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  • March 24, 2011 at 3:53 pm

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    CirquedeSQLeil (3/24/2011)

    jcrawf02 (3/24/2011)

    GilaMonster (3/24/2011)

    Stefan Krzywicki (3/24/2011)

    I'm also not a fan of the Harry Potter books. The movie seemed like a study in ADD, nothing was really connected to anything else and the quidditch or whatever it is called really annoyed me.

    Books 1-4 I loved (4 is my favourite), 5 I struggled through, 6 I put down half way through and never picked it up again.

    The first couple movies were OK (not great), but when the story got more complex (book 4), the movies didn't keep up. Too much focus on non-important stuff (flying around in bright coloured stuff) and too little on what was actually happening.

    You should skip ahead in 6 and read the end, it's really pretty interesting how she wrapped it up. the whole "we're wandering around and can't figure out what to do while Ron acts like a wanker" section took WAY too long, but it's pretty good once it's done.

    Wasn't that book 7 that you are referring to?

    Nope that's the book where Ronald Feeblebutt decides to lead the resistance while our 'Hero' wanders around hopelessly lost waiting for his friends to tell him what to do... again. Then pulls a Deus Ex Machina to save his own arse.

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  • March 24, 2011 at 4:05 pm

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    Craig Farrell (3/24/2011)

    Nope that's the book where Ronald Feeblebutt decides to lead the resistance while our 'Hero' wanders around hopelessly lost waiting for his friends to tell him what to do... again. Then pulls a Deus Ex Machina to save his own arse.

    That's another thing that bugged me. The sudden and unexpected appearance of stuff with no prior hints or foreshadowing.

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  • March 24, 2011 at 4:29 pm

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    CirquedeSQLeil (3/24/2011)

    As far as bad drivers goes, Las Vegas takes all of the bad habits from all over the country (including many from overseas) and combines them into one place.

    Same for any area with a large military presence.

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  • March 24, 2011 at 4:37 pm

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    Almost at 25,000 posts here on The Thread! At today's rate, we'll hit it tonight.

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    Wayne
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  • March 24, 2011 at 4:40 pm

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    WayneS (3/24/2011)

    Almost at 25,000 posts here on The Thread! At today's rate, we'll hit it tonight.

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    BUahaha

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  • March 24, 2011 at 5:00 pm

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    WayneS (3/24/2011)

    Almost at 25,000 posts here on The Thread! At today's rate, we'll hit it tonight.

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    Now,

    - Craig Farrell

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  • March 24, 2011 at 5:01 pm

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    Craig Farrell (3/24/2011)

    WayneS (3/24/2011)

    Almost at 25,000 posts here on The Thread! At today's rate, we'll hit it tonight.

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    - Craig Farrell

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  • March 24, 2011 at 5:01 pm

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    Craig Farrell (3/24/2011)

    Craig Farrell (3/24/2011)

    WayneS (3/24/2011)

    Almost at 25,000 posts here on The Thread! At today's rate, we'll hit it tonight.

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    - Craig Farrell

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  • March 24, 2011 at 5:01 pm

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    Craig Farrell (3/24/2011)

    Craig Farrell (3/24/2011)

    Craig Farrell (3/24/2011)

    WayneS (3/24/2011)

    Almost at 25,000 posts here on The Thread! At today's rate, we'll hit it tonight.

    Edit: 36 posts to go. (Watch Alvin post the next 36 messages...)

    Now,

    two

    of

    us

    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

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  • March 24, 2011 at 5:02 pm

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    Craig Farrell (3/24/2011)

    Craig Farrell (3/24/2011)

    Craig Farrell (3/24/2011)

    Craig Farrell (3/24/2011)

    WayneS (3/24/2011)

    Almost at 25,000 posts here on The Thread! At today's rate, we'll hit it tonight.

    Edit: 36 posts to go. (Watch Alvin post the next 36 messages...)

    Now,

    two

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    us

    ... can play at that game! (I don't have the patience, or the cruelty, to spam everyone. :hehe:)

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  • March 24, 2011 at 9:13 pm

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    Craig Farrell (3/24/2011)

    CirquedeSQLeil (3/24/2011)

    jcrawf02 (3/24/2011)

    GilaMonster (3/24/2011)

    Stefan Krzywicki (3/24/2011)

    I'm also not a fan of the Harry Potter books. The movie seemed like a study in ADD, nothing was really connected to anything else and the quidditch or whatever it is called really annoyed me.

    Books 1-4 I loved (4 is my favourite), 5 I struggled through, 6 I put down half way through and never picked it up again.

    The first couple movies were OK (not great), but when the story got more complex (book 4), the movies didn't keep up. Too much focus on non-important stuff (flying around in bright coloured stuff) and too little on what was actually happening.

    You should skip ahead in 6 and read the end, it's really pretty interesting how she wrapped it up. the whole "we're wandering around and can't figure out what to do while Ron acts like a wanker" section took WAY too long, but it's pretty good once it's done.

    Wasn't that book 7 that you are referring to?

    Nope that's the book where Ronald Feeblebutt decides to lead the resistance while our 'Hero' wanders around hopelessly lost waiting for his friends to tell him what to do... again. Then pulls a Deus Ex Machina to save his own arse.

    6, 7, who's counting? 😛

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  • March 24, 2011 at 10:03 pm

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    Grant Fritchey (3/24/2011)

    Jeff Moden (3/24/2011)

    Oh, very cool... I just found out that one of my favorite novels is going to be made into a movie. "The Martian Tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs" which some people know as "John Carter of Mars". There are 11 "books" to the Novel. I've not done much research on which book they're actually going to do but I've been waiting for this for a long time. I hope it's not book #11 because that was pretty well screwed up. Most people believe that Burroughs didn't even write that one.

    I also hope they don't screw up the movie with cheap tricks. One book I really enjoyed was "At the Earth's Core" (also by Burroughs) and the idiots that made the movie really screwed it up. It worse than most "B" movies I've ever seen.

    For those that don't remember, Burroughs also wrote the famous Tarzan series which, of course, has been serialized into multiple old black'n'white movies, more modern "color" flicks, and even cartoon based movies like what Disney did.

    John Carter of Mars was also serialized in comic books way back when. Anyone remember the "Zeta" beam?

    I'm pretty sure they're doing "A Princess of Mars"

    Awesome. That's book 1.

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  • March 24, 2011 at 10:04 pm

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    Stefan Krzywicki (3/24/2011)

    Jeff Moden (3/24/2011)

    John Carter of Mars was also serialized in comic books way back when. Anyone remember the "Zeta" beam?

    I don't remember John Carter having a Zeta beam. Adam Strange in DC Comics was transported to Rann in a Zeta beam, but I thought that was original to that character.

    Ah... that's right. My mistake.

    --Jeff Moden

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    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

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  • March 24, 2011 at 10:08 pm

    #1303345

    bitbucket-25253 (3/24/2011)

    Jeff Moden (3/24/2011)

    Oh, very cool... I just found out that one of my favorite novels is going to be made into a movie. "The Martian Tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs" which some people know as "John Carter of Mars". There are 11 "books" to the Novel. I've not done much research on which book they're actually going to do but I've been waiting for this for a long time. I hope it's not book #11 because that was pretty well screwed up. Most people believe that Burroughs didn't even write that one.

    I also hope they don't screw up the movie with cheap tricks. One book I really enjoyed was "At the Earth's Core" (also by Burroughs) and the idiots that made the movie really screwed it up. It worse than most "B" movies I've ever seen.

    For those that don't remember, Burroughs also wrote the famous Tarzan series which, of course, has been serialized into multiple old black'n'white movies, more modern "color" flicks, and even cartoon based movies like what Disney did.

    John Carter of Mars was also serialized in comic books way back when. Anyone remember the "Zeta" beam?

    Jeff if you saw those movies at their first release, well. You have said that I am 3 days older than dirt .. so my guess is that makes you 2.9 days older than dirt. Yes I did see the original releases of the Tarzan movies and enjoyed every one of them. Can remember going to the local movie theatre when the afternoon admission price for kids was a single thin dime or 10 pennies.

    Nope... I'm only 2.4 days older than dirt. I didn't see the originals. I didn't get to see the original "Buck Rogers" serials they used to show before the main attraction, either.

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

  • March 24, 2011 at 10:11 pm

    #1303347

    Grant Fritchey (3/24/2011)

    Jeff Moden (3/24/2011)

    Oh, very cool... I just found out that one of my favorite novels is going to be made into a movie. "The Martian Tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs" which some people know as "John Carter of Mars". There are 11 "books" to the Novel. I've not done much research on which book they're actually going to do but I've been waiting for this for a long time. I hope it's not book #11 because that was pretty well screwed up. Most people believe that Burroughs didn't even write that one.

    I also hope they don't screw up the movie with cheap tricks. One book I really enjoyed was "At the Earth's Core" (also by Burroughs) and the idiots that made the movie really screwed it up. It worse than most "B" movies I've ever seen.

    For those that don't remember, Burroughs also wrote the famous Tarzan series which, of course, has been serialized into multiple old black'n'white movies, more modern "color" flicks, and even cartoon based movies like what Disney did.

    John Carter of Mars was also serialized in comic books way back when. Anyone remember the "Zeta" beam?

    BTW, there was already one made that went straight to video. It was pretty bad. My son and I sat and watched it one night. I do love a "good" b-movie every so often.

    If it's anything like what they did to "At the Earth's Core", I believe I'll have to pass. That move sucked so bad that it had it's own gravity field. 😛

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

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