Ha-ha, ah man you took me back! Loved Pinky and the Brain! And Tiny Toon Adventures, by the way. I loved when one of the characters would break into hysterics, and then a hand would appear handing them an Oscar. Their music video segment was great too. To this day, I find myself humming "Istanbul/Constantinople!" or Aretha Franklin's "Respect", with an eye to the Tiny Toon's visuals accompanying them.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelwyn" <ravena...@yahoo.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 3:10:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Paul Greengrass quits Bourne 4: Paul Greengrass quits Bourne 4 Wow. I am just Pinky to your Brain! (I guess we can say you have thought about this). ~rave! The Brain: Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? Pinky: I think so, Brain, but if they called them "sad meals" no one would buy them. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: > > > > Yeah, teleportation is a good power, one of my favs too. Allows one to avoid > danger, wreak all kinds of havoc(facing an army? No biggie: just 'port behind > their lines, or 'port a bomb into their midst then skedaddle). I also like > intangibility, as it's a great one for covert ops and resistance (avoidance) > to injury. I like intagibility over invisibility because with the former you > can get into and out of anything, while being invisible doesn't help if you > can't pick the lock on a vault, or can't figure a way to get around pressure > plates or temperature sensors. > > > > I like the standards of strength, speed, and invulnerability too, but I tend > to lean toward powers that are more diverse in usage. Thus, for me it'd be > strong telekenesis (flight, lifting objects, forcefields), or maybe > manipulation of gravity or magnetic fields a la Graviton and Magneto. Those > powers allow one to control just about everything. Also like Storms weather > manipulation, which can be devastating on a large or small scale. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kelwyn" <ravena...@...> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 9:52:23 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Paul Greengrass quits Bourne 4: Paul Greengrass > quits Bourne 4 > >  > > > > > I second the emotion on "Jumper." My daughter and I watch it every time it > comes on. > > (but, then again, teleportation IS my favorite super power). > > ~rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> wrote: > > > > > > > > You know what? I didn't hate "Jumper". It was weak, for sure, but there was > > a lot to like about it. My wife and I saw it with a crowd on a Saturday > > night, and had no regrets. Sure, Sam Jackson overacted, they didn't really > > explain why his group felt Jumpers were an abomination in God's eyes. > > Hayden Christenson is not exactly a scintillating actor, which was a big > > problem. The script was a bit spare, the movie too short, and some key > > things left unfulfilled. (ringing endorsement, eh?!) > > > > > > > > But all that being said, it was still an enjoyable time waster. The jumping > > was good, and the possibilities only hinted at here are limitless. In some > > ways it reminds me of the first X-Men movie, which, while defintely way > > better in comparison, was also a bit rushed, light on plotting, and > > curtailed in storytelling. I'm thinking that, like X2, maybe Jumper 2 can > > round off those rough edges and show the promise I saw and enjoyed in the > > first. > > > > > > > > I have no evidence of this at all, but the first flick seemed to be one of > > those put together after studio/director wrangling, budget issues, > > rewrites, and a rushed shooting schedule. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker013@> > > To: "SciFiNoir2" < scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >, cinque3000@, ggszig@, > > cdemorsella@ > > Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 3:53:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Paul Greengrass quits Bourne 4: Paul Greengrass > > quits Bourne 4 > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > Let's all channel these thoughts... > > > > "Mister Liman... 'Jumper 2' is CRAP... move back to 'Bourne'..." > > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > > > > > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ; cinque3000@; ggszig@; cdemorsella@ > > From: tdlists@ > > Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:48:29 -0800 > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Paul Greengrass quits Bourne 4: Paul Greengrass quits > > Bourne 4 > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > he slow development of the fourth Jason Bourne flick took another hit today > > as director Paul Greengrass - a man as intricately linked to the films as > > star Matt Damon himself - walked out on the project in a row over the > > script. > > > > Details are still sketchy, but it would appear that Greengrass wasn't happy > > when Universal brought in up-and-coming writer Josh Zetumer to work on a > > 'parallel' screenplay for the film, rewriting the one already penned by > > Ocean's 12 's George Nolfi. > > > > Greengrass has already been under pressure from Universal over the way he's > > handled the budget on the forthcoming Green Zone , which has suffered > > reshoots and a $150 million pricetag. > > http://mos.totalfilm.com/images/p/paul-greengrass-quits-bourne-4-00-420-75.jpg > > > > > > If Greengrass has left Bourne 4 for good (and it's early days yet - he > > could be lured back), Damon could well decide to remain loyal to him and > > refuse to shoot with anyone else. > > Pure speculation, of course, but Greengrass has made the franchise his own > > and it's hard to imagine anyone else swinging in to the rescue. > > Unless, that is, Bourne Identity director Doug Liman fancies a break from > > Jumper 2 and mourning his cancelled Knight Rider TV reboot... > >  Without Greengrass, will Bourne be the same? Should Damon stick by his > > side? Sound off below... > > > > > > http://www.totalfilm.com/news/paul-greengrass-quits-bourne-4?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+totalfilm%2Fimdbnews+%28Total+Film+IMDb+aggregate%29 > > > > > > > > > > Get gifts for them and cashback for you. Try Bing now. > > >
