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Gee, Jack, we never get tired of seeing that picture. Agreed. The Wolverine hairdo is what really makes it. Must be hard to play the banjo if your knuckle fangs pop out though.
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I've been re-watching Dollhouse. I still think they do a good job with the concept, even if the science gets a bit fuzzy and impractical quite often. That's probably impossible to sidestep in science fiction.
While I agree with CatBrat that most of the characters are a little flat, I disagree about the characters in Firefly being any better. I do think Fran Kranz as Topher Brink and Olivia Williams as Adelle DeWitt are great, though. They tend to steal the show. I still absolutely hate Tahmoh Penikett as Paul Ballard. Every bit of his body language just seems to rub me the wrong way. While his character isn't the greatest, I think I'd be a lot less bothered by it if it had been another actor.
I'm about a third of the way through the second season. I've forgotten how it all plays out, so we'll see if I like it as much the second time through. I seem to remember Topher Brink's character having some more great moments....
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I'm a fan of some Japanese movies. Well...since I'm sort of Japanese (half Okinawan actually), I take an interest in their culture in general. Anyhow, some of the weirdest movies come from Japan...and I love them! ![grin grin](/boards/images/graemlins/default/grin.gif) Recently, I watched, Confessions. A grieving mother gets revenge on her daughter's killers in way you'd never expect. Wow! Next up is Battle Royale...sort of Japan's version of The Hunger Games.
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I've seen Battle Royale, and I liked it more than the tepid Hunger Games movie (haven't read the books, though). I haven't seen the sequel, but I did just get the collection on Blu-ray, so I'll have to do that soon.
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I've been re-watching Dollhouse.
While I agree with CatBrat that most of the characters are a little flat... It's been a while since I've studied their chests.
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I still really love the sound of "the disruptor" in Dollhouse. Very satisfying subwoofer fun. I really need to remember to use it as demo material.
I finally watched The Shining. There are a lot of classic movies I haven't seen, so at least that's one to scratch from the list. I did like the way it was made, even if I didn't find it scary. I think it's simply been referenced way too many times to seem new to me, even though I hadn't seen it. In any case, I did think the picture looked good, considering the years, and the sound was decent, too. Some nice touches with the camera-work.
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I'm a fan of some Japanese movies. Have you seen Audition? One of the few movies to creep me out in recent years. And I just looked, of course it was directed by Takashi Miike.
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Have you seen Audition? One of the few movies to creep me out in recent years. And I just looked, of course it was directed by Takashi Miike. I watched that one once. For some reason, I haven't felt the need to watch it again. Ha ha.
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I've recently took notice of Hayao Miyazaki as a famous Japanese Animator, after buying Ponyo and The Secret Work of Arrietty. I've also rented Howle's Moving Castle a couple of times. Now I'm interested in purchasing all of his full feature animations that I can find. Unfortunately, only a few are on blu-ray, most on DVD, or worse. So far, my list is as follows:
The Secret World of Arrietty - 2010 Ponyo - 2008 Whisper of the Heart - 2006 My Neighbors the Yamadas - 2005 Porco Rosso - 2005 The Cat Retuns - 2005 Howle's Moving Castle - 2004 Spirited Away - 2001 Princess Mononoke - 1997 Pom Poko - 1994 Kiki's Delivery Service - 1989 My Neighbor Totoro - 1988 Grave of the Fireflies - 1988 Castle in the Sky - 1986 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - 1984 Space Adventure Cobra - 1982 Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro - 1979
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