Hahahahaha re: stereotype italian. I laugh because I work with one. You forget the "ah forgetabboutit" on another note hammer will do better than ring in no imo. Om a side note listen to cake song italian guy hilarious.
Jim On May 6, 2011 5:49 AM, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay. Let's make predictions. > Even though I don't see this movie being a huge success or summer > blockbuster, I still think it will do better than most geeks think, even > those on this panel. And, the reason I state this is because of the recent > talk at the water cooler at work. Yes, I work in IT but that doesn't mean I > work with sci-i geeks. In the past few days, maybe since the release of this > new trailer, I have heard quite a few people in my department have one of > those exciting talks, you know, the one where they say, "Whoa, have you seen > the Green Lantern preview? That looks awesome". These are guys who are in > their 50's and 60's (I work with a lot of old people) who aren't comic book > geeks by no means but remember the comics from when they were kids. > Seriously, I have this mainframe guy that sits next to me that is a text > book/movie stereotype Italian who, when you hear him talk, sounds like he is > straight out of a Coppola or Scorsese flick who said to me just yesterday > while watching it on the Yahoo trailers, "Bada bing! Eddie! You see dis > preview for da Green Lanern? Dat's gonna be a good moovie." I kid you not, > those aren't misspells, that's how he talks. And he doesn't even know I'm a > GL fan. > So, in saying that, I think this is going to be one of them popcorn action > flicks that will be a surprise hit because of the Mundies like that who see > an action, all be it sci-fi, movie coming to their local theater. > My prediction for the first weekend: $75 million > > ---------------------------------------- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 10:06 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The snake thing in Conan looks dumb in the same way the Clash of the Titans >> trailer was ruined by that fifty-million dollar yawn-monster at the end. >> What's around the corner, Perseus, what's making that noise? >> It's....it's....COMPUTER MATH. >> >> Fact is, the throne room scene in Flash Gordon (1980) looks more exotic >> and exciting than the sweeping video game cut-scene they're calling Oa. >> It's possible kids will accept the "visual vocabulary of the present >> cinematic age," in the way we, as kids, accepted the skeletons in Jason and >> the Argonauts or King Kong, etc, but...I don't think any kids are excited >> about this movie. >> >> I mean maybe a few nerdads are pushing them toward it. >> >> Kid: I wanna see Thaw. >> Nerdad: What about, Green Lantern, buddy? Don't you wanna see a guy who >> has a ring? >> Kid: Like...the one you got for mom? Thaw has a hammaw. >> Nerdad: Ha, ha, no no, like the...ok, let's see Thor. >> >> Thor has a kajillion effects in it, but....Thor himself looks like a >> person. You can relate to him. I think a "glow" or something around a real >> costume would have gotten across the idea of the ring generating clothing. >> Maybe it's an "uncanny valley" issue. Like Shag articulated, its not that >> the effects look baaaad, it's that the whole thing is effects. Like with >> Lord of the Rings, I guess, the idea is people will buy the DVD and pause >> every few seconds so they can jizz over all the detailed design work at >> whichever speed they jizz at, but...that aint gonna help opening weekend. >> >> As you point out, Luke, people complained about the effects in SW (though >> isn't there something about it looking different on tv than on the big >> screen? Like, those yellow squares around the TIE Fighters were a tv thing? >> Someone?), but...people saw SW in the theater and continued to see it and >> talk about it. No one will see Green Lantern. Bomb ahoy. >> >> Should we have another bet thing like with Watchmen and Scott Pilgrim? >> >> I say it gets crushed by....Mr. Popper's Penguins!!! You down with >> MPP?!! >> >> That trailer, btw, was cut by amateurs. It looks teerrrrrible! And >> yet....it will kiiiilll Green Lantern!! Then, GL will be buried by Cars 2 >> the following week to disappear forever! Sinestro wins! >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Luke <[email protected]> >> To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thu, May 5, 2011 3:45 am >> Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: New Green Lantern trailer shows off the >> Guardians of the Universe - io9 >> >> I'm more disappointed by the CGI monster in the new Conan trailer than >> any of the CGI in the Green Lantern trailers, frankly. That's the >> visual vocabulary of the present cinematic age. >> >> You want an eye opener? Go read some contemporary genre magazines >> when Empire or Jedi came out. Cinefantastique especially lambastes >> some of ILM's work. We idealize these physical effects in our minds, >> but I still cringe everytime I watch the original version of Empire >> with the God awful travelling mattes in the asteroid field. Even as >> late as 89 (Last Crusade) its pretty easy to spot complaining >> criticism of ILM's work. So not liking special effects and thinking >> things look "fake" is a time honored nerd tradition. >> >> On May 5, 10:05 am, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Again, I have no problem with the CGI costume, I think it looks fine. And, I >> > think it does look like it could exist in the real world. Remember, the GL's >> > costume in the comic books, for the most part, is energy constructed by that >> > GL. I can imagine the costume having that glow in the real world. >> > >> > ---------------------------------------- >> > Have a Better One, >> > Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 9:55 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > For me it's not a case that the CGI looks bad, it's the sheer volume of >> > > CGI. In some shots there is simply too much going on (all done by CGI). >> > > For example, in Revenge of the Sith, the space battle featured too many >> > > things going on (all done by CGI). So while the battle was more massive >> > > than the space battle in Return of the Jedi, there was just too much to >> > > see. The space battle in Revenge of the Sith is less exciting than the >> > > Return of the Jedi battle for that reason. >> > >> > > In regard to the Green Lantern costume, the choice to go with CGI is >> > > disappointing. It makes the costume harder to believe it's real. It just >> > > doesn't look like it could exist in the real world. A simpler real-world >> > > costume with a CGI aura might have worked better. >> > >> > > Just my two cents. >> > >> > > The Irredeemable Shag >> > >http://firestormfan.com >> > >http://onceuponageek.com >> > >http://twitter.com/onceuponageek >> > >> > > -------- Original Message -------- >> > > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: New Green Lantern trailer shows off >> > > the Guardians of the Universe - io9 >> > > From: Edward Crosby <[email protected]> >> > > Date: Thu, May 05, 2011 9:47 am >> > > To: [email protected] >> > >> > > Yeah, I am confused why people keep stating that the CG looks bad >> > > (Ravenface and other TUG members). As compared to what? Avatar? Sure. Tron >> > > Legacy? Absolutely. Sucker Punch? Maybe. Iron Man 2? No way. >> > > Widge made a really good point on the last recorded TUG podcast recording >> > > and I agree with him. He stated, and I'm paraphrasing, that we all have such >> > > a high standard of CG these days that if something comes along that meets or >> > > doesn't exceed the bar then we turn our heads in disgust. From what I have >> > > seen, the CG in this movie is by far some of the best we have seen in >> > > today's live action movies. I think another reason we turn our heads in >> > > disgust of the CG in this movie is because there is so much of it. But there >> > > has to be as this is a Green Lantern movie set mostly in a fictional world >> > > and fictional universe that has to be pulled out of one of the most extreme >> > > mediums that is the comic book. There is no way this movie could have been >> > > done well with all the CG needed five years ago. >> > > I'm not making any judgement about this movie now, if I can help it. At >> > > first, yes, I judged the teaser trailer and cringed. Recent trailers give me >> > > more hope that this may be an entertaining movie. I know it will not be a >> > > blockbuster movie but I will reserve judgement of whether it is good or not >> > > after I have seen it when I see it opening weekend. >> > >> > > ---------------------------------------- >> > > Have a Better One, >> > > Edward Crosby >> > >http://about.me/edwardcrosby >> > >> > > -- >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > > "The Unique Geek" group. >> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > [email protected]. >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The >> Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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