Comments | boywhocantsayno: Well, that was better than last week...

boywhocantsayno

Well, that was better than last week...

Jan 18, 2008 22:40

We'll start with the important stuff. :) Tonight's scores: 159, 169, 144. I'm disappointed that I finished that third game with three consecutive open frames (including two splits) as I was on a pace for 183 through the first seven frames. At least I didn't lose any more pins off my average.

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the_pirate_show January 19 2008, 06:29:54 UTC

Just got back from Cloverfield. I shan't spoilify the film itself, but it's worth hanging around for* after the (OH MY GOD SO AWESOME ON THE SEXYTRONIC BIG SCREEN) Star Trek trailer, which got many a catcall.

*unless you're prone to motion sickness, in which case it will make you wish you had never been born.

boywhocantsayno January 20 2008, 09:00:16 UTC

Yeah, it was "Godzilla a la Blair Witch Project", wasn't it?

And yes, the teaser trailer for Star Trek was so much better on the big screen. OMG, that was beautiful. I saw details that I hadn't noticed on my monitor, particularly background shots of the ship as the welders were working. I didn't hear any catcalls, but there was a lot of chatter in the theatre that started up after the reveal and the voiceover. I think I heard more negativity after the movie itself ended. (Chris Knight said, "What did they expect?". I responded, "An ending, maybe?")

gurudata January 19 2008, 06:52:08 UTC

Hiho,

I promise to stay and watch the movie, though, and not walk out after the teaser trailer.

I wish I had done exactly that. I thought Cloverfield sucked rocks.

CU,
Andrew

summ3r_daze January 19 2008, 13:27:15 UTC

Just think. You're never going to get those 83 (or whatever) minutes back.
lol

boywhocantsayno January 20 2008, 09:33:27 UTC

Could have been worse - it could have been two and a half hours, like most movies these days. (I wasn't bored, though, unlike during Blair Witch.)

boywhocantsayno January 20 2008, 09:07:02 UTC

I'm not a big fan of monster or horror movies, but I didn't hate it.

When the movie ended, there was a lot of "WTF?" from the audience around us. Chris Knight said, "What did they expect?" I responded, "An ending, maybe?" But I'd been forewarned that the movie ended abruptly, much like Blair Witch.

I'll say more in response to your own post...

summ3r_daze January 19 2008, 13:26:13 UTC

It feels sometimes like I'm wasting a lot of time.

But! Wasting time at work and getting paid for it, while frustrating, is still a heck of a whole lot better than wasting time unemployed!!
:D

(the brighter side of life)

boywhocantsayno January 20 2008, 09:07:41 UTC

Very true. An excellent point. :)

h8torun January 20 2008, 21:16:42 UTC

You 'fessed up!!!! I still don't know what happened to Ralph, haven't spoken to Randy or Mario....& yeah, the other team WAS getting breaks galore, weren't they?
Have a great weekend....

legostargateman January 21 2008, 13:23:16 UTC

and this is footage that was made just for the teaser trailer, so it's not even going to be in the finished movie

Ok, that is just sad, and ultimately only adds fuel to the general public view that Star Trek movies suck. ST movies have a history of having trailers which are pretty close to being polar opposites of the actual movie story / plot. The trailers make the movie 'seem' to go right, people get hyped about it, and then the movie goes left. End result: people are disappointed as they were fooled into spending their $$$ on one thing, and received something else.

Making footage specific for a trailer is just bad news. Why can't they use regular footage? Is the movie really going to be that bad? Is paramount so scared that it will suck? If the movie has any feet to it, they should be able to use regular footage and not worry.

What are they trying to hide?