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SidVicious · Post by **SidVicious** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:38 pm

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Post by **DerGolgo** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:18 pm

Potato?

Jaeger · Post by **Jaeger** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:43 pm

DerGolgo wrote:
Potato?

HAAAHAHAHA

--Jaeger

Bo_9 · Post by **Bo_9** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 7:06 am

Finally watched Interstellar.
It was much better than I thought it would be and I really enjoyed the whole thing. But oddly the thing that bugs me most is...

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There in the important bit Cooper figures in his head that they "they" are a "we" from a later time, then gets busy being Murph's ghost. How would "they" be able to save him in the black hole and make the bookcase/window/box thing if he hadn't done it already making it possible for "they" to exist to develop the tech to do so? The cheap answer is "He had always already saved them, he just didn't know he had done it yet". Were the "they/we" that saved them the descendants of Brandt's colony she was to build on Edmund's planet?

Mk3 · Post by **Mk3** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:07 pm

Bo_9 wrote:Finally watched Interstellar.
It was much better than I thought it would be and I really enjoyed the whole thing. But oddly the thing that bugs me most is...

I think the idea/rationale is

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that since they exist outside of time and space as we understand (i.e. 4th or 5th or Nth dimensional beings) this is at once right now and never for them. Much along the lines of Dr Who, where things can happen in an infinite number of ways, some things can happen at different points in time with the same inevitable result, and other things are fixed points that must happen at this time in this place in this way. How they happen is debatable, but the self fulfilling prophetic nature is more or less irrelevant. what is important is that these things must happen. Best I've got for you; time loops OKAY, Paradoxes BAD.

Post by **DerGolgo** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:57 pm

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The quote tag is a domineering narcissist. Especially when it comes to the spoiler tags, who are unassuming and inconspicuous by nature. They basically curl up and don't make a fuss when the quote tag jumps around, demanding everyone's attention.
But the spoiler tag is not weak, nor vengeful. When the tables are turned, it is wise enough to give the quote tag shelter and let it do it's thing, still.

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Mk3 wrote:that since they exist outside of time and space as we understand (i.e. 4th or 5th or Nth dimensional beings) this is at once right now and never for them. Much along the lines of Dr Who, where things can happen in an infinite number of ways, some things can happen at different points in time with the same inevitable result, and other things are fixed points that must happen at this time in this place in this way. How they happen is debatable, but the self fulfilling prophetic nature is more or less irrelevant. what is important is that these things must happen. Best I've got for you; time loops OKAY, Paradoxes BAD.

Post by **DerGolgo** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:13 pm

I just watched Interstellar, also.

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I won't go into the paradox mess. I have an idea that, if time was just another dimension akin to those of space, the whole concept of causality which you need for a paradox to be paradoxical might not even apply.
Also, the bit at the end, where he goes to visit his daughter, that had me all choked up and stuff. About as close to crying as movies ever get me. I'm not ashamed.

One of the best in a long time. Highly recommended.

guitargeek · Post by **guitargeek** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 3:31 pm

I liked the robots.

Bo_9 · Post by **Bo_9** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:30 am

I gave Interstellar a second watch and it bugs me less now. Overall a really good show.
Yes the robots are perhaps the coolest bit in there.

Bo_9 · Post by **Bo_9** » Sat May 02, 2015 6:48 pm

Alright, took the boy to see Avengers-Age of Ultron IMAX 3D.

It was spectacular! I usually don't like 3D as it seems gimmicky and constantly tries to throw crap in your face for the sake of being 3D. They did a nice job of using it in non-action scenes subtlety, then not letting it get in the way during the action stuff.

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All the reviews I read played up Spader as ultron being super-creepy. I did not get that vibe. Clever yeah, witty, that too , but never really creepy. The witty banter was prolific and very well done. One bit between Thor and Vision nearly brought the house down. I'm not going to get much into the few issues I had with the plot here since I know everyone will dig into the spoiler tags and I'm not going to give it all away. Go see the dang movie.

motorpsycho67 · Post by **motorpsycho67** » Mon May 04, 2015 12:53 am

Anyone seen Ex Machina?

guitargeek · Post by **guitargeek** » Mon May 04, 2015 6:34 am

motorpsycho67 wrote:Anyone seen Ex Machina?

No, but I bet it's good.

Post by **DerGolgo** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 11:19 am

CHAPPiE

I've finally gotten to see this one.
Mr. Bloemkamp does not disappoint. This has convinced me to see Elysium sometime soon. Compared to District 9, it's definitely up to form.
Nor does he produce a movie that will stand up to ALL geek picking of nits, no.
But it doesn't matter. Not the lone-visionary-against-the-man I had expected, not quite, at least. A handful of interesting twists. Recommended!

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A human main character ending up in a non-human body. I've seen that in your work before, Mr. B, haven't I ...

Bo_9 · Post by **Bo_9** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 9:41 am

guitargeek wrote:
motorpsycho67 wrote:Anyone seen Ex Machina?
No, but I bet it's good.

Just saw it a few days ago. It is far better than I expected. See it.

Post by **DerGolgo** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:45 am

Movie recommendation:
The Giver

Not perfect, but really quite good. Actually some new ideas I hadn't seen before as such. Quite scary, a few of them. Especially these days, when all must be monetized and medicated and morals and ethics must generally take a back-seat to making a profit.

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If you don't see the connection, imagine the setting of the movie as a gated community in a company town, Mrs. Streep's character as the VP of HR.
Two minor disappointments. One was the jack-in-the-box they chose for the all-is-well-ending.
The other was Mrs. Streep. She was good, credible. Which, for her, is basically phoning it in. They didn't use her nearly enough.

guitargeek · Post by **guitargeek** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 1:42 pm

Finally made it out to the theater, about to watch THE MARTIAN!!

Mk3 · Post by **Mk3** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 2:00 pm

motorpsycho67 wrote:Anyone seen Ex Machina?

Yes, and it was mind sex. I love it when I keep thinking about a movie for days to follow.

Bigshankhank · Post by **Bigshankhank** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 2:22 pm

guitargeek wrote:Finally made it out to the theater, about to watch THE MARTIAN!!

Book was good, heard the film hewed pretty close to it throughout.

Bo_9 · Post by **Bo_9** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:41 pm

Mk3 wrote:
motorpsycho67 wrote:Anyone seen Ex Machina?
Yes, and it was mind sex. I love it when I keep thinking about a movie for days to follow.

Yep, really well done.

guitargeek · Post by **guitargeek** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 12:05 am

Bigshankhank wrote:
guitargeek wrote:Finally made it out to the theater, about to watch THE MARTIAN!!
Book was good, heard the film hewed pretty close to it throughout.

The book is always better, of course. I recommend that people see this film, then read the book, which contains a lot of science action that the film just doesn't have time to cover.

Post by **DerGolgo** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 7:54 am

Ant Man

Marvel movies have been less than ... wow, recently.

This one makes up for a lot.
I must admit, I had not expected much from Ant Man. Not a franchise I was very familiar with, and how exciting is a really little dud gonna get? Yeah, yeah ...
The epic battle at the end is everything the grand finale of a superhero movie should be.
Never thought I'd see Thomas the Tank Engine be quite so fucking badass.

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Yellowjacket: "I will disintegrate you!"
Siri: "Playing Disintegration by The Cure."

I almost thought they went too long, dragging it out. That they should have ended it at the bug-zapper.

That would have been epic. This was epiccer.

Point of order, though:
Metals, in their literally metallic form, do not have "molecules" to shrink between. It's all crystals. A common thief might be ignorant, but this one got an engineering degree while in prison. Even an electrical engineer would know that.

Post by **DerGolgo** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 1:16 pm

I'm grinning like a very unserious person.
For, as I type this, I'm watching the single most hilarious absurdist comedy/farce I've ever watched!

For perspective: I am of the generation Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
I was ten when that came out and, as $100 million special-effects orgies were still moderately rare at the time, it remained a cultural touchstone for the people around me and myself for years to come.
Eventually, I got it on VHS, and wore out the tape, I think. I must have watched that over two dozen times. Nothing on TV? Nothing else to do, yet having the run of the living room TV?
I built a big VHS collection as a teen, but still, this one remained the go to movie when I couldn't decide.
Rise of the Machines was helluva disappointing, so I never even watched Salvation, mind.

How is this relevant?
Because, of the many movies I just would NEVER have thought possible, a Terminator/Terminator 2 crossover would have been right at the top of the list.
Terminator Genisys

Now, I'm seeing a Terminator with arthritis, I just saw J.K. Simmons cursing the damn time-travelling robots like really only J.K. Simmons can (sublime casting, I mean it!), and ...
I've been just UNABLE to stop grinning for the past ten minutes.
EVEN better than any and all Terminators going off against each other, the new twist on the "give me your clothes" scene.
Better even than a multi-million dollar MRI machine that comes with a BIG-STUPID-DIAL for magnet-power.

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THE SUPER VILLAIN IS THE DOCTOR!! Well, former Doctor. But of ALL the Doctors they could have picked for Skynet, who did they go with? Fun-guy, happy-fella Matt Smith!!!
I had bee at best dimly aware of this film's existence, I certainly had no clue who'd star in it.
I mean, there is John Connor, being all injured and gross and getting devoured by nanites, and he is asking Skynet Why oh Why and DOUBLE TAKE, yap, Matt Smith. Nicest surprise I had in a while!
He may have appeared earlier, in the scene where Reese got sent back in time, but I fast forwarded a bit then, I admit, so I dunno (yet).

I mean it. If you've grown up with the original two Terminator movies, if you've grown up on crappy 80s action-movie fare, I don't think you could find a more hilarious movie. Just all the damn detail!!
The only reason I had even decided to watch it was that, once again, nothing to do, it was there and I saw the ICBM launch sequence, just a few seconds, in a youtube video. I make a point of at least checking out any movie with ICBM launches in it, 80s-kid paranoias, and when I found out what it was I had been honestly disappointed.
I am no more!
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!

NOTE: The beginning, before the time-traveling shenanigans, is boring as all get out. Fast forward and enjoy seeing all the Terminator-on-Terminator violence you dreamed up when you were a kid.

motorpsycho67 · Post by **motorpsycho67** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 3:51 pm

The best sci-fi movie I've seen in the last few years is Under the Skin. Ex-Machina was pretty good too.

I saw Interstellar when it came out, but honestly don't remember if I liked it or not. It didn't stay with me....

Post by **DerGolgo** » Mon Dec 14, 2015 5:11 am

So, the first one was ... let's be honest.
It was "an plot", and not a well thought-out one, with not so impressive characters and a lot of BIG STUFF EXPLODING.
Fun when you're 15, fun when you're drunk/stoned with your buddies.
But apart from as a self-satire, it doesn't work for me.

Now, an expensive sequel, with much hotter VFX technology and a lot of big names. Those are usually not as good as the first movie.
I'm almost excited to see how this one will manage to be not as good as the original. Honestly am!

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Bigshankhank · Post by **Bigshankhank** » Mon Dec 14, 2015 6:57 am

I dunno, I still enjoy the 1st one as kind of background noise until a big scene is coming up, then its still fun to watch. Overall I think it holds up well.
Having watched this trailer last night, I am stoked to see if it can showcase the updated technology (IRL) as a reflection of the technology gained form the aliens after the first go 'round. In other words, I hope they don't overreach a'la Phantom Menace and try to our CGI themselves. Let's face it, the physical models exploding in the movie is what people still talk about today. Frankly I am quite surprised that Will Smith passed on coming back for this, as ID4 was the film many consider as his breakout hit as a major star.

Welcome back to Ea'rf!

Pattio · Post by **Pattio** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 5:42 am

Bo_9 wrote:
Mk3 wrote:
motorpsycho67 wrote:Anyone seen Ex Machina?
Yes, and it was mind sex. I love it when I keep thinking about a movie for days to follow.
Yep, really well done.

Just watched this last night and was really impressed with it. I read a review afterwards that praised it as being 'real' science fiction, which is to say, really thought provoking as opposed to a typical story with action and explosions in a space setting. I liked how there was really only one 'special effect' in the movie, the robot girl, and it was so well done.

motorpsycho67 · Post by **motorpsycho67** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 8:17 am

Pattio wrote: really thought provoking as opposed to a typical story with action and explosions

Hmmmm......

Pattio · Post by **Pattio** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:13 am

Another review I read jokingly described it as 'Weird Science by Stanley Kubrick' which I thought was pretty funny.

Pattio · Post by **Pattio** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:28 am

I found another funny thing about the movie in my readings (I like to read up on a movie after I've seen it and successfully dodged the spoiler demons). The promoters of the movie used a fake account on the dating app tinder when they were showing the movie at the south by southwest festival in Austin. If a person looking for romance interacted with the profile, they got asked some robotic questions and then directed to a page promoting the movie. It's silly, but perfectly on subject with the movie, and quite timely considering the revelation that all of the women on the ashley madison dating site were bots.

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Post by **DerGolgo** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 1:37 pm

So, I'm watching Avengers - Age of Ultron. You know, the Avengers movie that just makes the whole ongoing Marvel-Universe range of interrelated movies feel a bit "Denver Clan".
And suddenly, BAM. Some punk set-designer has to ruin my suspension of disbelief, just kick me straight out of it.
I mean, COME ON!

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Did the regulations for displaying the name of a vessel change since last I checked?
Am I indeed mistaken to remember, distinctly, that it would be the name and, below that, the home-port.
ESPECIALLY with ship from a country with an intimidating history of seafaring!

A country which, btw., is officially NOT called "Great Britain". Great Britain is merely part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland! British may accurately describe most of the UK's citizens, but whenever I've seen official mention of that nation, it would be as United Kingdom.
And what kind of LAZY-ASS writer came up with the idea that "Churchill", probably the single most revered name in the UK's 20th century history is a name any self-respecting British shipping line would slap on what surely looks like a bulker?!

Not to mention: it is my understanding that, before being grounded on those Indian sand-bars, or whatchamacallit, for breaking up, vessels tend to change hand and arrive under the flag etc. of the scrap-dealer who bought it.

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