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On this week's issue of Newsweek, Roger Ebert voices out (not that he physically can anymore) his displeasure of Hollywood jumping the 3-D bandwagon following Avatar's success.

Roger Ebert: "Why I Hate 3-D (and You Should Too)"

The intelligentsia said the same thing about sound first, then about colors, back in the days: I don't see anything new in this article. Such "conservatism" doesn't fit any artistic field IMO

I agree with the marketing aspects though: it clearly is the new "give us your money" thingie that Hollywood found. Let's see how long it'll last: this looks like a simple trend atm...

As for the study about brain damages: it seems to be far too much soon to judge. Hell, even mobile phones still are under the scrutiny of researchers and medics

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Edit : And I've just realised you're french too judging from your signature, so I guess you already know that

I didn't know every detail, but thanks for clearing them up

There is no reason to lol, dude, I can tell you: this volcano is a real pain in the ass for all companies involved in local freight traffic...

After the financial crisis, that: we're cursed...

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I'm perfectly willing to pay and buy Macross DVDs and Blu-Rays and support the legitimate owners. (Hell I bought all the Macross DVDs that were released in France, even the crappy Manga Video editions of Macross II and Plus).

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And God knows how crappy they are... Especially for Macross II...

I saw it yesterday, with Madame and her kids: I expected a just above average kid show but I haven't loled so much in a while; definitely one of my best theater experiences in recent years...

Strongly recommended for everyone

Overrated:

Avatar, Matrix (all of them), Star Wars (all of them), Transformers (all of them, including the incoming one, and although I loved them all, even the incoming one), everything after Alien 2 and Terminator 2,... basically, everything which explodes the box office with SPFX but no plot and/or characters and/or ideas and/or [you get the point]

Underrated

Dark City, District 9, Screamers, The Thing, Gattaca, Total Recall, Strange Days, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, War of the Worlds (Spielberg's one: underated because many spectators missed the point of the director IMO) and some french movies you probably never heard about such as Atomik Circus or Immortel Ad Vitam

Some other titles may come to my mind at a later time...

Only in Robotech IIRC

In Dynamite, the father of the young zolan is also macronized

Thanks

Just saw the trailer for ip man 2, Sammo Hung moves super fast for a guy that's nearly 60!

I watched Ip Man very recently and I was hooked: may I ask for a link for this trailer? ^^

Let me add my very own "+1" to the 4 previous posts

It doesn't work simply because you put an extra "w" in the URL

Thanks for the link: it was an interesting reading

Me too...

Finished Flag yesterday: it's the new benchmark for the real mechas genre, not because of the technical aspects of the machines but because of its portraying of life during war time. Definitely one of the best mecha animes I've ever seen, and one of the best animes all short

Surprisingly, it was the very first time I agreed almost completely with ANN reviews...

^^YES!!

The arc with the Romanian twins was some seriously messed-up sh*t.

But it was definitely Black Lagoon at its finest!

Definitely, indeed: one of the most emotional moments in my entire anime experience

The novels' author has been quoted saying the anime was faithfull to his own job; can't tell you more...

Watched Eve no Jikan yesterday: it was nicely done and entertaining, with some really emotional moments. Overall, a recommendable show

Watched Genius Party yesterday, a collection of shorts by Studio 4°C: most of them are really good but only once was great and another one strictly average. Overally, a very recommendable title

Watched Sword of the Stranger yesterday, which is very good. I liked the "Once Upon a Time in America feeling" which came from the various conflicts of interest between the different protagonists; the fact that the two main characters both are foreigners of this traditional Japan was an interesting twist. Scenario is a bit conventional but presented in an unusual way. Animation is great, music is very good. All this make this movie very recommendable

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At the end of the DVD I came upon a preview section and I saw a couple of trailers. There was one in particular called "Big Wars" which intrigued me. Anyone seen it?? I've read a couple of online reviews and they're a mixed bunch but I'd like to hear the scoop from some like minded individuals.

Watched this one a bunch of years ago or so, and wrote a review of it on the Animeka.com french website: if you understand this language, it's easy to find my review in the search engine

Basically, I found it was overally well animated, but inequally, with some good ideas unfortunately badly used and a lot of clichés. Synopsis is very simple and there's almost no suspense. The last 15 mins or so of the movie are the most interesting. Characters are almost all archetypes but rather cleverly used all along the story. Designs are interesting and rather unusual but more originality and creativity would have been a strong plus. A pair of sex scenes have the merit to play a role in the story. Basically, if you liked Venus Wars, odds are good that you'll like Big Wars: its animation is less good but its scenario is better

Sorry if this is "short" as a review, but there's not a lot of things to say on this one; frankly, I don't even remember why I wrote this years ago: I've just done a quick and approximative translation

Finished Watching Devilman the day before yesterday: I've been amazed by how much this show differs of Mazinger Z, yet bot of them are from the same year and the same author; of course, they're both a "monster of the week" series but Devilman is far more interesting on the human aspects of the story. I'll give a look to the original manga for sure

Otherwise, I watched the Legaciam OAV yesterday: it's the average mecha show from the second half of the 80s and although it gathered some great talents, what I've been really impressed with was the character designs. The story was so-so and gave me the feeling it was written with a sequel in mind, or maybe a whole TV series, because there wasn't any conclusion strictly speaking

You should give a try to the original short movie which inspired 12 Monkeys then: it's called La Jetée and it is very experimental...

Edit: I was replying to Pete's praise for 12 Monkeys

We all know the deal: in such cases, the best way to follow is to expect the worst...

Dunno its number of seasons but I know for sure it's made of epic and win

I don't deny the influence of Megazone 23 onto Matrix, but Simulacron 3 was there a long time before M23 – and a long time before Neuromancer aswell, while I'm at it – so one can't be wrong in saying that Galouye's book probably had an heavy influence onto the Wachoski bros too...

Being in an archeologist mood nowaday, I began watching the DevilMan TV series from 1972

It's old and it shows, but it's also good in its very own way...