We know that everything will be okay. He may loose an assistant or three, but the Daleks/Cybermen/Autons/Hoix/Silurians/Judoon/Atraxi/Roboforms/Sontarens will fall.

How about Sea Devils? I used to love them.

What the fuck is a Dalek, anyway? The only Dalek I know about is an artist I like. I have never seen Doctor Who.

Your new ones are not a patch on my old ones.

Oh please, it took a new series episode to actually make them credible threats again.

'YOU WOULD BEAT FIFTY MILLION CYBERMEN WITH FOUR DALEKS?'
'WE WOULD BEAT THE CYBERMEN RACE WITH ONE DALEK'

Is that really how horrible the show is all of the time? And here I was thinking that I might actually be missing out on something.

But the new ones didn't have those black (sometimes blue) hemispheres. They looked like copper ornaments. At least mine eventually became pewter ornaments.
Jesus Christ, no. It's the sort of thing that you only enjoy if you remember it from being a little 'un.

Oh, okay. So it's like Tales From the Crypt or Dark Shadows.

It's pretty bad yeah, but totally harmless.

It pulls a nice concept out of the hat occasionally.

Dark Shadows is great no matter what i don't care you can all die.

Without the nostalgia factored in? Come on, be realistic. I'm not saying I don't love it. I'm with you. But come on.

Yeah. I was kidding. Nostalgia is very important for the enjoyment of that show.

No you weren't. You don't kid around.

I just finally got round to watching Ponyo.

Miyazaki does it again. I love the man so much. He's pretty much my favourite director, animation or otherwise.

Toy Story 3, best movie I've seen all year. Everything was great, and I cant think of a better way to end it than how Pixar did. I cried at the end, something I rarely do in movies. Also made me realize how attached I felt to the characters.

I saw my first ever episode of "mongrels" last night, and i have to say it looks like it's going to be a brilliant series.

i watched Convoy.

hmm.

The Wolfman. It was okay.
I found it funny how involved his transformation process was only to end up looking like a guy in a cheap costume. All the complex, CG rendering seemed for nought when you saw the final result.

Other than that, my only major complaints are the uneven pacing and the forgettable performances given by the cast, despite consisting largely of big name actors. Hugo Weaving was pretty much just Elrond with muttonchops. It gets points however for being bloodier than I expected, and for pulling something together after a serious clusterfuck of a post-production.

Dad recommended The Fourth Kind. I've heard mixed reviews, and his taste in films is pretty hit and miss. I'll give it a try and get back to you.

Farthing Wood, good series, but the ending pissed me off. Another unfit leader...psh it's all about who you know.

The third season was so weak compared to the second.

I first read it as "Farting Wood".

My eldest nephew used to fucking love this programme. I can remember one Christmas, I got him the VHS tape, and he didn't stop watching it all day. I never got chance to watch my copy of Spinal Tap that day, which I was slightly narked about.

Doctor Who finale was almost epic. A good watch.

lol, aw guess he liked it

yeah my eldest brother says I broke a VCR from watching the Jetson's movie on in it so muich when i was little lol.

The fact that Miyazaki will probably be six feet under long before Pixar actually decides to work with him is a goddamn tragedy.

Why won't Pixar work with him? Disney is his biggest affiliate over here.

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Pixar = Disney, in case you've forgotten.


The better question is why would he come to Pixar when he has his own studio and seems to be quite happy making films his own way.

That's what Sekto was pointing out.

Oh. I see now.

My second point still stands though.

I have to say that, in my opinon, a CGI Miyazaki film would lack the magic of his traditionally animated films.

Pretty much this, most of the wonder of his films resides inside the hand-drawn stuff. It's very fluid and pretty.

I also think that it's a shame that hand-drawn cartoons are becoming so rare too.

Exactly. Miyazaki is quite possibly the last, true, big-budgeted cartoonist out there that hasn't just resorted to CG. Pixar is great and everything, but Miyazaki putting down the pencil and picking up the mouse would pretty much validate the finality that hand-drawn animation is dead.

Some of you may wet your pants at this:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/ja...no-kuni/701065

It's an upcoming game made by the guys who made Dr. Layton, but it is entirely animated by Studio Ghibli. Looks pretty cool.

Nate showed me.

I jizzed. I love Level 5.

Surrogates, was alright.

I liked it more than you.

Shutter Island. It was boring and predictable and just reminded me of how fucking ugly Leonardo DiCaprio actually is.