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Bring it on!
regards,
Paul Watson
South Africa
PMW Photography
Gary Kirkham wrote:
The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the cliché...Star Trek had it in spades.
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perpetrated by the Keystone terrorists
You'd think you could just say "Sorry you've got my name wrong", but because it had taken a while to twig and because he had been doing it for so long it would seem kind of rude to point it out personally. I had considered just carrying on answering to the name,
That is so English, got to love it
regards,
Paul Watson
South Africa
PMW Photography
Gary Kirkham wrote:
The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the cliché...Star Trek had it in spades.
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when you find out you've got 8gb worth of pre-compiled header files and you've only worked on one active C++ project in the last 6 months.
Michael
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Just come across this surprising development Ben Burtt moves to Pixar[^]
Along with George Lucas and John Williams, Ben Burtt is the guy who gave the Star Wars movies a soul that other films can only dream of. Can you imagine Star Wars without Vader's Breathing, the sound of Tie Fighters screeching by or the distinctive hum of a lightsaber. Burtt is the best sound designer of the last 25 years. Lucasfilm's loss is Pixar's gain.
Michael
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A quick review. (I'll post a more detailed review later)
Wow. George Lucas hit this for six straight over the pavillion. A visual spectacular with an emotional core that left me choking back the tears. A tragedy of the highest-order. The way that Anakin fell to the dark-side was so wonderfully realised.
Excellent special effects by the boys at ILM, although the opening battle was a little confused (but then I guess that real war is like that too).
John Williams' score was perfect. Not a note out of place.
One of the greatest motion picture experiences of my life. Probably the best movie, I've seen at the cinema since 'The Empire Strikes Back'.
I must see this movie again at the cinema. It deserves it.
Michael
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Just got off the phone to the cinema and have booked my tickets for Episode III. My Dad and me are going on Tuesday afternoon. I've booked tickets for the 'Directors Auditorium. Whilst more expensive than the standard screens there is less likely to be any dick-heads to spoil my enjoyment - which is good, because I'll liable to go all Anakin on their ass if they prevent me from enjoying myself.
Michael
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Michael P Butler wrote:
for the 'Directors Auditorium
Is it technically better too?
regards,
Paul Watson
South Africa
PMW Photography
Gary Wheeler wrote:
It's people like you that keep me heading for my big debut on CNN...
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Paul Watson wrote:
Is it technically better too?
Not sure. Probably not. I'd hoped it would be Digital but isn't. It has only 61 seats, so it will probably be a smaller screen than usual too. I've never been in it before, but as I'm going late afternoon I wanted to avoid the teenagers and other pond-life.
Plus there is access to a bar, not that I'll be drinking.
Michael
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Well the soundtrack collection is.
I know have the soundtracks for all 6 Star Wars movies. 'The Revenge of the Sith' soundtrack is wonderful, the best soundtrack since 'The Empire Strikes Back'. The opening track is up there with 'The Battle of Yavin' from Star Wars and 'The Battle of Hoth' from Empire. Another great soundtrack from the legend that is John Williams.
I've currently got the full 6 movie soundtracks as my WMP playlist (on shuffle). It has certainly helped improve my productivity. Mind you I always find classical music helps me to concentrate better.
Michael
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I've been having a few motivation issues with work recently. Just not really been in the mood for coding. Luckily the project I'm working on is a slow-boiler so I've been able to be a little slack.
I get a little too distracted in the mechanics of my LxFramework[^] rather than getting on and writing the code for the main application.
A couple more leads for new work have come in today, so that should hopefully help me pick-up the pace a bit. I need to get myself back into selling mode again. At least these new projects will be about selling them on a solution to a specific problem rather than the usual cold-call of trying to sell them the idea that software can make their companies more productive.
Michael
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I've been watching the new series of the cartoon 'Clone Wars'[^].
And I've come to the conclusion that George Lucas was right and the fan-boys really don't know anything about good story-telling.
Most of the disappoint that "fanboys" feel towards the prequel trilogy is that they really wanted three movies of full on "Jedi Action". However I think the 'Clone Wars' has proved how boring that really is.
Watching Anakin slicing and dicing his way through droid armies is just not interesting. Not to mention how the cartoon portrays Jedi like Mace and Yoda as "supermen", single handedly wiping out thousands of the enemy. I know it is a cartoon but it just comes across as far-fetched.
I think the problem is the new extended format of the show. The 3 minute cartoons had a much better structure to them. The new 30 minute episodes are so laden down with meaningless action that the story gets lost.
'Attack of the Clones' suffered from a similar problem with its clone/droid fights. They just don't have the heart and soul of the Episode IV attack on the death-star or the 'Battle of Hoth'.
I still believe Episode III will have the emotional core I'm looking for in the fights, but the Clone Wars cartoon doesn't do it for me at all.
Michael
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ROTFLMAO
Oh man, that Wreakon guy is a hoot. He is awfully sensitive about the whole thing.
regards,
Paul Watson
South Africa
The Code Project
Pope Pius II said
"The only prescription is more cowbell. "
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"You'd hate my code-reviews then"
that line was great!
Pandoras Gift #44: Hope. The one that keeps you on suffering. aber.. "Wie gesagt, der Scheiss is' Therapie" boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist | doxygen
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Return of the Sith trailer (QuickTime required)[^]
Wow. My excitement levels for this movie have just been raised a couple of notches. Palpatine sounds like an evil Obi-Wan when he's talking to Anakin. Very nice parallel with the original movie.
Whilst I never judge a movie by its trailer, it feels like the battles in this movie will have a little more emotional content unlike the very bland fights in 'Attack of the Clones'
I'm looking forward to this in a big way.
Michael
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I really hope so too though after what Lucas says here I am back to worrying again.
Emotion, romance is fine, you know I like that stuff but comparing it to Titanic?
regards,
Paul Watson
South Africa
The Code Project
Pope Pius II said
"The only prescription is more cowbell. "
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