Mechamaniac

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But, at least they pronounced Macross correctly.

Funny, I had always assumed (since my Robotech days) that the echo was just an effect of their booming voices emanating from 50 foot bodies. The echo effect to portray them speaking Zentran makes sense. Except that their voices still carry that echo when they are actually speaking Zentran in DYRL. Muh vs. Mah I totally agree with Keith. The commentary has the director saying MUHcross one minute, and MAHcross the next. And then, in the first epsiode, we see Minmay's uncle do the same thing. He says something about "Looking up at the MUHcross" and then when Global and the Mayor drive by, he says "There go some more MAHcross bigwigs". MAKE UP YOUR MIND! Of course, it should be noted that I have met several Macross fans, both die hard, and casual over the years, and heard both pronunciations of Macross from die hards and casual fans alike. So, it could be said that the characters each had their own way of pronouncing the word as is human nature. I think that is how I will have to rationalize it to be able to sleep at night. However, the logical side of me says that when you have all the source material that ADV has access to, plus an ORIGINAL voice actor, who no doubt pronounces it correctly (not to mention that, as JBO pointed out, it's in the goddamned theme song) you would get at least the title of the series correct. I HATE ROY I know Roy is supposed to be a hard-drinkin' womanizer type (on the surface) but this guy makes him sound like Randy Macho Man Savage. Funny too that in the commentary, the director says he had the VA for Roy picked out, and the guy had been wanting to play Roy all his life, and was really excited to do it. Funny, you'd think he'd have wanted to do it accurately. Oh well, at least we only have to put up with him until Episode 18. PS - The only thing I like about Roy is the lascivious MmmHmms and oh yeahs that he mumbles to himself while checking out Minmay. That is classic Roy. Slanging it up Some of it is OK. While I did actually laugh out loud when Global made his "This ship is a piece of ...." comment, I immediately disliked it. If Global was one thing, he was a damned good Captain, and NO Captain will ever make a comment about that in front of his crew.....EVER. The various sh!t's etc don't bother me as they were in the original. I am a little put off by "frickin" especially coming from Hikaru. I mean let's be realistic here. The only one who should be (and currently is) cussing like a New Yorker is Roy because he's actually American. Granted, Roy is currently overacting worse than Shatner on his best day. The Director did not admit to it in the commentary, but I think they are trying to cash in on the whole "Meet the Parents/Fockers" craze with regards to the various times they mention Roy's last name. In the scene where Roy takes Hikaru and Minmay to Hikaru's racer and slams on the breaks, Hikaru actually shouts "Jeez, what the heck is wrong with you FOCKER?!" I think they Fockerized 'em. All in all, It's good. Mari and the extras make it worthwhile. And hey, the cover art so far is WAY better than that sh!t AnimEigo threw at us with their release.

Down...at least two sets.

15-16 for me. My Wife wants to come out with me this time, and her B-Day is the 18th, so it would be a cool trip. Plus, any later than that gets in the way of Otakon on August 4-6.

I'd buy an SV-51 if they made one, but I'd have to keep it in fighter mode. IMHO, fighter mode is gorgeous. But the SV-51 in Battroid looks like a stick figure.

I'd like to see both events, MWCon, and SDCC. I don't think I can come out for an entire week though. Ultimately, it depends on whether or not we get Mari to come to MWCon again this year. If she comes, then I'll hit MWCon. If not, then I might just head out for SDCC.

Wow, that one looks damn nice. Yeah, the face and hair are off, but the uniform is awesome.

IIRC, Shawn had already had it translated. Hurin, Ali Sama, and Myself all volunteered to help with getting it on DVD. However, much like MW Site updates, Seichi's Store site, and new Admins, I think this one has fallen by the wayside.

oooh wow... 3 girls... one of which we had to pay... Who's D? I dont remember him. 358266[/snapback] Eternal D....he mostly hung out in the custom room. Or, waitaminnit, was that Goldenboy Forever?

That would require effort and resolve. 358085[/snapback] LOL, almost as good as the "Excuse World" post..

Actually, for some, I think it's yet another "jerk off while thinking about AgentONE thread"

Gee, whatever happened to Graham talking to Shawn about the nominees, and getting this whole sordid deal worked out.... Guess things still get done in the good old fashioned Macross World way...

That's one of them, I wish I could find the pic of Jerry's stuff, it was IIRC, even more impressive than that one. The sad thing about that pic is..... Year 2000 Value - $15,000 Current value - $5000 if that..

Nah, we've been over that....his Mom's basement provides ample storage

Sounds like you're talking about Jerry Tsai's collection that used to be shown on VF-1X.com back in the day. Since he (like so many) has disappeared off the face of the earth, and the site is no longer, I don't know where you would find it. Unless someone here downloaded it back then.

Yeah, I love that kit, I have one myself done by Ryuji, it's just gorgeous. Something tells me that if the real Minmay had legs like that, Hikaru would have had a MUCH easier time making his choice between Misa and Minmay.

Hey now, there were 3 chicks there last year!. Let's see, we had D's GF, Hurin's GF, and Mari. So, not a TOTAL sausage fest.

YOU like Jimmy Stewart!??? Next you are going to tell me you like the Mets. 357103[/snapback] You should give Jimmy Stewart some major respect. The guy walked away from a lucrative hollywood career when WWII started and flew B29 bombers in combat, only returning to film when the war ended. Show me any actor you worship today that would do that. Van Damme or Arnold? ha 357579[/snapback] Yup, and he stayed in the Air Force, eventually retiring as a Brigadier General. You don't get good old fashioned patriotic movie stars like that anymore. These days, they're mostly a bunch of whining left wing chumps who pick some obscure cause and put their name on it so it looks like they care about the little people.

Not many women can take that movie, I love it though. That movie made the song "I'm singin in the Rain," a cool song. 357423[/snapback] I also loved the Milk Bar.

Yeah, I was really surprised when I came out last year for MWCon, and heard a snippet on the local news that the median house price in Orange County had reached $600 grand. Hell, I live on the opposite coast, and houses are at least that expensive around here. And that's for somebody else's already lived in stuff. Anything new, and you're looking at at least $750K to start.

Easy Rider I wholeheartedly agree with "Easy Rider", I for one was happy to see those dirty, drug smuggling hippies get blown away at the end. I'm not a fan of the rednecks that did them either, but given the choice between gap-toothed, inbred redneck and pretentious, "I'm better than you because I'm rebelling......man" hippie, I'll take the redneck any day. Few things in the world make me happier than a dead hippie. Come to think of it, "Easy Rider" winds up with two dead hippies, so by that logic, it could also be considered a GREAT film....hmmmm, now I have a conundrum. Blade Runner I'm right there with Graham and the few others who prefer the narrated version of "Blade Runner". Blade Runner is an all around great film IMHO, when served with the correct side dishes like the narration. Sans narration, too much is left out of the film. And I totally agree with the comments about Roy Batty, his final scene steals the entire movie. Matrix Overrated crap. Never liked any of them, not a single one. Tarantino Overrated crap. Agreed with whomever said they hated his stuff. I suppose these days that working in a video store, watching tons of movies, ripping off the best scenes of all of them, and inserting lots of pointless "banter" dialogue can make anyone a great director...meh. Titanic Another conundrum....a horrid movie, but we get to watch overrated actor extraordinaire Leo DiCaprio die, so in one respect, it blows, in the other respect, a GREAT film. Odd that so much discussion has gone on about Blade Runner, and yet no discussion about the equally lauded/hated and numerous cuts of DUNE. I for one, prefer the version they always show on TV with the scenes that were left out of the DD Laurentis version that we got on DVD here in the states. IMHO, DUNE suffers the same fate as Blade Runner, viewed in the correct format, it's a great film, but minus one small element, and it becomes painful to watch. And I won't even start on that craptastic miniseries they made.

I'm definitely coming again this year. On the request end of things, if you guys could plan it sometime around SDCC, or AX or something else that would rock. I'd love to have more than one reason to head out to Cali again. (Other than F&S of course)

I just got the SOP Yamato for Christmas from my Wife, and that thing is probably the coolest toy I have seen in a LONG time. Yes, it's spendy, but it is SO worth it.

Holy Crap! I cannot wait to get mine now!