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Blade Runner, Weddings, Election 2007, Online Modifications
Excellent weekend; started Friday eve with Blade Runner: The Final Cut at the Astor with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
imajica_lj, kremmen, hathhalla, ser_pounce, caseopaya and Michael C. all in attendance. The new, digitally-enchanced film has a few minor modifications, perhaps most notable being the extra crowd scenes and the original, more graphic (but not gratuitious), violence. Personally, I still think it's a little weak on that regard, but overall it is still one of the greatest films of all time.
On Saturdayseverina_242 and _zombiemonkey did the marriage thing, at the Old Treasury Building. Unsurprisingly, they both looked fantastic in their Victorian-era clothing and with their many Goth-type friends, it was all a very appropriate scene. Small dinner gathering afterwards at Pure South was likewise enjoyable. The setting a little modern for my tastes, but with excellent food. Didn't go to the "drinks and dancing" afterwards, but I'm sure it went well. Congratulations to both of you...
Following the Auditor-General's porkbarreling revelations, an assesment shows the Coalition election campaign has been a debacle from start to finish. Just when you think they couldn't get worse, last night Howard brought out the most brain-damaged policy for the entire campaign. Meanwhile, AWA's in action: when you have few buyers of a product and many sellers the price goes down. That's what happens to hospitality and retail wages.
In recent weeks, I've ditched my membership to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
libertarianism and anarchists. With the former convinced I am some sort of communist and the latter convinced that am sort sort of capitalist and one full of aggressive frat-boys and the other full infantile punks, it is far better to spend time in the quieter, more mature, more pragmatic, socialists community. On a similar angle, having reached the point of boredom on Warbook and frustrated with Scrabulous timing out, I've ditched all my Facebook applications. Suddenly... I have more time.
imajica_lj, kremmen, hathhalla, ser_pounce, caseopaya and Michael C. all in attendance. The new, digitally-enchanced film has a few minor modifications, perhaps most notable being the extra crowd scenes and the original, more graphic (but not gratuitious), violence. Personally, I still think it's a little weak on that regard, but overall it is still one of the greatest films of all time.On Saturday
severina_242 and _zombiemonkey did the marriage thing, at the Old Treasury Building. Unsurprisingly, they both looked fantastic in their Victorian-era clothing and with their many Goth-type friends, it was all a very appropriate scene. Small dinner gathering afterwards at Pure South was likewise enjoyable. The setting a little modern for my tastes, but with excellent food. Didn't go to the "drinks and dancing" afterwards, but I'm sure it went well. Congratulations to both of you...Following the Auditor-General's porkbarreling revelations, an assesment shows the Coalition election campaign has been a debacle from start to finish. Just when you think they couldn't get worse, last night Howard brought out the most brain-damaged policy for the entire campaign. Meanwhile, AWA's in action: when you have few buyers of a product and many sellers the price goes down. That's what happens to hospitality and retail wages.
In recent weeks, I've ditched my membership to
libertarianism and anarchists. With the former convinced I am some sort of communist and the latter convinced that am sort sort of capitalist and one full of aggressive frat-boys and the other full infantile punks, it is far better to spend time in the quieter, more mature, more pragmatic, socialists community. On a similar angle, having reached the point of boredom on Warbook and frustrated with Scrabulous timing out, I've ditched all my Facebook applications. Suddenly... I have more time.
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I know it's a cliche but Blade Runner really is one of those films that does get better with a second viewing.. And a third... And a fourth
I wasn't very impressed with it the first time I saw it; and nor were the punters at the box office. Yet over the decades through the VCR market it grew in popularity as people gave it second (and more) viewing.
I think it's because the visuals are so overwhelming that the more subtle elements of the plot and characterisation is lost; Roy Batty's transformation, for example, is nothing short of miraculous and the same can even be said for his mirror opposite, Deckhard. Even some of the incredibly intense emotional scenes, like when Deckhard reveals to Rachel that she's a replicant is easily overlooked ...
Besides, any film that has obscure Hungarian insults in it is OK in my book
Added. :-)
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also get more pics on facebook!
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Most complete version of the script is available here:
http://www.trussel.com/bladerun.htm
No more pictures from Facebook, it was one of the apps I deleted...
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also on a totally unrelated note: have you played puzzle quest: challenge of the warlords? it's coming out for wii and i'm looking for more people to play online with (which means you should also get a wii if you don't already have one ha haaaaaa)
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I don't have a Wii, but my work does :-)
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Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing
(www.vpac.org)
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