Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Anything that premiers as part of Scifi Channel's most dangerous night of television you should set your lowest expectations. Was the Stir of Echoes sequel Butchered as well? Tracey maidmarian_thepoet wrote: O-M-G! I stepped into this a few minutes late and already it is horrendous.

Re: [scifinoir2] Superman - Doomsday Animated Movie Coming Sept 18

2007-09-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
I'm looking forward to it, despite the changes. Good call on the lines on the face. I hadn't thought about that, but you're right. Now I'm picturing a superman comic with him standing, arm outstretched, a la the Surfer or Galactus. -- Original message -- From: Martin

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread Martin
Can't say, Tracey. Missed that one. And I wanted to see it. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anything that premiers as part of Scifi Channel's most dangerous night of television you should set your lowest expectations. Was the Stir of Echoes sequel

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread Martin
To paraphrase the Biblical quote, I wept. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you beat me to it!! :) It is really, really bad. The only Highlander movie that was good was the first one with Conner McLeod. The others all sucked and this is no exception. One thing I loved

[scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Satu...

2007-09-16 Thread GWashin891
Boy that was crap.All I can say is damn how low the Highlander francise has falling. IMO it now needs a major reboot starting onward from the first movie and the series and ditch every thing else.Otherwise just end it. -GTW ** See what's new at

Re: [scifinoir2] Iron Man Trailer

2007-09-16 Thread Martin
Folks, I fear that I've picked up some disturbing news about this from a friend who runs another website. According to him, this trailer isn't even in the movie, was shot just for ad purposes. http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.html?id=3726 Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Iron Man Trailer

2007-09-16 Thread Justin Mohareb
According to him, one SCENE with IM and jets is not in the movie. And that gets an SFW. JJ Mohareb On 9/16/07, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I fear that I've picked up some disturbing news about this from a friend who runs another website. According to him, this trailer isn't even

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
You guys have *got* to see this Highlander debacle just to laugh/cry at how bad it is! The bad guy--some crap about a Guardian who protects the secrect of the Source--looks like Thomas Hayden Church in his Spidey-3 pumped up bod, with white makeup applied. He moves at superspeed thanks to his

[scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I actually like the series especially after they brought in the Watchers and Adrien Brody. But this was merely silly. Special effects instead of plot. I left after 30 minutes. I didn't even slip back in to see how they ended it.I had a DVD of Hustle, Thank G-d. --- In

[scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I actually liked the series after they bought the Watchers and the character of Methos in. This one lost me after 30 minutes. I didn't even slip back in to see the end. Thank Goodness, I had a DVD of Hustle to watch. At least it was accurately titled. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread Martin
Oh, how I suffered. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You guys have *got* to see this Highlander debacle just to laugh/cry at how bad it is! The bad guy--some crap about a Guardian who protects the secrect of the Source--looks like Thomas Hayden Church in his Spidey-3

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Satu...

2007-09-16 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I only saw the last hour. I woke up early this morning and could not get back to sleep, so I saw part of the encore showing. What a mess. I did not understand the ending. Did that maniac go around dicing up all the immortals so that Duncan could conceive a baby in a bath of light with that

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Satu...

2007-09-16 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Whenever I hear that some of my favorite movies are going to have a sequel on Scifi Channel's most dangerous night of television, I assume that they will be unwatchable. I don't even bother any more. What is disturbing is that these people are not even aspiring for mediocrity-which would not

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
did you watch the whole thing? Please explain the plot to me if so. Some major questions (Spoilers, but it really doesn't matter): 1) Exactly what *is* the Source and where was it? Was it accessed via a portal to another dimension, or does it physically reside on Earth? 2) What the hell did the

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Satu...

2007-09-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
And remember, Tracey, I read this was the first of a *trilogy*! That might explain the abrupt ending--it might, if the rest of the stuff didn't suck! Martin may know more, but what I got was, the Source protects itself against unworthy Immortals accessing it. Its power can give one super

Re: [scifinoir2] Iron Man Trailer

2007-09-16 Thread Martin
Justin, it bothers me. What if you look up a woman on Yahu Personals, and she says that she's five-six, long brown hair and drives a Lamborghini? And, when yous how up for the date, it's five-six after she puts on the six-inch platforms, the long brown hair was from Elmo's Wig Emporium and the

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Satu...

2007-09-16 Thread Martin
Tracey dear, just save your brain cells and draft a letter to Skiffy, demanding that hour of your life back. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I only saw the last hour. I woke up early this morning and could not get back to sleep, so I saw part of the

Re: [scifinoir2] Iron Man Trailer

2007-09-16 Thread Justin Mohareb
You were only happy because of the jet scene? The rest of the trailer, it meant nothing. it was just hey, jets!? You may want to watch Top Gun. JJ Mohareb On 9/16/07, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Justin, it bothers me. What if you look up a woman on Yahu Personals, and she says that

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread Martin
The whole thing. I'm thinking, to my eternal chagrin, that the Source is analogous to something used in a series of movies by a guy named Lucas. (No vomiting smilies when you need them, dangit...) The alignment thing? Probably just to swipe a few million for the FX budget. Plot-wise, maybe to

[scifinoir2] [Fwd: RE: Could we send 'instant' messages across the cosmos?]

2007-09-16 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Original Message Subject:RE: Could we send 'instant' messages across the cosmos? Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:26:39 -0700 From: Chris de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *http://www.newscientist.com/blog/space/* *Could we send 'instant'

[scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Let me know when SciFi makes it up to killer rabbits. We've had alligators, snakes, and every water critter known to man. I guess that they've made it to land now. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But enough of beating a horse that was brought in dead.

RE: [scifinoir2] Forest Whitaker To Do 'MAMBO'

2007-09-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
thanks James, I'll give 'em a read -- Original message -- From: James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] A few links on the differences between film and story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Minority_Report http://jameslandrith.com/content/view/78/44/ Even though it links

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Since they keep doing this type of crap I can only assume that somebody is watch nd somebody is buying and renting. I would love to talk tothose of you who do what to find how wht about these movies is so appealing. maidmarian_thepoet wrote: Let me know when SciFi makes it up to killer

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I was a big fan back in the day. but I don't remember Adrian Brody being in the cast. What part did he play? maidmarian_thepoet wrote: I actually like the series especially after they brought in the Watchers and Adrien Brody. But this was merely silly. Special effects instead of plot. I