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Whoa! What's this Working!! ? EDIT: nevermind, just wiki'd it. hm, interesting. and lelouche strikes again.

MilSpex, is that you?

Everyone was way hotter than Kidder's Lois Lane. When Superman 3 came along, i was going, "Dammit Clark, that's your childhood sweetheart, and you downgrade to Lois??"

I would theorize a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) scheme. Privatization would be crucial in getting the ball rolling. So, originally the federal government would "exproriate" a factory sattelite, but private entities and their funds would be necessary to convert/develop the factory into something usable to space colonization project. The private entity will build, then operate the factory sattelite until it makes a pre-arranged profit margin, and then ownership would eventually revert back to the UEG. I would suppose any new "expropriation" of a newly discovered factory sattellite -- even if discovered by a privately owned fleet -- would not be made without the express approval of the government. Thus, any new acquisition should still be covered by a BOT arrangement. A finders-keepers system would just be to divisive, dangerous, and would might lead to all-out civil war somewhere along the line. Absolutely no basis for this theory, of course, but one can speculate.

Exactly. And as i said before, i liked the first series. Now i'll probably hate it.

Up to ep52 of Full Metal Alchemist. Damm, this just keeps getting better.

I've always wondered why they didn't include the "go get 'em boss" scene in the final cut. The exchange was hilarious, and I thought that set up the lover-employer-employee tension perfectly. A bit bummed they cut that out.

Very cool. The thief should count himself lucky he wasn't caught by a Punisher cosplayer.

Precisely! That was the 12th commandment. Damn you moses for dropping that third tablet.

So basically, it was Samuel Jackson playing Samuel Jackson. Man, how easy to earn money in hollywood these days. lol.

What if Steve Rogers in the movie doesn't have a shield all throughout the past, and only gets the shield (that Tony presumably made) after he gets thawed in the present time? Maybe by the time of IM2, the shield isn't an iconic part of captain america lore yet --it's just something tony's toying with. Either that, or it's just a characteristic lack of sentimentality on the part of Tony. After all, the owner of the shield is long dead (presumably). I know who he is. A lot of superhero fans who don't read much comics know who he is (although most would know him as a blond white boy). But for someone who has no idea about the marvel universe, and who only knows enough about Iron Man from what's in the first movie (main movie, without the post-credit scene), then Samuel Jackson is a complete mathafrackin stranger. He's the closest thing to deus ex machina in Iron Man 2. He just shows up.

Here's a thought: You know what would have been a good movie to watch for the very first time in full 3D? Ringu.

Watched it. Enjoyed it a lot. Downey is a god. But I still liked the first one better. just a thought: If you watched the first film, but didn't wait until after the credits, you'd be thinking: "Who the hell is Samuel Jackson supposed to be, and what's his deal??" LOL.

Yup. Chicken or egg. Fans resort to download because the distributors fail to provide avenues for easy (and immediate) access. Distributors won't put in the effort (and money) for distribution because the users download them for free anyway. As Jimi Hendrix hopes, "there must be some kind of way out of here."

Aww... what a letdown. oh well, 17 monsters will have to do. thanks!

Anyone here who fought that mountain/behemoth/giant moving around in gran pulse? How was the battle? and how do you even reach it in the first place?

I'm a bit surprised about that. Apparently the "geek" influence isn't as strong as it believed itself to be. They should've stuck with brad pitt for big daddy -- that would have sent people to the theaters.

If a whole movie was about Hit Girl, count on the prudes to make monumental efforts to condemn it for all it's worth... so you're probably right.

Not so surprised they got away with Hit Girl being vulgar and violent. I'm actually more surprised that they actually showed her being beat up at the end by the big boss. call me a prude, but it's perfectly fine for me if a cute little girl goes kill-em-all, but when she gets her comeuppance, i cringe a little. I loved the movie. Certainly had its flaws, and the story was all over the place. Some scenes didn't make sense. but all in all, i still enjoyed it. a great feel good action movie, as expected. And how about that Romita comic within the movie?? Awesome. The movie was enjoyable on its own, but some comments on the differences between the movie and the comics: -- spoilers follow -- ----------------------- ----------------------- Changes that I expected: * No comic book fan twist for Big Daddy - i would have been surprised if they retained that plotline. It's bad enough to drag the daughter along on a righteous vendetta, but to drag her along for a psychopathic wish fulfillment geek thing would be a tad too much. * Positive resolution of the Kick-Ass love story - the ending of the comics between dave and kate is more of the punchline to a drawn-out joke than anything else. Of course the hero had to get the girl at the end. this is still a hollywood movie. * Removing the Red Mist villain twist - in the movie, it was apparent from the start that Red Mist was a plant from the crime boss. It made sense to remove that twist already. after all, we know who's behind the mask anyway, and to try for the twist would lessen the screen time of mc'lovin. we can't have that now, can we? Changes that didn't make sense to me: * Kick-Ass didn't escape from being tortured on his own - he didn't even try. Would have been cool to see him taunting the gangster so that his chair would fall to pieces and he would get free. Sure, he would still need Hit Girl's intervention to survive, but it's still better than just sitting there. It just bothers me that he never really showed much resiliency at all. Hard to make a positive influence on society if your second exposure was just sitting in a chair being beat up to death and waiting for a rescue from a little girl. * Kick-ass in the final fight - the nice thing about Kick-ass in the comic is that he knows he's an ordinary guy, but he had the balls (electrified) to just go into the fray and join the rumble. movie kick-ass didn't even get dirty by the end... he just used the jet pack, and even had a difficult time beating Red Mist.

Ironic indeed. Fang sounds more australian to me than Vanille's is-it-or-isn't-it-australian accent. It (Vanille) hasn't really grown on me, as I thought it would. Also probably because I finally heard the japanese Vanille VA doing the voice over and I loved it (go Nia!!). About the battle system, surprisingly enough i liked it. i like how fast paced it is. and the danger of my leader being KOd keeps my attention focused. Admittedly during the start the battle system is a drag (since basically you have nothing else to do with your leader but attack or heal). But later on when the tough enemies come in and the party members start getting various abilities, it gets quite interesting. Paradigm shifting becomes crucial, and real time strategy comes into play. Soundtrack? The music is good (some are even Kanno Yoko-ish) but I agree there's a disconnect at times.

I feel bad for all those affected in the immediate vicinity, but MAN, I can't help but be awed at the sight of that lightning storm. it's so unreal. Cue mordor background music, indeed.

Yup. her and misato's actress-- a vegan-- are always annoyed at that red-eyed actress for her wild party ways. It's a b!tch fight waiting to happen, i tell ya.

Thanks. Aside from CP, i'm also going for more components and gil, though. I haven't even transformed any of my weapons yet.

So I just . Is there any way to go back to Gran Pulse and do some grinding before I finish the game, or does the story go on to the end once I board that ship?

Oh man, this movie will be so full of awesome.