Well, the line was a little anti-climactic, if not cheesy. Whether or not it was in the original has no bearing on my opinion of whether it should be there at all. I know that many others shared these sentiments when it came out.

Say what you want, but the Peter Jackson "King Kong" kicks ass (even with the final Jack Black line).

The screened "The Black Hole" at the Arclight in Hollywood last year, which is pretty much the best cinema in L.A....I was super psyched to see a good print on the big screen and the crowd was pretty significant. Best of all, Frodo Baggins himself was there (alone, poor thing) and buying popcorn right in front of me.…

You are really doing yourself a major disservice by not watching the extended editions of LOTR. If you enjoyed the theatrical cuts and you are even a tiny bit a fan of the books, I would recommend hanging up your presumptions and getting to them asap! Even the Gimli comic factor is mellowed out by considerably more…

who is that? I'm ashamed I dont know...

Well also keep in mind that this film has an entire year of post production (and maybe some production) left on it, so I doubt that any of the grander/epic sets are ready for display just yet.

Yeah, exactly! And that line happens to be attached to a video which itself is an almost direct rip-off of a Beyonce video from what, 3 years ago? Redundant electronic sounds does not equal "ahead."

Oh...I never did multiplayer. Just did the storymode, which did seem quite well written, and had satisfying payoffs. I was more than satisfied with the aesthetic too, but again, this is coming from a fair-weather gamer.

I actually really enjoyed that game! Granted I dont play too many games in general, so I'm not a particularly well rounded critic, but I definately found it entertaining where it counted.

Well basically, I color corrected a scene in a way I thought was aesthetically and stylistically to my liking but still being passable as "more-or-less" natural. Our in-house color correctionist did the same. Side by side, his was more complex (which is a given considering his mastering of the actual software) and…

My red-green colorblindness was officially discovered when I was in 7th grade (somehow I missed the "mandatory" color blindness test they supposedly gave kindergartners at my school). When I showed something I was working on over the course of several days to my art teacher she said...."why dont you bring some of…

I loved all of the concepts and tension in River of Gods, but was totally let down by the story arch and anti-climax. But it dripped with awesome visuals and mood, so if that was successfully recreated with a decently coherent script, I think it could seriously be a modern day Blade Runner.

This might be a bit off topic from this post, but as its December/Christmas and yet still 80 degrees in Los Angeles, I'm looking for a good winter themed fantasy/sci book. Something with lots of snow, ice, winter creatures, dark nights, etc. I'm even ok with something in the YA genre for my purposes...

For Your Consideration....

But its listed as " Blindness by Jose Saramago" (despite having a photo from the film) which implies its referring to the novel...which is actually a pretty amazing read.

Yeah, I agree. It was really well made but the premise, and consequently the impact of the work as a whole was....how to put this nicely....a stretch.

yeah, I know. That was kind of my point. The ads in the movie are't "bizarre" and dont provide subplot or strangeness, as Annalee implies. They are an artifact of the time of production and we revere them now mostly because of their retro whimsy.

First off, every minor detail in that film is famous....but the ads are not "papered all over" the station but actually pretty minimal, however retro and fun they are now. They provide zero subplot or strangeness as you imply by using it as an example here (other than to date the movie, however whimsically). If the…

Wait...what "bizarre advertisements in the background" of 2001 are you referring to? Are we talking about the same 2001?....because I dont seem to recall advertisements playing any role in either the book or film...

Ugh. Couldn't they have at least TRIED to composite the live action into the CG somewhat realistically? This has the feel of the "The Storyteller" series by Jim Henson, which gets a pass in the green screen department because it was made in 80's.