Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - K-20

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
The Returner is on my list as well. I think my list is close to 900 movies now... On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Right off the bat, I want to know how he survived that initial jump without snapping both his ankles... And toss in the fact that

Re: [scifinoir2] Video: F**k Me, Ray Bradbury

2010-08-23 Thread Martin Baxter
I caught this late yesterday, Mr Worf, at Wired News. Too delicious, and the perfect birthday gift for a 90-year-old guy. Hope I'm so lucky... And here's the story behind this, for any interested. http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/08/rachel-bloom-ray-bradbury On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 12:21 AM,

Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - K-20

2010-08-23 Thread Martin Baxter
I loved Returner so much that, ten minutes after seeing it for the first time on PPV, I owned it. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 2:27 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: The Returner is on my list as well. I think my list is close to 900 movies now... On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 10:00 AM,

Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS

2010-08-23 Thread Martin Baxter
Way above the price range of a Poor Black Welshman, that is. And I'm glad I gave up coffee, or that last would've done the trick for me. On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: [Attachment(s) #12a9ba7f2e51ddf3_TopText from Mr. Worf included below]

[scifinoir2] Pirahna 3D's Painful Predecessors: 24 Cheesiest Movies Ever Made

2010-08-23 Thread Martin Baxter
Though Tremors was cheesy goodness... http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/08/cheesiest-sci-fi-films/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - K-20

2010-08-23 Thread Amy Harlib
ahar...@earthlink.net I've seen Returner and yes, it is a very excellent SF action film. Amy From: Martin Baxter Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 6:13 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - K-20 I loved Returner so much that, ten minutes after seeing it for the

[scifinoir2] Movie Review – K-20 Legend of the Mask

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
Movie Review – K-20 Legend of the Mask What a wonderfully refreshing film. Made in Japan, K-20 is an anti-hero similar to Robin Hood that is a mixture of Batman, and the Phantom thrown in. It is believed that K-20 has 20 disguises that he can change into within a blink of the eye. In K-20’s

[scifinoir2] Nanoscale DNA sequencing technique to advance personalized medicine

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
Nanoscale DNA sequencing technique to advance personalized medicine By Darren Quick http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/ *18:35 August 22, 2010* 2 Pictureshttp://www.gizmag.com/nanoscale-dna-sequencing-technique/16103/picture/119543/ [image: Illustration depicting a single strand of DNA

[scifinoir2] One for the road: Researchers develop biofuel from whisky waste

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
One for the road: Researchers develop biofuel from whisky waste By Paul Ridden http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/ *02:55 August 21, 2010* 2 Pictureshttp://www.gizmag.com/whisky-byproduct-biofuel-created/16098/picture/119540/ [image: Inside the biofuel lab: Researchers from Edinburgh

Re: [scifinoir2] Pirahna 3D's Painful Predecessors: 24 Cheesiest Movies Ever Made

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
I can't *believe* they added relatively new movies like Clash of the Titans and Cloverfield, while leaving off some true, time tested classics! To wit, my additions below. And I beg you, please go to the included links and watch the brief trailers. You will *not* be disappointed!: * Night

[scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
There is always one problem with popular/successful movies: the threat of sequels. Sequels have the power to really get movie fans’ blood boiling because unless they are better or as good as the original then they will only crash and burn, and potentially tarnish the credibility of the film it

Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
Well, there is always the $15 a cup tea. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:25 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Way above the price range of a Poor Black Welshman, that is. And I'm glad I gave up coffee, or that last would've done the trick for me. On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 4:58 PM,

Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
I love eating out. And I have to confess, there is a market difference between eating at restaurants that use fresh, high quality food rather than, say iceberg lettuce from cold storage. It's why you can go to a place and eat a smaller meal that consists of high quality food, and yet be more

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
My wife and I have both been suffering from horrible summer colds, so we've been in the house for over a week. This Saturday night, desperately unable to sleep, but too sick to do anything else, I turned the tube to Miss Congeniality 2. I knew it couldn't be as funny as the original--which has

Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS

2010-08-23 Thread Martin Baxter
Mr Worf, I'm expecting that out of Starbucks any time now. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Well, there is always the $15 a cup tea. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:25 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Way above the price range of a Poor

Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS

2010-08-23 Thread Martin Baxter
Keith, I don't get the appeal in those last two at all, and I've had the Bird's Nest Soup. That last... I wonder if those partaking bothered to read the ingredient list or preparation before swallowing. And I've eaten lots of offal in my life, including prairie oysters recently. Call it a VERY

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Martin Baxter
That is all horribly pain-inducing. And, back when I worked for Federated, I learned that one of my fellow supervisors had a role in Jaws: The Revenge (and became a shark snack, if memory serves). Hurt his feelings when I said that I wouldn't see it if I were paid in gold bullion. On Mon, Aug 23,

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Martin Baxter
Apologies for the scream you all heard... On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: My wife and I have both been suffering from horrible summer colds, so we've been in the house for over a week. This Saturday night, desperately unable to sleep, but too

Re: [scifinoir2] Pirahna 3D's Painful Predecessors: 24 Cheesiest Movies Ever Made

2010-08-23 Thread Martin Baxter
As I said in the forum where I first found this link, it's another case of the kids being left alone in the room with Internet access again. No true research done, just names off the tops of their widdle heads. And I laughed just *reading* that synopsis of the scene from Night of the Lepus,

Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
Keith, don't forget the coffee that passes through a Civet. Have you checked out the Cooking Channel? It is similar to the Food Network but more geared toward cooking and gourmet food. On one of the shows they were talking about a gourmet ice cream truck that sells handmade ice cream that

Re: [scifinoir2] One for the road: Researchers develop biofuel from whisky waste

2010-08-23 Thread Martin Baxter
Consider me gobsmacked. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: One for the road: Researchers develop biofuel from whisky waste By Paul Ridden http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/ *02:55 August 21, 2010* 2

Re: [scifinoir2] Nanoscale DNA sequencing technique to advance personalized medicine

2010-08-23 Thread Martin Baxter
Bring. It. On. [?] On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Nanoscale DNA sequencing technique to advance personalized medicine By Darren Quick http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/ *18:35 August 22, 2010* 2

Re: [scifinoir2] Movie Review – K-20 Legend of the Mask

2010-08-23 Thread Martin Baxter
Mr Worf, thanks for the review, and I'm about to chase it down in my area. If I can't find it, then it's off to see my contact at the mall... On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Movie Review – K-20 Legend of the Mask What a wonderfully refreshing film.

Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - K-20

2010-08-23 Thread Martin Baxter
Amy, after talking about it yesterday, I had to put down my pencil and dig out my copy. Left me smiling. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Amy Harlib ahar...@earthlink.net wrote: ahar...@earthlink.net I've seen Returner and yes, it is a very excellent SF action film. Amy *From:* Martin

Re: [scifinoir2] Pirahna 3D's Painful Predecessors: 24 Cheesiest Movies Ever Made

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
Dude, I remember Lepus from when I was a kid, and even then it didn't scare me, but boy was it fun! I mean, you see these bunnies running (hopping?) in slow motion to make them appear more menacing, and obvious bad FX are used to make them appear to be giants. But at least sometimes those

Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
Don't know if I have the Cooking Channel but will check. I am *addicted* to all things frozen: ice cream, gelatto, sherbert, milk shakes, snow cones, ices, etc. I am also convinced that my biochemical makeup has a gene that is a perfect match for vanilla, as the mere smell of vanilla is enough

Re: [scifinoir2] CLASSIC MOVIE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE 60S

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
No offense to any women here, but ah for the days when beauty in an actress wasn't about being skinny, blonde, and athletic looking. Remember when the (white) actresses in TV and film had actual curves, full lips, and were often brunette stunners? Sophia Loren, Racquel Welch, Liz Taylor, even

[scifinoir2] Re: Pirahna 3D's Painful Predecessors: 24 Cheesiest Movies Ever Made

2010-08-23 Thread B Smith
Cloverfield doesn't even belong on this list. There's nothing remotely cheesy about it. Tremors and Slither are campy, horror comedies but no cheese was in sight. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Dude, I remember Lepus from when I was a kid, and even

Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
I think if a dish is difficult to create or has extremely rare and expensive ingredients then its ok, but I don't really think some of the things that are raved about is all that great. It usually comes down to personal pallet and subtle differences in flavorings. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 4:25 PM,

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Adrianne Brennan
They missed Ghostbusters 2, Highlander 2, and the Matrix sequels. ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series:

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
You forgot Highlander 3-5 and Hellraiser 3-6 On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com wrote: They missed Ghostbusters 2, Highlander 2, and the Matrix sequels. ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Adrianne Brennan
There was a Highlander after the third movie? O holy hell. ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series:

[scifinoir2] Apple applies for patent to kill jailbroken devices

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
Apple applies for patent to kill jailbroken devices by Steven Musil http://www.cnet.com/profile/stevenmusil/ - Font size - Print - E-mail - Share - 240 commentshttp://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20014356-37.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0#comments 7 [image: A browser-based iPhone 4

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
- *Highlander: Endgame http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander:_Endgame *, the fourth film - *Highlander: The Sourcehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander:_The_Source *, film spin-off of the television series - *Highlander: The

[scifinoir2] Info about Recalled Eggs

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
Go to this site for information on all brands of eggs affected, and how to read the codes on egg cartons to see if the eggs in your fridge are affected: http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/WhatsNewinFood/ucm223536.htm [AP News] Two large Iowa farms have recalled 550 million eggs because of

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Pirahna 3D's Painful Predecessors: 24 Cheesiest Movies Ever Made

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
Agree on the last two, which is why I questioned the more modern films on here. Was Cloverfield a good movie in your opinion? I avoided it at the theatre because I knew the jerky camera would have had me reeling and retching in my seat. - Original Message - From: B Smith

Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
I just wonder if any extremely rare ingredients convey a taste sensation that's so incredible, or if it's perception. Sometimes food is like art: the value is all in what people say it is. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
Are the Highlander and Hellraiser sequels cheesy, or just plain awful? There's a fine line between so bad it stinks, and so bad it's a camp classic. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 11:02:09 PM

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
Sure. You never saw The Source, the awful TV movie starring Adrian Paul, released a year or two ago? It was really awful. they killed off a couple of cool characters, put up all this foolishness about the Source of Immortality, and gave us a truly horrendous ending. - Original Message

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
They stink. They aren't bad enough to be camp. Maybe in another 20 years? Or after the reboot is released. I think the 4th and 5th just didn't make any sense. There was no continuity between the story lines. One of the movies McCloud was an alien. Another he teams up with another immortal to

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
I'd forgotten the fourth film, in which Connor and Duncan have to fight a mad religious fanatic Immortal who has so many kills--over 600, to the McLeod's 200+ each--that he's all but unstoppable. It was pretty bad, with only the resolution to the problem of this powerful Immortal halfway

Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
I agree. I think I mentioned the foodie restaurant here that one year the guy basically served chittlins, mountain oysters and tripe. For over $100 a plate. We had a good laugh on that. I said that for $20 each they could come by the house and my mom will cook them up something and they can have

Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
Cuz I'm not eating it... On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I agree. I think I mentioned the foodie restaurant here that one year the guy basically served chittlins, mountain oysters and tripe. For over $100 a plate. We had a good laugh on that. I said

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
I think that they just spin a wheel with plot points on it and go from there. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: I'd forgotten the fourth film, in which Connor and Duncan have to fight a mad religious fanatic Immortal who has so many kills--over

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
The weird thing is there's a kind of division between those who follow the films, and those who follow the TV series. I think I saw the TV series first, then caught the first film--the only good one--afterward. The TV series was really well done, with a couple of exceptions. It had great

Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
I hear you! One of the surprising and ironic things going on in food is a turn or return to food that many of us ate out of necessity as kids. This is especially true of blacks, Southerners, and poor country folk. Things like chitlins, pig's feet, hogshead cheese, ox tail, turkey neck, souse

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
I only watched the movies because there wasn't anything on at the time. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: The weird thing is there's a kind of division between those who follow the films, and those who follow the TV series. I think I saw the TV

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Keith Johnson
Yep. And did you ever see that god awful animated Highlander? It took place in the future. I watched maybe one ep and swore off of it forever. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 1:00:48 AM

Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
I think that it is mostly hype. Most of the time they are getting the meat from the same sources. Others try to pretty up the meat by saying they bought it from an organic farm or some other bs. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:06 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: I hear you! One of

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
All I remember seeing was a commercial. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Yep. And did you ever see that god awful animated Highlander? It took place in the future. I watched maybe one ep and swore off of it forever. - Original Message

[scifinoir2] Movie Trailer - UltraMarines

2010-08-23 Thread Mr. Worf
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