Jolly Rogers
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Meh, same crap every year at GameFAQs. Their annual contests are a joke.
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What a winner. Scamming a store for less than 30 bucks. Guess that's how much your dignity's worth.
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Come on, Evil Dead has been whored out over the years to countless awful videogames and multiple dip DVD releases... this is only an inevitability. Evil Dead adult diapers won't be far from the horizon now.
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What scripts/movies did Nolan's brother do before? Is he good? Batman Begins has some pretty good writing and memorable lines. Hope he can live up to that.
"SWEAR TO MEEEEE!!!!!!" I love that one.
Chris Nolan's brother wrote 'Memento', which was directed by Chris Nolan and made him famous. Warner asked him to direct Insomnia to make sure it wasn't a fluke before asking him to resurrect Batman.
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The actor who plays Kurgan was also the warden in The Shawshank Redemption. He didn't look all that big in that movie.
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I'll do you a favor and take that 'boring' LE box off your hands for $20.
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I think this thread has overstayed its welcome a few pages ago.
Close it already FFS.
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Sakura Wars.
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This thread is like a trainwreck... everyone knows it's terrible but can't help looking at it.
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The Sound Renewal refers to the new audio recordings for the first 2 Patlabor films - it is not a mere remix for 5.1 but the soundtrack was actually re-recorded and you will hear noticeable differences from the original soundtrack recordings. Being a fan of the original P2 soundtrack, the Renewal version on CD just sounds jarring because of the different sound (I think Kenji Kawaii used different samples/patches) and the slightly altered arrangements on certain tracks.
I bought the LE DVD box of and the supplement disc is a bit of a let down. The 6 segments covered different subjects and the deptch of coverage was shallow at best. Take, for example, the segment on sound and music. You got composer Kenji Kawai and the sound guy sitting together and they only talked about the film's climatic scene for a few minutes. THAT'S IT. Nothing else. Compared to the amount of supplement materials that come with most movies on DVD these days, the briefness and lack of depth on the making-of leaves much to be desired. Even if you are a hardcore Patlabor fan I'd only give the LE box a reserved recommendation - better wait for the price to drop to $50 or less.
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I downloaded the pilot episode for free off iTunes (I think the freebie deal expired yesterday) and it was not bad for a cable show. Seems to take place in an alternate universe, Blade has a new sidekick and all references to Whistler do not mention whether he's dead or alive. They basically took the angle of Blade working with a 'mole' vampire, which hasn't really been explored in the last 3 films.
I didn't buy Jill Wagner as a soldier who just returned from Iraq for a minute. The sniper scene was also retarded - you got your prey in the scope, you pull the trigger. You don't talk for 10 minutes.
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OK, finally saw this movie on DVD last week. Had to wait for the DVD, as it didn't receive a theatrical release here in Hong Kong.
I'm a big fan of director Kurt Wimmer's previous film 'Equilibrium' and was looking forward to seeing Ultraviolet, but boy, as much as I hate to say it, it was a real stinker. I haven't seen a movie this bad in a long time.
While there were a few nice ideas for weapons tech, the movie was let down by the increadibly bad CG and lousy choreography on the fight scenes.
Haven't seen Underworld 2 or Aeon Flux yet either, but I think I'll just play it safe and avoid them.
Graham
The FX was awful because the movie was made on a shoestring budget and they used some no-name Chinese FX facility for the VFX (most of the film was shot on location in Shanghai), thus all the pre-viz, near Tron-quality CGI you see in the film. Hell, even TV sci-fi has better FX then this.
To add insult to injury, the movie was taken out of Wimmer's hands and edited by the studio for theatrical release. Even the 'extended unrated edition' that went out on DVD was not the director's cut and missing a lot of footage. You'll notice the DVD doesn't even have his participation in the form of a commentary track, only some making-of footage taken during the film's production.
The only reason to see this movie is Milla Jojovich... she has never looked better on film and turning off the audio track and turn on your own MP3 jukebox will make the film infinitely more watchable.
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Only thing UC worth checking out these days is the continuation of the Crossbone Gundam manga now serialized in Gundam Ace magazine.
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Meh. Instead of a PG Eva-02 we can a mold recycle. Lame.
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Here's a soundless clip of the opening credits:
Click on the far right of the 4 images.
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I read a review by someone who really, really hated Waking Life due to its Philosophy 101 approach. Apparently the reviewer loved this one because it is more catered to those already have some background in philosophy.
As for PKD experiencing 'weird' looks daily... he's actually anti-drugs and that also happens to be one of the main themes of this book/movie.
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someone's getting nailed by 2 kinds of snakes...
http://www.allianceatlantisfilms.com/media.../title_soap.swf
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If you can muscle your way through the gag reflex...
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They got all the fun in Asia...
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Maybe this will end the argument for once...
official words from the trailer's creator
Entertainment and design company Imaginary Forces (IF) recently designed and animated the dynamic title reveal in the "Transformers" teaser trailer. The teaser for the Michael Bay-directed film is online now at the official website, www.transformersmovie.com and will play in theaters with Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" on July 7th. IF Creative Director Peter Frankfurt led the team of artists, and IF Art Director Sean Koriakin spearheaded the design and animation for the titles, which employed advanced kinematics and realistic engineering similar to the Transformers characters themselves.The trailer begins with quick shots of a rocket preparing to launch. Motion graphics introduce it as the Beagle 2 Mars Rover, which was launched in 2003 and crashed onto the surface of Mars as seen from a variety of cameras aboard the probe. "Its final transmission was classified top secret," continues the text as a silhouette of a humanoid robot shape steps into the probe's view. After a beat, the robot smashes the rover with its fist. "It was the only warning we would ever get."
As the orchestral theme swells in an ominous way, the "Transformers" logo begins to reconfigure, its pieces and panels moving intelligently and dynamically. They open, expand and contract with purpose to take on the new form of 7.4.7 marking the feature's release date. The breathing mega-structure then transforms into the Autobot symbol.
Imaginary Forces, along with several collaborators, were charged with establishing the brand of the film via the teaser trailer. Since limited footage was available, the IF team derived the design for the titles based on artwork and previs drawings presented by Michael Bay in initial meetings. The live-action feature departs from the old "Transformers" cartoons and 1986 animated film by employing a more real-world approach.
"The teaser marks the first branding effort for the film," explains IF Art Director Sean Koriakin, who was also Imaginary Forces' Lead Animator and Designer. "We knew there would be limited footage available and only a glimpse of a robot so it was important that we define this new world and aesthetic in the title reveal. The title is a detailed piece of architecture that is intricate, logical and clearly articulated. There are many elements and panels that fit into each other perfectly like a giant jigsaw puzzle. We spent a lot of time working on textures and creating the shapes of the parts - with interiors that were anatomical and derived from a human muscle form. In keeping with the film's portrayal of the Transformers, we had to make the title appear as realistic as possible."
Koriakin worked closely with IF Designer Noah Olmsted on the design and architecture of the titles. Olmsted spent a month researching and culling from various influences including Japanese mechanical design, Russian constructivist style, Dutch landscape painting, as well as certain ideas of the sublime.
"This project was an exciting opportunity to venture into uncharted territory in terms of movement and architecture," says Olmsted. "We had to work with the conceptual art and make it super robust, high-tech, tough and big yet these mega-structures had to make sense. The machines have a different way of moving, but it also had to be organic. How do you keep that balance of biomorphic mass and metal in the movement? It was really cool to work with Sean and see how the actions of our design informed the animation and vice versa."
"We had a great experience working with Michael Bay," concludes Koriakin. "He is very clear in his vision, but we were able to make something bold and interesting within the world that he's created. There were several groups involved in this ambitious project and we enjoyed the collaboration with Paramount Pictures, Ignition Creative and Asylum."
"Transformers" Teaser Title Designed & Produced by: Imaginary Forces (IF)
Creative Director: Peter Frankfurt Art Director: Sean Koriakin Executive
Producer: Annabelle Richardson
Producers: Ben Apley, Claudina Mercado
Designers: Sean Koriakin, Ahmet Ahmet, Noah Olmsted, Ronnie Koff
Animators: Sean Koriakin, Brian Broussard, Robin Roepstorff, Hao Cui Inferno
Artist: Rod Basham, Matt Spencer
Coordinator: Courtney Graham
Textures by: With a Twist Studios
Studio: Paramount Pictures & DreamWorks Pictures
Director: Michael Bay
Executive Producers: Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay, Brian Goldner, Mark Vahradian
Producers: Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Ian Bryce Story
by: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, John Rogers Screenplay by: Alex Kurtzman,
Roberto Orci Senior Vice President, Creative Advertising: Josh Greenstein
Teaser Concept and Creative Direction: Ignition Creative Creative Directors:
Martin Kistler and Jamey Bradshaw
Editor: Doug Brandt
Composer: Steve Jablonsky
Visual Effects Company: Asylum Visual Effects
Theatrical Release Date: July 7, 2006 with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead
Man's Chest
About Imaginary Forces
IMAGINARY FORCES (IF) is an entertainment and design company based in Hollywood and New York. Its award-winning work spans the diverse industries of feature film production, entertainment marketing and promotion, corporate branding, architecture, advertising and interactive media. IF's recent work includes identity packages for USA Network, Animal Planet and MTV, as well as effective and compelling broadcast advertising for Nike, Toyota, Pontiac, Smirnoff and Lexus. In entertainment and media marketing, IF created campaigns for such films as The Chronicles of Narnia, The Stepford Wives, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Signs and both Men in Black films. The company also designed and produced main title sequences for The Break-Up, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, Ray, The Legend of Zorro, Band of Brothers, Spider-Man, Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat and Seven, and produced the highly successful Blade trilogy. Combining architecture and media, IF has developed branded experiences for IBM, Morgan Stanley, Airbus Industries and the NFL's Baltimore Ravens. The studio is also a principal partner in United Architects (UA), one of six finalists for the re-design of the World Trade Center site at Ground Zero. Combining storytelling, Filmmaking and architecture to address the social, emotional, urban, national and international issues, the UA model is now a part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art. Most recently, the company designed and created projections for Director Julie Taymor's operatic production of "Grendel." For more information about Imaginary Forces' capabilities, contact Director of Business Development Danixa Diaz at danixa@imaginaryforces.com.
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Rumor: Escape From Earth A 'go?'
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As much as I love Carpenter's earlier work, he hasn't really put out anything good lately. Ghost of Mars was a horrible mess and I for one am glad I didn't pay to see it in the theater.