Sky line

[brian nordstrom]

Has any one else seen the movie ' Sky line ' ? its about alien's taking over Los Angeles. ;)
Any way the heros are in the penthouse of a hotel and their host has an awsome Atlas mounted ED 120mm EOS, that they use to keep an eye on the bad aliens , not a bad flick , but that scope is really nice and it gives perfect views thru a closed window .. cool ? :rofl:
I just wonder how many people see this kind of thing and try to observe thru the closed windows ? And come away thinking astronomy sux, Quite a few I would think ?
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Hi Brian,

Yeah, seen Skyline. Wasn't a bad movie and I will add it to my extensive Sci-Fi DVD collection, when I see it cheap. :P These types of alien movies are becoming more common, i.e, District 9 and the Battle for Los Angeles. District 9 was really good for a low budget movie.

Battle of Los Angeles, on the other hand, was just another excuse for a war movie with a tentative link to aliens. And not a good war movie at that! I thought it was crap and overdone.

Cheers Peter

[Stardrifter_WA]

I knew someone that used to use an astro telescope for looking at ocean views through a closed window. They forgot to remove it or cover the objective, and as a result, it caused the curtains to catch fire, as the Sun was setting, it passed throught the field of view. Lucky they didn't burn the house down.

[brian nordstrom]

:eyepop:Ouch ! Peter , very lucky indeed .
That remindes me of a public night a few years ago in NZ when a young man was directed to me by other members as he could not get the scope to focus , I had a look and ...Well? the instructions did not state that the clear plastic cap had to be removed first !:D
The look of joy on his face when he saw the moon first time was priceless..
It turned out to be a good scope , an eq2 moiunted Celestron 70mm refractor.
I liked District 9 as well .:thumbsup:
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Doh! :D That look would have been priceless! But, :sadeyes: I did the same thing with my first SLR camera. Couldn't understand why I couldn't see anything in the finder. Yep, forgot to take the cap off :P :D

[Stardrifter_WA]

Oh and by the way. The director of District 9 is doing another sci-fi movie "Elysium" which is due out in 2013. Hope it is as good as District 9.

[bloodhound31]

Skyline would have to be one of the all time worst movies I have ever seen in the sci-fi genre.(and I have a massive collection). They spent their entire budget on sfx, none on story, plot, characters, or acting lessons.

Total and utter intelligence-insulting garbage. I went on opening night with two cousins and went home thinking we should have spent the money on pizza instead. When I got home and looked in the mirror, there was the word, "Sucker" tattooed on my forehead.

Baz.

[Stardrifter_WA]

I didn't think it was that bad, but then, I didn't pay to see it. :) I do know how you feel though, Bloodhound, for I felt the same way about the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still. A total waste of 3 hours that I will never get back; and I like just about anything sci-fi :D

[Liz]

I quite liked it, and we have spoke before about it on IIS, but didnt like District 9.

[Stardrifter_WA]

What is Everyones favourite Sci-Fi movie? What is your worst?

We all like different things and what one finds good others don't. But then, it would be a boring world if we all liked the same thing.

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup: Yea thanks Peter I read that in the paper last week . I think it will be as good :shrug: You know , you cant please all the people all the time .. but you can.. make a good Si Fi movie with real science , Its not hard. ;).
Fellow SI FI fan ,
you seen "Imortal" yet?
Brian.:thanx:

[brian nordstrom]

:eyepop:Sweet , Baz ,
Thats those bad aliens softning us up . You gotta admit I would have to come face to face with those buggers:help:.
Johnny get yer gun? :(
Softening ... hmmmm .
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

What did they call the female aliens? again?
I dont remember seeing any ?
I may be blind .:sadeyes: but they were handsome dude's that need some?
Remind me of some people up here .Dog food eaters.!;)
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup: Peter , when you say cheep . be careful of the piriated versions .
versions of some of the better left field movies out there ? Dont do any one a favour.

Help us Blood hound ...
... bugger the aliens are doing the ??? ' event horizon' at the edge of a black hole .......
Brian .:eyepop:

[Stardrifter_WA]

Event Horizon was a cool movie. No, Brian, haven't seen Immortal yet. I will go to the Video store and get it tomorrow. :D

[brian nordstrom]

:) Good luck Peter , Its a hard one to find . and I bought the last copy in Australia , hope your vidio store has it , its a really good ,( weird? ) French , SiFi , but a good mind opener and cool story and effects , set in 2095 New York and Paris. I'll say no more .
Brian.:thumbsup:

[Stardrifter_WA]

Hi Brian,

Yep, the local vid store has it and I am about to go pick it up shortly. Will let you know what I think tomorrow. Cheers :thumbsup:

[Stardrifter_WA]

Hi Brian,

Watched Immortality last night. Interesting mix of comic, CGI and live action. Complex story, but I enjoyed it. :) I also liked the sign that had a nod to astronomy. Just before Jill went into the bar where she met Nikopol, there was a sign with the name Tycho Brahe.

Good movie, if a little different. In fact, I don't think I have seen a film quite like this since Dark City.

[brian nordstrom]

:eyepop:Sweet Peter , I had a feeling you would like it , There is a problem ,,,,??? when you read this reply ,
As I will tell you now , is that you wont be able to stop thinking about 'Nikapol', 'Jill' the hunters ( you now know the . "you have a box in your brain" , I want it ! now , and if you dont give it to me I will have to go in and get it ')
Dude , aint he a beauty ?
Bugger having that pinko on your case?
My favorite part is .. well ...the whole movie is really food for thought , thats why I have a copy.
Hope you watch it again as its a complex movie , and the gods? do we really need them , ?
I liked this when the gods were in there pyramid ... " are you cheeting? ,, I am enubis , i am ,, as they were playing Monalopy ,,, cool !. Food for thought all right mate.
or at the start those cops in the 2095 helicopter ,,, "It's a naked guy with a birds head !!! "
One to beat Peter :thumbsup:
Fellow Si Fi fan.
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

:) I like Dark City to , have watched it many times , just to bring the mind back to earth ??? .
oops ..
what earth ?, sleep well .
Matrix copied this . ,
Dark City is the ;) origonal, Aye Mr White ?
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

:) Now please dont dump on me on this one , OK?
I have this movie and when I feel pissed at my boss I play it and all is well , things are OK .
:shrug:
Ready ,,,;)
I do like this movie , Peter even though the science is all out of date , eg. time line wise ,,, :D
But I like the acting , the actors made this movie , and really enjoyed them selves , You can see it in there ... Fun , Acting? .
:question:
Its a fun Si Fi , not to be taken seriously , because 3000 yrs in the future , ...?
Ready ...
its ....
I have read the book ,
It's

Battle Field Earth , with John Travolta and Co. .
Fellow Si Fi fan
Brian.:thumbsup:

[Stardrifter_WA]

:lol: It's ok Brian, I always suspend my brain anyway.....or is it that I just switch the chip off! :D

All sci-fi is good :P Just some are better than others.

And yes, I will add Immortality to my collection, when I find it. Sci-Fi accounts for about 240 titles in my collection and counting.


As for french films, I have a few of those in my collection. The French make good films. I have a good thriller called Nest. It is a conflagration of events coming together for some explosive action. :eyepop:

But, my favourite French film is Crimson Rivers. It is a psycho thriller with a killer of a twist at the end. I also love Psychological Thrillers.

Frankly, I just love all sorts of movies. :P

[Stardrifter_WA]

Oh, and Anubis playing Monopoly cracked me up. :rofl: What else would Gods being playing :question:

[Stardrifter_WA]

The absolute worst sci-fi film for me would have to be Babylon AD. I liked Vin Diesel in Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riiddick ( a new one is coming called COR: Dead Man Walking) but Babylon AD was crap, to put it mildly!

[brian nordstrom]

:question: Oops Peter , typo mate , the movie is "noy called immortality "

Pinkos are dimention police , trouble with a capital "T" :mad2:Glad they got better things to do . ..
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

:question: Peter you did not hear this from me .. but here is ..
....A real strange French movie ...
Its called " Monkey" .
another happy actors movie , Fun to watch , they spek England ..
By the way
Its IMMORTAL , not immoratally .
Has the cover been changed? on the version you watched.? Hmmm ..
Brian:question:

[Stardrifter_WA]

realised that after I typed it :D

[brian nordstrom]

;) They have a movie production company in France thats makes out of it SiFi movies .. " Its a naked guy with a birds head" ..:thumbsup:

[brian nordstrom]

:thanx: I hear you there Peter , that babylon ad was a mish mash of ideas that did not gell , and their version of the future aint happened yet , a lot like the Music industry at the moment ,:(

Its Ok though , the French are hard at work ,,, " and if you can give me just a little automony ,,, can I PLEASE pick my own clothes" Nikipol's quote , after being fixed by the railway iron and lazer eyes :eyepop:... Oh yea the dead dont feel pain...:thanx:
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

:) Peter my absolute favorite is . The 1959 movie ,,
" FORBIDDEN PLANET " , that was years ahead , of the times I got the origonal .
I like the Star Trek movies ,
My favorite ,,,
Search for spock ,
' You have been and will always be .... my friend ' Jim' ".:thanx:
Brian.

'QUOTE=Stardrifter_WA;781263]:lol: It's ok Brian, I always suspend my brain anyway.....or is it that I just switch the chip off! :D

All sci-fi is good :P Just some are better than others.

And yes, I will add Immortality to my collection, when I find it. Sci-Fi accounts for about 240 titles in my collection and counting.


As for french films, I have a few of those in my collection. The French make good films. I have a good thriller called Nest. It is a conflagration of events coming together for some explosive action. :eyepop:

But, my favourite French film is Crimson Rivers. It is a psycho thriller with a killer of a twist at the end. I also love Psychological Thrillers.

Frankly, I just love all sorts of movies. :P[/QUOTE]

[Stardrifter_WA]

My absolute favourite is Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I have it on Bluray, it's awesome. On this theme, the series Taken would have to be next. It's Close Encounters on steriods! :D I just wish they would bring that out on Bluray. The alien recording device is just awesome and the 'super b***h' it was just delightful..I'm in love :P

My next all time favourite is, dare I say it, Firefly and the movie Serenity. It was a much unrated show...Cowboys in Space :P Doesn't get much better than that. I just watch it over and over; definitely left wanting more.

My observatory is called Serenity! What a nerd, hey :2thumbs:

[brian nordstrom]

:eyepop: Damm Peter small world , I got the same version of Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind , free from the local library on dvd only last weekend , and turned up the volume and enjoyed it !!! Twice ! that closing sequence got me and my neighbours 2 times ;)
.:question: " so thats not sun burn I take it? "
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

:shrug: Peter the world aint big enough for Taken , If what they are saying you friends ., sisters , and the cousin's mate was abducted .. I am sure us here in IIS would know some one ? :help:.
"Silence is Golden " by the Tremellows..
Missed? .. :lol:
Brian.
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

:) Hell yea Peter , the effects when the FireFly does the entry from space into the planets atmosphere against the flow of space ships ... comming the other way ,, cool . , :thumbsup: Movie 'Serenity' , She's a special sister , one of us ?;)
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

:D Take me out......to the black, tell em I ain't commin' back; I'm still free......you can't take the skies from me :whistle: :thumbsup:

[FlashDrive]

I have Skyline on my other PC which is connected to the '' Big Screen " and the audio is " pumped " through a Yamaha 7.1 Home Theater.

I grab the popcorn, iced-coke, Doritos ... and " hot'n spicey " Pizza :P
and ( turn all the lights off ) ... then take in a good Movie ... like Skyline.

Quite like my Sci-Fi ... waiting for Battleship 2012.

Watch the Trailer .... Awesome stuff .. !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NNQqHsIc-4

Flash ... :hi:

[brian nordstrom]

:DNothing like a good bit of sifi aye Flash?
Battle ship.. mmmm looks good , I like the Blond . ;)
I watch Skyline using my Harman Kardon amp B&W speakers and Cambrige Audio Sub . :eyepop:
Gotta be careful of the neighbours .But yea mate it has an awsome sound track , as Peter knows .:thumbsup:
Brian

[Stardrifter_WA]

Sci-Fi without surround sounds.....never. :D Surround sound was made for Sci-Fi, wasn't it:question: :D :lol:

My neighbour complains when I watch Sci-Fi and I have to turn it down :( Please give me a 200 hectare paddock, so that I can listen to my surround sound and watch the stars without lights. :thumbsup:

I have to turn it down as my neighbour is really good about leaving the lights off most of the time. I will rock this place if she ever decides to leave them on:D :P Not really, she is a nice neighbour. :thumbsup:

[Stardrifter_WA]

Hey Flash. There seems to be a dearth of sci-fi over the next couple of years. There isn't much in production at present :sadeyes:

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup:yea I'm they same mate , my neighbours are good with their lights as well , gotta look after them . they pop over sometimes for a look at the moon , jupiter and other things from time to time .
yea good neighbours . Hard to find I hear? sometimes .
Brian.:)

[Stardrifter_WA]

Yeah Brian, I have only ever had one "neighbour from hell". :shrug: They were good until one day they just flipped. Damned if I know why...drugs probably :question: Didn't matter, I moved anyway. :) I have been lucky to mostly have good neighbour, but that is also a two way street and I also co-operate with them. :)

But, I would still love to have a big paddock with no neighbours (no noise, unless of my making :D, no lights, no cars; just me and the heavens). :thumbsup:

[FlashDrive]

Yo ... Brian ... Re : Battle ship.. mmmm looks good , I like the Blond.
The Blond ... not bad at all eh...!! ... you know .. a bloke wouldn't complain if they were all like that ... eh .. !!:D

Gotta go ... the Mrs is heading over my way .. !! :P

Cheers ... Flash ;)

[Stardrifter_WA]

Hey Flash :hi:

Just watched the trailer for Battleship 2012. :eyepop: That looks friggin awesome. But, you can have the blonde though :P Not to my taste :lol:

[Stardrifter_WA]

Got a fixation for a blue haired girl, after watching Immortal. :D

[FlashDrive]

On'ya Mate .... Yah got the hot's for a chick with Blue Hair .... errrrr .. as long as it's not a " blue rinse " mate ... then you'd be revealing her age ... :rofl:

Flash ... :lol:

[Stardrifter_WA]

:lol:

[Stardrifter_WA]

Just watched the Trailer for Red Tails, about the Tuskegee airmen. Looks awesome, some really nice aerial action. :thumbsup:

[brian nordstrom]

:question: Was not Drugs Brother ,, it was seeing way to many HUGE , BLACK , TOTALLY SILENT . "V" 's flying on there sides at 55000 feet over Perth ? or here?
I am lucky never really had these sort living beside me ..
A few tried when I first moved to Darwin , of course .
I got ' hum bugged ' for the first time in my life here in the NT ... what to do , what to do ...?
I am a Kiwi , Was New to me .

remember that movie?
"Titan AE " its a disney , well done , not french , Disney. Black holes great 'Neice' 2000 style .
I watch it and enjoy .
good Disney sound track .:thumbsup:

NT dark skies are worth it .
...:rofl:
Brian ..

[Stardrifter_WA]

Brian, in regard to drugs I was referring to my neighbour from hell, not you. Just to get that straight :D

[brian nordstrom]

:shrug: Peter ,
ummm .
Country and wastern quote there?
"It's not what you are running away from , Kid.? "
.This is a quote from 'Titan AE' , disney script , bugger ... Cheese any one?/.
:thumbsup:
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Ok :D Haven't seen TitanAE. Although I can remember Black Hole, I don't have it in my collection, so probably didn't like it. Loved Supernova though. :)

[Stardrifter_WA]

As for Dark Skies, the skies here are probably really dark, since the cloud is blocking the light. :(

[Stardrifter_WA]

Hmm Dark Skies, now there was a series that had lots of potential but didn't go anywhere.

[brian nordstrom]

;) on the Si Fi music Peter for , thats . an .
" allfirmative ' Will Robinson ' "
eg. Peter .:thumbsup:
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

I decided to watch Firefly....again. I just love Kaylee (Jewel Staite). Now she is my idea of an ideal engineer :D She is such a gorgeous character. :P

[brian nordstrom]

:D told you you , would fall in love with ZGIll ,
'us gods have apattites , dont you know? :thumbsup:"

Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

True that Brian :thumbsup:

[brian nordstrom]

:D sorry brother , I spent a few years in Auckland NZ .
I apoligise my friend if I have seen the same thing's as you Peter .
Brian. ;)
What happened to the sun, burn?
Brian .

[Stardrifter_WA]

No worries mate, just wanted to be clear, that all :D :P

[brian nordstrom]

Thanks Peter no worries . The build up is upon us up here , so star gazing is gonna be at a premium until about april , so its scope tinkering and SIFI . :rofl: I still love a good bit of SIFI tho , AEON FLUX , thats a good one ,
catching flies in your eye lashes , cool :thumbsup:
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Yeah Brian, know how it feels at the moment, we have a week of rain. But, we need it and it will go away soon anyway. Yes, like Aeon Flux, great movie, but then it is sci-fi. :D I would just love to meet a woman that likes Sci-Fi, but they seem to be a rare breed. :question:

Last woman I had in my life was terrible to watch sci-fi with; had to keep explaining it. Like, a big hole in the side of a ship and she asks, "why don't the people fall out?" Force field my dearest. "What's a force field?" Oh brother :sadeyes:

Watched my favourite movie last night in bluray and the directors cut was really good. The movie, Close Encounters! Going to watch the Abyss tonight. :)

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup: I hear you Brother , I watched titanic with a love ? :rofl: of my life and she still does not know what I mean when I say LIKE the CAPTIAN of the Titanic ? :confused2: 3 and a half hours ...
Brian . :thumbsup:

[Stardrifter_WA]

True that! :rofl:

[brian nordstrom]

;) And she could only handle 20 miniuts of my absolute favorite , good old 'Forbidden Planet ' .

Its OLD! and in black and white !!! so ... .
...
I'm single again and loving it , Some people are stuck in there ways . :confused2:



And:thumbsup: I am one of them , star gazing and SIFI hmmm . he he .
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

yeah :D understand that! I have been single for 16 years and after the first few women I met, post marriage, my first question, well almost :D, is do you like sci-fi? Man, it is top of my list :P Don't care what they look like, just gotta love astronomy and sci-fi :rofl: Although, I do know one woman who has a telescope and loves sci-fi (and cute too:P) but just not my type, :sadeyes:

[Stardrifter_WA]

And Brian.....buying telescopes is cheaper than havin' a woman :D :P :rofl:

[brian nordstrom]

;) and some acceseries are cheeper too.
.Im out with my ED80 using the Meade lxd 500 mount that arrived yesterday , the sky is bad , but its been tracking the moon now for 1 hour and its as good or if not better than the vixen drives on my CG5 ,
I am impressed !
and there is no good woman banging away inside as a warning to come in now , dear ?
Ha ha .
:thumbsup:
I watched the green hornet this weekend just gone , well?
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Sweet Brian. Sounds good that you are impressed with it. That bodes well for the LX80 mount :) Yeah man....No woman, More accessories :D

And no woman banging on the door....so, cool :rofl:

[Stardrifter_WA]

One of the other thread mentioned a low budget Sci-Fi called Primer. Have you seen this? If so, any good? I have to admit it is one that I haven't heard of. :)

[brian nordstrom]

:) Yes I seen the shorts of it on a dvd I got out a few weeks ago , look good Peter .
Thanks for the reminder . :thumbsup:
I am looking forward to new ET , damm I forget its name :rolleyes:, Spielberg has a lot to do with it , A train crash , and aliens escape into the American mid west ( its not 8mm , the Nicolas Cage movie, a goodie , but somrthing like it )
Bugger .:)
Its out this month on dvd .
On the banging on the door thing ... I dont miss it one little bit!:thanx:
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

:DI didn't realise they were bringing out another ET? I am going to get Primer out next week. :) I am looking forward to the 1st December; and no, it's not because it is closer to Christmas :P

The 4th series Touchwood (Miracle Day) is release. I liked Torchwood. :D I will get it the day it is released.

knock, knock, knocking on heavens door :P :rofl: I'm sure you don't miss, neither do I.

[brian nordstrom]

:eyepop: Just remembered the name its ....
'Super 8'
not
'8mm' , how stupid of me :lol:
Its in the vidieo shops in about a week .
What! christmas ? its the only time I hear from my kids and the answer is always the same ,
'Come around for a feed a drink and watch some SIFI with me , and when it gets dark we will look at jupiter this year ' ....

.... they come around most times , ,,
But Dad !!! ;) ' My friends cant stay long? ' OK ?
They usually leave around midnight . :thumbsup: with impressed friend's
Cool .
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

I haven't seen Super 8, I will get it out next week. Brian, I know what you mean about the kids at Xmas. I haven't seen my kids on Christmas day in nearly 14 years, as they go to their Mum's. I see then a couple of days later.

This Xmas will be good though as my son is coming over from London for a few weeks, so that will be great! :)

I hope to have my Observatory up by then :thumbsup: I am waiting on Council approval :(

[brian nordstrom]

:) Peter , you or any one else seen ,
'A Darkfly Scanner' ?
Now there is a parallel universe along the lines " Parallel " lines ...:shrug:
As my old friend ....
And your Peter I think ..
..
...'Dark City'
The sort of parallel universes I that are ,,, ? ,,,
Well Different ? ....:thumbsup: Ive watched the darkfly scanner a few times over the years ... Who's that knocking on the wall ?:question:.She hated it from the start . Oh well .
Brian .

[brian nordstrom]

:D OH yea Peter , good luck on the observertory mate .
Hows about a projection screen on the observertory wall for Christmas ?:question:
Just a once'r . Watching a good out of it SIFI with your son using the Obs'e wall .. that cool ?
And its dark turn it all off and observe together ////:question:
Hope you and your son have a good holiday together Peter .

Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

;) Peter thats when you watch
" Hitch hikers Guide to the Galaxy ' . together as a couple on saturday? night , the new version , as the origonal goes so far over most , ( towel) heads , its like you said here. Oh Brother:sadeyes:
But the new one tho is in understandable english , new "fish' .:thanx: work.. watch and learn , dont forget to LAUGH . baby.
He, He , He funny SIFI !.
cool.
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

I have both versions of Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. Love both versions too :thumbsup: I just love the depressed robot :lol:

[brian nordstrom]

;) My cat just out of ' Infinity Drive" ?
yea I worked late and no one was around to feed .....? ME .
or I will robot out on YOU! Really hungry and depressed .. :hi: OI thats my tail boss. :(
" with a Brain the size of a planet "
cool.
Brian.:thumbsup:

[brian nordstrom]

;) care full brother from the acorn , does the mighty OAK Grow!
and the bank balance ,,, .!.dwindle .
Knock ! knock! knock! on wood . :welcome:

[Stardrifter_WA]

Hey Brian :hi:

I got Transformers, Dark of the Moon out tonight. I wanted to see this at the picture theatre, but didn't get the chance. Nothin' on the tv, as usual. :)

[brian nordstrom]

:eyepop: Review?
Typical :shrug:, Pearth gets the movies before the NT .
Was 'PINK FLOYD " the sound track?
'Saucer full of secrets' , it the next transformer movies name ,
Max Prime told me .
;)So Peter we gotta keep this under our mantles . Ok ?
cool.:thumbsup:
Review ?
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

:hi: Watched Transformers - Dark of the Moon last night. My thoughts? The first Transformers movie was great, the second, ok....the third, less than ok. Hope they don't make a 4th, as it will probably be really bad :rolleyes:

Although I am glad I watched it, as it is definitely worth watching, at least once, but, I wouldn't add it to my collection, as I wouldn't want to watch it again. :shrug:

I thought some of the dialogue was terrible and it a few place it was well and truly over-acted and farcical. Furthermore the humour appeared to be too forced and in some places rather corny and just plain stupid. I liked the humour of the first Transformers the best, after that, it went downhill :sadeyes:

However, its redeeming feature is that the special effects were friggin' awesome, in places. Some of the SFX I hadn't seen done like this before. In some respects, I think they had decided on the SFX first, and then added the story and dialogue later. :screwy:

This movie had the potential to be a great movie, but because of the corny and stupid humour, I think Michael Bay seems to have missed the boat on this one.

Cheers :)

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup: thanks ,
But mate it cant be as bad :sadeyes: as what I watched last night ,
'battle OF los angelese'
Not, ' battle Los Angeles'
I only got it out for a look and what a waste of space! :shrug:
Corny with SFX thats so amaturish . :rofl:
The only saving grace was...
I also got ' Little Johnny the Movie ' and watched it after , Funny as !
Kevin Bloody Wilson is little Johnny's uncle .
Get it if you want a good laugh.:lol:
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Yes, saw the other battle of Los Angelese on the shelf and it looked rubbish. Even the new version was rubbish too :sadeyes: Just a war movie with aliens :question:

Gonna watch Event Horizon tonight. It's a great movie. :thumbsup:

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup: MMM "Event Horizon" good movie ,, very deep.
I like it a lot and have a copy .
quote-

'I will take the Lewis and Clarke to as safe distance and launch , 'Tak Missiles' at the Event Horizon until I am sure its gone , F&(k your ship Doctor'

I think thats about right , from memory .
:thumbsup:
Bloody Kiwi actors . :eyepop:
Cool movie .
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

:hi: Yes, EV is a deep movie. Tonight's movie is even deeper, "Knowing". If you haven't seen this one it has a great twist at the end. It is Nicholas Cage's best movie to date. :) Tomorrow night I am going to watch an oldie.....Quatermass, a three part BBC series with John Mills. I haven't watched in a long time. It was creepy the first time I watched it. I picked the Quatermass box set, with the earlier B&W Quatermass Experiment etc, up about a year ago, at a second hand place. :)

[brian nordstrom]

:) I liked 'Knowing' as well pretty heavy duty .. A hard cross to bear ...

Have you seen Nick Cages latest?
' Driven ' ?
It got me , it aint what you think . :question:
Its a lot on the parallell universe theme , ,, I will say no more .
I enjojed it and if you aint seen it Peter , I think you will too .
Nicholas at his 'sad coolest' , that he is good at, yea 'Driven' . :thumbsup:

Ahh ! Quartermass , I used to live for friday nights as a kid to watch that . The TV was mine for 1 hour.
Yes 'Alan Quartermass' was his name ? I have not seen or heard that name since I was a teenager growing up in NZ , loved it!
Thanks for the memories .:hi: I loved it , as well as the 'Land of the Giants' .:)
Cool . SIFI .
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

:hi: Brian,

Good to know that someone else knows Quatermass. :thumbsup: It is such a great show, even if it is a bit dated. :D

No sci-fi tonight! We have clear skies :D

[brian nordstrom]

:DGlad to hear Peter , on the Quatermass ,
I grew up with 1 older sister and 2 older brothers , them me , and 4 younger sisters so tv time was at the premium around our place back when I grew up :thumbsup: .
B&W TV's back then ,
The only reason I got to watch it ,was because it was a after 'Corronation Street ' on friday nights and none of my brothers and sisters were around at that time , and The tv was mine , for 1 hour ,the starting of a love of SIFI . OH Yea! ;)
Dated ? , WHAT! :shrug: , My favorite movie is 'Forbidden Planet' , dont forget .
Quality SIFI never dates .
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

"Forbidden Planet" Oops:sadeyes: I forgot. :D

[brian nordstrom]

an :eyepop:Invisable T REX getting lazer beamed at the boundry of the space ship , The best SFX .
Forbidden Planet , !
Don't go there , invisable TRex's . kill ya! :thumbsup:

Grab a copy and watch Peter . 1950';s technology .
The first Lazered T. Rex . ever filmed .,
! 1 year before 'tecnicolour'
Brian.:).

[brian nordstrom]

;) You do know 'Leslie Neilson' is the captian of the space ship that has lasers and a perimeter looking out for TRex's ? Invisable ones at that .

RIP Leslie .:(

He died just recieintly .


Forbidden Planet was made 20 years before 'Flying High ' .
no tecnicolour ..
cool .
Favorite .
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

It's sometime surprising who turns up, usually looking somewhat younger, in some of the older movies. I always take a good look at the credits :D

[brian nordstrom]

You are right there Peter, I do as well and its also good to find who wrote and performe the music as well. :D
My night is sorted , I ordered a DVD of the origonal ' Dune ' a few weeks ago and it arrived to day , :hi:
The version with Kyle McLauchlan and Sting . Yes! :thumbsup:.
I have a copy of this movie in NZ and have watched it many times , its gonna be a late night :eyepop: long movie .
But I have heard the NZ and OZ versions are differant in their cutting? Have you heard this?
I will give a review tomorrow night ,, on this .
Lights out and time to turn up the sterio. :)
cool.
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Good movie Dune, but a bit dated too. I would love to see a remake that is a little closer to the book. I also have the Children of Dune, which is a mini series. :)

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup:Well I watched the Aussie version and Peter , its a shambles! :sadeyes:. they have cut at least 20 miniutes from the front of the movie , the parts that explain the rest of it ! And being a complex story this just wrecks :shrug: the whole thing! What a shame? some people have no idea !
Then about 1/2 way thru the section where the princess explains here family ,eg the Emporour and his dealings is all over the place ? total confusion !:confused2:.
This copy does no justice to the book and I think who ever cut this needs to liik for another JOB!! .
What a shame! This does not help the SIFI gnere one bit.:mad2:
Not happy , the Kiwi version is heaps better .
Oh well it looks good in my collection ?
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

You must have the normal (theatrical) edition, as I have the extended edition, which must be the same as the edition you had in NZ.

[brian nordstrom]

:)Yes I think so Mate , It's a bummer ! :shrug: , A great movie otherwise .
Because I ordered the extended version , and payed for it , Thanks for the heads up Peter , it is going back on monday . :thumbsup:
I am just about to sit down to ' Transformers Dark of the moon ' .
Pop corn nearly ready , 50 inch plasma and sterio all warmed up , I hope the storm brewing to the south does not put ;) the power out! AGAIN! I am looking forward to this .
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Enjoy Dark of the Moon. Not a bad movie, fantastic SFX. Some of the acting and bhumour was a bit over the top. :P

[brian nordstrom]

:)I did , not to be taken seriously.
I especially liked the few refrences to the old Star Trek movies .
;) And its sience was pretty poor , eg. the crashed transformer ship was on the dark side of the moon ? right ? but the earth !!! was in the moons sky from it ? Pretty ,,, but , POOR .:thumbsup:
And also another magical telescope that gives a perfect image thru a closed window .. He he .
SFX made up for it .
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Yeah :thumbsup: the SFX was outstanding :D

[brian nordstrom]

Oh Yea it was :thumbsup:
I watched Super 8 yesterday arvo at a mates place , he has a really good Yamaha surround sound system , and a 100 inch projector screen , WOAW ! :eyepop:
The movie is weak, but the surround effects are awsome , I found 2 ladies yesterday that were impressed ,With SIFI? :thumbsup:
Looking out !
Cool 2 of them:question: females .
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

The very best sound effect that I have ever heard on my surround sound was a bullet ricochet in the film Downfall. It sounded so real as it wizzed around the room. :D Downfall is the best foriegn film I have ever seen about the last days of Hitler. :)

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup:I know it , got me as well .That bullet missed its target by ? That Much ! Bugger!!

Back in the days when I was into surround sound , the best mixedsound FX , was ....
,,;)
The ghosts , ' Caspers ' , brothers haunting the house ,as a team .
The movie "Casper "
The origonal , creepy sounds , and so well done this had me checking the kitchen more than once ,;) Scared my Kids .Try it if you can find it Peter .
Still have that DVD in storage in NZ . The origonal.:thumbsup:
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

I thought Casper was supposed to be friendly, not scaring the crap out of you :lol::rofl:

[brian nordstrom]

:help: I dunno , I am sure there was something in the kitchen ..? Rattling them pots and pans . !
Bugger that was the ' X ' :eyepop:
Telling me nicely to TURN DOWN THE SI FI !!:thumbsup:
Thanks mate .
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Just call Mulder and Scully (hmmm, I would love to call Scully :D) and they should sort it out. OR you could call the "Ghostbusters"! :lol:

[brian nordstrom]

MMM Scully?:question: . I have a mission for you , if you choose to accept it ...:P
Sigourney Weaver ,;) well she is taking time from fighting Alien's to come and bust my ghosts ..
Party time .:thumbsup:
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Sigourney sure looked yummy as a Navi, being blue and all! :D But I am glad you nop like Scully, no competition they, hey mate? :D

[brian nordstrom]

;) Beggers cant be chosers , they say mate ?
:eyepop:Hell I dont know about Navi , she could easily break either of us in 2 . ;) with ease ,, 15 feet tall and BLUE !
..
Oh **** ,, I I just had a flash back of my 'x' , 5 foot 2 and always blue ! AURGHHHH!!
Chicks that try and break us SIFI fans habbits ? ...
Sorry Peter ..:lol:.Damn flashback's,
Scully would be welcome here any day ,, and night .
Brian

[Stardrifter_WA]

Nahhh, Scully's mine bro! I'll fight ya :lol: You can have Sigouney, I won't fight ya :)

As for women and sci-fi, first question I ask a woman :thumbsup: Don't like sci-fi....bye! :rofl:

[bartman]

ummmm Milla Jovovich (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000170/)
:)
bartman

[brian nordstrom]

I would have the trouble counting how many woman have been in my place , seen my scopes and they have thaught :question: This might be interesting . (Ive been told this many times by them )

Yea mate , 'do you like sifi ' is usually not far from comming .

Because after a while, its always to cold to 'come out' ! for a look at Jupiter , or Omega Centarui . HEY BABE ! There is a new barge on Jupiter or supernova in NGC5128 ! ..
...
...OK babe lets watch a movie ?
Event Horizon? ...
:shrug:
OOPS.
single and loving it ! Brother.
Brian

[Stardrifter_WA]

Yeah Brian....it would be nice to find a woman that liked sci-fi, or at least astronomy. The one's I meet seem to think that guys who look through telescopes are a bit weird. :confused2: It seems that some people just have no imagination. I have found that women here have too little depth and too high expectations :(

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup: We aint 'weird' Peter .
'Enquisitive', ,,is the word .;)
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

I'm weird anyway Brian :P

[Stardrifter_WA]

:D :lol:

[Stardrifter_WA]

And, definitely inquisitive, for sure :D

[brian nordstrom]

:shrug: I am still looking for the "sky line ED120 " that is perfect thru windows . :question: whats that?
Inquisitive for sure .
Got me a 127 Triplet? on her way .
Me haps it will give perfect images thru a window? :hi:
Ill be in touch , OH yea!:D
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

When is it going to arrive Brian?

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup:She is in Sydrey custom clearance now , hope to see her by the end of the week ,
re: see 70 years of S&T .
I gotta laugh , :rofl:
I cant help my self , I got ' Plauger's' it was that bad i cant even remember how its spelt Plague , like the black death .
Mate its set in 2275 and they still shoot zombies with 38's you know revolvers !:D . oh yea in 2275 they do have laser sights , so we have progressed some ( 6 months? ) ,, check it out , for the captians tits if for no other reason .. Its BAD :help:
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Hey Brian, glad to hear the 127ED is in the country. Nice xmas prssie indeed. May not be around on IIS for a few days or more, havin' a real hard time at present. Just wanna make sure that you don't think I am ignoring you mate. Enjoy your 127 when you get it; I'm sure you will. :D

[Stardrifter_WA]

Hey Brian, back again. Have you got your new scope yet? :)

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup: Sure have mate , :thanx: and its a beauty , I was out last night looking at the moon and jupiter .230x using my 8mm radian and 2x ultima .;)
Nice ! Not a hint of false colour on either , could have easily doubled that mag but the seeing was very average.
The Ioptron EQ45 is in transit as I type this .mmmmmm.
Hope all is ok with you mate .
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Hey Brian, so a new mount is on the way too! Nice xmas, hey? Glad to hear that you are enjoying your new toy. I am doing OK, hanging in there Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

;) thanks mate , lets get back on track :thumbsup:here . I booked and watched the new realise DVD ,

" The Tempest "
, based on Willian Shakesphere"s novel .
Peter you gotta get this , its AWSOME ! , long movie but awsome , Helen Mirram is the nasty 'Tempest ' , woaw! so well acted ! Even I would think twice befor crossing her !! , really top notch acting and SFX . Its English .
I watched it twice its that good , A copy is on its way into my collection .
Trust me brother , its a real brain opener . :eyepop:
That Will , was a Genius alright .
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Thanks for the heads-up on the DVD The Tempest. I will get it out next week and watch it. I can't this week, as I am working all week and next.\, which is great as I won't get anymore work until beginning of February. I love my job, I get school holidays....yippeeee :D

[brian nordstrom]

:shrug: No worries , I will watch it again before saturday .
Good movie Brother .;) just be prepaired to speak englsh the way it was meant to be spoken . Cool :thumbsup:
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

:)Yea self prepair , yo be slow self :question: Shakespere . Yoda speakes this way NO?
Its a behind you look .
Awsome English .
here be Brian .:thumbsup:

[Stardrifter_WA]

Yeah, it is....if you can understand it :lol:

[brian nordstrom]

;) ye will with ease brother of mine :thumbsup:
here be Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

He be waxing lyrical, hey Brian :P

[brian nordstrom]

;) Cockadoodle cluck! :thumbsup:
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

:lol: :rofl:

[Stardrifter_WA]

What more could I say? :lol:

[brian nordstrom]

Here be morning breakfast , ye love of mine :thumbsup:? rooster is quiet mornings of these .
:D.
Here be Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

He be breaking the fast with thine love, no rooster be hearing, because rooster be choked for morning peace the break :eyepop:

[Stardrifter_WA]

:P :rofl:

[brian nordstrom]

;) ye rooster strutting you . Eggs are where ?
Dinner Drumb sticks, see we , Hungrey we are . :eyepop:
Brian he be the here .

[Stardrifter_WA]

No eggs be seen thy rooster be he, thy drum sticks be clean, hunger sated be the. :D :lol:

[brian nordstrom]

:eyepop:Well, Peter I just could not help my self , Vidio Easy gave me a voucher for 3 free weekly hires and 1 new reliese, so I got " Sky Line " out again .:screwy: as one weekly hire .
The new release is a Russian ? movie called 'A christmas Tale " its about the real Santa Clause , he was not like he is made out to be today , he was suposed to eat " naughty" Children , its subtitled and I'll let you know what its like , should be differant. .
I stayed up last night and into this morning trying to see the lunar eclipse , and all I got was about 10 miniute of first contact then total cloud cover ,:sadeyes:.
I have just got up and are gonna throw a few DVD's on this afternoon . he he he ..
Brian.

[Stardrifter_WA]

That's great Brian.

I did get to see the whole eclipse from my place. At one point during totality it looked like cloud was rolling in but it was mostly cirrus cloud and didn't really affect the eclipse. Next one, 2014! :)