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    Remember, remember the 5th of November

    in Anime or Science Fiction

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    Sorry, wrote that kinda quick.

    Anyways, I've kept up on the comic and movie news involving Alan Moore.

    My personal general feeling is that it's tw@t-ish to slam anything before having seen the final product. I understand he's the author of the work, and as such, is close to and protective of his babies. But if you're going to choose to distance yourself from all movie adaptations, then shut the hell up. He has a choice. You can't say that you don't care about it, and then talk poo about it. He obviously cares how his work is interpreted.

    Don't like the past track record? Don't be such a pussy standing on the sidelines then. Do something about it.

    The tw@t comment is meant to be separate from the next statement.

    The second part was simply imagining what scenario could possibly make Mr. Moore happy with a movie adaptation of his work. So what do I think could make him happy? Really, I think nothing. Because nothing could possibly be the same as the comic, which is all the story needs to be in his mind. But the next best thing would probably be what I wrote. What do YOU think would make him happy?

    That said, I do respect the man's work and a lot of his positions regarding taking care of co-creators, etc. Sure, the guy also believes in magick, but he's talented, absolutely.

    Remember, remember the 5th of November

    in Anime or Science Fiction

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    I love Alan Moore's work, but he can be a real tw@t sometimes.

    The only way he'd probably be happy is if his movies were slavishly made panel-to-panel like Sin City was, and even that wasn't quite the total success, storytelling-wise.

    Anyways, there's a lot there in the trailer that catches my interest. I'll probably catch it.

    Prentencious Asian Artsy films

    in Anime or Science Fiction

    Posted · Edited by dr_vandermeer

    I liked Ichi, Audition, and Battle Royale. I thought the remake of The Ring was much much better than the Japanese original. I LOVED Oldboy. I also like American horror movies, always have since Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Halloween and the like. When I was younger, I was really into Fangoria, FX magic, and Tom Savini.

    That said I don't know if there's any real difference between American or Japanese horror when you take it down to the basic imagery. The plot mechanics of it, characters, and motivations, etc. are the only thing that 's different, but that could be said from movie to movie, regardless of country of origin.

    I've never witnessed real death firsthand. Just secondhand images, for example things you'd see on rotten.com, or from a distance.

    I don't know if I consider myself sick, just someone who knows how to separate reality and fantasy.

    EDIT: Maybe I would feel differently if I experienced real death firsthand though.

    The WWE and Pro-Wrestling Thread

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

    Posted

    What? Lesnar's coming back? What happened? I though he left to go pursue some other career.

    The Minnesota Vikings didn't want him, and neither did the NFL as a whole. He also tried to sue WWE because of the no-compete clause on his contract. Well, if he signed it, he should've already known about it.

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    So after all that, WWE is still taking him back?

    Although I have to say, one of the coolest things I've ever seen was him suplexing (I think that's what he did) Big Show from the top rope causing the whole mat to crash down knocking down all the corner posts. Insane.

    The WWE and Pro-Wrestling Thread

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    What? Lesnar's coming back? What happened? I though he left to go pursue some other career.

    Very surprised about some of the released wrestlers, the Dudleys for sure. Haven't watched restling in ages, but still, I know those guys shouldn't have been released, simply because of their charisma and reaction they get from crowds.

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