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Where is everyone by PacinoHatersGoHo	Feb 21st, 2005 08:03:43 AM
First on a star wars talkback?
I even read the article through! by PacinoHatersGoHo	Feb 21st, 2005 08:05:09 AM
After five minutes, once I made it down, I realized no one had posted... I had to populate the page, you know.
Batman for an Oscar?!?!?!?! by Big_Bubbaloola	Feb 21st, 2005 08:06:52 AM
You've gotta be bloody kidding! Great if it were true but I don't think so. Saying that though, considering what there gonna change the Oscars nite into this year, next year all bets are off.
I'm here though PacinoHatersGoHo by Big_Bubbaloola	Feb 21st, 2005 08:08:17 AM
so dont feel to lonely.
it is rather quiet today by ScaryJim	Feb 21st, 2005 08:10:42 AM
Have several countries been blown off the map ? or overcome with bird flu or something??
perhaps skynet has taken control ? by ScaryJim	Feb 21st, 2005 08:12:20 AM
and AICN HQ is sharing office space with john connors mountain command complex...
batman begins... by darth sars	Feb 21st, 2005 08:18:57 AM
can't wait to see it!
Hunter S. Thompson by thomasgaffney	Feb 21st, 2005 08:35:08 AM
What? No report on Dr. Thompson killing himself?
well, this isn't strictly a SW talkback by evergreen	Feb 21st, 2005 08:38:14 AM
Since the only news about SW is that there was no news! Interesting to hear the Kevin Smith stuff though - anybody who has seen the Clerks X 10th anniversary Q & A will have seen the uncomfortable moment when a fan probes Smith about the fact that he didn't pay the guy who played Randal a dime, even after having the property bought by Miramax. I'm not sure where I stand on this. I mean, if I asked a bunch of friends to appear in a movie which I was pretty much singlehandedly financing, and they agreed, and then the movie went on to become a success, I'm not sure I would feel obliged to pay them money, does that make me an asshole. Legally, I'm sure I wouldn't ve required to. Then again, Randal wasn't played by somebody who had aspirations of being an actor, so he probably has a point when he says that Miramax enjoyed a fair amount of cash off the back of his efforts. And another thing - I read on some other TB that there is something called Clerks: the missing scene on the Clerks X dvd, but for the life of me I can't find the thing!! I was told that it's some kind of animated thing with that chick from Chasing Amy - but I can't find anything bearing that description - does anybody have a clue what I'm talking about. One last thing: it occurred to me recently that whereas I once thought of Chasing Amy as a very mature and thought-provoking film, watching it now I just find it slightly depressing and juvenile. Why have my opinions changed?
Ooops! My bad by thomasgaffney	Feb 21st, 2005 08:38:44 AM
Sorry! Found the story...
godammit gaffney, this ain't a HST talkback either!! by BarrelRider	Feb 21st, 2005 08:40:59 AM
That thing was up last night! Check the homepage again....
Batman At The Oscars? by BlankGeneration	Feb 21st, 2005 08:50:45 AM
That will never happen, no matter how goo dthe movie may be. Genres films are shit on by the Academy.
War of the Worlds "relies on character development over effects by TheWoodMan	Feb 21st, 2005 09:17:26 AM
My faith in this film is melting away fast. Two hours of Cruise as Suburban Douchebag Everyman, bonding with his obnoxiusly cute daughter. Great. Every once in a while there'll be a shot of a tripod ripping out a piece of highway overpass... but don't blink or you'll miss it. I'll still see it but at this point I'm not holding my breath.
OOOOOOOOLLLLAAAAAAAAA by Trevor Goodchild	Feb 21st, 2005 10:26:49 AM
Initially pissed off about ditching Victorian England for modern day America and still am to a degree. But I am getting more and more enthusiastic about this. Love the interdimensional rumour. But why America. Always America. Tiresome. Imagine the outrage if Batman Begins was set in Tokyo.
that Cave trailer by Omegaman	Feb 21st, 2005 10:28:32 AM
scared the hell out of me several times, heh - maybe I had the sound on too loud, but it really made me jump. The movie itself really doesn't even look that great; it did, until I saw the creatures that look like giant bats or something. They may have been better off not showing that and leaving them be a mystery.
Batman for Oscar? by tango fett	Feb 21st, 2005 11:12:15 AM
That'd be the day. Can't wait for Begins. I probably should have posted this on the House of Wax TB, but hey, nobody is saying anything in this one. It looked ok, nothing special except the last shot of the hand in the wax for some odd reason REALLY bothered me. Anyone else find it kinda creepy? Maybe I'm just a major loser. Passion of the Clerks sounds like it could be cool, I mean it has the one thing that makes almost anything good: NINJAS. God, I'm bored.
Kevin Smith is a hack and a half by crackerfarmboy	Feb 21st, 2005 11:25:13 AM
He's making a Mallrats x and Chasing Amy X. He is a pathetic two hit wonder. Man, talk about running out of ideas.
The Cave... by jimmy_009	Feb 21st, 2005 11:27:23 AM
...looks like it doesn't take enough advantage of the claustrophobic feel of real caves which have very narrow and tight passages. Like most movies and TV shows, all the caverns and passages are huge and easy to walk through. Also, the idea looked good until I found out it's just another creature movie. Same ol' same ol'...
The Cave = by the numbers survival horror by HarpuaFSB	Feb 21st, 2005 11:36:42 AM
Meh, looks like it from the trailer at least
Here's to a great summer!!!! by JDanielP	Feb 21st, 2005 11:46:01 AM

Batman in Tokyo by andenu	Feb 21st, 2005 11:52:41 AM
Man, I'd pay to see a Japanese take on Batman! Seriously, it would actually probably get a lot of interest.
starwars clonewars cartoons better than ep1 or ep2 the wrong peo by skiff	Feb 21st, 2005 12:39:23 PM
the blew their chance with ep1 and ep2 bastards
The Cave = PG13 shitfest by scrivener	Feb 21st, 2005 12:52:14 PM
So the movie looks really good up until the first guys dissapear and we're introduced to the 'crack team of cave-explorers.' Fuck-me. Why the fuck do horror movies have to have 'crack teams' of anything for chrissakes. And these people do NOT looks like professional spelunkers. They're pretty-boy-made-for-showtime actors. Worse, the 'monsters' are just giant fucking bats! Way to go taking a good premise and fucking it way the hell up. The trailer almost had me fooled at the beginning. There was this faint shred of hope that it was going to be like The Thing, In the Mouth of Madness, or Indiana Jones-meets-Blair Witch. But I guess it's only the sequel to Alone in the Dark. And it's PG13. Fuck that.
WAR OF THE WORLDS, BITCHES! by AssEyes	Feb 21st, 2005 01:30:23 PM
Just had to get that out.
bats! by Shigeru	Feb 21st, 2005 01:31:05 PM
Why all this talk about bats?? Batman, Giant Bats...There was a bat in my apartment this weekend and it SUCKED ASS. Bats are NOT COOL up close. PS-This site needed a redesign, but not one that is confusing as shit.
Tarantino had it all wrong in his superman/batman speech. He cre by George Newman	Feb 21st, 2005 02:15:48 PM

"...when you reach the edge of space you lose your mind..." A t by FrankDrebin	Feb 21st, 2005 02:18:33 PM
That's the one where Gary Lockwood & Sally Kellerman wear shiny contact lenses and stand in Kirby-esque poses with outstretched hands.
I wonder how Spielberg beat the problem of tripods not actually by FrankDrebin	Feb 21st, 2005 02:33:58 PM
It would have to be a biped with a third leg just dangling in the middle (insert John Holmes joke here). They avoided the problem in the '53 version by having those really cool ships just hoover on 3 beams of light. Then there was "Kronos: Ravager Of Planets" from '57 where this giant refrigerator had 3 legs that just stamped up & down uselessly.
NOT FROM MARS??!! by Brendan3	Feb 21st, 2005 02:34:27 PM
"...they confirmed that tri-pods were used and that the invaders were not from Mars." ...WHAT??!! I'm glad to see tripods will be in the film. Very glad. But they're doing WAR OF THE WORLDS without Martians??!! Looks like it's time for me to roll up my sleeves and whup some Spielberg ass.
Eveofthewar.com - View the trailer here!! by Batgirl	Feb 21st, 2005 02:43:07 PM
http://forums.eveofthewar.com/ photos/displayimage.php?album= 46&pos=0 You can actually SEE the trailer.
Superman is a Dick... by Pan Demonium	Feb 21st, 2005 02:52:20 PM
The proof is here... http://www.nationallampoon.com /supermanisadick/
"CONSTANTINE" surprised me. It was as good as "HELLBOY." by screenplaywriter	Feb 21st, 2005 03:29:07 PM
My only main problems with the movie were 2 minor things. 1. The Devil was played off as ridiculous and seemed more flamboyantly gay than someone who wants to condemn the souls of mankind. The last scene with him and Keanau seemed like he wanted more to have his way with him than take him back to hell where he was supposed to go after the suicide attempt. 2. The guy playing Midnight played him more of a Huggy Bear wannabe, or some mystic pimp than a washed-up witch doctor. All in all though the story was good, the plot was good too, Keanau was likeable as the "chain-smoking prick of an asshole who has a heart" John Constantine. Rachel Weiz was fine as the twin sister duo. And Shia Lebeouf proved to be funny and likeable than an annoying sidekick cliche. And lastly the special effects and the look at hell was VERY AWESOME! I hope they carry on the "Hellblazer" stories because we need more of them.
Tripodding by Trevor Goodchild	Feb 21st, 2005 03:49:47 PM
What's all this talk of Tripod walking problems. You can do it with your fingers. Index finger and third finger forward and middle finger back. Then viceversa. Repeat. Continue until human race is dust.
Cave In by Trevor Goodchild	Feb 21st, 2005 03:59:23 PM
Cave looks as interesting as actually Potholing in the Peak District. With my Nan. Since when have Cavers looked like America's Next Top Model contestants. Not what the Wookey Hole tour guide looked like when I was there last.
Tripods by Black Jesus	Feb 21st, 2005 04:21:06 PM
Have you not played Half Life 2? The tripod things in that game walk just fine.
Re: tripods. Ever seen a 3-legged dog? by FrankDrebin	Feb 21st, 2005 05:01:28 PM
It has to plant it's forepaw(s), then hop or drag it's hindpaw(s) forward. Not a very intimidating sight. But movies (like video games) can cheat and use 'cartoon physics'. A 3-legged chair is stable, but 3-legged movement isn't, which is why nature prefers 2- or 4-legged animals.
I second that...Kevin Smith is the biggest hack alive. by DoctorWho?	Feb 21st, 2005 05:02:45 PM
Mallrats X...what a complete and utter joke.
Um, Mallrats X and Chasing Amy X are... by speed	Feb 21st, 2005 05:54:15 PM
10th anniversary DVDs. not movies. What's the big problem with that? what is that a complete and utter joke? I don't get it.
http://www.hiltonhacked.com/book .html by Mr. Profit	Feb 21st, 2005 05:56:42 PM

aww, she spelled Gavin Newsom's name wrong. by iamnicksaicnsn	Feb 21st, 2005 09:33:42 PM
Somebody should call Avril and Lindsay Lohan and tell them how much they suck.
The merchandising! Where the real money of the movie is made! by Orionsangels	Feb 21st, 2005 10:16:52 PM
Yogurt!
War of the too late! by Orionsangels	Feb 21st, 2005 10:18:34 PM
Had ID4 never been made it might have been impressive, but we've seen too many cities destroyed, too many aliens, to much epic splendor to be excited for war of the worlds. Had it been released just 5 years ago it might have been more exciting.
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Uh, joking. Only joking. by JDanielP	Feb 22nd, 2005 03:19:21 AM
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The Cave? Get serious! by droids22	Feb 22nd, 2005 05:02:30 AM
Is The Cave really necessary? That should have been a direct to DVD release not something you'd pay to watch in a theatre. And the House of Wax? Where's the originality in any of these films? Just the same old crap we've all seen a million times.
I like what I read... by Lost Skeleton	Feb 22nd, 2005 10:22:43 AM
Especially about Batman Begins...very interesting stuff. I also like what I read about War of the Worlds (I hope it is documentry style like BattleStar Galatica- an excellent show by the way) The Cave looks interesting although it has that Pitch Black/Relic/Alien look to it, but a good creature movie is always good.
What... The... Fuck... by John Anderton	Feb 23rd, 2005 11:25:07 PM
...are they doing with "War of the Worlds?" My excitement for this flick is dropping rapidly. The aliens aren't from Mars?

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