ah ok.....I still remember everything about seeing that film the first time. I was only 7 at the time, but watching it at the Continental Theater in Denver on that massive screen (70mm) changed Sci Fi from that point on.
On Apr 23, 2008, at 1:24 PM, Billy Cox wrote: > I'm old enough to have seen the original Star Wars movie in the > theater - > yes, the version that isn't all fracked up with CGI characters. > > I thought about nominating it, but I didn't have anything clever to > say > about it. Every guy wants an X-wing fighter if only to fly around in > a ship > that looks like a big dick. Plus the only love action that Luke > Skywalker > gets is with his sister. (eww!) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 1:12 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Favorite geek-fantasy movie? > > > How old are you? Star Wars isn't in your list? :) > > > On Apr 23, 2008, at 1:01 PM, Billy Cox wrote: > >> I've nominated a few. Feel free to vote or add your own. >> >> Nominees: >> >> 1. Swordfish - The main character can hack into the department of >> defense in >> a matter of minutes on a laptop he's never used before while having >> a gun >> pointed at his head and getting his knob polished by some nameless >> hottie. >> Oh yeah, and he's good with guns and hand-to-hand combat. >> >> 2. The Matrix - The main character is an over-employed uber hacker >> who also >> happens to be the savior of all humankind. He knows kung fu, goes >> Rodney >> King on Agent Smith and he gets the only eligible female character >> in the >> whole damn movie. >> >> 3. Lord of the Rings trilogy - The main character (Frodo) has the >> physique >> of a true geek, complete with a fat sidekick, seems to avoid killing >> anything in three high-bodycount movies, is always getting *almost* >> killed, >> has to be carried by his friend, only finishes his 'project' because >> of the >> bad guy's stupidity, and still saves entire world. (this would be the >> "do-nothing and still get employee of the year and a big bonus" geek >> fantasy) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:258976 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
