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  1. Szlia

    Tennis

    A word about those who are not at the US Open: Tsonga: retired in Wimbledon because of a knee problem. Has not played since. Even if he is back on his feet for the asian and indoor swings, it very much puts his spot at the Masters Cup in jeopardy, which could benefit Wawrinka, Gasquet, Haas...
  2. Szlia

    Tennis

    US Open right around the corner! Let's check the draw of the Top 8 seeds with some comments about who did what since Wimby. [1] DJOKOVICplayed the two Masters 1000 after Wimby (Canada and Cinci) and lost to Nadal in the semi of the first and to Isner in the quarter of the other. Ok...
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    World's End

    Edgar Wright has yet to make a bad movie and the last one, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, was nothing short of phenomenal. I'll be there... if it's released around here...
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    Kick-Ass 2 trailer

    A bit of comedy, a bit of ultra violence, a bit of drama, a bit of high school chick flick... so in the end, nothing really works. Also, the first one had above average directing, not so much in this sequel. Add Jim Carrey's screen time being almost entirely in the trailers and doing almost...
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    EVE: Valkyrie

    Also, what is the point of a stereo display with head tracking if it's to look at dots on a scanner?
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    The Wolverine

    - The long tail of a movie comes with TV, rental and physical media (or the occasional re-release). But it's true the business model is very different from the one of comics. Maybe comparing DVD/BluRay sales against comic book sales would be more fair. - If you want to look at things from a...
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    The Grandmaster

    There are some amazing fight scenes in there, a magnificent cast and superior cinematography, but it really feels like most of what could have made the story intelligible was left on the floor of the editing room. It's a bit of a mess. At times you are like 'I feel like I am supposed to...
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    The Wolverine

    It's difficult to make a fair comparison, because there are also differences in the way the media are consumed. For many, going to the movies is a family trip (multiple ticket sales), but if that same family wanted to read a comic book, they would buy it just the once. Still... if you compare...
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    Now You See Me

    The main problem of this movie is that we want to spend time with the magicians, but instead we spend time with the poorly written cop duo (and I love M?lanie Laurent to death! Check "I'm Fine, Don't Worry" if you can). The other problem is that it suffers from a chronic form of 'why make it...
  10. Szlia

    Name that game

    Oh it is Golvellius: Valley of Doooooooooom! The few screen shots I glanced over were from the side scrolling portions of the game, so I discarded it too fast. I should have noticed the gigantic mop of green hair! As for zelda clone on SMS/MSX I also missed Golden Axe Warrior which seem to be...
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    Summer 2013 Anime Thread

    I saw the movie at a festival: It's hilarious for about 45 minutes, it peaks when the antagonist send a number of silly super hero after Hentai Kamen (Macho Kamen, Cool Kamen...), but then it severely looses steam and it become quite verbose and boring up until the end.
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    The Newsroom S2

    There is a shot clock going at the bottom right that should help. Anyway, I feel Dantana's outburst is interesting, because it is motivated by a feeling that is not totally illegitimate: the press being soft on Obama because he has a D next to his name. The outburst also comes because his...
  13. Szlia

    Name that game

    Crell's #3 is Fantasy Zone. Searching for Crell's #2 I stumbled uponhttp://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/crusader-of-centyAnyone played that game? I had never heard of it and it looks pretty awesome.
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    EVE: Valkyrie

    Descent + VFX-1 almost 20 years ago? Also by 'vow of selebacy' do you mean 'vow of celebacy'? The promise to not masturbate to pictures of Hollywood starlets such as Emma Watson?
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    Name that game

    Back then we used to say about these adventure games heavy on fmv but light on puzzles: 'It was so boring that I fell asleep on my mouse and when I woke up I had completed the game'
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    The Wolverine

    It is important to understand that these brands are known by a number of people that is dramatically bigger than the one of those currently reading the comics (even if you consider only the US). So even if every single current comic book reader stopped going to super hero movies, the studio...
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    Clear History

    It had its moments but it felt like a diluted episode of Curb My Enthusiasm. The comedic density of the episodes of the show is not there.
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    Indie Games

    Just played this one for an hour. It's pretty awesome and you just don't know if you must laugh or cry! Very original concept and great execution (hopefully not yours!). EDIT: Played another two hours before going to sleep... it made for a terrible night filled by the weirdest cold war...
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    Answer the question above you, no matter what it is

    Tobacco. Why shouldn't it be wiped off the earth?
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    I sure don't care. The only games I have seriously played online in the last five years are Demon's Souls, Journey and Dark Souls...
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    Name that game

    A Terrine Warrior told me #2 is Buck Rogers
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    The Wolverine

    Answer: $$$ The price you pay for the rights is lower than the revenue generated by brand recognition. Especially true when the people who own the rights make the movies themselves!
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    Name that game

    Was your earlier one identified McCheese?
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    Breaking Bad

    He is still in the opening credits so... college?
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    Name that game

    3 is Undying GorestabbCOE's is Xenon 2 (music by Bomb The Bass!) EDIT: Famm's screenshot of a 2 player Star Wars game in GBA resolution featuring mostly villains is a fake! Boo! Boo! Apparently there is no video game with a playable Jabba.
  26. Szlia

    Name that game

    Boo boo! You are not supposed to GIS the image providedNow if you found it by checking the image result of a "video game big foot in field" query that's something else but heh... At least I made you listen to The Shaggs!
  27. Szlia

    Name that game

    Let me quiz you guys:
  28. Szlia

    Dexter

    I thought the 'family dinner' scene was amusing.
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    Breaking Bad

    I can see why Walt would not want to just bribe Hank into silence (he is too proud and he knows Hank also would be too proud to accept), but I am surprised Soul did not mention this option and went straight to Belize.
  30. Szlia

    Name that game

    1) Supaplex ?
  31. Szlia

    Name that game

    My mouse told me the answer to that one!
  32. Szlia

    Name that game

    Meatus: Beyond Oasis aka The Story of Thor on Genesis/Megadrive Rezonation:Tank Wars aka Bomba freeware that is not on moby game!
  33. Szlia

    Manager wanting to change work hours on you -- what to do?

    Shouldn't it be a rotation? Or at least a mix during the week?
  34. Szlia

    The Lone Ranger

    I will first say that I had never even heard of the Lone Ranger before seeing this movie, that I can't judge the movie as a whole because I was dead tired when seeing it so missed some significant chunks of it, BUT all the people who whine all year long about shaky cams better go see it because...
  35. Szlia

    Name that game

    Rezonation's N?1 pisses me off because it looks a lot like Scorched Earth but... it's not (EDIT: Or is it? There several different versions of the game). The font and resolution look Amiga-ish... but google-fu and moby game do not help :/
  36. Szlia

    Name that game

    2 is Archon! 3 is notWinner Vs Looser 5 is Football Manager on C64 4 is footbag in California Games on Master System (thank you for the Golden Gate bridge because I had no idea there was footbag in California Game!)
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    hyperloop

    I'll confess I did not realize it currently takes 5+ hours to travel by train from San Francisco to Los Angeles, so the service provided is outstanding. I'll maintain though that the design of the vehicle is very poor and that the volume of passengers makes me scratch my head EDIT: they...
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    hyperloop

    Let me nuance my point now that its core seems somewhat clearer than at the beginning. I don't think it is a boolean proposition (as in: claustrophobic people don't use it, others use it), every user will weight the discomfort of the service against the benefits of the service (others made that...
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    hyperloop

    You point at something interesting that defeats your own argument (on top of the fact a subway car is a big public space). Why do you think there are windows in subway cars? Even in subways that do not have a single line that goes over ground? It's to create a sense of space and movement, a...
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    Breaking Bad

    I say he gets forced to OD on Meth!