The problem is maybe that movies can never flesh out character development like a book can so all I see is little shit kickers in space whilst people with the backstory know why the kids are legit. On 26/02/2014, Ryan Williams <ryan820509@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'd love to read the book. Haven't watched the movie, but I think I should > do that first. I tend to nitpick if I read the book first. > > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Stephen Scheidel > <gieroadsteve@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> I can imagine enders is a good read but I agree with my mystery >> compadres on the movie being pretty lame. >> >> On 26/02/2014, Ryan Williams <ryan820509@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > You did. It's called Starship Troopers. Minus the little kids. >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 12:27 PM, lindsey kiviets >> > <lindseyak@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: >> > >> >> I would watch that >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> From: alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Subject: RE: hi >> >> Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:25:47 +0000 >> >> >> >> >> >> Have the little kids fight be big ass bug aliens? Sure, that makes >> >> good >> >> sense. Maybe you should write screen plays. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> [mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> >> *On Behalf Of *lindsey kiviets >> >> *Sent:* 26 February 2014 12:22 PM >> >> *To:* cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> *Subject:* RE: hi >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I liked that we are the ones attacking the aliens, but other than that >> >> I >> >> dunno. >> >> >> >> maybe I would've liked them to physically fight the aliens. >> >> >> >> I just think its a kuk story, and the only thing that prevented it >> >> from >> >> going straight to video is Harrison ford and Ben kingsley putting >> >> their >> >> name on it. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> From: alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Subject: RE: hi >> >> Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:08:05 +0000 >> >> >> >> What were you looking for out of the film? While I wish they'd kept >> other >> >> stuff from the book, I liked the film. >> >> >> >> Just feeding the trolls here... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> @Kahn - I want to run Stone Vigil and Darkhold. Don't remember them at >> >> all, so the runs may be...interesting. >> >> >> >> Running back and forth really does help avoid the Chimera's breath. >> >> Another guy told me to do against the Brayflox poison dragon. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> [mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] >> >> *On Behalf Of *lindsey kiviets >> >> *Sent:* 26 February 2014 12:02 PM >> >> *To:* cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> *Subject:* RE: hi >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> he took a chance , he didn't know it would work. he didn't know how >> >> many >> >> queens there was. >> >> >> >> it was blind luck. this movie is kuk >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> From: alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Subject: RE: hi >> >> Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:59:17 +0000 >> >> >> >> It wasn't just luck. Both Ender and Mazer Rackham were able to see >> >> through >> >> the swarm of ships and detect that they're following a pattern with >> >> the >> >> Queen ship at the centre. >> >> >> >> This was explained in the film as well. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> [mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] >> >> *On Behalf Of *lindsey kiviets >> >> *Sent:* 26 February 2014 11:51 AM >> >> *To:* cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> *Subject:* RE: hi >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> im glad I never went to the cinema to watch that kuk. >> >> >> >> @gb. well done on your synopsis of the movie. well said. >> >> >> >> ender makes the earth beat the aliens so bad. WTF, we lost , 10 >> >> million >> >> people died, its just by luck that fkn ben kingsley found the queen. >> >> otherwise we would've been dead. kuk movie. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:39:44 +0200 >> >> Subject: Re: hi >> >> From: sigma.g19@xxxxxxxxx >> >> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> Haha, I didn't like the film, Ben. I was in the cinema, waiting for it >> to >> >> end. Felt like torture. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Wynand-Ben <paashaasggx@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> I dont even... >> >> >> >> >> >> Maybe LB hijacked his e-mail? >> >> >> >> That or somebody else has stooped to new all time low >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:50:22 +0200 >> >> Subject: RE: hi >> >> From: sigma.g19@xxxxxxxxx >> >> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Enders Game is horrible and filled with fail. What the hell? >> >> >> >> "Oh, look at me, I'm a kid with brilliant strategic ability and shit. >> >> Lets >> >> fly around and play laser tag. Ohh, lets play StarCraft 3D... oh... I >> >> killed everyone in my army to commit genocide. He don't know. Now you >> >> now. >> >> Lets save alien eggs now." >> >> >> >> Glad when he killed that short guy though, that was fun. >> >> >> >> On 26 Feb 2014 10:10, "Wynand-Ben" <paashaasggx@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> >> Enders was good. Just wish it was longer. >> >> >> >> Fuck you LB >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> From: lindseyak@xxxxxxxxxxx >> >> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Subject: RE: hi >> >> Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 05:23:55 +0000 >> >> >> >> Enders game, whata kuk movie. full of kuk. >> >> >> >> @di, goodstuff on d3. will download it soon. >> >> >> >> @iltirt, first 10 seconds of s2 of magi will blow your mind. This is >> >> gna >> >> be good. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 03:43:57 +0200 >> >> Subject: Re: hi >> >> From: ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx >> >> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> This set was waaaaaay back. Notice how many times Daigo dropped DP >> FADC. >> >> Noone really knew how to play SFVI back then. The next time the >> >> during >> >> the >> >> concept matches Daigo raped him. Inoue is a good friend of Daigo. He >> >> used >> >> to run (or maybe still does) run an arcade called "Game Inn Sakura". >> >> Hence Daigo's online name "gameinn". He said he got the XBL account >> from >> >> a >> >> friend of his (most probably Inoue). >> >> >> >> Back in those days, noone knew how to really "play" the game. No >> >> knock >> >> down setups. No Sagat or Akuma or Seth or Cammy dominance. Just pure >> DF >> >> and random Ultras. Once people learned how to play the game it was a >> >> very >> >> different story. >> >> >> >> Here you can see Daigo vs Inoue once the metagame was kinda figured >> >> out: >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmN_77k5OA4 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 11:25 PM, Grei Botes <sigma.g19@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Is it just me... or does Vanilla SF look... faster? >> >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oWAPsF738N8 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Manase Zote <bmlzote@xxxxxxxxx> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Sell out... >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 7:13 PM, Grei Botes <sigma.g19@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >> > I feel bad about this. I've dedicated too much time playing AE and >> >> > no >> >> time >> >> > playing KOF. LOL. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Ryan Williams >> >> > <ryan820509@xxxxxxxxx> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> SF is always a given. Consistently the most popular FG at CTS >> >> >> events. >> >> >> Usually attracts players from all over (East London, JHB, etc). I'm >> >> >> not >> >> sure >> >> >> if Tekken and Mahvel will perform as well as they did before, but >> we'd >> >> >> probably have to go with those. I think we dropped KOF because >> >> >> there >> >> just >> >> >> wasn't enough interest the last time around (a damn shame too, >> >> considering >> >> >> that all of the players are really talented). Injustice might pull >> >> numbers, >> >> >> but there aren't that many of us that own the game. MK is dead (The >> >> >> Bridgetown guys still play it, I think, but that's it). >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Donaldson, Alasdair >> >> >> <alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >>> I can assist with the UCon thing - assuming I'm in CT at the time. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Are you serious about SF being the only given? It won't be much of >> >> >>> a >> >> CTS >> >> >>> without other fighting games, even if they're run their course - >> >> Tekken, >> >> >>> Mahvel, KOF - if not these games, then what? >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> I wouldn't mind seeing MK or Injustice there, but they probably >> >> >>> have >> >> less >> >> >>> players than Mahvel. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Too bad that no one here has KI... >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> From: cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: >> >> cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> >> >>> On Behalf Of Ryan Williams >> >> >>> Sent: 25 February 2014 1:08 PM >> >> >>> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >>> Subject: Re: hi >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Ok peeps, UCON 2014 will be taking place on the 29th-30th of >> >> >>> March. >> >> >>> The >> >> >>> Genshiken crew require 8 consoles+screens. Who will be able to >> >> >>> assist? >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> One other thing. A tentative date has been set for CTS5 (10 May >> >> >>> 2014). >> >> >>> I've enquired about the availability of the Jameson and Molly >> >> >>> Blackburn >> >> >>> halls so we'll see how that goes. As for tournament games, the >> >> >>> only >> >> given is >> >> >>> SF. Tekken is dead. Mahvel might get a few numbers but is on shaky >> >> ground. >> >> >>> KOF13? Let's not even go there *lol* I'd welcome suggestions >> >> >>> though >> >> >>> :P >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Donaldson, Alasdair >> >> >>> <alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Okay, cool. 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