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axleblaze posted:Eh, Reeves hit it big with Speed he kind of made a bunch of movies that just didn't take off and he seemed like he was doomed to fade until The Matrix came around. I mean Devil's Advocate did well, but it was also the most notable movie he made between Speed and The Matrix and it wasn't exactly a movie that said "this man is a star that should be opening movies". He had some stumbles but it wasn't like he had zero star power. People knew who he was when casted as Neo for the Matrix. I'm fine with, "Not A List" if that's what Random Stranger really meant. Keanu had been around for a long time by then and was still relevant making movies. He wasn't Mickey Rourke on a comeback.
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Paper Jam Dipper posted:He had some stumbles but it wasn't like he had zero star power. People knew who he was when casted as Neo for the Matrix. I'm fine with, "Not A List" if that's what Random Stranger really meant. Keanu had been around for a long time by then and was still relevant making movies. He wasn't Mickey Rourke on a comeback. How about this: Keeanu had enough movies after Speed came out to not be considered a bankable star.
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So, I have watched Soldier three times in the past three days. There is so much to write about I know I am not going to do it justice. Comparisons to Robocop and the directing style of Paul Verhoeven, themes of rebirth, humanity, and the dehumanization of soldiers, a commentary on Vietnam and other modern wars, themes of playing god with the addition of themes of Cain and Abel, and also the amazing set design. Also, Kurt Russell and Gary Busey nail it. gently caress... Fat Lou fucked around with this message at 23:48 on Oct 17, 2013 |
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Jefferoo posted:Just to double check, submissions are text-only, right? Still need to crank out my Punisher: War Zone piece.
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Wasn't this a huge hit on home video though? EDIT: Tharizdun - Deep Rising is a loving classic and I won't hear otherwise. 
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Charlz Guybon posted:Wasn't this a huge hit on home video though? I agree. My article is 100% about how it's a great summer blockbuster action movie, but somehow got released in the January death slot.
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Charlz Guybon posted:Wasn't this a huge hit on home video though? No one gave a poo poo when it came about because it was marketed really weird and they didn't understand/appreciate the premise of the film. It found a massive cult following later on. Speaking of, I'm having massive issues. Lost the first draft, and since my wife's gotten sick, I've written maybe ~150 words. Still going to kick it over the next week, but at this rate, it doesn't look like I'll be finishing in time.
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General survey-ish question: About how long are people's essays turning out? I finished a first draft today of about 2000 words, which feels kinda long-winded to me despite being 2/3 of the word limit (and despite feeling like I could easily write more about this movie). Where are other people at? (PS CloseFriend - Did you get my email?)
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LtKenFrankenstein posted:General survey-ish question: About how long are people's essays turning out? I finished a first draft today of about 2000 words, which feels kinda long-winded to me despite being 2/3 of the word limit (and despite feeling like I could easily write more about this movie). Where are other people at?
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LtKenFrankenstein posted:General survey-ish question: About how long are people's essays turning out? I finished a first draft today of about 2000 words, which feels kinda long-winded to me despite being 2/3 of the word limit (and despite feeling like I could easily write more about this movie). Where are other people at? Mine will wind up at about 1700 words and I feel it's a bit long winded, but then I have a simple, direct point that I need to explain.
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Extension number 2! You now have until November 8. Somehow I don't think my colleagues will mind, because I know they're busy like me.
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CloseFriend posted:Extension number 2! You now have until November 8. Somehow I don't think my colleagues will mind, because I know they're busy like me. You keep saving my rear end...and I still might not finish, but at least there's a chance now.
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CloseFriend posted:Extension number 2! You now have until November 8. Somehow I don't think my colleagues will mind, because I know they're busy like me. Excellent! Halloween season is busy for me. (I've got a first draft and printed it out last night to start doing notes, but I fear the structure will still end up a little sloppy. There's just so much to talk about, but not all of it ties into the main thesis such as it is.)
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As a man who just started a new job, thanks very much.
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Oh thank God. Today, you truly are my...Close Friend.
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Happy to help! I'd also like to point out that I won't be a sticker about the due date; I'm not generally a "my way or the highway" kind of person. So don't go discarding your work if you don't have it perfect by then. If it's a little overdue, I won't mind at all. I'm more than cognizant that everyone involved is busy (myself absolutely included). I don't have mine done either, and I won't hold you guys to a higher standard than I'd hold myself.
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Yeah, seriously thank you. My life has gotten hectic the last couple of weeks but I really want to finish
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I was supposed to do Sucker Punch but a ton of real life crap got in the way and I won't be able to finish it in time. If anybody wants to take a crack at it in 24hrs its up for grabs. Sorry guys. Was really looking forward to doing it  Edit: Nevermind! I'm going to try my best to finish it next week for the new deadline.
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To remind you, your essays are due tomorrow!!! But don't panic. That due date has no teeth whatsoever. If you're late, I'll understand. Just get them to me "soon-ish."
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Oh wow. I hadn't checked the thread since before Halloween, so I just assumed I missed the deadline. My essay was really not turning out the way I'd hoped and I abandoned it thinking there was no way it was going to right itself in time. Now that I know there's still a little time, I'm going to try taking one more pass at it tonight and tomorrow. Hopefully something will finally click.
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CloseFriend posted:To remind you, your essays are due tomorrow!!! I've got my draft finished, but I'm gonna do a quick polish on it and try and get it to you by the end of the day, if that's cool.
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I'll have it to you early next week. That's what I get for trying to do five things at once.
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What format do you want these in? I figured RTF would work but I'm not sure how you'd work in pictures.
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Maxwell Lord posted:What format do you want these in? I figured RTF would work but I'm not sure how you'd work in pictures.
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Okay, so much the better. VLC is not opening DVDs for me anymore so my screen captures are from an... inferior source, but we'll see.
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Nov 8, 2013 18:33
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And sent.
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Nov 8, 2013 18:59
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I'm gonna try to get mine finished in the next day or two - it's a bit of a rush job, but I'm not going to bite off more than I can chew.
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Finished and sent! Hopefully .doc or .odt aren't a problem, I included versions in both format.
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I will have mine in within a day or two. I got distracted with the job search even though I have four pages of time stamped notes from like two weeks ago.
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Sent mine tonight.
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I have too many words, I need to cut it down and reorganize it, but I'm hoping to have it sent in the next day or two. Turns out working the night shift does weird things to your scheduling and plans.
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Sent mine in. How many have you gotten, CloseFriend?
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I think my write-up isn't very good and had some stuff going on. I'm going to drop out of this consider it's a few days after. Maybe next time.
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I am also dropping out, because I didn't consider how busy I was going to be with grad school, so I wouldn't be able to write anything until the end of December.
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I should have mine in by Wednesday. Thursday at the latest.
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Aaaaaalmost done. Just need to give it the once-over and I'll send it out after work tomorrow. Please please let me still submit this, I've worked too drat much and had way too much fun for this baby to never see the light of day. EDIT: Edits taking longer than I thought and I'm straight-up exhausted after work, will definitely have it out tomorrow (Friday). PateraOctopus fucked around with this message at 10:02 on Nov 15, 2013 |
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PateraOctopus posted:Aaaaaalmost done. Just need to give it the once-over and I'll send it out after work tomorrow. Please please let me still submit this, I've worked too drat much and had way too much fun for this baby to never see the light of day.
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Okay, email sent to the turbandecay address, CloseFriend. Really had a blast with this project; thanks for being so understanding with the deadline.
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How many people have turned stuff in? Has judging started or are we waiting on a few? (Not to be pushy but I'm worried about making the cut.)
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Update time, mofoes! So here are the essays I've gotten… Hewlett: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within LtKenFrankenstein: Ravenous Maxwell Lord: The Avengers (1998) PateraOctopus: Dragonslayer Random Stranger: Constantine Sheldrake: The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Tars Tarkas: Tank Girl I apologize for how dilatory I've been with this project over the past few months; real life worked a number on me. Anyway, as you can see, this falls short of the twenty essays I wanted to get. But I have the utmost appreciation for those of you who did the work, and I don't want to let it all go unrewarded. I'm going to talk to the rest of my panel immediately and figure out where to go from here next. EDIT: No matter what, canceling this project is an absolute last resort; the seven essays I got are all very well done and the last thing I want to do is discard good writing. CloseFriend fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Dec 16, 2013 |
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