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I feel bad for Wind Waker in that it was hated for the wrong reasons. I was a part of the initial doubt when the game was first announced. After the original GameCube demos, the Wind Waker style felt like a stab through the heart. But after the release and just a few hours of play, that cel shaded style became the game's greatest asset. In fact, I feel the art and cinematic look to that game greatly surpassed Ocarina. On the other hand, the gameplay (outside of combat) took a tragic step back. The world felt under developed, and the dungeon count lacking. In fact, the TriForce hunt to me felt like a shallow tack on to extend the life of a single playthrough. Whereas exploring in the other 3D Hyrules for secrets and such is fun, sailing upon a monotonous backdrop quickly became a chore. I actually just restarted Ocarina a few days ago, and the only reason that won out over Wind Waker was the sheer distaste for the sailing aspect of the game. I will always remember the cinematics and the story of Wind Waker as brilliant and amazing, it's just too bad they couldn't put them in a game worthy of it.

Really? I first heard about the live show after Celebration III, and the people I talked to were hyped that the Boba episode (which I am well aware was already done in TotBH) was to be one of the earlier stories covered. The way it seemed to be played up was reminiscent of how Lucas did the Young Indiana Jones series with subjects ranging from post Episode III all the way into the late EU. That's too bad they won't be doing post/mid original trilogy material; there's some fun stuff that could be covered without using the original human cast. I guess the info I've been going on all this time was overhyped. At least Boba taking up his father's trade is something they could do.

I like the "What if..." Dark Horse did, where Maul survives the battle with Obi-Wan and eventualy replaces his lost lower torso with mechanical cetar-like legs. He seeks Obi-Wan out, tracking him to a very young Luke Skywalker on Tatooine. Obi-Wan has to rush to the Lars Homestead to save them (which he does) and we find just why Owen hates the Force so much. As for Boba Fett escaping the Sarlacc, I heard that is to be one of the episodes of the live action Star Wars show Lucas is currently working on. The show will supposedly focus on various separate subjects of the expanded universe instead of the established canon, meaning Thrawn, Mara Jade, and Xizor are all potential episode focus points.

I await the reception of Mega Man 9 before I put hope in any other franchise revivals. A good 2D Donkey Kong is not impossible, but if the loyalty promised for MM9 fails to deliver, what hope has Nintendo's poor neglected gorilla?

It's finally out... and I lose internet for the Wii. Argh. At least it sounds like the wait will be worth it.

So far it looks like there was no racial/national motivation. The guy was just crazy, suffering from a divorce a few months ago.

No way. I remember reading that Mac had pneumonia after an article on Freeman's car accident. I was so relieved Freeman made it out OK, I forgot about Mac's condition. Bernie Mac was always fun to see in any part he played, that fun and charisma will be sorely missed.

My mistake, I didn't read any sarcasm or amusement into that first statement at all. I do agree this will blow out of proportion before it ever gets shot down, and will require shooting down for years to come.

I've got to go with Damned on this, it's dumb to create hoaxes like this. It'll be "Mew is behind the truck by the S.S. Anne." all over again. I'll still run into people who think that was how you got Mew.

For me, DragonForce is the band I listen to when I'm bored or bummed for whatever reason. They may not have a lot of variety, but at least I know what to expect and they are beyond upbeat.

Man, OutRun. I miss the days where you could find that cabinet everywhere you went.

I like the defense maps from StarCraft and flash games from sites like Newgrounds. This could really cool if they do it right.

That's why, my friend. That's why. Just configure the button layout a little and it was like olden days.

Man, news regarding this just keeps getting better. I hope they keep Robocop's theme.

But it focuses on the decoy... ATTACK THE RIGHT BIT!

I loved TRON. When I was little I would rent it all the time. I can't believe the sequel finally escaped Production Hell, and am more excited than ever.

Indeed it was. I thought they would do a good job and they did. The sad story is that the public didn't seem to agree. Warner lost a ton of money on that movie. But where I could see a live action version of Speed Racer, Cowboy Bebop live seems like an abominable notion. I watch the series, see what they want to do now, and I have to ask why. Although, I guess it would be a lot like Serenity, but in such a case I'd rather see a Serenity 2.

Excellent, and you are the first to say so. Like I said, everyone references the magic trick, and that's their argument alone. He had other moments too. If you have them, yes.

I'm going to agree with l-n-j-i-n and Lotd, Ledger played an awesome villain, but I never felt I was watching The Joker through most of the movie. When that comes up, everyone I talk to immediately references the pencil trick. Yes, no one is going to forget that moment, now name another Joker moment. There were a few, but we should have seen gags like that and off the wall hysterical laughing throughout the movie if it was Joker. They were sparse enough to feel like a reminder to whom the villain was supposed to be. Joker, no matter how serious and evil he is portrayed, has a level of corniness to his madness inherent in being The Joker, who was supposedly once a failed comedian. Nolan's serious world lost that touch. And on a side note to those ragging on Tim Burton's Batman, remember that it too was a phenomenon, was the first film to break $100 million in it's first ten days of release, and is the highest grossing DC film ever, and when Dark Knight passes it (an inevitable fact at this point) it will still be there above Begins.

If the producers had enough faith in the material to want to take a crack at it, why not try and commission another animated movie from Watanabe? Why does everything animated have to go live action in Hollywood? It works often enough, but for some reason, Cowboy Bebop going live just seems absurd. In fact, considering Speed Racer bombed, I can't believe this got greenlit.

I thought the coin was supposed to point out the pointlessness of the action taken, Dent died when the boy would have lived anyway. The flip being for Dent is an interesting way to look at it. I hope he comes back, even if it's not likely. It felt like there was so much more they could do with Two-Face.

Apparently you didn't read the rest of that post.

SPOILERS (although if you haven't seen it by now, it's kind of your own fault for coming in here) Two-Face methodically seeking out vengeance on single individuals crosses the line, but Joker causing rampant chaos and destruction while killing randomly in cold-blood doesn't? Besides, Batman had gone out of the way to keep the villainous from dying, especially emphasized with the Joker. Since Batman saved Rachel after falling from a height far beyond Two-Face's (with enough force to cave in a car), the fact he didn't in a lesser fall felt.... contradictory. Knocking him off made perfect sense, but then not trying to keep him alive when we saw he could do it earlier? Not to mention Two-Face survived a car crash that supposedly killed Maroni. If Nolan wanted a big deal over Batman killing someone, they didn't really play off of it in that scene. No "I tried". No "Oh God, Joker was right about me." Nothing, just "Joker caused just one of us to fall, the best of us. Blame me about those dead corrupt cops instead of the Joker, thereby screwing over our ability to work together in the future." With all the great work they had put into the rest of the movie, the ending came off as lazy and without thought.

SPOILERS That and the fact that Batman apparently killed (is this now under debate?) Two-Face after the film made a big deal about Batman not killing were two big flaws in the ending. Part of that disappointment is probably due to the fact that earlier in the movie Batman threw the one mob leader off a building from an apparently similar height and lived. I could be off on how big that warehouse drop was. Any of the multiple viewing people have feedback on that?

Watchmen... Holy shit... Watchmen. That trailer is incredible. There was a trailer for Terminator also. The franchise is so iffy at this point, but the theme played, and you see Christian Bale as John Connor, and it melted my heart. It's unwise to dare to hope, but I do.