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pst... "vain" and me'm pretty sure you should use "me" in that instance and not "I", but me could be wrong.

hmmm... considering cancelling my pre-order for the vf-1j now.

now do the rest of the YMCA dance for us!

60 bucks is a bit high but I've seen a lot of japan based sellers charging around there for shipping. I would be more impressed if the autograph were on the box itself or the toy rather than on a card though.

buy one get one half off sale on at toysrus.com

wait... I thought anakin was supposed to be the young hip jedi?

you know that theaters are supposed to allow people in to make use of the concession stand whether or not they bought a ticket, right?

for a movie about a ship that sank so quickly, the movie had amazing staying power. It may not have made the most money (adjust for inflation) but 15 weeks as the number 1 movie is really something. I hate that movie, I hope TDK knocks it off.

It just doesn't look like something worth going to the theater for.

That's a pretty disapointing response, imo.

Yeah, that's a pretty awesome fanmade poster. I like the vicki vale byline

No, the difference is we jump up and down and start the bitch fest BEFORE the new version comes out instead of waiting and seeing if it's any good or if it can stand on it's own. My point about theater is that even though it's live, according to you, there's no reason to depart from accurate period pieces that stay faithful to the language, the original is sacred so we shouldn't ever try anything new, right? And I'm sorry, but whitney houston didn't need to "prove her chops" neither do U2, Sheryl Crow, Wong Faye or any other numerous singers and groups who regularly sing covers as part of their concerts. If the story is good and the characters are compelling, what's wrong with taking a fresh look at it? And yes, most remakes aren't good, just like most movies aren't good, and most remakes aren't inspired, just like most movies aren't inspired. And yes, most movies in general, original stories or not, aren't going to compare to Ran or Scarface, but Ocean's 11 is just fine as a remake. Kira Knightly's Pride and Prejudice may not do justice to the book, but it's still a decent movie, The Thing, Tortilla Soup, The Departed, Juno (debatably), Magnificent Seven, the Manchurain Candidate, The Truth About Charlie, Assualt on Precinct 13, Seabiscuit, the Italian Job... all decent movies. Are they masterpieces.. no, most aren't... but they're good movies and in some cases, such as tortilla soup and the departed are much more accessible movies to western audiences than their asian originals. Also, point you're not talking about.. many movies that people love so dearly started off in another medium, books or theater. Perhaps the people doing the remake have their own take on the original story and want to pursue that? The Dune miniseries may not have been the best thing ever, but it was a much more faithful adaptation of the novel than the first Dune movie was... Even Jaws started off as a book, does a remake need to be made of the Spielberg movie? No, but maybe there's something in the book that Spielberg didn't nail or passed over that somebody, someday, would want to take a bite at. It's entirely possible for talented people to want to try their own spin material they like.

Why is it unfair? there are hundreds of theaters across the country tiny community theaters, university productions, broadway... there are hundreds of versions of shakespeare's works out there... hamlet set in china, King Lear set in Japan, MacBeth set in the modern financial world. Not just the location and time, but the very language has been changed and adpated. If movies are this generation's theater, what's wrong with revisiting stories and characters? I mean, we all bitch and moan when we find out Akira or some other story near and dear to our hearts is going to be remade, but where's the outcry why some Japanese guy decides to redo King Lear as some samurai movie? And covers are VERY frequent... maybe not as frequent as during the motown days, but I can't think of a single major recording artist who doesn't feature covers as part of their catalogue... hell, for some artists, their greatest hits, the song they're most associated with, are covers. Whitless Houston comes to mind, her dolly parton cover will forever be associated to her now and not to dolly.

I guess I just don't see a remake as necessarily a bad thing... sure 99% of remakes are horrible abominations that only hasten the apocolypse, but there's always the outside chance they'll bring something new to the table or at least be able to stand up on it's own. Ocean's 11 may not be as good as Sinatra's but it's still a fun flick.

vf-1 strike packs. I love that utilitarian design and the sheer spectacle of seeing sleek fighter being transformed into a big lumbering instrument of death.

why do we hold movies to a different standard compared to other forms of entertainment like music and theater?

I was going to write: Oh my god, is that really you! But then I realized you would mistake my turn of a phrase as a tribute to you... Good to have you back!

meh, does nothing for me.

well damnit, it shouldn't be posted in the toy section then! makes me sad though, chest too wide (because of the shoulder attachment) and the hip placement looks wrong.

so, is this the final final final? Or is it still a mock up claiming to be the final? I still don't see the major improvements to the proportions I was promised.

at least that car has a reason why it looks the way it looks.

honestly, can't say I care much either way, I'm watching this movie for Robert Downey Jr. The bits I've seen in trailers looks funny as hell.

wow, what an incredible job. amazing work!

well, it's good to see him doing different things, unlike some other comedians who seem to keep playing the same character with the same shtick... over and over and over again.