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    I won't deny being a fanboy, but at the end of the day a King's Speech/Inception comparison is really apples and oranges. I don't doubt that Kings Speech is a great piece of film making (have not had a chance to see it yet though), but I think that it does tick most of the boxes when it comes to the sort of thing that the Academy is after in what they consider to be a "successful" film. Inception was epic fail in one of the first areas that these films are judged, and that is that it was an SF film. BIG NO NO!! Even though most areas of filmmaking are dedicated to escapism, SF, the ultimate escapist genre is always seen as some sort of unworthy bastard child. I *know* that there are plenty of SF films out there that are absolutely shite B-Films, but there are also plenty that hold their own against what are considered to be more mainstream films. In fact, if you look at the 25 top-grossing films of all time, (a list that Inception is on but will be bumped out of the top 25 by the next Harry Potter film), pretty much all of them are either animated, fantasy or SF. (The major exception is Titanic.) Look at LOTR on that list though. That was an obvious Academy knee-jerk reaction to a film series being very popular and successful, but they only get acknowleged with the last film in the series?? (In my opinion the Two Towers was the best of the bunch)
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    Meh. Deliberately bad and its got a hot chick. Doesn't count.
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    I don't think that "got made" describes it. More like the "original works were hacked apart and sloppily edited into an absolute mess" would be a more accurate description.
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    Well, I guess we can agree to disagree on this one. I take the line from the first episode to be a really big clue, especially when you consider that McGoohan wanted it to be a much shorter series than it eventually became. I think its quite possible that the ending was meant to be as literal as the series could possibly be, (it was never based in a realistic world anyway). The ending is probably comparable to 2001 and Evangelion, where you can take away from it whatever you want. Taksraven
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    Have you actually SEEN the last episode of the series. It's more than just a theory.
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    If you look at my punctuation in that sentence you can see that I have included something that can blow the entire series for a person who hasn't seen it.
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    5...........4...........3........2.........1..........LOCK!!!!!!
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    Very sad news. I'll post my thoughts on this later.....
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    Seconded.
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    I still think its going to be shite but I will be happy if I am wrong.
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    Oh, don't worry, the day when Charlie Sheen well and truly f____'s himself is approaching rapidly.
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    Yeah, "rushed" was certainly the name of the game with IM2. If RDJ has director approval, how come he doesn't direct it himself??
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    The backs of two male heads = two bald patches. LOL.
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    Is RDJ definitely coming back. Its a wonder that they don't want to reboot the franchise.
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    Probably clips from Macross Frontier. Losers.
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    HA!, the ULTIMATE Robocop figurine.... Here is the story.
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    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
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    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
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    The greatest moment in 80's action films.
  20. taksraven
    This.... ... but no books till I fork out for a pair of old fart glasses and a lamp.
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    There are some valid points in both of those clips, but I also think that, especially with things like similar helmet design in both macross and galactica, that its trying to deal with a similar problem and coming to a similar solution, rather than just ripping each other off.
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    What was it, they had to retcon as early as the second movie??
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    I admit, the trailer surprised me. The last thing I expected was for JFK to do the voiceover for most of the trailer. The idea to tie it in with realworld events and history I think is a cool one. SR-71's rock. There is definite potential here.
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    Thundercats and Silverhawks. Two of the most interchangeable shows in animation history.
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    Death is Robotech.
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