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    Looks waaaaay too much like a plastic suit. Don't like the colour either.
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    How about some true Aussie RAWKKKKKKK!!!!!!!! Forget Midnight Oil, forget INXS, this is truly representative of the australian music scene..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzDUcPfZoJ4
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    Nah, REX HAMILTON is the greatest Lincoln EVAR!!!!
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    Well, since the film finally has a title, it's probably time that it had its own thread.
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    Nah. Gonna stay faithful to the original here. In the original, the company was more cynical than the evil version that seems to be presented in the remake. I believe that cynicism more accurately reflects the true corporate attitude, then and now.
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    My old philosophy, if you want it, and it's available, get it. You might be kicking yourself later for missing the chance.
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    Since, with Neil Armstrong's death, everybody will be talking about the Apollo Mission to the moon, I thought I would put up this story about his Gemini 8 mission a few years earlier, which nearly proved to be fatal. They had just docked with the unmanned Agena docking ship when things started to go wrong..... "Emergency There was some suspicion on the ground that the Agena attitude system was acting up and might not have the correct program stored in it (this suspicion was subsequently found to be incorrect). Just before they went off contact with the ground, the crew of Gemini 8 were informed that if anything strange were to happen, they were to turn off the Agena. After the Agena began execution of its stored command program, which instructed the Agena to turn the combined spacecraft 90° to the right, Scott noticed that they were in a roll. Armstrong used the Gemini's Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System (OAMS) to stop the roll, but the moment he stopped using the thrusters, it started again. They immediately turned off the Agena and this seemed to stop the problem for a few minutes. Then suddenly it started again. Scott noticed that the Gemini attitude fuel had dropped to 30% indicating that it was a problem on their own spacecraft. They would have to undock. After transferring control of the Agena back to the ground they undocked and with a long burst of translation thrusters moved away from the Agena. It was at that point that the Gemini spacecraft began to roll even faster, and approached one revolution per second. The astronauts were now in danger of impaired vision and loss of consciousness due to the violent motion. At this point Armstrong shut down the OAMS and used the Re-entry Control System reaction control system (RCS) to stop the spin. After steadying the spacecraft, they tested each OAMS thruster in turn and found that Number 8 had stuck on. Mission rules dictated that the flight be terminated once the RCS had been fired for any reason, so Gemini VIII prepared for an emergency landing." RIP Neil.
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    Interesting use of "In For The Kill" AGAIN, a different part of the song was used this time though. Somebody must be a La Roux fan. Can't blame them.
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    OK, I want to buy a device with capabilities similar to an Ipad, but I don't want to get an ipad. Any ideas?
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    Cover: Vs. Original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldyx3KHOFXw
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    Yeah. Great ad for Sony. Makes me want to go watch Tron: Legacy. Is that the desired effect?
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    Seems like Torchwood is very quietly sailing into oblivion.
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    I think that the Blake's 7 reboot will be a classic like the SYFY Flash Gordon that came out a few years ago. You remember, it didn't have spaceships in it. ROCK AND ROLL!!!
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    I like the original RC design. Pretty timeless, they could do a remake and leave the design pretty much alone. Same for ED209 Still waiting for this film.....
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    Christian Slater killed in cold blood. What's not to like?
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    Love it.
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    Can we have a decent enemy/villain next time please?
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    I don't get it.
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    HAAAAARPPPP!!!!!!!
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    Meh. Could be interesting. If they ever bother to accurately animate the death of Earth-Two Batman, however, I'm there.......
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    Probably going to take the missus to see it in Imax next weekend. Don't want to be too close to the screen though. (vomit)
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    I don't consider that to be his "next" film. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if his involvement in that project is essentially over by now anyway.
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    Thanks for that, it was a really great post. I don't know why the knives are so out for this film. I certainly didn't see the dramatic drop in quality that some people are claiming is there. It is different to the other two Bats films but they are all different in tone from each other and there is nothing wrong with that. It was a great note to go out on, and it would be insane for the studio to try to continue this continuity of Batman films. Time to leave it for a while and then do another reboot if they must. (and I'm sure that they will, its too big a potential cash cow.) I think that the Colorado tragedy and surrounding publicity has damaged the profitability of this film, that was unavoidable, because it truly was a terrible tragedy that will always be connected to the film. Nolan won't be back for another. In fact, I predict that he might want to get away from SF and fantasy for his next effort. He has done well with this, succeeding where many other directors have failed in the past.
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    I think that Alfred's last scene was actually a dream. Spinning top hadn't stopped.
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