[scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation

2008-07-24 Thread ravenadal
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a result, Batman 4 was actually written with *input* from some toy companies!! How did that work out for them? ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation

2008-07-24 Thread ravenadal
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the way, love the list for this movie, but am I the only guy who just doesn't get why so many men find Rosario Dawson all that? Those lips! Those eyes! (Those breasts! Those thighs!). Rosario Dawson is fine as sunshine. ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculatio

2008-07-24 Thread ravenadal
And, yet, to further illustrate the problems of this genre, Tomb Raider 2 killed the franchise by only taking in $65 million domestically and topping out at $156 mil worldwide. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One reason is the take done on them, they're

RE: [scifinoir2] Do We Need a Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy?

2008-07-24 Thread Martin
Keith, I was laughing a long time *before* that point... quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot;- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 7/23/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculatio

2008-07-24 Thread Martin
No talent hacks... Can I get an amen from the chorus? quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot;- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 7/23/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

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2008-07-24 Thread Martin
No, Keith, you're not. When I saw her in MiB2, I was out-of-my-seat-WOW (as my cousin Buford can testify to). Now, I'm not that moved by her. quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot;- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 7/23/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation

2008-07-24 Thread Martin
As a result, Batman 4 was actually written with *input* from some toy companies. - K Johnson, c.2008 Hu-WHA? H. Farnsworth, c.3000 quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot;- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 7/23/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL

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2008-07-24 Thread Martin
(standing ovation) quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot;- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 7/23/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Do We Need a Christopher Nolan

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2008-07-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
Second Tomb Raider wasn't the best script, but look at it again and note what a good *spy* movie was lurking at its core. I've said since then, Jolie should be setup to be the female answer to Bond. Although I tire of overexposed actors, she's good enough for that track, but you're right,

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation

2008-07-24 Thread Lockhart, Daryle
Just wanna say that Jolie's British accent annoys me to no end. First time was interesting, but now, enough is enough. Jolie is really good as the exotic girl with guns, but Bond is more than a guy with toys and cars. Well, the Bond BOOKS anyway. Daryle On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:31:18

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation

2008-07-24 Thread Mike Street
The flop of Tomb Raider 2 was what cause Halle Berry's James Bonb spin off to get cancelled. And the reason why we won't see a Tomb Raider 3 anytime soon. They spend $118m on TR2 and barely made a profit off the movie. On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 12:31 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Second Tomb

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation

2008-07-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
no chit! -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a result, Batman 4 was actually written with *input* from some toy companies!! How did that work out for them? ~rave! [Non-text

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculatio

2008-07-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
True, it wasn't a very good movie, would have worked best as a spy film. Jolie and Butler were presences in search of a good script, Djimon Honsou wasted again in another African role -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] And, yet, to further

RE: [scifinoir2] Do We Need a Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy?

2008-07-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
you got that right! -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keith, I was laughing a long time *before* that point... My father said, 'When in doubt, castle.- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 7/23/08,

[scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation

2008-07-24 Thread ravenadal
Rosario Dawson is fine as frog hair. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, Keith, you're not. When I saw her in MiB2, I was out-of-my-seat- WOW (as my cousin Buford can testify to). Now, I'm not that moved by her. quot;My father said, #39;When in

[scifinoir2] New Zealand court prohibits parents giving children bizarre names

2008-07-24 Thread ravenadal
(so, does this mean my son won't be able to name my grandson O.K. Wright? ~rave!) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_re_au_an/new_zealand_bizarre _names Judge: Girl's name, Talula Does The Hula, won't do Thu Jul 24, 5:41 AM ET A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation

2008-07-24 Thread Lockhart, Daryle
The real reason behind the flop of Tomb Raider 2 was that the game franchise was irrelevant by the time they released the movie. It would be like releasing a Pitfall! movie now. Now is the time for a HALO series in CGI. I think Hollywod is about to make a huge mistake by doing what it

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation

2008-07-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
I agree about Jolie. She's a good actress but she keeps popping up in all these starring Angelina Jolie roles. I mean, for gosh sakes, she was one of the voices in Kung Fu Panda, which was completely unnecessary! -- Original message -- From: Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL

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2008-07-24 Thread ravenadal
About thirty years ago I created this heroine I named Nailah (she who succeeds). In my manuscript I introduced her thusly: Nailah opened her wide, large bore eyes...she rose to her feet and, moving easy and slow, walked toward her image in the vanity mirror. She had a high forehead but it

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation

2008-07-24 Thread Tracey de Morsella
I agree Garner wasn't the best and the woman on Angel would have been perfect, but with them writing it like a TV movie, they really destroyed its chances - more than the casting.I thought Tomb Raider II was better than Tomb Raider I, but I still think it could have been a stronger franchise

[scifinoir2] Re: The Dirty Secret About Female Superheros

2008-07-24 Thread ravenadal
A prime example of what I describe below is Beatrix Kiddo a.k.a. the Bride who has to be brutally left for dead, her unborn child ripped from her womb and put into a coma before she can become a kick-ass heroine who can carry a $333 million box office franchise. ~(no)rave! --- In

[scifinoir2] Money! Vince Vaughn Best 'Bang for Your Buck' Actor

2008-07-24 Thread ravenadal
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,390202,00.html Forbes: Vince Vaughn Best 'Bang for Your Buck' Actor Thursday , July 24, 2008 Vince Vaughn is the best star for the buck, says Forbes magazine. Vaughn raked in $14.73 of gross income for studios for every dollar he was paid for The Break-up,

[scifinoir2] From Bad to Wurst! McCain counters Obama with trip to Sausage Haus

2008-07-24 Thread ravenadal
From bad to wurst! McCain counters Obama's trip to Germany with visit to Ohio Sausage Haus. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/24/mccain-plays-c... John McCain is still playing catch up to Barack Obama. As the Illinois Democrat speaks before the picturesque Victory Column in Berlin

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2008-07-24 Thread Lockhart, Daryle
The female superhero film argument is destroyed by two pictures - Kill Bill 1 and 2. The Bride is a superhero, just no cape. If we can accept Batman, we can accept Beatrice. And in both pictures cases you have good director and good script. Daryle On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:25:32 -0400,

Re: [scifinoir2] The Dirty Secret About Female Superheros

2008-07-24 Thread Astromancer
Reading that really frightened me, Rave...It reminds me of an English teacher (black) who rejected one of my stories because she could not believe in a black man named 'Kip'...Kip (a black boy) was one of my neighbors growing up...However,my response to the teacher was, Where in the story did I

[scifinoir2] The $7.4 million (Bat)man

2008-07-24 Thread ravenadal
How you can become 'The Dark Knight.' http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-080722-how-to- batman,0,3792080.photogallery

[scifinoir2] Will Smith tops Hollywood earner list

2008-07-24 Thread brent wodehouse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7522308.stm Smith tops Hollywood earner list Will Smith was the highest-paid actor in Hollywood last year, according to US business magazine Forbes. The I Am Legend star earned $80m (£40m) - but Dodgeball star Vince Vaughn proved the best value for

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2008-07-24 Thread brent wodehouse
intervention, but given the horrible names some poor kids have to grow up with I can sometimes understand it. Brent ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (so, does this mean my son won't be able to name my grandson O.K. Wright? ~rave!) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_re_au_an

[scifinoir2] RB Artist Debuts Sci Fi Themed Album- Metropolis

2008-07-24 Thread sincere1906
Janelle Monae has modest sci-fi style POSTED July 23, 12:40 PM photo: http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/jmonae(1).jpg From hip-hop to Broadway to sci-fi, RB artist Janelle Monae's current project, Metropolis is being released in four separate suites. Each album will have

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2008-07-24 Thread Astromancer
Well, I'm not overly WOW'd by Rosario either...However the other Dawson, Roxan, rings my chimes quite nicely...especially in the rare really sexy outfits I've seen her in... “I am me,” said the stranger, “and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street

[scifinoir2] San Diego Comic-Con covered on G4

2008-07-24 Thread Gerald Haynes
Didn't know if this has been mentioned, but G4 is broadcasting from the San Diego Comic-Con today, tomorrow and Sunday.  Gerald Haynes Quotes to live by: Time, Money, and Quality, you may have only two. Never enough time to do it right. Always enough time to do it over. Continual improvement is

[scifinoir2] WarGames: A Look Back at the Film That Turned Geeks and Phreaks Into Stars

2008-07-24 Thread brent wodehouse
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/magazine/16-08/ff_wargames

[scifinoir2] Ebert Reviews New X-Files Film

2008-07-24 Thread sincere1906
I'm glad to see Ebert giving the new X-Files flick 3 1/2 stars. That's pretty decent for a retro flick. What I want to know is, how did rapper Xzibit get a key role playing an FBI agent on here!? Good for him! Sin --- The X-Files: I Want

[scifinoir2] Sci Fi Channel News Eureka and Doctor Who

2008-07-24 Thread Gymfig
This Sunday there will be a Eureka min marathon starting at 9 am. There will also be a mini marathon on Tuesday *according to sci fi.com. Eureka starts again on Tuesday at 9/8c. Don't forget the last two episodes of season of Doctor Who. **Get fantasy football with free

[scifinoir2] Top 10...11...Scientifically Inaccurate Movies

2008-07-24 Thread sincere1906
Another of those silly Top 10 lists that Yahoo puts out... I know I shouldn't click on them but I can't help myself. I think a few of these require a rebuttal... Sin Top 10 Scientifically Inaccurate Movies 07/23/08

[scifinoir2] Jokers invade comic-con

2008-07-24 Thread Mike Street
http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/07/jokers-jokers-e.html

[scifinoir2] Summer of the Superhero

2008-07-24 Thread sincere1906
Summer of the Superhero photo: http://www.thenation.com/images/media/doc/c5b/1216907270- large.jpg Comment By Adam Howard July 23, 2008 http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080804/howard Christian Spiegel, 12, pins on a button while in waiting in line for an Obama event in Jersey City, NJ. It's

RE: [scifinoir2] Do We Need a Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy?

2008-07-24 Thread Astromancer
Hey martin...check out Phase Dance by Pat Metheny...fits the theme too! “I am me,” said the stranger, “and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/24/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] The Dirty Secret About Female Superheros

2008-07-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
great story and very interesting commentary on people. but that being said I really must say I don't think most people hated Catwoman because she's overtly sexual or confident. I don't see any kind of misogynistc bent here. They hated the movie because it's a horrible film, with some of the

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation

2008-07-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
Agree all around -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] I agree Garner wasn't the best and the woman on Angel would have been perfect, but with them writing it like a TV movie, they really destroyed its chances - more than the casting. I

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2008-07-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
i'm trying to figure out how Cameron Diaz earned so much last year. I was never much impressed with her, less so in the last few years. -- Original message -- From: brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7522308.stm Smith tops

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation

2008-07-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
Funny! I'd put Roxanne in the cute category. For Trek women, I'd go with Troi, Jadzia Dax, Cassidy Yates (the term cute as a button comes to mind!) and of course, Uhura. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, I'm not overly WOW'd by Rosario

Re: [scifinoir2] Sci Fi Channel News Eureka and Doctor Who

2008-07-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
Finally a marathon on a weekend day instead of weekdays when most of us can't see them! Looking forward to Eureka coming back though i really hope they're not making it turn as slapstick as it's starting to appear... -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This

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2008-07-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
My issue with Total Recall is how the entire planet of Mars was covered in a breathable oxygen atmosphere in a matter of moments once the machinery was turned on. That would take years, not minutes. The Core--a strong enough magnetic field would sho' 'nuff affect microwaves: magnetism affecting

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2008-07-24 Thread Astromancer
Um...a lot of those movies didn''t require a scientist to figure out how dumb they were... “I am me,” said the stranger, “and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/24/08, sincere1906 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: