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Invisible wrote:
> Well, I've seen films where the sequal is *better* than the original
> too. (Off the top of my head... Shrek. Pirates of the Carribean. Die Hard.)
No way, the original "Die Hard" was definitely the best! It actually
gave you a sense that this was an ordinary cop in a crummy situation (a
few key stunts aside), rather than Rambo with a badge for the whole movie.
And was anyone else bothered by the Raptor in "Live Free or Die Hard"?
While I'll openly admit not having access to a real one to check, I'd be
very surprised if it used a single rotor to hover the way it was shown
in the movie (how do they keep it stable? Helicopters at least have
tail rotors to counter the torque...)
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Mueen Nawaz wrote:
> Orchid XP v7 wrote:
>> I am curios though... I thought the original Star Wars was from the
>> 1970s, whereas the film Alien was from 1985 or so?
>
> Aliens was from 1986. Alien was the earlier one.
Well, yes, there were several films, but I thought they were *all* from
about the same time...
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Mueen Nawaz <m.n### [at] ieeeorg> wrote:
> For me, Shrek 2 had its moments, but not good enough for me to want to
> watch the 3rd.
You should watch the third for the graphics. They are cool.
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Chambers <ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> wrote:
> And was anyone else bothered by the Raptor in "Live Free or Die Hard"?
It wasn't a Raptor, but a F-35B Lightning II. It's described here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-35_Lightning_II#F-35B
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And lo on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:35:48 -0000, Chambers
<ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> did spake, saying:
> gregjohn wrote:
>> Episode Three is a fascinating study in fascism and indoctrination of
>> the
>> political and religious stripe.
>
> If by "fascinating study" you mean "fairly obvious and shallow".
>
> Ooh, let's show a dictator curbing civil rights! That must make it a
> deep movie, right?
Well it was an American film. If they'd made it subtler the intended
audience wouldn't get it, and if they made it more overt Fox would be
trying to have it banned :-P
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Invisible wrote:
>> Aliens was from 1986. Alien was the earlier one.
>
> Well, yes, there were several films, but I thought they were *all* from
> about the same time...
Rather, *all* the movies from the Alien series are quite far apart:
1979, 1986, 1992, 1997.
I won't bother listing the Alien vs Predator ones.
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Warp wrote:
> Chambers <ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> wrote:
>> And was anyone else bothered by the Raptor in "Live Free or Die Hard"?
>
> It wasn't a Raptor, but a F-35B Lightning II. It's described here:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-35_Lightning_II#F-35B
>
Wow, that's... actually pretty cool, if it works the way it was shown in
the movie. Unfortunately, I'll have to see it to believe it (or, at
least see more film of it).
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Phil Cook wrote:
> Well it was an American film. If they'd made it subtler the intended
> audience wouldn't get it
Good point. Sometimes I hate living in America :(
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And lo on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:52:03 -0000, Chambers
<ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> did spake, saying:
> Phil Cook wrote:
>> Well it was an American film. If they'd made it subtler the intended
>> audience wouldn't get it
>
> Good point. Sometimes I hate living in America :(
Oops sorry forgot where you were; I'll use shorter words next time :-P
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:55:54 -0500, Warp wrote:
> Mueen Nawaz <m.n### [at] ieeeorg> wrote:
>> For me, Shrek 2 had its moments, but not good enough for me to
>> want to
>> watch the 3rd.
>
> You should watch the third for the graphics. They are cool.
I'd agree with that - the rendering in 3 is really impressive.
Especially if you go back again and watch 1 and compare.
Jim
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