Re: [MOPO] off topic but brilliant

2008-07-10 Thread Michael Wong
Hi All, I know it's not just me. Wall-E is a dead copy of Number 5 from Short Circuit (1973?). I saw the filmmaker and clips at Wondercon SF and someone asked him about the similarity to Short Circuit. He claimed ignorance of the other film, not surprising since he said he was trying to

Re: [MOPO] off topic but brilliant

2008-07-10 Thread Jeff Potokar
its like a Mini Me version of number 5... i am surprised they got away with the design..and no one complained about copyright infringement... the head/face is identical. they must have gotten some kind of permission. jeff On Jul 10, 2008, at 12:08 AM, Michael Wong wrote: Hi All, I

Re: [MOPO] off topic but brilliant

2008-07-10 Thread Craig Miller
I haven't seen WALL-E yet but I know a little something of the story. Since Short Circuit is basically our super-soldier/brain enhanced monkey/robot has gotten away and we want to get it back, no matter what or who gets hurt and takes place in contemporary society and WALL-E takes place on a

Re: [MOPO] off topic but brilliant

2008-07-10 Thread Tom Martin
Is wall-e film out yet? I liked short circuit Johnny 5 could be interesting Michael Wong wrote: Hi All, I know it's not just me. Wall-E is a dead copy of Number 5 from Short Circuit (1973?). I saw the filmmaker and clips at Wondercon SF and someone asked him about the similarity to

Re: [MOPO] off topic but brilliant

2008-07-10 Thread Walton, Jeffrey
Of Michael Wong Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 3:09 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] off topic but brilliant Hi All, I know it's not just me. Wall-E is a dead copy of Number 5 from Short Circuit (1973?). I saw the filmmaker and clips at Wondercon SF and someone asked him

Re: [MOPO] off topic but brilliant

2008-07-07 Thread Jeff Potokar
you are right, roger... i think ol' rodx was meaning to write 98 Howitzers and counting silly me... now i get it... :) jeff On Jul 6, 2008, at 9:55 PM, Roger Kim wrote: Jeff, 3,752 zebra stripes and counting. Wheat germ. Sincerely, rk On Jul 6, 2008, at 9:41 PM, Jeff Potokar

[MOPO] off topic but brilliant

2008-07-06 Thread Kirby McDaniel
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Re: [MOPO] off topic but brilliant

2008-07-06 Thread Toochis Morin
- Original Message From: Kirby McDaniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, July 6, 2008 1:18:49 PM Subject: [MOPO] off topic but brilliant http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/opinion/06rich.html?ref=opinion WALL-E FOR PRESIDENT Kirby McDaniel MovieArt Original Film

[MOPO] off topic but brilliant

2008-07-06 Thread rodxmorgan
98 Pulitzers, and counting. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed

Re: [MOPO] off topic but brilliant

2008-07-06 Thread Jeff Potokar
and this refers to what? it's certainly off topic and simply---off. On Jul 6, 2008, at 6:37 PM, rodxmorgan wrote: 98 Pulitzers, and counting. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from