Former brineller Stefan Jones sent this about seeing the new SITH flick:
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My manager surprised everyone on the development team with free tickets
to _Revenge_. All of my testing was on automatic today, so why not?
Wonderful eye candy of course. But . . . God. The dialog and acting and
characteri
On May 19, 2005, at 2:53 PM, d.brin wrote:
If you refer anyone on line to rants about this,
here's one recent very colorful one in the New Yorker:
http://www.newyorker.com/critics/cinema/?050523crci_cinema
This is a damn fine piece of writing.
Overall impression:
The general opinion of "Revenge
Dave Land quoted:
>
> On Yodish:
>
> Deepest mind in the galaxy, apparently, and you still express
> yourself like a day-tripper with a dog-eared phrase book. "I
> hope right you are." Break me a fucking give.
>
Stupid this quote is. The right and old galactic standard Yoda
speaks
Oh come on- it was way better than the preceding two, and only a
little worse than ROTJ. But I saw this article in USA Today and I
have to pass it along: apparently some people think Lucas is a liberal
and it reflects in ROTS (incidentally Brin, I am a little surprised
you didn't pick up on the wh
I believe this is spoiler free. But if you're utterly in the dark, read no
more...
IMHO, I agree the dialogue needs improvement, but I think it was better
than Ep.II. There were some parts that were utterly forgettable, but the
rest worked in its own way, even if it wasn't as quotable as the o
Damon Agretto wrote:
I believe this is spoiler free. But if you're utterly in the dark, read
no more...
At this point, the film is as predictable as excrement from a dog. I
laugh at spoiler warnings. It's like the spoiler warnings before the
movie Titanic came out. Anakin becomes Vader, Palpa
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1824&p=.htm
After starting the day with $16,912,367 from midnight shows alone,
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith closed Thursday with
$50,013,859 from an estimated 9,400 screens at 3,661 theaters. That's
the biggest day ever for a single movie i
Damn you George Lucas.
Chinese actress Bai Ling shot a small role in Star Wars 6 as "Senator
Bana Breemu". Ling told one interviewer that "Senator Bana Breemu
helps put Padmé's mind at peace when she's in trouble." In another
interview, she described her character's costume: "I'm all naked with
ta
"It’s one thing to put your faith in a religion founded by a real person
who claimed divine revelation, but it’s something else entirely to have,
as the scripture of your religion, a storyline that you know was made up
by a very nonprophetic human being."
"It’s a terrible thing, I suppose, for
On May 24, 2005, at 1:37 AM, David Land wrote:
"It’s one thing to put your faith in a religion founded by a real
person who claimed divine revelation, but it’s something else entirely
to have, as the scripture of your religion, a storyline that you know
was made up by a very nonprophetic human
On May 24, 2005, at 9:30 AM, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
Heh, quoth the Card:
"As a religion, the Force is just the sort of thing you’d expect a
liberal-minded teenage kid to invent."
As opposed to Mormonism, which was invented by a conservative-minded
teenaged kid, and therefore is True.
OSC
In a message dated 5/24/2005 10:08:59 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Warren Ockrassa wrote:
>OSC has absolutely no business critiquing anyone else's religion or
> philosophy.
Yeah. And he never explained why he gave Columbus a telescope, as well.
Vilyehm
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On May 24, 2005, at 10:07 AM, Dave Land wrote:
On May 24, 2005, at 9:30 AM, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
Heh, quoth the Card:
"As a religion, the Force is just the sort of thing you’d expect a
liberal-minded teenage kid to invent."
As opposed to Mormonism, which was invented by a conservative-mi
I think Mr. Card's main point was that Mormonism (as well as, I suppose,
Islam, Christianity, et al) was at least intended to be taken seriously as
a religion by Jos. Smith, while Jedism is just another sci-fi plot device
gone horribly, horribly wrong.
I think Orson missed the boat on the wh
On May 24, 2005, at 10:47 AM, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
On May 24, 2005, at 10:07 AM, Dave Land wrote:
I think Mr. Card's main point was that Mormonism (as well as, I
suppose,
Islam, Christianity, et al) was at least intended to be taken
seriously
as a religion by Jos. Smith, while Jedism is ju
Warren, do you have a lightsaber?
I am
Mark
- Original Message -
From: Warren Ockrassa
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: Revenge of the REAL George Lucas...
Heh, quoth the Card:
"As a religion, the Force is just the so
On May 24, 2005, at 11:05 AM, Dave Land wrote:
On May 24, 2005, at 10:47 AM, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
On May 24, 2005, at 10:07 AM, Dave Land wrote:
I think Mr. Card's main point was that Mormonism (as well as, I
suppose,
Islam, Christianity, et al) was at least intended to be taken
seriously
On May 24, 2005, at 12:31 PM, Mark wrote:
Warren, do you have a lightsaber?
Let's see ... no, though I've got an old Darth Vader helmet, a more or
less complete collection of the smaller-version TIE toys (fighter,
bomber, advanced, etc.), several Eagles from Space: 1999 (Dinky
versions) and
> "d.brin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For Eps I & II I was very mild mannered. I urged
> people to go matineee after waiting 2 weeks... but
> otherwise enjoy the crap because it's GORGEOUS crap.
> Lucas subsidizes 10% of the best artists on the
> planet.
>
> This time tho... I just can't do
On 5/24/05, Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On May 24, 2005, at 9:30 AM, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
>
> > Heh, quoth the Card:
> >
> > "As a religion, the Force is just the sort of thing you'd expect a
> > liberal-minded teenage kid to invent."
> >
> > As opposed to Mormonism, which was inve
> Gary Denton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >On 5/24/05, Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Let us not disrespect one anothers' pink unicorns.
Please...rose or lavender or even puce
(although Teal is the One True Color)...but *not*
pink!!!
> My shrine to Buffy and Willow is helping me
Deborah Harrell wrote:
>Please...rose or lavender or even puce (although Teal is the One
>True Color)...but *not* pink!!!
How about heliotrope? Or maybe fuschia?
Jim
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Jim Sharkey wrote:
> Deborah Harrell wrote:
>> Please...rose or lavender or even puce (although Teal is the One
>> True Color)...but *not* pink!!!
>
> How about heliotrope? Or maybe fuschia?
>
Open wide and say "Aaaavacado"
xponent
Flora Colors Maru
rob
Robert Seeberger wrote:
>Jim Sharkey wrote:
>>Deborah Harrell wrote:
>>> Please...rose or lavender or even puce (although Teal is the One
>>> True Color)...but *not* pink!!!
>> How about heliotrope? Or maybe fuschia?
>Open wide and say "Aaaavacado"
No, I prefer periwinkle. N
At 02:31 PM Tuesday 5/24/2005, Mark wrote:
Warren, do you have a lightsaber?
I am
Mark
You am a lightsaber?
-- Ronn! :)
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At 04:22 PM Tuesday 5/24/2005, Deborah Harrell wrote:
> Gary Denton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >On 5/24/05, Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Let us not disrespect one anothers' pink unicorns.
Please...rose or lavender or even puce
(although Teal is the One True Color)...but *not*
p
Jim Sharkey wrote:
> Robert Seeberger wrote:
>> Jim Sharkey wrote:
>>> Deborah Harrell wrote:
Please...rose or lavender or even puce (although Teal is the One
True Color)...but *not* pink!!!
>>> How about heliotrope? Or maybe fuschia?
>> Open wide and say "Aaaavacado"
Jim Sharkey wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
Please...rose or lavender or even puce (although Teal is the One
True Color)...but *not* pink!!!
How about heliotrope? Or maybe fuschia?
Jim
Actually, Jim, it's spelled "fuchsia". It's named after a German
botonist by the name of Fuchs.
It's
On May 24, 2005, at 8:22 PM, Julia Thompson wrote:
Actually, Jim, it's spelled "fuchsia". It's named after a German
botonist by the name of Fuchs.
Which, interestingly enough, means "fox". You'd expect him to be into
animal evolution. Oh well. (And it's "botanist", FWIW. ;)
--
Warren Ockr
Warren Ockrassa wrote:
On May 24, 2005, at 8:22 PM, Julia Thompson wrote:
Actually, Jim, it's spelled "fuchsia". It's named after a German
botonist by the name of Fuchs.
Which, interestingly enough, means "fox". You'd expect him to be into
animal evolution. Oh well. (And it's "botanist", F
At 10:22 PM Tuesday 5/24/2005, Julia Thompson wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
Please...rose or lavender or even puce (although Teal is the One True
Color)...but *not* pink!!!
How about heliotrope? Or maybe fuschia?
Jim
Actually, Jim, it's spelled "fuchsia". It's named af
On May 24, 2005, at 8:48 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
It's a very common spelling mistake, one I made all the time until my
mother the linguist told me the etymology of the word, and after
that, I spelled it correctly. (Nothing like the threat of a repeat
lecture!)
Unlike, say, the number o
At 11:00 PM Tuesday 5/24/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
On May 24, 2005, at 8:48 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
It's a very common spelling mistake, one I made all the time until my
mother the linguist told me the etymology of the word, and after that, I
spelled it correctly. (Nothing like the thr
On May 24, 2005, at 9:03 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
Unlike, say, the number of times he heard a play on his name
repeated . . .
What the fuchsia talking about?
Exactly.
Do you think it made him see red?
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http://books.nightwares.com/
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Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: Revenge of the REAL George Lucas...
> At 02:31 PM Tuesday 5/24/2005, Mark wrote:
> >Warren, do you have a lightsaber?
> >
> >I am
> >Mark
>
>
> You am a lightsaber?
>
>
> --
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
>Julia Thompson wrote:
>>(Nothing like the threat of a repeat lecture!)
>Unlike, say, the number of times he heard a play on his name repeated . . .
You have *no* idea...
Let's just say that I had the misfortune of growing up concurrent with Jaws,
CPO Sharkey, Sharkey's
> Behalf Of Jim Sharkey
>
> You have *no* idea...
My last name, though generating a fair share of jokes, wasn't so
bad. The first 50 or so times I heard the phrase "Horny Toad", I
didn't know what "horny" meant! (I had a sheltered upbringing...)
My wife, however, was/is cursed with the last na
Horn, John wrote:
Behalf Of Jim Sharkey
You have *no* idea...
My last name, though generating a fair share of jokes, wasn't so
bad. The first 50 or so times I heard the phrase "Horny Toad", I
didn't know what "horny" meant! (I had a sheltered upbringing...)
My wife, however, was/is cursed
> "Robert G. Seeberger" wrote:
> >Jim Sharkey wrote:
> >> Robert Seeberger wrote:
> >>> Jim Sharkey wrote:
> Deborah Harrell wrote:
> Please...rose or lavender or even puce
> (although Teal is the One
> True Color)...but *not* pink!!!
> >>> How about heliotrope? Or maybe fuschia?
At 03:37 AM Tuesday 5/24/2005, David Land wrote:
"Its one thing to put your faith in a religion founded by a real person
who claimed divine revelation, but its something else entirely to have,
as the scripture of your religion, a storyline that you know was made up
by a very nonprophetic huma
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Ford Vox started a religion in his spare time.
He calls it Universism, and is recruiting atheists, deists, freethinkers
and others who can rally around the notion that no universal religious
truth exists, and that the meaning of existence must be determi
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