I Have Just Seen... IV -

Strike Witch · #**211** 09-16-2011, 08:21 PM

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I've been watching the new Doctor Who.

I hate it.

I haven't really being enjoying it that much either. The one with the dolls wasn't that scary, and the one with amy aging was pretty boring.

***Nate*** · #**212** 09-16-2011, 11:05 PM

I kinda liked those two episodes. Doctor Who never does horror very well (with the one possible exception of Blink), so I wasn't expecting very much. I thought the one with the dolls was reasonably good though. The one with Amy aging didn't make much sense, but I liked the drama of putting Rory in that position.

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On the plus side, that has actually been used as a plot point within the show.

Crashpunk · #**213** 09-17-2011, 09:09 AM

I mainly hate the new series because of Amy and Rory. The new doctor is pretty good (not as good as Tennent)

I feel like the only person who doesn't like Amy

STM · #**214** 09-17-2011, 09:30 AM

I like her, but I don't like her personality. Nothing beats the second doctor period in my book.

Wings of Fire · #**215** 09-17-2011, 09:30 AM

She's miles better than Rose, and her actress is miles more attractive than Billie fucking Piper.

Dynamithix · #**216** 09-17-2011, 10:11 AM

This was my favourite doc.

Dixanadu · #**217** 09-17-2011, 11:26 AM

He was the Doctor when I first begun watching it. Then two episodes later, he morphed into David Tennant.

As for Amy, I'd split her in half.

Hurr

***Nate*** · #**218** 09-17-2011, 06:08 PM

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I mainly hate the new series because of Amy and Rory. The new doctor is pretty good (not as good as Tennent)

I feel like the only person who doesn't like Amy

You're not alone, but I don't mind Rory. I'm not sure that I like him as a character per se, but I do very much like the dynamic of having two companions rather than one female who falls in love with The Doctor.

MeechMunchie · #**219** 09-17-2011, 09:08 PM

Well they've been dropped off back on Earth now, in their own time, so you can all stop whining.

Crashpunk · #**220** 09-18-2011, 05:24 AM

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She's miles better than Rose, and her actress is miles more attractive than Billie fucking Piper.

Chose between Rose or Amy.. Thats a tough one..

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This was my favourite doc.

Yes! He should of done waay more episodes then he did.

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Well they've been dropped off back on Earth now, in their own time, so you can all stop whining.

I watched that last night and i'm happy to see them gone, Not so much Rory but.

I demand a Doctor Who thread!

***Nate*** · #**221** 09-18-2011, 06:19 AM

I thought The God Complex was pretty good, but I found it incredibly distracting that they recycled the musical score from previous episodes rather than write anything new.

Last night I saw Megamind. I had initially refused to watch it because the trailers were so incredibly shite, but I realised whilst watching it that they only represented the first 15 minutes of the film; after that point it went in a totally unexpected, but awesome, direction. I absolutely loved it.

But that brings up another issue; what is it about animated films lately that they always have shite trailers? How To Train Your Dragon's trailer made it look like a cliche Disney flick about a boy and his pet. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs made it look corny and crap. Pretty much every single Pixar film since the original Cars has had a trailer that made me hesitate to go see it. How can they so completely fail to represent the aspects of the films that are actually worth seeing?

Strike Witch · #**222** 09-18-2011, 07:27 AM

I think it's because they aim at the lowest common denominator: Children.

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The God Complex

It wasn't too bad, I liked the little reversal of the whole faith dealie, but I'm kind of getting sick of corridors. Are they squeezing the budget or something? Next week they're reusing the Cybermen costumes again.

***Nate*** · #**223** 09-18-2011, 07:44 AM

I liked the fact that I had worked out the potential double meaning of 'Complex' before I'd even started watching it.

MeechMunchie · #**224** 09-18-2011, 08:00 AM

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It wasn't too bad, I liked the little reversal of the whole faith dealie, but I'm kind of getting sick of corridors. Are they squeezing the budget or something? Next week they're reusing the Cybermen costumes again.

It's often made in Wales. They happily admit that they have to alternate big-budget exotic locations and CGI with episodes that only have one set and two characters.

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I liked the fact that I had worked out the potential double meaning of 'Complex' before I'd even started watching it.

You and I both. But which meaning occurred to you first?

Strike Witch · #**225** 09-18-2011, 08:07 AM

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I liked the fact that I had worked out the potential double meaning of 'Complex' before I'd even started watching it.

There's a double meaning?

MeechMunchie · #**226** 09-18-2011, 08:56 AM

When used as a noun, yes.

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Noun

complex (plural complexes or (archaic) complices)

1. A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
2. A psychologically based issue or dislike of a particular thing.

So The God Complex could refer to both a person obsessed with power and being worshipped, or some kind of facility that assists/fights/acts as/controls/supports/detains/enslaves God.

Strike Witch · #**227** 09-18-2011, 04:49 PM

Oh! that's clever!

***Nate*** · #**228** 09-19-2011, 02:03 AM

Way to defeat the purpose of my spoiler tags, MeechMunchie.

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You and I both. But which meaning occurred to you first?

Given that it's a common enough phrase referring to the second definition, that one first. I had figured that the episode would relate to the Doctor's hubris that has been hinted at here and there, most notably in River's speech at the end of A Good Man Goes To War.

JennyGenesis · #**229** 09-19-2011, 07:17 AM

Clearly I didn't learn my lesson after watching diaster movie because I just watched Vampires Suck...

I want my 78 minutes back!

Dixanadu · #**230** 09-19-2011, 09:17 AM

Vampire's Suck was amusing in some parts, but overall it wasn't that good.

Strike Witch · #**231** 09-19-2011, 01:53 PM

The thing with those films is that once you see the trailer, you've seen all the parts worth seeing.

MeechMunchie · #**232** 09-19-2011, 02:16 PM

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Way to defeat the purpose of my spoiler tags, MeechMunchie.

It's only Doctor Who. No-one cares.

For some reason the 'Facility' definition came to me first, albeit followed by the other a few seconds later.

EDIT: It seems that for me a symptom of tiredness is not believing that words really look like words. I've already had to check the spelling of 'business' and 'facility' despite spelling them both right.

OddjobAbe · #**233** 09-20-2011, 01:07 PM

I watched The Iron Giant (again) with my nephew. I think it's actually a very good film considering its target audience, especially because of the Cold War stuff which's in there which goes right over my nephew's head. One of the few cartoons other than Ren and Stimpy I actually enjoy watching with him.

Sekto Springs · #**234** 09-20-2011, 09:07 PM

Brad Bird has been one of the few saving graces in western animation for the last few decades.

Dixanadu · #**235** 09-21-2011, 06:38 AM

The next installment of that dinosaur documentary is on tonight on BBC1. I really enjoyed the last one, a bit shocked the big ferocious Spinosaurus was a god-damn fish-eater.

MeechMunchie · #**236** 09-21-2011, 01:59 PM

Bear in mind these are big fish we're talking about.

Good show, though. They had the TERROR BIRDS on today. God I love those things. A giant turkey that can crack your skull like a seed husk.

Dixanadu · #**237** 09-22-2011, 03:45 AM

The Gigantoraptor was weird as fuck looking.

Totally took me by surprise when it killed that dinosaur looking after it's eggs. It was like a T-rex sized turkey!

Dynamithix · #**238** 09-22-2011, 05:52 AM

I've been watching Futurama again and man, I can't decide my favourite character; Zoidberg or Bender.

Sekto Springs · #**239** 09-22-2011, 09:31 AM

Go with Zoidberg. Bender's popular enough as it is.

MeechMunchie · #**240** 09-22-2011, 09:47 AM

Zoidberg's my second favourite. Scruffy is the best.