Re: [scifinoir2] movie review: Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles

2009-09-01 Thread Mr. Worf
I wrote it for an adult group. Kinky people watch movies too... On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Good reviews you're writing, but that's the second time you've complained about a lack of nudity...? :) - Original Message - From: Mr.

Re: [scifinoir2] Movie review: Lady Vengeance

2009-09-01 Thread Mr. Worf
That's what made that shot so unique. It was an unusual scene but it felt very real! You really felt like he was fighting these guys. He wasn't a martial art expert, just a guy that spent his free time working out and preparing himself while he was locked up. (You have to see the movie for it to

Re: [scifinoir2] Disney to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion

2009-09-01 Thread Mr. Worf
I heard that Dreamworks is up for grabs today too. I wonder who will buy them? Microsoft popped into my head, then I threw up a little in my mouth... On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: [Attachment(s) #12373dcfa49e2277_TopText from Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: [AFAMHED] Texas Executed an Innocent Man

2009-09-01 Thread Mr. Worf
We are the one of the few countries that still does the death penalty and it hasn't changed anything. Why are we still doing it? Collectively we have as many people in jail as a large state. On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 9:25 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: It's not just Texas.

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: [AFAMHED] Texas Executed an Innocent Man

2009-09-01 Thread L Freeman
Texas executed an innocent man. In other news, the sky is blue and Dick Cheney is a liar. Seriously though, the only surprise for me on this one is that he wasn't a man of color. I am sure that is a whole other can of worms waiting to be opened. I don't get what the big deal is about Life

Re: [scifinoir2] Disney to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion

2009-09-01 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Dreamworks is not up for grabs. Disney and Reliant ADA (an Indian company) own it. the deal was done last month. On Sep 1, 2009, at 2:34 AM, Mr. Worf wrote: I heard that Dreamworks is up for grabs today too. I wonder who will buy them? Microsoft popped into my head, then I threw up a

RE: [scifinoir2] Disney to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion

2009-09-01 Thread Martin Baxter
Reading that, it's *more* than a little for me... 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: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 31

RE: [scifinoir2] Disney to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion

2009-09-01 Thread Martin Baxter
LMNAATWO!!! Does he smile before he goes feral? 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: keithbjohn...@comcast.net

[scifinoir2] Re: Movie review: Lady Vengeance

2009-09-01 Thread daikaiju66
It's flashier but I think Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance is the better movie. I love the fact that it plays out like a Greek tradgedy. The main characters were good people driven to committing heinous acts that were preventable. They each have a point where if they turned left instead of right none

[scifinoir2] Re: Disney to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion

2009-09-01 Thread daikaiju66
*ahem* The Incredibles *ahem* I was thinking more along the lines of a Fantastic Four or Avengers film done by Brad Bird or some of the other Pixar folks who are big comic heads. -- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@... wrote: Yes we can have Finding Wolverine, The

[scifinoir2] File - SciFiNoir People Profile Form

2009-09-01 Thread scifinoir2
Hi SciFiNoir Family. This is a notice to remind you to Post Your SciFiNoir People Profile on the SciFiNoir People Profile Map. It is a new profile section of our group that enables us to let other members know more about your specific interests in science fiction. If you have a sci-fi

[scifinoir2] Re: FW: [AFAMHED] Texas Executed an Innocent Man

2009-09-01 Thread ravenadal
I sit on the Reader Advisory board for our local newspaper with twelve of my fellow citizen-commentators. We meet monthly. My fellows are bright, intelligent people who all sit and stare at a me blankly whenever I confuse them with the facts. Innocent men have been sent to death row and

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: [AFAMHED] Texas Executed an Innocent Man

2009-09-01 Thread Martin Baxter
rave, I'm taking this as one of those places in life that many people do not and never will get, unless circumstances place them into those sitches. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant

[scifinoir2] Being Human - Grey Ghost

2009-09-01 Thread ravenadal
All I can say about Little Incorporeal Annie's Jean Grey moment in the most recent episode of Being Human is BRAVA! And regarding George's transformation - I am reminded of Wolverine's answer when asked if it hurt when his claws extract: Every time. ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Disney, Marvel write new tale

2009-09-01 Thread ravenadal
My actual newspaper has curriculum vitae for new Disney employees Wolverine, Iron Man, Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk, including aliases, experience, education and special skills. Oddly not included in the on-line version of the story. ~(no)rave! http://omiathu.notlong.com Disney, Marvel

[scifinoir2] James Cameron

2009-09-01 Thread ravenadal
http://chogoi.notlong.com Set to hit the theaters on December 18 is the new film written, directed and produced by James Cameron entitled Avatar. You may remember the small movie he did in 1997 called Titanic. He seemingly disappeared after that incredible success (by far the highest

[scifinoir2] James Cameron's 'Avatar' a symbol of early buzz after preview

2009-09-01 Thread ravenadal
James Cameron's 'Avatar' a symbol of early buzz after preview BY Ethan Sacks and Christina Boyle DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Sunday, August 23rd 2009, 2:52 AM Twentieth Century Fox The sci-fi world was buzzing Saturday after thousands of moviegoers around the world got a sneak preview of James

[scifinoir2] Synergy: Marveling at Disney!

2009-09-01 Thread ravenadal
Marveling at Disney By Christopher Borrelli Tribune reporter September 1, 2009 You know the problem with Pinocchio? He can't manipulate metal with his mind. He doesn't really do anything constructive -- he can't shoot lasers from his chest, he can't fight hoodlums. But Thorocchio, the Puppet

RE: [scifinoir2] Synergy: Marveling at Disney!

2009-09-01 Thread Martin Baxter
LMNAATWO 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:

RE: [scifinoir2] James Cameron's 'Avatar' a symbol of early buzz after preview

2009-09-01 Thread Martin Baxter
H... Harry *likes* it. Says something, as he's been hating on a lot of flicks big time of late. And I liked what I saw from the last online preview I culled, though I managed to miss the one that Siffy tagged into Friday's repeat of Warehouse 13. (As I said in another forum, I think that I

RE: [scifinoir2] James Cameron

2009-09-01 Thread Martin Baxter
I just read something about Sam Worthington somewhere, about his depth of devotion to his work, that he actually has written, on his walls a la John Nash from A Beautiful Mind, diagrams of all of the people (actors and directors) he's either worked with or is going to work with, a crazy-quilt

RE: [scifinoir2] Disney, Marvel write new tale

2009-09-01 Thread Martin Baxter
I had to come back to read this again, with a fully serious eye to the subject (the previous attempts at humor were purely defensive, on all our behalves), and I see this line... Iger said the combination is a perfect fit with Disney... WTF I don't know what they're

[scifinoir2] Re: James Cameron's 'Avatar' a symbol of early buzz after preview

2009-09-01 Thread daikaiju66
I watched the preview online and was underwhelmed but seeing the trailer on the big screen was quite an eye opener. The detail, color and scope play much better at the movies. I just hope the story isn't as trite as Cameron's synopsis made it seem. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: [AFAMHED] Texas Executed an Innocent Man

2009-09-01 Thread Keith Johnson
Yeah, I know. I was born and raised in Texas, after all. My late father ran afoul of its system when trying to vote back in the '40s, and having local officials try to apply a poll tax to him. I dealt with the DWB thing, and have lots of friends who've run afoul of the law in many ways--none to

[scifinoir2] From the Please let them be wrong! Category

2009-09-01 Thread Keith Johnson
You have got to be kidding! I almost walked out of the second Bad Boys, so bad it was with crappy writing, unfunny jokes, over-the-top-but-unmoving noise and explosions. I thought it was the ultimate exercise in bad Hollywood movie making: a film that was louder, more violent, more full of car

RE: [scifinoir2] Being Human - Grey Ghost

2009-09-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella
I'm with you. I LOVE THAT SHOW! Too bad there are only 6 episodes a season. I hear they got approval for season two and tentative approval for season three. I just do not want to have to wait a whole year. Tracey -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Being Human - Grey Ghost

2009-09-01 Thread Mr. Worf
She is also on a show called Wilderness that is on TMC. She has a younger sister that is an actress too. On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: I'm with you. I LOVE THAT SHOW! Too bad there are only 6 episodes a season. I hear they got

RE: [scifinoir2] FW: [AFAMHED] Texas Executed an Innocent Man

2009-09-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella
And you ask me why I do not want to move there. It seems worst than Pennsyltucky, where I am from. That being said, I’ve been to Texas several times and people were very nice to me. However, I never ran afoul of the law From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com