This comment probably belongs on the free association thread but here it is anyway. Anne Rice ruined popular vampires. Bram Stoker will poke her in the eyeball when they meet up whereever best selling authors go when they die. I liked Buffy too. What could be better then one regular guy surrounded by hot chicks and nympho girl demons? Throw in some Kung Fu and special effects and you have male fantasy city. The whole idea of the Angel character irritated the snot out of me. Spike was more my idea of the perfect vampire and then they had to go and screw that up. Good vamp movies are very rare these days. It's so simple. Vampires bad; vampire killers tortured and obsessed. Don't mess with it. John Carpenter did a fair job and there are a few similar exceptions but to see a decent vamp flick you have to go back to Hammer Studios. Christopher Lee will always be Dracula for me.
The recent Shadow of the Vampire with Wilhem Dafoe was decent with a nice twist. dj On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 8:13 AM, frantheman <[email protected]>wrote: > > Now Molly, if you had daughters instead of sons, you would have > spontaneously linked to this: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg3fACgr3Wk > > (or, as a (male) friend of mine described it, O.C. California - but > with vampires :-)) > > Francis > > On 18 Aug., 15:01, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > vampires live eternally. Maybe all the ME talk about eternity has got > > you to thinking just how wonderful it could be, once bitten... > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jnlu6irju8 > > > > On Aug 18, 8:06 am, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Very odd then that you would have these ongoing dreams. Maybe they are > > > caused by something that you have hidden in your fully conscious life. > > > I would be interested in knowing what kind of stuff your father did to > > > you, that makes you call him a "bastard". > > > > > I was raised very strictly by my father, and I did not agree with many > > > of his actions. He was extremely dominant and we were raised by the > > > good old adage of "spare the rod and spoil the child". Within a year > > > after moving out of his house, I totally forgave him for all of his > > > perceived negative actions. My twin brother however, still has > > > nightmares about him, and is very sensitive when others act in a > > > dominant fashion, although I am sure he does not specifically > > > attribute this to our father. > > > > > Sometimes things in our past dominate our present and, even though we > > > may not think about them on a daily basis, they can affect our sub- > > > conscious lives. It seems that your nightmares are not directly > > > related to your father, but there is obviously something buried deep > > > inside of you that is disturbing you when your guard is down. That of > > > course is my opinion. > > > > > On Aug 18, 7:48 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > Heh no I'm noramly an insanely happy bloke. I have always had > > > > nightmares, it is one of my earlist memories. My outlook on life can > > > > be described as a little nilhistic, in that I realise that whatever I > > > > do here with my time ultimatly counts for nothing. That is not to > say > > > > that what I do cannot effect others yep of course it can, but you > know > > > > when I'm dead and gone, and all that remember me dead and gone, then > > > > all my works, well they too will be forgotten. > > > > > > I am fine with this though, my life as I live it NOW has meaning, I > do > > > > not feel depressed, I have a great wife, two well adjusted sons, I > get > > > > on well with my family even my father who it must be said is a > > > > bastard, I have nice career going I enjoy my hobbies, I have many, > > > > many friends, and I have faith in a creator God, and after many years > > > > of living rignt on the breadline I have worked hard enough to better > > > > my situation(admitedly only once I had children) and continue to work > > > > to better myself. > > > > > > On 17 Aug, 18:42, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Yikes! Maybe you are spending too much time in ME hahaha. > > > > > > > I am not an expert on dreams, but I would say that an outgoing, > > > > > content individual would probably not have these types of ongoing > > > > > dreams. How would you catagorize your attitude towards life in > > > > > general? Are you shy, insecure, fearful? Is there something in your > > > > > life that really stresses you out, such as your health or religion? > Do > > > > > you watch a lot of soap operas or CNN? (just kidding) ;-] > > > > > > > On Aug 17, 11:07 am, "[email protected]" > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Man anything you can think of I have probaly had nighmares about > it. > > > > > > Two nights ago I was in a den of vampires. > > > > > > > > On 17 Aug, 15:50, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > You do? Wow. Can you give us some details? > > > > > > > > > On Aug 17, 10:08 am, "[email protected]" > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Heh I wonder then could you tell me what some of my dreams > mean? I > > > > > > > > don't dream often, but I nightmare most nights. > > > > > > > > > > On 15 Aug, 10:50, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > You're not a freak, but you do have some inherent fear, > maybe on a > > > > > > > > > personal level. Fear of not being liked, fear of death, for > example. > > > > > > > > > This is why I have stated that I think dreams are > reflective of ones > > > > > > > > > true emotional state. I remember a lot of dreams, and can > only think > > > > > > > > > of a handful of bad dreams that I've had in my life. Why? I > think its > > > > > > > > > because I enjoy a secure and comfortable spirit. Am I > saying you > > > > > > > > > don't? No, maybe you only remember your bad dreams. But > what you say > > > > > > > > > seems to indicate some insecurity, although I cannot > specify what it > > > > > > > > > is. Just my opinion, may be way off, and hopefully I am. > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 15, 3:17 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I very seldom remember my dreams and when I do they are > most often > > > > > > > > > > disturbing. Terrifying sometimes. I have been stabbed > so many times > > > > > > > > > > I've developed an irrational fear of knives being handled > by anyone > > > > > > > > > > besides me. Am I some sort of freak? > > > > > > > > > > > > dj > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 9:12 PM, Slip Disc< > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > D, > > > > > > > > > > > Appreciate your view, freedom from conscious thought. > Dreams are > > > > > > > > > > > definitely as much an outlet as they are an opportunity > for > > > > > > > > > > > introspection. I'm not sure that I would agree that > they represent > > > > > > > > > > > ones true inner feelings, not in the context of what I > was presenting, > > > > > > > > > > > the quantum travel aspect which shifts the "self" into > another gear, > > > > > > > > > > > another consciousness, possibly not your own > consciousness. > > > > > > > > > > > In the dream realm we could be anywhere or anyone at > one time or > > > > > > > > > > > another. I think dreams are more complex than that > which you > > > > > > > > > > > present. Considering the many types of dreams, it > seems that simple > > > > > > > > > > > diagnosis of dreams is not possible or at least not > easily > > > > > > > > > > > interpreted. For one, a premonitory dream would have > nothing > > > > > > > > > > > personally to do with the self if the dream is > portraying an impending > > > > > > > > > > > situation. If you had a dream of someone going into a > club and > > > > > > > > > > > setting off a bomb and then saw the news of it a few > days later, what > > > > > > > > > > > would the dream have to do with "your" inner feelings > or state of well > > > > > > > > > > > being? > > > > > > > > > > > The crux of this thread really is about the parallel > aspect of > > > > > > > > > > > dreaming, the quantum travel in the dream state that is > not possible > > > > > > > > > > > in the conscious realm. > > > > > > > > > > > You are dreaming, you are at a party in Japan, you are > enjoying > > > > > > > > > > > yourself, suddenly you wake up in your bed. Question, > were you really > > > > > > > > > > > there?, is the party still going on even though you > left and in a > > > > > > > > > > > quantum leap returned to the conscious world in which > you physically > > > > > > > > > > > live. However, again, was the person at the party in > Japan really you > > > > > > > > > > > or did you somehow "tune in" to someones consciousness > at a party in > > > > > > > > > > > Japan? > > > > > > > > > > > In our conscious world we can't just say excuse me I > think I'm going > > > > > > > > > > > to go to a party in Japan, see you later. In the dream > realm that is > > > > > > > > > > > exactly what we may be able to do, travel. > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 14, 5:50 am, deripsni <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >> To me, dreams represent the freedom of conscious > thought, and are a > > > > > > > > > > >> sub-concious reflection of ones true inner feelings, > brought to life > > > > > > > > > > >> unimpeded by physcial road blocks. I think they > display the real state > > > > > > > > > > >> of the union of a persons emotional wellbeing. > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Although some of my dreams are similar to idle > contemplation in that > > > > > > > > > > >> they don't have a conceived structure, I consider the > "mood" of the > > > > > > > > > > >> dream to be more relevant than the details, which can > as be bizarre > > > > > > > > > > >> and unworldly as the imagination allows. How one feels > in the dream > > > > > > > > > > >> seems to be reflective of how a person generally > feels. Is the dream > > > > > > > > > > >> happy, fearful, violent, etc.? > > > > > > > > > > > > >> As far as a dream being a connection with another > planet or parallel > > > > > > > > > > >> universe is concerned, I have never felt this to be > the case myself. > > > > > > > > > > >> OBE's are another story, but one isn't > sleeping/dreaming during an > > > > > > > > > > >> OBE. In a dream, one can be wherever their imagination > takes them, but > > > > > > > > > > >> I rather doubt that it is actually travel. I have felt > disorientation, > > > > > > > > > > >> or being in two places at once, but again, not in a > dream. Interesting > > > > > > > > > > >> idea though. > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Aug 13, 7:21 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > The discussion on eternity, time and space sparked a > memory of an old > > > > > > > > > > >> > thread I started back in September 08, and > considering the amount of > > > > > > > > > > >> > new members I thought it would be relevant and > revealing. It seems > > > > > > > > > > >> > the archives in ME have been swiped clean because I > couldn't find any > > > > > > > > > > >> > old threads. So......... > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Are we experiencing quantum travel in our dreams? > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Sometimes I wonder, when I dream and it feels as if > I am physically in > > > > > > > > > > >> > another place, if that dream is a manifestation of > my subconscious > > > > > > > > > > >> > mind > > > > > > > > > > >> > or if I am experiencing a consciousness in a > parallel universe or > > > > > > > > > > >> > within another dimension of our own universe, within > our time or > > > > > > > > > > >> > another time. Recently astronomers found a smaller > version of our own > > > > > > > > > > >> > solar system 5,000 light-years across the galaxy, > this is the first > > > > ... > > > > Erfahren Sie mehr ยป > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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