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This is the grapest thread ever.

Uh, doesn't that mean you forced people who did pay out of their seats?

12 and Holding - I was impressed, very good movie, but also very dark. There was some uncomfortable moments, but I really enjoyed the fat kid's storyline.

Every 360 has the 3 year warranty. It's not something you pay extra for. Anyways, I thought we were looking at next-gen platforms, not PS2's and Gamecubes. There are so many other factors to take into account when comparing last gen consoles to next gen, it's a bit hard to do so. The 360 won the last round of next gen console based mostly on the fact that it was a one horse race for most of the year. The Wii is off to a tremendous start and I think it's shown a smarter business model than either Sony or Microsoft. It won the lottery with the nunchuck system. But the system also appeals to a different audience, so Nintendo really is in a league of their own. The only real competition going on is between the 360 and the PS3, and so far Sony has not done what is necessary to make up for the fact they released a year after the 360.

By then everyone will already have a 360, and M$ wins again! They lost the last round How so?

Wow, I wish I could run LotR Online on those settings. I'd be playing with a slideshow if I did. Still, it runs fairly smoothly for me on the medium settings, and it is a very well done game.

It's kinda neat how all three of these systems offer very different experiences. I wouldn't even say the Wii is in competition with the other two, it's taking family entertainment to an entirely new level. I'd probably vote for it if my child was older. Between the PS3 and the 360, I think the 360 will rule the next year. But it always takes a new platform at least a year to really establish a good game library, and the PS3 might come on strong by the end of 2008.

Jagged Alliance 2 v 1.13 again. It's just awesome. I decided to use the money cheat this time, hire a crack squad, and go straight for Diedrianna. It's been pretty awesome so far, my squad is healling up at the gas station.

If CoD was turn based, and played like JA2, I'd be all over it!

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/803/803659p1.html Screenshots...it looks like Dungeon Siege in space. Was DS2 an improvement over DS1? Eh, my eternal optimism is taking a bit of a blow.

I know I didn't.

Huh...that sounds like my knowledge base as well.

Shanny will do pretty well playing with Drury. I didn't realize he scored 12 points during the playoffs last year. I'm sure Volo was complaining about his late season production (he's on ignore from me), but 12 points in the playoffs in 10 games is a very solid contribution. He also didn't get greeduy with his contract, nice.

Heh, that's like preferring a woman who doesn't nag. They don't exist!

I think you mean "represents an entire generation that's only interested in reading Harry Potter". Potter is a gateway drug. Sure, they may only read about Harry at first, but eventually they'll get the urge to read about other wizards. It might start off as an innocent Neil Gaiman book, but eventually they'll be full-blown readers. Seriously though, Rowlings has surpassed even CS Lewis and RL Stine in terms of getting young people to read. Whether you are a fan or not, I don't get how you can discount the importance she has had on young readers. The Potter books are by no means light reading, and children are challenging themselves to read these books even though they are usually many levels above their grade level reading. It's also great to see a book become such a major attraction. I had the same feeling about Dan Brown, I didn't think he was all that great of a writer, but tons of people were reading the Da Vinci code. Literature needs superstars like this, it helps every genre and every author.

Harry Potter represents an entire generation that is suddenly interested in reading again, so I'm pretty pro-Potter.

Well, the PS3 is more expensive, and will take another year to develop a solid stable of games.

Awesome comics, Tale. Did you ever submit them to Blizzard? They are better than many of the ones they have up.

He's not the only one.

I'd imagine if you were a big fan of the TV series and the original movie, it would be harder to be a fan of this one. Personally, I was pretty young when I played with the toys and watched the TV show, and I never really got too into it. So I guess that's why the Spec Ops squad laying down fire on that Scorpion thing was more exciting than inaccurate to me. I loved the use of military technology in the film. The problem for you Mesh, is that it's gotten critical acclaim, I've heard nothing but positive buzz from most folks,a nd it's definitely having box office success. So although you may feel it sucks, unfortunately all other signs point to "great movie".

When i think of Cyberpunk, I usually think of Shadowrun.

Francis Ford Coppola blew up an entire island at the intro of "Apocalypse Now!" (Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, all highpayed actors) And blew up a forrest and a village as well without Colonel Kurtz drinking a nice can of Coca-Cola. Need another example? I would like an example that wasn't made over 20 years ago, yes. Read over this trivia, and you can probably see why movies aren't made like this anymore. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/trivia

I'm confused how you think these big budget movies with A-list actors and top notch SFX get made without corporate sponsors. This isn't a home movie, you had giant robots crashing through buildings and freeways.

I think any sentient being that is forced to ride around in Guybrush's pants deserves an honorary party member badge.

You mean Murray? He wasn't a party member either. Doh! It's been awhile, I did mean Murray. He was definitely a party member. You carried him aroud in your inventory for pete's sake, I'm pretty sure he earned the title.