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He does know about comedy! Just look at what he's one with his Star Wars franchise!!! Face it guys... as soon as he introduced the Ewoks we all shoulda know something was screwy back at the ranch...

Congrats on your new addition Rob!

Crap customer service = The Sports Authority. The are like the Kmart of sporting goods stores.... oh wait! They're owned by Kmart! I don't even bother shopping there anymore. The 'tards that are supposed to help you flat out suck or can't be bothered (I've had people literally run the other way when they see me coming to ask them with a question!).. & they have the worst stock tracking system... ie - a store will tell you something is in stock, then when you drive out there, in fact, it isn't in stock... yet the computer will insist that it is. Apparently they don't update their database when items are sold. Anyhow, after having multiple bad experiences... at multiple locations... I just gave up on 'em.

AMEN to that!!!

Not so much because of any physical resemblance to Connery, so much as the attitude. Of course, it's not that Connery-era Bond fans want a physical clone of Connery... It's that sense of bad-ass menace with a suave veneer that folks find apealling about Connery's interpretation of Bond. Dalton supposedly came closest to Fleming's literary Bond... but face it, a character has to translate to the visual medium of film. Dalton's version fell kinda flat (weak scripts didn't help). Connery had not only the look but the swagger that for many folks defined the cinematic Bond.... and honestly, I agree with Graham that Robbie Williams, oddly enough, could have some of that 'attitude'.

Hmmmm... Robbie Williams. Actually, I could almost see him work in the role. He definitly would be able to pull of the cocky part of the Connery-era Bond.

The camerawork in Supremacy was SH*T... which was all the more irritating 'cause otherwise I dug it alot. I for one am not a fan of the handheld/ pseudo-documentary style of camerawork. Leave it for the combat cameramen & college students. In a movie theater it's a recipe for up-chuckin'!!! Overall it was tad formulaic, but Damon so owns the role of Bourne that he's a hoot to watch. All-in-all, an above-average sequel that woulda been an excellent sequel if not for the jittery camera crap.

Damn, I was hoping Clive Owen was gonna get a shot at Bond (even tho - supposedly - he's never been officially approached... woulda been more in the Connery vein, IMO. Between his BMW ads, and his cool turn as the Professor in Bourne Identity, I thought he was being set up as the next Bond. Check out his new trailer... http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount_cl...whenimdead.html I like the quote from Martin Campbell (director of 1995's GoldenEye), Has that dude got Bond potential or what? Ah well, at leas he'll be in Sin City... As for Bana... poo. I dug 'im in Blackhawk Down, but I'm lukewarm at best with him as a possible Bond. At least it doesn't appear they're gonna go with the 'Young James Bond' concept with Orlando Bloom as a Bond...

I always wondered if someone would try to make a Blue Angels valk. Nice job!

No way!!! That's messed up!!! As ubiquitous as that haunting melody was, I always wondered how many fans of the TV series were aware of the seriously frigged-up lyrics that were supposed to go along with it.

I have that Hobby Japan issue with the diorama too!!! I'll haveta dig it out... Anyhow, on another note... I received the Starship Troopers/ Uchuu no Senshi DVDs a few days ago, and they're a perfect rip of the laser discs! Obviously, this means it's in Japanese w/ no English subtitles, but the video & sound quality are A-1 perfection. They're a must-have for folks that have been searching for this series. Definitly not action packed, but well done. The aliens are weird and not so literally insect-like as in the live action movie (which is not a bad thing, IMO; I just saw that turd on cable the other day and it pissed me off all over again.. crap tactics, sh*tty acting, etc.). This series is much closer to the original Heinlen story. The animation/ look kinda reminds me alot of MADOX-01. Buy here... http://www.trooperpx.com/ForSale.html

WOWzers!!! Nice job! I agree that it's nice to see somebody put their own personal spin on a beloved character... wether or not it emulates the original character design to the Nth degree, the quality & care you put into this artwork shows! BRAVO!!!

Dude, where a mask!!! Back when I was finishing my ID degree, I developed a nasty allergy to the particles from modeling foam (the cheap-o 5-10 lb stuff). I got lazy and stopped wearing my respirator because it was the end of the semester & everything was crazy.. multiple days with no sleep, working on final presentations & models, etc. (Anyone that has gone through a design program worth it's salt has experienced this. ) Anyhow, it got to the point where as soon as I came near that foam and smelled it, my throat would pinch up & I couldn't breathe. Not a pleasant reaction, and not one you wanna have when you have to work with the stuff... Thankfully, it no longer affects me this way, but I learned my lesson: wear proper protective gear. Most modeling compounds and materials are toxic to some degree, and your health is way too important. If you were to make the same mistake laying up something like fiberglass, it could prove to be fatal. As for this project: SWEEEEET!!!

Wild recovery pic & story about one of the (few?) SR-71 crashes, this one off the coast of the Phillipines... http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/Luzon.html

Born to Fight looks entertaining as hell! Everyone at my office has the same reaction to the fight on top of the semi-tractor trailers... WTF?!? I can only assume that was a minor character, 'cause if they screwed that stunt up, he wouldn't be around for a second take! Ong Bak was a great chop-socky flick. I order one of the boots offa eBay a coupla weeks ago and was very impressed with the quality of the DVD. The movie itself was a great piece of entertainment. Kindava slow-burn experience. It never really reaches a 'climax', per se, but it does what it does very well. A wafer-thin plot/intro... builds up to series of chase/ fight scenes... and a quick conclusion. Inbetween all of that is some of the most brutal fighting I've ever seen in a film. Not bloody... just F'n brutal. I've never seen such excessive (& effective) use of elbow & knee hits as this flick depicts! You'll cringe as many of these moves connect (I'm sure the stunt men were feelin' it the next day). The main character has the most aggressive style I've ever seen... he's constantly advancing, absorbing blows, pressing his attack. Very cool & tough. One scene in particular sticks in my head: where the main dude is goin' to town with his elbows on this other guy's head... my buddy winced and said it sounded like an adding machine rappin' against the guys skull, the blows were rainin' down so fast!!! Hell, even my mom was entertained while watching this movie! If you like fighting films, you won't be disappointed by this one!

Wow, I have high hopes for this film. I think Bale is a great choice. However... I'm getting a bit of a bad The Shadow vibe from that trailer. I'm think the final product 'll measure up tho...

Sweet jeebus! I gotta have that Avenger!!! The question is... where the hell do I display somethin' that big?!?

Ah yes, good ol' 1017-A... Commodore Decker's Constellation, Enterprise's Constitution-class progenitor right? .. the one munched-on by the 'The Doomsday Machine', aka the intergalactic waffle-cone of DOOM! There are supposed to be internal & external difference between the two sister ships right? ... the Enterprise being the more advanced (newer of the two). Does anyone have a definitive list of those differences??? I've heard Constellation may have been slightly smaller. Any known line art or models???

Nope... I'm gettin' the same error!

Already been posted! http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=9763

Because the power of Christ... errrrr, THE FORCE compels you!!!

Silly me, I was initially thinkin' F-16 Falcon! My retardedness aside, I still don't see how a Legioss looks like a F-18??? Still, I can't wait to see how this papercraft ends up! Are you gonna add a bit/texture map to it or just print it out as a 'white' model?

Um, I think its just you. In all seriousness, how do you see a F-18 Hornet profile in any Legioss view??? Hornet = single intake/ engine | Legioss = twin (quad?) intake/ engine Hornet = single tail fin | Legioss = twin 'tail' fins etc, etc...

Arghhh!!!! That is, unfortunately, a fairly good comparison for Zardoz. Overblown sci-fi weirdness, entertaining tho it may be... As for Excalibur... it will always and forever be the ONLY movie versin of the Arthurian mythos for me. God I love that movie. I remember seein' it back in the early 80s on my buddy's VHS (or beta?) and being so stoked... it was the perfect prelude to one of the neighborhood D&D summertime gaming sessions!!! Of course, after seein' that flick everybody who had a Paladin just HAD to have plate armor!!!

Gotta agree with ya! What is with Yamato's totally crap-tastic sculpts lately??? The VF-0... now this... yuck. The're gettin' awfully clunky. I thought they had finally started using CAD to help design their sculpts, but it may be hurting them 'cause stuff is lookin' downright goofy, IMO. Oh well. Never cared for the Konig, myself, anyhow... I always liked the original Monster.... ya know... just a big-ass piece of walkin' fire support. Big, Simple... with a very large capacity for dealin' out mayhem. There's something comforting in that.