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[Kendal_Ozzel]

I've noticed that several folks here are sporting new avatars for the new year. But what do they all mean?

I'll start with myself. As you can see, it's the poster for That Thing You Do!. It just so happens to be my favorite film that isn't part of a series. Why? I think it's just a well made film. We all know Tom Hanks is amazing in front of the camera, but he also does great work behind it (or, in this case, both). Steve Zahn is hilarious, Tom Evertt Scott is great, and Liv Tyler is kinda cute but would be even better if she didn't look so much like her dad. Anywho, the movie also has the distinct honor of being the only film aside from LOTR that I can remember any of Howard Shore's music from. (Well, I would also count Big if I could only remember how the theme went.) But I digress. It's a great film, and if you haven't seen it, you should watch it at least once.

So what does your avatar mean?


Ozzel - who has been intrigued by Steef's lamp & iPod for days now.

[Johnnyecks]

Mine means that if you eat two many cucmbers you may end up looking like one with legs.



So stay away from cucumbers!




It's a warning.







Sorta like Independance Day .....



without Jeff Goldblum and that damned computer virus.

[Kendal_Ozzel]

At least it's a happy cucumber.

[Stefancos]

Ozzel - who has been intrigued by Steef's lamp & iPod for days now.

Watch 2001 and all the secrets will be revealed to you.

[Mr. Breathmask]

I was going to ditch TinTin at the end of last year, as the 75th anniversary celebration ended, but my new choice wasn't exactly the greatest. So I just updated the TinTin version. Until a 60th anniversary logo of Suske & Wiske arrives.

[BigKenLittle]

EDIT: (01/21/05)

I decided to resurrect my lovely avatar of Allison Janney.

[Romão]

I'm gonna update my avatar in a few days, and it will depitc something I always wanted to do but never got the chance until now.

[Melange]

Inspired by the comment from Stefancos about 2001, today my avatar is HAL9000

[Justin]

Sorry Adam. You forget that Stefancos prefers to have mediocre photography as his avatar.

Your avatars reek of unacceptable professionalism.

Justin

[Kendal_Ozzel]

Watch 2001 and all the secrets will be revealed to you.

All except the secret that is the plot.

[Stefancos]

"If you understand 2001 completely, we failed. We wanted to raise far more questions than we answered."- Arthur C. Clarke

[Mr. Breathmask]

One of the questions being, "Why didn't I just turn it off after the first five minutes?"

[John McClane]

Kendal, I don't think my new avatar need explainations!!!

I'm gonna update my avatar in a few days, and it will depitc something I always wanted to do but never got the chance until now.

Sounds interesting...

Sorry Adam. You forget that Stefancos prefers to have mediocre photography as his avatar.

Stefancos himself is mediocre.


And Adam, in these days you're changing your avatar everyday...that's pretty good.
If we don't like your new avatar, don't worry, tomorrow it will be gone!!

[Melange]

Your avatars reek of unacceptable professionalism.

You mean, they stink!!

[John Crichton]

I like pixie_twinkle's new avatar.

John- who has no plans to change avatars anytime soon. Or ever.

[John McClane]

John- who has no plans to change avatars anytime soon. Or ever.

You can't. I want you to look like Murray.

EDIT: I want your avatar to look like Murray.

[QuestionMarkMan]

Mine's just a muppet with an extremely large mouth

Max

[fommes]

And, i made an Avatar for Stefancos last night. Perhaps he wants to use it?

Darth Maul and Gollum in the Blair Witch Project.

[Mr. Breathmask]

Mine's just a muppet with an extremely large mouth

Max

Yeah, but what was it from again? It's just one of those random rambling characters, right? Ir is it one of those singing things from the "manamana" song? I recognise it, but I can't recall what scene it was in.

- Marc

[John Crichton]

I think it's one of the nonsense talking aliens from Sesame Street.

[Justin]

I don't really plan on changing my avatar any time soon. If I do it'll probably be for another twirling object.

BTW for those of you that don't know my avatar is from Star Trek - The Next Generation. It was series that was popular in the 1980's. Don't know if you guys know about it.

Justin

[Kendal_Ozzel]

Is that the one with Professor X?

[Drax]

I changed mine because Arnold rules.

[diskobolus]

I changed mine because Arnold rules.

Within weeks of his taking office, some force smited his lands with fire.

[Alexcremers]

"If you understand 2001 completely, we failed. We wanted to raise far more questions than we answered."- Arthur C. Clarke

Good lesson. It strikes me sometimes people can't handle "being left with questions" all too well. I'm sure that when they have a little more movies under their belts (or a few more years behind them) some of them will look at 2001 entirely differently, as Spielberg and Woody Allen will testify.

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Alex Cremers

[QuestionMarkMan]

Mine's just a muppet with an extremely large mouth

Max

Yeah, but what was it from again? It's just one of those random rambling characters, right? Ir is it one of those singing things from the "manamana" song? I recognise it, but I can't recall what scene it was in.

- Marc

I have no idea where it's from

[Stefancos]

"If you understand 2001 completely, we failed. We wanted to raise far more questions than we answered."- Arthur C. Clarke

Good lesson. It strikes me sometimes people can't handle "being left with questions" all too well. I'm sure that when they have a little more movies under their belts (or a few more years behind them) some of them will look at 2001 entirely differently, as Spielberg and Woody Allen will testify.

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Alex Cremers

Image if it was different though, that after that whole experience the film ties up all it's plot threads into a satisfying explanation?

Would people even remember the film at all now. (maybe only for it's effects)

Even 2010 was not a bad film, untill it S-P-E-L-L-E-D out it's message...literally!

[Ren]

i LOVE the potatoes GIF pic. that is hilarious to me for some reason. I haven't decided on a new avatar yet. . .last year it was sean connery that morphed into jeff goldblum/bulk

[Kendal_Ozzel]

I have no idea where it's from

It is indeed a Sesame Street alien.

[Kendal_Ozzel]

Good lesson. It strikes me sometimes people can't handle "being left with questions" all too well. I'm sure that when they have a little more movies under their belts (or a few more years behind them) some of them will look at 2001 entirely differently, as Spielberg and Woody Allen will testify.

Yeah, yeah. In other words, I'm just another dumb movie-going sheep. Really, it's just a difference of opinion. Some people watch movies for special FX and action. Others watch to "be left with questions". And some fall somewhere in between. I would say I fit there the most. I like movies that tell a story, but I totally appreciate each film as a work of art. I don't mind a movie that makes you think. But I just don't really like films that leave everything up to the audience. Someone can wrap a sheet over a wooden frame and call it art. Some would think it's brilliant. I'd much rather look at a painted canvas that an artist labored to produce. Perhaps the sheet and frame guy put just as much thought into his. But when someone can do the exact same thing in a matter of minutes with no creativity whatsoever, is there really a difference?

I know I'm just rambling now. My point is, this concept of "extreme artsy-fartsy-ism" is something that I have never understood and probably never will understand. (No offense to any "artsy fartsy" folks. ) I know a good film when I see one. A film that uses great writing, cinematograpy, music, acting, directing, editing, lighting, sound, etc. to tell a story in the best way possible; that's what makes a good film. Certainly we all interpret them in our own way. But I think that what makes a film great comes from the creator, not the viewer.

[Alexcremers]

"I know a good film when I see one. A film that uses great writing, cinematograpy, music, acting, directing, editing, lighting, sound."

I seriously wonder about that because in almost all your mentioned facets 2001: A Space Odyssey sets an example. I say almost because 2001 isn't exactly an actor's movie.
Opinions and what they are worth: The film was disliked by the critics in 1968. Now it's considered to be one of the greatest films ever made.


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Alex Cremers - arrogant as always

[Morlock]

I am in total, 100% agreement with Mr. Cremers. What he's said perfectly encapsulates what I've always felt. In fact- it's so brilliant, I'm making it my new sig, for the world to see.

[Alexcremers]

I am in total, 100% agreement with Mr. Cremers. What he's said perfectly encapsulates what I've always felt. In fact- it's so brilliant, I'm making it my new sig, for the world to see.

You don't have the guts to pull such a thing!

[John McClane]

It looks like he have...

[QuestionMarkMan]

i LOVE the potatoes GIF pic. that is hilarious to me for some reason. I haven't decided on a new avatar yet. . .last year it was sean connery that morphed into jeff goldblum/bulk

Thx Ren

[Kendal_Ozzel]

I seriously wonder about that because in almost all your mentioned facets 2001: A Space Odyssey sets an example. I say almost because 2001 isn't exactly an actor's movie.

Valid point. I almost completely agree. It's just not the kind of storytelling I enjoy most. I'd much rather watch Hitchcock or Spielberg than Stanley Kubrick.

[Docteur Qui]

My avatar is a Gentleman, a monster from the Buffy episode "Hush". They came to Sunnydale to steal seven hearts (I think it's seven) for undisclosed reasons. They also stole the voices of every resident in the town. Great episode, among most Buffy fan's top ten (if not five). Also a great score from Christophe Beck.

[Ren]

I'm actually watching Buffy right now.

[Mr. Breathmask]

Hey, I found out today who that muppet in QMM's avatar is!
There's usually two of them, around some sort of object, trying to find out what it is, constantly jabbering something like "jub jub jub" or something.
That didn't sound like it made quite a lot of sense, but it's true I hear.

[Ray Barnsbury]

I think it's "Yip yip yip yip yip yip yip, bah hah! Bah hah!"

Ray Barnsbury-who remembers this why?