Really getting better. Thanks for asking :) Astromancer wrote: > > Thanks...How are you? I hardly get to talk to you nowadays... > > "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com>> wrote: I'm not sure > what these are. they seem related but disconnected. Since I > never played the video game I'm . I plan on renting them at some point. > *Final Fantasy Unlimited - Series (5 Disks) > Final Fantasy V: Legend of the Crystals > Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children > *Fainaru fantajî X -subtitled > Final Fantasy X-2 > > Astromancer wrote: > > > > Sequel to Final Fantasy??? I didn't know they made any more...Were > > they straight-to-video? > > > > "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> > > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com>> wrote: Have you seen > > any of the sequels? > > > > Astromancer wrote: > > > > > > So did I, Tracey... > > > > > > "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> > > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> > > > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com>> wrote: I know everybody > > > hated final fantasy, but I liked it. > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> > <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> > > <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > yeah, i think i or someone else posted about the Uncanny Valley > a few > > > > months ago. it's dead on in a lot of ways. I can remember movies > like > > > > "Dark Crystal", "Final Fantasy", and others where the characters > have > > > > so many human characteristics and are almost human, but kind of > creep > > > > me out.But then, look at how people respond positively to everything > > > > from "ET" to the robot in "Short Circuit". Fascinating concept. > > > > > > > > And on top of everything else, I still like 2D animation, which (he > > > > said for the eleventy-millionth time) i am saddened to see dying out > > > > in the US.... > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > > From: "Justin Mohareb" > > > > > > There's a name for the phenomenon of hyperrealism being unrealistic: > > > > The Uncanny Valley. > > > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley> > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley>> > > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley> > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley>>> > > > > > > > > > > > > My wife wants to see it because of one of hte guys who was in > Robin of > > > > Sherwood, and I wanna see it because of Nekkid Angelina and the > > > > trailer for Cloverfield. > > > > > > > > JJ Mohareb > > > > > > > > On Nov 15, 2007 11:36 PM, > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Anyone plan to see "Beowulf"? I'm intrigued by the story, but > > > frankly a > > > > > little leery of the visual technology Zemeckis is using. The > > so-called > > > > > "Polar Express" look, layering CGI-like effects over real life > > capture > > > > > images, simply looks a little--creepy to me. One problem I > have with > > > > so much > > > > > standard CGI movies like "Final Fantasy" or any of the myriad kid > > > > flicks, is > > > > > that the humans often don't look real. They're stiff, facial and > > body > > > > > muscles not smoothly or realistically drawn. The technology's > > getting > > > > > better, true, but right now some of the characters look like > walking > > > > > corpses. Some of the scenes I've seen from "Beowulf" are no > > different. > > > > > Though better looking than "Polar Express", the characters still > > > > look stiff > > > > > and dead to me.
> > > > > Wonder why they didn't go with live action and then special > > > effects like > > > > > LOTR, or a live action/animation/CGI mix like "Sin City" and > "300"? > > > > > > > > > > And i gotta admit, everytime I see the title character yell > > > > > "I--am--Beowulf!" I keep thinking of Leonidas' "This--is--Sparta!" > > > and i > > > > > laugh. > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. > > > > http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com > <http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com> > > <http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com > <http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com>> > > > <http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com > <http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com> > > <http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com > <http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com>>> > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > "Let’s just saying you know more than you think, but > we’re not > > going > > > to help you figure it out." - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your > homepage. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > "Let’s just saying you know more than you think, but we’re not > going > > to help you figure it out." - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie > > > > --------------------------------- > > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > "Let’s just saying you know more than you think, but we’re not going > to help you figure it out." - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie > > --------------------------------- > Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See > how. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
