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Indiana Jones 4 2007-10-06 19:21:00 There's been a lot of speculation over the years as to what the plot might encompass for the fourth Indiana
Jones film.Here's my theory: IJ4 is set in 1955. At some point during the movie, we'll see a Delorean in the background. Then old man Biff gets out and goes off to take care of some business. Meanwhile, Dr. Jones would investigate the strange vehicle, and end up getting into the Time Machine. Indiana Jones
then travels to 2015 (where old man Biff came from), and gets the rejuvenation treatment that Doc had. Young again, Dr. Jones would be ready for another adventure.In 2015, Dr. Jones meets the Doc, and Doc convinces him to go back to wherever it is he came from, never realizing Biff had originally taken the Delorean (until later, that is). Dr. Jones gets back into the time machine and goes back to 1955, but a glitch sends him to a different time altogether.Then he'd wind up travelling to A Long Time Ago, and meet a previous human civilization that has since either dest
New Movie Headsets 2007-10-15 17:54:00 Would you rather watch a film with friends and family, on a single screen, where you can talk and look at one another? Or would you rather sit back, relax, and watch it on a giant screen a few inches in front of your face, using a pair of glasses that provide you with a completely privatized viewing presentation?Glasses like those are expensive, but I'd love to try a pair. I've heard that even though the "real" screens are tiny, they seem huge when so close up. And a built-in headset would be awesome. You could watch TV in bed without sitting up!Don't fall asleep with them on, though, or else you'll "dream" you're in the movie! Hmm...that might not be a bad idea after all... Read more:Headsets
Terminator's John Connor Never Existed -- In One Universe 2007-10-12 18:39:00 I read a theory a long time ago on Wikipedia that described how things really went down the first time a Terminator
was sent back through time to kill Sarah Connor
. Things were a little different from the movie.In the original timeline, SkyNet went active, and decimated humanity. Kyle Reese led the resistance, and was able to smash SkyNet's defense grid using a virus. Part of the virus included some decoy intelligence used to help keep SkyNet busy thinking about things that never were. The lies that SkyNet learned included info on a legendary figure named John Connor, who was the true leader of the resistance. SkyNet then sent back the first Terminator to 1984, to kill Sarah Connor, the "mother" of the fictional John Connor. Kyle Reese didn't go back through time to save her. In that future, SkyNet won.Meanwhile, back in 1984B, a Terminator chases Sarah Connor, who manages to barely survive. She finds the cyborg's CPU, and with the help of a scientist, she decodes the data a Read more:Universe
Buy A Movie Through Your TV 2007-10-11 17:12:00 Who would have thought 20 years ago that just a few months after a new movie is released, you can pay to see it from the comfort of your own home? No more trips to the video rental store. No more waiting in line to see a new movie in a crowded theatre where the young people next to you repeat every other line in the film. If you can just hold out long enough, you'll be able to watch the relatively new cinematic masterpieces right in your living room. But at what cost?Between $4 and $6 per film, on top of your cable plan. So that's about the price of a single ticket. If you've got a family or some friends with you, that's a good way to save some coinage. And no more price-gouging at the Lobby. You can make your own popcorn, break out the candy bin, and have at it.Sounds great, right? Some say yes. Others argue that you need a home theatre system to get the real benefit and enjoyment. And if you've got a 12-inch television, might as well give in and comply with all the mo
Tango of the Spy: TV's Chuck and "True Lies" 2007-10-10 18:12:00 On a recent episode of TV's "Chuck
," the reluctant spy for which the show is named was instructed that he would be fine at the latest operation, which took place in a high-society ballroom, if he knew how to tango. That reminded me of "True Lies," in which Arnold Schwarzenegger took to tangoing with the various ladies in his life.Chuck, like Arnold, ended up doing the tango with an attractive woman at an event. And Chuck, like Arnold, was quick to learn that she was really the enemy.What really impressed me about the parallel was that in "True Lies," Arnold bends to look at a piece of art in an effort to hide his face from security guards that are on the lookout for a party-crasher. It is at that moment when he meets the woman he ends up tangoing with, the woman who is playing a major role in the work of the bad guys. In "Chuck," our hero was also looking at a piece of art when he met the woman he would soon tango with, and quickly get captured by.I wonder if the writers were watc Read more:Tango
Reaper (TV) vs. Ghost Rider (Movie) 2007-10-17 17:43:00 The new CW show, "Reaper" has a few interesting places where it agrees and disagrees with the "my soul is in the Devil's pocket" storyline. I've enjoyed both, so an exploration will be fun.In "GhostRider
," the guy sells his soul to save his ailing father, who is soon killed anyway.In "Reaper," the guy's parents had already sold his soul before he was even born.In "Ghost Rider
," the guy has powers that are effectively static and cumulative, meaning that they don't change or go away, and he can learn how to use them better and better every time he does the Devil's work.In "Reaper," the guy's powers vary week to week, depending on what villain he's fighting. Every episode there's a new ability that he (so far) seems to have very little control over. It seems like he loses his old powers while gaining new ones, but that is unclear.My hope is that "Reaper" will end up revealing the guy can have every power imaginable, like Peter Petrelli, and only pulls out whichever one is nece
The Last Castle 2007-10-16 17:56:00 A few years ago, when "The Last Castle
" first came out, I thought it would be boring. But the other night I watched it, and I enjoyed it. Robert Redford plays a 3-Star General who is sent to a U.S. military prison. His pride had gotten 8 soldiers killed, and all he wants to do is serve out his sentence. But the corrupt warden's methodology grates on the General, until he finds he can no longer tolerate the crap.Redford rallies the rest of the inmates, all soldiers in their own right, and gives them something worth fighting for. In the end, the inmates take control of the prison.I had thought the film would be more like, "An old man with old values goes to regular prison, and chaos ensues." Instead it was like, "A patriotic man of honor inspires his peers and rights the wrongs he finds inside a military prison."It was great. It makes it clear how power can be abused, and why human rights are an absolute necessity. I'd recommend it.
Will CGI Actors Take Over Some Day? 2007-10-24 18:12:00 With cartoons, you can do anything, but it's not realistic. With live-action, you can be realistic, with limitations on what you can do. Someday, CGI will be so advanced that you'll be able to do anything realistically. Even replace live actors with CGI replicas that look exactly the same.So far, you can still tell when CGI is used. On a recent "Heroes" episode, Claire jumped off the "Hollywood" sign in California. You could tell the version of her falling was CGI, since it didn't look quite right and seemed a little too smooth. But technology keeps advancing, and pretty soon, we won't be able to tell the difference between a real person on TV and a CGI stand-in.When we reach that point, what if reporters are replaced with AI CGI representatives? That's a very big change. I wonder when it will happen...?
People Who Talk During The Movie 2007-10-22 18:39:00 One of my pet peeves is people who deem it necessary to say something in the middle of a movie that we're all watching for the first time. If we've seen it a few times, and there's nothing new on the screen, then sure, talking is fine. But the first time you watch a movie should be sacred.The directors, produces, writers, and actors didn't intend for you to hear your friend's comments during the course of the film. If they did, the remarks would be included in the movie and audible to all. Instead, they planned the film as deeply as they could, putting great attention on the details of each moment, to produce to desired effect. A movie is a piece of art. It is designed to be taken in and enjoyed as is, without any extraneous contributions. A lot of careful planning went into each moment that goes on film, and talking puts all of that effort to waste. It ruins the moment. Talking during a movie that someone hasn't seen before is disrespectful. It's like taking them to t
Acting In A Spielberg Movie Will Mess You Up 2007-10-27 19:41:00 Unless you're prepared for it.Many are aware of "The Spielberg
Effect." A young, inexperienced actor works with a director so brilliant that the film created is a masterpiece, earning the actor and director rave reviews, and skewing the actor's expectations for future projects and directors. Then Spielberg moves on, putting more brilliance up on screens everywhere, while the actor fends for himself working with normal, mortal directors. Nothing quite fits. It's like being a basketball hero, and then getting married to an alcoholic, becoming a salesman, and living the rest of your life in mediocrity. You find yourself wishing you had never "peaked," if only to rewrite your definition of "Hell" from "life as it is now" to "life as it might otherwise be."The Spielberg Effect helps young actors peak before they're experienced enough to understand it. Without a proper context and framework to interpret the event as being extremely rare, they think, "That was easy!", and adjust the Read more:Acting
Is Your Life A Movie? 2007-11-01 20:06:00 I used to wonder if it was possible that each person was starring in a movie or T.V. show without knowing it. This was before I saw, "The Truman Show." I had read science fiction stories, and I remember one in which "animals" at the zoo were really aliens being treated to a tour of earth. They thought humans were the animals, and regarded the bars on their cage as protective implements.I wondered if someone was watching each of us...not God...not Santa...maybe aliens? Or some higher intelligence? Could all human activity just be a haphazard attempt at entertainment?"South Park" did an episode called "Cancelled" in which earth was a T.V. show. I guess others have had the same idea...
Sonic The Hedgehog: The Movie 2007-10-30 18:40:00 I think a movie based on Sonic
would be cool. They already came out with one for the Mario Brothers, and Street Fighter, so why not?With today's special effects, and a good director, I think a movie mixed with CGI and live action would be great. It could tell the basic story of Sonic. How he came to move so quickly, the origin of the rings, and Dr. Robotnik's evil plan to take over!If it did well, a sequel could reveal all the other characters.But if it was done in a certain lower-quality style, it would probably glance over all the material in the Sonic universe at once, giving each character and item enough screen time to be recognized, but not enough to really be developed.Maybe someday the world will be ready for a Sonic movie. Maybe...tomorrow! Read more:Hedgehog
Back To The Future II 2007-11-07 17:14:00 Future Biff travels from 2015 to 1955, giving young Biff knowledge of the next half-century's sports wins. Future Biff returns to Hell-2015. Assumes the life of a very rich man.Meanwhile, back in 1955, Young Biff gets rich. Hell-1985 is born.Doc and Marty leave former-2015 and return to Hell-1985.Doc and Marty leave Hell-1985 and return to normal-1955.They fix things.Return to normal-1985.What of Old Man Biff? He left 1955 for 2015 a little before Doc and Marty arrived.Time travel seems like a computer program. It's like there's an If-Then statement in between Biff's leaving 1955 and arriving at 2015.If {Old Man Biff's efforts in 1955 paid off}Then {Old Man Biff returns to Hell-2015, and is widely acknowledged as the richest man on earth}Else If {Doc and Marty undo the damage in 1955 }Then {Old Man Biff returns to his old, boring 2015 where kids fly around on hover boards }I'll bet as soon as he got back to 2015, he wondered what in the world went wrong. He may have even ma Read more:Future
Robin Hood: Men In Tights 2007-11-06 15:42:00 I saw this movie before I saw "Robin
Hood: Prince of Thieves." I thought it was funny then. Recently I watched the "Prince" version. A few days ago, "Tights
" was on, and I hadn't seen it in a while. There's so much more to a parody film when you are familiar with the work it is lampooning. It was great fun watching "Tights" with a new frame of reference.Most of the jokes, though, didn't necessarily center just on the other "Robin Hood
." But they were all great. This was the film that introduced me to Dave Chappelle. I didn't realize it had been him until a few years ago when "Chappelle Show" was being aired on Comedy Central. When I recognized him, I realized I hadn't seen him in anything in between "Tights" and "Chappelle Show." I wonder why? He's a pretty funny guy.Like the story of Robin Hood, I think "Men In Tights" will remain timeless. Not too many jokes are limited to within one era, and the film is really well-made. Good job!
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