Don't let our in-jokes and all-purpose geekery put anyone off. Feel
free to chime in, in a diplomatic way.
On Jul 12, 12:47Â am, "S.t.A.n.L.e.E"
UofR.SlamSpam.net>
wrote:> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 6:49pm-0700, Terrence Briggs
lycos.com>:
>>> Warning: Geekspeak ahoy...
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>> S.t.A.n.L.e.E wrote:
>>> Sun, 6 Jul 2008 8:47am-0700, Terrence Briggs
lycos.com>:
Only if Dark Knight doesn't steal it!!!!!
Pipe down, buzz-pumpers; it's only July. The Oscar bait doesn't roll
in until September :-P
>>>> On Jul 1, 2:53�am, "S.t.A.n.L.e.E"
UofR.SlamSpam.net>
>>>> wrote:>>>>> Tue, 1 Jul 2008 2:47am-0400, S.t.A.n.L.e.E
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>>>>>> Just saw WALL-E with kids late at night in a packed theatre
>>>>>> with a healthy mix of teenagers and other grown-ups with kids:
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>>>> Sat next to two adult lovebirds in my theater. Â To their credit, they
>>>> weren't making out. Â I think...
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>>> The teens are most likely the ones. Â ;-)
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>> I didn't ask if they were legal or anything. Â I'm not THAT kind of
>> journalist.
>
> A journalist shouldn't be afraid to seek the truth. Â *tsk*tsk*
I'm a *scrupulous* journalist, not some nosy TMZ spy...
> Speaking of, those 2 Chun-Li girls are still looking for their article.
=========BEGIN ARTICLE============
Intrepid Convention Noob Photographs Marketers Posing as Chun Li
Facsimiles
by Terrence Briggs
Nuff said.
[freelance photographer Stanlee D contributed to this report]
=========END ARTICLE===========
>>>> Okay, Mr. Machinehead-with-extra-pouty-Summer Glau-OS-XXX, how well
>>>> did Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis do in Japan?
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>>> Was Metropolis released widely in Japan?
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>> Dunno. Â Aren't you our man in Japan with the news articles and stuff?
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> When was that?! Â Not in Japan. Â ^_^
So... you don't know either.
>>>>>> 3. WALL-E is a weak nothing-going-for-him sweet romantic packrat geek;
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>>>> Kinda bottom-heavy, too. Â Rusty and all that. Â The female, on the
>>>> other hand...
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>>> I cannot lie: she likes big butts. Â ^_^
>>> But then, she's an egg.
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>> Ha! Â Good one.
>
> Good that you still have that sense of humor.
I have a sense of smell, if that's what you're implying :-)
>>>>>> � �EVE is a dominant goddess-powered never-propositioned kinda-tsundere.
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>>>> Heh. Â So I wasn't the only one who picked up on the "exotic alien
>>>> warrior babe" vibe.
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>>> Who wouldn't?! Â She was/is scary! Â 0_0
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>> But.. not all guys equate "scary warrior chicks" with "babe"
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> Guys are always fond of gals who could kick their butts. Â ^_^
Really? Most guys I know prefer the shrinking violet, passive
ladies. Ya know: Belldandy :-P
> (But sweet on the inside - tsundere.)
For the n00bs... "Define: tsundere"
A term used to describe behavior that seems harsh on the outside, but
caring on the inside.
[
chewyanime.wordpress.com/otaku-terms/]
is a Japanese character archetype describing an initially combative
personality, which eventually becomes loving and emotionally
vulnerable ...
[
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundere]
Ripley
[Sigourney Weaver's voice]
>>>> But she looks like an iMac. Â Oh, Steve Jobs... you product-placing
>>>> weasel chairman you :-)
>
>
>> Ew. Â Otaku Mac pr0n. Â Don't do that.
>
> Dude! Â She's wearing an 1-piece!
Suitable for the [PG-rated] Animated Lust website, then? Tell it to
Human Resources...
>
>> Lemme guess, Unix is the one with the glasses, and the Mac OS 9 is the
>> pretty ditz? :-)
>
> No. Â If you had clicked on the link, you'd know! Â ^_^
Dude, I'm spending way too much time research Metropolis' Japanese
theatrical release. Don't make me research OS otaku loli stuff...
>>>>>> 5. WALL-E already mispronounces EVE's name as EV-uh.
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>>>> Heh. Â Japanese-friendly phenomes. Â (No "L"s or "R"s, though :-P :-P :-
>>>> P )
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>>> My little god-daughter kept wondering why WALL-E kept mispronouncing. Â ^_^
>>> ("Her name's EVE! Â Not EV-uh! Â Why is he calling her that?!")
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>> That's some castellan you got there. Â She's gonna be just like me when
>> she grows up.
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> Not how you portray yourself! Â ;-p
What part of the portrait do you want avoided, then? :-)
>>>>>> 7. A future environmental moral message that'd make Hayao Miyazaki blush.
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>>>> Your later post clears that up, by clearing out the room. Â ("No no
>>>> no... it's not environmentally alarmist! Â Really! Â I was just being
>>>> imaginative!", is my paraphrase.)
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>>> Hmmmm... but would Miyazaki still appreciate it?
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>> Heh. Â He'd probably grin at the subconscious messages he's implanted
>> into the minds of Hollywood's premiere animators. Â "It's working! Â And
>> they don't even suspect!"
>
>> BTW, NPR's Fresh Air interviewed Wall-E director Andrew Stanton on
>> Thursday, 7/10/08. Â Got that podcast!
>
> Good you got it!
I buried it under all of my other NPR podcasts, apparently. I'll dig
it out later.
>>>>> 7b. Oh, there's a lot of flying, not just once but twice!
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>>>> "Define: dancing"
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>>> Ha! Â That was corny of you. Â ^_^
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>> It was corny of the movie, too!
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> Nah, it's just you. Â ^_^
And where do you think I got it from?
>>>>>> 8. A social criticism about the hazards of over-reliance in technology.
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>>>> In a CGI animated film, nah!!!! :-)
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>>> Ironic.
>
>> Or hypocritical. Â But we reserve hypocricy charges for Dreamworks
>> films, don't we? :-)
>
> The difference being reliance vs. over-reliance.
That's too nuanced an argument for Dreamworks haters :-)
>>>>>> What else?
>
>>>> It's a Pixar film distributed by Disney. Â The Mouse has Theatrical
>>>> Distribution Muscle. Â The Lamp has Cinematic Currency. Â It'll destroy
>>>> the competition in Japan.
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>>> Well, besides that!
>>> But would you go out on a limb and say it'll outdraw Spirited Away? Â >;-]
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>> Hell-the-funk no. Â Nothing will, until the next Titanic or something.
>
>> What does the Japanese box office look like, anyway? Â Something
>> like...
>
>> 1) Spirited Away
>> 2) Howl's Moving Castle
>> 3) Titanic
>> 4) Princess Mononoke
>> 5) E.T.
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> A year old:
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> <
http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070624062027AAaCZ8V>
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> Â Â 1. Spirited Away, 2001, $228.6 million
> Â Â 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002, $142.8 million
> Â Â 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 2001, $127.7 million
> Â Â 4. Titanic, 1997, $101.8 million
> Â Â 5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, 2002, $59.2 million
> Â Â 6. Star Wars, Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, 1999, $50.8 million
> Â Â 7. Princess Mononoke, 1997, $50.0 million
> Â Â 8. The Case Book of Young Kindaichi, 1997, $47.6 million
> Â Â 9. Armageddon, 1998, $45.5 million
> Â 10. Independence Day, 1996, $44.2 million
That can't be right. I thought PM beat E.T. to become the all-time
champ, not ID4.
>> Maybe it'll beat E.T.
>
>> In this country, I believe Wall-E will beat Incredibles (which had a
>> similar-sized opening, but kinda underperformed over the long haul),
>> but not Finding Nemo.
>
> Yeah, among kids, fish will always beat love story.
Well, my prediction's looking a little shaky. Wall-E isn't holding up
as well as I had hoped.
>>>> Terrence Briggs, wrangling up some more European animation from
>>>> Netflix. Â Cartoon Noir wasn't enough!
>>>> Peace to you...
>
>
>> You could just give me the title, dude. Â I was reading the post
>> offline, and couldn't follow the link.
>
> It's not a title. Â ;-)
Well, if you'd TELL me this stuff, so I don't have to run to the
library to link to it... :-)
Terrence Briggs, got Vexille from Netflix. Man, the English track is
*SO* much better than the Japanese sub.
Peace to you...
