I have to agree with St_Eddie though. You cannot grasp why FFVII fans find Advent Children brilliant if you haven't played the game itself.
The film doesn't just reference the game, it requires you to have played the game. The big part of Cloud's wangst is a continuation of what happened in-game,
where he got a massive BSOD, not just after Aerith died, but especially after he found out his whole life has been a lie he himself had made up, all caused by the death of his one best friend in SOLDIER. That, and the betrayal of his childhood hero.
Geostigma only is part of the problem.
Yes, I have played the game, and yes, I thought Advent Children was boss.
Yeah, but that's essentially it. There's nothing new, no noticeable own storyline. The Seph returns, the team reassembles, knockout. I bought it as soon as I could get my hands on it back then - getting the incredibly dumbcut European version for a buttload of money - and thought it was OK back then...
...then it rotted unseen in my collection the remainder of the years. Haven't watched it ONCE since then.
In other news, a really curious thing happened to me today. One of the games that have been on my computer for years now stopped responding to clicks on the desktop shortcut. "Damn", I thought, dug out the location of the original .exe and made a new shortcut. To my utter surprise, that effectively killed the DVD disc check copy protection mechanism. I can now start this game without the disc in the drive. Weird.
No, I won't tell you what game that was. Nothing new...
Been reading I-Robot. Wow, they really did butcher the adaption. I like the adaption....but it only works if you take it as an homage and not as an adaption, as the movie's story and visuals are a combination of Asimov stories and visuals.
Been reading I-Robot. Wow, they really did butcher the adaption. I like the adaption....but it only works if you take it as an homage and not as an adaption, as the movie's story and visuals are a combination of Asimov stories and visuals.
Well that's really what it is. I, Robot is a collection of short stories about robots, not a novel. A bunch of them aren't really connected.
It would be awesome if they actually did an adaptation of the Robot novels. I want to see Elijah Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw on the screen.
I also want to finish reading The Caves of Steel. I'm not good at finishing reading novels.
Really. Is there an edition then where the stories are all not being told to a reporter by Susan Calvin, because that's what I'm reading. It feels like a novel to me then in spite of what I've been told.
Even so, the movie isn't a compilation of stories, it's just a bunch of elements from various Asimov stories mashed into one story. A bit different, and a lot of people look past that without looking at the details.
They were all published in magazines before being collected in I, Robot. It feels like that because the introduction was added in.
And about the movie, what I meant was that it was a homage. I actually watched the movie first, and was surprised when I read the book to find out that absolutely none of that story was written by Asimov. Not bad, of course.
The final script retained several of Asimov's characters and ideas. The characters of Dr. Susan Calvin, Dr. Alfred Lanning, and Lawrence Robertson all approximately resemble their counterparts in the source material.
Sonny's attempt to hide in a sea of identical robots is based on a similar scene in "Little Lost Robot".[11] Moreover, the robot-model designation "NS" was taken from the same story. Sonny's dreams and the final scene resemble similar images in "Robot Dreams", and VIKI's motivation is an extrapolation of the Three Laws that Asimov explored in "The Evitable Conflict," "Robots and Empire," and several other stories.
However, the premise of a robot uprising and of robots acting collectively as a direct threat of humanity appears nowhere in Asimov's writings, and indeed Asimov stated explicitly that his robot stories were written as a direct antithesis to this idea - derived ultimately from Karel Capek's R.U.R. and prevalent in pre-Asimov robot stories.
From IMDB:
Sonny could have eventually become R. Daneel Olivaw (WHich another reviewer pointed out)
And where Sonny jumps out of the window, that initial shot of him in mid-air, arms and legs close to his body, and broken window frame around, this is an illustration from Issac Asimov's Science Fiction Mag.
However, Harlan Ellison wrote a far superior screenplay that was never adapted, sadly.
The mods appear to have given up attempting to combat my 'a cold shower for Doodo!' tribute. Aside from a perma-ban, it's a battle they can not win! I vow to maintain a shrine to the now essentially extinct dodo Doodo! God rest his soul.
As an aside; I'm aware that I'm not supposed to mention the names of banned members but it's Doodo! for goodness sake; the guy's a martyr.
In good news though, I got an interview for a placement on Friday. I hope I can do well enough to get the job.
Best of luck to you Retro. I'm thinking of looking for a new job myself in the next few months, and the potential obstacles in the situation are daunting.
I was walking home therse 2 chavs where there yelling at ppl going by then the guy said b4 I even walked up propoly said I called her a sket he lunged at me hitting me as hard as she could then started yelling whats in your bag I just keep pushing her away and keep walking not saying anything til she gave up. I had to stop my self from taking a swing at her.
They'd only tell me what I already know; that I'm an insomniac. Besides shortly after typing that post, I passed out from exhaustion (still fully dressed, with the lights on, my TV on and this forum still displayed) and slept for 12 hours.
I was walking home therse 2 chavs where there yelling at ppl going by then the guy said b4 I even walked up propoly said I called her a sket he lunged at me hitting me as hard as she could then started yelling whats in your bag I just keep pushing her away and keep walking not saying anything til she gave up. I had to stop my self from taking a swing at her.
I was having such a good day till that happened!
I'm so sorry to hear that. I've had my head kicked in by a group of chavs in the past (though I'm pleased to say that I got a few good swings in myself). Fuck chavs (not literally, they probably carry diseases), they truly are the scum of Britain.
I'm bummed now that Sally Ride has passed away. She was the only astronaut I've ever met in person, and you didn't have to be a young girl to be inspired by her. Oh well.
(It still sucks though. Needs certain cards to make it better (more Kreno, more of this neat card I found today (that boosts its power each time you summon a monster), and a few spells I'd like)
Now I should actually look at the other couple of hundred cards I have and see what I can make out of those! XD
So I just got a message from a 15 year old on Xbox Live wanting me to hook up my kinect to video chat so he could "see [my] boobs". *sigh* :rolleyes:
Embarrassingly, he sent me that message just as the cable guy came in and I wasn't expecting him until 1 so I quickly went around and picked up before I opened the door, and I forgot about that message before I let him in. So it was on the screen big as life for him to see. :eek:
So I just got a message from a 15 year old on Xbox Live wanting me to hook up my kinect to video chat so he could "see [my] boobs". *sigh* :rolleyes:
One thing you'll learn about XBox Live is that it's full of the most perverted, racist, homophobic, and foulmouthed teenagers and young adults on the planet that aren't currently in prison.
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I looked it up the Gold X Award doesn't exist.
The film doesn't just reference the game, it requires you to have played the game. The big part of Cloud's wangst is a continuation of what happened in-game,
Yes, I have played the game, and yes, I thought Advent Children was boss.
...then it rotted unseen in my collection the remainder of the years. Haven't watched it ONCE since then.
In other news, a really curious thing happened to me today. One of the games that have been on my computer for years now stopped responding to clicks on the desktop shortcut. "Damn", I thought, dug out the location of the original .exe and made a new shortcut. To my utter surprise, that effectively killed the DVD disc check copy protection mechanism. I can now start this game without the disc in the drive. Weird.
No, I won't tell you what game that was. Nothing new...
Oh please, we all know that you're referring to 'Hentai Volume VI: The Erotic Vengeance of the Lustful Schoolgirl'.
Well that's really what it is. I, Robot is a collection of short stories about robots, not a novel. A bunch of them aren't really connected.
It would be awesome if they actually did an adaptation of the Robot novels. I want to see Elijah Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw on the screen.
I also want to finish reading The Caves of Steel. I'm not good at finishing reading novels.
Even so, the movie isn't a compilation of stories, it's just a bunch of elements from various Asimov stories mashed into one story. A bit different, and a lot of people look past that without looking at the details.
And about the movie, what I meant was that it was a homage. I actually watched the movie first, and was surprised when I read the book to find out that absolutely none of that story was written by Asimov. Not bad, of course.
The final script retained several of Asimov's characters and ideas. The characters of Dr. Susan Calvin, Dr. Alfred Lanning, and Lawrence Robertson all approximately resemble their counterparts in the source material.
Sonny's attempt to hide in a sea of identical robots is based on a similar scene in "Little Lost Robot".[11] Moreover, the robot-model designation "NS" was taken from the same story. Sonny's dreams and the final scene resemble similar images in "Robot Dreams", and VIKI's motivation is an extrapolation of the Three Laws that Asimov explored in "The Evitable Conflict," "Robots and Empire," and several other stories.
However, the premise of a robot uprising and of robots acting collectively as a direct threat of humanity appears nowhere in Asimov's writings, and indeed Asimov stated explicitly that his robot stories were written as a direct antithesis to this idea - derived ultimately from Karel Capek's R.U.R. and prevalent in pre-Asimov robot stories.
From IMDB:
Sonny could have eventually become R. Daneel Olivaw (WHich another reviewer pointed out)
And where Sonny jumps out of the window, that initial shot of him in mid-air, arms and legs close to his body, and broken window frame around, this is an illustration from Issac Asimov's Science Fiction Mag.
However, Harlan Ellison wrote a far superior screenplay that was never adapted, sadly.
As an aside; I'm aware that I'm not supposed to mention the names of banned members but it's Doodo! for goodness sake; the guy's a martyr.
Abandon thread!
Actually, not really. I just wanted to use this gif I found in that context.
So basically Day of the Tentacle.
Its like a throbbing pain, like my brain is expanding from the heat.
Makes it hard to concentrate on anything. The harder I try, the more painful it is.
In good news though, I got an interview for a placement on Friday. I hope I can do well enough to get the job.
That doesn't sound quite right.
You thought about seeing a doctor?
Best of luck to you Retro. I'm thinking of looking for a new job myself in the next few months, and the potential obstacles in the situation are daunting.
I was having such a good day till that happened!
To be honest, I think many new posters in that subforum do exactly that.
They'd only tell me what I already know; that I'm an insomniac. Besides shortly after typing that post, I passed out from exhaustion (still fully dressed, with the lights on, my TV on and this forum still displayed) and slept for 12 hours.
A wonderful film by the great Sergei Eisenstein. Watch it now, comrades!
An example of his hilarity:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBy9cKX4NTE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcDpg-6D9VI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ-nvNnSGPg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljJgTEnML5c
I'd like to take her to the House and make some legislation with her.
Only one course of action left for me, then, fellows.
...Abandon internet? I would say "thread" but this seems like a slightly bigger problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5mLjKI968g
(It still sucks though. Needs certain cards to make it better (more Kreno, more of this neat card I found today (that boosts its power each time you summon a monster), and a few spells I'd like)
Now I should actually look at the other couple of hundred cards I have and see what I can make out of those! XD
Embarrassingly, he sent me that message just as the cable guy came in and I wasn't expecting him until 1 so I quickly went around and picked up before I opened the door, and I forgot about that message before I let him in. So it was on the screen big as life for him to see. :eek:
One thing you'll learn about XBox Live is that it's full of the most perverted, racist, homophobic, and foulmouthed teenagers and young adults on the planet that aren't currently in prison.
That's why I don't own an XBox 360.