Avatar - A new Era of Cinema begins
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There are two good remakes to be released this year, firstly we have 'Clash of the Titans' which by the previews looks like a CG feast, definitely a must see.
Then from the guys that made 'Gladiator', will now be doing 'Robin Hood', and yes Russel Crowe is Robin Hood, I'm seriously looking forward to this, if it's anything as good a Gladiator it will be the big one this year. -
I don't know about that one Pete. It's hard to think of anybody else but Kevin Costner in the Role. -
Well, Gladiator also had some issues but yeah, I know I am a bit picky on this as it's my "profession" so to say...
BTW that initial scene and the death of Marcus Aurelius took place in "my province"
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@unknownuser said:
I don't know about that one Pete. It's hard to think of anybody else but Kevin Costner in the Role
I must admit he did play a good Robin Hood, and having Morgan Freeman in support was a bonus, not to mention the best Sheriff played by Alan Rickman (one of my fave obscure actors)
From what I see this one is more gritty, violent, Gladiator like, they have also done some serious research apparently, getting it historically correct(based on the time period and not the legend). -
I was totally joking.. . .For me there's only one Robin Hood. . .Errol Flynn. 1938
Olivia de Haviland, Claude Rains, Basil Rathbone. CLASSIC!!!
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I think this is one is the best...
ahh Russel Crowe in tights.....what a gay thought
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@marian said:
I think this is one is the best...
ahh Russel Crowe in tights.....what a gay thought
LOL....Robin Hood and his "merry" men running around in the woods .... surely someone has made a gay parody of this tale.
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***We're men, we're men in tights.
We roam around the forest looking for fights.
We're men, we're men in tights.
We rob from the rich and give to the poor, that's right!
We may look like sissies, but watch what you say or else we'll put out your lights!
We're men, we're men in tights,
Always on guard defending the people's rights.We're men, MANLY men, we're men in tights.
[Gay voice] Yes!
We roam around the forest looking for fights.
We're men, we're men in tights.
We rob from the rich and give to the poor, that's right!
We may look like pansies, but don't get us wrong or else we'll put out your lights.
We're men, we're men in tights
[High Voice] TIGHT Tights
Always on guard defending the people's rights.
When you're in a fix just call for the men in tights!WE'RE BUTCH!***
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I guess the thread really hasn't changed course because correct me if I am wrong. . .don't the tall naked Blue people in AVATAR shoot bows and arrows too?
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Only arrows, Davit (withthe bows)
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Solo,
Alan Rickman an obscure actor? Not in the UK!
A clip from the superb Truly, Madly, Deeply with Juliet Stevenson. Rickman plays a ghost.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll37xdj8rpU
Regards,
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My children knew him as Professor Snape. But for me it is his Star making turn as the baddie Hans Gruber in DIE HARD. He stole the show from Bruce
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Watkins, my referance to him being obscure comes from my exposure to American Television, we/they only really see him in small rolls like the Sheriff in Robin Hood, the villain in Die hard, the cheating husband in love Actually, etc.
But I'm sure he does a lot move work in the UK, I watch a lot of BBC dramas on Netflix instant (My wife is a BBC drama addict who strangely enough thinks he is hot, but then again she also thinks Willem Dafoe is hot)I heard that he was supposed to be the main character for the BBC detective Drama ' Wire in the Blood' but refused it in the end, I think that role would have been perfect for him.
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My wife loves him because he was the Dashing Colonel Brantley in Emma Thompson's Sense and Sensibility.
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I saw the movie last week and it was fabulous....not just the 3D but also the modeling is superb.
Makes Sketchup look a bit pale
A friend asked me if she would be able to see the 3D effects as she has only 5% visibility in her right eye (virtually blind on one side).
I forgot to try and close 1 eye to check if the 3D would still be there.So if one you guys here go and see it, could you check that for me?
Much appreciated.It would be a pitty to drag her along to the movie theatre when she can't fully enjoy it.
My guess is that she won't be able to see it, as the 3D probably works by projecting two different images on the two eyes (left and right, 90° rotated shutterglass),tricking the brain to interpret it as 3D..... -
Hi Chris,
I had cataract on both of my eyes. One was operated in 2006 (actually, when on sick leave, I got acquainted with SU) and the other one this last December (on this, I was almost completely blind already, too).
I know that my space feeling was very bad with one eye and I did not forget to check it out closing one eye what it would have been like before the operation.
Not only you cannot see the 3D effect at all but although these glasses are not those old, cheap ones, when you watch the movie without them or just one eye, the edges are hazy and some weird coloured still. So it is very bothering also, not only she couldn't enjoy the extra.
She could watch it in a "traditional", 2D movie however.
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Yeah she could see it in 3d with only having vision in one eye, and it won't be blurry or appear as a double image or anything (as long as she wears the glasses). But it will appear as 2d only and it will be slightly dim and dull for the colors. But she could see it in a 3d theater just fine. But I would recommend just seeing it in 2d for the best results for her.
Chris
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Dear All,
Perhaps this will help explain how the glasses work. At the end of the article there is a link to how 3D graphics work too. Isn't science great.
Kind regards,
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I sometimes wondered if Cameron would surpass his success with his other big films like The Abyss and Titanic...
Avatar, for me at least, ranks right up there with the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. In LOTR I've always immersed in the world of Middle Earth, but Avatar takes it to the next level on Pandora.
Cheers.
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