She certainly was after that Hoodoo Snuff film I made of her last year.
:^:
I really liked Skeleton Key. Maybe it's because I don't watch a lot of that genre, but I liked the portrayal of the bayou and the presentation of the real-world evils (like the lynching) along with the mystical stuff.
Don't you dare turn my thread into a Half-Life thread
Defender talking about crowbar ninja action made me think of Gordon Freeman almost automatically. :P
Basically, turning any character into a crowbar wielding hardass is OK because it brings them more in tune with Freeman.
Yeah I felt the same way about Freeman. At first I was like "OK I'm taking down these dumb alien animals with a 9mm. Apparently I can shoot OK, and the suit is protecting me."
After I gunned down a squad of four soldiers, I was like "wait a second, I shouldn't have been able to do that." Awesome game, though.
I heard that in HL2, Breen at one point yells at his people and is all "HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY MILITARY TRAINING, HOW IS HE WINNING?"
She certainly was after that Hoodoo Snuff film I made of her last year.
:^:
I really liked Skeleton Key. Maybe it's because I don't watch a lot of that genre, but I liked the portrayal of the bayou and the presentation of the real-world evils (like the lynching) along with the mystical stuff.
Plus, Peter Sarsgaard is dead sexy, though the accent he had in that movie was kinda annoying.
Fuck defender. Liking a movie because it's fun and keeps you entertained is good enough reason for me. Either you like it or done, who gives a shit why.
Yeah, either you like it or done. Who gives a shit why? Why bother to understand what you think? Why be able to communicate it to others in terms more meaningful than thumbs up/down? Why try to get anything more than the absolute bare minimum out of the experience? I think it's great to spend your money on something and get as little joy from it as possible, so basically I eat crappy food and wolf it down so fast I can't taste it, and I watch crappy movies and just shut my brain off so I can't get anything more than "there was fighting and computery-graphicy stuff huuuhhhhhhh!"
Dude, being entertained is not the bare minimum of joy.
If it's entertaining, I get lots of joy out of it.
I'd rather be entertained and joyful than watch a deep, philosophical and emotional film and get all depressed at the state of the world.
Yeah, being entertained IS the bare minimum. Every film should be able to keep your attention and keep you entertained. In that way, it is part of the bare minimum.
Also, something that provokes thought is not necessarily depressing. Fight Club, for example, was a really fun, stylish film that was just plain fun to watch. But it also had deeper value. And that deeper value may have caused people to think, but it wasn't (at least for anyone I've spoken to who's seen it) depressing at all.
I didn't say it was necessarily depressing.
You didn't literally say that, but you did characterize films that are more than entertaining in a hyperbolic way, including calling them "depressing." My point is that we can break this into three groups:
Not even entertaining (bad)
Entertaining (bare minimum)
Entertaining and contributing some other value (good)
I think you think I'm saying that movies that entertain me are "good."
My point is that we can break this into three groups:
Not even entertaining (bad)
Entertaining (bare minimum)
Entertaining and contributing some other value (good)
I think you think I'm saying that movies that entertain me are "good."
I don't.
I think they are entertaining and I like them.
I believe in supporting only things which I believe are "good." The underlying idea here is that whatever I pay money for, whatever I feed...that thing will appear later in greater numbers. Now, I'm not the biggest spender and I don't comprise 50% of the first-world economy, but each dollar is a vote and each dollar counts, so I am careful to spend mine only on things I want to see more of.
I don't think any of that shit is even possible. If the sun died out we would just float away from it because it's made of gas not a giant fiery rock or some shit.
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My point is that we can break this into three groups:
Not even entertaining (bad)
Entertaining (bare minimum)
Entertaining and contributing some other value (good)
I think you think I'm saying that movies that entertain me are "good."
I don't.
I think they are entertaining and I like them.
I believe in supporting only things which I believe are "good." The underlying idea here is that whatever I pay money for, whatever I feed...that thing will appear later in greater numbers. Now, I'm not the biggest spender and I don't comprise 50% of the first-world economy, but each dollar is a vote and each dollar counts, so I am careful to spend mine only on things I want to see more of.
I don't think any of that shit is even possible. If the sun died out we would just float away from it because it's made of gas not a giant fiery rock or some shit.
My point is that we can break this into three groups:
Not even entertaining (bad)
Entertaining (bare minimum)
Entertaining and contributing some other value (good)
I think you think I'm saying that movies that entertain me are "good."
I don't.
I think they are entertaining and I like them.
I believe in supporting only things which I believe are "good." The underlying idea here is that whatever I pay money for, whatever I feed...that thing will appear later in greater numbers. Now, I'm not the biggest spender and I don't comprise 50% of the first-world economy, but each dollar is a vote and each dollar counts, so I am careful to spend mine only on things I want to see more of.
You think too much.
Whether or not a person thinks does not change the underlying principles. Thinking merely gives a person the ability to exercise greater control over the world through the principles, and to understand the world and oneself more thoroughly.
I don't think any of that shit is even possible. If the sun died out we would just float away from it because it's made of gas not a giant fiery rock or some shit.
suspension of disbelief
That's partially the viewer's job and partially the movie's job. If you want me to believe in magic and elves and orcs and all that shit, I can do it, but you need to uphold your end.
I don't think any of that shit is even possible. If the sun died out we would just float away from it because it's made of gas not a giant fiery rock or some shit.
suspension of disbelief
That's partially the viewer's job and partially the movie's job. If you want me to believe in magic and elves and orcs and all that shit, I can do it, but you need to uphold your end.
I'm totally confused as to why people are enthusiastic about Sunshine. There's no antagonist even, just horrible accidents that happen on a space ship that's going to somehow get the sun burning again. I don't even know how you'd do something like that unless you have a nearly-inexhaustible fuel source and if you had that then "solar winter" wouldn't really be a problem would it?
Also the sun is supposed to grow very large before it goes out, so I'd imagine the problem wouldn't be that the sun is fading out, but rather that it's engulfing Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars before going totally super-nova.
And this takes place in 30 years or something? Wow, the batteries on that gas-ball sure died fast huh?
Core's plotline made more sense than this movie. I am not impressed with the CGI enough to want to see it. What is the draw? I assume you people have a reason for liking this beyond it looking purty or being another global disaster flick.
I don't think any of that shit is even possible. If the sun died out we would just float away from it because it's made of gas not a giant fiery rock or some shit.
suspension of disbelief
That's partially the viewer's job and partially the movie's job. If you want me to believe in magic and elves and orcs and all that shit, I can do it, but you need to uphold your end.
I'm totally confused as to why people are enthusiastic about Sunshine. There's no antagonist even, just horrible accidents that happen on a space ship that's going to somehow get the sun burning again. I don't even know how you'd do something like that unless you have a nearly-inexhaustible fuel source and if you had that then "solar winter" wouldn't really be a problem would it?
Also the sun is supposed to grow very large before it goes out, so I'd imagine the problem wouldn't be that the sun is fading out, but rather that it's engulfing Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars before going totally super-nova.
And this takes place in 30 years or something? Wow, the batteries on that gas-ball sure died fast huh?
Core's plotline made more sense than this movie. I am not impressed with the CGI enough to want to see it. What is the draw? I assume you people have a reason for liking this beyond it looking purty or being another global disaster flick.
Seriously, ignore all of your bullshit assumptions, it is amazing.
A: There is no antagonist? Actually there are two. Apart from the psycho killer aboard the wrecked first ship the film portrays the sun in a menacing way as a second protagonist. It really begins to become an enemy in itself for the crew.
B: In the film they mention the bomb they are carrying has the mass of Manhattan Island and took 7 years to mine the entire earths supply of fissile material. Its really fucking huge is the point. Originally Garland wanted it to be the size of Kansas I think, but that was undoable.
C: Jesus, its a sci fi film. Suspension of disbelief is written on the ticket when you buy it.
Its great. Noone ever critisised Alien for being unbelievable at the time, it was just really fucking scary.
One thing to note. Sunshine isnt an action film, in any way. IT is pure horror. There are no guns, no sirens, no random countdowns, no explosions. Its a very tense and scary claustrophobic film.
I don't think any of that shit is even possible. If the sun died out we would just float away from it because it's made of gas not a giant fiery rock or some shit.
think of it like a gas cooker
the nuclear bomb is like the match
the real film is not about the premise but about the journey and interactions and such
I don't think any of that shit is even possible. If the sun died out we would just float away from it because it's made of gas not a giant fiery rock or some shit.
What the..? Are you really this dumb? What does the fusion reaction taking place have at all to do with the mass of the sun?
so like why were you and defender standing around topless anyway callius
There was a "no shirts, no shoes, no Shoe" room. Interestingly enough, that room later became Shoe's bedroom when he moved in there. We had both been in there, and it was pretty hot, so I did not feel the need to put it back on. You can see by my hair, which is ordinarily a lighter brown (I was Hitler-perfect blond as a kid), that I'm kinda sweaty there. Also I had just driven like four hours or something to get there and was pretty weary from that.
you thought it would increase your chance of scoring with callius huh? cool
C: Jesus, its a sci fi film. Suspension of disbelief is written on the ticket when you buy it.
Its great. Noone ever critisised Alien for being unbelievable at the time, it was just really fucking scary.
I think that this is important. This is the part about the film's half of the "suspension of disbelief" bargain. The audience is supposed to go in and not be all "ALIENS AREN'T REAL THESE ARE JUST ACTORS" but the film is also supposed to create a reality that they can believe, and be consistent, and not have terrible special effects or bad acting or huge plot holes. Apparently, the whole "sun's gonna burn out and we have to relight it" thing is just so scientifically retarded that people look at it and go "it's a big, burning fuel source...it will not run out unless it runs out of fuel."
B: In the film they mention the bomb they are carrying has the mass of Manhattan Island and took 7 years to mine the entire earths supply of fissile material. Its really fucking huge is the point. Originally Garland wanted it to be the size of Kansas I think, but that was undoable.
blah
Man, what?
They are going to bore a whole into the sun and blow it up, Armageddon style? That's even stupider. After it blows up is something supposed to fuel it to keep the whole sun burning?
Also, lets say this was actually possible, I think the bomb would have to be like 10 times that size for it to work.
so like why were you and defender standing around topless anyway callius
There was a "no shirts, no shoes, no Shoe" room. Interestingly enough, that room later became Shoe's bedroom when he moved in there. We had both been in there, and it was pretty hot, so I did not feel the need to put it back on. You can see by my hair, which is ordinarily a lighter brown (I was Hitler-perfect blond as a kid), that I'm kinda sweaty there. Also I had just driven like four hours or something to get there and was pretty weary from that.
you thought it would increase your chance of scoring with callius huh? cool
I don't see how you needed to bother posting in the thread then.
Yeah, because I disagree with your dumbass opinion, so I shouldn't post. Right. Hold on while I get right on that whole self-censorship-when-Scarlet-doesn't-like-it idea.
so like why were you and defender standing around topless anyway callius
There was a "no shirts, no shoes, no Shoe" room. Interestingly enough, that room later became Shoe's bedroom when he moved in there. We had both been in there, and it was pretty hot, so I did not feel the need to put it back on. You can see by my hair, which is ordinarily a lighter brown (I was Hitler-perfect blond as a kid), that I'm kinda sweaty there. Also I had just driven like four hours or something to get there and was pretty weary from that.
you thought it would increase your chance of scoring with callius huh? cool
B: In the film they mention the bomb they are carrying has the mass of Manhattan Island and took 7 years to mine the entire earths supply of fissile material. Its really fucking huge is the point. Originally Garland wanted it to be the size of Kansas I think, but that was undoable.
blah
Man, what?
They are going to bore a whole into the sun and blow it up, Armageddon style? That's even stupider. After it blows up is something supposed to fuel it to keep the whole sun burning?
Also, lets say this was actually possible, I think the bomb would have to be like 10 times that size for it to work.
You're just pulling random bullshit out of your ass, aren't you?
I don't think any of that shit is even possible. If the sun died out we would just float away from it because it's made of gas not a giant fiery rock or some shit.
What the..? Are you really this dumb? What does the fusion reaction taking place have at all to do with the mass of the sun?
It's like this:
If the sun burned out that means there is no gas left to fuel it.
So there is nothing for us to be gravitationally attracted to.
So we would all die and our planet would like, float away.
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When he gets Hector's body back?
Laaaame.
:^:
I really liked Skeleton Key. Maybe it's because I don't watch a lot of that genre, but I liked the portrayal of the bayou and the presentation of the real-world evils (like the lynching) along with the mystical stuff.
Defender talking about crowbar ninja action made me think of Gordon Freeman almost automatically. :P
Basically, turning any character into a crowbar wielding hardass is OK because it brings them more in tune with Freeman.
Yeah I felt the same way about Freeman. At first I was like "OK I'm taking down these dumb alien animals with a 9mm. Apparently I can shoot OK, and the suit is protecting me."
After I gunned down a squad of four soldiers, I was like "wait a second, I shouldn't have been able to do that." Awesome game, though.
I heard that in HL2, Breen at one point yells at his people and is all "HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY MILITARY TRAINING, HOW IS HE WINNING?"
Plus, Peter Sarsgaard is dead sexy, though the accent he had in that movie was kinda annoying.
I think you think I'm saying that movies that entertain me are "good."
I don't.
I think they are entertaining and I like them.
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The trailer was kinda butt so whatever
I believe in supporting only things which I believe are "good." The underlying idea here is that whatever I pay money for, whatever I feed...that thing will appear later in greater numbers. Now, I'm not the biggest spender and I don't comprise 50% of the first-world economy, but each dollar is a vote and each dollar counts, so I am careful to spend mine only on things I want to see more of.
Solar Winter? Reignite the sun?
I don't think any of that shit is even possible. If the sun died out we would just float away from it because it's made of gas not a giant fiery rock or some shit.
You think too much.
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suspension of disbelief
Trust me its brilliant.
Whether or not a person thinks does not change the underlying principles. Thinking merely gives a person the ability to exercise greater control over the world through the principles, and to understand the world and oneself more thoroughly.
I don't think too much.
That's partially the viewer's job and partially the movie's job. If you want me to believe in magic and elves and orcs and all that shit, I can do it, but you need to uphold your end.
I'm totally confused as to why people are enthusiastic about Sunshine. There's no antagonist even, just horrible accidents that happen on a space ship that's going to somehow get the sun burning again. I don't even know how you'd do something like that unless you have a nearly-inexhaustible fuel source and if you had that then "solar winter" wouldn't really be a problem would it?
Also the sun is supposed to grow very large before it goes out, so I'd imagine the problem wouldn't be that the sun is fading out, but rather that it's engulfing Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars before going totally super-nova.
And this takes place in 30 years or something? Wow, the batteries on that gas-ball sure died fast huh?
Core's plotline made more sense than this movie. I am not impressed with the CGI enough to want to see it. What is the draw? I assume you people have a reason for liking this beyond it looking purty or being another global disaster flick.
Seriously, ignore all of your bullshit assumptions, it is amazing.
A: There is no antagonist? Actually there are two. Apart from the psycho killer aboard the wrecked first ship the film portrays the sun in a menacing way as a second protagonist. It really begins to become an enemy in itself for the crew.
B: In the film they mention the bomb they are carrying has the mass of Manhattan Island and took 7 years to mine the entire earths supply of fissile material. Its really fucking huge is the point. Originally Garland wanted it to be the size of Kansas I think, but that was undoable.
C: Jesus, its a sci fi film. Suspension of disbelief is written on the ticket when you buy it.
Its great. Noone ever critisised Alien for being unbelievable at the time, it was just really fucking scary.
One thing to note. Sunshine isnt an action film, in any way. IT is pure horror. There are no guns, no sirens, no random countdowns, no explosions. Its a very tense and scary claustrophobic film.
think of it like a gas cooker
the nuclear bomb is like the match
you thought it would increase your chance of scoring with callius huh? cool
I think that this is important. This is the part about the film's half of the "suspension of disbelief" bargain. The audience is supposed to go in and not be all "ALIENS AREN'T REAL THESE ARE JUST ACTORS" but the film is also supposed to create a reality that they can believe, and be consistent, and not have terrible special effects or bad acting or huge plot holes. Apparently, the whole "sun's gonna burn out and we have to relight it" thing is just so scientifically retarded that people look at it and go "it's a big, burning fuel source...it will not run out unless it runs out of fuel."
Man, what?
They are going to bore a whole into the sun and blow it up, Armageddon style? That's even stupider. After it blows up is something supposed to fuel it to keep the whole sun burning?
Also, lets say this was actually possible, I think the bomb would have to be like 10 times that size for it to work.
Really just bending over would be sufficient.
sufficient and painful
wonderful
It's like this:
If the sun burned out that means there is no gas left to fuel it.
So there is nothing for us to be gravitationally attracted to.
So we would all die and our planet would like, float away.