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Posted by Finger on Fri Oct 7th at 5:44am 2005

Ok, let me establish things here. I'm not a fan of TV based, or B level sci-fi. I've never been a big fan of StarTrek, DeepSpace 9, Babylon 5, or any of these types of shows. I never even saw the 'Firefly' series that Serenity was based off. When I saw previews of Serenity, it didn't get my attention, at all. The only thing that prompted me to see it, was the reaction some of my friends had to it.

That said... I LOVED Serenity. I would highly recommend going see this movie in the theatre, with the big picture and big sound. Trust me on this one, It's worth it. If you loved Han Solo, the humor of the original StarWars, and good ole fashion 'bad guys' who aren't afraid to be bad. GO SEE THIS MOVIE!





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Posted by azelito on Fri Oct 7th at 5:54am 2005

This topic is 123 pages long. God damn, how many "few great movies" are there?



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Posted by Agent Smith on Fri Oct 7th at 6:04am 2005

Going to see Serenity tonight, pretty psyched. It's been ages since I've seen a really good sci-fi movie.

Also going to see either Appleseed: The Movie or Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence next week, as they are screening for a limited time in capital cities around Australia. They both look incredible, and I've really been enjoying Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex on tv.



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Posted by Crono on Fri Oct 7th at 8:45am 2005

Both are okay.

Appleseed has the better plot of the two ... Innocence just pissed me off. It looks terrible, for starters. And what I mean by that isn't that there's bad CG ... but it's very obvious what is CG. It doesn't blend together well ... at all. On the other hand Appleseed is all CG and has a pretty good story, it's entertaining. GiS2 takes over half the movie to really get into the plot. There's just intermittent gun fights ... sort of. Over-emphasised slow downs ... blah, I thought it was terrible. The first movie was better ... and better then that is 2nd Gig. So, I'd suggest seeing Appleseed if you were to choose. Come to think of it I may got buy Appleseed if I can find it under $15 with the fancy metal case.

As for Ghost in the Shell 2 ... I wouldn't really care to ever watch it again unless it was edited to make a more coherent plot (The 'just music' version looks ...) As it stands it was just bits and pieces tied together with strings, up until the end, then it still isn't tied together well. And that's not called "mystery", as some people tried to pass it off as ... which is, obviously, BS, since mystery would keep you intrigued ... and give you a natural and unavoidably obvious truth at the end ... It was just a really simple plot wrapped in an overly complex structure. Kind of like the original, but they didn't pull it off ... At all. The ending feels so ridiculously forced. I don't know, the action is cool though. So, I guess that's a plus, but I hated the movie as a whole.

So, yeah, see both if you like, but if you have to choose one ... choose Appleseed. (They're both my Shirow anyway) If you want something that really looks amazing, see Steam Boy, the story and everything is okay, it just looks fantastic ... you just have to stop and go ... "That's CG?!"


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Posted by Underdog on Fri Oct 7th at 11:20am 2005

? quoting azelito
This topic is 123 pages long. God damn, how many "few great movies" are there?

Isn't it apparent. There are exactly as many as it took to get you to reply as well. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_lol.gif">




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Posted by French Toast on Fri Oct 7th at 11:39am 2005

I guess my settings have changed, it's only 62 pages for me <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/sad.gif">




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Posted by Rumple on Fri Oct 7th at 11:48am 2005

Just got back from seeing Serenity, best Sci-fi movie ive seen in ages <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">




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Posted by Agent Smith on Fri Oct 7th at 12:09pm 2005

Beat me to it. It was absolutely awesome, very much in the vein of Star Wars type story and adventure. Easily one of the best Sci-Fi movies/shows I've seen recently, definately better than War of the Worlds. Hopefully it'll be a lesson for Hollywood, you don't need a huge special effects bonanza to make a good sci-fi movie. A solid story makes the movie, not how much you spend on the cgi. Five Stars.

I was leaning towards Appleseed. The trailers looked incredible, an amazing mix of cgi and traditional animation. Unfortunately they don't seem to be around long in cinema's here, and usually only in Dendy cinema's, which show a lot of 'art house' films.



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Posted by Y2kBen_2000 on Fri Oct 7th at 2:57pm 2005

Actually, critics gave Serenity 4/5 stars. . .
However, the viewing public gave it 4.74/5 stars.

The movie is the second highest critic rating in the theatre right now, the first being I believe constant gardener. But serinity has the highest viewer rateing, somthing tell me a bunch of Serenity fans stuffed the polls.

When you work at a theatre on slow days, it get very slow, especially if your the only one schedualed to work box that day.



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Posted by rival on Fri Oct 7th at 5:21pm 2005

hmmm only 19 pages long for me.


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Posted by Crono on Fri Oct 7th at 9:06pm 2005

? quote:
Beat me to it. It was absolutely awesome, very much in the vein of Star
Wars type story and adventure. Easily one of the best Sci-Fi
movies/shows I've seen recently, definately better than War of the
Worlds. Hopefully it'll be a lesson for Hollywood, you don't need a
huge special effects bonanza to make a good sci-fi movie. A solid story
makes the movie, not how much you spend on the cgi. Five Stars.


I was leaning towards Appleseed. The trailers looked incredible, an
amazing mix of cgi and traditional animation. Unfortunately they don't
seem to be around long in cinema's here, and usually only in Dendy
cinema's, which show a lot of 'art house' films.


Mixing? There is no mixing in Appleseed ... it's all cg. It's WAY more obvious when you actually watch it. But, they did a really good job.

I liked War of the Worlds. It's just another adaptation of the same story ... anyway.

You guys have your "post number" set higher per page, that's why there's fewer pages. Mine's 123, since it's set to 15 per page. If you have a slower connection, hint hint Underdog, you should set it to something lower than that, since less posts per page would be loaded (less avatars too ... which you can turn off anyway ... you could block images altogether)

Anyway:

19 pages: you're set to about 100 posts per page.
62 Pages: You're set to about 30 posts per page.

Toast, you were talking about that before, try lowering your number of posts per page (from the control panel on the site) and see if they load faster. It should, since there's less DB accessing going on.


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Posted by French Toast on Fri Oct 7th at 10:30pm 2005

Ahhhh, that's probably why my load times are high... I'll go check it out.




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Posted by French Toast on Sat Oct 8th at 2:11am 2005

Oh, man, I just saw Wallace and Grommit: The curse of the Were-Rabbit, and I must say You have to see this film!

The story, and animation, and humour was all perfect. You have got to see this, it's hilarious. I'd say more about the movie, but I don't want to spoil any of it.

Greatest movie I've seen in some time. Watch it now!




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Posted by wil5on on Sat Oct 8th at 5:42am 2005

I agree with my toasty friend here. Its quite a fun movie.


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Posted by ReNo on Sat Oct 8th at 1:38pm 2005

I saw "Advent Children" and the anime short "Last Order" on a cinema screen with a mate last night, and while it was nice to see it on a big screen, the screen wasn't bright enough which left most of the fight scenes impossible to decipher. Another problem was that there wasn't enough volume - despite being in a cinema of sorts (organised by a uni's anime society) it was left really quiet, rendering the soundtrack almost inaudible and the speech and sound effects just loud enough to hear. When you are at a cinema you really want to be blasted by the sound, but here it was sorely lacking and it detracted from the movie. Watching it at home was a far better experience, but it was a fun night regardless.

As a special treat they were also showing the Appleseed movie at the end, but unfortunately I had a train to catch so couldn't stay for it. Shame really, since people are saying its definately worth watching. Might pick it up when I find some money - my current expendable funds have been decimated <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/sad.gif">




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Posted by Crono on Sat Oct 8th at 9:47pm 2005

Hmm, they probably placed all the speakers in a way that they caused dead waves.

I'm sure they just used loudspeakers or something: which is a bad idea. (That's what most schools have in stock anyway)

As for the brightness, they probably didn't seclude the area well enough ... or if it was completely contained, the bulb in the projector was probably going ... or something like that.

Something I doubt they took into consideration is that with more people in a theater ... the quieter the sound gets. Since, there's more bodies in the room. (or it should anyway)

Reno, find Appleseed at a second hand type place if you can. Then your purchase will feel worth it. It's currently like $20 USD ... not bothering to convert that ... so, that's really not worth it. Finding it used would be better <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">


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Posted by ReNo on Sun Oct 9th at 3:16am 2005

Anime in the UK is horribly priced - if you buy it first hand from a normal entertainment store it WILL cost ?20, with the odd exception such as "buy one get one free" offers during sales or whatever. Mail order is a bit cheaper but since the Appleseed movie is new it will still cost in the region of ?15 or so. I don't really know of anywhere around here that does second hand anime, but lets face it, if money is proving hard to come by, there are always "less expensive" ways to see a film <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">




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Posted by wil5on on Sun Oct 9th at 3:37am 2005

I've seen small bits of Appleseed on tv. I doubt I could sit through more than half an hour of that animation style...


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Posted by Crono on Sun Oct 9th at 5:54am 2005

On TV? You probably saw the old show or movie, which were both, if I'm not mistaken, made in the 80s. This is new, released last year.

And if it is the new version ... what kind of service do you have that allows you to see new anime??

Reno, Yeah, I figured. But, you know what? No need to bitch, because you get all the special edition games and badass artwork! Have you seen American game covers and packages? They're pathetic. A good example is Ico ... this is the American version:

US
UK Limited Edition

Not fair.

Don't even get the option here. And if there is a nice big version of something that comes out, they only make a few thousand (Growlanser Generations. This may not be a good example, because Working Design games never stay around for a long time. Even if they are some of the best games)

Anyway, back to movies.

I just finished watching Back to the Future (again). Dammit. I love that movie, and its sequels. Even the third one (now that I've watched it again). I love all the impossibilities and the racial slurs and all the things that would, could, and never did happen.


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Posted by wil5on on Sun Oct 9th at 6:13am 2005

I mean bits of the new movie, on a movie review show.

Heh, Back to the Future was just on tv here. The first is awesome, the second is cool, the third is ok.




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