[scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere
Anyone catch this besides me? Man, this was just awful: cliched, predictable, boring. Some of the stuff that hit me from the start: * Kristanna Loken isn't a very good actress. She was stiff and delivered her lines with all the emotion of a Vulcan. Maybe it was the dialogue and uninspired writing, which were sho' 'nuff problems,but I doubt it. But then, what reason is there to expect the latest Terminator to have acting ability? * Within five minutes of the opening, the show was in one of those cliched (using that word again!) underground rave-type clubs with the pulse-pounding music and young people from Central Casting posing and dancing wildly, while obvious bad guys skulk in their midst doing drug deals. Truly one of the most overused scenes in such shows outside of strip clubs. Booorinng! * The first--and only, I might add--of the good guys to get killed was a brother. Sad thing is, soon as I saw him I thought This show's gonna kill that Black man. Bingo! There is another Brother left, but of course he's older and out of shape, not young and/or hunky like the rest of the cast. he was already punked by Jane. Surprise! * Will someone *Please* teach these new directors that herky-jerky and tilting camera work is *not* a good way to add action to a scene? Just makes it confused and amateurish-looking. Who's running film school these days, Michael Bay?! * The good guys are another one of those shadow-type groups that hang out in a hidden warehouse HQ with high-tech equipment, and who are answerable only to ourselves. How original! * There is of course a resident computer geek, and of course he's the oddball who wears stocking caps, tennis shoes, warmup suits, etc. Just once nowadays I'd like to see an IT expert that's not pushing the Gen Y look. * The doctor on here appears to be Indian or Middle Eastern, but has a British accent. I'm really getting tired of Indian, Pakistani, or Arab characters with British accents. From Bashir on DS9 to Sayid on Lost (who is British in real life and fakes an Iraqi accent) American-produced shows are replete with such characters who speak the Queen's English or their native tongue with such an accent. Is there a reason we can't get actors who actually *sound* like they're from their characters' country of origin? * Man, I think half the profits of the drug trade and the budget of government law enforcement agencies, must go to leather wear! Amazing how every henchman and supposedly underpaid government agent is wearing thousands of dollars worth of leather jackets and pants! Can you tell I wasn't impressed? There were several fights, all of which were dizzying (not in a good way) and too fast-paced. Everyone's too busy posing and speaking bad lines as if they have sticks up their arses. This show reminds me of the late, unlamented Mutant X, and that ain't a good thing. Not sure I'll watch this one again unless it improves drastically or I'm very bored. What did y'all think? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] SciFi Friday is Back
In a message dated 4/13/2007 11:19:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I guess there's still Atlantis. Oh yeah, and Painkiller Jane, which was, well, painful to watch. More on that one later. They should have never switched Battlestar Gallactica and The Dresden Files to Sundays. I could never get into the Stargate Series. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere
In a message dated 4/14/2007 1:16:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: * Kristanna Loken isn't a very good actress. She was stiff and delivered her lines with all the emotion of a Vulcan. Maybe it was the dialogue and uninspired writing, which were should' 'nuff problems,but I doubt it. But then, what reason is there to expect the latest Terminator to have acting ability? I saw the opening ten minutes. I turned it off. They should have kept the actress that played her in the original TV movie. If not, they should have found someone else. I knew that people were not going to like it. The previews looked horrible. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
[scifinoir2] Re: SciFi Friday is Back
yeah scifi friday's should be for space type shows. i feel your pain on the sg-1 series tho. they spent alot of time getting the show from just another b-scifi tvshow to something that was actually enjoyable to watch. and then for whatever reason. richard dean anderson decides to take less of a role in the story. and we're left with ben browder. unlike joe flanigan which was able to take some of oneal's charactisitcs and create a completely unique character with sheppard (say where's my power bar). i think the downfall of the sg1 series is that it relied too much on the oneal character to carry the show. once he was gone the show pretty much died with him. of course screwing with the gould metaplot didn't help any either. don't get me wrong the ori are growing on me, but they're too mystical. the gould made for better villians, altho the wraith are a close second. the only problem i have with atlantis is the replacement of lt ford with ronan. to me they took the easy way out. it was a quick fix of the lack of character development of rainbow sun francks character. it's kind of like ensign kim in star trek: voyager. but i'm starting to ramble. the point is that fridays should have space shows. voyager, enterprise, space: above and beyond (speaking of which i find it kind of interesting that both s:aab and bsg started off on fridays got a huge fan base and then were moved to sunday.), firefly. i know i can't be the only one that enjoys wasting... i mean spending, a perfectly good friday nite watching some good ole fashioned space opera. hope i didn't rant too much. --jason --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree. While I'm okay with Dresden on Sunday, Galactica on Sunday just feels plain wrong. I do think both are better on Fridays, with maybe a movie on Sunday nights--like Saturdays. SG-1 was never a fav: I've only seen maybe 25% of all the shows over the last decade. I like Atlantis better, and have seen all of those eps. -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 4/13/2007 11:19:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I guess there's still Atlantis. Oh yeah, and Painkiller Jane, which was, well, painful to watch. More on that one later. They should have never switched Battlestar Gallactica and The Dresden Files to Sundays. I could never get into the Stargate Series. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere
You mean like in BloodRayne??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone catch this besides me? Man, this was just awful: cliched, predictable, boring. Some of the stuff that hit me from the start: * Kristanna Loken isn't a very good actress. She was stiff and delivered her lines with all the emotion of a Vulcan. Maybe it was the dialogue and uninspired writing, which were sho' 'nuff problems,but I doubt it. But then, what reason is there to expect the latest Terminator to have acting ability? * Within five minutes of the opening, the show was in one of those cliched (using that word again!) underground rave-type clubs with the pulse-pounding music and young people from Central Casting posing and dancing wildly, while obvious bad guys skulk in their midst doing drug deals. Truly one of the most overused scenes in such shows outside of strip clubs. Booorinng! * The first--and only, I might add--of the good guys to get killed was a brother. Sad thing is, soon as I saw him I thought This show's gonna kill that Black man. Bingo! There is another Brother left, but of course he's older and out of shape, not young and/or hunky like the rest of the cast. he was already punked by Jane. Surprise! * Will someone *Please* teach these new directors that herky-jerky and tilting camera work is *not* a good way to add action to a scene? Just makes it confused and amateurish-looking. Who's running film school these days, Michael Bay?! * The good guys are another one of those shadow-type groups that hang out in a hidden warehouse HQ with high-tech equipment, and who are answerable only to ourselves. How original! * There is of course a resident computer geek, and of course he's the oddball who wears stocking caps, tennis shoes, warmup suits, etc. Just once nowadays I'd like to see an IT expert that's not pushing the Gen Y look. * The doctor on here appears to be Indian or Middle Eastern, but has a British accent. I'm really getting tired of Indian, Pakistani, or Arab characters with British accents. From Bashir on DS9 to Sayid on Lost (who is British in real life and fakes an Iraqi accent) American-produced shows are replete with such characters who speak the Queen's English or their native tongue with such an accent. Is there a reason we can't get actors who actually *sound* like they're from their characters' country of origin? * Man, I think half the profits of the drug trade and the budget of government law enforcement agencies, must go to leather wear! Amazing how every henchman and supposedly underpaid government agent is wearing thousands of dollars worth of leather jackets and pants! Can you tell I wasn't impressed? There were several fights, all of which were dizzying (not in a good way) and too fast-paced. Everyone's too busy posing and speaking bad lines as if they have sticks up their arses. This show reminds me of the late, unlamented Mutant X, and that ain't a good thing. Not sure I'll watch this one again unless it improves drastically or I'm very bored. What did y'all think? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] SciFi Friday is Back
My household finally succumbed to the Comcast Digital coercion... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 4/13/2007 11:19:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I guess there's still Atlantis. Oh yeah, and Painkiller Jane, which was, well, painful to watch. More on that one later. They should have never switched Battlestar Gallactica and The Dresden Files to Sundays. I could never get into the Stargate Series. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere
never saw the flick. I assume it sucked? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] You mean like in BloodRayne??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone catch this besides me? Man, this was just awful: cliched, predictable, boring. Some of the stuff that hit me from the start: * Kristanna Loken isn't a very good actress. She was stiff and delivered her lines with all the emotion of a Vulcan. Maybe it was the dialogue and uninspired writing, which were sho' 'nuff problems,but I doubt it. But then, what reason is there to expect the latest Terminator to have acting ability? * Within five minutes of the opening, the show was in one of those cliched (using that word again!) underground rave-type clubs with the pulse-pounding music and young people from Central Casting posing and dancing wildly, while obvious bad guys skulk in their midst doing drug deals. Truly one of the most overused scenes in such shows outside of strip clubs. Booorinng! * The first--and only, I might add--of the good guys to get killed was a brother. Sad thing is, soon as I saw him I thought This show's gonna kill that Black man. Bingo! There is another Brother left, but of course he's older and out of shape, not young and/or hunky like the rest of the cast. he was already punked by Jane. Surprise! * Will someone *Please* teach these new directors that herky-jerky and tilting camera work is *not* a good way to add action to a scene? Just makes it confused and amateurish-looking. Who's running film school these days, Michael Bay?! * The good guys are another one of those shadow-type groups that hang out in a hidden warehouse HQ with high-tech equipment, and who are answerable only to ourselves. How original! * There is of course a resident computer geek, and of course he's the oddball who wears stocking caps, tennis shoes, warmup suits, etc. Just once nowadays I'd like to see an IT expert that's not pushing the Gen Y look. * The doctor on here appears to be Indian or Middle Eastern, but has a British accent. I'm really getting tired of Indian, Pakistani, or Arab characters with British accents. From Bashir on DS9 to Sayid on Lost (who is British in real life and fakes an Iraqi accent) American-produced shows are replete with such characters who speak the Queen's English or their native tongue with such an accent. Is there a reason we can't get actors who actually *sound* like they're from their characters' country of origin? * Man, I think half the profits of the drug trade and the budget of government law enforcement agencies, must go to leather wear! Amazing how every henchman and supposedly underpaid government agent is wearing thousands of dollars worth of leather jackets and pants! Can you tell I wasn't impressed? There were several fights, all of which were dizzying (not in a good way) and too fast-paced. Everyone's too busy posing and speaking bad lines as if they have sticks up their arses. This show reminds me of the late, unlamented Mutant X, and that ain't a good thing. Not sure I'll watch this one again unless it improves drastically or I'm very bored. What did y'all think? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere
BloodRayne = Bad. Terrible. Horrible. It both sucked and blew. Someone needs to be beaten for letting unleashing that piece of garbage on the public. By the way, I didn't like it either. __ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith Taking the Gloves Off - http://www.jameslandrith.com The Multiracial Activist - http://www.multiracial.com The Abolitionist Examiner - http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/ __ never saw the flick. I assume it sucked? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] You mean like in BloodRayne??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone catch this besides me? Man, this was just awful: cliched, predictable, boring. Some of the stuff that hit me from the start: * Kristanna Loken isn't a very good actress. She was stiff and delivered her lines with all the emotion of a Vulcan. Maybe it was the dialogue and uninspired writing, which were sho' 'nuff problems,but I doubt it. But then, what reason is there to expect the latest Terminator to have acting ability? * Within five minutes of the opening, the show was in one of those cliched (using that word again!) underground rave-type clubs with the pulse-pounding music and young people from Central Casting posing and dancing wildly, while obvious bad guys skulk in their midst doing drug deals. Truly one of the most overused scenes in such shows outside of strip clubs. Booorinng! * The first--and only, I might add--of the good guys to get killed was a brother. Sad thing is, soon as I saw him I thought This show's gonna kill that Black man. Bingo! There is another Brother left, but of course he's older and out of shape, not young and/or hunky like the rest of the cast. he was already punked by Jane. Surprise! * Will someone *Please* teach these new directors that herky-jerky and tilting camera work is *not* a good way to add action to a scene? Just makes it confused and amateurish-looking. Who's running film school these days, Michael Bay?! * The good guys are another one of those shadow-type groups that hang out in a hidden warehouse HQ with high-tech equipment, and who are answerable only to ourselves. How original! * There is of course a resident computer geek, and of course he's the oddball who wears stocking caps, tennis shoes, warmup suits, etc. Just once nowadays I'd like to see an IT expert that's not pushing the Gen Y look. * The doctor on here appears to be Indian or Middle Eastern, but has a British accent. I'm really getting tired of Indian, Pakistani, or Arab characters with British accents. From Bashir on DS9 to Sayid on Lost (who is British in real life and fakes an Iraqi accent) American-produced shows are replete with such characters who speak the Queen's English or their native tongue with such an accent. Is there a reason we can't get actors who actually *sound* like they're from their characters' country of origin? * Man, I think half the profits of the drug trade and the budget of government law enforcement agencies, must go to leather wear! Amazing how every henchman and supposedly underpaid government agent is wearing thousands of dollars worth of leather jackets and pants! Can you tell I wasn't impressed? There were several fights, all of which were dizzying (not in a good way) and too fast-paced. Everyone's too busy posing and speaking bad lines as if they have sticks up their arses. This show reminds me of the late, unlamented Mutant X, and that ain't a good thing. Not sure I'll watch this one again unless it improves drastically or I'm very bored. What did y'all think? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] Jet Li to Star in Fantasy Film with Jackie Chan
This ought to be interesting, though I'm not too thrilled that the movie is told with an American teen inserted into the legend. I'd rather it all stayed Asian. I bet people are really curious to see what Yuen Woo-ping will do in pairing the fighting styles of Jet Li and Jackie Chan. Frankly, I'd love to see Chan streamline his moves a bit and fight with a little less comedic improvisation and more tradiational gung fu intensity. Otherwishe, Li might overshadow him. Oh well, at least Jet Li is back! The claims that Fearless was Li's last martial arts film seems to have been a misdirection by the studio in order to get fans to see the movie. Li's intent is actually not to make any more films that have martial arts fighting as their core. He will do films that requires him to fight, as long as the fighting serves a greater plot. Here's a quote from Li (which is admittedly a bit confusing): [Li says] Fearless will be his last movie that has martial arts as its core subject matter. Li said he no longer wants to make movies in this genre because he has said all he has to about martial arts through movies. But he will continue doing action and kungfu movies because, to him, the three are of different genres. Action and martial arts stories only use the form of martial arts. Kungfu represents a concept of time. You spend time practicing it, and you learn new skills. Martial arts are an overall concept, which also includes nurturing the soul. Fantasy Journey for Jackie Chan Jet Li By MIN LEE, AP Entertainment Writer HONG KONG - The first film pairing of kung fu stars Jackie Chan and Jet Li will tell the tale of an American teenager's fantasy journey to ancient China to rescue a mythological monkey king, the film's U.S. distributor said Wednesday. The Forbidden Kingdom will start shooting May 2 in movie studios in Hengdian, located southwest of Shanghai, and neighboring locations, the movie's producer, Casey Silver, said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. The project has drawn attention because of the teaming of the two stars but plot details have been scarce. The story line originates from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, in which a monkey king helps guard a Buddhist monk who searches for religious texts. In this new version, the teenager, a fan of kung fu movies, travels back in time after discovering the monkey king's stick weapon in a Chinatown pawn shop, film distributor Lionsgate said in a news release. While Chan's and Li's roles are still under wraps, the film could offer a sharp contrast of fighting styles. Chan is known for his improvisational, defensive moves while Li tends to dominate his on-screen opponents. Famed kung fu choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, known for his work on the Matrix trilogy, will design the action sequences in Forbidden Kingdom, and Rob Minkoff, who made Stuart Little and The Lion King, will direct the movie. Cinematographer Peter Pau, who won an Oscar for his work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, will shoot the movie. Both Chan and Li made their names in Hong Kong cinema before moving on to Hollywood. Chan was recently filming the third installment of the Rush Hour series with Chris Tucker. Li's recent Hollywood credits include Cradle 2 the Grave and Kiss of the Dragon. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere
But, james...such *craftsmanship*...such *detail* to *attention*. Such
*lv*...
Oh, sorry. I was just admiring my copy of Serenity. Yeah, charges ought to
be filed...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BloodRayne = Bad. Terrible. Horrible. It both sucked and blew.
Someone needs to be beaten for letting unleashing that piece of garbage on
the public.
By the way, I didn't like it either.
__
James Landrith
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547
AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159
MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith
Taking the Gloves Off - http://www.jameslandrith.com
The Multiracial Activist - http://www.multiracial.com
The Abolitionist Examiner - http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/
__
never saw the flick. I assume it sucked?
-- Original message --
From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You mean like in BloodRayne???
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone catch this besides me? Man, this
was just awful: cliched, predictable, boring. Some of the stuff that hit
me from the start:
* Kristanna Loken isn't a very good actress. She was stiff and delivered
her lines with all the emotion of a Vulcan. Maybe it was the dialogue and
uninspired writing, which were sho' 'nuff problems,but I doubt it. But
then, what reason is there to expect the latest Terminator to have acting
ability?
* Within five minutes of the opening, the show was in one of those cliched
(using that word again!) underground rave-type clubs with the
pulse-pounding music and young people from Central Casting posing and
dancing wildly, while obvious bad guys skulk in their midst doing drug
deals. Truly one of the most overused scenes in such shows outside of
strip clubs. Booorinng!
* The first--and only, I might add--of the good guys to get killed was a
brother. Sad thing is, soon as I saw him I thought This show's gonna kill
that Black man. Bingo! There is another Brother left, but of course he's
older and out of shape, not young and/or hunky like the rest of the cast.
he was already punked by Jane. Surprise!
* Will someone *Please* teach these new directors that herky-jerky and
tilting camera work is *not* a good way to add action to a scene? Just
makes it confused and amateurish-looking. Who's running film school these
days, Michael Bay?!
* The good guys are another one of those shadow-type groups that hang out
in a hidden warehouse HQ with high-tech equipment, and who are answerable
only to ourselves. How original!
* There is of course a resident computer geek, and of course he's the
oddball who wears stocking caps, tennis shoes, warmup suits, etc. Just
once nowadays I'd like to see an IT expert that's not pushing the Gen Y
look.
* The doctor on here appears to be Indian or Middle Eastern, but has a
British accent. I'm really getting tired of Indian, Pakistani, or Arab
characters with British accents. From Bashir on DS9 to Sayid on Lost
(who is British in real life and fakes an Iraqi accent) American-produced
shows are replete with such characters who speak the Queen's English or
their native tongue with such an accent. Is there a reason we can't get
actors who actually *sound* like they're from their characters' country of
origin?
* Man, I think half the profits of the drug trade and the budget of
government law enforcement agencies, must go to leather wear! Amazing how
every henchman and supposedly underpaid government agent is wearing
thousands of dollars worth of leather jackets and pants!
Can you tell I wasn't impressed? There were several fights, all of which
were dizzying (not in a good way) and too fast-paced. Everyone's too busy
posing and speaking bad lines as if they have sticks up their arses. This
show reminds me of the late, unlamented Mutant X, and that ain't a good
thing. Not sure I'll watch this one again unless it improves drastically
or I'm very bored.
What did y'all think?
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to
Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie
-
Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell?
Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.
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Re: [scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere
Keith, whyfor you insult Vulcans so?
Seriously, this is nothing more in my eyes than Codename: Eternity (was
that the name of that craptastic show?) with a slightly better-looking lead.
*Slightly*...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyone catch this besides me? Man, this was just awful: cliched,
predictable, boring. Some of the stuff that hit me from the start:
* Kristanna Loken isn't a very good actress. She was stiff and delivered her
lines with all the emotion of a Vulcan. Maybe it was the dialogue and
uninspired writing, which were sho' 'nuff problems,but I doubt it. But then,
what reason is there to expect the latest Terminator to have acting ability?
* Within five minutes of the opening, the show was in one of those cliched
(using that word again!) underground rave-type clubs with the pulse-pounding
music and young people from Central Casting posing and dancing wildly, while
obvious bad guys skulk in their midst doing drug deals. Truly one of the most
overused scenes in such shows outside of strip clubs. Booorinng!
* The first--and only, I might add--of the good guys to get killed was a
brother. Sad thing is, soon as I saw him I thought This show's gonna kill that
Black man. Bingo! There is another Brother left, but of course he's older and
out of shape, not young and/or hunky like the rest of the cast. he was already
punked by Jane. Surprise!
* Will someone *Please* teach these new directors that herky-jerky and tilting
camera work is *not* a good way to add action to a scene? Just makes it
confused and amateurish-looking. Who's running film school these days, Michael
Bay?!
* The good guys are another one of those shadow-type groups that hang out in a
hidden warehouse HQ with high-tech equipment, and who are answerable only to
ourselves. How original!
* There is of course a resident computer geek, and of course he's the oddball
who wears stocking caps, tennis shoes, warmup suits, etc. Just once nowadays
I'd like to see an IT expert that's not pushing the Gen Y look.
* The doctor on here appears to be Indian or Middle Eastern, but has a British
accent. I'm really getting tired of Indian, Pakistani, or Arab characters with
British accents. From Bashir on DS9 to Sayid on Lost (who is British in real
life and fakes an Iraqi accent) American-produced shows are replete with such
characters who speak the Queen's English or their native tongue with such an
accent. Is there a reason we can't get actors who actually *sound* like they're
from their characters' country of origin?
* Man, I think half the profits of the drug trade and the budget of government
law enforcement agencies, must go to leather wear! Amazing how every henchman
and supposedly underpaid government agent is wearing thousands of dollars worth
of leather jackets and pants!
Can you tell I wasn't impressed? There were several fights, all of which were
dizzying (not in a good way) and too fast-paced. Everyone's too busy posing and
speaking bad lines as if they have sticks up their arses. This show reminds me
of the late, unlamented Mutant X, and that ain't a good thing. Not sure I'll
watch this one again unless it improves drastically or I'm very bored.
What did y'all think?
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Re: [scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere
Can't believe I've never seen this show, not even to dog it out. Was it as bad
as the awful series Adrian Highlander Paul was in, the one where he was
tracking down rogue aliens on Earth, Alien Tracker?
-- Original message --
From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Keith, whyfor you insult Vulcans so?
Seriously, this is nothing more in my eyes than Codename: Eternity (was that
the name of that craptastic show?) with a slightly better-looking lead.
*Slightly*...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyone catch this besides me? Man, this was just awful: cliched, predictable,
boring. Some of the stuff that hit me from the start:
* Kristanna Loken isn't a very good actress. She was stiff and delivered her
lines with all the emotion of a Vulcan. Maybe it was the dialogue and
uninspired writing, which were sho' 'nuff problems,but I doubt it. But then,
what reason is there to expect the latest Terminator to have acting ability?
* Within five minutes of the opening, the show was in one of those cliched
(using that word again!) underground rave-type clubs with the pulse-pounding
music and young people from Central Casting posing and dancing wildly, while
obvious bad guys skulk in their midst doing drug deals. Truly one of the most
overused scenes in such shows outside of strip clubs. Booorinng!
* The first--and only, I might add--of the good guys to get killed was a
brother. Sad thing is, soon as I saw him I thought This show's gonna kill that
Black man. Bingo! There is another Brother left, but of course he's older and
out of shape, not young and/or hunky like the rest of the cast. he was already
punked by Jane. Surprise!
* Will someone *Please* teach these new directors that herky-jerky and tilting
camera work is *not* a good way to add action to a scene? Just makes it
confused and amateurish-looking. Who's running film school these days, Michael
Bay?!
* The good guys are another one of those shadow-type groups that hang out in a
hidden warehouse HQ with high-tech equipment, and who are answerable only to
ourselves. How original!
* There is of course a resident computer geek, and of course he's the oddball
who wears stocking caps, tennis shoes, warmup suits, etc. Just once nowadays
I'd like to see an IT expert that's not pushing the Gen Y look.
* The doctor on here appears to be Indian or Middle Eastern, but has a British
accent. I'm really getting tired of Indian, Pakistani, or Arab characters with
British accents. From Bashir on DS9 to Sayid on Lost (who is British in real
life and fakes an Iraqi accent) American-produced shows are replete with such
characters who speak the Queen's English or their native tongue with such an
accent. Is there a reason we can't get actors who actually *sound* like they're
from their characters' country of origin?
* Man, I think half the profits of the drug trade and the budget of government
law enforcement agencies, must go to leather wear! Amazing how every henchman
and supposedly underpaid government agent is wearing thousands of dollars worth
of leather jackets and pants!
Can you tell I wasn't impressed? There were several fights, all of which were
dizzying (not in a good way) and too fast-paced. Everyone's too busy posing and
speaking bad lines as if they have sticks up their arses. This show reminds me
of the late, unlamented Mutant X, and that ain't a good thing. Not sure I'll
watch this one again unless it improves drastically or I'm very bored.
What did y'all think?
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Re: [scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere
wow, it must be really bad! Was it able to make it into so-bad-it's-funny territory? -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BloodRayne = Bad. Terrible. Horrible. It both sucked and blew. Someone needs to be beaten for letting unleashing that piece of garbage on the public. By the way, I didn't like it either. __ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith Taking the Gloves Off - http://www.jameslandrith.com The Multiracial Activist - http://www.multiracial.com The Abolitionist Examiner - http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/ __ never saw the flick. I assume it sucked? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] You mean like in BloodRayne??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone catch this besides me? Man, this was just awful: cliched, predictable, boring. Some of the stuff that hit me from the start: * Kristanna Loken isn't a very good actress. She was stiff and delivered her lines with all the emotion of a Vulcan. Maybe it was the dialogue and uninspired writing, which were sho' 'nuff problems,but I doubt it. But then, what reason is there to expect the latest Terminator to have acting ability? * Within five minutes of the opening, the show was in one of those cliched (using that word again!) underground rave-type clubs with the pulse-pounding music and young people from Central Casting posing and dancing wildly, while obvious bad guys skulk in their midst doing drug deals. Truly one of the most overused scenes in such shows outside of strip clubs. Booorinng! * The first--and only, I might add--of the good guys to get killed was a brother. Sad thing is, soon as I saw him I thought This show's gonna kill that Black man. Bingo! There is another Brother left, but of course he's older and out of shape, not young and/or hunky like the rest of the cast. he was already punked by Jane. Surprise! * Will someone *Please* teach these new directors that herky-jerky and tilting camera work is *not* a good way to add action to a scene? Just makes it confused and amateurish-looking. Who's running film school these days, Michael Bay?! * The good guys are another one of those shadow-type groups that hang out in a hidden warehouse HQ with high-tech equipment, and who are answerable only to ourselves. How original! * There is of course a resident computer geek, and of course he's the oddball who wears stocking caps, tennis shoes, warmup suits, etc. Just once nowadays I'd like to see an IT expert that's not pushing the Gen Y look. * The doctor on here appears to be Indian or Middle Eastern, but has a British accent. I'm really getting tired of Indian, Pakistani, or Arab characters with British accents. From Bashir on DS9 to Sayid on Lost (who is British in real life and fakes an Iraqi accent) American-produced shows are replete with such characters who speak the Queen's English or their native tongue with such an accent. Is there a reason we can't get actors who actually *sound* like they're from their characters' country of origin? * Man, I think half the profits of the drug trade and the budget of government law enforcement agencies, must go to leather wear! Amazing how every henchman and supposedly underpaid government agent is wearing thousands of dollars worth of leather jackets and pants! Can you tell I wasn't impressed? There were several fights, all of which were dizzying (not in a good way) and too fast-paced. Everyone's too busy posing and speaking bad lines as if they have sticks up their arses. This show reminds me of the late, unlamented Mutant X, and that ain't a good thing. Not sure I'll watch this one again unless it improves drastically or I'm very bored. What did y'all think? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] Jet Li to Star in Fantasy Film with Jackie Chan
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Although I agree that its preferable for the film to be entirely Asian, I still wouldn't miss it for anything. Cheers! Amy (martial art movie maven) This ought to be interesting, though I'm not too thrilled that the movie is told with an American teen inserted into the legend. I'd rather it all stayed Asian. I bet people are really curious to see what Yuen Woo-ping will do in pairing the fighting styles of Jet Li and Jackie Chan. Frankly, I'd love to see Chan streamline his moves a bit and fight with a little less comedic improvisation and more tradiational gung fu intensity. Otherwishe, Li might overshadow him. Oh well, at least Jet Li is back! The claims that Fearless was Li's last martial arts film seems to have been a misdirection by the studio in order to get fans to see the movie. Li's intent is actually not to make any more films that have martial arts fighting as their core. He will do films that requires him to fight, as long as the fighting serves a greater plot. Here's a quote from Li (which is admittedly a bit confusing): [Li says] Fearless will be his last movie that has martial arts as its core subject matter. Li said he no longer wants to make movies in this genre because he has said all he has to about martial arts through movies. But he will continue doing action and kungfu movies because, to him, the three are of different genres. Action and martial arts stories only use the form of martial arts. Kungfu represents a concept of time. You spend time practicing it, and you learn new skills. Martial arts are an overall concept, which also includes nurturing the soul. Fantasy Journey for Jackie Chan Jet Li By MIN LEE, AP Entertainment Writer HONG KONG - The first film pairing of kung fu stars Jackie Chan and Jet Li will tell the tale of an American teenager's fantasy journey to ancient China to rescue a mythological monkey king, the film's U.S. distributor said Wednesday. The Forbidden Kingdom will start shooting May 2 in movie studios in Hengdian, located southwest of Shanghai, and neighboring locations, the movie's producer, Casey Silver, said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. The project has drawn attention because of the teaming of the two stars but plot details have been scarce. The story line originates from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, in which a monkey king helps guard a Buddhist monk who searches for religious texts. In this new version, the teenager, a fan of kung fu movies, travels back in time after discovering the monkey king's stick weapon in a Chinatown pawn shop, film distributor Lionsgate said in a news release. While Chan's and Li's roles are still under wraps, the film could offer a sharp contrast of fighting styles. Chan is known for his improvisational, defensive moves while Li tends to dominate his on-screen opponents. Famed kung fu choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, known for his work on the Matrix trilogy, will design the action sequences in Forbidden Kingdom, and Rob Minkoff, who made Stuart Little and The Lion King, will direct the movie. Cinematographer Peter Pau, who won an Oscar for his work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, will shoot the movie. Both Chan and Li made their names in Hong Kong cinema before moving on to Hollywood. Chan was recently filming the third installment of the Rush Hour series with Chris Tucker. Li's recent Hollywood credits include Cradle 2 the Grave and Kiss of the Dragon. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.0.0/754 - Release Date: 4/9/2007 10:59 PM
[scifinoir2] New Highlander Movie Slated for 2007 Release
Well, well, well. They're trying yet another Highlander movie, the first of a planned trilogy, no less. Given how awful most (outside the first) have been, I'm not hopeful. There was a version of Highlander: The Source released in Russian and made available online, but reviews from fans were overwhelmingly scathing. Now the film's being re-edited. Highlander is such a cool property. The series was excellent (with the exception of most of season two, when McLeod ran around saving inner city neighborhoods and such). Great characters, like Methos, Amanda, even Joe Dawson. But the movies haven't been good. Endgame was a major disappointment to me. There were a few cool concepts in it--a wearyConner forcing McLeod to kill him was an example--but overall it sucked. Maybe they should leave this alone... http://highlander-thesource.com/news-updates.html SYNOPSIS The world is falling into chaos. As he roams a crumbling city, Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander, remembers happier times before the love of his life left... Hopeless and alone, MacLeod finds his way to a band of immortal companions, including his mysterious friend Methos, and a mortal, Watcher Joe Dawson. Together this small group sets out on a quest to find the origin of the first Immortal and The Source of their immortality. Celebrating 20 years of The Legend, Davis-Panzer Productions, Sequence Films and Grosvenor Park are proud to announce the upcoming 2007 release of HIGHLANDER: The Source. Brett Leonard is the director with Adrian Paul playing the immortal Scottish swordsman, Duncan MacLeod. This new adventure, starring Adrian Paul is the first feature in the Trilogy. The Source tells the story of Immortals as they quest to locate the Holy Grail of their world. The entire series of films will chronicle the origins of the Immortals. Director Brett Leonard commented This is a tremendous opportunity for a storyteller of this genre to take part in the mythology of 20 years. He continues that HIGHLANDER is an amazing ongoing story that I can bring my visual style to... Everything I have done has led me to this kind of mythical fantasy. Brett Leonard pioneered the creation of digital visual effects in filmmaking with 1992's Lawnmower Man, he also directed 1995's Virtuosity, and most recently completed Marvel's Man-Thing. He is heralded as a maverick in science fiction, fantasy and adventure by creating films with a strong visual presence. Peter Davis of Davis-Panzer Productions noted, We are truly celebrating this milestone in HIGHLANDER history by pairing Brett and Adrian in our newest Trilogy. We anticipate that this combination will recapture the filming glory of the original HIGHLANDER. Davis-Panzer Productions is busy further immortalizing the Clan MacLeod during the series' twentieth year with an anime feature film in partnership with Imagi and Madhouse of Japan and a video game with SCI Games Ltd. of London. There is no limit when your story is timeless and Immortal! HIGHLANDER: The Source will be distributed in North America through Lions Gate Films and in 40 foreign territories through the top independent distributors. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere
Blew chunks would be my description... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: never saw the flick. I assume it sucked? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] You mean like in BloodRayne??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone catch this besides me? Man, this was just awful: cliched, predictable, boring. Some of the stuff that hit me from the start: * Kristanna Loken isn't a very good actress. She was stiff and delivered her lines with all the emotion of a Vulcan. Maybe it was the dialogue and uninspired writing, which were sho' 'nuff problems,but I doubt it. But then, what reason is there to expect the latest Terminator to have acting ability? * Within five minutes of the opening, the show was in one of those cliched (using that word again!) underground rave-type clubs with the pulse-pounding music and young people from Central Casting posing and dancing wildly, while obvious bad guys skulk in their midst doing drug deals. Truly one of the most overused scenes in such shows outside of strip clubs. Booorinng! * The first--and only, I might add--of the good guys to get killed was a brother. Sad thing is, soon as I saw him I thought This show's gonna kill that Black man. Bingo! There is another Brother left, but of course he's older and out of shape, not young and/or hunky like the rest of the cast. he was already punked by Jane. Surprise! * Will someone *Please* teach these new directors that herky-jerky and tilting camera work is *not* a good way to add action to a scene? Just makes it confused and amateurish-looking. Who's running film school these days, Michael Bay?! * The good guys are another one of those shadow-type groups that hang out in a hidden warehouse HQ with high-tech equipment, and who are answerable only to ourselves. How original! * There is of course a resident computer geek, and of course he's the oddball who wears stocking caps, tennis shoes, warmup suits, etc. Just once nowadays I'd like to see an IT expert that's not pushing the Gen Y look. * The doctor on here appears to be Indian or Middle Eastern, but has a British accent. I'm really getting tired of Indian, Pakistani, or Arab characters with British accents. From Bashir on DS9 to Sayid on Lost (who is British in real life and fakes an Iraqi accent) American-produced shows are replete with such characters who speak the Queen's English or their native tongue with such an accent. Is there a reason we can't get actors who actually *sound* like they're from their characters' country of origin? * Man, I think half the profits of the drug trade and the budget of government law enforcement agencies, must go to leather wear! Amazing how every henchman and supposedly underpaid government agent is wearing thousands of dollars worth of leather jackets and pants! Can you tell I wasn't impressed? There were several fights, all of which were dizzying (not in a good way) and too fast-paced. Everyone's too busy posing and speaking bad lines as if they have sticks up their arses. This show reminds me of the late, unlamented Mutant X, and that ain't a good thing. Not sure I'll watch this one again unless it improves drastically or I'm very bored. What did y'all think? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere
Yeah...What he said... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BloodRayne = Bad. Terrible. Horrible. It both sucked and blew. Someone needs to be beaten for letting unleashing that piece of garbage on the public. By the way, I didn't like it either. __ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith Taking the Gloves Off - http://www.jameslandrith.com The Multiracial Activist - http://www.multiracial.com The Abolitionist Examiner - http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/ __ never saw the flick. I assume it sucked? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] You mean like in BloodRayne??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone catch this besides me? Man, this was just awful: cliched, predictable, boring. Some of the stuff that hit me from the start: * Kristanna Loken isn't a very good actress. She was stiff and delivered her lines with all the emotion of a Vulcan. Maybe it was the dialogue and uninspired writing, which were sho' 'nuff problems,but I doubt it. But then, what reason is there to expect the latest Terminator to have acting ability? * Within five minutes of the opening, the show was in one of those cliched (using that word again!) underground rave-type clubs with the pulse-pounding music and young people from Central Casting posing and dancing wildly, while obvious bad guys skulk in their midst doing drug deals. Truly one of the most overused scenes in such shows outside of strip clubs. Booorinng! * The first--and only, I might add--of the good guys to get killed was a brother. Sad thing is, soon as I saw him I thought This show's gonna kill that Black man. Bingo! There is another Brother left, but of course he's older and out of shape, not young and/or hunky like the rest of the cast. he was already punked by Jane. Surprise! * Will someone *Please* teach these new directors that herky-jerky and tilting camera work is *not* a good way to add action to a scene? Just makes it confused and amateurish-looking. Who's running film school these days, Michael Bay?! * The good guys are another one of those shadow-type groups that hang out in a hidden warehouse HQ with high-tech equipment, and who are answerable only to ourselves. How original! * There is of course a resident computer geek, and of course he's the oddball who wears stocking caps, tennis shoes, warmup suits, etc. Just once nowadays I'd like to see an IT expert that's not pushing the Gen Y look. * The doctor on here appears to be Indian or Middle Eastern, but has a British accent. I'm really getting tired of Indian, Pakistani, or Arab characters with British accents. From Bashir on DS9 to Sayid on Lost (who is British in real life and fakes an Iraqi accent) American-produced shows are replete with such characters who speak the Queen's English or their native tongue with such an accent. Is there a reason we can't get actors who actually *sound* like they're from their characters' country of origin? * Man, I think half the profits of the drug trade and the budget of government law enforcement agencies, must go to leather wear! Amazing how every henchman and supposedly underpaid government agent is wearing thousands of dollars worth of leather jackets and pants! Can you tell I wasn't impressed? There were several fights, all of which were dizzying (not in a good way) and too fast-paced. Everyone's too busy posing and speaking bad lines as if they have sticks up their arses. This show reminds me of the late, unlamented Mutant X, and that ain't a good thing. Not sure I'll watch this one again unless it improves drastically or I'm very bored. What did y'all think? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] SciFi Friday is Back
Yeah...for eight more bucks a month...I feel like those stick figure in that MYPC commercial... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: welcome to the 21st Century! -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] My household finally succumbed to the Comcast Digital coercion... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 4/13/2007 11:19:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I guess there's still Atlantis. Oh yeah, and Painkiller Jane, which was, well, painful to watch. More on that one later. They should have never switched Battlestar Gallactica and The Dresden Files to Sundays. I could never get into the Stargate Series. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere
Sometimes you worry me, Martin...and then I remember it's you...
Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But, james...such
*craftsmanship*...such *detail* to *attention*. Such *lv*...
Oh, sorry. I was just admiring my copy of Serenity. Yeah, charges ought to be
filed...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BloodRayne = Bad. Terrible. Horrible. It both sucked and blew.
Someone needs to be beaten for letting unleashing that piece of garbage on
the public.
By the way, I didn't like it either.
__
James Landrith
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547
AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159
MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith
Taking the Gloves Off - http://www.jameslandrith.com
The Multiracial Activist - http://www.multiracial.com
The Abolitionist Examiner - http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/
__
never saw the flick. I assume it sucked?
-- Original message --
From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You mean like in BloodRayne???
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone catch this besides me? Man, this
was just awful: cliched, predictable, boring. Some of the stuff that hit
me from the start:
* Kristanna Loken isn't a very good actress. She was stiff and delivered
her lines with all the emotion of a Vulcan. Maybe it was the dialogue and
uninspired writing, which were sho' 'nuff problems,but I doubt it. But
then, what reason is there to expect the latest Terminator to have acting
ability?
* Within five minutes of the opening, the show was in one of those cliched
(using that word again!) underground rave-type clubs with the
pulse-pounding music and young people from Central Casting posing and
dancing wildly, while obvious bad guys skulk in their midst doing drug
deals. Truly one of the most overused scenes in such shows outside of
strip clubs. Booorinng!
* The first--and only, I might add--of the good guys to get killed was a
brother. Sad thing is, soon as I saw him I thought This show's gonna kill
that Black man. Bingo! There is another Brother left, but of course he's
older and out of shape, not young and/or hunky like the rest of the cast.
he was already punked by Jane. Surprise!
* Will someone *Please* teach these new directors that herky-jerky and
tilting camera work is *not* a good way to add action to a scene? Just
makes it confused and amateurish-looking. Who's running film school these
days, Michael Bay?!
* The good guys are another one of those shadow-type groups that hang out
in a hidden warehouse HQ with high-tech equipment, and who are answerable
only to ourselves. How original!
* There is of course a resident computer geek, and of course he's the
oddball who wears stocking caps, tennis shoes, warmup suits, etc. Just
once nowadays I'd like to see an IT expert that's not pushing the Gen Y
look.
* The doctor on here appears to be Indian or Middle Eastern, but has a
British accent. I'm really getting tired of Indian, Pakistani, or Arab
characters with British accents. From Bashir on DS9 to Sayid on Lost
(who is British in real life and fakes an Iraqi accent) American-produced
shows are replete with such characters who speak the Queen's English or
their native tongue with such an accent. Is there a reason we can't get
actors who actually *sound* like they're from their characters' country of
origin?
* Man, I think half the profits of the drug trade and the budget of
government law enforcement agencies, must go to leather wear! Amazing how
every henchman and supposedly underpaid government agent is wearing
thousands of dollars worth of leather jackets and pants!
Can you tell I wasn't impressed? There were several fights, all of which
were dizzying (not in a good way) and too fast-paced. Everyone's too busy
posing and speaking bad lines as if they have sticks up their arses. This
show reminds me of the late, unlamented Mutant X, and that ain't a good
thing. Not sure I'll watch this one again unless it improves drastically
or I'm very bored.
What did y'all think?
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to
Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie
-
Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell?
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Re: [scifinoir2] Painkiller Jane Series Premiere
Ha! It wasn't even that kind of bad... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: wow, it must be really bad! Was it able to make it into so-bad-it's-funny territory? -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BloodRayne = Bad. Terrible. Horrible. It both sucked and blew. Someone needs to be beaten for letting unleashing that piece of garbage on the public. By the way, I didn't like it either. __ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith Taking the Gloves Off - http://www.jameslandrith.com The Multiracial Activist - http://www.multiracial.com The Abolitionist Examiner - http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/ __ never saw the flick. I assume it sucked? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] You mean like in BloodRayne??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone catch this besides me? Man, this was just awful: cliched, predictable, boring. Some of the stuff that hit me from the start: * Kristanna Loken isn't a very good actress. She was stiff and delivered her lines with all the emotion of a Vulcan. Maybe it was the dialogue and uninspired writing, which were sho' 'nuff problems,but I doubt it. But then, what reason is there to expect the latest Terminator to have acting ability? * Within five minutes of the opening, the show was in one of those cliched (using that word again!) underground rave-type clubs with the pulse-pounding music and young people from Central Casting posing and dancing wildly, while obvious bad guys skulk in their midst doing drug deals. Truly one of the most overused scenes in such shows outside of strip clubs. Booorinng! * The first--and only, I might add--of the good guys to get killed was a brother. Sad thing is, soon as I saw him I thought This show's gonna kill that Black man. Bingo! There is another Brother left, but of course he's older and out of shape, not young and/or hunky like the rest of the cast. he was already punked by Jane. Surprise! * Will someone *Please* teach these new directors that herky-jerky and tilting camera work is *not* a good way to add action to a scene? Just makes it confused and amateurish-looking. Who's running film school these days, Michael Bay?! * The good guys are another one of those shadow-type groups that hang out in a hidden warehouse HQ with high-tech equipment, and who are answerable only to ourselves. How original! * There is of course a resident computer geek, and of course he's the oddball who wears stocking caps, tennis shoes, warmup suits, etc. Just once nowadays I'd like to see an IT expert that's not pushing the Gen Y look. * The doctor on here appears to be Indian or Middle Eastern, but has a British accent. I'm really getting tired of Indian, Pakistani, or Arab characters with British accents. From Bashir on DS9 to Sayid on Lost (who is British in real life and fakes an Iraqi accent) American-produced shows are replete with such characters who speak the Queen's English or their native tongue with such an accent. Is there a reason we can't get actors who actually *sound* like they're from their characters' country of origin? * Man, I think half the profits of the drug trade and the budget of government law enforcement agencies, must go to leather wear! Amazing how every henchman and supposedly underpaid government agent is wearing thousands of dollars worth of leather jackets and pants! Can you tell I wasn't impressed? There were several fights, all of which were dizzying (not in a good way) and too fast-paced. Everyone's too busy posing and speaking bad lines as if they have sticks up their arses. This show reminds me of the late, unlamented Mutant X, and that ain't a good thing. Not sure I'll watch this one again unless it improves drastically or I'm very bored. What did y'all think? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] New Highlander Movie Slated for 2007 Release
You mean the Highlander I used to like when I saw the first movie? Well I'd love for them to ram another really sucky movie down my throat... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, well, well. They're trying yet another Highlander movie, the first of a planned trilogy, no less. Given how awful most (outside the first) have been, I'm not hopeful. There was a version of Highlander: The Source released in Russian and made available online, but reviews from fans were overwhelmingly scathing. Now the film's being re-edited. Highlander is such a cool property. The series was excellent (with the exception of most of season two, when McLeod ran around saving inner city neighborhoods and such). Great characters, like Methos, Amanda, even Joe Dawson. But the movies haven't been good. Endgame was a major disappointment to me. There were a few cool concepts in it--a wearyConner forcing McLeod to kill him was an example--but overall it sucked. Maybe they should leave this alone... http://highlander-thesource.com/news-updates.html SYNOPSIS The world is falling into chaos. As he roams a crumbling city, Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander, remembers happier times before the love of his life left... Hopeless and alone, MacLeod finds his way to a band of immortal companions, including his mysterious friend Methos, and a mortal, Watcher Joe Dawson. Together this small group sets out on a quest to find the origin of the first Immortal and The Source of their immortality. Celebrating 20 years of The Legend, Davis-Panzer Productions, Sequence Films and Grosvenor Park are proud to announce the upcoming 2007 release of HIGHLANDER: The Source. Brett Leonard is the director with Adrian Paul playing the immortal Scottish swordsman, Duncan MacLeod. This new adventure, starring Adrian Paul is the first feature in the Trilogy. The Source tells the story of Immortals as they quest to locate the Holy Grail of their world. The entire series of films will chronicle the origins of the Immortals. Director Brett Leonard commented This is a tremendous opportunity for a storyteller of this genre to take part in the mythology of 20 years. He continues that HIGHLANDER is an amazing ongoing story that I can bring my visual style to... Everything I have done has led me to this kind of mythical fantasy. Brett Leonard pioneered the creation of digital visual effects in filmmaking with 1992's Lawnmower Man, he also directed 1995's Virtuosity, and most recently completed Marvel's Man-Thing. He is heralded as a maverick in science fiction, fantasy and adventure by creating films with a strong visual presence. Peter Davis of Davis-Panzer Productions noted, We are truly celebrating this milestone in HIGHLANDER history by pairing Brett and Adrian in our newest Trilogy. We anticipate that this combination will recapture the filming glory of the original HIGHLANDER. Davis-Panzer Productions is busy further immortalizing the Clan MacLeod during the series' twentieth year with an anime feature film in partnership with Imagi and Madhouse of Japan and a video game with SCI Games Ltd. of London. There is no limit when your story is timeless and Immortal! HIGHLANDER: The Source will be distributed in North America through Lions Gate Films and in 40 foreign territories through the top independent distributors. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
