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Good point, I'm trying to post around the place so it helps you know what point you've gotten too. I said in another thread, I didn't like when the forum was split in two, it seemed needless but the 3-way split now organises the forums well. Good job pardner

If you'd read my first post properly, you'd see that I expressed no opinion on the matter, I just raised the possibility. In honesty you could speculate on anyone: Will Alan Moore ever top Watchmen? Is DK2 proving that Frank Miller's best work was the original Dark Knight Returns? I only chose Ennis to give Preachers Divinity posters a familiar topic in case they were stuck. Think on the point I was making before you start threatening to chase me off the forum (of which I get the impression that it would take someone far more literate than you to do so). There is a not unsubstantial possibility that Ennis peaked at Preacher, realised this and decided to make as much money from Marvel deals as possible before his popularity wanes but this is merely speculative based on meagre facts. My personal opinion is that at present he is doing some great work but below the quality of Preacher which is a very high benchmark to match. And although an Ennis Punisher or Fury, even if he's not at his best is better than most every other comic, I would be very disappointed if that was how he'd finish his career. Having seen the brilliance of Hellblazer and Preacher (haven't read Hitman, btw), I would love to see another epic of that quality. So before you shit on someone else's topic, try using even a little intelligence, can you do that?

Big up yaself SoF, ya found the place alright? I agree about INXS, they could still be going today if Michael Hutchence hadn't let his hang-ups get the better of him!

I'd have to choose Time Bandits, closely followed by 12 Monkeys. Time Bandits is one of those films from my youth that I may see one day and wonder what I saw in it, but I have faith in Terry Gilliam that it's as good as I remember. Of the vote choices I'd go for Army of Darkness. 'How'd ya like some hot chocolate! Huh! Huh! Huaaaagh!!!'

Or simply put that as far as original, long-running series are concerned, Garth Ennis was a one-trick-pony. Now i'm not trying to diss his earlier work, his current work or his future work, well maybe kinda his future work. I loved the few Hellblazer trades I've read by him, his Judge Dredd stories were alright. He hasn't been too slack in the last year and a half since the end of Preacher, two Punisher runs, Fury, short run on Spiderman:Tangled Web, Adventures in the Rifle Brigade:Operation Bollock, War Story, Just A Pilgrim and I did enjoy all the above bar Tangled Web which I didn't buy. But I'm going to play Devil's Advocate here and say that many people have criticised his current work, saying that Ennis is plagiarising his own work, eg Pilgrim/Saint, Fuckface/Arseface so could it be that he's used his best ideas and will just degrade in quality from now on? In the last year and a half there has been no indication that he intends to write another creator-owned epic. So the question is was Preacher the pinnacle of his career, never to be bettered or can he return to his best?

Post cool album covers whether they be one of your favourites, whether it be an iconic cover, or whether it's just a cool cover that you wanna share with the group! :shoot: PS: Scanner not required, good site for pics of covers is Amazon.com...

Did you get a chance to listen to those Idlewild Junker? Did you like em, which songs did you download? MyLeakyBucket, if you're reading here, I got hearing the new single on their website, not as strong as Little Discourage as an album opener, wasn't sure at the start but it's one of those sleepers that grows on you.

Another Annihilation fan, woo-hoo!! Dood, that flick kicked a$$!! I wanna make the third one, there's gonna be SO MUCH BLOOD in it, gonna be kewl!!

Good save with the spoiler warnings Junker, there was I trying to be obscure with naming favorite scenes and completely missed the blatant whole movie spoiler! I need to root out an old issue of Empire (Brit film mag) lost somewhere in the abyss of stuff, that had a maddest directors ever feature. Featuring Ford, Kubrick, Peckinpah and a German director whose name escapes me right now (Otto something?) who had a film about dragging a ship over mountains, where his lead actor was as mad as him and was directed at gunpoint! :shoot:

I really shouldn't be here, the only anime I've seen are Akira, Ninja Scroll, 3x3 Eyes and other violent stuff. Just wanted to ask, what in the hell is an OAV?!

I'm sure I know the end of the punchline, the cat part but I'm stumped on the rest? ???

Could you not have edited the bold tags while you were at it IC! MLB, head over to the movies, there's a favorite directors thread doing....

I'm sure they'll still make games for PS2 but it seems to say Gamecube will have some exclusive titles made for it.

Unfortunately I think you probably have named em all! If I can think of any more I'll let you know.

Just been on the Pi website, it does indeed rock. I did dig The Crow and Dark City looks very Burtonesque (add him to the list), I'll check it out sometime. Still not sold on Shyamalan, time will tell. Haven't seen Jean-Pierre Jeunet's other films. I stand by my comment though, he is a weird French guy! See?! David Lynch - Was shown an explanation of Mulholland Drive (***SPOILER*** alert - ed.) that says that almost all the film was a dream! Some great scenes in that, the diner, the blackbook, the cowboy, the spanish opera version of 'Crying', the audition, etc. Wes Anderson, I've heard a lot of good things elsewhere too. Tenenbaums just came out in cinemas here now, wanna go see it but I dunno if I can fit it in. Wanna see Rushmore, I like Bill Murray in semi-serious roles, highly underrated as an actor. Still can't think of more directors off hand but I can't really disagree with any mentioned so far....well maybe Shyamalan!

Cube got squared, I like that! damn it though, I was just saying I couldn't afford a Gamecube but now, Nintendo-exclusive Square games, how can I afford not to have one!

Same here, the only game that looks worthwhile is Odd-World, but that'll probably be ported to at least PC. Gamecube looks sweet but I think PS2'll beat it, Nintendo are too strong right now to die like Sega (cheer up Junker, they'll still make games!) though, they'll still do alright. I'd love a Gamecube but I don't think I can afford it, plus I've got my PS2 now anyway, I can still dream..... No! Wha! :0 I wasn't asleep! Was just resting my eyes! :wary:

First of the guys that've been mentioned: Scorsese: Undeniable genius, can't say I've seen more than a few of his films, I can only think of Goodfellas, Casino and Cape Fear right now. I keep planning to look up his back catalogue but never have time, even bought Mean Streets on video but haven't got round to watching it. Kubrick: 2001, beautifully shot, great innovation like the jogging scene, downright bizarre tho! Strangelove, exactly my style of twisted humour, ably assisted by a true master comedy actor in Peter Sellers. Shining, Not seen it in a while but scary as hell, the hedge maze is a particularly brilliant scene. Hitchcock, Proyas: Not really seen. Aaronofsky: Big fan of his so far, fantactic visual style, you checked the website for Requiem For A Dream Junker? I loved the use of sound at the end of Requiem, one of the harshest experiences ever, fantastic cinematography and great scores. Shamylan: Can't say I've been overly impressed, can't decide whether his details add much or whether he's just being a wanker. I'll have to see his films again I guess. Bit disappointed by the anticlimactic end of Unbreakable. Mel Gibson: No denying Braveheart, his other one was Man Without A Face I think, not seen that. Roland Eimmerich (Independence Day, Godzilla) directed The Patriot though. If you want another example, he did apparently edit Payback himself, supposed to be a lot different than Brian Helgeland intended. Guy Ritchie: Great with large casts, Snatch was pretty good for mixing a lot of characters into one story, some brilliant cinematography especially the fight scenes, THAT uppercut! Snatch is one of the films that you'll be quoting lines long after you've forgotten even the plot. A lot of promise. Bryan Singer: Only seen Usual Suspects and X-Men, great films but there were only a few stand-out scenes artistically. That said, he can definitely be considered a 'director' rather than a mere movie-maker. David Fincher: Hey I liked Alien3, a lot better than that weird french guys attempt! But his better films are Se7en, great central cast, extremely dark subject matter ably carried off, and Fight Club. I've heard his visual style being knocked as just playing to the MTV generation but I'd have to argue for him, I thought where he used stuff like over-narrated pauses and CG sequences, perfectly suited the film and gave it an off-kilter feel. Others: (Beat) Takeshi Kitano: Japanese Actor/Director that I've only seen a couple of films by cause I can't find more. I've seen Hana-Bi (Fireworks although Hana is Fire and Bi if Flower so it's a play on words, hey sounds like a Mario Bros film!) and Brother, shot in both English and Japanese but with some poor acting on the English speaking side. He's got some beautiful shots in his movies but is best at tense scenes interrupted by sudden extreme violence. Great actor as well, check out Battle Royale, not directed by him but he stars. John Woo: Doesn't seem to get enough credit, Hard Boiled was the only Asian film I've seen of his but it was great. Even average fare like Broken Arrow had the boxing match zoom in at the start and Face/Off was great, loved the slo-mos and the kid's headphones bit. Quentin Tarantino: Love him or hate him really. I love his films. That's all I can think of right now....WAIT! I forgot, how could I forget!: Coen Brothers: Without a doubt my favorite filmmakers ever, they can take a multitude of genres and make brilliant movies. Think about synopsises of their movies: A film noir about a barber blackmailing his wife's lover to get money to invest in dry cleaning.... An adaptation of Homer's Odyssey set in depression-era America with escaped convicts.... A film about a hippy bowler who gets inadvertently entangled in a kidnapping.... ....etc. Can you imagine those films made by anyone else, on paper they look ridiculous but the Coens pull off some incredible feats.

"...and now every, sailor, every soldier, every marine will come. The name of today's military operation is Enduring Fear." I keep pimping out Chris Morris and I'll do it again, the man's a twisted genius, extremely twisted...

Can't think of any albums with secret tracks but a couple of odd ones: Korn - Follow The Leader: Tracks 1-12 are 5 seconds of silence each, the songs start at 13. Lamb - Fear of Fours: You've probably never heard of em anyway but there's no track 4 on it.

Yep, Dookie, just checked it.

[rant]Wow! 4 votes and one person replies! Helluva warm welcome from Fight Club! You're never gonna have enough (real) members for Project Mayhem if you go on like this![/rant]

Just noticed a video shop in town here has that 'Ran' you mentioned IC, gonna check it out maybe this weekend.

Tried a couple of Finger 11 tracks Junker, not my style I guess. I mentioned this band earlier, whenever I've given friends a lend of their albums they've loved 'em, give 'em a try? Idlewild Official Site They've got clips of all their albums and all their videos in full.

damn, forgot I left this here, did you listen to much Blue Jam Yahve? Any particular parts you liked? Check this out, a reworked speech of George W Bush by the same guy, it's pretty good: Chris Morris - Bushwhacked Cos it's only speech it's a very small file.