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- having picked up a kindle for christmas, I find I am reading more. well, that or having more time to read.
- you're welcome? btw... ear-worms = horrible. japanese ear worns = Shai Hulud.
- yes. yes you do. Although, I happened to have liked #4, but it was still crap compared to #1 (which I bought myself on bluray for $9.99 as a christmas present....)
- yeah, i think my keyboard is a little sticky now. that was some hawt schliz.
- They make it seem like the decision to spin off companies was just a benign one, but there was alot behind it. Mainly, integration. Having integrated the 'netflix' brand into devices (as firmware) it was impossible for them to change the name of the streaming portion. It's a dumb move, that they are hoping will protect the business as a whole, from fluctuations in the components.
Unfortunately, netflix/quickster just lost the one amazingly good thing they had going for them... Brand Recognition. The streaming demographic is larger than the dvd demographic (10m vs 3m), but that 3m represents the original audience. The original target for the brand.
Now, netflix/quickster can change the price of any component, without necessarily tarnishing the image of the other side. I would strongly anticipate two price increase per year (1 per business) and a jump to 9.99 per side, by this time next year (for the intro level. 9.99 is still considered a psychological 'disposable cost' barrier.) - wait till my review tomorrow of Conan 2. then decide if you want to watch them...
- I didn't think I was going to be seeing 2 draco malfoy movies this weekend. pleasently and suprised don't necessarily go together.
/didn't really like planet of the apes. Yes, the CG was good, but there was SOOO MUCH of it that the whole film felt super imposed. And I can't mentally comprehend how a chimp, who is the same size, stature, and build as a normal human, can have some 10x the strength of a man. Supposed to be true, but think I need to contact Mythbusters to find out for sure. - the length of that bike just makes it impossible to control. Plus, the wheels are like 15" in width, when it hit the bottom they hit on the outer edge, not the tread, and that made the tire bounce sideways. Still, blame the camera operator, since it was too close to the landing zone.
- something I found interesting: The Luger which is featured on the poster art wasn't invented until 1898, and yet the movie is set some 8 years earlier... error? or design... part of the story?
- from the referenced source;
"Rovio has already been making moves to step up its expansion plans for the property, buying Finnish animation studio Kombo last month and raising $42 million in financing last March from Accel Partners and Atomico Ventures (formed by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom). Kombo will start working on a series of short films starring the "Angry Birds" characters that will eventually lead to the feature film.
"We're building a media company and have always been interested in moving further into the entertainment space," Hed said. "But we are taking it one step at a time so that we can use our strength to build an important entertainment presence from outside of the major studios." That strategy doesn't exclude working with the studios, however: The company is eventually looking to partner with a major to distribute films."