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A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR SCIENCE FICTION

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  • GoatmonGoatmon Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Pony wrote: »
    also
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    D: That's a pretty horrifying image of the future.

    Also, I may check this out, but I'll probably wait until after seeing the movie before touching the book.

    Reading the source material only really raises my expectations for the film and I'd rather not set myself up for potential disappointment.

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  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Faricazy wrote: »
    pony that is a spoiler spoiler :|

    i edited it

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  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    of course fucking goatmon quotes me right before i edit it

    way to go

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User
    edited October 2008
    thanks pony

    goatmon do you mind editing

    also, read the book now man. the movie doesn't even have a scriptwriter yet, and you really shouldn't keep yourself from awesome sci fi.

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  • DrIanMalcolmDrIanMalcolm Does somebody go out into the park and pull up the dinosaurs' skirts?Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Faricazy wrote: »
    Rampant Entity wrote: »
    What about Matchstick Men? That movie was pretty craptacular.
    No it wasn't. Great performances from everyone involved. I think it's the last good Nic Cage role, he's been doing shit since then.

    I can't remember if he did The Weatherman before or after Matchstick, but it was after, then that was his lsat good role

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  • GoatmonGoatmon Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I hit the edit button as soon as Pony mentioned he was spoiling his post, which came immediately after making mine.

    You gotta cut me a little slack. I reacted pretty quick, but this isn't exactly a hive-mind.

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  • guruslothgurusloth Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    the Weatherman was after Matchstick Men

    Spoiler:
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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User
    edited October 2008
    DrIanMalcolm wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    Rampant Entity wrote: »
    What about Matchstick Men? That movie was pretty craptacular.
    No it wasn't. Great performances from everyone involved. I think it's the last good Nic Cage role, he's been doing shit since then.

    I can't remember if he did The Weatherman before or after Matchstick, but it was after, then that was his lsat good role
    imdb says after. so weatherman was good?

    also, lord of war was after matchstick men as well. I'm not sure his role required much effort, but he didn't fuck it up, and i really enjoyed that movie.

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  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I will only read this book if it is as good as its cover.

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  • DrIanMalcolmDrIanMalcolm Does somebody go out into the park and pull up the dinosaurs' skirts?Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Faricazy wrote: »
    DrIanMalcolm wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    Rampant Entity wrote: »
    What about Matchstick Men? That movie was pretty craptacular.
    No it wasn't. Great performances from everyone involved. I think it's the last good Nic Cage role, he's been doing shit since then.

    I can't remember if he did The Weatherman before or after Matchstick, but it was after, then that was his lsat good role
    imdb says after. so weatherman was good?

    also, lord of war was after matchstick men as well. I'm not sure his role required much effort, but he didn't fuck it up, and i really enjoyed that movie.

    I liked it, and it had Michael Caine, who makes everything better

    and yes Lord of War was pretty good too

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User
    edited October 2008
    Penguin Incarnate wrote: »
    I will only read this book if it is as good as its cover.
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    and my favorite, the one i read

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  • SeriouslySeriously Nervous laugh Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I do believe the second to last is the most metal and therefore the best.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User
    edited October 2008
    but it doesn't have a space marine with a bitching sword and an illustration hinting at the theme of the book D:

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  • SeriouslySeriously Nervous laugh Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Oh it totally has that second thing.

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  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Fari, you're making it really hard for me to be a smart ass.

    Do you want that? Do you want to kill the smart assing?

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  • UrianUrian __BANNED USERS
    edited October 2008
    yeah that last one rules the most and I don't know anything about the book aside from what Ridley Scott said in that article

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User
    edited October 2008
    found a few more

    i love how old books had a gazillion editions and different artists' take on the themes

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    this one sucks:
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  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    So long as he's still doing Blood Meridian, I could give a fuck what comes after it.

    . . . Apparently he dropped out of directing. Well, then to Hell with him.

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  • Fizban140Fizban140 Registered User, __BANNED USERS
    edited October 2008
    According to Amazon traveling in that book causes the people traveling to age months and everything else to age centuries. How the hell does that work for a story? So where would they possibly travel and how could they be useful? They can travel to some distant planet to kill aliens that are now hundreds of years more advanced, I just don't see that point. If the enemy was a problem before they will be even a bigger problem now with their advanced future weapons.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User
    edited October 2008
    by the way

    if you're a fan of Haldeman and Heinlein (if you're not a fan of Heinlein, your life is devoid of meaning), check out John Scalzi. His Old Man's War universe is a fine homage to the masters.

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  • the cheatthe cheat Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    Bangkok Dangerous (2008) .... Joe
    National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) .... Ben Gates
    Next (2007) .... Cris Johnson
    Grindhouse (2007) .... Fu Manchu (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
    Ghost Rider (2007) .... Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
    The Wicker Man (2006) .... Edward Malus
    World Trade Center (2006) .... John McLoughlin
    The Ant Bully (2006) (voice) .... Zoc

    That's everything after the weatherman.

    My god, that man has an addiction to high-class hookers and blow or something. I dunno about bangkok dangerous. I'll just assume it was bad.

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  • DrIanMalcolmDrIanMalcolm Does somebody go out into the park and pull up the dinosaurs' skirts?Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    So long as he's still doing Tripoli

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User
    edited October 2008
    Fizban140 wrote: »
    According to Amazon traveling in that book causes the people traveling to age months and everything else to age centuries. How the hell does that work for a story? So where would they possibly travel and how could they be useful? They can travel to some distant planet to kill aliens that are now hundreds of years more advanced, I just don't see that point. If the enemy was a problem before they will be even a bigger problem now with their advanced future weapons.
    I can't tell if you're not aware of relativity.

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  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Faricazy wrote: »
    Fizban140 wrote: »
    According to Amazon traveling in that book causes the people traveling to age months and everything else to age centuries. How the hell does that work for a story? So where would they possibly travel and how could they be useful? They can travel to some distant planet to kill aliens that are now hundreds of years more advanced, I just don't see that point. If the enemy was a problem before they will be even a bigger problem now with their advanced future weapons.
    I can't tell if you're not aware of relativity.
    He's relatively unenlightened on the subject.

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  • UrianUrian __BANNED USERS
    edited October 2008
    Wicker Man, Ghost Rider, Next, National Treasure, and Bangkok Dangerous all in order.

    Good lord that is a fucking horrible list of movies. Maybe even the absolute worst movies to have come out in the last two years in theatres.

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  • QuestionMarkManQuestionMarkMan Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Wicker Man was a good comedy

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  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    To be fair, his cameo in Grindhouse was probably one of the less terrible things in Grindhouse.

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  • Blake TBlake T Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Fizban140 wrote: »
    According to Amazon traveling in that book causes the people traveling to age months and everything else to age centuries. How the hell does that work for a story? So where would they possibly travel and how could they be useful? They can travel to some distant planet to kill aliens that are now hundreds of years more advanced, I just don't see that point. If the enemy was a problem before they will be even a bigger problem now with their advanced future weapons.

    Well.
    Spoiler:

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    Satans..... hints..... I'm a mo bro!
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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User
    edited October 2008
    Wicker Man is only....

    two minutes and eight seconds long

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  • DrIanMalcolmDrIanMalcolm Does somebody go out into the park and pull up the dinosaurs' skirts?Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I saw Cage when I was in Melbourne a few months ago. He was shooting a movie with the director of I, Robot.

    He didn't smile the entire time I was watching him

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  • UrianUrian __BANNED USERS
    edited October 2008
    Faricazy wrote: »
    Wicker Man is only....

    two minutes and eight seconds long

    oh yes the take your masks off and bear punch are what is best in life

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User
    edited October 2008
    NOT THE BEES! NOT THE BEEEEES! ARGRGHGHHGHHHHHHHHH! THEY'RE IN MY EYES!

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  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Fizban140 wrote: »
    According to Amazon traveling in that book causes the people traveling to age months and everything else to age centuries. How the hell does that work for a story? So where would they possibly travel and how could they be useful? They can travel to some distant planet to kill aliens that are now hundreds of years more advanced, I just don't see that point. If the enemy was a problem before they will be even a bigger problem now with their advanced future weapons.
    You should read the book, because they do address this exact question.
    Spoiler:

    Ringo wrote: »
    Well except what see317 said. That guy's always wrong.
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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User
    edited October 2008
    KILLING ME WON'T BRING BACK YOUR GODDAMNED HONEY!

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  • Threadbare SockThreadbare Sock
    edited October 2008
    Man how does anybody not know ridley scott


    basically, this

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lW0F1sccqk

    and this

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oYNvmNZP2o

    should get anyone up to speed on the blessing that this thread conveys

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  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Good move, T-Sock.

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  • DrIanMalcolmDrIanMalcolm Does somebody go out into the park and pull up the dinosaurs' skirts?Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Completely unrelated, but there's an article in EMPIRE about the Watchmen movie, and they say who Paul Greengrass was going to cast in the film before the funding got taken away

    Nite Owl - Joaquin Phoenix
    Ozymandias - Jude Law
    Silk Spectre - Hilary Swank
    Dr. Manhatten - Denzel Washington

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  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    That's not who Greengrass was going to cast, it was who he wanted to cast.

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  • Threadbare SockThreadbare Sock
    edited October 2008
    i have to say, that alien trailer is blows the piss out of any trailer I have seen in a long time, and it is almost thirty years old

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  • DrIanMalcolmDrIanMalcolm Does somebody go out into the park and pull up the dinosaurs' skirts?Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Penguin Incarnate wrote: »
    That's not who Greengrass was going to cast, it was who he wanted to cast.

    yeah fine

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