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I thought it was great, except that it’s not something you could watch again and again like Lord Of The Rings or even Harry Potter. I liked the end where you saw the phoenix reflected in the water. It lets the die hard X-Men fans know that Jean is comming back. The only thing I didn’t like about it was the same as in the first one. Scott looks about 10 years younger than Jean. Still, Jean is really pretty so you won’t get too many complaints from me.
On a side note, the guy that plays Scott was in an awesome movie… one for all Sadgeezers. It was called Route 69 or something like that. He drives along a freaky highway and picks up all sorts of wierd people. It was like a mixture of twighlight zone and the Outer Limits. Gary Oldman was in it. Wooh. Im getting way to sidetracked.
Come to think of it… Where the hell was Gambit? He and Wolverine are the two most well liked X-Men, so I would have thought Gambit would be the base of no 2. Also interesting was that the went for Night-Crawler instead of Beast. Beast in an original X-Man where as Night-Crawler only came in the 90s.
Thanks A-DM and Fluffy Bunny. I can’t wait to see it. I hear they are going to bring it out on DVD. I really hope so. The URL was a big help Fluffy, thanks.
I don’t suppose you could use any from computer games like Space Quest or Star Control?
From Space Quest –
Roger Wilco:”I won’t go down without a fight, Quirk! I know Kung Fu, Karate, Tai Kwan Do, and several other chieniese words!”
Gary Owens:”Its some kind of monitor. Probably used to monitor something or other.”
Gary Owens:”Zero-G skating might be perfect for you since you’ve got a zero IQ.”
From Star Control-
Zoq-Fot-Pik : Attention, starship!
We are the Zoq-Fot-Pik.
Make no hostile actions!
We come in peace, and with good will.
But if you make one false move, you’re vapor!
Don’t worry, my companion is just a bit nervous
No, I’m not!
and argumentative.
No, I’m not.Human and Spathi conversation :
A mutually beneficial alliance of minds and might.
Huh?
An egalitarian fellowship of sentient lifeforms.
What?
The kind where you do everything EXACTLY as we say.Spathi : Hello Captain Ally Hunam! We are here in this place at this time, just like you — how wonderful.
Some others-
If I ever meet myself, I’ll hit myself so hard I won’t know what’s hit me. – Zaphod Beeblebrox, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galexy”
Kind words and a 2×4 will get you farther than kind words alone. – Marcus, Babylon 5
“I just got a call from some crazy blankity-blank saying he found a real live dead alien body.”
–Detective Manners, “Jose Chung’s From Outer Space”not that Im an Avril fan, but the only thing that seems worse than her is the ‘chet’ interviewer from brinkster. What a panzy. I think this chet dude deserve the loser of the year award. Little cry baby. As for Avril, I don’t think she’s any worse than any other little bubble gum pop queen.
Bring on Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World, Zebrahead, Lit or the Goo Goo Dolls. Thats the stuff.
Sadgeezer – None of my remarks have meant to be inflammatory. As for the quoting of books, I believe those books to be correct. You can believe whatever you want.
A-DM – Firstly, The SA bit was in response to FX’s post.
– Secondly, You have again not understood what I am saying. I don’t expect Saddam to come to the table and be diplomatic. I am talking about the US and other Countries. I believe the US should have got more backing from other Countries, rather than just go ahead and not give a second thought to the rest of the world, purely because they thought the rest of the world was taking to long to decide.To Everyone – The reason I am unhappy with the US foreign policy is because of the threat of terrorism, in particular to the US. September 11 was one of the most sickening things I have ever seen. These terrorists believe the USA to be the ‘ultimate evil’. Herein lies my problem. By the US government going ahead and attacking by itself it stands out as the sole enemy. If the US was just a member of a group of forces governed by a world vote, battling terrorism… then the US would not be seen as the ultimate enemy by the muslim world. This will make Sadgeezer twitch, but Im going to my books again anyway. Stan Turner (former head of the CIA) has two books that I feel are really important. They are “Secrecy and Democracy” and “Terrorism and Democracy”. It deals with exactly this and are his thoughts on how the US should change it’s dealings with the middle east. To sum it up he basically provides reasons as to why he believes the US, as the world super power, should act like a policeman and work on behalf of the free people (in other words the west), rather than act alone and cause the sole blame to be placed on the shoulders of the American people.
My worry is that Saddam will be replaced, but somewhere, sometime, another fundementalist will rise and attack the free world. I believe that the west needs to find some common ground and show the middle east and muslim world that they are not evil. The US will never be able to do this unless it changes current policy.
I support the US. I support the war on terrorism. I just believe it is being fought the wrong way. The past proves this. Twice the US has been bitten by their own dog (Saddam and Osama). Lets learn from that.
Now, before all the insults come rolling it at me Im off for the rest of the afternoon. Will see you all later.
Have a great day, Im off to the beach.
Jhevz – fantastic post!
FX – Your ignorance is staggering. When, in any of my posts, have I given the impression that I am anti-american? I am anti the current US foreign policy. I don’t know what else to say to try and make you see that. Try read my posts. I find it insulting that you call me anti-american, especially when I have American friends and family.
As for the South African bit… yes, all Countries have their skeletons. I have said that already. I agree with you on that. One thing I must add… perhaps you should read up on Apartheid before you judge it. The sanctions damaged the people of SA, not so much the apartheid government. It played right into the Apartheid Governments hands. They were inforcing isolation, the west was just making it easier for them. As for America’s involvement in the ending of Apartheid. That was almost none existent. The US bribed the Apartheid Government in the 80’s to fight the Angolans and wipe out the communist tide sweeping Southern Africa. Although this was disgusting, when the New South Africa was born, the UK and US did the most for South Africa. They helped write our constitution and do many other uplifting tasks. There are many reliable books to read up on this subject. I suggest you read some before you go off on a tangent.
I’d just like to add that if you often wonder about true democracy and diplomacy, you should read Nelson Mandela’s “Long Walk To Freedom”.
That book changed a lot of my views on how to solve problems. No matter how strongly you feel about something, there is someone that feels just as strongly against it. It is the ability of mutual tolarance that will lead to peace.
Firstly – give diplomacy a full chance at working. (This wasn’t done… the US felt it was taking too long)
Secondly – get the UN backing
Thirdly – attack as a last resort only.
You know, under Apartheid you had two complete opposite sides in an evil national conflict. What happened is that two great men (De Klerk and Mandela) got together, then got both evil factions together and thrashed it out behind closed doors. A peaceful solution was found, and the New South Africa was born. The evil militant blacks and the white racist dictatorship was destroyed and the South African public as a whole was freed. Without war. Without bloodshed. Diplomacy.
Perhaps if you reread my earlier posts you would get a clearer understanding.
When I say that “The U.S. actions are very much like early Nazi Germany” I mean that the disregarding of the UN is grounds for trouble further down the road. Early Nazi Germany new that the UN as such was powerless to do anything, thus the taking back of land took place. The US and UK new that they could go with or without the rest of the worlds backing.
This all brings back into what worries me. The US foreign policy has failed often. It tends to be really short sighted. This is what worries the other UN Countries.
Look at the US’s to main enemies. Osam Bin Laden and Saddam. Both were put in power by the US. Again, failed foreign policy.
FX – You’re putting words in my mouth. I never said that Americans were Nazi’s. I could have worded it better, but I am comparing the invasion despite foreign anger.
ADM – Read my posts. I don’t understand why you keep going back to Sadam. I hate the guy just as much as you do. My wish was that diplomacy could have been given a chance. It wasn’t given enough chance to. I have been in battles, which is why I would have liked to have seen diplomacy fully used. War should only be a last measure, and in this case it wasn’t.
SadGeezer – Like I said to FX, it is like Germany Pre World War II ignoring the rest of the world and simply pushing ahead because it suited their agenda and nobody else was prepared to do anything about it. I am not and have never said that the US are Nazi type people or that Bush is a Hitler himself. However, there are certain actions that are undeniably similar.
Fluffy Bunny – I agree with what you said, but history has a tendency to repeat itself, which is why we should look back so as to see where we are going.
All in all, I think there is going to be a terrible backlash to this war.
This is NOT a personal attack. ADM, I think you don’t have a clear view of current events. To me you seem to be really emotional about this war, and don’t seem to have given the issues at hand clear thought.
First off, to say that the vast majority of people not wanting war are cowards, or muslim or anti-american is silly and untrue. It’s a blantent lie. The majority of people on this planet not wanting the war in Iraq are neither cowards, muslim nor anti-american. Just look at all of Europe and the stand the E.U. has taken on the issue. Look at East Asia. Look at Southern Africa. Look at Southern America. None are Muslim, Anti-American or Cowardly.
Secondly, The U.S. actions are very much like early Nazi Germany.
This may shock you, but the US is not so perfect. It has commited many crimes, like selling gas used for chemical weapons to Saddam himself pre the gulf war or backing Bin Laden. There are other well known aspects to US foreign policy which is why so many good hearted educated people in the world take exception to the current US war-mongering policy.
You can take what ever stance you want on the issue, but be careful of using facts that are untrue, or making statements that can’t be backed up by fact. It is your divine right as a human to make up your own mind… however, stating misstruths will only add fuel to the fire of those not in agreement.
I have a six cd shuttle…
1) Blink 182’s “Take Off Your Pants And Jacket”
(say that quickly)2) Lit’s “Atomic”
3) Zebrahead’s “Playmate of the Year”
4) Roxette’s “Look Sharp”
5) Enya’s “The Celts”
6) Goo Goo Doll’s “Dizzy Up the Girl”
Thank you Logan!
I hope that TROTK is better than TTT. The end of the Lord of the Rings is what makes it so epic. The last ends and so on make you feel like you were a part of the hole thing. You know what happens after ect.
I LOVED the first movie… hated the second. I found the second movie so boring. I hope the third movie does stick to the book, and not just end when the ring is destroyed.
I watched the first movie about 3km from where Tolkien was born here in South Africa.
Happy days and jubilation!!!
(as the almighty Spathi have to say)Its nice to know SC2 is still pulling a crowd.
You know, I was, and am, quite heavely involved in Star Control.
I beta tested Star Control 3, and started and anti-StarCon 3 website. Im also involved in the pages of Now and Forever (The biggest, oldest Star Control web site.) I have the original games as well as the full colour map and black and white blown up map.
Star Control and the Sierra Quest games are my thing. They are my fav past time. That and Lexx and Robotech.
You know… Ive sat here, bored stiff at work, and read all the posts. It’s been interesting to say the least.
A-DM taking on everything personally comes across as something I experienced while living in the US. (I lived in… wait for it…. Danville KY for all of a year). Americans, as a whole, and I admit it is never good to generalise, seem to view anything un-American and anti-American.
I think that the world would be a much better place without President Saddam Hussein. I also think that the US should stay the hell out of Iraq. The US has a terrible international reputation when it comes to dealings in the Middle East. The US has had many shady dealings many of them terrorist in there actions. The US should have worked with the UN until such time as an agreement was made.
I don’t care whether 100 Americans die or whether 100 Iraqi’s die. I don’t want anyone innocent to die. Does this make me a bad person. No. Does it make me anti-American. No.
To call someone a coward for not wanting war is pure evil. Ive been to war. I’ve killed. I won’t ever support war unless there is a universal call for it. War is failure. It’s that simple.
I made my views on this whole thing clear on page two, however, I feel I needed to add this post.
I take huge exception to the calling of people not wanting war as cowards. That is a ‘Hitler’ type of viewpoint… it shows fundamentalist stupidity.
Although born and bread in South Africa, I have lived in the US and the UK(for four and a half years) as well as New Zealand for two years. I feel I have somewhat of an unbiased viewpoint. My view, and Im not enforcing it, is that the US and UK have a lot to answer for. History will judge the two.
Just to end off and clear up, world policy isn’t a simple case of choosing between ‘goodies’ and ‘badies’. It is most often a case of choosing the lesser evil. One should always remember that, and think before they judge.
I get to make my own nuts!
First off, I don’t believe that President Bush is stupid. You don’t become the most powerful man in the world by being stupid. Although, I think the people that write his speeches are more than slightly stupid. Bush and his counterparts have made some pretty huge blunders during some very important announcements. Incidents like calling Germany and France the ‘old’ Europe was dumb…very dumb. There have been many other statements that have been extremely poorly worded and insulting towards other Countries whose only intention in the matter is to find a peaceful solution. These political blunders by the US does nothing to woe the public, and will only fuel growing discontent with the US’s foreign policy.
Now, I understand military procedure fairly well from growing up in somewhat of a military family. I believe that the U.S. and U.K. (whose secret services have always worked closely together) do have intelligence that they can’t share with the rest of the world, as it would jeopardise the source or sources of this information. I would be very surprised if the U.S. and the U.K. went to war and had nothing to show for it afterwards. Blair and Bush are politicians, and they would have to answer to their own voters as to why they sent in troops for nothing. The outcome will be the telling point. If they go to war and don’t find anything, then I think that Bush and Blair should face a war crimes tribunal. Of course, if they find even just one weapon of mass destruction, the U.S. and U.K. stance would be completely justified.
Thirdly, I think that the main problem lies with the U.S. foreign policy (not just Iraq, but on the whole middle east and Muslim world in particular) being viewed by the international community as somewhat jaded. I think Bush is skating on thin ice, and that if he was a little more aware of the rest of the world, he may find that he is not alone in his concerns.
I seem to get the impression from Bush that he views anything with a different view to him as un-American and confuses un-American with anti-American.
Fourthly, if the UN fails to come to some sort of agreement, I think it will be a huge failure for the UN. This is a real setback, as I believe the UN is the only way forward for the entire planet.
Still, I think we all have to wait and see. Hindsight can be an exact science. I guess the proof of the pudding would be in the eating. I think we all have to wait and see and then judge. We don’t know all the facts, and until we do, it’s all kind of pointless.
To end off…. I’d like to add this “Why of course the people don’t want war … But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship … Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.”
– Hermann Goering, at the Nuremberg Trials.
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Sound familiar? Kind of relevant, isn’t it?
