Re: [scifinoir2] Golden Compass disappoints at box office

2007-12-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
yeah, and toning down the movie isn't going to help once people understand--or think they do--what's in the books... -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] While I personally do not have a problem with the

Re: [scifinoir2] Avatar: Black Sun

2007-12-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
...unless it's cutesy CGI, which, unfortunately, is doing well in America -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] US adult audiences overall, do not take animation seriously and it will not deliver blockbuster

Re: [scifinoir2] Neuromancer

2007-12-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
yeah...(feeling old and despairing at the same time) that is so incredibly sad to me -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keith, maybe it's what the youngsters today like. Short-attention spans seem to be de rigeur. he makes some good points, but

Re: [scifinoir2] Golden Compass disappoints at box office

2007-12-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
well, i tend to think that Harry Potter generates less overt hostility than this supposed anti-religious Golden Compass does. I know lots of conservative Christians who are disturbed by the witchcraft aspects of Potter, but nonetheless let their kids read the books and watch the movies. In that

Re: [scifinoir2] DVDs Watched Over Thanksgiving

2007-12-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
orbit. After seeing the pilot, I sat down and did the math necessary for that to happen. Not in the realm of a conventional clean-nuke blast, let me tell you. [EMAIL PROTECTED] KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net wrote: Love one of the early Space: 1999 eps where they're still in the Solar System. I

Re: [scifinoir2] DVDs Watched Over Thanksgiving

2007-12-10 Thread KeithBJohnson
tell you. [EMAIL PROTECTED] KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net wrote: Love one of the early Space: 1999 eps where they're still in the Solar System. I think they're out near Neptune. There's an abandoned spaceship that has some kind of flesheating monster on it. The creature's like a giant squid

Re: [scifinoir2] Pete Ross Returns to Smallville!

2007-12-10 Thread KeithBJohnson
they'll probably kill him off. :( Well, since Pete Ross is a part of Superman canon, i guess he'll live, but can't say i'm that thrilled he's back. the most underused character in the entire series' run. And of course he pretty much never had a girl, and there was the unrecquited love for

Re: [scifinoir2] Who is Your Favorite Joker?

2007-12-10 Thread KeithBJohnson
well, you can forgive a lot of Batman Begins because it's Bruce just starting out. So, the voice thing isn't that big a deal to me: just means he's trying to find what persona fits him better. Note, for example, that he's not really Batman all the time, either. You get the feeling the true man

Re: [scifinoir2] Pete Ross Returns to Smallville!

2007-12-10 Thread KeithBJohnson
I never blamed the actor. Look at the stories they gave him. While Chloe, Lana, Lex, and the others got meat roles, Pete literally stood around to pick up after Clark, becoming a foil to help him keep his secret. They did the thing that drives me nuts in TV, which used to be more common: make

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Heroes finale

2007-12-10 Thread KeithBJohnson
Did didn't show who did the deed you reference below. Just some figure running away... -- Original message -- From: B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peter Petrelli and Mohinder are still dumb as rocks. I liked the resolution to the Hiro and Adam storyline. Why did the sister

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone Watch Tin Man?

2007-12-10 Thread KeithBJohnson
god, why remind me? I reviewed Last Legion for y'all, know i have the review somewhere around here. that movie was *horrible*, unlike King Arthur, which always moves me, always leaves me wanting more... -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yeah, I

Re: [scifinoir2] 'Moonlight' On Path To Renewal

2007-12-10 Thread KeithBJohnson
right wing religious conservatives aren't all racist. Many embrace people of all colors--long as they leave their own thoughts behind and completely embrace these peoples' views. And I've always noted that Blacks in America are actually in the main more conservative than most people think. Most

Re: [scifinoir2] Metropolis Remake Planned

2007-12-10 Thread KeithBJohnson
Didn't Alexander suck? Of course, the director and writer matter more. I have no clue what tack they'll take for this one. Part of feels this is about as iffy as someone trying to remake Citizen Kane. -- Original message -- From: Mike Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] Producer

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone Watch Tin Man?

2007-12-10 Thread KeithBJohnson
thanks for the heads up. they did a Threshold marathon today. Looks like it's Roswell tomorrow -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Speaking of Firefly, did anyone notice that Skiffy is doing a sort of reverse-marathon with the show? Friday 7 p.m. to 3

Re: [scifinoir2] Gellar Afraid of ‘Buffy’ Reprisal

2007-12-10 Thread KeithBJohnson
There was an episode of The Tick animated series where a villian was going to use a giant laser to carve his name onto the moon. In typical Tick fashion, he and Arthur arrived too late to completely save the day: the villain (was it Chairface?) was able to carve a couple letters in the Moon

[scifinoir2] Ice storm causes blackouts, 17 deaths

2007-12-10 Thread KeithBJohnson
I still don't get why most power lines are above ground. I get that installing, upgrading, and repairing underground lines would be a pain (a co-worker who used to live in NYC said streets were always being torn up to work on underground lines). But like anything, once you do it and get used to

Re: Favorite Villain Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Heroes finale

2007-12-12 Thread KeithBJohnson
The Borg started out scary, then were weakened in my opinion. When they were a mass intelligence with no individual leader, they were fearsome. When they brought in the Queen, with her posing and posturing, I lost interest. I also hated the way they were so weakened. some of the holes in their

Re: Favorite Villain Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Heroes finale

2007-12-12 Thread KeithBJohnson
the low point for me was the introduction of Hugh in TNG. The Borg that Geordi adopted, which developed full human emotions after being cut off from the Collective. That character destroyed the whole concept of the Borg. Then came Seven of Nine, the Baby Borg, the Queen--aagh!! --

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Race Affect Your Intelligence?

2007-12-12 Thread KeithBJohnson
right on. in a perfect world we could ignore ignorance and it'd fade away, like the gods in comic books who cease to exist when humans quit believing in them. But that's not the real world; repeat a lie often enough and it becomes truth.That's how Bush gained his power... And sometimes that

Re: Favorite Villain Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Heroes finale

2007-12-13 Thread KeithBJohnson
yeah, they drove me up the wall. Reminds me of all the cartoons that have to create kiddie versions of popular characters... -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baby Borg (heads exploding around the world at the concept...) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Study finds humans still evolving, and quickly]

2007-12-15 Thread KeithBJohnson
i wonder if any of the changes will allow us to live longer, become stronger, faster, or smarter? Or, are there those among us with a mutant resistance to pollution, mercury, steroids, etc., who can tolerate the jacked-up environment more? Maybe one day clean air, water, and blue skies will be

[scifinoir2] On Choosing Cable or Satellite - Consumer Reports Overview

2007-12-15 Thread KeithBJohnson
I forget who asked the question about choosing satellite or cable. But the following is some info from Consumer Reports on what to think about when choosing cable or satellite. It list general facts about each. They haven't done a recent comparative review of the two choices, though, to tell

[scifinoir2] Charisma Carpenter Says WGA Strike Hurting Her Income

2007-12-15 Thread KeithBJohnson
Okay, here's a side effect of the writers' strike I couldn't have anticipated... *** Carpenter Says She Needs Help from Estranged Husband According to Charisma Carpenter, the writers strike is slaying her earning capacity.The former Buffy the Vampire Slayer and

Re: [scifinoir2] Charisma Carpenter Says WGA Strike Hurting Her Income

2007-12-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
ha-ha! you're right! I thought it too! -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keith, neither did I. Maybe it's wrong of us to always think that actors can always get work, when the only place they can work is in acting, where they need writers to craft

[scifinoir2] Planet Earth on Discovery Channel

2007-12-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
Discovery Channel is running the great nature series Planet Earth all day, until 10 pm EST. Then a three-hour block airs at 11 pm EST tonight. Fascinating stuff. Watching the elephant pulled down in the night by starving lions...the polar bear desperately and futilely trying to kill a

Re: [scifinoir2] Planet Earth on Discovery Channel

2007-12-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
what's the crisis? -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isn't it, though? If I weren't dealing with a major online crisis, I'd be better able to enjoy it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Discovery Channel is running the great nature series Planet Earth all

Re: [scifinoir2] Will Smith Rules the Box Office with $77 mil

2007-12-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
Scary that dreck like Alvin and the Chipmunks made so much! Love the reviewer's statement, ...it's like being hit over the head with a mallet every ten seconds for 90 minutes! -- Original message -- From: Mike Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] Will Smith's `I Am Legend' Opens

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd:Best Ever December Opening (I Am Legend)]

2007-12-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
So, *now* can Smith finally do a love story with a Black woman? :( (You know me Tracey: you knew i had to ask!) -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Original Message Subject: [NPHC] Best Ever

Re: [scifinoir2] Planet Earth on Discovery Channel

2007-12-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
same here. i haven't been this captivated since the old days of Wild Kingdom. I might buy the series for myself as well, but trying to save the ducats to buy parts for a new PC, or perhaps, a couple seasons of B5. Wanna get a flatscreen TV too, but with my taste in electronics (my rule is

Re: [scifinoir2] Will Smith Rules the Box Office with $77 mil

2007-12-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
what was wrong with the flick? How does it compare to The Omega Man? How does it compare to the book? aren't critics for the most part liking it? -- Original message -- From: Mike Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think it's a mixture of Will Smith, Zombies, and the hope for

Re: Favorite Villain Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Heroes finale

2007-12-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
My vote would be for the Dominion, led by the Changelings on Deep Space Nine. Here were a people with a tragic past (as they tell it) of millennia of abuse at the hands of Solids, who finally decided to control others before they could be hurt. As a formerly oppressed people, they brought an

RE: [scifinoir2] [Fwd:Best Ever December Opening (I Am Legend)]

2007-12-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
what about Enemy of the State? -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] How about 'Enemy of the State?' Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free,

Re: [scifinoir2] Will Smith Rules the Box Office with $77 mil

2007-12-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
'tis true -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have you noticed that they never track by number of people. When the track by dollars and the prices are always going up, they can always distort the picture [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] Will Smith Rules the Box Office with $77 mil

2007-12-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
i didn't like it when it was a cartoon back in the day, certainly don't want to watch this new movie. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't even put the chipmunks on for my daughter, for fear that we will

Re: Favorite Villain Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Heroes finale

2007-12-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
yes indeed. and Jeffrey Combs as Wayun was great. I know at least a couple of his clones were killed by the one Founder who spoke for the race, due to failures in his performance. And Worf killed the last clone toward the end of the series. -- Original message -- From:

Re: [scifinoir2] Writer Reveals Trek Details

2007-12-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
love Spock, but i'm curious how Kirk will fit in, and why Shatner wasn't needed for much? Is it because they killed' Kirk in Generations, so he's technically dead during the time when Nimoy's Spock is to be featured? (I've always assumed that Kirk isn't really, permanently dead, given the

RE: [scifinoir2] [Fwd:Best Ever December Opening (I Am Legend)]

2007-12-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 6:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd:Best Ever December Opening (I Am Legend)]

2007-12-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
Agreed, it's not what i'm looking for. I'm looking for a movie where the romance with a Sister is the focus--comedy or drama. I guess, though, we have stuff like Love Jones, Two Can Play that Game, Brown Sugar, etc., there's no dearth of Black romance at the movies. Though I would like to see a

Re: [scifinoir2] Writer Reveals Trek Details

2007-12-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
i agree. i bet the writers will say that since young Kirk is being featured, it's *still* about Kirk. I just wonder, though, why old Spock and not old Kirk? Even if it's trully the type of story they wanted to tell, it is indeed a snub: can't be viewed any way but. Also, I thought the script

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Morgan Freeman's Rama Close To Reality?

2007-12-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
very good book, i do recommend it. there's a sequel also -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pulling several threads together, Rendezvous with Rama is one of the many books I own but have not yet read. Arthur C. Clarke is one of my favorite

Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
yeah, yeah! :( -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] It does look good. I like Berg and the rest of the cast.. Keith will be disappointed, but not surprised. I still say if Black or Black romantic comedies are

[scifinoir2] Blade Runner Final Director's Cut Available Today

2007-12-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
Supposedly this is really, truly the last release of Blade Runner. If so, this is worth picking up. One of the greatest scifi movies of all time. Period. I listened to Ridley Scott on NPR yesterday, and he says he's finally completely happy with this cut of Blade Runner. He's cleaned up the

RE: [scifinoir2] [Fwd:Best Ever December Opening (I Am Legend)]

2007-12-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 6:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd:Best Ever

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Morgan Freeman's Rama Close To Reality?

2007-12-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
indeed. one of my greatest pleasures is seeing a well written and well acted movie with fresh new faces. I love Jamie Fox in Ray, but the greatest pleasure was the young actress who played his mother. it was so cool not to have Regina King, Angela Bassett, etc. Fine actresses indeed, but the

RE: [scifinoir2] Will Smith Rules the Box Office with $77 mil

2007-12-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
of cartoons like Alvin, Bugs Bunny, Yogi Bear, Woody Woodpecker (san sexual conotations), The animal thing was very confusing for me as a child...To this day, I'll never forgive Mother Nature...I'll never meet Yogi (sniff*) KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: i didn't like

Re: [scifinoir2] Writer Reveals Trek Details

2007-12-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
i wouldn't be surprised about the ego thing, but still--it's Shatner! -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keith, I heard that Sh*tner was attached o this early on, but got the gate, reportedly because his ego wouldn''t fit on the screen. [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Morgan Freeman's Rama Close To Reality?

2007-12-18 Thread KeithBJohnson
me too, especially when he first showed up and was kinda freaked by the rather strange people in the town... -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I loved him on Picket Fences [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was

Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-18 Thread KeithBJohnson
i know it seems i'm picking on Smith, but after all this time, how much more profit does he need to take some risks? So many actors and actresses, once they've reached a certain level, start doing the alternation bit: make a crowd-pleasure for dough, then make a film for the love of the craft

Re: [scifinoir2] Jackson back in 'Hobbit' via NL, MGM

2007-12-18 Thread KeithBJohnson
This is the best news i've heard in ages, surpassing my excitement over the Blade Runner DVD! I wonder why Jackson wants to do two films and how he'll divide them? Can't wait for the Battle of Five Armies, and can't wait to see Smaug! I'm really hoping that this time the Elven sword Glamdring

Re: [scifinoir2] Blade Runner Final Director's Cut Available Today

2007-12-18 Thread KeithBJohnson
i hear you! i have so many DVDs i need to buy now: this one, Deep Space nine, Battlestar Galactica, Avatar, Justice League, and on and on -- Original message -- From: Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is on my gift list, especially when I saw the packaging. If my wife

[scifinoir2] Ever Seen the Horror Film Black Sheep?

2007-12-18 Thread KeithBJohnson
All the jokes about sheep put me in mind of this film i've been hearing about for months, Black Sheep. With taglines like There are forty million sheep in New Zealand. They're all pissed off and The violence of the lambs, it sounds like a hoot. It's supposed to be very violent, very gory (the

Re: [scifinoir2] Connecticut -- Winter Wonderland -- PG language

2007-12-18 Thread KeithBJohnson
great! reminds me of my feelings when i left Texas for Illinois. It was 108 degrees when I left Texas, only 83 when I got to O'Hare Airport. I reveled in the cool weather, the change in color of the leaves. When it snowed on Thanksgiving Day--Thanksgiving!--i called everyone back home in Fort

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Morgan Freeman's Rama Close To Reality?

2007-12-18 Thread KeithBJohnson
yes indeed. it's quite an experience, isn't it? Speaking of foreign films, you plan to see The Kite Runner?I've heard great things about the book and the film, and of course its major claim to notoriety is the danger to the young actor for doing that gang rap* scene... -- Original

Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-18 Thread KeithBJohnson
Well, that brings us full circle back to my question: why does a man who's pulled in well over a hundred million in up front salary in the last few years not take a stand and fight for a Black woman as his love interest in a film? -- Original message -- From: Bosco

Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-18 Thread KeithBJohnson
i guess i just feel Black people who make it have an obligation to show the world all aspects of our people, and one that's rarely shown in Hollywood films is Black-on-Black love. If he'd never done a romance, i'd be fine, but i still find it offensive his only romantic comedy wasn't with a

Re: [scifinoir2] Jackson back in 'Hobbit' via NL, MGM

2007-12-18 Thread KeithBJohnson
McKellan said a few years ago he wanted to do it, and was concerned when all the legalities would be worked out, given that one never knows how long one has on this Earth. -- Original message -- From: Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unless I am completely misinformed,

Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-18 Thread KeithBJohnson
amen! -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I see and hear what you're saying, Keith. And, if he's worried about finding a marketable Black female lead, someone should mention to him that he's *married* to one... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i know it

Re: [scifinoir2] Chow Yun-Fat Joins Dragonball

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
Has potential in the hands of the right director and writer. Please just don't give us a Street Fighter type debacle! Hope it's better than the Mortal Kombat film; the first was pretty decent. Not enough fighting, but what there was of it was good. Second movie sucked. Guilty pleasure: I

RE: [scifinoir2] Are Your Emails Not Getting Posted

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
no, a couple of mine were simple short responses to e-mail that had been posted by others, contained no profanity or anything, but just sat there... -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not that I know of. Maybe it's because I'm black. LOLLOL!!!

Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
Yeah and Brown Sugar, and Two Can Play That Game, and others. I guess i can't expect Smith to risk all on a Black female as a love interest when he wouldn't do Bamboozled Still think it's sad, a missed opportunity to make a positive statement about blacks to whites--and to blacks--and about

Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
well, Jada tried really hard to get him to do Bamboozled but he refused. I saw an interview where she straight out said Will should have done it, that he shouldn't have been so careful of ticking off certain people in Hollywood. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de

Re: [scifinoir2] Ever Seen the Horror Film Black Sheep?

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
i haven't seen it yet... -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've been too afraid. Don't know why. Did you like it? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All the jokes about sheep put me in mind of this film i've been

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Morgan Freeman's Rama Close To Reality?

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
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Re: [scifinoir2] Shatner Trek Cameo Possible?

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
at the risk of whining, why should Shatner's death be an impediment? The whole point of the Nexus was its time-manipulating capabilities. Surely they could come up with a good enough storyline that the Nexus' energies somehow resurrected Kirk. After all, the damn energy field created a whole

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Ever Seen the Horror Film Black Sheep?

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
please let us know your thoughts. if it's not super gory i may have to see it. -- Original message -- From: B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] This has been on my Netflix for a while. I'll have to move it up the list. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [scifinoir2] Ever Seen the Horror Film Black Sheep?

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
didja check the trailer? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] All jokes aside, huh? Oh my gosh, that's hilarious!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All the jokes about sheep put me in mind of this film i've been hearing about for months, Black Sheep.

Re: [scifinoir2] Connecticut -- Winter Wonderland -- PG language

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
whe n i lived there, actually i lived out in Wheaton, I bought a piece of crap '72 Chrysler New Yorker. Bought it from a co-worker at Bell Labs for three hundred bucks. Car was in such bad shape the thermostat would slide toward H soon as you stopped at a light. You had to get it moving and the

Re: [scifinoir2] Jackson back in 'Hobbit' via NL, MGM

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
A friend sent the below, stating that the second film is actually more new material, and not simply the second half of the book? Man, i was assuming Jackson was *directing* the pictures! I really hope he does, though function as executive producer is okay i guess. :( I'm intrigued by what

Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-20 Thread KeithBJohnson
how long before his rep has grown enough to do that? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think Smith has done his research and knows what we know about the market. He is a smart man, so he is going to put his money into what sells...maybe later,

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-20 Thread KeithBJohnson
i am worried, still, that Jackson isn't going to direct. The only hope is that he, Fran, and the rest have major influence on the script and tone. And i can at least take heart in the fact that WETA will handle the FX, as I've never been impressed with the effects in the Spider-Man films, which

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-20 Thread KeithBJohnson
For the needed combination of action, whimsy, drama, and true magic, I think I prefer Guillermo del Toro to sub for Jackson in directing these films. Wonder why he wasn't considered, or was he? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-20 Thread KeithBJohnson
...or Alfonso Cuaron -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Keith Johnson) For the needed combination of action, whimsy, drama, and true magic, I think I prefer Guillermo del Toro to sub for Jackson in directing these films. Wonder why he wasn't considered,

Re: [scifinoir2] USA Cancels Dead Zone

2007-12-20 Thread KeithBJohnson
if i have anything to look forward to, it's that I only watched the first season of both the Dead Zone and The 4400, so i have a lot of good times coming up on DVD. Dead Zone surprised me with later seasons in how dark and complex it seemed to be, especially with the minister and his

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-20 Thread KeithBJohnson
yeah, he's gotta direct! -- Original message -- From: Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] I thought the reason Jackson wasn't directing was because he had another project in the works and it would take to long to get to the Hobbit. Seems like the same might be true of Raimi. I

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
dude, what happened with your fiance? If too painful to discuss i understand -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gymfig, I kinda have to disagree about that assessment of The Hobbit. When I read it as a child, I took it for nothing more than elegant,

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
no words to respond to that, dude. wow -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] She was murdered in a robbery at her dad's restaurant back in '84. They did get the guy, fear not, and executed him in '95. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dude, what happened with

Re: [scifinoir2] 4400 Is Canceled

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
as far as the schedule? I hear that, it's why i lost track of both it and Deadzone. And even freakin' reruns aren't shown in order anymore, so you can't catch up on the off season like you used to be able to do.. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: USA Cancels Dead Zone

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
How did John end up being able to walk without a cane? Did his former love finally get with the evil senator? Was there an ending to the series, or is it just to be cancelled with no resolution? -- Original message -- From: tdemorsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] I really liked

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
that was Bowfinger, a really good, underappreciated film where Steve Martin wants to shoot a film with Eddie Murphy, but can't afford him (he can barely afford a film camera). i don't think Murphy's playing himself in the film, but he is playing a famous actor. Martin can't afford the actor,

Re: [scifinoir2] Ever Seen the Horror Film Black Sheep?

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
ha-ha! Too true! So, Scary Tracey, did you watch the trailer yet? -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now that I think about it, it's not really that far fetched. I mean, after Deity-knows-how-many-centuries of us shaving these poor guys bald in order

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
that's why i said Raimi wouldn't be my first choice. I'd go with one of the two Mexican directors who've shown with Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy, Children of Men, and Harry Potter that they can balance all the aspects required of such a film as one based on The Hobbit -- Original

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
Burton can be a bit too--what's a good word...?--artificial-seeming to me. All the riotous colors, the crazy angles of Willy Wonka all turned me off so that I never saw the film. I was the same way with 'The Grinch, which I unfortunately did see: it was over-the-top, over saturated with bright

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
haven't seen that one. Another film that didn't do much box office is Show Time. It's really, really funny in the first two-thirds, as it's a good send up of reality shows (who knew back then those monsters would so dominate television?!), and DeNiro and Murphy play off each other well. But

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
i thoroughly disliked it. Too long, too boring, too many plotlines, FX and CGI the worst of all the films--which is saying something, since as i said yesterday, the CGI has always disappointed me in teh Spidey films. The cardinal sins are that the Sandman really isn't used all that much in the

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
for some reason I feel del Toro's immersion in fantasy (Pan's Labyritnth, Hell boy) would work, combined with his natural ebullience and childlike sense of wonder. To use wholly inaccurate words, i just feel he's a more mature fantasy director than Raimi would be, even though both are on the

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
yeah it was great! Murphy playing the arrogant-then-ultimately-paranoid superstar, and the nerdy lookalike at the same time was great. This movie was the first time i got a hint that Murphy might have acting skills beyond simply telling jokes onscreen. -- Original message

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-22 Thread KeithBJohnson
why do you think LOTR bored you at the theatre? what was the difference in your home viewing experience? -- Original message -- From: Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] And here is where the fandom line is sort of drawn. I have said this before, and I will say it again. I saw

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-22 Thread KeithBJohnson
we just disagree on this, which is cool. i seem to like Del Toro, Cuaron, and their work more than you do. i think Hellboy is way more than simple CGI... -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 12/22/2007 11:16:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-22 Thread KeithBJohnson
me too, and no evidence of sentience in Galactus, and that battle between him and the Surfer--gawd that movie sucked! I'm still most pissed at the Surfer's source of power being changed--gawd that movie sucked! There's a better Reed Richards to be depicted. I really like Ian as Reed, but

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-23 Thread KeithBJohnson
sorry! I think Astro stirred me up, bringing up the Galactus cloud and all! -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keith, spot on with your analysis of Reed. And the therapy bill's in the mail, for bringing back the horror of that movie... [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-23 Thread KeithBJohnson
i agree, i'd probably need therapy after seeing an Ang Lee rendition of The Hobbit. I was actually depressed after Hulk. it was such a brooding, downbeat movie. I'm all for well done angst in comic films. Indeed, it's those movies with realistic human drama that are the best, even in the

Re: [scifinoir2] NT Times - Hoover Planned Mass Jailing in 1950

2007-12-23 Thread KeithBJohnson
the media lost its backbone, integrity and courage a long time ago. It's been coming for a long while: the emphasis on ratings instead of good reporting...the proliferation of models reading the news (watched CNN lately? They have more Asian/Amer-Asian female anchors than you would believe,

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-23 Thread KeithBJohnson
minor spoilers--but it doesn't matter The Surfer is *supposed* to be strengthened by the Power Cosmic, imparted to him by Galactus. The silvery material covering him makes him invulnerable to most injury, but outside of that material, the Power gives him innate powers of super strength,

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
yeah, see, that's one of my problems with younger filmmakers: no establishing shots. Just like a good story (which it is) a good movie should slowly build to action and adventure. If you just get on with it, you end up focusing more on action and less on things like plot, acting, and the

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
definitely a generational thing. I won't watch a movie on DVD at home unless i can be assured of watching it in one sitting with minimal interruptions. Don't take phone calls, prepare my food ahead of time. I get that stopping and examining the film is cool (do it myself). But they're meant to

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
although we're diammetrically opposed (see my two responses), and I really lament the decline in filmmaking quality among some--those damn fast cameras!--i was impressed with how you stated your feelings. You always have insightful things to say about movies and pop culture. Obviously you think

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
According to Wikipedia (insert grain of NaCl here), this is the rationale for the Galactus Cloud: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactus 20th Century Fox's rationale for having the character as a cloud was to keep him discreet.[65] Visual effects studio Weta Digital convinced Fox to add

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
so true, and thanks to you too! -- Original message -- From: Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wow, what a wonderful compliment! Thank you! I talk a lot about popcorn movies, but I really love the art of filmmaking. When done right, it's a beautiful art form. Many

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
the series was sombre at times, but the movie felt more so to me. It was actually downright depressing. Good series that, even though the Hulk was drastically depowered. Good series, that is, until the horrible TV movie when they brought that idiotic version of Thor onto the scene. Ever see

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
my living room is rather narrow and long, and we watch TV across the narrow width, so I don't quite get the theatre experience. Even if i did, and even when i get that much-desired 50 plasma TV, i still don't see the theatre being replaced for me. I love the movie going experience: the crowds,

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