FUCK OFF!

I know there are objective aspects of movies that are difficult to ignore in this day and age, but that doesn't mean I'm not allowed to enjoy them. Because at that moment, what would be the point of entertainment then if hateful arguments only come out of it?

Skelly, since you consider most movies pointless, why don't you just stop talking?

Looks like someone didn't have enough milk to go with his cereal this morning!
I've never said you can't like movies I don't like, or that you should feel like an ass for liking them. I merely state why I don't enjoy them in an assertive manner, which many people here seem to take great personal offense to!

If you think Star Wars 7 is fun, that's cool with me! I'm glad someone found a reason to like it.

And I'm right. The new Star Wars was a rip-off of the old, good one.

Poor choice of words, mate. In my opinion should be enough.

:laugh:

There's no point in arguing with him: he's as solid as a brick in his opinions..

Indeed I am! No one likes a flip-flopper.

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Poor choice of words, mate. In my opinion should be enough.

But it's true! It's scientifically proven!




You cannot seriously tell me that the films are spookily similar.
It pisses me off that Disney spent a zillion dollars buying SW only to re-make the first.

Bud, it's a simple as how you come across with it. You really made it look like your opinion was a fact. If you had simply said "Hey, in my opinion, Star Wars 7 is a major horrible piece of shit" it'd have been totally fine. If you didn't mean to and don't care that people enjoy it, you at least didn't come across that way. You looked like you were assertively confirming it. :laugh:

Who Cares!?

All I know is that some people here wouldn't last five minutes in a middle school lunchroom debate.

You cannot seriously tell me that the films are spookily similar.
It pisses me off that Disney spent a zillion dollars buying SW only to re-make the first.

I agree with you on this font.

However, that doesn't prevent me from thinking that the film was well made and appealing to many that are forgiving and aren't cynics.

Episode VIII will either further re-enforce our opinions or change them.

^^^ Pony does. Because SW 7 is the singular most important piece of cinema in the history of the Universe. It's a fact (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ubfbpRktP0)!

Well-made? Yes. Well-written? More or less so. I'd lean towards less.

However, in the CONTEXT of the larger SW world, it's a laughable plagiarism.

I saw something that sorta looked and sounded like SW, but it definitely wasn't SW.

a new star wars at least, i was looking at a new hope with even more scenes and different actors inserted digitally

WHY THE HECK DO I HAVE TO GET MOCKED AND MADE FUN OF FOR SIMPLY STATING I LIKED THE MOVIE AND DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT HORRIBLE.

Geez, you people.

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^^^ Pony does. Because SW 7 is the singular most important piece of cinema in the history of the Universe. It's a fact (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ubfbpRktP0)!

I see what you did there, getting me back, using my own logic on me.


Well-made? Yes. Well-written? More or less so. I'd lean towards less.

However, in the CONTEXT of the larger SW world, it's a laughable plagiarism.

I agree with you there.

Why Do You Have To Yell When Someone Disagrees With You?

Cuz we're all a bunch of Big Meanies and you have a target painted on your forehead?

Why Do You Have To Yell When Someone Disagrees With You?

Weren't you the one complaning and whining because people here were crapping in Star Trek and you liked the movies?

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Cuz we're all a bunch of Big Meanies and you have a target painted on your forehead?

Fine, I give up. Have it your way.

Well-made? Yes. Well-written? More or less so. I'd lean towards less.

However, in the CONTEXT of the larger SW world, it's a laughable plagiarism.

There we go.

Now here's a question: how would things have gone differently if we adapted something from the Legends universe instead?

I imagine the nerds would've eaten it up, but what about the general public?

Weren't you the one complaning and whining because people here were crapping in Star Trek and you liked the movies?

But I Never YELLED! About It....

Excuse Me I Think That Toy Fell Out Your Pram.

There we go.

Now here's a question: how would things have gone differently if we adapted something from the Legends universe instead?

I imagine the nerds would've eaten it up, but what about the general public?

It's a first Star Wars movie in a decade. It was going to make a billion, or close to it, no matter what.

I hear that 'Star Wars Rebels' is adapting "Expanded Universe" stuff intelligently. Surely professional writers in the film industry could do the same.

I wonder how Rogue One's gonna be, but knowing Disney it's probably gonna be the same, playing too safe, and cashing on nostalgia, not making nothing much new.

I mean. Disney really is playing way too safe lately.

Surely professional writers in the film industry could do the same.

Especially when the material is already there. The MCU at least knows this, so why not SW?

Rogue One Will do well. It Has Vader In It.
Same with suicide squad people went to see the joker.

It's not about sucess/box office what I'm wondering about, I know that's gonna be another billion, or million, I'm just wondering if the movie will be good.

Well-made? Yes. Well-written? More or less so. I'd lean towards less.

However, in the CONTEXT of the larger SW world, it's a laughable plagiarism.

I'll agree with here. I'll agree from the standpoint that it's a rehash of A New Hope as well. But I really enjoyed TFA; being the first Star Wars film in years, the similarities to the 1977 film never bothered me. There's enough to make it interesting and not dull. I don't think it's in any way better than the prequel films. That's unlikely to me. It's better than or matches up by their standards - in my opinion.

Ultimately, I think it's a revitalization of the material from the original trilogy still present in the film. Even though it was a remake of 1977, it all still felt new yet familiar. It was a quite entertaining and exciting experience.

Anyone else share my sentiments?

One point the anti-TFA people say, is that, although the prequel trilogy wasn't the best in writing, had too much flaws, and an overabuse of CGI that is completely dated today, one good point to them is that, it at least had some small originality and offered new planets and aliens somewhat.

I'll agree with here. I'll agree from the standpoint that it's a rehash of A New Hope as well. But I really enjoyed TFA; being the first Star Wars film in years, the similarities to the 1977 film never bothered me. There's enough to make it interesting and not dull. I don't think it's in any way better than the prequel films. That's unlikely to me. It's better than or matches up by their standards - in my opinion.

Ultimately, I think it's a revitalization of the material from the original trilogy still present in the film. Even though it was a remake of 1977, it all still felt new yet familiar. It was a quite entertaining and exciting experience.

Anyone else share my sentiments?

:this:

I mean, I only ever grew up with Ep. III when I was younger, so I could never really say much about SW when that was all I knew. Even when attempting to see the OT before the release of Ep. VII, it wasn't under the right circumstances.

However, being a film on it's own, TFA was a fantastic watch. I'm intrigued for the future, though not completely behind it.

TFA set the grounds for more unique and interesting Star Wars films in the near future.

It plays too safe, it's a rehash alright, but I don't think it was that horrible, for me it was still enjoyable.

Cuz we're all a bunch of Big Meanies

Definitively could be turned down a Notch, or are you Guys so insecure that you have to
act superior all the Time ? it's tiring.

Honestly. The Only Opinion I Care About Is Mine. No Offence It Matters Not To Me. I Like Or Hate Something. Thats It.

One point the anti-TFA people say, is that, although the prequel trilogy wasn't the best in writing, had too much flaws, and an overabuse of CGI that is completely dated today, one good point to them is that, it at least had some small originality and offered new planets and aliens somewhat.

This is my point of view. People say George Lucas is a hack, and he's not; he's a bad storyteller who just happened to get very lucky. He is a remarkable artist though, and has a lot of good ideas that just don't jell well under his own guidance.


Even though it was a remake of 1977, it all still felt new yet familiar. It was a quite entertaining and exciting experience.

Anyone else share my sentiments?

Nah. There were some shots that felt "new and exciting" - particularly the one in the Falcon where we familiarly enter Hyperspace, and the camera pulls out to view the Falcon as it's traveling - that's a good marriage of old and new. Taking what's established and creating new ideas.
There were no new ideas in TFA, or at least any good ones.
Starkiller Base is the Death Star. The destroyed star system is Alderaan. Poe Dameron is Han Solo. BB-8 is R2-D2. Andy Serkis is Lord Sidious. The only pass I'll give is the Kylo Ren/Vader similarity because they acknowledge that.

Honestly. The Only Opinion I Care About Is Mine. No Offence It Matters Not To Me. I Like Or Hate Something. Thats It.

:this:

That's how it should always be. Shame some can't seem to get the hint.

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This is my point of view. People say George Lucas is a hack, and he's not; he's a bad storyteller who just happened to get very lucky. He is a remarkable artist though, and has a lot of good ideas that just don't jell well under his own guidance.

Basically: Lawrence Kasdan shouldn't have said no when Lucas asked him to help him write the prequels.


Nah. There were some shots that felt "new and exciting" - particularly the one in the Falcon where we familiarly enter Hyperspace, and the camera pulls out to view the Falcon as it's traveling - that's a good marriage of old and new. Taking what's established and creating new ideas.
There were no new ideas in TFA, or at least any good ones.
Starkiller Base is the Death Star. The destroyed star system is Alderaan. Poe Dameron is Han Solo. BB-8 is R2-D2. Andy Serkis is Lord Sidious. The only pass I'll give is the Kylo Ren/Vader similarity because they acknowledge that.

Honestly: As long as it's well executed, it shouldn't matter. You movie doesn't have to be original to work. It just needs the execution to make it work.

WHY THE HECK DO I HAVE TO GET MOCKED AND MADE FUN OF FOR SIMPLY STATING I LIKED THE MOVIE AND DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT HORRIBLE.

God put you on Earth to be mocked. That is your purpose in life. And we are ensuring that purpose is fulfilled. I mean, you want us to defy God? Bad things happen when you do that.

Just ask the residents of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Besides, a part of you likes the negative attention because it is still attention.

Admit it.

That's how it should always be. Shame some can't seem to get the hint.

Not the way I see it.
What you're implying is that we should never share our thoughts on film for fear of - gasp! - offending another!
If you like a movie, or a book, or whatever, that doesn't mean it's all right to be oblivious to its shortcomings.

I like Jurassic World a lot. It has a lot of completely ridiculous parts in it, but I really like it because it's about weaponized dinosaurs. There's literally nothing cooler! But that doesn't mean I can't recognize the concept as stupid, the characters as pale and boring, and the action just ludicrous at some points.

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Honestly: As long as it's well executed, it shouldn't matter. You movie doesn't have to be original to work. It just needs the execution to make it work.

Well the execution was kinda sucky too.

Looks like I missed the catfight here... Personally I managed to enjoy TFA, though I am certain it could have been way better. About the notable similarity with Ep IV, I'm convinced that it was inevitable, and not made out of laziness.

Here's the facts on what I built my opinion:
In 2012 (even before JJ was being considered as director), Ep VII was announced to be released in 2015, and consider these various factors:
A) Disney had just spent 4 billion dollars buying Lucasfilm (thus, Ep VII had to be at the same time the best movie and most profitable possible, for the wellness of Disney's pocket and the future of the SW saga);
B) In 2015 it would have been 10 years after the prequels: people begin to imagine a new SW movie similar to the way the originals look and feel like;
C) It would have been 32 years after "Return of the Jedi", multiple generations imagine (each person in his/her own way) how Luke, Leila and Han's story continues.

If you consider these aspects, you see Ep VII was already an almost broken movie at its announcement: if you make a movie completely different, completely original compared to the originals (which would please point B), you would go against the C point. Everyone would have been disappointed and Disney would have lost even more money and the sequel trilogy would have been killed on its birth (against point A).
For this reason, you completely needed to play it safe, in some way. Also, consider you need to introduce brand new characters (unless you wanted Ep VII to be a munch of oldies talking in a cantina of the old times). How can you do that? Obviously, using a well-known basic story, so that you already feel "familiar" to the plot and you can focus only on the new characters.
Then, you need to write good characters and actors: Ep VII excels in this aspect of the movie. JJ Abrams and Kasdan wrote new characters, partially based on old ones, and partially completely new: Kasdan wrote two of the original trilogy's movies and JJ is very clever on writing fresh characters, especially in female ones (ALIAS, Super 8... a little bit even in M-I:3). And JJ made an incredible work in choosing the actors, from Daisy Ridley and John Boyega to Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver.
Also, I believe JJ and Kasdan made very good choices in redefining the old characters, especially Han and Leila.

And... well, that's it. This way, they got TFA, basically, and I think it came out very very good considering the very high chances of making a completely wrong movie, starting with picking up the director that made Star Trek.



BTW, I'm working on Skyfall... maybe a suite, maybe something else... ;)

I kinda liked Jurassic World at first.. because of the thrill of popcorn movies in the big theater. It amazed me because of the thrill, but the more I saw it, the more flaws I see, I don't like it as much, really, but also one person annoying the fuck out of it for over a year and still doing so also influenced it. It's like me with Zootopia but worse.

Finally, someone with something to say!
Well said, Imperivm.

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Speaking of Jurassic Park, I highly encourage you all to read the original book. As good as the Spielberg film is, the book is 10x better and more thrilling.
But don't read the sequel. Heavens, stay away from that.

I'll put it on my list

I'll agree with here. I'll agree from the standpoint that it's a rehash of A New Hope as well. But I really enjoyed TFA; being the first Star Wars film in years, the similarities to the 1977 film never bothered me. There's enough to make it interesting and not dull. I don't think it's in any way better than the prequel films. That's unlikely to me. It's better than or matches up by their standards - in my opinion.

Ultimately, I think it's a revitalization of the material from the original trilogy still present in the film. Even though it was a remake of 1977, it all still felt new yet familiar. It was a quite entertaining and exciting experience.

Anyone else share my sentiments?

The prequels are horrible and I can prove it in three words:

Jar Jar Binks. That's it. Argument's done.

Want more?

CGI Yoda. Jumping around like a meth addled Smurf.

Killing Qui-Gon and Darth Maul, the only two interesting new characters in the prequels.

And reducing Anakin Skywalker - calling him Annie, really George?, - to a whiny brat.

Every time I watch TPM (which is rare) I keep hoping this will happen:

https://media4.giphy.com/media/jdOouBoXnVhwQ/200.gif

Looks like I missed the catfight here... Personally I managed to enjoy TFA, though I am certain it could have been way better. About the notable similarity with Ep IV, I'm convinced that it was inevitable, and not made out of laziness.

It took decades for Lucas to make the pre-quels and at the rate he was going we'd all be dead before getting anymore Star Wars. Plus, the pre-quels prove Lucas had lost his directorial shit and was directing shit.

Creatively too. (Unless you think "nuking the fridge" from the last Indiana Jones was a masterstroke of inspiration.)

TFA had to get the old fans back and create new ones and on that account it succeeded.

From a purely creative standpoint, the prequels are super well-done. The Gungan city is cool (the Gungans aren't though). Podracing is a neat idea. Those three arena monsters were neat. Visually, the films are pretty gorgeous.

Imperivm, I very much appreciate you like always. I could never say it any better.

I think I'll just go on to do homework right now. I'm just not good at arguing my own points.

Definitively could be turned down a Notch, or are you Guys so insecure that you have to
act superior all the Time ? it's tiring.

Again with the transference. Alas, a foible of youth.

We're only rebutting other's statements. And we only seem superior because you see yourself as inferior.

It's victim playing.

Finally, someone with something to say!
Well said, Imperivm.

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Speaking of Jurassic Park, I highly encourage you all to read the original book. As good as the Spielberg film is, the book is 10x better and more thrilling.
But don't read the sequel. Heavens, stay away from that.

Well said, Skelly ;)
Michael Crichton's novel is excellent. I haven't read them in a long time, but I vividly remember the first to be better than the second.
As for Jurassic World, I found it an enjoyable summer blockbuster, it was just 'ok' to me. Then, I'm not a huge Jurassic Park fan, so my word doesn't count that much.

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It took decades for Lucas to make the pre-quels and at the rate he was going we'd all be dead before getting anymore Star Wars. Plus, the pre-quels prove Lucas had lost his directorial shit and was directing shit.

Creatively too. (Unless you think "nuking the fridge" from the last Indiana Jones was a masterstroke of inspiration.)

TFA had to get the old fans back and create new ones and on that account it succeeded.

I was not referring to the general idea of """"remaking"""" Ep IV, but in the way Ep VII "happened" to be very similar to Ep IV. It's very different if you think on it. Read the following lines from my quote, that's what I meant ;)

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From a purely creative standpoint, the prequels are super well-done. The Gungan city is cool (the Gungans aren't though). Podracing is a neat idea. Those three arena monsters were neat. Visually, the films are pretty gorgeous.

That, along with John Williams' music and a few plot points, are the only pros of the prequels. I actually like Lucas' approach to the prequels: to make something very different in every way. Only, it turned down mostly disappointing.

Only, it turned down mostly disappointing.

Bad, bad, bad, bad writing. That, and Lucas was skewing even younger than he did with Jedi.

Star Wars for the preschool set.

Imperivm, I very much appreciate you like always. I could never say it any better.

I think I'll just go on to do homework right now. I'm just not good at arguing my own points.

Glad I helped you in such a small way :)
I develped my opinion after countless, useless, endless, dull catfights on Facebook. Soooo much time wasted, but it turned out I have a pretty clear idea of the movie.
Same thing for BvS... but I already know it's pointless to discuss about it.

From a purely creative standpoint, the prequels are super well-done. The Gungan city is cool (the Gungans aren't though). Podracing is a neat idea. Those three arena monsters were neat. Visually, the films are pretty gorgeous.

and dont forget, it actually felt like literal star wars. i suggest you guys take a look at doug walker (nostalgia critic) top 11 good things from the prequels because they are all true. and an honest trailer for the prequels opened my eyes to something: christiansen's whiny acting... IS THE SAME WHINY ACTING AS MARK HAMIL'S.

At least Hamill whined with conviction. Christensen just seemed very passive and bored.

Mark Hamill is a much better actor (even back in '77) than Christensen has or ever will be.

I wouldn't confuse whininess with petulance.

Mark Hamill is a much better actor (even back in '77) than Christensen has or ever will be.

I wouldn't confuse whininess with petulance.

in-universe, nobody would deny luke is anakins son based on behaviour alone.
like the 3 people that are still alive by then.

The Skywalkers have caused incalculable misery for the galaxy. I wonder why anyone doesn't just kill them on sight, thereby saving billions of future lives.

in-universe, nobody would deny luke is anakins son based on behaviour alone.
like the 3 people that are still alive by then.

That's a reallllllllllllllllll stretch, man. I mean, most kids and teens I've ever known are whiny by default.

State's evidence #1: PonyoBellanote. :169:

That's a reallllllllllllllllll stretch, man. I mean, most kids and teens I've ever known are whiny by default.

State's evidence #1: PonyoBellanote. :169:

theres probably a youtube video comparing both whining, look for it. the difference is that the prequels dialogue is atrocious.

As I stated earlier, Luke may be whining because the adults in the room aren't taking him seriously, but what Anakin is doing is certainly not whining, he's being petulant, as in moody and childish, because he believes himself to be more capable and more knowledgable (rightly or wrongly) than the adults in the room, and makes everyone else pay with his temper tantrums.

As I stated earlier, Luke may be whining because the adults in the room aren't taking him seriously, but what Anakin is doing is certainly not whining, he's being petulant, as in moody and childish, because he believes himself to be more capable and more knowledgable (rightly or wrongly) than the adults in the room, and makes everyone else pay with his temper tantrums.

but hes not always like that, he, like luke, has also whined about ben and the council treating him like a child still, not unlike owen treated luke. and yoda didnt treat him any better at first. and his tantrum when he first met him? anakin did it "first"

To root out the

http://i.imgur.com/tvCsV51.gif

would be my Guess.

They forgot to crop the top border.

The 3D bluray is out. Or coming out.
But it doesn't have the IMAX scene in OAR or even opened up to 1.78:1.
It's 2.4:1 all the way thrhough.

Although, I heard only one scene in the movie was shot in IMAX, so it's not that big a loss.

I just wish they would tone down the DNR on it.
The lightsabers look pretty with no banding, but their skin looks like it's makeup caked right on there.
#nomakeup

their skin looks like it's makeup caked right on there.

Like Mark Hamill on the Holiday Special.

for a while, i had a hard time thinking that was actually mark and not his stunt double with heavy make up.
that or a very elaborate animatronic

Jesus. Not even AddGrain function would help that.

There's chroma bleeding all over the place.

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elaborate animatronic

Welcome, to Jurassic Stars.

Looks like I missed the catfight here... Personally I managed to enjoy TFA, though I am certain it could have been way better. About the notable similarity with Ep IV, I'm convinced that it was inevitable, and not made out of laziness.

Here's the facts on what I built my opinion:
In 2012 (even before JJ was being considered as director), Ep VII was announced to be released in 2015, and consider these various factors:
A) Disney had just spent 4 billion dollars buying Lucasfilm (thus, Ep VII had to be at the same time the best movie and most profitable possible, for the wellness of Disney's pocket and the future of the SW saga);
B) In 2015 it would have been 10 years after the prequels: people begin to imagine a new SW movie similar to the way the originals look and feel like;
C) It would have been 32 years after "Return of the Jedi", multiple generations imagine (each person in his/her own way) how Luke, Leila and Han's story continues.

If you consider these aspects, you see Ep VII was already an almost broken movie at its announcement: if you make a movie completely different, completely original compared to the originals (which would please point B), you would go against the C point. Everyone would have been disappointed and Disney would have lost even more money and the sequel trilogy would have been killed on its birth (against point A).
For this reason, you completely needed to play it safe, in some way. Also, consider you need to introduce brand new characters (unless you wanted Ep VII to be a munch of oldies talking in a cantina of the old times). How can you do that? Obviously, using a well-known basic story, so that you already feel "familiar" to the plot and you can focus only on the new characters.
Then, you need to write good characters and actors: Ep VII excels in this aspect of the movie. JJ Abrams and Kasdan wrote new characters, partially based on old ones, and partially completely new: Kasdan wrote two of the original trilogy's movies and JJ is very clever on writing fresh characters, especially in female ones (ALIAS, Super 8... a little bit even in M-I:3). And JJ made an incredible work in choosing the actors, from Daisy Ridley and John Boyega to Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver.
Also, I believe JJ and Kasdan made very good choices in redefining the old characters, especially Han and Leila.

And... well, that's it. This way, they got TFA, basically, and I think it came out very very good considering the very high chances of making a completely wrong movie, starting with picking up the director that made Star Trek.

:this:

Completely agreed! And very well said.

Once again, I quite enjoyed The Force Awakens. For me, personally, it was absolutely amazing to be able to watch an entirely new STAR WARS film for the first time ever - on the big screen. Upon the Main Title's arrival, chills ran through me. I knew I was in for what might be looked at decades from now as the unfortunate and - and almost unbelievable return of a Star Wars to the theaters. The film was without a doubt a fun ride, even if just on the count of the basic aspects and foundation of what encapsulates Star Wars as a film as well as a series soon-to-be consisting of 9 films in all!; I never thought I would see the day. :p I still don't necessarily applaud The Force Awakens for essentially repeating history by bringing a reproduction of the first game-changing film in the series, but it wasn't - by any means - distasteful. As I said before; it did not feel dull. It did not feel uninspiring, shallow, repetitive - as you might think it'd be for - once again - what is a nearly a remake of A New Hope. It was a decent film, on it's own, and in with the rest of the films (All 6 of them). It somehow managed to not be a disastrous outcome of an attempt to reignite interest and hype in the series. And It totally succeeded. I think most of us really appreciated the return of all pleasantly familiar features of the original trilogy, and of the series in general. I sure as hell did.

Now, I'm brought to something else. I'm usually one to have a more optimistic view on certain things; I never usually (want to) hate something. Little do I, unless I see that it really deserves it. I either really like whatever in question, or just don't have much a (strong) opinion on it other than "I liked it". This doesn't result in an adequate explanation on why or not you like something. One of many things I wish to improve on (sometimes I just need a little time to think and / or gather my thoughts).

So, I don't want to unrealistically look at The Force Awakens through rose-colored goggles. I will admit that it has its faults, but that's mainly through it's lack of originality. As Skelly has pointed out many times: what new ideas does TFA bring to the table? Answer is: not many. There are sort-of-new characters, and settings, etc, but most are basically derived from A New Hope and / or other installments. Not really most rich in uniquity, but done well in writing and definition and redefinition of characters, and as a film. And now, free is the series to move on to new, interesting, and unique ideas! I suppose TFA needed to establish a very strong connection to the original trilogy and rehash A New Hope to succeed in restoring interest in the concept of a new sequel trilogy; a point that Imperivm well made.

So, to conclude: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a film I like well and enjoyed. Now bring on some new concepts in Episode VIII! :)

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The prequels are horrible and I can prove it in three words:

Jar Jar Binks. That's it. Argument's done.

I never downright hated Jar Jar Binks. He's a little annoying, but how the hell does he ruin a whole trilogy? He barely shows up in Episode II and III for that matter.

This doesn't disprove my like of the prequel trilogy.


Want more?

CGI Yoda. Jumping around like a meth addled Smurf.

That's just shows how Yoda really is in action; something that was never demonstrated in the original trilogy. I think it's awesome to see his boss combat skills, which are on crack! :laugh:


Killing Qui-Gon and Darth Maul, the only two interesting new characters in the prequels.

And reducing Anakin Skywalker - calling him Annie, really George?, - to a whiny brat.

Okay, now that I totally agree on. Qui-Gon Jinn and Darth Maul are some of the coolest and my favorite characters in the Star Wars series. I want to know George's reasoning behind such a controversial removal, because I don't understand it.

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That's a reallllllllllllllllll stretch, man. I mean, most kids and teens I've ever known are whiny by default.

State's evidence #1: PonyoBellanote. :169:

I disprove your first statement with state's evidence #2: CLONEMASTER 6.53 :laugh:

I was not referring to the general idea of """"remaking"""" Ep IV, but in the way Ep VII "happened" to be very similar to Ep IV. It's very different if you think on it. Read the following lines from my quote, that's what I meant ;)[COLOR="Silver"]

I know. I was agreeing with youI know. Abrams acknowledged the similarities to Ep IV. Disney had a big lift in restarting the series especially after the mess of the pre-quels. If Ep VII failed, that failure would have probably mothballed the series for years. So Abrams and Disney used a storyline they knew worked, tweaked it and introduced new characters to carry the saga forwards. Granted not the most inventive route to take but if it worked and got people excited again they could get more adventurous in Eps VIII and IX.

Plus the success of TFA paved the way for spin offs like Rogue One and the Han Solo, ah, solo adventure.

I know. I was agreeing with youI know. Abrams acknowledged the similarities to Ep IV. Disney had a big lift in restarting the series especially after the mess of the pre-quels. If Ep VII failed, that failure would have probably mothballed the series for years. So Abrams and Disney used a storyline they knew worked, tweaked it and introduced new characters to carry the saga forwards. Granted not the most inventive route to take but if it worked and got people excited again they could get more adventurous in Eps VIII and IX.

Plus the success of TFA paved the way for spin offs like Rogue One and the Han Solo, ah, solo adventure.

Well said.
I only hope Rogue One will be very original... it takes, again, a few points similar to Ep IV / VII.
Look at this supercut of the trailers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D26gCL4CpKE

Finished up a re-watch of True Blood, first time since it ended.

I forgot how 'dark' the series was filmed.
-I mean, like, I had to max the brightness setting on my computer to watch it.
--'Night' doesn't have to mean 'can't see shit'.

Still liked it, even though the ending is kind of...iffy and a bit too 'and they all lived happily ever after' for me.

============
Gonna try out Class.S01E01, I mean...it's Doctor Who-ish.

I've read all the comics, seen the whole TV series, even the really old ones, and have listened to almost every audio-drama.
Plus the various spin-offs like The Sarah Jane show, Torchwood, and K-9.

Hopefully this wouldn't be as bad as Torchwood SE3, but we'll see...

That's a reallllllllllllllllll stretch, man. I mean, most kids and teens I've ever known are whiny by default.

State's evidence #1: PonyoBellanote. :169:

Does a 19 year old count as a whiny kid or teen? Because I'm 19 lmao

Does a 19 year old count as a whiny kid or teen? Because I'm 19 lmao
Nineteen.


Then again, my father (nearly 60) considers anyone under 30 to be a 'kid'...
So..IDKMBFFJ?

Sifting the coagulated jelly.

Renovating my Herrmann, slack to slick.

playing life is strange. this game is a work of art. every set camera angle could pass for a painting. my ps4hdd is gonna be filled with these stablishing shot screencaps

For those who haunt torrent websites: oddly specific question, but does anyone know if there's a group(s) that offers only the IMAX scenes of films?
I'd like to get my hands on the Civil War airport battle in IMAX (in as high quality as I can get) but don't wanna download the whole film. :erm:
It's for a project.

For those who haunt torrent websites: oddly specific question, but does anyone know if there's a group(s) that offers only the IMAX scenes of films?
I'd like to get my hands on the Civil War airport battle in IMAX (in as high quality as I can get) but don't wanna download the whole film. :erm:
It's for a project.

They don't offer just the scenes.
You have download a remux of the 3D version of the movie and cut it down to just that scene.

Also, since that scene in IMAX is only on the 3D disc, there's a lot of black borders on the left side to create 3D parallax.
And it also shifts from frame to frame for a camera shot.
For one shot, the black bar starts out small and then grows excessively large.

It's worse than Guardians of the Galaxy 3D.

Do you want a remux of the clip? I Can remux it from a remux I got. It only has the 2D data only. No MVC stream attached.

Yeah I knew it was a long shot.

If you're willing, a remux of the airport fight would be great!
I assume I'll have to run it through some AviSynth script to get the colors back to their proper state.

I'll remux it after I finish encoding trailer "3" for Wonder Woman.
10-bit, 1080p.

The 3D bluray for CA:CW is too bright and oversaturated for poor 3D TV's that dominate the market for the average buyer.
Spider-man looks more orange than red.

If you're going to use Avisynth, might I suggest a powerful version of "tweak" and successor to "smoothlevels" ?
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=154971

It's what I used to test regrading The VVitch...

Original:
(https://someimage.com/BnhZGQd)

Brightened:
(https://someimage.com/7oyb1jt)

Gamma brightened + Color tweaked:
(https://someimage.com/HyltSAO)

Regraded with a raibow added (used Photoshop):
(https://someimage.com/KMQoZ2T).


I used it combination with Dither_tools to convert from 8bit to 16bit and then use the 16bit version of SmoothAdjust to filter in 16bit for much more accuracy.
A range of 0-255 (8bit) vs. 0-65535 (16bit) for accuracy.
for 16-bit calculation instead of 8-bit defaults, pick any number and mulitply by 256...
eg: 256*256=65536 and minus 1 for the maximum range = 65535.

Why 256 and 256? I remember reading something about it from the many developers over at doom9 but don't remember so just take it as fact and live with it even though 8-bit maximum range is 255.
They had the facts for it, but good luck trying to dig any info up. It's more or less just a post-it factoid somewhere on the forum in the many, many, many pages that are there.

255*256=65280, which ends up less than the maximum range you can use for 16-bit processing. :noonecares:
So, (256*256)-1=65,535




SmoothTweak16(saturation=0.9,hue2=4096,HQ=true,use OPT=2,interp=50,Lmode=2)

Or something like that.
You'd have to play with the settings and see how it turns out.

I use AvsPmod to preview. It beats VirtualDub.
The only thing i use VD for is to create lossless intermediate files from avsiynth scripts (*.avs).

Playing DMC4 while watching Young Justice SE1

Searching good Skins for foobar, which looks nice but not too much

I tried to look at Foobar skins but there always seem to be caveats on the good ones.
They're either unfinished or something's broken or whatever.

FB2K skins aren't the attraction, sadly.
It's more of a functional player than anything.

I found quite a few players lacked severely in skins that looked pretty but didn't also have its limits.

JetAudio was a fun player. But even though it had a wide variety of skins, only 1 or 2 were used.

Everything acts more like a paper mask you put over your mp3 player.

Rainmeter can be great. But even that you have to sift through dozens and even hundreds of skins that give you what you want.
A large portion of that is just copy/paste of different skins.

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FB2K skins aren't the attraction, sadly.
It's more of a functional player than anything.

I found quite a few players lacked severely in skins that looked pretty but didn't also have its limits.

JetAudio was a fun player. But even though it had a wide variety of skins, only 1 or 2 were used.

Everything acts more like a paper mask you put over your mp3 player.

Rainmeter can be great. But even that you have to sift through dozens and even hundreds of skins that give you what you want.
A large portion of that is just copy/paste of different skins.

I eventually just went with a default color I liked. A nice dark shade of verdant green. Easy on the eyes.

i think i use this one.
looks very nice to me.

http://tedgo.deviantart.com/art/DarkOne4Mod-v1-637189138

For some odd reason I prefer being able to read what I'm looking at…

Making some caramelized bacon for this evening

Blech, bacon!

Blech, bacon!

I knew you were not american!

Batch no. 2!

Fried feces is more like it!

Making some caramelized bacon for this evening

Interesting. We all know Caramel apples, but this? It must go well with that BK Bacon Sundae.

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Fried feces is more like it!

Food is food. Whatever floats your boat, it sure wasn't this.

Read the story about the Texas cop who got canned for serving a shit sandwich to a homeless person? And downright American of him, wouldn't you say?

Read the story about the Texas cop who got canned for serving a shit sandwich to a homeless person?

Don't need to. Those words tell me exactly what I need to hear.

Read the story about the Texas cop who got canned for serving a shit sandwich to a homeless person? And downright American of him, wouldn't you say?

*gigglesnort* scat fetishists

Interesting. We all know Caramel apples, but this? It must go well with that BK Bacon Sundae.

1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of pecans
1/8th teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons maple syrup

Combine it all in a food processor. Cut a pound of bacon in half. Spread the mixture on the bacon, throw it in the oven at 375 for 25 min and presto.

Neato. When did you discover this obscure treat?

When Ina Garten published her book lol

I hope I marry a woman who knows how to cook because I sure as hell can't.

I hope I marry a woman who knows how to cook because I sure as hell can't.

Same. I'm very picky with foods, but if i've got someone who can cook good, then fuck, I will eat almost everyting. Some friend of mine online tells me all she cooks everyday and I drool. With her I wouldn't be picky, damn right.

I hope I marry a woman who knows how to cook because I sure as hell can't.

That's what you're in college for - to learn how to do things. Like cook. You're on your own. Learn how to do it.

Sighing. Just read that Mickey Maccheroncelli will be scoring Spiderman: Homecoming.

Sighing. Just read that Mickey Maccheroncelli will be scoring Spiderman: Homecoming.

Holy fuck talk about overused. Actually Clonemaster was wishing about this earlier

Crap. Mostaccioli would have worked better.

Deduct 2 points. :(

Sighing. Just read that Mickey Maccheroncelli will be scoring Spiderman: Homecoming.

SM1, SM3, & TASM was all I ever needed for Spidey scores. MG can do whatever.

Surprisingly, I quite like Horner's score.

Horner's score was very fun. At least the first half is; don't listen to the tail end very often.

It's been a while, so I think I'll take it out for a spin.

Sighing. Just read that Mickey Maccheroncelli will be scoring Spiderman: Homecoming.

Hmm... not really excited for this. Giacchino is talented, but IMHO he lost a considerable part of it.

I'm wondering also how will Thomas Newman's score for "Passengers". That's the only reason that keeps me excited for that movie... Newman proved with "Skyfall" he's very talented with big budget movies, not only for dramas. Who knows, maybe he'll score a cinecomic one day... probably not from Marvel, if ever from DC.

Who knows, maybe he'll score a cinecomic one day... probably not from Marvel, if ever from DC.

It better be Marvel, DC is on track with musical continuity (aside from Suicide Squad, blegh) after the announcement that Rupert Gregson-Williams is doing Wonder Woman.

My thoughts:

http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfit784OnQ1qb5yooo1_400.gif

Any spark Giacchino had years ago has long been lost. There's just no complexity in his writing. Nothing that empowers the picture at all. Doctor Strange was good but sadly that feels like an exception rather than a rule.

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Get Craig Armstrong to score a film Marvel film again. The Incredible Hulk was one of '08's best scores. But maybe he doesn't want to waste his time on capeshit.

Or maybe it's a coming-around. I always like to hope for the best. Although, I reluctantly admit a lot of his film scores are lacking. Still, he hasn't done a STAR WARS film yet. I have a good feeling about this.

Star Wars speaks for itself. It already calls precedent for thematic material all around, something Giacchino almost flawlessly achieved in every one of his Medal of Honor scores. 5 of them. Even in 2007, after he moved to scoring films and out of the video game field, Airborne was still amazing.

The Armstrong score was good.

Something I didn't know: apparently Gio got the job because he's the only orchestral film composer on the planet.

Something I didn't know: apparently Gio got the job because he's the only orchestral film composer on the planet.

https://media.giphy.com/media/13qUkpZ9Ktcphe/giphy.gif

Read the story about the Texas cop who got canned for serving a shit sandwich to a homeless person? And downright American of him, wouldn't you say?

Did I ever tell that I used to work for a guy who had a friend that would sign over an entire pay cheque to a hooker just so she can shit on a plate and then spoon feed him what she shat?

He would tell that story at every hockey game he hosted when he got to that drunk stage where he keeps talking.

He owned his own plumbing company. He blabbed a lot. Especially about Hell's Angels.
Eventually everyone left him, he was such a drunk.

With fetishes like that it's no wonder he got himself into the plumbing business.

I meant my ex-boss who told the story had his own plumbing company.

The fetish guy was doing something else. Something more secure where he could sign over entire pay cheques once a month or so.

Woah, someone just tried to shoot Trump!
He was speaking at a rally and was kind of confused when people in the audience started shouting, 'Gun! Gun!'

My lord. Uploaded is so very terrible, and it doesn't need to be. This 273 MB file's been going for almost two hours.

Uploaded is a shit-tier file-hosting.
But then again taht's why it hasn't been taken down by the Feds, or neutered like Rapidshare.

Woah, someone just tried to shoot Trump!
He was speaking at a rally and was kind of confused when people in the audience started shouting, 'Gun! Gun!'

Assassination attempts on Trump should be a major concern. I hope he's smart enough to be wearing a bulletproof vest at each and every one of his rallies.

My lord. Uploaded is so very terrible, and it doesn't need to be. This 273 MB file's been going for almost two hours.

You could always pony up the cash for faster downloads.

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Assassination attempts on Trump should be a major concern. I hope he's smart enough to be wearing a bulletproof vest at each and every one of his rallies.

He wouldn't need one if he just kept his mouth shut.

You could always pony up the cash for faster downloads.

https://media.giphy.com/media/119167QYcMqyZ2/giphy.gif

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He wouldn't need one if he just kept his mouth shut.

By that math Kennedy didn't need one either.

I used to pay for Uploaded.
On tehparadox for full blurays and remuxes of blurays.
It was that and Netload that dominated the site.

Monthly sub wasn't all that bad.
I definitely made use of it and pissed my ISP for monthly bandwidth. :laugh:

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By that math Kennedy didn't need one either.

Sickening but true.

One did better for the country while the other is just a troll.
But given the times and what society was like, he was introducing change that a lot of bigots didn't want because they were happier without positive things.
They would have been happier if Trump was born back then.

But then again, since it's Kennedy, you can go on for hours about conspiracies over that.
It wasn't so much the people or society that wanted to stay vile; but, the government, etc.
Donald Sutherland had a lot to say about it.

My favorite assassination attempt story is the one where a guy pulled out two pistols and aimed them at Andrew Jackson on the steps of the Capitol.
He fired his first pistol; it jammed.
He fired the second pistol; it too jammed.
Andrew Jackson wasted no time in bashing the guy's head in with his cane.

I used to pay for Uploaded.
On tehparadox for full blurays and remuxes of blurays.
It was that and Netload that dominated the site.

Monthly sub wasn't all that bad.
I definitely made use of it and pissed my ISP for monthly bandwidth. :laugh:

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Sickening but true.

One did better for the country while the other is just a troll.
But given the times and what society was like, he was introducing change that a lot of bigots didn't want because they were happier without positive things.
They would have been happier if Trump was born back then.

But then again, since it's Kennedy, you can go on for hours about conspiracies over that.
It wasn't so much the people or society that wanted to stay vile; but, the government, etc.
Donald Sutherland had a lot to say about it.

It's been said Lyndon Johnson had something to do with it by some measure, but that's heavily debated. I believe it though.

I think that Kennedy was going to do some actual good, the government didn't want that, and they wouldn't have it. At least the FBI and CIA are on the good side now. But the same holds true here. The shot within Kennedy's assassination came from multiple sides. Trump's secret service needs to be cautious as hell. It's entirely necessary.

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My favorite assassination attempt story is the one where a guy pulled out two pistols and aimed them at Andrew Jackson on the steps of the Capitol.
He fired his first pistol; it jammed.
He fired the second pistol; it too jammed.
Andrew Jackson wasted no time in bashing the guy's head in with his cane.

That's so kickass. How've I never heard of that!?

It's been said Lyndon Johnson had something to do with it by some measure, but that's heavily debated. I believe it though.



Don't overcomplicate things dude: it was Oswald.

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That's so kickass. How've I never heard of that!?

He was a fucking badass. He and his men kept fighting the war of 1812 after it was over.
Although that was because news traveled pretty slowly, and no one knew that the war was over. :laugh:

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Jackson was also just an ass. Turning a blind eye to the trail of tears and all that.

He also sucked ass with money. He fired two separate financial advisors who said his policies were economic suicide.

Don't overcomplicate things dude: it was Oswald.

Well, he fired one of the shots, but he wasn't the one to deliver the final blow. Whether he was aware or not, Oswald was clearly setup to take the blame. He didn't have as much to do with it as some other unnamed characters that I don't know who the hell are, but played a bigger role. Those other shots came from somewhere, from somebody, but for some reason those others are not named.

Sigh, IT'S a whole fuckin' conspiracy theory bullshit.

it was Oswald

Patsy.

He was a fucking badass. He and his men kept fighting the war of 1812 after it was over.
Although that was because news traveled pretty slowly, and no one knew that the war was over. :laugh:Jackson was also just an ass. Turning a blind eye to the trail of tears and all that.

He also sucked ass with money. He fired two separate financial advisors who said his policies were economic suicide.

:p

Or how about Grant? He unknowingly surrounded himself by people, assistants and advisors that were not trustworthy. He was a better General than president, sadly.

Patsy.

We're talking about the same man who tried to assassinate a General Walker some time before the Kennedy assassination.

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:p

Or how about Grant? He unknowingly surrounded himself by people, assistants and advisors that were not trustworthy. He was a better General than president, sadly.

He was a bit feckless in general, even as a... General. :p

In Oliver Stone we trust.

Because I really don't want to do all the research myself.

He was a bit feckless in general, even as a... General. :p

http://a.disquscdn.com/get?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2FQ7iUrO9.jpg&key=9B2xe-mB5h3rasIovAkEtg&w=600&h=215

He was very averse to the sight of blood. Despite participating in the bloodiest war in American history. :confused:

I should read his memoirs one day. Would be an interesting read.

Read it using the voice of David Spade. Don't know why, but that sounds amusing.

Read it using the voice of David Spade. Don't know why, but that sounds amusing.


http://a.disquscdn.com/get?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2FQ7iUrO9.jpg&key=9B2xe-mB5h3rasIovAkEtg&w=600&h=215

I'm literally dying. Just imaging his voice reading more serious memoirs, and he and voice don't really come off with a serious tone. :laugh: Almost like Jerry Seinfeld.

By that math Kennedy didn't need one either.

Trump should never be in the same sentence as Kennedy. It's like comparing a garbage truck to a '57 Cadillac.

Trump wasn't in the same sentence as Kennedy. Only Kennedy.

He was a bit feckless in general, even as a... General. :p

He beat Lee, who was considered one of the best tacticians West Point ever produced.

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Trump wasn't in the same sentence as Kennedy. Only Kennedy.

The implication was obvious.

There was the referral, of course. But I've every right to compare them. They're (were) both wanted dead, and assassinations were and are very likely.

He wouldn't need one if he just kept his mouth shut.

He can't. He's a mouth on legs.

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There was the referral, of course. But I've every right to compare them. They're (were) both wanted dead, and assassinations were and are very likely.

Of course you have the right. I'm just exercising my right to state my opinion that Trump is a microbe.

*slowly nods* Mm... fair enough.

There was the referral, of course. But I've every right to compare them. They're (were) both wanted dead, and assassinations were and are very likely.

Except only one of them would be celebrated while the other was deeply mourned.

In Oliver Stone we trust.

You really shouldn't. His film JFK, while entertaining, was one of the best fantasy films of the 90's.

playing fatal frame 2 on xbox. im gonna beat this motherfucker.

Is it me or the forum has been much more quiet and peaceful ever since you know who left for vacation? The other someone hasn't appeared in a while, too.

Ssh! You Will Jinx It!

That man has been more active on another website. Presumably since it's easier to work with when on Vacation. He still made a post here though days ago, but no one noticed.

No One Cared....

Good riddance to bad Trash.

Let's stop talking about him though. He may come back just to spite us. :P

What happened to lords-...to You-Know-Who?

Some say he left. Codswallop in my opinion. Nope, I reckon he's out there, still, too tired to go on...

I'm still pissed at him, but I'm willing to let go of it if he doesn't dare ever show his face here again. Or bother to continue previous actions.

The honorary FFS Quilting Bee has returned to dishing dirt, I see.

Quilting Bee

Quilting Bee?

"The quilting bee was an extremely popular social event in the midnineteenth century. The quilting bee provided a social space for women to gather and gossip while they simultaneously expressed their artistic capabilities."

Maybe we should have a quilting bee thread!

I think that's what the chat room is for.

It better be Marvel, DC is on track with musical continuity (aside from Suicide Squad, blegh) after the announcement that Rupert Gregson-Williams is doing Wonder Woman.

Not sure. But I almost lost every hope for a great Marvel score now, except for Silvestri's Infinity War scores. I can't say for Bates' Guardians of the Galaxy - Vol 2 because I truly don't know him as a composer. But if Marvel will ever take Newman to score a movie, I'll be happy forever!
About DC... I hope Rupert will use Zimmer's Wonder Woman theme, for the sake of musical continuity. That wasn't necessary for Suicide Squad, since there was only Batfleck that made a few appearences. Yeah, that score was meh, anyway.


My thoughts:

http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfit784OnQ1qb5yooo1_400.gif

Any spark Giacchino had years ago has long been lost. There's just no complexity in his writing. Nothing that empowers the picture at all. Doctor Strange was good but sadly that feels like an exception rather than a rule.

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Get Craig Armstrong to score a film Marvel film again. The Incredible Hulk was one of '08's best scores. But maybe he doesn't want to waste his time on capeshit.

Mine reaction too. And I totally agree with your opinion on Giacchino. I only hope that he's make a good score for Rogue One, at least.

Today Is My Birthday, So Heading To London To Splash Out In The Disney Store!

https://media.giphy.com/media/FwyiJEEzsDmDe/giphy.gif
Happy Birthday, Gold!!!

Today Is My Birthday, So Heading To London To Splash Out In The Disney Store!

My Spidey-sense detects imminent danger to Mr. Gold's wallet.

:erm:

Thanks?

:laugh:

Happy birthmas!

I'll save a slice on Tuesday when I have my birthday pizza. ;)

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Currently digging through my externals for backed up driver installers.

I want to try update the network driver so I better have the installed version ready to rollback to just in case the update doesn't work.

:D

Today Is My Birthday, So Heading To London To Splash Out In The Disney Store!

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS Mr Gold!!!! Today is also my and my twin's birthday!!! :awsm:

Today is not my birthday.

Happy birthday, Mr Gold! I hope you have a nice birthday, and spoil you with great birthday gifts :3 I definitely did.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS Mr Gold!!!! Today is also my and my twin's birthday!!! :awsm:

Hey hey!!! Happy B-Day! :D


Today is not my birthday.
http://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0l7juLXwi1qg35tio3_250.gif



Happy birthday, Mr Gold! I hope you have a nice birthday, and spoil you with great birthday gifts :3 I definitely did.

Yep, Buying Shit Loads In Disney! Lol.

Happy birthday buddy!

Today Is My Birthday, So Heading To London To Splash Out In The Disney Store!

You're required to play this as many times up to your (actual) age�

http://i.imgur.com/nDBEMdM.gif

Yep, Buying Shit Loads In Disney! Lol.

Meanwhile, in the day of your birthday, I got two Disney steels and a Aardman :D

You're required to play this as many times up to your (actual) age…

http://i.imgur.com/nDBEMdM.gif

:ashine: I hope you share your toys Mr Gold. :ashine:

Happy birthday, Mr. Gold! May you forever live in Disney heaven!

Happy B-day. Hopefully not too many Funko Pops were bought :laugh:

Oh, and the same to the two Imperivms

Currently: Studying

kill me now

Happy B-day. Hopefully not too many Funko Pops were bought :laugh:

Oh, and the same to the two Imperivms

Currently: Studying

kill me now

Thanks a lot SpaceMarin! :awsm:
Good luck with your study... I have to study and read a lot as well :/

Thanks Guys!!!

And Yes A Few Funko, and Plushies! :p

Currently Ripping Music From This Week's Once Upon A Time.
I Wanna Re-Visit S06E05 See If I Can Get A Cleaner Version Of The Agrabah Scene.

Happy Birthday Sparktank!

Happy Birthday Sparktank!

Thanks!
Running over to Best Buy today for an external.
In dire need of free space.

:laugh: This one will be to help free up space on the other externals.
Swap files around, temp storage until every one has their own proper set of files on them.

Maybe I'll actually be able to sort out the music once and for all.

Have A Gooden Buddy!

Birthday? Spark? Well, you know the drill then…

http://i.imgur.com/nDBEMdM.gif

I'm gonig to need a nap. :p

I decided to install Comodo Firewall again.

.... :erm: Everything needs a rule now.
Some programs had their licences reset so I have to check a lot now.

SVP 4 Pro reset.

I've noticed that the install dates reset (again) for some programs.

You got a birthday wish comin' at ya from ya buddy Clonemaster!
Happy birthday, Sparky!
Lotta birthdays goin' around here of recent... it's pretty great.

Thanks all!

Indeed! The nights never get any sleep around here.

We should open windmill for parties every night.

Gonna Start Work On OUAT S06E06. Dark Waters, Looking Forward to The Captain Nemo & Nautilus Music.

Gonna Start Work On OUAT S06E06. Dark Waters, Looking Forward to The Captain Nemo & Nautilus Music.

When this season of Bob's Burgers ends, I'll be starting Archer.
And I've been finding switching between shows is best for watching.

When I start Archer, I'll switch between OUAT since they're both on Netflix.

My friend watches and she's currently watching the latest season.
My dad waits for it all on Netflix.

Sounds Cool. Season 6 So Far Is Better Than Season 5. We'll Just See.
The Creators Say It Is Not, But It Certainly Feels This Will Be The Last Season.... :(

My friend is a fan of Rumple.

She warns me that I'll have to sit through Prince Charming at first. Sickening.

If Not Charming, Then Hook.
Although He Does Not Appear In Season 1.....


Every Time I Watch The Whole Series Thru, I Always Forget How Much I Miss Him In Season 1 :p

:laugh: She told me I'd probably fall in love with Hook.

:laugh:

Everyone Does! LOL

I'm gonna wake up to a load of shit tommorow, and I'm looking forward to it.

arming myself, preparing for the inevitable mad maxing of the USA

So far, this extra external is helping out a lot.

Finding lots of outdated software and stuff to get rid of.

Even the desktop has a lot of free room now as things are becoming more linear and ordered. :smrt:
I'm getting hard just thinking of all the organization.

:erm: Tough crowd.

watching sherlock holmes 2 as the final scene of a comission finishes rendering.
easy 130 dollars there. client already wants a follow up, hes coming up with it and will tell me when hes done, thats gonna buy me battlefield 1

Finished watching Narcos

I only retained one sentence from this show : ' Lossless O Plomo'

watching sherlock holmes 2

Jeremy Brett > RDJ

Jeremy Brett > RDJ

Benedict Cumberbatch > others

Basil Rathbone..

Basil Rathbone..

we have a winner here

Benedict Cumberbatch > others
I'm sorry, but BC over Christopher Lee?

:smh:

So far, everything's going well for transferring files.

Music is up to 350GB on one external.
Probably about 50GB worth of dupes.

There's still about 6 more externals to go through to sort.
One of them has well over 1.5TB of music. About 500GB of that are dupes.

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I'm also dying to reboot.

I installed Comodo Firewall and reset a lot of the network settings because I was having problems with the Xbox App (Beta) on Windows 10.

Now that it's fixed, I have tweak the internet again. Have to switch the DNS settings back to OpenDNS and check on the TCP settings.
Some .torrent files aren't downloading and staying in Firefox cache limbo.
Usually, that means the initial download of the tiny .torrent file has aborted prematurely and if I try it again, it'll complete but the file will be in the FF cache for some reason. :noonecares:

Files under 1MB have the most problems saving correctly.

TCP settings are either set to be too fast or too slow. :sigh:

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Thank god for USB 3.0.
Transfer speeds are so damn good.

All my anime is getting its own spot now and I can better keep track of everything.

Attack On Titan? I remember that.

Got my haircut, I now have somewhat of a buzzcut. Guess I'll be calling myself Buzzcut Lightyear.

^
:laugh:


Currently Ripping Music From Season 6 Episode 7 of Once Upon A Time, "Heartless"

Ripping VGM for A Link to the Past -- 96kHz 24bit, because why not?

SPC file rip?

SPC file rip?

Yup. Applying some simple bass & treble boosts as well to make it more lively. But not harsh.

Ripping VGM for A Link to the Past -- 96kHz 24bit, because why not?

HDLossless 2.0.

HDLossless 2.0.

:laugh:

Yup. Applying some simple bass & treble boosts as well to make it more lively. But not harsh.

I should re-do all of my NSF, VGZ, SPC, etc rips with some of those sort of adjustments individually applied, some reverb too maybe (although settings can vary depending on the music) if they could benefit from it. Most of them probably can.

I'm honestly not really a big fan of tampering with the sound. A lot of the time, it ends up sounding fine as is. It doesn't help I'm not that good at it, and am often just looking for different rips and masters to compensate.

I should re-do all of my NSF, VGZ, SPC, etc rips with some of those sort of adjustments individually applied, some reverb too maybe (although settings can vary depending on the music) if they could benefit from it. Most of them probably can.

I know ALTTP definitely does. What other Zelda games had SNES versions?

A lot of vgm players have settings for reverb.
Even older games like FF7 have settings in-game for the audio to have reverb.

That's something you have to really play with.
Spend a day doing 5 different tracks and tinkering with all the sound.

Dare, I say, even add some VST effects like vinyl noise. :smrt:

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I'm honestly not really a big fan of tampering with the sound. A lot of the time, it ends up sounding fine as is. It doesn't help I'm not that good at it, and am often just looking for different rips and masters to compensate.

Me too.

The only addition I'll add is something vintage like vinyl or tape noise for pure aesthetic reasons.
Since I've listend to one thing more than once, hearing it with synthetic atmosphere applied would make it for an interesting revisit.

I know ALTTP definitely does. What other Zelda games had SNES versions?

When I named off those formats, I meant for games in general, not the Zelda series.

When I named off those formats, I meant for games in general, not the Zelda series.

I know, i was just wondering if any other zelda games had SNES versions, but in that time since I asked, I just went and looked it up anyways.

uploading a 10 hour loop of the monty python endless run

Does any of you techie video guys (I'm looking at you mostly, Sparktank) know how to make VLC stop stuttering in m2ts? For me, VLC Is the best player for HD stuff, but it truly stutters when I'm playing m2ts, specially blu ray movies. Please?

Or Buzz Lightbeer.

Testing out the AnthemScore trial, seeing how well it transcribes songs to sheet music. Haven't played piano for a few months, but so far it seems to be doing a good job. Gonna try Amazing Spider-man 2 next.

Gonna Try Ripping Some Music From Another Show, Maybe Remaining Docor Who Episodes.

Gonna Try Ripping Some Music From Another Show, Maybe Remaining Docor Who Episodes.

I'd love to have Giacchino's score for the show "ALIAS". Unfortunately, were officially released (by Varese Sarabande) music only for the first two seasons (nothing for the remaining three). Too bad for my favourite tv show :(

The 'I'm Moving to England' transcription went well, but the synths and strings messed with some sections. Going to try and rework them by hand.

I'd love to have Giacchino's score for the show "ALIAS". Unfortunately, were officially released (by Varese Sarabande) music only for the first two seasons (nothing for the remaining three). Too bad for my favourite tv show :(

I Don't Have That Show.

Installing CENTOS (Linux, Red Hat, 64 Bit)

Finished watching Narcos

I only retained one sentence from this show : ' Lossless O Plomo'

Sure it wasn't Plata o Plomo?

Sure it wasn't Plata o Plomo?

How do you seriously can misunderstand it so bad? There's a heavy difference between those two

Finished encoding the trailer to Beauty and the Beast live action and it looks marvelous!

Hearing the music just brought back sooo many memories when I first watched the animated feature in theaters.
The voice for Beast is very similar to the animated feature.

I can't wait to hear the musical pieces. There better be musical numbers in this one.

I So Want The Music From That Trailer!!! :(

Ripping The Music From The Disney Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoons.

I So Want The Music From That Trailer!!! :(

I'll try to rip it sometime this week. I think it's a Really Slow Motion job.

Thanks Man!

I'll try to rip it sometime this week. I think it's a Really Slow Motion job.

woo.
I'm too busy to rip it atm.

I'm currently working on sorting a complete album for Suicide Squad.

It seems the end credits list less tracks than everything combined.
I think there's a couple tracks on the retail album that aren't credited in the movie credits.

I guess I'll have to watch and find out. :p

1) Find the music order
2) Find music not in movie and move to "bonus" album.
The "I started a joke" cover will be part of the "bonus" album as it's trailer music.
I'll throw in Skeleton's collected works on the trailers, too.

^ That Will Be An Amazing Collection Indeed!

Waiting for class to start.

And the subject of the class?

And the subject of the class?

Technical writing for the workplace. It's a required class for my program. It's easy and I enjoy it. Our final project is a user manual of our choice, I'm going to make one about the applications of spectral parametric equalization and a few other things in Audacity.

Sound - no pun intended - approach. Go with what you know and like or love.

Going To Bed, No More Enegy Today.

Re-ripping music from The Sarah Jane Adventures; I've already finished Prisoner of the Judoon and am almost done with part 1 of The Mad Woman in the Attic.

Watching Korra while I update my inventory lists.

Re-ripping music from The Sarah Jane Adventures; I've already finished Prisoner of the Judoon and am almost done with part 1 of The Mad Woman in the Attic.

Sounds Cool!
I Really Must Try Ripping Some Doctor Who, I Wanna Do The Last S6 Episodes. I Have to Dig The DVDs Out.

Gonna Rip S06E08 Of OUAT, And Maybe Try Some S2 Legends of Tomorrow.


Gonna Re-Up More Stuff Over The Weekend.

Just had lunch with some leftovers in the fridge. Pasta mostly.

All set for my stats midterm.

Drinking Bulletproof coffee.

Trying to sleep but... not yet...

Grabbing dinner. Will post pic after.

baked myself a pizza, eating it at the moment. while desperately looking for my one piece vol. 2 disc to watch it. it was supposed to be in my anime dvd folder but it isnt. the rest of them are but not that one. i would hate to have to aquire those episodes again.

Sorting New Disney Albums and Park Music Into My Library.

Doing my bucket list

what a fucking bummer, disc two of my one piece anime didnt rip correctly so i HAVE to download them all again. fan fucking tastic

Just going in to see fantastic beasts. And just booked tickets for rogue one!

Let us know how the movie was!
I've heard it's iffy at best.