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Random movie-related notes:
1) I didn't know a movie had been made of the book "Flatland." Come to find out, THREE Flatland movies exist.
2) I'm reading NightWatch, and while the movie got the feel right, I'm already crabby at a lot of the changes and think the book is much better.
3) There's a place near me advertising Wu-Shu Tai Chi, which makes me laugh and laugh (given that I use "wu-shu" mostly as gamer slang).
What does "wu-shu" mean in gamer slang?
It means a character build with the ability to do martial arts stuff in a fantasy way, like flying or knocking down millions of arrows with your bare hands. Think Crouching Tiger or Hero.
Not really the focused exercise of Tai Chi.
Not really the focused exercise of Tai Chi.
Well, crud. I'm off to cancel my Tai Chi lessons now.
Pshaw. You have to pay your dues, man. You don't start by being able to dance on top of bamboo. Takes lots of gliding over grass to get there.
They promised me I could dance on sword blades by week 3.
Oh, you can do that right NOW, dude. Just have plenty of Bactine handy.
More future Pixar projects, including a live-action film directed by Brad Bird.
More future Pixar projects, including a live-action film directed by Brad Bird.
Whoa! Live action 1906 San Francisco earthquake and then John Carter of Mars.
So, two nights ago we watched My Best Fiend (about Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski). And then last night, after seeing that, Bob rented Burden of Dreams. Now I'm wondering if it's worth it to see Fitzcarraldo-- I suspect I won't like it, but does anyone have an opinion on it, or Aguirre?