Re: Final Fantasy X-2 Re: [scifinoir2] Gonna see "Beowulf"?

2007-11-17 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) 
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] 
> > 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] 
> 
> > > wrote: Have you seen
> > any of the sequels?
> >
> > Astromancer wrote:
> > >
> > > So did I, Tracey...
> > >
> > > "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)"
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> 
> > 
> > > > wrote: I know everybody
> > > hated final fantasy, but I liked it.
> > >
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]  
> 
> >  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 
> 
> >  >
> > >  
> >  >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 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 
> 
> >  >
> > >  
> >  >>
> > > >
> > > > [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 hel

Re: Final Fantasy X-2 Re: [scifinoir2] Gonna see "Beowulf"?

2007-11-17 Thread Astromancer 
Thanks...How are you? I hardly get to talk to you nowadays...

"Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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] 
> > wrote: Have you seen 
> any of the sequels?
>
> Astromancer wrote:
> >
> > So did I, Tracey...
> >
> > "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> 
> > > wrote: I know everybody
> > hated final fantasy, but I liked it.
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]  
>  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 
> 
> >  >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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 
> 
> >  >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
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