True, that's why I put Xavier's powers on my list of some of the best. Although, one issue with telepathy would be range and accuracy. If you're infiltrating a facility, and there are security cameras, but the operator's in another part of the building, you might not be able to locate and wipe his mind in time, nor erase the recording. And then there's those pesky automated systems that you can't mind wipe--unless, like Jean Grey or Psylocke, you're blessed with TK as well as telepathy.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker...@hotmail.com> To: "SciFiNoir2" <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 3:35:34 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Paul Greengrass quits Bourne 4: Paul Greengrass quits Bourne 4 I guess I'm alone in my loathing of "Jumper"... And, in terms of psi-powers, teleportation is keen, but judicious use of telepathy could have its uses. If one wants to infiltrate a facility, one could impose a "blind spot" on everyone inside, exactly the size and shape of the person wielding the power. If one is seen, one could wipe the mind of the person who's seen them, or dredge up a memory of extreme pleasure, pain or fear to distract. Getting vault combos would be a matter of reading minds. And one could convince the head of the facility to bring the desired item out of the facility. "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 From: ravena...@yahoo.com Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 14:52:23 +0000 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 <keithbjohn...@...> 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" <truthseeker...@...> > To: "SciFiNoir2" < scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >, cinque3...@..., ggs...@..., > cdemorse...@... > 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 ; cinque3...@...; ggs...@...; cdemorse...@... > From: tdli...@... > 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. > Windows Live Hotmail gives you a free,exclusive gift. Click here to download.
