of conflict, how they react to their circumstances, and the humanity of the characters, both human and Zentradi. Music played a VERY small role in the overall series compared to 7, and there is as much mecha in Macross as there are tanks and airplanes in WWII films. Both Plus and Zero are far more faithful to the original series in my opinion. The relationships come first above all else. Macross 7 is almost solely about the music. You can't go two minutes in the series without being beaten over the head with another song, which at that point you are probably hearing for the 100th time. Its like watching Sailor Moon. The stuff hits the fan, here comes the costume change! I didn't see that coming! And I'd say Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon had a deeper relationship than anything I've seen in Macross 7... so much for love.

What, no engaged option in the poll? I'm engaged, damnit!

Star Wars trailers usually hit the November before release, I believe.

Ok, its official, I need shoulder surgery.

My shoulder hurts.

Actually, there is truth to what he posted. Both Cameron and Scott talked about revisiting the Aliens franchise, but Fox is intent on going forward with Aliens VS Predator. Neither director currently has any plans on doing another Alien movie, nor is it being discussed anymore.

The seller is a real a-hole. Reminds me of why we kicked the Brits out of this country in the first place.

You are freaking out... MAN

Old news, not happening. Scott was interested, but has since moved on. They seem intent of developing an Aliens VS Predator franchise.

I have no clue how it made 400 million.

I concure. Graham I guess if you arent a Spider-Man fan it was. Seriously if you were a fan of the comics the Spider-Man movie was incredible. I am looking forward to Spider-Man 2 I hope to not see Eddie Brock for awhile though. There are lots of great villians for them to use. Let Venom come in 4 or 5. Milk, I worked in a comic book store in my teens. As a reformed comic book fan, I can say that the movie was a complete letdown. The original Superman and Batman movies, it wasn't. The trailer for 2 looks promising, but looks can be decieving. Atleast they got Kirsten Dunst's hair color right in this movie.

The first one was putrid, I don't imagine the second will be any better. A complete letdown.

Costner is not in the movie. The script isn't even finished yet. Go to TheRaider.net for news of what is going on.

I just watched Episode 3, and I must say, it lost me completely. Not as in story wise, I mean as in it lost my attention. I liked Macross alot better without the mystical mumbo jumbo.

That's because you are a douche bag. No movie in the history of cinema has had the worldwide appeal and popularity of the Star Wars saga.

My thoughts exactly. You could use it to show how easy it would have been for Luke to go to the dark side... Really show why Luke being "too old" in the original trilogy was such a big deal.

For me, Phantom Menance became a better movie for me once I saw II. I don't know why, but I like it more than I originally did (and I saw it in the theater 6 times). I think it could do with a little less kiddie scenes (Jar Jar stepping in crap, animals farting, etc), and a little editing. Its not far away from being a very good Star wars movie. Its just a little long winded in places. A good editor could make a better movie out of it, the material is there.

"I've asked him. He won't let me do one." "I wanted to do one 15 years ago, and he didn't want me to do it. I understand why - Star Wars is George's baby."

Spielberg has stated that he begged Lucas to let him direct Episode II or III, and Lucas turned him down.