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    Could be right. I can't tell on my cellphones resolution.
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    Well you made the claim, now the burden of proof is on you. Explain everyones actions in a way that makes sense, that doesn't result in "they were mentally retarded to begin with".
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    I'm watching the original 30s King Kong on dvd with the Harrihausen commentary on, when they said something that I think applies very appropriately to Prometheus. Kong and Prometheus in overall plot are quite similar, but different in execution. "It is a well written film, well thought out. It takes you by the hand from the depression era to the most outragious fantasy you've ever seen on the screen, and you believe it. By the time you get to Skull Island you believe what you are about to see. That's an acomplishment these days. Because kids today due to television have be brainwashed to want action right away, and this builds gradually. You have to invest a lot of your self in the characters before you get to the island. otherwise its a meaningless exercise. You have to know who everyone is, what their motivations are, why they are going, and feel for them then once they're in this incredibly insane enviroment you still feel grounded. That's why I believe it, that's why I'm still hanging on to the characters running through this world, no matter what I'm seeing, I'm still believing the guys that are taking me through this adventure." there's also Merrian C. Cooper's archived thoughts on filmmaking 101 with Kong "If you noticed in this thing I got my love story going, the boy fell in love with the girl. You understood who Denholm was, you understood the character of the captain, I got em all. So once you got that chase going I never had to stop to explain a single damned thing. Cause you know, you understood it! I spent not 15 minutes, I spent nearly 40 minutes explaining this. This is why its so bad on television, they cut most of that you jump right into danger, and you don't know nothing." That lack of grounding and understanding in the characters is what ends up killing Prometheus. You don't need to explain the mysteries surrounding skull island, why a giant ape is there, and why a tribe worships him to make the movie work, but you do need to explain why someone would WANT to go there and WHY! Scott understood all the above when he made Alien, with its characters and deliberate pacing so even when they did something stupid you could believe it. So what the hell happened between then and now?
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    Me too. As for not having any idea what it looks like I would laugh my a** off if it turns out the whole reason they aren't showing it is because its Mazinger/Mazinkaiser. Although to be honest what I've read of the plot reminds me a ton of Godannar. Older veteran pilot paired with younger newbie love interest, enemies that mutate taking on various forms, and an entire world defense force made of multinational robots. The biggest question I have is what is up with the birds/angels/flying things that is in the background of all the movie posters so far?
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    Looks like art deco garbage.
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    Bingo on the target.
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    That wasn't his arm they were talking about, it was his third leg
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    ........
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    Hey Radd is that a Wayland(Yutani) corp. logo on her shirt?
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    Saw Dredd and I have to say it was quite good. I liked it a lot more than Expendables 2.
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    Or on the flipside how tthe expanded universe pimped them out.
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    Just finished season 2, and you're the ending is fitting. You're also right about the ups and downs and the facepalm moments. It seems to me that if not for some key decisions by Lelouch and his "my way or death" attitude he could have had the same results without so many needless bloodshed. In a way it reminds me of Dune's "golden path" except that I don't get that feeling of an iminent threat that justifies everything. If anything the world is no better off. How long before Britannia remnants gather around Cornelia and she leads a rebellion? How long before the former E.U. countries get tired of footing the bill for the former Chinese Federation's starving masses that had them on the brink of collapse? I don't see how the UFN holds together now that the main reason for them banding together is gone. Maybe I' reading too much into it...
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    Like what?
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    Why the hell does everyone think Funimation has the rights to the Queen's Blade series? Media Blasters has the rights to the first two seasons and its on netflix. Rebellion is licensed by Sentai Filmworks and should be popping up on crunchyroll or the anime network website.
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    Started watching Code Geass: Lelouche(or should that be Le Douche?) Of The Rebellion. I'm about half way through the first season so far I'm liking what I'm seeing even if the main character is an a**hole(pretty much justified though). There's also the fact that I think the planning meetings for this series started with "Hey guys I loved Votom's let's make something like it." and the next guy's like "I loved Full Metal Panic too! Let's add some of that!" Then the next guy's like "Remember that creepy implied masturbation scene from evangelion let's add that too!" The rest of the staff looks at him, shrugs, and goes with it anyways. This series is like the Devastator transformer of mecha shows adding bits and pieces from other shows into something awesome.
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    I just finished watching the first season(generation 1) of Allison & Lillia. This series is truelly one of those remarkable classic hidden gems. How is it not super popular on this board with its vintage inter war/WWII aircraft, film noir story, rich world, and deeply thought out characters I'll never know. Its even got a great multi-generational story arc where the plot is continued by th daughter of the main characters. Its been a long time since I've been moved by a season ending. Generation 1 is both at the same time brutally heartbreaking, and spiritually uplifting. I now have to track down generation 2. Fans of Miyazaki and studio Ghibli should give this series a shot.
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    Maybe you just don't like Verhoven? I don't like him either.
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    I know for a fact that former playboy model Sydney Moon is au natural with a 34DD! Anyways given what I've read from people about what they think the "source material" is I might have to break out my differences between the movies and novel post again.... :facepalm:
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    So he basically needs to fire himself? Lol
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    When are we going to get a WWII covert ops game featuring Boss that was hinted at in MGS3?
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    Maybe AIKa Zero will finally get released in the States now.
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    Finished Freezing. Like Sekirei it sucks knowing there isn't going to be a continuation anytime soon. Overall I had to say I liked it. Now onto Toward The Terra.
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    I'm only going to recommend some titles that are availble in the States or that I own. GaoGaiGar- really one of the best super robot shows of all time. Daiguard- a super robot with real world physics piloted by office workers. Gravion and Gravion Zwei- a fun little show coproduced by ADV back in the day. Worth watching for the cameos made by the wrestler The Rock. Godannar- a fanservice heavy show with a very unique take on giant robots MazinKaiser- awesome show and a final conclusion to mazinger and Z original series. MazinKaiser SKL- a newer Mazinkaiser that is more or less the 90s death metal equivilent to the original kaisers 80s hair band feel(odd analogy I know, but you'll understand after you watch. Kishin Corps- a hidden gem I recently found. Set in an alternate WWII era it has an awesome retro feel with some raiders of the lost ark thrown in! Vandread- great story, but you might find its CGI dated(cutting edge at the time). Armored Trooper Votoms- another classic with a hard sci-fi story. Full Metal Panic- mecha mercenaries meets typical highschool life. Martian Sucessor Nadiesco- great show with homages to getter robo and macross. Giant Robo: The day the Earth Stood Still- a true classic that gets overlooked alot
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    So much for wasted opportunities and high potential source material huh? Style and attitude with no substance does not a good movie make. I think the people who made Tank Girl did the best they could from a crappy source. I remember the comics creators bitching that they didn't film key scenes, and they were forced to animate them. Too bad the animation added jack to the film and often made no sense. Its also the comic guys fault the mag they were published in went belly up after they pressed them hard to invest in the film. And no I don't listen to rock music just for the lyrics, but it does help. Still if the Tank Girl comic were a rock song it would be a drum solo by a masturbating spider monkey.
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    It might actually be easier to list what you have seen then go from there. To be honest there are thousands of good/decent mecha shows out there.
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