Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-07 Thread Martin
Tracey, people look at me funny when I say that, until I quote my favorite 
Dexter ep, DeeDee's Room. Watch it, and you'll see that it's a parody of 
Conrad's Hearts of Darkness, something I didn't read until I was thirty, and 
still don't fully grasp.

Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:  I'm 
a big Dexter fan too!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Powerpuff girls are great, funny as heck. I love Dexter's Laboratory as well. 
 As for the Bourne Ultimatum, maybe it was what i was saying the other day: 
 that it was a really good movie with fantastic fighting and action, but not 
 as rich in plotting and acting as the first one. I like the Bourne Identity 
 because it had the mystery of who Jason was, the suspense of what part 
 Treadstone was playing, etc. It was more satisfying on that level, with a 
 better balance of action and plotting. 

 -- Original message -- 
 From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) 

 
 The following are the movies i saw over the holiday. 

 28 Weeks Later - I'm not a zombie movie fan, but 28 days later was 
 quickly converting me. I saw that as a soon to be classic. @8 weeks 
 later lost me with the scores of thoughtless plotholes and the Rumsfeld 
 like management of the US military 

 First Snow - I really wanted to like this. It was co-written by by the 
 screenwriter of Childrren of Men. After watching this, I'm an even 
 bigger fan of Alfonso Cuarón, because this script with its almost 
 unlikeable hero totally lost me. Where as Children of men villians were 
 even likable 

 Night Watch - After hearing the recommendations made by the group. I 
 rented both Nightwatch and Daywatch. I sometimes like movies simply 
 because they are different. I think Nightwatch falls into that 
 category. I felt like I watch getting a true glimpse into Russian 
 culture. However, I thought this was a bad movie jumbling up every 
 speculative fiction movie cliche into a somewhat jumbled mess. I feel 
 so uncool :( with so many on the list liking it. If possible, it had 
 even more plotholes than 28 weeks 

 Day Watch - I felt this was better made then its predecessor. 
 Unfortunately, I caught a really nasty cold and fell asleep during some 
 of it. When I woke up, I was still able to follow it 

 Stardust - I was surprised that I enjoyed this tongue in cheek fantasy 
 with cross-dressing pirates and sex on the first date princess. It was 
 a fun ride 

 The Invisible - I enjoyed this, but from commentary I read about the 
 swedish book it was adapted from the ending which was unexplained made 
 the hero, his mom and hospital staff seem cold and unfeeling. It also 
 left you not understanding the actions of the villian at the end. So 
 finish the movie thinking WTF?!?! 

 The Bourne Ultimatum - I loved both Bourne 1 and 2 almost equal. 
 Watch them was like eating two great flavors of my favorite upscale ice 
 cream. While Bourne 3 did not disappoint with the cast and storyline, I 
 was not as fired up. I can not tell you why. I did enjoy it though 
 and Damon says he's up for Bourne 4. I will problaby be there 

 Powerpuff Girls Christmas - Brent Wodehouse has been raving about these 
 girls for Years. Since my four year old daughter was starting to get 
 into Batman and Superman, I though I find yer a female superhero and see 
 what Brent was raving about. Well she resisted, but from the intro song 
 they had her. Now shes flying around making specil effects noises 
 telling anyone who will listen that she is a power puff girl. I'm not 
 in love with them like Brent is, but I do like them and enjoy the effect 
 of her. Being a good girl seemed more important after being introduced 
 to her and Angelica on the Rugrats. She loves singing the Powever Puff 
 Girls rap song 

 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End- It Did not have the magic of 
 the first Pirates movies, but it was a great improvement over the second 
 Pirat Movie. I enjoyed it 




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[scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-05 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
The following are the movies i saw over the holiday.

28 Weeks Later  -  I'm not a zombie movie fan, but 28 days later was 
quickly converting me.  I saw that as a soon to be classic.  @8 weeks 
later lost me with the scores of thoughtless plotholes and the Rumsfeld 
like management of the US military

First Snow - I really wanted to like this.  It was co-written by by the 
screenwriter of Childrren of Men.  After watching this, I'm an even 
bigger fan of Alfonso Cuarón, because this script with its almost 
unlikeable hero totally lost me.  Where as Children of men villians were 
even likable

Night Watch - After hearing the recommendations made by the group.  I 
rented both Nightwatch and Daywatch.   I sometimes like movies simply 
because they are different.  I think Nightwatch falls into that 
category.  I felt like I watch getting a true glimpse into Russian 
culture.  However, I thought this was a bad movie   jumbling up every 
speculative fiction movie cliche into a somewhat jumbled mess.  I feel 
so uncool  :(  with so many on the list liking it. If possible, it had 
even more plotholes than 28 weeks

Day Watch - I felt this was better made then its predecessor. 
Unfortunately, I caught a really nasty cold and fell asleep during some 
of it.  When I woke up, I was still able to follow it

Stardust - I was surprised that I enjoyed this tongue in cheek fantasy 
with cross-dressing pirates and sex on the first date princess.   It was 
a fun ride

The Invisible- I enjoyed this, but from commentary I read about the 
swedish book it was adapted from the ending which was unexplained made 
the hero, his mom and hospital staff seem cold and unfeeling.  It also 
left you not understanding the actions of the villian at the end.  So 
finish the movie thinking WTF?!?!

The Bourne Ultimatum  -  I loved both Bourne 1 and 2 almost equal. 
Watch them was like eating  two great flavors of my favorite upscale ice 
cream.  While Bourne 3 did not disappoint with the cast and storyline, I 
was not as fired up.  I can not tell you why.  I did enjoy it though 
and Damon says he's up for Bourne 4.  I will problaby be there

Powerpuff Girls Christmas  - Brent Wodehouse has been raving about these 
girls for Years.  Since my four year old daughter was starting to get 
into Batman and Superman, I though I find yer a female superhero and see 
what Brent was raving about.  Well she resisted, but from the intro song 
they had her.  Now shes flying around making specil effects noises 
telling anyone who will listen that she is a power puff girl.  I'm not 
in love with them like Brent is, but I do like them and enjoy the effect 
of her.  Being a good girl seemed more important after being introduced 
to her and Angelica on the Rugrats.  She loves singing the Powever Puff 
Girls rap song

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End- It Did not have the magic of 
the first Pirates movies, but it was a great improvement over the second 
Pirat Movie.  I enjoyed it



 
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Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-05 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
EVERYBODY REAL MEN WATCH LIFETIME WITH THEIR WIVES !!!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Planned to see several, but my wife wasn't feeling all that hot, so we only 
 saw Juno at the theatre. Very good movie, glad I saw it. Outside of that, i 
 watched a bunch of by-the-numbers westerns and romances on Lifetime and 
 Hallmark Channels, and caught up on recordings of Legion and Batman.

 And yes---i said I watched Lifetime Channel! I'm man enough to be comfortable 
 watching a sappy love story with my wife! :)

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Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-05 Thread Martin
I watch Lifetime, and I'm single. Either that makes me a babe magnet, or it 
keeps me from being pelted with frying pans...

Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:  
 EVERYBODY REAL MEN WATCH LIFETIME WITH THEIR WIVES !!!
 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Planned to see several, but my wife wasn't feeling all that hot, so we only 
  saw Juno at the theatre. Very good movie, glad I saw it. Outside of that, 
  i watched a bunch of by-the-numbers westerns and romances on Lifetime and 
  Hallmark Channels, and caught up on recordings of Legion and Batman.
 
  And yes---i said I watched Lifetime Channel! I'm man enough to be 
  comfortable watching a sappy love story with my wife! :)
 
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  Hey Gang: 
 
  What movies did you watch over the holidays? The would include in the 
  theatre, on DVD, and on TV. What movies did you like and which were duds? 
 
 
 
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Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-05 Thread KeithBJohnson
Powerpuff girls are great, funny as heck. I love Dexter's Laboratory as well. 
As for the Bourne Ultimatum, maybe it was what i was saying the other day: that 
it was a really good movie with fantastic fighting and action, but not as rich 
in plotting and acting as the first one.  I like the Bourne Identity because it 
had the mystery of who Jason was, the suspense of what part Treadstone was 
playing, etc. It was more satisfying on that level, with a better balance of 
action and plotting.  

-- Original message -- 
From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

 The following are the movies i saw over the holiday. 
 
 28 Weeks Later - I'm not a zombie movie fan, but 28 days later was 
 quickly converting me. I saw that as a soon to be classic. @8 weeks 
 later lost me with the scores of thoughtless plotholes and the Rumsfeld 
 like management of the US military 
 
 First Snow - I really wanted to like this. It was co-written by by the 
 screenwriter of Childrren of Men. After watching this, I'm an even 
 bigger fan of Alfonso Cuarón, because this script with its almost 
 unlikeable hero totally lost me. Where as Children of men villians were 
 even likable 
 
 Night Watch - After hearing the recommendations made by the group. I 
 rented both Nightwatch and Daywatch. I sometimes like movies simply 
 because they are different. I think Nightwatch falls into that 
 category. I felt like I watch getting a true glimpse into Russian 
 culture. However, I thought this was a bad movie jumbling up every 
 speculative fiction movie cliche into a somewhat jumbled mess. I feel 
 so uncool :( with so many on the list liking it. If possible, it had 
 even more plotholes than 28 weeks 
 
 Day Watch - I felt this was better made then its predecessor. 
 Unfortunately, I caught a really nasty cold and fell asleep during some 
 of it. When I woke up, I was still able to follow it 
 
 Stardust - I was surprised that I enjoyed this tongue in cheek fantasy 
 with cross-dressing pirates and sex on the first date princess. It was 
 a fun ride 
 
 The Invisible - I enjoyed this, but from commentary I read about the 
 swedish book it was adapted from the ending which was unexplained made 
 the hero, his mom and hospital staff seem cold and unfeeling. It also 
 left you not understanding the actions of the villian at the end. So 
 finish the movie thinking WTF?!?! 
 
 The Bourne Ultimatum - I loved both Bourne 1 and 2 almost equal. 
 Watch them was like eating two great flavors of my favorite upscale ice 
 cream. While Bourne 3 did not disappoint with the cast and storyline, I 
 was not as fired up. I can not tell you why. I did enjoy it though 
 and Damon says he's up for Bourne 4. I will problaby be there 
 
 Powerpuff Girls Christmas - Brent Wodehouse has been raving about these 
 girls for Years. Since my four year old daughter was starting to get 
 into Batman and Superman, I though I find yer a female superhero and see 
 what Brent was raving about. Well she resisted, but from the intro song 
 they had her. Now shes flying around making specil effects noises 
 telling anyone who will listen that she is a power puff girl. I'm not 
 in love with them like Brent is, but I do like them and enjoy the effect 
 of her. Being a good girl seemed more important after being introduced 
 to her and Angelica on the Rugrats. She loves singing the Powever Puff 
 Girls rap song 
 
 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End- It Did not have the magic of 
 the first Pirates movies, but it was a great improvement over the second 
 Pirat Movie. I enjoyed it 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-05 Thread KeithBJohnson
You are too funny! tonight I flipped between the Democratic debate and 
football, and the debate won the evening. The exchange between Clinton, Obama 
and Edwards when she lost her cool, and *both* guys reminded her that she came 
in third in Iowa--priceless! I'm going to look for that scene on the Net. If 
you ddin't see the debate that one exchange is worth watching. It'll probably 
show up on You Tube under a title of something ike Obama and Edwards Gang up 
on Clinton.  Good stuff!  Sitting there, I had a vision of an Obama/Edwards 
ticket. Assuming America could get past its prejudice, that would be a powerful 
ticket, in style if not in full substance.  Another thing I noticed was that 
the candidates--and why was Kucinich exluded?!--kept saying they were for 
Change. Indeed, they all fell all over themselves saying they were for 
change. Primarily, it was all Obama's opponents doing this. So Obama has gotten 
the concept encapsulated in that one word--Change--to become front and cen
ter, with his opponents rushing to prove their for it too. In other words, 
Obama was setting the tone and the directon of the discourse, which is a 
powerful thing.

-- Original message -- 
From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
EVERYBODY REAL MEN WATCH LIFETIME WITH THEIR WIVES !!!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Planned to see several, but my wife wasn't feeling all that hot, so we only 
 saw Juno at the theatre. Very good movie, glad I saw it. Outside of that, i 
 watched a bunch of by-the-numbers westerns and romances on Lifetime and 
 Hallmark Channels, and caught up on recordings of Legion and Batman.

 And yes---i said I watched Lifetime Channel! I'm man enough to be comfortable 
 watching a sappy love story with my wife! :)

 -- Original message -- 
 From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

 
 Hey Gang: 

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 theatre, on DVD, and on TV. What movies did you like and which were duds? 



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Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-05 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I'm a big Dexter fan too!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Powerpuff girls are great, funny as heck. I love Dexter's Laboratory as well. 
 As for the Bourne Ultimatum, maybe it was what i was saying the other day: 
 that it was a really good movie with fantastic fighting and action, but not 
 as rich in plotting and acting as the first one.  I like the Bourne Identity 
 because it had the mystery of who Jason was, the suspense of what part 
 Treadstone was playing, etc. It was more satisfying on that level, with a 
 better balance of action and plotting.  

 -- Original message -- 
 From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

   
 The following are the movies i saw over the holiday. 

 28 Weeks Later - I'm not a zombie movie fan, but 28 days later was 
 quickly converting me. I saw that as a soon to be classic. @8 weeks 
 later lost me with the scores of thoughtless plotholes and the Rumsfeld 
 like management of the US military 

 First Snow - I really wanted to like this. It was co-written by by the 
 screenwriter of Childrren of Men. After watching this, I'm an even 
 bigger fan of Alfonso Cuarón, because this script with its almost 
 unlikeable hero totally lost me. Where as Children of men villians were 
 even likable 

 Night Watch - After hearing the recommendations made by the group. I 
 rented both Nightwatch and Daywatch. I sometimes like movies simply 
 because they are different. I think Nightwatch falls into that 
 category. I felt like I watch getting a true glimpse into Russian 
 culture. However, I thought this was a bad movie jumbling up every 
 speculative fiction movie cliche into a somewhat jumbled mess. I feel 
 so uncool :( with so many on the list liking it. If possible, it had 
 even more plotholes than 28 weeks 

 Day Watch - I felt this was better made then its predecessor. 
 Unfortunately, I caught a really nasty cold and fell asleep during some 
 of it. When I woke up, I was still able to follow it 

 Stardust - I was surprised that I enjoyed this tongue in cheek fantasy 
 with cross-dressing pirates and sex on the first date princess. It was 
 a fun ride 

 The Invisible - I enjoyed this, but from commentary I read about the 
 swedish book it was adapted from the ending which was unexplained made 
 the hero, his mom and hospital staff seem cold and unfeeling. It also 
 left you not understanding the actions of the villian at the end. So 
 finish the movie thinking WTF?!?! 

 The Bourne Ultimatum - I loved both Bourne 1 and 2 almost equal. 
 Watch them was like eating two great flavors of my favorite upscale ice 
 cream. While Bourne 3 did not disappoint with the cast and storyline, I 
 was not as fired up. I can not tell you why. I did enjoy it though 
 and Damon says he's up for Bourne 4. I will problaby be there 

 Powerpuff Girls Christmas - Brent Wodehouse has been raving about these 
 girls for Years. Since my four year old daughter was starting to get 
 into Batman and Superman, I though I find yer a female superhero and see 
 what Brent was raving about. Well she resisted, but from the intro song 
 they had her. Now shes flying around making specil effects noises 
 telling anyone who will listen that she is a power puff girl. I'm not 
 in love with them like Brent is, but I do like them and enjoy the effect 
 of her. Being a good girl seemed more important after being introduced 
 to her and Angelica on the Rugrats. She loves singing the Powever Puff 
 Girls rap song 

 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End- It Did not have the magic of 
 the first Pirates movies, but it was a great improvement over the second 
 Pirat Movie. I enjoyed it 




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Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-05 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I got to see that!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 You are too funny! tonight I flipped between the Democratic debate and 
 football, and the debate won the evening. The exchange between Clinton, Obama 
 and Edwards when she lost her cool, and *both* guys reminded her that she 
 came in third in Iowa--priceless! I'm going to look for that scene on the 
 Net. If you ddin't see the debate that one exchange is worth watching. It'll 
 probably show up on You Tube under a title of something ike Obama and 
 Edwards Gang up on Clinton.  Good stuff!  Sitting there, I had a vision of 
 an Obama/Edwards ticket. Assuming America could get past its prejudice, that 
 would be a powerful ticket, in style if not in full substance.  Another thing 
 I noticed was that the candidates--and why was Kucinich exluded?!--kept 
 saying they were for Change. Indeed, they all fell all over themselves 
 saying they were for change. Primarily, it was all Obama's opponents doing 
 this. So Obama has gotten the concept encapsulated in that one 
 word--Change--to become front a
  nd cen
 ter, with his opponents rushing to prove their for it too. In other words, 
 Obama was setting the tone and the directon of the discourse, which is a 
 powerful thing.

 -- Original message -- 
 From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 EVERYBODY REAL MEN WATCH LIFETIME WITH THEIR WIVES !!!

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   
 Planned to see several, but my wife wasn't feeling all that hot, so we only 
 saw Juno at the theatre. Very good movie, glad I saw it. Outside of that, 
 i watched a bunch of by-the-numbers westerns and romances on Lifetime and 
 Hallmark Channels, and caught up on recordings of Legion and Batman.

 And yes---i said I watched Lifetime Channel! I'm man enough to be 
 comfortable watching a sappy love story with my wife! :)

 -- Original message -- 
 From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 


 
 Hey Gang: 

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Re: Favorite Trek Movie Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-02 Thread KeithBJohnson
i think it's a mistake to choose one or the other. Each character brings 
something to Trek. I can't see Star Trek having worked without the Captain 
Courageous, fierce, ladies man Kirk, as he was the passion and action of the 
series. But, bringing in the cool, cerebral Spock allowed for some 
intelletctual commentary, for tackling issues with logic, not emotion, and, 
curiously, made us look at ourselves as humans more. And, add the third 
character: the all too human McCoy, who represented our fears and doubts, our 
distrust of technology and the other, our wish for things just being simple and 
easy.

I think it was this trifecta helped make Trek not just another scifi show, but 
one with heart and soul: Kirk the swashbuckler, McCoy the gadfly and voice of 
emotion, Spock the voice of reason and logic.  It takes all three to make it 
work, and focusing on any one to the exclusion of others is missing the heart 
of Trek.

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From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Search for Spock did it for me as well. I know you say your shocked 
that Shatner would be excluded from the new Movie because he is the star 
around which the show is based. However, if you look back throughout 
the series and the movies, I think you might see that frequently Spock 
is used to bring characters together, to explain key points of a story 
through his vantage point, or he takes some action that for me often 
drives the story. In Wrath of Khan, he did that famous needs of the 
many line, as you pointed out, The Search for Spock had the emotional 
impact of Kirk and McCoy risking all to save him, and on the voyage 
home, he provided comic relief to show them being the fish out of water 
here on earth in the nineties. While I think Kirk is a key ingredient 
to the Trek legacy that without him it would not likely even exist, I 
think that for some reason Spock touches the fans in a deeper way, if 
that is at all possible for a space western

u...I went off topic. oh well, what are you thoughts?

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 Funny about Bourne: everyone i know or read says the third film is the best 
 in the series. Due to all the amazing action and fight scenes, no doubt. Yet 
 i still think the first film is the best, because along with the action, it 
 had the great suspense and mystery as Jason (and we) tried to figure out who 
 he was. The mix of the suspense, the action, the locales, and his 
 relationship with his lady made that film really enjoyable. I *love* the 
 third film, but it didn't reach me as emotionally as the first.
 this happens to me a lot. For example, from the Star Trek trilogy of films 
 with the OS crew that started with Khan, most people I know love the Trek 
 films Wrath of Khan (great over-the-top action and acting) or The Voyage 
 Home (fun and funny ). I love those, but the one that stays with me most is 
 The Search for Spock with its emotional impact of Kirk and McCoy risking 
 all to save a friend. The beginning of Spock's death replayed on black and 
 white, the obvious sadness of Sarek when he thinks Spock's essence is gone? 
 Powerful. The scene of the Enterprise falling from the sky, Kirk looking at 
 saying My God, Bones, What have i done. Chokes me up even now. Kirk's son 
 David killed. Sad. The Klingon Bird of Prey soaring through the Vulcan skies 
 to Mount
 Seleya? Moving. And the final scene when Spock says Jim...your name is Jim. 
 Sends me soaring. all the action and FX and aliens in those movies, and it's 
 the emotional bits in Search for Spock that i keep going back too.

 Friends will love a movie that's chock full of action and fight and FX, and I 
 may like a similar film that's similarly action-packed but a little deeper 
 emotionally, and they roll their eyes at me.

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 Alvin and the C-Munks (already covered this sordid affair here)

 All 3 Bourne movies (DVD marathon today) - excellent as always

 Over the Hedge - enjoyed this one in the theatre and again on DVD

 Spent the rest of the time on History Channel.

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Re: Favorite Trek Movie Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-02 Thread Martin
Didn't get to the movies during the holidays, owing to a shortage of funds 
(payday's not until tomorrow). I spent my time flitting between football games 
(just to keep track of the scores), the TZ marathon, the LO marathon and the 
Internet.

And, regarding best Trek and Bourne movies, I'm with Keith on the first Bourne 
being the best. It was undiscovered country (no nod to the Trek movie there, 
trust me). All of the action was new, and the Wow! factor was off the meter. 
Best Trek Ever?

Wrath of Khan, hands down. I cried when Spock died. Every man in the theater 
cried. Any man who says that he didn't is lying.

Martin (breaking down right now)

Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:  
 Search for Spock did it for me as well.  I know you 
say your shocked 
 that Shatner would be excluded from the new Movie because he is the star 
 around which the show is based.  However, if you look back throughout 
 the series and the movies, I think you might see that frequently Spock 
 is used to bring characters together, to explain key points of a story 
 through his vantage point, or he takes  some action that for me often 
 drives the story.  In Wrath of Khan, he did that famous needs of the 
 many line, as you pointed out, The Search for Spock had the emotional 
 impact of Kirk and McCoy risking all to save him, and on the voyage 
 home, he provided comic relief to show them being the fish out of water 
 here on earth in the nineties.  While I think Kirk is a key ingredient 
 to the Trek legacy that without him it would not likely even exist, I 
 think that for some reason Spock touches the fans in a deeper way, if 
 that is at all possible for a space western
 
 u...I went off topic.  oh well, what are you thoughts?
 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Funny about Bourne: everyone i know or read says the third film is the best 
  in the series. Due to all the amazing action and fight scenes, no doubt. Yet 
  i still think the first film is the best, because along with the action, it 
  had the great suspense and mystery as Jason (and we) tried to figure out who 
  he was.  The mix of the suspense, the action, the locales, and his 
  relationship with his lady made that film really enjoyable. I *love* the 
  third film, but it didn't reach me as emotionally as the first.
  this happens to me a lot. For example,  from the Star Trek trilogy of films 
  with the OS crew that started with Khan, most people I know love the Trek 
  films Wrath of Khan (great over-the-top action and acting) or The Voyage 
  Home (fun and funny ).   I love those, but the one that stays with me most 
  is The Search for Spock with its emotional impact of Kirk and McCoy 
  risking all to save a friend.The beginning of Spock's death replayed on 
  black and white, the obvious sadness of Sarek when he thinks Spock's essence 
  is gone? Powerful. The scene of the Enterprise falling from the sky, Kirk 
  looking at saying My God, Bones, What have i done. Chokes me up even now. 
  Kirk's son David killed. Sad. The Klingon Bird of Prey soaring through the 
  Vulcan skies to Mount
  Seleya? Moving. And the final scene when Spock says Jim...your name is 
  Jim. Sends me soaring. all the action and FX and aliens in those movies, 
  and it's the emotional bits in Search for Spock that i keep going back too.
 
  Friends will love a movie that's chock full of action and fight and FX, and 
  I may like a similar film that's similarly action-packed but a little deeper 
  emotionally, and they roll their eyes at me.
 
  -- Original message -- 
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Alvin and the C-Munks (already covered this sordid affair here)
 
  All 3 Bourne movies (DVD marathon today) - excellent as always
 
  Over the Hedge - enjoyed this one in the theatre and again on DVD
 
  Spent the rest of the time on History Channel.
 
  __
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  Tracey said:
 

  Hey Gang:
 
  What movies did you watch over the holidays? The would include in the
  
  theatre, on DVD, and on TV. What movies did you like and which were
  duds?

 
 
   
 
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Re: Favorite Trek Movie Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-02 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Good Points.  I love all three.  For some reason, Spock and the Doc more 
than Kirk, but he has a warm spot as well.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 i think it's a mistake to choose one or the other. Each character brings 
 something to Trek. I can't see Star Trek having worked without the Captain 
 Courageous, fierce, ladies man Kirk, as he was the passion and action of the 
 series. But, bringing in the cool, cerebral Spock allowed for some 
 intelletctual commentary, for tackling issues with logic, not emotion, and, 
 curiously, made us look at ourselves as humans more. And, add the third 
 character: the all too human McCoy, who represented our fears and doubts, our 
 distrust of technology and the other, our wish for things just being simple 
 and easy.

 I think it was this trifecta helped make Trek not just another scifi show, 
 but one with heart and soul: Kirk the swashbuckler, McCoy the gadfly and 
 voice of emotion, Spock the voice of reason and logic.  It takes all three to 
 make it work, and focusing on any one to the exclusion of others is missing 
 the heart of Trek.

 -- Original message -- 
 From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Search for Spock did it for me as well. I know you say your shocked 
 that Shatner would be excluded from the new Movie because he is the star 
 around which the show is based. However, if you look back throughout 
 the series and the movies, I think you might see that frequently Spock 
 is used to bring characters together, to explain key points of a story 
 through his vantage point, or he takes some action that for me often 
 drives the story. In Wrath of Khan, he did that famous needs of the 
 many line, as you pointed out, The Search for Spock had the emotional 
 impact of Kirk and McCoy risking all to save him, and on the voyage 
 home, he provided comic relief to show them being the fish out of water 
 here on earth in the nineties. While I think Kirk is a key ingredient 
 to the Trek legacy that without him it would not likely even exist, I 
 think that for some reason Spock touches the fans in a deeper way, if 
 that is at all possible for a space western

 u...I went off topic. oh well, what are you thoughts?

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   
 Funny about Bourne: everyone i know or read says the third film is the best 
 in the series. Due to all the amazing action and fight scenes, no doubt. Yet 
 i still think the first film is the best, because along with the action, it 
 had the great suspense and mystery as Jason (and we) tried to figure out who 
 he was. The mix of the suspense, the action, the locales, and his 
 relationship with his lady made that film really enjoyable. I *love* the 
 third film, but it didn't reach me as emotionally as the first.
 this happens to me a lot. For example, from the Star Trek trilogy of films 
 with the OS crew that started with Khan, most people I know love the Trek 
 films Wrath of Khan (great over-the-top action and acting) or The Voyage 
 Home (fun and funny ). I love those, but the one that stays with me most is 
 The Search for Spock with its emotional impact of Kirk and McCoy risking 
 all to save a friend. The beginning of Spock's death replayed on black and 
 white, the obvious sadness of Sarek when he thinks Spock's essence is gone? 
 Powerful. The scene of the Enterprise falling from the sky, Kirk looking at 
 saying My God, Bones, What have i done. Chokes me up even now. Kirk's son 
 David killed. Sad. The Klingon Bird of Prey soaring through the Vulcan skies 
 to Mount
 Seleya? Moving. And the final scene when Spock says Jim...your name is 
 Jim. Sends me soaring. all the action and FX and aliens in those movies, 
 and it's the emotional bits in Search for Spock that i keep going back too.

 Friends will love a movie that's chock full of action and fight and FX, and 
 I may like a similar film that's similarly action-packed but a little deeper 
 emotionally, and they roll their eyes at me.

 -- Original message -- 
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Alvin and the C-Munks (already covered this sordid affair here)

 All 3 Bourne movies (DVD marathon today) - excellent as always

 Over the Hedge - enjoyed this one in the theatre and again on DVD

 Spent the rest of the time on History Channel.

 __
 James Landrith
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547
 AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159
 MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith
 http://www.linkedin.com/in/jlandrith
 http://www.jameslandrith.com
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 http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/
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 Tracey said:


 
 Hey Gang:

 What movies did you watch over the holidays? The would include in the

   
 theatre, on DVD, and on TV. What movies did you like and which were
 duds?





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RE: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

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Subject: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

Hey Gang:

What movies did you watch over the holidays?  The would include in the
theatre, on DVD, and on TV.  What movies did you like and which were duds?


 
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Re: Favorite Trek Movie Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-02 Thread KeithBJohnson
yeah, i think you need all when possible, Kirk and Spock at the very least. 
That's why i'd like to see Shatner if Nimoy's going to be in it. of course, I 
guess they feel the young Kirk will be getting major play, so i guess that's 
that.
I'm curious to see evil guy Sylar from Heroes as Spock. I've never seen him 
in anything else, but he oozes such psycho creepiness in Heroes, it takes 
effort to see him as a dispassionate Spock.

-- Original message -- 
From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Good Points. I love all three. For some reason, Spock and the Doc more 
than Kirk, but he has a warm spot as well.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 i think it's a mistake to choose one or the other. Each character brings 
 something to Trek. I can't see Star Trek having worked without the Captain 
 Courageous, fierce, ladies man Kirk, as he was the passion and action of the 
 series. But, bringing in the cool, cerebral Spock allowed for some 
 intelletctual commentary, for tackling issues with logic, not emotion, and, 
 curiously, made us look at ourselves as humans more. And, add the third 
 character: the all too human McCoy, who represented our fears and doubts, our 
 distrust of technology and the other, our wish for things just being simple 
 and easy.

 I think it was this trifecta helped make Trek not just another scifi show, 
 but one with heart and soul: Kirk the swashbuckler, McCoy the gadfly and 
 voice of emotion, Spock the voice of reason and logic. It takes all three to 
 make it work, and focusing on any one to the exclusion of others is missing 
 the heart of Trek.

 -- Original message -- 
 From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Search for Spock did it for me as well. I know you say your shocked 
 that Shatner would be excluded from the new Movie because he is the star 
 around which the show is based. However, if you look back throughout 
 the series and the movies, I think you might see that frequently Spock 
 is used to bring characters together, to explain key points of a story 
 through his vantage point, or he takes some action that for me often 
 drives the story. In Wrath of Khan, he did that famous needs of the 
 many line, as you pointed out, The Search for Spock had the emotional 
 impact of Kirk and McCoy risking all to save him, and on the voyage 
 home, he provided comic relief to show them being the fish out of water 
 here on earth in the nineties. While I think Kirk is a key ingredient 
 to the Trek legacy that without him it would not likely even exist, I 
 think that for some reason Spock touches the fans in a deeper way, if 
 that is at all possible for a space western

 u...I went off topic. oh well, what are you thoughts?

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 Funny about Bourne: everyone i know or read says the third film is the best 
 in the series. Due to all the amazing action and fight scenes, no doubt. Yet 
 i still think the first film is the best, because along with the action, it 
 had the great suspense and mystery as Jason (and we) tried to figure out who 
 he was. The mix of the suspense, the action, the locales, and his 
 relationship with his lady made that film really enjoyable. I *love* the 
 third film, but it didn't reach me as emotionally as the first.
 this happens to me a lot. For example, from the Star Trek trilogy of films 
 with the OS crew that started with Khan, most people I know love the Trek 
 films Wrath of Khan (great over-the-top action and acting) or The Voyage 
 Home (fun and funny ). I love those, but the one that stays with me most is 
 The Search for Spock with its emotional impact of Kirk and McCoy risking 
 all to save a friend. The beginning of Spock's death replayed on black and 
 white, the obvious sadness of Sarek when he thinks Spock's essence is gone? 
 Powerful. The scene of the Enterprise falling from the sky, Kirk looking at 
 saying My God, Bones, What have i done. Chokes me up even now. Kirk's son 
 David killed. Sad. The Klingon Bird of Prey soaring through the Vulcan skies 
 to Mount
 Seleya? Moving. And the final scene when Spock says Jim...your name is 
 Jim. Sends me soaring. all the action and FX and aliens in those movies, 
 and it's the emotional bits in Search for Spock that i keep going back too.

 Friends will love a movie that's chock full of action and fight and FX, and 
 I may like a similar film that's similarly action-packed but a little deeper 
 emotionally, and they roll their eyes at me.

 -- Original message -- 
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Alvin and the C-Munks (already covered this sordid affair here)

 All 3 Bourne movies (DVD marathon today) - excellent as always

 Over the Hedge - enjoyed this one in the theatre and again on DVD

 Spent the rest of the time on History Channel.

 __
 James Landrith
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 cell: 

Re: Favorite Trek Movie Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-02 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
i never thought about picking one over the other.  I agree whenever, 
possible get all three, bu if i had to pick one to appear as the old 
guy, mixing with my younger self and well as the younger versions of the 
crew, I would pick Spock, but Kirk would work too. 

I saw the guy who plays Sylar on crossing Jordan and he was good.  My 
problem is even though he looks like Spock, Sylar is such an iconic 
villin on heroes, I find it difficult to see him as any other 
character.  Perhaps, the writer's strike and lack of episodes, will help 
me get visions of Sylar out of my head

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 yeah, i think you need all when possible, Kirk and Spock at the very least. 
 That's why i'd like to see Shatner if Nimoy's going to be in it. of course, I 
 guess they feel the young Kirk will be getting major play, so i guess that's 
 that.
 I'm curious to see evil guy Sylar from Heroes as Spock. I've never seen him 
 in anything else, but he oozes such psycho creepiness in Heroes, it takes 
 effort to see him as a dispassionate Spock.

 -- Original message -- 
 From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Good Points. I love all three. For some reason, Spock and the Doc more 
 than Kirk, but he has a warm spot as well.

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   
 i think it's a mistake to choose one or the other. Each character brings 
 something to Trek. I can't see Star Trek having worked without the Captain 
 Courageous, fierce, ladies man Kirk, as he was the passion and action of the 
 series. But, bringing in the cool, cerebral Spock allowed for some 
 intelletctual commentary, for tackling issues with logic, not emotion, and, 
 curiously, made us look at ourselves as humans more. And, add the third 
 character: the all too human McCoy, who represented our fears and doubts, 
 our distrust of technology and the other, our wish for things just being 
 simple and easy.

 I think it was this trifecta helped make Trek not just another scifi show, 
 but one with heart and soul: Kirk the swashbuckler, McCoy the gadfly and 
 voice of emotion, Spock the voice of reason and logic. It takes all three to 
 make it work, and focusing on any one to the exclusion of others is missing 
 the heart of Trek.

 -- Original message -- 
 From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Search for Spock did it for me as well. I know you say your shocked 
 that Shatner would be excluded from the new Movie because he is the star 
 around which the show is based. However, if you look back throughout 
 the series and the movies, I think you might see that frequently Spock 
 is used to bring characters together, to explain key points of a story 
 through his vantage point, or he takes some action that for me often 
 drives the story. In Wrath of Khan, he did that famous needs of the 
 many line, as you pointed out, The Search for Spock had the emotional 
 impact of Kirk and McCoy risking all to save him, and on the voyage 
 home, he provided comic relief to show them being the fish out of water 
 here on earth in the nineties. While I think Kirk is a key ingredient 
 to the Trek legacy that without him it would not likely even exist, I 
 think that for some reason Spock touches the fans in a deeper way, if 
 that is at all possible for a space western

 u...I went off topic. oh well, what are you thoughts?

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 
 Funny about Bourne: everyone i know or read says the third film is the best 
 in the series. Due to all the amazing action and fight scenes, no doubt. 
 Yet i still think the first film is the best, because along with the 
 action, it had the great suspense and mystery as Jason (and we) tried to 
 figure out who he was. The mix of the suspense, the action, the locales, 
 and his relationship with his lady made that film really enjoyable. I 
 *love* the third film, but it didn't reach me as emotionally as the first.
 this happens to me a lot. For example, from the Star Trek trilogy of films 
 with the OS crew that started with Khan, most people I know love the Trek 
 films Wrath of Khan (great over-the-top action and acting) or The Voyage 
 Home (fun and funny ). I love those, but the one that stays with me most 
 is The Search for Spock with its emotional impact of Kirk and McCoy 
 risking all to save a friend. The beginning of Spock's death replayed on 
 black and white, the obvious sadness of Sarek when he thinks Spock's 
 essence is gone? Powerful. The scene of the Enterprise falling from the 
 sky, Kirk looking at saying My God, Bones, What have i done. Chokes me up 
 even now. Kirk's son David killed. Sad. The Klingon Bird of Prey soaring 
 through the Vulcan skies to Mount
 Seleya? Moving. And the final scene when Spock says Jim...your name is 
 Jim. Sends me soaring. all the action and FX and aliens in those movies, 
 and it's the emotional bits in Search for Spock that i keep going back 
 too.

 

[scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
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Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-01 Thread james
Alvin and the C-Munks (already covered this sordid affair here)

All 3 Bourne movies (DVD marathon today) - excellent as always

Over the Hedge - enjoyed this one in the theatre and again on DVD

Spent the rest of the time on History Channel.

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Tracey said:

 Hey Gang:

 What movies did you watch over the holidays?  The would include in the
theatre, on DVD, and on TV.  What movies did you like and which were
duds?




Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
All good except for Alvin. You know might sentiments on this issue

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Alvin and the C-Munks (already covered this sordid affair here)

 All 3 Bourne movies (DVD marathon today) - excellent as always

 Over the Hedge - enjoyed this one in the theatre and again on DVD

 Spent the rest of the time on History Channel.

 __
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 Tracey said:

   
 Hey Gang:

 What movies did you watch over the holidays?  The would include in the
 
 theatre, on DVD, and on TV.  What movies did you like and which were
 duds?
   



  
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Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-01 Thread Mike Street
Alvin and the Chipmunks = It was for kids...I was just transportation
and movie admission

Panic in Year Zero = Excellent movie!!

The Omega Man = Good movie, I Am Legend is better.

The Last Man on Earth = Good movie

Robot Chicken Season 2 = Funniest show on TV ever. But I'm an 80's kid
so I get all of the references.

F**K: A Documentary = The history of the word fuck. It was good and
pretty funny.


Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
Planned to see several, but my wife wasn't feeling all that hot, so we only saw 
Juno at the theatre. Very good movie, glad I saw it. Outside of that, i 
watched a bunch of by-the-numbers westerns and romances on Lifetime and 
Hallmark Channels, and caught up on recordings of Legion and Batman.

And yes---i said I watched Lifetime Channel! I'm man enough to be comfortable 
watching a sappy love story with my wife! :)

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 Hey Gang: 
 
 What movies did you watch over the holidays? The would include in the 
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Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-01 Thread GWashin891
Mars Rising series on the science channel-had it's faults but still is a good 
series.

Outlaw Star anime series-forgot I brought it but also a good anime series a 
cross between Cowboy Bebop and Firefly (with a lot cooler ship).

And various other crap.


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Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
Funny about Bourne: everyone i know or read says the third film is the best in 
the series. Due to all the amazing action and fight scenes, no doubt. Yet i 
still think the first film is the best, because along with the action, it had 
the great suspense and mystery as Jason (and we) tried to figure out who he 
was.  The mix of the suspense, the action, the locales, and his relationship 
with his lady made that film really enjoyable. I *love* the third film, but it 
didn't reach me as emotionally as the first.
this happens to me a lot. For example,  from the Star Trek trilogy of films 
with the OS crew that started with Khan, most people I know love the Trek films 
Wrath of Khan (great over-the-top action and acting) or The Voyage Home 
(fun and funny ).   I love those, but the one that stays with me most is The 
Search for Spock with its emotional impact of Kirk and McCoy risking all to 
save a friend.The beginning of Spock's death replayed on black and white, 
the obvious sadness of Sarek when he thinks Spock's essence is gone? Powerful. 
The scene of the Enterprise falling from the sky, Kirk looking at saying My 
God, Bones, What have i done. Chokes me up even now. Kirk's son David killed. 
Sad. The Klingon Bird of Prey soaring through the Vulcan skies to Mount
Seleya? Moving. And the final scene when Spock says Jim...your name is Jim. 
Sends me soaring. all the action and FX and aliens in those movies, and it's 
the emotional bits in Search for Spock that i keep going back too.

Friends will love a movie that's chock full of action and fight and FX, and I 
may like a similar film that's similarly action-packed but a little deeper 
emotionally, and they roll their eyes at me.

-- Original message -- 
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Alvin and the C-Munks (already covered this sordid affair here)

All 3 Bourne movies (DVD marathon today) - excellent as always

Over the Hedge - enjoyed this one in the theatre and again on DVD

Spent the rest of the time on History Channel.

__
James Landrith
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547
AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159
MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jlandrith
http://www.jameslandrith.com
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http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/
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Tracey said:

 Hey Gang:

 What movies did you watch over the holidays? The would include in the
theatre, on DVD, and on TV. What movies did you like and which were
duds?



 

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Favorite Trek Movie Re: [scifinoir2] Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Search for Spock did it for me as well.  I know you say your shocked 
that Shatner would be excluded from the new Movie because he is the star 
around which the show is based.  However, if you look back throughout 
the series and the movies, I think you might see that frequently Spock 
is used to bring characters together, to explain key points of a story 
through his vantage point, or he takes  some action that for me often 
drives the story.  In Wrath of Khan, he did that famous needs of the 
many line, as you pointed out, The Search for Spock had the emotional 
impact of Kirk and McCoy risking all to save him, and on the voyage 
home, he provided comic relief to show them being the fish out of water 
here on earth in the nineties.  While I think Kirk is a key ingredient 
to the Trek legacy that without him it would not likely even exist, I 
think that for some reason Spock touches the fans in a deeper way, if 
that is at all possible for a space western

u...I went off topic.  oh well, what are you thoughts?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Funny about Bourne: everyone i know or read says the third film is the best 
 in the series. Due to all the amazing action and fight scenes, no doubt. Yet 
 i still think the first film is the best, because along with the action, it 
 had the great suspense and mystery as Jason (and we) tried to figure out who 
 he was.  The mix of the suspense, the action, the locales, and his 
 relationship with his lady made that film really enjoyable. I *love* the 
 third film, but it didn't reach me as emotionally as the first.
 this happens to me a lot. For example,  from the Star Trek trilogy of films 
 with the OS crew that started with Khan, most people I know love the Trek 
 films Wrath of Khan (great over-the-top action and acting) or The Voyage 
 Home (fun and funny ).   I love those, but the one that stays with me most 
 is The Search for Spock with its emotional impact of Kirk and McCoy risking 
 all to save a friend.The beginning of Spock's death replayed on black and 
 white, the obvious sadness of Sarek when he thinks Spock's essence is gone? 
 Powerful. The scene of the Enterprise falling from the sky, Kirk looking at 
 saying My God, Bones, What have i done. Chokes me up even now. Kirk's son 
 David killed. Sad. The Klingon Bird of Prey soaring through the Vulcan skies 
 to Mount
 Seleya? Moving. And the final scene when Spock says Jim...your name is Jim. 
 Sends me soaring. all the action and FX and aliens in those movies, and it's 
 the emotional bits in Search for Spock that i keep going back too.

 Friends will love a movie that's chock full of action and fight and FX, and I 
 may like a similar film that's similarly action-packed but a little deeper 
 emotionally, and they roll their eyes at me.

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 Alvin and the C-Munks (already covered this sordid affair here)

 All 3 Bourne movies (DVD marathon today) - excellent as always

 Over the Hedge - enjoyed this one in the theatre and again on DVD

 Spent the rest of the time on History Channel.

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 Tracey said:

   
 Hey Gang:

 What movies did you watch over the holidays? The would include in the
 
 theatre, on DVD, and on TV. What movies did you like and which were
 duds?
   


  

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