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The ISR frequently takes on multiple projects from a diverse set of issue areas and employing a variety of methodologies. Below is a list of a selection of our current and ongoing projects. By clicking on the title a brief project description will be displayed.
- California Franchise Tax Board Survey
- As part of the California Franchise Tax Board's (FTB) effort to meet one of its four main strategic goals as outlined in its 2012-2016 Strategic Plan --"Taxpayer Centric Service" -- FTB contracted with the Institute for Social Research (ISR) to conduct the second customer satisfaction survey for their Personal Income Tax (PIT) call centers. The 2015 edition of the survey is a follow up to the 2014 study, which provided a baseline percentage of taxpayers who believe that FTB provides the "products, services, and information needed to pay the proper amount owed." The 2015 survey compares previous data and measures progress towards meeting the goal of increasing the percentage of taxpayers who believe that FTB provides the services they need. In addition, the survey solicited feedback from taxpayers about their service experience, inquired about their preferred methods of contact with FTB, and encouraged recommendations for improvement of services or additional service channels that customers may desire from FTB. The survey was conducted using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI)."
- Evaluation of California's LGBTQ Youth Suicide Prevention Project
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a grant to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to implement the LGBTQ Youth Suicide Prevention Project. DHCS contracted with the Institute for Social Research to evaluate the project. In this project, we have worked with several different partners (Educational Development Center [EDC], the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], ICF International, Living Works, and The Trevor Project), to evaluate suicide prevention training provided to students, teachers, administrators, school counselors, and mental health professionals across five counties. This project includes collecting and analyzing original data from students, teachers, administrators, school counselors, mental health professionals and community members to complete local process and outcome evaluations and participating in a national cross-site evaluation, collecting Government Performance Results Act (GPRA) measures and early identification, follow-up, and referral data on youth identified at-risk for suicide.
- Youth Tobacco Purchase Survey (YTPS)
- The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) contracted with California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) to conduct a statewide surveillance of illegal tobacco sales to minors through the Youth Tobacco Purchase Survey (YTPS). This annual survey fulfills the requirements of the federal Synar Amendment and the Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement (STAKE) Act of 1994. CSUS YTPS staff collaborate with CDPH's Tobacco Control Program, CDPH's Food and Drug Branch, as well as youth, parents and staff of the Youth Decoy Program. CSUS manages the logistics including training youth decoys and adult supervisors, scheduling statewide data collection events, delivering data to CDPH, and evaluating stakeholder feedback annually.
- Bridges to Baccalaureate - SFSU
- San Francisco State has contracted with the ISR to perform a program evaluation of Bridges to the Baccalaureate, a program funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1993. This program's initial goal is to increase the participation and retention of underrepresented minority students at four Bay Area community colleges: the City College of San Francisco, and three San Mateo County Community College District colleges: Skyline, the College of San Mateo, and Cañada. The ultimate goal is to increase the number of underrepresented students who transfer to a four year university, majoring in a biomedical/behavioral science. Another program goal is designed to provide these students with the academic preparation, skills, and confidence to pursue an advanced degree (MS, MD, PhD). During the course of two years, students participate in many activities, such as directed and independent laboratory research, doctoral preparation workshops, and seminar series. Previous participants have gone on to successfully complete medical school and doctoral programs. Others, many with master's degrees, can be found performing academic research or working in private company laboratories. One component of the program evaluation is to conduct and analyze surveys about the various program activities. As another component of the Bridges program evaluation, ISR will conduct an alumni survey of past participants.
- Community Care Licensing (CCL) Key Indicators Study (2011-2014)
- The ISR has contracted with the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), Community Care Licensing (CCL) Division to provide guidance, design, development, analyses, and implementation of new inspection compliance protocol(s) evaluation tools. These tools will be used by CCL in the inspection process for residential care facilities. The ISR will design and develop the Key Indicator Inspection Model (KIM) to complement the current inspection process, which ensures compliance with state regulations. The ISR will also provide formal recommendations and technical assistance for these evaluation tools. For those interested, please click here to access audio files from a Stakeholder Meeting held October 28, 2011 at Sacramento State University.
- Community Care Licensing (CCL) Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Workload Study
- The California Department of Social Services (CDSS), Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) has contracted with the Institute for Social Research (ISR) to conduct a workload study on activities performed by Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs). The ISR will work collaboratively with the CCL division in the data collection, analysis and interpretation phases of the project to determine the amount of time required by LPA's to conduct the inspection process for a variety of residential and day care facilities that provide services to children and adults throughout California. The evaluation will update a previous study conducted by the ISR in 2001 which was used by the CCL to determine workload standards and staffing requirements for its workforce. The current study will take into account the new inspection processes developed by CCL, additional regulatory requirements and the substantial growth in the number of facilities that have occured in the past decade.
California Election Data Archive (CEDA)
- CEDA is a joint project of the Center for California Studies, the ISR and the Office of the California Secretary of State. The purpose of CEDA is to provide researchers, citizens, public agencies and other interested parties with a single repository of local election data. CEDA summarizes candidate and ballot measure results for county, city, community college and school district elections in three separate reports that have been published annually since 1995. To view a video describing CEDA (includes accompanying transcript) produced by Sacramento State, please click here. Links to previous years' reports, written summaries of results and trends, summary tables, and raw data can be found by clicking here: CEDA Reports.
- Evaluation of the California State University-Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Program
- The Alliances for Minority Participation (AMP) program is a National Science Foundation (NSF) program aimed at increasing the quality and quantity of under-represented minority students successfully completing programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The CSU-LSAMP program was founded in 1994. In November 2003, with the initiation of Phase III of the program, California State University, Sacramento became the system coordinator for the 19 participating CSU campuses. The ISR is responsible for implementation of the project's evaluation plan, including obtaining and analyzing student and institutional outcome measures. The ISR prepares annual progress reports for campus project coordinators and will produce a final report in October 2008 addressing the extent to which the program contributed to STEM enrollment, STEM degrees and improved individual student performance. The report will also evaluate the program's contribution to the institutionalization of strategies and pathways that redress barriers to under-represented minority participation in STEM fields. (Website)
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Article: Diagnostic Value of HMGB1 Immunostaining on Cell Blocks From Residual Liquid-Based Gynecologic Cytology Specimens[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Aberrant expression of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is associated with tumor development and progression. The current study was conducted to evaluate the significance of HMGB1 immunostaining on cell block (CB) preparations in the diagnosis of neoplastic and preneoplastic lesions of the cervix. The CBs were prepared from 157 residual liquid-based gynecologic cytology specimens which were collected from women whose cervical lesions had been confirmed by histopathology. The expression of HMGB1 and p16INK4A (p16) was visualized by immunocytochemistry on the CB preparations, and the association of their expression patterns was correlated with the severity of cervical lesions. HeLa cells were used as positive control. HMGB1 expression was observed in dysplastic and neoplastic cells and increased along with the progression of cervical neoplasia. The rates of positive staining for HMGB1 in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 1 (CIN-1), CIN-2, CIN-3, and invasive squamous cell carcinomas (ISCCs) were 69.4, 96.9, 100.0, and 100.0%, respectively. The differences between positive rates of patients with chronic cervicitis and various CINs as well as ISCCs were significant (P < 0.005). The differences in positive staining rates between each two CIN groups, and differences between CIN-1/2 and ISCCs, were also significant (P < 0.005). The expression pattern of HMGB1 was generally correlated with that of p16 (P < 0.001). HMGB1 staining was observed in some p16-negative specimens. HMGB1 immunostaining on a CB from gynecologic cytology specimens is potentially valuable for the screening of cervical lesions in cases with questionable cytology. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Article: Microarray analysis revealed markedly differential miRNA expression profiles in cervical intraepithelial neoplasias and invasive squamous cell carcinoma[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Aims: To investigate the alterations in miRNA expression during the progression of dysplasia in cervical epithelium. Methods: A global miRNA expression profile of normal cervical squamous epithelium (Normal), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 3 and invasive squamous cell carcinoma (ISCC) was produced using the seventh generation of the miRCURY™ LNA microRNA Array (Exiqon, Vedbaek, Denmark). The reliability of miRNA arrays was verified by reverse transcription PCR. Results: Normal, CIN 3 and ISCC showed distinct miRNA expression profiles. The differentially expressed miRNAs in ISCC versus CIN 3 clearly differed from that in CIN 3 versus Normal. Compared with ISCC versus Normal, more identical miRNAs were found in ISCC versus CIN 3 than in CIN 3 versus Normal. Conclusion: A particular set of miRNAs was associated with the progression of normal cervical epithelium to CIN 3 and CIN 3 to ISCC. The miRNA profile changed more noticeably in the progression of CIN to ISCC than normal cervical epithelium to CIN.
Article: Oestrogen receptor-mediated expression of Olfactomedin 4 regulates the progression of endometrial adenocarcinoma[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Endometrial adenocarcinoma is the most common tumour of the female genital tract in developed countries, and oestrogen receptor (ER) signalling plays a pivotal role in its pathogenesis. When we used bioinformatics tools to search for the genes contributing to gynecological cancers, the expression of Olfactomedin 4 (OLFM4) was found by digital differential display to be associated with differentiation of endometrial adenocarcinoma. Aberrant expression of OLFM4 has been primarily reported in tumours of the digestive system. The mechanism of OLFM4 in tumuorigenesis is elusive. We investigated OLFM4 expression in endometrium, analysed the association of OLFM4 with ER signalling in endometrial adenocarcinoma, and examined the roles of OLFM4 in endometrial adenocarcinoma. Expression of OLFM4 was increased during endometrial carcinogenesis, linked to the differentiation of endometrioid adenocarcinoma, and positively related to the expression of oestrogen receptor-α (ERα) and progesterone receptor. Moreover, ERα-mediated signalling regulated expression of OLFM4, and knockdown of OLFM4 enhanced proliferation, migration and invasion of endometrial carcinoma cells. Down-regulation of OLFM4 was associated with decreased cumulative survival rate of patients with endometrioid adenocarcinoma. Our data suggested that impairment of ERα signal-mediated OLFM4 expression promoted the malignant progression of endometrioid adenocarcinoma, which may have significance for the therapy of this carcinoma.
Article: Dual character of Toll-like receptor signaling: Pro-tumorigenic effects and anti-tumor functions[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: As a major class of pattern-recognition receptors, Toll-like receptors (TLRs), play a critical role in defense against invading pathogens. Increasing evidence demonstrates that, in addition to infection, TLRs are involved in other important pathological processes, such as tumorigenesis. Activation of TLRs results in opposing outcomes, pro-tumorigenic effects and anti-tumor functions. TLR signaling can inhibit apoptosis and promote chronic inflammation-induced tumorigenesis. TLR activation in tumor cells and immune cells can induce production of cytokines, increase tumor cell proliferation and apoptosis resistance, promote invasion and metastasis, and inhibit immune cell activity resulting in tumor immune escape. In contrast, the engagement of other TLRs directly induces growth inhibition and apoptosis of tumor cells and triggers activation of immune cells enhancing anti-tumor immune responses. Thus, the interpretation of the precise function of each TLR in tumors is very important for targeting TLRs and using TLR agonists in tumor therapy. We review the role of TLR signaling in tumors and discuss the factors that affect outcomes of TLR activation.
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ABSTRACT: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a class of pattern recognition receptors sensing microbial components and triggering an immune response against pathogens. In addition to their role in anti-infection immunity, increasing evidence indicates that engagement of TLRs can promote cancer cell survival and proliferation, induce tumor immune evasion, and enhance tumor metastasis and chemoresistance. Recent studies have demonstrated that endogenous molecules or damage-associated molecular patterns released from damaged/necrotic tissues are capable of activating TLRs and that the endogenous ligands-mediated TLR signaling is implicated in the tumor development and affects the therapeutic efficacy of tumors. Since both exogenous and endogenous TLR ligands can initiate TLR signaling, which is the most valuable player in tumor development becomes an interesting question. Here, we summarize the effect of TLR signaling on the development and progression of tumors, and discuss the role of exogenous and endogenous TLR ligands in the tumorigenesis.
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ABSTRACT: Olfactomedin 4 (OLFM4) is expressed in gastrointestinal cancers and related to progression and differentiation of these malignancies. However, whether OLFM4 contributes to tumorigenesis of other tissues has not been thoroughly investigated. The purpose of the study was to investigate OLFM4 expression in cervical epithelium and its association with progression of cervical neoplasia and differentiation of cervical carcinomas. Immunohistochemistry and real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction were used to evaluate the expression and distribution of OLFM4 in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and invasive squamous cell carcinomas (ISCCs). The overall positive OLFM4 staining levels in normal cervical epithelia, CIN I, CIN II, CIN III, and ISCCs are 22.0%, 94.2%, 93.7%, 94.6%, and 96.7%, respectively. The intensity of OLFM4 staining was enhanced according to increased pathologic grade of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesion. The immunoreactivity to OLFM4 was stronger in well-differentiated ISCCs than in poorly differentiated ISCCs. Olfactomedin 4 expression has been associated with progression of CIN and differentiation of cervical cancer. The results provide new evidence that OLFM4 plays an important role in tumorigenesis in the female reproductive tract.
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ABSTRACT: Toll-like receptors (TLRs), a family of pattern recognition receptors, recognize and respond to conserved components of microbes and play a crucial role in both innate and adaptive immunity. In addition to binding exogenous ligands derived from pathogens, TLRs interact with endogenous molecules released from damaged tissues or dead cells and regulate many sterile inflammation processes. Putative endogenous TLR ligands include proteins and peptides, polysaccharides and proteoglycan, nucleic acids and phospholipids, which are cellular components, particularly extracellular matrix degradation products. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that endogenous ligand-mediated TLR signalling is involved in pathological conditions such as tissue injury, repair and regeneration; autoimmune diseases and tumorigenesis. The ability of TLRs to recognize endogenous stimulators appears to be essential to their function in regulating non-infectious inflammation. In this review, we summarize current knowledge of endogenous TLR ligands and discuss the biological significance of TLR signalling triggered by endogenous ligands in several sterile inflammation conditions.
Article: Diagnostic value of p16INK4A, Ki-67, and human papillomavirus L1 capsid protein immunochemical staining on cell blocks from residual liquid-based gynecologic cytology specimens[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to evaluate the reliability and role of cell block preparations in the diagnosis of neoplastic and preneoplastic lesions of the cervix and to improve the value of cell block preparations in diagnosing and predicting the prognosis of cervical lesions through immunostaining of p16INK4A (p16), Ki-67, and human papillomavirus (HPV) L1 capsid protein (HPV L1). In total, 138 specimens were diagnosed on liquid-based cytology (LBC) and cell block preparations, and 63 specimens were subjected subsequently to tissue follow-up and immunostaining for p16, Ki-67, and HPV L1 on cell block sections. In 42 specimens that were diagnosed as low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL), and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) on cell blocks, 38 specimens (90.5%) were confirmed by histopathologic reports, and there was slightly better than 81.6% agreement between LBC and tissue follow-up. Immunointensity and cells that were positive for p16 were enhanced according to increased pathologic grade and differed statistically between cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 1 (CIN-1) and CIN-2/CIN-3 as well as SCC. The positive rates of HPV L1 decreased gradually according to the severity of cervical neoplasia, and HPV L1/p16 expression patterns were related to the severity of cervical lesions. The cell block preparation technique was complementary to LBC, and the authors concluded that the application of LBC combined with cell block preparations may improve the diagnostic accuracy of cytology. Immunostaining for p16 and Ki-67 on cell block preparations can help to improve the diagnostic accuracy of HSIL and SCC. A combined expression pattern of p16 and HPV L1 may serve as a valuable index for predicting prognosis and follow-up of cervical dysplastic lesions.
Article: Expression of toll-like receptor 4 is down-regulated during progression of cervical neoplasia [J][Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Chronic infection and inflammation are among the most important factors contributing to cancer development and growth. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are important families of pattern recognition receptors, which recognize conserved components of microbes and trigger the immune response against invading microorganisms. TLR4 is the signaling receptor for lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the endotoxic component of Gram-negative bacteria. Recent studies demonstrate that TLRs are expressed in some tumor cells, and that the expression of TLRs in these cells is associated with tumorigenesis. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is a key stage in the development of cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is an essential factor in cervical carcinogenesis. As the cervix is in constant contact with bacteria, especially Gram-negative bacteria, we hypothesize that TLR4-mediated bacterial stimulation may be involved in the tumorigenesis of cervical cancer. In the present study, the expression and distribution of TLR4 in CIN and cervical squamous carcinoma were investigated by immunohistochemistry. To our surprise, we observed a decrease in the expression of TLR4 during the progression of cervical neoplasia and this down-regulation of TLR4 appeared to be associated with the expression of P(16INK4A) which is a crucial marker of HPV integration into host cells. These data offer further insight regarding the association of HPV infection and TLR signaling during the carcinogenesis of cervical cancer.
Article: REVIEW ARTICLE: Toll-Like Receptors, Inflammation and Tumor in the Human Female Reproductive Tract[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Toll-like receptors are an important family of pattern recognition receptors. They recognize microbial conserved components and trigger protective responses to the invading pathogens, which constitute a major part of the innate immune system. Toll-like receptors are mainly expressed in immune cells. The current evidences demonstrate that Toll-like receptors are present in some epithelial cells and epithelium derived tumor cells. The expression of Toll-like receptors in these cells is related to infection and inflammation, and tumor progression as well. Genital mucosal epithelium is the first line in defense of microorganism invasion in the female reproductive tract. Toll-like receptors expressed in the genital tract have been implicated in many aspects of reproductive physiology and pathology in the female. In the current review, we will focus on the expression of Toll-like receptors in the female genital mucosa and its association with anti-infection immunity and tumorigenesis.
Article: Toll-like receptors expressed in tumor cells: targets for therapy. Cancer Immunol Immunother[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Toll-like receptors (TLRs), mainly expressing in human immune related cells and epithelial cells, play an essential role in the host defense against microbes by recognizing conserved bacterial molecules. Recently, the expression or up-regulation of TLRs has been detected in many tumor cell lines or tumors, especially epithelial derived cancers. Although the TLR profile varies on different tumor cells, the current evidences indicate that the expression of TLRs is functionally associated with tumor progression. TLR expression may promote malignant transformation of epithelial cells. Engagement of TLRs increases tumor growth and tumor immune escape, and induces apoptosis resistance and chemoresistance in some tumor cells. These findings demonstrate that TLR is a promising target for the development of anticancer drugs and make TLR agonists or antagonists the potential agents for tumor therapy.
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Last week I noticed some bruising on 2 of Blaze's feet, one front and one hind. He's not tender when I press on the spots nor is he limping at all. I'm sure it's from all the walking around he has to do on snow/ice, and he probably had some snow packed into his hooves multiple times.
I DO have a call in to the farrier, but he hasn't gotten back to my BO about when he's coming out. He needs a trim, but I also wanted an opinion on the bruising.
Because I haven't dealt with this before, I haven't been riding him since I discovered them.
The coloring on both bruised hooves has turned a more brown color now, which, if I attribute it to human healing, means it's getting better. Should I continue not riding him? I've been doing a lot of easy groundwork (no lunging) but I do miss riding him.


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Ladies, if your dream man is a tall, overweight dude whose hobbies include watching cable TV & shopping for clothes and has a slight problem with mumbling, I'm sorry to say that your dreamboat is off the market. Shaquille O'Neal and his estranged wife Shaunie have apparently reconciled their differences, and were planning on stopping their divorce proceedings. Or as she told the AP:
"Neither one of us could probably answer why we were getting one in the first place."
Allow me to refresh Shaunie's memory:
He basically called you a lying, cheating gold digger, and you exposed his ridiculous monthly spending habits, including spending $1,500 a month on cable bills and $17,000 a month on clothes. And there was that whole "Kobe Bryant telling the Colorado cops about Shaq's hush money to ex-flames" thing. But other than that, there didn't seem to be any reason that you guys should have split in the first place. I guess their idea of a relationship being "irrevitably broke" is different than mine.
Several Suns fans I have spoken to in the past few minutes have been devastated by the news. At least when he was single, there was a chance that Shaq would have to get up and drive himself to the AM/PM to get his Roman feast of nachos, cheeseburgers and corn dogs, providing him with at least minimal exercise. A content Shaq with a wife to cook and make late-night snack runs for him is not good news for next season.
In other marital news, Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek is filing for divorce from his wife of 11 years. Fans knew things had gone south with she held up a sign in the stands at a recent games that said "I'm being traded for Deanna Favre straight up."


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I think my second grader has inattentive ADD/ADHD. What should I do to get him the help he needs at school?
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Longhorn becomes Windows Vista
on: July 22, 2005, 07:50:22 PM
Of course, a window is the barrier keeping you from the beautiful vista.
A brief moment of honesty reveals a chilling agenda.
on: July 20, 2005, 08:15:43 AM
Quote from: "Raven"
Open borders attract terrorist.
I could post many more articles about this, but would they really do any good. You seem to argue on emotion, not on reason, and your favorite tactic is to attack and insult.
And you conflate Hispanics with Illegal Immigrants, when the two are not the same.
A suspected terrorist operative came in through the Canadian border. Yawn. We survived the Cold War against a far more dangerous enemy with very open borders. Terrorist boogeymen are the last reason to mess with our relationship with Canada or Mexico.
Honestly, why should I waste any more time with you.
I'm only here right now because you're fairly amusing. And I like the black-and-silver color scheme.
And I haven't moved the goal post.
Sure you have. You've been arguing over the quote all night -- but now, no, it's the article, not the quote. The quote seems to now serve no purpose, when before it appeared to be the linchpin of your Grand Unifying Conspiracy Theory about the browning of America. Why, some nobody Hispanic woman said something glib about Texas being part of Mexico. Best sound the alarm. And be sure to ignore the opinions of people who, you know, actually live in Texas. Or, at least, that's the circle this thread went in for hours.
But now it's about the article itself.
I think the agenda is quit real, and quit chilling. Keep the borders unsecured, for as long as possible, so as many illiegal immigrants can pour into America, in as short a time as possible, regardless of the impact on the economy, environment, healthcare, taxes, education, crime, or national security.
Yes, that must be it. The Mexican government wants everyone in Mexico to go to America, because that would work out very well for them. Look, the only reason we have illegal immigration is because we, as a nation, WANT and REQUIRE it. You don't want illegal immigration? Good. Neither do I. So, let's come up with a way to legally get those laborers over here to work for the wages our economic stability requires us to pay them.
And with this newfound political muscle comes an arrogance, and the comment I quoted in my initial thread is a reflection of that arrogance.
By definition, illegal immigrants have no political muscle. They have no vote. If a city is 90% illegal immigrants, and they all hate you, but the 10% that aren't love you, and there's an election, you win, because that 90% has NO political clout and can neither vote NOR give money to campaigns or PACs.
The only domestic political clout Hispanics have is that wielded by Hispanic citizens of the United States. So, either, the political clout you worry about does not exist or you're bemoaning the fact that a lot of Americans -- people who are just as American as you will ever be -- are Hispanics. Which takes us back to the race.
A brief moment of honesty reveals a chilling agenda.
on: July 20, 2005, 07:36:50 AM
Quote from: "Raven"
Do you really think they make your argument any stronger?
Your paranoia doesn't really require an A game.
The Mexican Gov't hands out free information on how to enter the US illegally, and fanatically applies pressure on Washington to keep our borders unprotected.
Fanatically? You have evidence of this fanatacism? And is it fanaticism regarding open borders, or more of the "please don't shoot people trying to get into the US" sort of thing?
Clearly illegal immigration is a problem. However, there is a need and a desire in the United States for these workers. We want them here, to take the jobs we won't and be paid the wages we can't live on. We can't afford the true cost of our goods, so a porous border provides a deflationary pressure that keeps prices down. Clearly, this is a haphazard solution. Better and more safer would be to legalize transient Mexican workers, as well as a lower standard wage for them, and make what's happening BECAUSE WE REQUIRE IT TO happen above board.
And thanks for completely ignoring the link I provided.
Your thread title mentions a "chilling admission," and then you chose to pull out and highlight that incredibly idiotic quote. Yet now you say that wasn't what you really thought? That I should read the whole article to get your point of view? Huh? Then why highlight that paragraph, and spend two pages arguing over the meaning of it? You're moving goalposts now.
And not that you'll respond to this point, but regardless on how you feel towards illegal immigrants, shouldn't we protect our borders, if only for security reasons?
Security? You mean... GASP... the TERRORISTS? Give me a break. You're more at risk of being killed by a car being driven by a drunken sea otter than being killed by a.... GASP... TERRORIST who swam across the dirty Rio Grande to blow up a dirty city with his dirty bomb. We need to beef up our border patrol so that we can more efficiently check and process people entering the country... but only because that will make the free flow of goods, capital and economic interdependency more efficient, not because we're afraid of bad men in turbins.
Frankly, I'm more afraid of our porous northern border than our porous Southern border. Those Canadians. You know, they club seals. Scary people.
I'm not going to die in a terrorist attack, and neither are you. The bogeyman is not in the closet, and he's not hopping across the Mexican border, either.
A brief moment of honesty reveals a chilling agenda.
on: July 20, 2005, 06:15:46 AM
Quote from: "Raven"
First of all. I simply pointed out that a member of LULAC claimed that Texas had been "conquered" by Hispanics, which I felt was not just inaccurate, but highly insensitive.
Your post in no way indicated that you thought the quote was "inaccurate" or "insensitive." In fact, given that you chose that quote to underline your post, it seemed very much that you agreed with it. There was nothing to indicate otherwise.
But I'm a bigot for calling that asshole out.
No, you appear to be a bigot because you appear to hold to the notion that there is a vast pan-Hispanic conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States. Or was it to pollute or precious bodily fluids? I can never keep track.
A brief moment of honesty reveals a chilling agenda.
on: July 20, 2005, 04:42:36 AM
The quote in your first post said nothing about illegal immigration. It said that Texas had been taken over by Hispanics, which is:
1) Wrong.
2) Racist, the way you're using it, which is to paint this as a bad thing.
3) Denigrating to millions of Texas Hispanics who are just as much a citizen of this country as any Anglo.
You presented this claim that Texas had been taken over by Hispanics as "chilling." Why is the presence of a large population of Hispanic Americans in Texas chilling?
I think its a rather good thing.
A brief moment of honesty reveals a chilling agenda.
on: July 20, 2005, 03:24:36 AM
No, your racist attempt to imply that eeeeevil Hispanics were trying to take this country away from the Great White People who took it away from the red heathens is not "pointing out someone else's race baiting."
Your entire first post was an anti-hispanic, racist exercise in baiting. This whole thread exists simply because you seem to hate hispanic people found some nonsense quote to support your notion that they are "taking over" the nation.
A brief moment of honesty reveals a chilling agenda.
on: July 20, 2005, 01:28:56 AM
Quote from: "Raven"
Quote from: "godhugh"
I heard a white guy in Arkansas raped someone. We should get rid of all the white people in Arkansas. Destructive people, that's what they are.
Time to whip out the race card, huh.
Your quote in the first post started the race baiting.
A brief moment of honesty reveals a chilling agenda.
on: July 20, 2005, 01:28:28 AM
Quote from: "Jumangi"
The people who don't think the
of illegal immigration isn't that big of deal don't live in one of the states being affected by it. Being a Arizona resident I see it every day.
I'm a native Texan. We have a vibrant, wonderful Hispanic community in this state. We would be a far lesser community without them.
A brief moment of honesty reveals a chilling agenda.
on: July 20, 2005, 01:25:56 AM
Quote from: "Raven"
You can make any jokes you want, but not everyone shares your sense of humor when it comes to this subject, and for those Americans who are getting a bird's eye view of just how destructive illegal immigration can be, you're dismissive attitude might be seen in poor taste.
Nonsense. I live in Texas, the same as CrayolaSmoker. This state has not been taken over by hispanics, and anyone who says it has been is an idiot. I'll leave it to other to discern what sort of person might take the glib chatter of an idiot as gospel.
Illegal immigration is an economic problem. If 3 million people are coming into this country every year to take jobs that those of us already living here won't take because they're not economically worth the sort of pay that Americans demand, then we have a core economic issue to deal with. I'm not sure how to deal with it -- but I certainly don't want to be paying 2 to 3 times more for my produce and meat.
Batman Begins?
on: July 10, 2005, 03:47:08 AM
Quote from: "whiteboyskim"
Then who was the chief architect of the Zero Hour? I seem the remember that being an ex-Green Lantern.
It was Hal Jordan, but he didn't die at the end.
Also, do the comics masters, be it DC or Marvel, do a major revamp every few years and assign it the "Crisis in..." label? You and I had a talk some time ago about that and you said whenever the word "Crisis" appeared in the title of something, it was the most serious thing you would see in the comics world.
It is in the DC comics world. I don't think Marvel's ever had anything similar, though their Infinity books got to be something of the same scale, IIRC.
Batman Begins?
on: July 10, 2005, 02:37:22 AM
Quote from: "AgtFox"
Jason Todd, Donna Troy and Hal Jordan all being back from the dead is supposedly key to the Infinite Crisis along with the "Trinity" of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. I started up a thread somewhere around here talking about it, but it never really caught on. Maybe I should update it.
I wonder if any other than Hal will still be alive at the end of Infinite Crisis.
I am not surprised Jason is alive especially with the swerve during Hush by Loeb.
I was SO disappointed that it wasn't Jason in Hush, particularly given how that moment in the graveyard just hit me like a ton of bricks. After that, the real identity of Hush was something of a disappointment.
Now they are saying it was indeed Todd that battled Batman during Hush and that Clayface was put in at the last moment. Someone asked Jason how he came back alive in the last Batman issue and he kind of blew it off. A Lazarus Pit dip usually brings about insanity like what happened with Riddler during Hush and Ra's on many occasions. Jason hasn't shown any insane tendencies yet.
The thing is, the insanity is only temporary, and it appears that Jason was brought back to life YEARS ago -- he's aged at least four or five years since his death. Which would be, what, about 10 years worth of issues? Maybe Jason's return is a long-unknown remnant of Zero Hour. ;-)
Batman Begins?
on: July 10, 2005, 02:35:28 AM
Quote from: "whiteboyskim"
Quote from: "AgtFox"
Jason Todd, Donna Troy and Hal Jordan all being back from the dead is supposedly key to the Infinite Crisis along with the "Trinity" of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. I started up a thread somewhere around here talking about it, but it never really caught on. Maybe I should update it.
Wait a second. I thought Hal Jordan came back during Zero Hour as the chief villain? Or has he died and been reborn since then?
Hal hadn't died at that point. Hal died a few years after Zero Hour during the Final Night -- he sacrificed himself and all his power to reignite the Sun. He ended up in Purgatory, and for a brief time was the human incarnation of the Spectre -- the spirit of God's vengeance. He's now fully back from the dead, and restored as a Green Lantern (of which there now appear to be six or seven, as opposed to just John Stewart and Kyle Rayner as before).
Batman Begins?
on: July 10, 2005, 01:38:19 AM
Quote from: "stiffler"
Does nobody else realize how stupid it is that Jason Todd was brought back from the dead? With the exception of wbs you all seem giddy about this turn of events, which is one of the worst things I have read in a long time. If Batman suddenly had the ability to fly would you even blink?
Batman has had people around him come back from the dead on numerous occasions -- including Ra's al Ghul. The notion of Jason's death really doesn't have any resonance for Batman anymore. He's basically been over it for years. This dredges it all back up, and gives Batman, effectively, a replacement villain for the immortal Ra's, who died for the last time (ha ha) about a year ago.
I realize this is a fucking comic book, but to just wipe away what was such a great story and had such an impact on Batman...
How does it wipe away? It all stems from it. Jason isn't a good guy anymore, because of what he went through due to what he now sees as "Bruce's weakness." It's a twist, to be sure, but its an interesting one. And it's been handled remarkably well. They teased us with this two years ago, and then reintroduced it very carefully. And they've got some of their best writers working on it (Judd Winnick).
Jason's return might not last beyond Infinite Crisis, but its one of the most genuinely surprising "returns" in the DC Universe in recent years.
Batman Begins?
on: July 09, 2005, 09:57:01 PM
Well Batman went nuts after Jason died, but that was over a decade ago, and he's long past that. When he discovered two years ago that Jason's body was missing, he sorta freaked out again, but its been quite busy since then.
Batman Begins?
on: July 09, 2005, 09:13:14 PM
Nope, it seems that Jason Todd has finally come back from the dead (what a shock in comic world). I'd imagine someone dunked him in a Lazarus Pit.
Batman Begins?
on: July 09, 2005, 07:10:21 PM
Joker's origins aren't covered in Year One (nor is he even featured in Year Two), but remember Year One didn't cover everything that happened that year. During the events of Year One, Batman foiled a heist at the Ace Card company that ended up chasing the bad guys into the chemical plant next door. These guys were part of the Red Hood gang -- three gangsters and the Red Hood, though in truth the Red Hood was just a guy in a mask, and a different guy everytime. This time, the Red Hood was a down-on-his-luck comic, who ended up falling into the chemical vats and emerging insane and as the Joker.
Or at least, that's how the Joker sometimes remembers his origin. He's so crazy, he's not exactly sure where he came from, though the Red Hood notion is pretty well established.
There's a new Red Hood in Gotham today. He's a violent vigilante who's first action was beating the crap out of the Joker. With a crowbar. Because the Joker did that to him once... before he tied him to a bomb. Welcome back, Jason.
Fantastic 4 Movie
on: July 09, 2005, 06:58:27 PM
Whiteboy, some friends of mine and I went to see this last night. I was expecting dreck, but this wasn't really so bad. We talked about it afterwards, and both Mitch and I noted the recycled Spider-Man plot.
Some things I noticed (may be some minor spoilers):
1) The villain, like in the Spider-Movies, seemed superfluous. Really, he didn't do anything. I'm getting a bit tired of superhero movies where the heroes don't even know the villain exists until 80 minutes into a 90-minute film. It's good to make the focus on the heroes and their struggle with their identity (though, how many times can we see that story?), but at least make the villain IMPORTANT to the action, OR make the third act where we fight the villain much longer.
2) Chris Evans is hot. Flame-on.
3) The gray in Reed's temples was wildly inconsistent from shot to shot.
4) Sue wore a lot of makeup for a trip to space. And nice gravity on that station. Sheesh.
5) I totally didn't buy Ben's motivations for his actions in the Third Act. The character wasn't brought to the point where he would do those things.
6) Chris Evans. Really.
7) Thing and Torch were great, perfect interplay.
How does a blind person get their makeup so perfect?
9) Look, another Marvel movie villain with a Power Rangers mask.
10) There is no item ten.
All in all, it was B-grade fare. Much better than I was expecting, but not at all innovative. Frankly, I would have made the characters all younger. The Ultimates line deals with an 18 year old Reed and Sue and Ben and a 16 year old Johnny. Maybe age them a bit more than that. The guy playing Reed looked ten years older than the rest of them. It was disconcerting.
And it seems that they took out the stupid "You know that looked cool!" line from the first trailer. Good move.
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Retires
on: July 02, 2005, 07:03:52 AM
The loss of Sandra really scares me. She was one of the deciding votes in the decision two years ago that determined that, yes, people like me do deserve protection from having our doors kicked down and being arrested for no reason but not abiding by nonsense "Christian" morals.
My "move to Canada" urge is back. Nice cold weather, a pretty flag and I get to be a treated like an actual human being.
The one good thing is that Bush is so widely hated right now (how's that 41% approval rating sitting with you, you war-mongering right wing religious fanatic?) that he'll have a hard time leveraging any real political capital on this.
RSS- am I missing something?
on: June 28, 2005, 05:03:08 PM
Quote from: "stiffler"
That NetNewsWire on the Mac looks great. Very clean. Especially the ability to just view the whole page in the same window if you like.
It's one of my main programs. It's written by one guy, Brett Simmons (spelling may be in error), and he and his wife do all the promotion and marketing. It's a Cocoa program, so it's got a top notch look and feel going for it. And it can do cool things like host that WebKit session inside it's main window. Most of the software I use day in and day out is similar -- written by one or two people, but absolutely professional and impressive.
And though it's most obvious use is as a news wire (thus the name), RSS is useful in a myriad of ways. You can subscribe to your Gmail account as an RSS feed, for instance, and keep up to date on your mail that way.
RSS- am I missing something?
on: June 28, 2005, 04:57:08 PM
Quote from: "unbreakable"
Quote from: "Fireball1244"
RSS is a godsend -- its helped me find and keep track of content I never would have seen back in the days when I just browsed through my bookmarks.
I guess this is what Im not getting. What exactly is different? How does it differ from your bookmarks?
Let's say I had the 100 sites I've got RSS feeds from in NNW in my bookmarks. How would I tell if they were updated? How would I know when new content was posted? NNW pings the feeds of those sites every 30 minutes. I know pretty much instantly whenever news breaks in the Mac world, or when Corey Doctorow publishes a new story or novel, etc. It would take me more than 30 minutes just to browse each of those 100 sites to see if they've been updated. NNW aggregates all that information into a unified interface and does all the work for me. I'm never out of touch, never out of date.
RSS- am I missing something?
on: June 28, 2005, 03:08:34 AM
RSS is transglorious. It's "push" done right. I use RSS to keep track of around 100 different feeds, ranging from technology news to political news to websites hosted by my friends. And since my aggregator includes a built in implementation of Apple's WebKit, I don't even have to leave it to feeds in their HTML form or visit linked sites.
Of course, this is on a Mac. I've yet to find an RSS reader worth spitting on in the Windows world (Thunderbird sort of comes close).
Click for larger version.
That's NetNewsWire 2.0 on Mac OS X Tiger. Along the left are groupings and individual feeds, as well as "Smart Lists" at the top -- lists which aggregate all instances of certain words (such as "Tiger") in all of my feeds and present them in an extrapolated list.
You can also browse sites directly in NetNewsWire:
Click for larger version.
I'd say I spend close to 50% of my "Web" time in NetNewsWire, as opposed to Safari. RSS is a godsend -- its helped me find and keep track of content I never would have seen back in the days when I just browsed through my bookmarks.
Serenity Trailer - HOLY CRAP!!!!
on: June 25, 2005, 03:45:25 PM
Not only should the intro be on the DVD, I wish there were a way to show a shortened, or reshot, version of it before the actual theatrical release. That was a great introduction, and even choked me up a bit.
The movie was a rollercoaster -- an absolutely fabulous rollercoaster. I can't say enough good things about it .... or much more about it in a spoiler-free thread.
Superman vs. Superman II
on: June 21, 2005, 04:07:13 PM
Quote from: "unbreakable"
I havent read any Superman in a really long time, but I dont remember Kent being an insecure weenie in the comics, and he wasnt in the cartoon either. IMO, the DC cartoons are much closer to canon than the movies ever were.
The cartoons, and likely the comics you've read, were all Post-Crisis. The Post-Crisis Clark Kent is very much not a weenie, is the dominant personality and in the end is the one who gets the girl.
The Pre-Crisis Clark Kent was inconsistent, but was often the meek, bumbling bufoon Quentin Tarantino's Bill talks about.
Wow! Not liking Babylon 5 so far...
on: June 20, 2005, 11:48:12 PM
The worstest thing about Crusade is that we were PROMISED a show about rangers, and what we got was a Gilligan's Island plot (ie, no resolution or its all over) and Gary Cole in a very un-Office Space (ie, sucky) performance.
Galen the Techno Wanker was the deathblow.
Of course, I have very little interest in any B5 story or show without Londo, so I could be biased.
Superman vs. Superman II
on: June 20, 2005, 11:38:22 PM
Quote from: "Dafones"
Ehh, watch the end of Kill Bill Vol. 2 to hear Tarantino's opinion on Kal-El's identity.
Actually, the dialogue from Kill Bill v.2 was taken, if not word for word, then certainly thoguht for thought, from Stanley Kauffmann's review of the first Superman movie for the 13 January, 1979, issue of the New Republic.
Wow! Not liking Babylon 5 so far...
on: June 20, 2005, 02:32:27 PM
Quote from: "Jumangi"
Don't bother with the movies. They range from ok, to crap IMO. Just felt like weak/cheap addons that didn't add anything to the B5 universe.
And the same goes for "Crusade."
Superman vs. Superman II
on: June 18, 2005, 07:40:21 PM
In 1985, DC rebooted its continuity. Many characters, including Superman, were completely revamped. Superman's powers were drastically scaled down, the Superman/Clark Kent dominant personality dynamic was inverted, Lex Luthor was changed dramatically, Lois Lane was made a more direct love interest for Clark, not Superman, etc, etc, etc.
Pre-Crisis (a la the Donner film) Superman had powers from the word "goo goo." His parents were dead. He could travel through time. There were all varieties of Kryptonite. Lex Luthor was mad-man/scientist.
Post-Crisis, Superman's powers developed gradually over time. Green kryptonite is the only "real" form of Kryptonite -- though other varieties can be artificially created. Superman cannot travel through time at will, nor is he anywhere near as strong as he was in 1984. Lex Luthor was an award-winning scientist, a billionaire industrialist, the US President, and now the leader of an international organization of supervillains.
In effect, there are two very different characters which to the public seem like the same character: Superman. Whether one is discussing pre- or post-Crisis Superman makes a large difference in the nature of the character. Things that would have been sacrelige in the pre-Crisis era (such as asserting that Superman was a fake identity for Clark Kent, not vice versa) are part of the basic continuity of the post-Crisis era.
Umm... as an on-topic comment, Batman didn't change much as a result of Crisis.
Superman vs. Superman II
on: June 18, 2005, 05:02:16 PM
Quote from: "Autistic Angel"
Doesn't anyone except me have a problem with the idea of Lex Luthor being portrayed as some loner wacko hanging around in an abandoned subway station, ranting to himself and his two lackeys and antagonizing Superman for no apparent reason? I'm no comic book buff, but Gene Hackman's version of Lex Luthor seems pretty radically different from every other version of the character I've seen -- it couldn't have been much campier if they'd cast William Shatner.
Yeah, Hackman's Luthor was a bit too campy. Of course, pre-Crisis Luthor was a lot campier than post-Crisis Luthor.
Superman vs. Superman II
on: June 18, 2005, 05:01:26 PM
Quote from: "Dafones"
Quote from: "Fireball1244"
Brodie's funny, but wrong. It would take Superbaby 12 years or so of direct contact to sunlight to "power up" enough to have superstrength.
Wait, waa? Why would he have to be on earth for 12 years? Superman as a wee child lifted up the Kents' truck moments after landing on Earth.
Brodie's conversation takes place post-Crisis.
Superman vs. Superman II
on: June 17, 2005, 08:28:16 PM
Quote from: "farley2k"
I think it is fair to say that Fireball cares more about Superman 2 than I have ever cared about a movie.
It's not Superman 2. I like Superman 2 just fine -- but it's only a silly, meaningless movie. It's Superman 1 that matters. It's a seminal film, one that created a genre, one that still stands up today because it has a powerful, coherent story, despite aged special effects.
I wrote a course paper on Superman as part of my film minor in college.
Superman vs. Superman II
on: June 17, 2005, 08:21:08 PM
Quote from: "Starshifter"
- you sure have it in for Lester don't you? :wink:
If I had a dollar for each time you mentioned Lester vs. Donner...
That's because the difference in style between Lester and Donner is the entire reason Superman II fails to match the original -- it has no coherent theme, no consistent tone, and lurches from Donner's more serious picture to Lester's hokey nonsense (epitomized by Superman III) from scene to scene.
Anyway, the green crystal thing. Come on use some imagination here. :wink:
When the audience has to "use imagination" and come up with rationalizations that contradict the universe as presented on screen in order to make the plot coherent, that's called bad screenwriting.
He picked up the green crystal and used it to
re-construct the crystal control panel
so that he can get back into the chamber and bring his powers back!
How? The chamber was contained "red sun" energy -- that energy could NOT be used to restore Superman's powers.
Yes, they don't show this on film, but it is implied.
Implied major changes for characters -- in this case, half of Kal-el's arc for Superman 2 is being "implied" -- is BAD writing.
He just didn't "magically hold the crystal" and his powers came back.
From the story presented on screen, that's precisely what happened.
If the crystal can create the entire Fortress of Solitude then it can certainly rebuild the crystal control panel.
Which, from what we've seen of that panel and the devices in the Fortress, gets Superman NO closer to having his powers restored.
What's wrong with comprehending the powers in that kiss?
The fact that Superman doesn't have those powers. In any case, it was the coffee, not the kiss. I checked my copy of the original screenplay.
Like I said, if he can shoot lasers from his eyes, blow subzero breaths, and disappear/reappear, then we can suspend some disbelief and accept the "forgetfullness" powers of the kiss. At least I can.
You seem far too willing to suspend disbelief of things that fly completely against the character.
The idea about losing your powers to "be" with a human is also implied and again I used my imagination.
Everytime you have to "use your imagination" to rationalize away a plot point that doesn't make sense based solely on the film is an indictment of the incompetence of the filmmakers. You're not supposed to "imagine" the character arc.
I really got attached to Lois Lane, Ursa, & Zod. Terrence Stamp was brilliant as Zod. Ursa was gorgeous and kick ass. Lois Lane, well, I always loved Margot Kidder and her raspy voice! :wink:
You are right about Superman III. Now there was bad casting - Richard Prior???
It should be pointed out that Donner cast everyone you liked. And Lester cast Richard Pryor in Superman III.
Superman vs. Superman II
on: June 17, 2005, 06:32:20 PM
Brodie's funny, but wrong. It would take Superbaby 12 years or so of direct contact to sunlight to "power up" enough to have superstrength.
Scary stuff - Big Brother wants to watch your ISP
on: June 17, 2005, 06:25:18 PM
The notion that only people who "have something to hide" should be concerned about such egregious violations of our privacy is spurious at best, dangerous at worst.
Superman vs. Superman II
on: June 17, 2005, 06:16:47 PM
Quote from: "Starshifter"
I rather liked this beginning. Besides, making the sequal a part of the first movie would have just watered them both down in my opinion. For me this is an example of getting too much information. The same thing happened with KOTOR 2. Until people starting reading about what was cut they really liked the game. I'm just wondering if you didn't somehow find and read about the proper draft would you have still liked the way the movie opened?
The movie's opening is bad because it's poorly written and executed. The reason it's poorly written and executed is because it was directed by Richard Lester, not Richard Donner, because the Salkinds screwed with the story and fired Donner when he wouldn't go along.
I don't think Superman and Superman II would have worked as one film. However, creating redundant elements in Superman II (yet ANOTHER nuclear explosion in space) simply because Lester wanted the film to be more "his" separates the film from Superman needlessly, and weakens the story.
I thought it was his kiss that had some kind of power to affect the mind and make her forget.
Superman doesn't have that power. It is untrue to the character to just up and give it to him.
A stretch I know, but anyone who can shoot lasers from their eyes I guess we can't really complain about the power in that kiss.
Yes we can. It's not a Superman power. Superman can't do that. Superman has a fairly specific set of powers. Magic superkiss is not one of them.
I believe he had to give up his powers because he could not have "physical relations" with a human due to his super abilities. His father or mother (can't remember who) told him this when he was studying one of the crystals.
That is nowhere in the film.
This is how I saw it. Did you notice the first time he takes Lois to the Fortress of Solitude he shows her the green crystal, trying to explain to her how it "called to him". Then she says she is hungry and he says I will be right back. When he gets back she puts the crystal down on the ice and the camera focuses on it. That's a clue right there because when he goes back later to try and get his powers back, seeing the main control panel burnt out he realizes all is lost. Until he notices the green crystal lying on the ice right where she left it. What luck! So there is reasoning behind getting his powers back.
That's not reasoning. Reasoning would explain or at least indicate how it is that the green crystal can do that. We all know it was the green crystal that gave Superman back his powers. That's right there on the screen. But it appears that just finding it gave them back -- that's not a journey, that's not an accomplishment -- that's certainly NOT drama. He walks to the Fortress, picks up the green crystal, and from all we know, magically his powers are instantly restored -- which completely contradicts what his mother was saying in the crystal message. That is poor writing. Pathetic writing, even.
And no suffering? How about the three villians rampaging around destroying everything, taking over the White House, and he himself getting punched out in the diner. Plus, the fact that he realizes too late that what he did (losing the powers) was wrong and he realizes now why he is here. Seems like suffering enough to me.
That's NOT suffering to GET his powers back -- that's suffering BECAUSE his powers are gone. Getting beaten up in the bar was not a step towards what should have been his final acceptance of his destiny as Superman. At that point, he wasn't trying to become Superman again. We never see him try. It just happens. This is so wrong from a screenwriting point of view that its painful to watch.
As far as the rest of the stuff concerning the two directors and the details you noted or observed, I'm not that picky when it comes to things like that in movies.
But what you're calling "picky" IS what makes a reel of celluloid either a film or just a movie. Superman is a film, Superman II is just a movie. A fun movie, but ultimately meaningless. Cinema would be less than it is were it not for Superman. You could remove Superman II from history, and it wouldn't change a thing.
If it was entertaining and I got attached to the characters then it was a great movie.
Which characters did you get attached to? Zod? Most of his scenes were Donner. Luthor? All Donner.
Now I feel like watching both Superman I & II back to back!!!
Just don't watch Superman III afterwards. Yikes.
(Well, Superman III did have one great scene in it: the fight between Superman and Clark Kent that scandalously implied that CLARK is the true, proper personality -- quite controversial at the time).
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I'm sure she'll be happy as a clam.
Superman vs. Superman II
on: June 17, 2005, 03:38:34 PM
Quote from: "Starshifter"
Wow. I never seen anyone who didn't think Superman II was great or at least better than the first. Superman II was so much more action packed than the first one and it enabled Superman himself to actually put his powers to the test.
Well, the first one actually employed Superman's greatest pre-Crisis power -- time travel. But beyond that, being "action packed" does NOT make a movie good. I'm not bashing Superman II here... it's cheap fun. But it's only a superhero movie. Superman is, as of yet, the only real superhero film to ever be produced. It is epic in scope and theme and remarkably true to the source material.
Superman II suffers because of the hack job that was its birth. It was originally supposed to be the third act of the first movie, but it was later broken off. However, between the original shoot and the shooting done to make Superman II into a full story in its own right, the Salkinds fired Richard Donner and brought in Richard Lester.
Everything directed by Lester, with the exception of the reallly cool fight in the streets of Metropolis, was inferior to the material directed by Donner. And I think even that fight scene isn't as good as the finale scene in the Fortress -- most of which was directed by Donner. The easy way to tell who was directing what is that Donner directed all the scenes with Lex Luthor -- Gene Hackman never worked with Lester.
Lester directed the needlessly stupid opening in Paris (in the proper draft, the nuclear missile Superman deflected from New Jersey was what released the supervillains). Lester directed the painful "romance" between Clark and Lois -- which was only painful because it is totally sold out at the end using a power Superman doesn't have (Super-make-her-forget-coffee?).
And then there's the stupid "give up the powers for the girl" meme. Again, a not-bad-idea, but totally whiffed in execution. Kal El gives up his powers and becomes Clark (without ever establishing WHY he would have to do that to be with Lois), and is told he can never get his powers back. And then he does, with no real effort or suffering or cost. He just goes north and finds the green crystal. That's bad storytelling.
Lester was a hack. There are moments that shine in Superman II, but they're all Donner moments. Having studied both films, it is painfully obvious who was directing what: the performances in the Lester material are hammy, the story is inconsistent.
The first Superman flick is one of the best science fiction films ever made, and the standard by which all other superhero films are judged. The second one is just a serviceable action movie. Thematically, artistically and dramatically, they are not even remotely in the same league.
I'm actually looking forward to the new Superman movie and I hope they do it justice - and dedicate the film to Christopher Reeve.
I want to see the script to the new movie before I get excited. So many of the previous drafts toyed with the character of Superman or Luthor -- Jesus, one even "revealed" that Luthor was also from Krypton -- that I will have no confidence in this production until someone gives me a reason to.
So how's the War on Terra going, George?
on: June 17, 2005, 01:52:48 AM
Quote from: "Devil"
Another guy missing the point - I'm not debating it because there is no debate.
There certainly IS a debate on the war on "terror." It's one of the main debates in this country right now.
We disagree and I'm not about to tell you your wrong. I respect your opinion.
Then why are you here?
Can we disagree without me going into some diatribe to prove to you how much I know about something when you, in turn, will post something showing how smart you are and, in the end, we'll just disagree like we did before we started posting in here?
So you're saying that human beings are incapable of learning or changing their opinions? Then why do we, as a society, have debates on issues at all?
So how's the War on Terra going, George?
on: June 17, 2005, 01:45:00 AM
Quote from: "Devil"
It's fun!
...and I think the war on terror is going just fine!
Well, then you should be discussing, instead of just thumbing your nose at those who don't agree with you.
Frankly, it just seems as if you're incapable of actually debating the issue, the way you seem to go to great lengths to avoid doing so.
So how's the War on Terra going, George?
on: June 17, 2005, 01:37:41 AM
Quote from: "Devil"
You'll see what you want to see.
So you claim. Yet you've no evidence of this, either.
It seems the only one not trying to have an actual conversation here is you. So why keep posting?
Superman vs. Superman II
on: June 16, 2005, 08:10:19 PM
On every level except the "gee whiz" factor -- acting, pacing, writing, direction, tone -- Superman II is inferior to Superman. Richard Lester was a hack. Dropping Donner was a huge mistake -- the only parts of Superman II that really worked (again, aside from the fight on the streets) were the ones he directed.
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However, I want those for my headrests/2nd zone. Maybe I could use this housing ($4.99 mp3car), buy a compatible shroud from Lilliput (hopefully) and easily cut my OEM Headrests and be done with it.
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