Hey Kepi,
If you have a beef with that thread, by all means post it there…
I had an opinion about this topic, so whatcha gonna do about it?
If you post out of spite, then fine, do it, I don’t give a crap what you do…I can’t stop you.
But your whining about my post is getting old.
Well, First you find another person, usually a member of the opposite sex. Then you both remove your clothing until you are both naked. You should spend some time cuddeling and fondeling the other person, often accompanied by oral stimulation. When you are both ready, the female should spread her legs, and the male would place his penis, which should be engorged with blood by now, into her…
Oh. Sorry. Misread the OP.
Cecil said it. I believe it. That settles it.
You bunch of big whiny bitches…
Here’s what we got:
[ul][li]An OP that asks something that is clearly a matter of opinion, and then[/li]
[li]A bunch of silly-ass cock-knockers who want to turn it into something that is fact based. Shmucks.[/ul][/li]
If someone wants to say that the OP is stupid, fine. So what?
Conversely, if someone wants to say she is fucked up for having that opinion, fine.
But then some of you people start debating whether or not it’s okay to speak your mind in here, and some idiot even said that if you don’t like a thread, then don’t read it… What?!
Do you realize that you are talking about something that is totally a matter of opinion?
And comparing a thread ranting about windows 98 to one ranting about who won an oscar for special effects is retarded. If you need any clarification as to why, raise your hand and I’ll send a monkey over to whack you in the head with a tack hammer because you are a moron.
The point is simply this:
Attacking someone for expressing their opinion is the act of a drooling dipshit.
If you want to take issue with their opinion, great, but don’t be that guy…
“Winners never quit and quitters never win, but those who never win and never quit are idiots.”
What about Georges Melies’ A Trip to the Moon (1902)? http://rhs.jack.k12.wv.us/sthrills/trip_to/trip_to.htm
There was another film in which the director simply mounted the camera on a trolly and had the first “moving camera” shot. This could conceivably be considered a “special effect” for its time.
“I must leave this planet, if only for an hour.” – Antoine de St. Exupéry
Are you a turtle?
Others have already had at you, Max. I'd just add this: You are correct, in stating that for the first time, the "time" stretch was shifted via software. A lovely improvement. It was also believed that such a system was limited to still cameras, when in fact that is not at all true. There is now a system employing motion picture cameras that applies the same visual techniques. The manufacturer even thought that they could not pull focus, and so if they had 40 camera bodies in synch( no mean feat) that they could not pull focus on 40 matched lenses.
Turns out they're wrong. I own two channels of a new follow focus system that could be just as easily used for 40 lenses at once, and matched perfectly. I'm begging the man making this system to pitch it to the Time shifting guys. Imagine.... using that system, and moving it around as well? The mind reels ( pun intended)
Cartooniverse
If you want to kiss the sky, you’d better learn how to kneel.
Aha,
How the hell do you pop the top on a glass of water? What kind of glasses are you drinking from? Is it really a glass, a bottle, or a can? Lets make up ones mind here!
Kinooning it up for 20 years and counting
Sorry, techchick68, but you just make yourself look like a bratty 14-year-old girl by butting into a conversation in which you have no interest and saying, “God, you guys are so gay for, like, watching that stoooopid movie! Fer shur!”
You want to make an ass of yourself, be my guest, but I still maintain if you don’t have an interest in a thread, don’t read it, and surely don’t post to it. Seems like common sense to me.
Esprix
Well, bickering aside, I despised both flicks deeply.
The Phantom Menace did nothing but annoy me frame-by-frame and shot-by-shot while dramatically increasing my hatred for Lucas and his merchandisical pandering and cinematic thievery.
The Matrix wasn’t much better, but at least entertained me. Interesting sci-fi plot and the special effects were fresh, crisp and energetic. I really dug the editing and camera work in the film. It also didn’t have that Jar-Jar abomination, but made up for it with the Supreme Annoyance That Is Keanu, who I am now convinced died halfway through the filming of Bill & Ted’s and has been CGI-preserved on a computer ever since. All of his characters have exactly the same mechanical range of emotion, depth and reaction. It is not humanly possible for a human to be so boring, flat and hollow and still land major film leads.
Let’s hope The Lord of The Rings doesn’t fall into either of these molds.
Yet to be reconciled with the reality of the dark for a moment, I go on wandering from dream to dream.
Esprix,
Loved your little jab over on MPSIMS…cheap shot butthead.
FWIW, whatever your opinion of me, I could care less.
So let it go for God’s sake.
Oooh, “butthead.” Haven’t heard that one since, what, 1992? Clever wit, that… :rolleyes:
And what cheap shot in MPSIMS? I thought we were only bickering here? 
Esprix
Just thought I’d jump into this lovefest with an opinion…
I liked “The Matrix” better than Episode One. I thought it had a kick ass story and awesome effects. I was rooting for it to win, and I’m glad it did.
Keep in mind, I loved Phantom Menace as well. I just liked Episodes IV, V, and VI better.
And, BTW (not that anyone gives a shit), I wanted the “Sixth Sense” to win Best Picture. I loved “American Beauty,” but that kid kicked ass (and he should have beat Michael Caine as well).
Just the opinions of someone who gives a rat’s ass. 
Episode I may have looked neat, but the dialogue was about as interesting and natural as a 1960’s science-for-kids film reel. It was, without a doubt, the cheesiest film I saw in 1999.
Yes, the computer graphics were nice. But that’s it–they were just nice. Fancy, interesting, extensive, expensive, even neat-looking…but not extravagant.
I haven’t even seen The Matrix, but the clips I have seen have had effects that are far more innovative, interesting, creative, and original. I’ve seen spaceships fly through fancy maneuvers before–but what I’ve seen from The Matrix segments is eyebrow-raising.
That, and no one should reward the creation of Jar Jar.
Teaching: The ultimate birth control method.
Which is why it won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects in 1977. The Oscars tend to award innovation over abundance.
JMHO - Both movies sucked the big one.
Ummmm. . . .
Pardon me while I burst into flames.
I love Star Wars but I haven’t seen The Phantom Menace. One look at the commericals and it was hate at first sight!
Now I have heard so many people carry on about their loathing of Jar Jar Binks. What exactly is it about him that inspires such antipathy?
Bitch by Birth
People hate Jar Jar because he talks like a brain-damaged Rastafarian toddler on helium and walks like Easy Reader from the old kids’ show The Electric Company.
Okeeday?
Alright, then. Riddle me this: You’re in a room with Jar-Jar and Barney but your gun has only one buwwet (bullet ala Elmer J. Fudd) left. Who do you shoot?
Bitch by Birth
The only possible solution is to turn the gun on yourself…
“Penises don’t belong in the mouth, girls and boys. You’ve got the wrong hole there. Just like you wouldn’t shove pizza up your nose.”
-From the Brother Jed flyer-
Hmmm. That does have its appeal!
Bitch by Birth
Did you see Cider House Rules? Michael Caine kicked ass in that, and all the kid in the Sixth Sense did was whisper! That’s his acting technique, just whispering!
“I need the biggest seed bell you have. . . no, that’s too big.”–Hans Moleman