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Closeauthor=kentonaauthor=Gourd_ClaeI actually debated that for a long time. I really like the current background, but it is a large image, and no matter what I did, I couldn't lower the filesize without degrading the quality noticeably. But I did give in and go with it anyway, and hoped that browsers would cache it and load it efficiently.
I really like RMN's background stripes.
I think my computer likes them more, as it likes to take its sweet sweet time loading anything beyond that.
No one seems to have complained much...
Don't worry, RMN didn't do anything wrong. The computer I was (and am) using was (and is) very slow. It can't even play videos without waiting an hour to load.
Speaking of which, my aunt said she'll give me a deal on a new laptop for $150 and it's only a month and a half old. Score!
Killer Wolf
1235
Speaking of aliens, I watched Prometheus last night on an I-max 3d screen.
I enjoyed the movie, but I have to say it feels like the biggest series of teases I've ever watched put to film. It is no secret that it is an Alien prequel, of a sort, but the raw amount of call backs and allusions starts to distract from the story it is (I think) trying to tell. At one point there is even a structure, that, when viewed from a certain angle, makes up the silhouette of the Alien 3 logo (roughly, but it is there).
I think it actually hurts the movie a little. Instead of just going along with it, I kept waiting for the reveal. All the little nods and callbacks kept pulling me out of the story and messed with suspension of disbelief. I found myself thinking "How did that grow to that size without anything to consume for nutrition?" or "What is she going to eat?"... then again, maybe I shouldn't watch movies on an empty stomach.
There were a couple of scenes that felt very forced. It seemed like the script writer forgot about a couple of things, and then just had to paint them out in a hurry when they reappeared. Some of them have a purpose -
Spoiler!
While others just seem to be house cleaning -
Spoiler.
This last one isn't a rush job, but and end scene spoiler and some attached conjecture-
I enjoyed the movie, but I have to say it feels like the biggest series of teases I've ever watched put to film. It is no secret that it is an Alien prequel, of a sort, but the raw amount of call backs and allusions starts to distract from the story it is (I think) trying to tell. At one point there is even a structure, that, when viewed from a certain angle, makes up the silhouette of the Alien 3 logo (roughly, but it is there).
I think it actually hurts the movie a little. Instead of just going along with it, I kept waiting for the reveal. All the little nods and callbacks kept pulling me out of the story and messed with suspension of disbelief. I found myself thinking "How did that grow to that size without anything to consume for nutrition?" or "What is she going to eat?"... then again, maybe I shouldn't watch movies on an empty stomach.
There were a couple of scenes that felt very forced. It seemed like the script writer forgot about a couple of things, and then just had to paint them out in a hurry when they reappeared. Some of them have a purpose -
Spoiler!
David infecting Halloway. He is trying to test what happens when a human is exposed to the black fluid, all in an effort to see if the environment will be safe for Weyland. I would say infecting Halloway was just a case of "You don't like me, well, fuck you too," on account of Halloway seeming to be the only member of the crew that didn't like David, but the thing about David watching Shaw's dreams suggests that he has an unhealthy attachment to her and saw Halloway as a rival.
While others just seem to be house cleaning -
Spoiler.
The mutated crewman returning and killing several crew members off in one scene. This creates more problems than it solves though. The proto-facehugger space cobra penises turn people into contortionist rage zombies? Sure. Lets just flesh the menagerie out as much as possible so we can have five monsters in one movie, six if you count David's actions for 9/10ths of the film. To me, it muddies the film up and obscures some of the "higher" ideas going on in the background.
This last one isn't a rush job, but and end scene spoiler and some attached conjecture-
I liked the way the bioweapon evolved so that we get to see something very Alien-like by the end. If the Aliens we're used to seeing are a virus, we got to see the birth of a variant strain. By passing the contagion between human and engineer hosts, it evolves to become a more perfect form. This ties in with later elements in the series, like the alterations that Resurrection brought about in the Queen, as well as the Hybrid.
It makes me wonder about the environment that spawned the "classic" alien strain. Here, the "facehugger" version grows to monstrous size to combat the over-sized engineer, despite being "born" of human hosts. What was the environment like that caused the "classic" strain to evolve as smaller stealth-based predators?
I also wonder if any attempt will be made to ascribe the creation or alteration of the Yautja (Predators) to the Engineers as well, as another failed experiment perhaps. If they all have a similar dna profile, it would explain why the Xenomorphs are able to interface with their biology so well.
It makes me wonder about the environment that spawned the "classic" alien strain. Here, the "facehugger" version grows to monstrous size to combat the over-sized engineer, despite being "born" of human hosts. What was the environment like that caused the "classic" strain to evolve as smaller stealth-based predators?
I also wonder if any attempt will be made to ascribe the creation or alteration of the Yautja (Predators) to the Engineers as well, as another failed experiment perhaps. If they all have a similar dna profile, it would explain why the Xenomorphs are able to interface with their biology so well.
WOW! are rpgmakerweb forums down???
edit: nevermind, i guess there is a downtime!
silly me
Blasphemy! There is another ADON237 WANDERING THE INTERNET!!!! from Gibraltar?
yes i google my alias, so what?
edit: nevermind, i guess there is a downtime!
silly me
Blasphemy! There is another ADON237 WANDERING THE INTERNET!!!! from Gibraltar?
yes i google my alias, so what?
LockeZ
I'd really like to get rid of LockeZ. His play style is way too unpredictable. He's always like this too. If he ran a country, he'd just kill and imprison people at random until crime stopped.
5958
Poll: Is my web design class being taught by George Costanza wearing a clever fake beard? My instructor's photograph:
author=kentona
m-m-m-makerscore
It's OVER TEN THOUSAAAAAAND!
What are you looking at? Somebody had to make that joke!
author=Marrendauthor=kentonaIt's OVER TEN THOUSAAAAAAND!
m-m-m-makerscore
What are you looking at? Somebody had to make that joke!
At least you didn't though the word was markerscore
smolders
0
What am I thinking about right now?
Hm.
That was it.
...or...wait...no...how long of a now?
Hm.
That was it.
...or...wait...no...how long of a now?
LockeZ
I'd really like to get rid of LockeZ. His play style is way too unpredictable. He's always like this too. If he ran a country, he'd just kill and imprison people at random until crime stopped.
5958
Kentona, you should delete a screenshot. So you'll have 10k even.
Man, this is the most bizarre kickstarter: mustache monocles
What's even worse is that I can't use one, because I already have actual facial hair. I would have to shave my goatee.
Man, this is the most bizarre kickstarter: mustache monocles
What's even worse is that I can't use one, because I already have actual facial hair. I would have to shave my goatee.
Arandomgamemaker
1629
Hmmmm....should i get a PSP for 60$, in order to get Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep, or a 3DS, for 120$, in order to get Kingdom Hearts 3D?
