Mr March

Hmmm, not sure I'm following your thinking. The limitations of Zentradi sensors to light speeds would only be true if the Zentradi pursuit fleet was exactly ten light years away from the Sol system at the exact moment the 10th anniversary of the Macross crash occured. That seems extremely unlikely and is by no means any definitive proof. The time it took the Zentradi forces to find the Macross could have been for any number of reasons. Perhaps multiple folds were involved in the chase. Perhaps the superluminal sensors of OT equipped spacecraft have speed and range limitations of their own. Perhaps the demands of fleet operations in the war were such that a pursuit could not be acted upon until years later. After all, we are talking about a war that's gone on for hundreds of thousands of years over vast distances involving millions of ships.

Definitely worth reading. Thanks for the heads up.

Perhaps. But given the extremely powerful radar systems at work in Macross OverTechnology (perhaps the Cyclops systems mentioned in Macross Zero), it's certainly something more exotic. Remember, the booby trap on the Macross was able to utilize it's detection systems to spot the Zentradi's arrival in the Sol system, power up the defense systems for a few minutes, charge the main guns, and fire. When the main gun fire struck the enemy, the Zentradi ships were almost a full light second away. The range of the sensor system is incredible and must be able to detect ships over interplanetary distances. Even more impressive is the speed of the sensor "return" over those vast distances; there appears to be no delay suggesting that the radar systems use superluminal waves of some kind. Conventional ECM as we know it would be useless against such a powerful system, but I suppose the electronic counter measures that OT provides are equally powerful. The Zentradi are shown jamming the Macross sensors on one or two occassions as I recall.

HAHAHAHAHA! Listening to them speak that dialogue in a cutesy voice is hilarious. That's definitely not the kind of english learning that strengthen's international relations

Damn, you can really see the influence of the Spartan-II armor design from Halo in these pictures for the Iron Man film. Some of the design concepts look alright, but I can see why they rejected these shots. I suppose the character looks "cool" enough, but the armor designs as shown here don't really show off anything really jaw dropping or new.

Both long range and close range combat was demonstrated all throughout Macross, so I haven't a clue what either of you are talking about. The first episode of Macross showed capital ship battles well outside of "visual range." In the first episode of SDF Macross, the SDF-1 Macross automated defense system activiated the main guns and fired upon two Zentradi capitals ships at a distance of almost one light second (Misa's dialogue in the anime specifically states the ships were struck at a range of 280,000 kilometers; one light second being 300,000 km). Then the further engagements show both UN Spacy and Zentradi capitals ships firing missiles then we see a scene where none of the the attacking ships are visible, but missiles come flying out of the darkness from their direction and rocket toward the opposing targets. In Mecha battles, DYRL's opening battle shows squadrons of VF-1's firing missiles at oncoming Zentradi forces beyond visual range. The missile trails streak off into space and disappear, only to be followed by massive explosions in the distance seconds later. The only thing we don't know absolutely for certain about missile ranges in Macross is Zentradi mecha scale missile range. We never actually see a Zentradi Fighters launch their side firing missiles outside of visual range nor or Regults with Light/Heavy Launchers using them for long range firing. However, given the proven capabiltiy of Zentradi capital ships to fire both energy and missile batteries over distances as far as the SDF Macross, it makes sense that Zentradi mecha scale missiles can go just as far as Valkyrie missiles.

Fantastic pictures Kensei. THanks for posting this find. Wow!

Damn, was surfing just now and found some more really cool SOTC wallpapers, but it on some stupid pay website that won't let you have them unless you submit a bunch made by yourself http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Sh...f-The-Colossus/ I want that damn Avion wallpaper. It's awesome. Curse pay sites!

Found a fella with some really hi-res wallpapers from Shadow Of The Colossus. This is a rare find for me Here there are for any other fans who are interested: http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n129/onlynameicanget/

What is this guy saying?

Shadow of the Colossus was a great game. Never got to play it as much as I wanted, since I never owned a PS2. But the cinematic feel of the game was quite unique and very engrossing. The figures look pretty cool. The detail is impressive.

Indeed they are! Hollywood will beat their audience into Sub-Mission with their Sub-Standard summer blockbuster fare!

Sounds like all action and no Sub-Stance

I Sub-Mit that these puns should be allowable

An uninteresting super hero film made by a studio director. This has Daredevil/Electra/Catwoman/Fantastic Four written all over it.

Why bother? The original films as just released in this set don't even take advantage of the video and sound quality DVD offers, so why even bother releasing it on a superior format like Blue Ray? Since the transfers are not taken from film masters, the video quality will always be subpar and will actually look worse over time since each new home video format will constantly improve video and sound quality until a format is made that matches the resolution of film. If the unaltered original trilogy films are not (or "cannot" as Lucas has implied) be taken from a film master for each subsequent release on a new format, the visual presentation will be frozen at 1992 laserdisc technology, unable to take advantage of the superior quality of DVD, HD-DVD/Blue Ray, or whatever superior formats are released in the future.

Read the reviews. It's garbage. It's a transfer from the Laserdisk set, just as the rumors said. It is not, repeat, NOT taken from a film master. It is on a DVD only because DVD is the current consumer medium, but it is not a DVD quality release. No 5.1 surround, lousy laserdisc video quality, and no anamorphic format. The general consensus seems to be that the set is better than MOST of the bootleg DVDs on the market, but that's about it. Any hope of a proper, high quality original trilogy set on DVD or even HD is lost. For now at least, this is as good as it gets.

Reading that was actually entertaining I'm sure the film won't be quite as bad as all that, but I've no faith in Bay and the movies this reviewer compared to Transformers were all terrible. I can't wait for more reviews

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With the DVD release of Thank You For Smoking approaching on October 3rd, I thought now might be a good time to post a review for it, since I love the film and think most would find it highly entertaining. Also because I was too busy to post a damn review when I saw it earlier this year Thank You For Smoking (2005) Genre: Live Action Film – Drama Since good things come in small packages, I find it fitting that a little known film titled Thank You For Smoking should be one such good thing. Equal parts social satire and social commentary, the film comes as a surprise star of 2005 that most will probably see this year. While my extensive praise for the film may give the impression this is some magnificent, life-altering affair, I’ll digress and say it’s simply a great film about a great subject and the result is nothing short of my over used adjective. Aptly named Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) is a charming, well-spoken spin doctor for a big tobacco, given the unenviable task of publicly promoting cigarettes in an increasingly hostile, anti-smoking society. Naylor’s back-stabbing boss Budd (J.K. Simmons) sends him to make the best out of the worst situations, from fighting pro-health reform Senator Finnistirre (William H. Macy) to avoiding the pitfalls of an interview with clever reporter Heather (Katie Holmes). When not sharing trade stories over lunch with fellow “merchants of death†Polly (Maria Bello) and Bobby (David Koechner), Nick has to find time to fix his relationship with ex-wife Jill (Kim Dickens) and the will to act as a role model for his twelve-year-old son Joey (Cameron Bright). Thank You For Smoking is a film that does some of the best pontificating without coming across as preachy. The movie starts as a comedy about Nick Naylor but quickly turns into a character deconstruction then turns yet again into a surprising treatise on human rights. Through it all, the film never misses a beat or an opportunity for some gut-busting dialogue. Director Jason Reitman adeptly breathes life into a sharp script he co-wrote with Christopher Buckley, the author of the original novel. Most often in films like this we expect the main character to undergo a cliched cathartic experience in which the character repents his wayward ways. But Eckhart plays the character true and the catharsis leads the script in a direction unexpected, resulting in a brilliant and always humorous finale. The acting in Thank You For Smoking is top notch. Every character adds some flair to their scene, whether it’s serving the drama or adding the final touches on a hilarious line. The editing takes advantage of the slick, witty style of protagonist Naylor, often splicing brilliantly satirical images or the odd subtitle with Eckhart’s pitch-perfect delivery of smart dialogue. Most impressive of all, the film masterfully handles the drama with freshness and inspiration, allowing the audience a strong empathy with Naylor when his life turns for the worse. Here is a main character deliciously deceptive one moment, yet likable the next, without coming across as forced or contrived. The audience can relate to the character, which sets up the just the right amount of understanding when the time comes to consider the message the film is making about our rights and the freedom to choose. The only weakness in Thank You For Smoking would be it’s low profile. This is a film everyone must see, smoker and non-smoker alike. It’s entertaining, funny, educational and surprisingly apolitical for a film whose message comments on society and choice. Rating: 5 out of 5. Avoiding cliches while making a statement about our rights, Thank You For Smoking’s great acting, charming characters, and perfect humor adds up to a big win.

Aaahhh, MacrossWorld is indeed back to normal

Read about this on The Digital Bits a while back. Actually looks like a real nice treat for Trek fans. If I didn't despise Trek so much, they would be worth picking up

Interesting. Not a bad little animation.

Hmmm, that's a interesting line of thought but I doubt the motives of the astronomers involved were so regressive. This topic has been debated for decades now and wasn't politically motivated. At least not in the beginning. However I do think you may be right that it became political since the debate was so heated and they were unable to come to a definition.

Weird. I'm quite sure a "religious hysterial" could not rightly be called a necessary evolutionary step. That's like saying communism was necessary to facilitate capitalism. However, I will agree that religion is a method of facilitating human progress, albiet a very slow, inefficient method (which was my point). I'd also be reluctant to label our progress as chronological from "natural" to "unnatural." There are some philosophies that predicate humanity as never having been in a natural state at any time; our progress and constant state of change being the expression of our species's advancement toward that natural state of being that has always eluded us. A state of being in which all our needs are met; arguably our one true natural state of being. But yeah, we better get off this one Cataloguing the solar system does seem an important factor. I think the definition of a planet might be missing the big picture. Perhaps the reason we don't have a proper definition is because we lack the pertinent data to formulate one. Though I agree with you that cataloguing our system is daunting task which is not feasible at this time. For a specific scientific term, "dwarf planet" seems contradictory to me and very non-specific. I can understand the political desire, but classifying something a planet then ignoring the term in practice is the antithesis of achieving a definitive terminology for "planet" IMO. Perhaps this "final" definitive description of a planet is meant more as a stopgap measure rather than what the publically released motive actually states.