Dont open any seals today 06-06-06

I dunno... I'm quite tempted to go to the movies and see the new Omen (I'm quite a fan of the original and would like to see if they've ruined it).

Brave person but what is this lunacy for remaking films? not just old films but classic films in many cases, extremely extremely dumb, these films have ben made and made very well you can't improve on that , hollywood needs a kick up the bum it's just being lazy and greedy.

It's a quick way (in that no thought has to go into a concept or story) to make a few quid, AND you get people like myself who are already fans and they therefore have at least one ticket bought by each of those people, even if it's just so we can go and poo-poo it.

I can't say I generally like remakes, except for the '78 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, which I love.

John Carpenter's "The Thing" was much better than the original. But in general I agree, its a cop out that involves not having to take a risk on an unknown story.

Remakes can really work sometimes but this is just cynical, do we really need a remake of the poseidon adventure? the original was as good as you are going to get with that type of film. Oceans 11? not bad at all tried to recapture the essence of the original, but you can't better the original cast or period for style and coool.

Some bright overpaid soppy twerp will have the clever idea of remaking 2001 you can never improve on classics ever, period. Planet of the Apes?? saw that the other day thought Hmm might be quite good, excellent director big budget, absolute rubbish; saw the original a week later and was reminded of actually just how good a film it was especially over the remake.

Was a big fan of John Carpenter from his first films when he was a cultish director large budgets ruined him, the Thing was ok but lost the atmosphere of the original and relied too much on effects.

Anyways this thread is supposed to be about Armageddon, the impending Apocalypse, the beast shall roam the earth and all that.

Man, that tweaks another of my annoyances. It's bad enough that you're remaking a film, but the trailers (for example "Poseidon") basically show you 99% of the film anyway, so there's no need to go and actually watch it.

how true so many films have to sacrifice all the action sequences to get your attention that when you see the full film you're left with some boring dialogue, and I'm utterly sick of Orson Wells doing all the voiceovers for these trailers it's about time he let someone else have a turn.

Hah. So true. Trailers should just tease, and nothing more.

When they show too much of a films story in the trailer, you know it's going to be bad.

My son is a professional actor at the ripe old age of 17 and has been doing it since he was eight. They're filming a new one in my town with Lindsay Lohan :roll: and Amanda Peet :twisted: called "Bill". Even though we're friends with the casting director, he still didn't get a part but his girlfriend did.

Anyway, I can't figure how Lohan ever became a 'star' that they are rushing all these films out with her in them now. Maybe you have to be much younger to appreciate her.

...but some trailers are cinematic masterpieces in their own right, and don't ruin the story. Take the more recent Star Wars trailers for instance: sheer brilliance

I completely agree. I ENJOY watching the good trailers when I go to the cinema.

Hugo, I can't agree with you about the Thing. The original just looked tacky.

fwiw, the Thing was about the beast shall roam the earth

True, very true, only serving to wet ones appetite in anticipation, but honestly Roy, Star Wars, I am looking forward to Xmen 3 though. Going to have borrow my nephew to get in with any credibility.

As for Lindsey Lohan , who? done nothing that I can remember seeing of any note, which doubtless means she will be a huge star.

X-Men 3 - What a shame.... but lets not go down that route.

If you do see it - wait until the credits end - there's a teaser.

True but It was a B movie Chris it's allowed to be tacky however there were some good scenes especially when they discover the craft buried in the ice. I wonder what inspired the tag line then.

Well, well, well. Just got an email when I left this board saying Lindsay Lohan dropped out of Bill and will be replaced by Jessica Alba. That may only be a rumor so I'll have to make some calls.

Wait a minute...do I care?

Getting back on track with this 666 thing. I wish I could recall where I read it but it was an authoritative source saying everyone has this number thing wrong. To make a long story short, when Revelations was written, 666 was a symbolic representation of Nero Caesar who was persecuting the Christians and Jews around 50AD or so and means nothing other than that.

The news source was a report on NPR or National Geographic or something like that.

The news source was a report on NPR or National Geographic or something like that.

Aye, sounds interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast_%28numerology%29 - The wiki (although I know it's not /the/ most factual place) is pretty interesting.

Wait a minute...do I care?

Jessica Alba I'll say you should care she was the only reason I ever watched 'Dark Angel', I'll see 'Bill' now when it comes out

It's just a number, the New Testament largely just a collection of apocryphal stories.

It is... but "just a number" that can have such a control over a massive number of people is a pretty clever number.

Funnily enough the calendar is just another set of numbers with an arbitrary start point and some not so arbitrary adjustments.

Ah so that's who Jessica Alba is ... I might watch it too

On the tangent of Xmen - beast is the greatest Xman ever.

X-men 3 isn't great but it isn't terrible either. There's a couple of scenes that are very good and the rest is generally just OK.

It's a damn shame there's no Gambit in there - 'parently they offered the part to that guy with the long hair in Lost but he turned it down - shame, he'd have been perfect for it.

It's a *beep* shame there's no Gambit in there - 'parently they offered the part to that guy with the long hair in Lost but he turned it down - shame, he'd have been perfect for it.

Oh... The guy that plays Sawyer? I heard that too. Gambit would have been cool.

B.b.b.b.u.t, today's my birthday - I've been opening sealed things all day. That's me crossed off the waiting list for the Elysian Fields then

Your birthday it can't be... you're not... by what name shall you be known reveal yourself, have you come this day to walk amongst man and reign pestilence upon the earth, where are your three mates.

Oh hell happy birthday anyway have a tipple on me.

As for X-men, wolverine absolutely iconic, perfect example of a complex Marvel hero. Gambit he's alright but could never take seriously someone who threw playing cards at you.

How has anyone seen the film :?

Well I went along to the cinema and gave the guy some money and he gave me a ticket thingy. Then this other guy pointed at a darkened room with lots of seats in so I went in and sat down. And what'd'you know! They started playing the film!!

(Mmmm wolvie....)

What you saying.. it's already being shown?

Can't wait for Fantastic Four 2, Sue Storm (Jessica Alba)

To return to Revelations, which makes sense if you think of John having written it under the influence of some fine Turkish hashish or poppy extract, the original Greek was written 6·6·6. The dots were the Greek mathematical notations for powers. Equivalent to 6^6^6, or 6^6⁶, or 6^46656. That is a number with more than 37,000 digits[1]. Let's just say that the number of the beast is beyond comprehension, which is how I take his meaning. If you factor in some primo weed, did he even know what he meant?

cheers,

gary

[1] 37,373 digits actually

Which reminds me, it's my ex's b'day, too. Hmmm, born 6/6 of 46. That makes 6/6/06 her big 60th. Coincidence? I think not. Will have to call her to wish a happy.

Happy to you, too, L.

cheers,

gary

It's a great story though, it's a shame so much knowledge has been lost perhaps these writings were based on older stories maybe there is more to everything than we realise.

Changing the subject completely, what's the score with 'lost' I've run out of patience with it, so clearly the whole things a mind game, they never crashed and it's all some sort of experiment, the bunkers just another experiment in behavioral science. Who are the 'others' military ? scientists? just deranged nutters?

Does the show actually end? how many seasons does it run for? why have I become hooked on it ? it's really irritating.

On the news, tonight, they had a local story of a guy who's celebrating his birthday and he's turning 66 on top of that.

Ha! Serves you right. I saw the premier episode and decided it was a stupid premise, and haven't watched since. The trailers for each week's program only corroborate the wisdom of my decision. I guess you'll just have to slog through it. Addicted as you are.

cheers,

gary

X-Men 3 opened in the UK around 25th May

And Beast is still the greatest X-man ever, a fact made even cooler byt he fact that i'ts a hairy blue Frasier

Can't wait for Fantastic Four 2, Sue Storm (Jessica Alba)

Aw. That's sad. It's been out for nearly 2 weeks now. You could probably go now and find a practically empty screening of it (always the best).

I watched the first episode completely missed the quasi underlying premise, despite the title. Watched episode two realised that it was all a clever trick to fill a show with 10 core cast members that each have to have their story unfold in flashback thus accounting for one seasons worth of episodes, tease us with a new piece of the puzzle every third episode, yet explain nothing but add to the general mystery, lo and behold unending seasons, it's an absolute triumph of TV production.

Of course I had to see the hatch episode and the numbers on the side and I was hooked , I shame myself sometimes

Anyway curiosity got the better of me and childish impatience so I found episode transcripts/spoilers, so were on for a third season :roll: but it's all as I thought.


a deadpan comic version with Noddy Holder as Wolverine, Rab C Nesbit as Professor X, Jennifer Saunders as Storm and Dawn French as Rouge

If you do see it - wait until the credits end - there's a teaser.

Damn it I wish they would stop doing that, I always get forced to leave before then, what was the teaser?

After the number 3 I have to agree with TPH, The Beast is the best X-Man (in the films that is, it's a much tougher call from the comics), although I think gambit turning up might have trumped him.

Was watching some pap about the "curse of the Omen" yesterday, some chappy was on there saying that 666 in hebrew/aramaic/some made up thing translates into WWW - ye gads we're all doomed/not effected in anyway at all!!! RUN/Carry on as usual

If you do see it - wait until the credits end - there's a teaser.

*beep* it I wish they would stop doing that, I always get forced to leave before then, what was the teaser?

Because I don't want to just post a spoiler (not everyone necessarily wants to know) - take a look at this if you want to know http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men:_The_Last_Stand - end of the "plot summary" section.

The digits of which particular arbitrary number system

Lorraine, Happy Birthday for yesterday

The digits of which particular arbitrary number system At that point, does it matter any more? It's still an incromprehensible number.

cheers,

gary

I quite agree. Very often they do intrigue and rouse the interest. Many people can go and watch a movie just out of curiosity after seeing a spectacular trailer.