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That's one of Monsanto's mottos - and it's an eerie echo of the nonstop yammering of the realtors and developers.
In the movie The Matrix, during his interrogation of Morpheus, Agent Smith likens the human race to a virus - and the folks behind our world's insane rush to rip the crust off the planet and gulp down every single last resource in sight truly are.
For years agribusiness companies like Monsanto have tried to force farmers to use only their seeds and the farmers have fought back. So - Monsanto turned to legislation to get what they wanted. First it was 'test fields' that contaminated the natual genetic strains, now it's House Bill 875 which has been around before - and was beaten.
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PORT COLBORNE, ONTARIO... (August 20, 2017) - Brad Rouse from St. Catharines, Ontario won his sixth main event on the season for the PC Works DIRTcar Sportsman on Port Colborne Home Hardware Night at the Humberstone Speedway on Sunday evening. "The Beamsville Bullet", Paul Klager from Beamsville, Ontario won the feature event for the visiting Mod Lites. Chad Homan from Macedon, NY won his sixth Maple Leaf Foods RUSH Late Models Dave Bailey from Hagersville, Ontario won his fifth JC Auto Street Stocks feature of the season. Leroy Buscumb from Port Colborne, Ontario scored his third win of the season for the Cosco Haulage Mini Stocks. Kyle Tomaski from Dain City, Ontario won his fourth Mike Knapp Ford Pro 4 Trucks feature of the season.
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Richard Hare and Max Chichuck battled for the lead in the early stages of the Cooper Motorsports Minivans of Mayhem event. Neil Martins raced in third with second generation racer Tina Ronning making her second appearance of the season raced in fourth place. Chichuck tried to look underneath Hare and would complete the pass for the lead in the late going and would go on to score the win. Hare finished second followed by Martens and Ronning.
NEWS AND NOTES: 80 cars signed in pitside. The whole racing program was completed at 9:24 pm. Lap sponsorships are available for the Sportsman and Mini Stocks for next week's Pete Cosco Memorial event.
Next weekend is the Pete Cosco Memorial Weekend! Saturday will feature the Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series and the Race of Champions Sportsman Series plus the Mini Stocks in a non-point event. On Saturday, gates will open at 5:00 pm in the pits, 5:30 in the grandstands and race time is at 6:30 pm.
Sunday, Cosco Haulage presents the third annual Pete Cosco Memorial for Modifieds. Big Block Modifieds will be allowed to run against the Niagara Region's best 358 Modified drivers. A full Humberstone show is also on the card with gates opening at 4:30 pm in the pits, 5:00 pm in the grandstands and race time on Sunday is at 6:30 pm.
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August 19, 2017 - South Buxton Race Report
Merlin, ON (August 19, 2017)- Saturday night was the 11th Annual Rick Haskell West Side Performance Plus Late Model Memorial Race. Mike Lewis #05 "was lost for words" in the Winner's Circle surrounded by the Haskell Family.
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Cory Turner, Mitch Brown And Chad Chevalier Headline List of Winners At Ohsweken
OHSWEKEN, Ont. – August 19, 2017 – Ohsweken Speedway's pit area was jammed with 148 cars for the busiest night of the year so far on Kids Race for the Canadian National Autism Foundation and Autograph Night presented by Jibs Action Sports on Friday.
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Chad Brachmann Returns to Site of First Super DIRTcar Series Win
CONCORD, NC – August 18, 2017 – When the Super DIRTcar Series resumes action with its second-ever visit to Ohsweken Speedway on August 24, the winner of the inaugural stopover will look to repeat his triumph.
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Trevor Headed In The 'Wright' Direction
Beamsville, Ont. – August 17th, 2017 – Although the racing season is winding down, Trevor Wright is continuing to climb to new heights.
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Race of Champions Sportsman Tour Returns for Jibs Action Sports Autograph Night and Kids Race
OHSWEKEN, Ont. – August 16, 2017 – A massive night of racing is scheduled for Friday, August 18 at Ohsweken Speedway for Kids Race and Autograph Night presented by Jibs Action Sports.
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Tanner Fox Returns to Ohsweken For Monster Mash on September 8
OHSWEKEN, ON (August 15, 2017) –Tanner Fox is making a return to Ohsweken Speedway on Friday, September 8 at the Action Xpo Monster Mash presented by Insta-Insulation.
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Cory Turner Charges to Second-Place Finish with SOS at Humberstone
CAISTOR CENTRE, Ont. – August 15, 2017 – After a couple of weeks off due to rainouts, Cory Turner returned to action in a big way and drove to second-place finish with the Southern Ontario Sprints at Humberstone Speedway on Saturday night.
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Team Turner Racing Takes Pair of Top-Fives and Top-10 at Humberstone
CAISTOR CENTRE, Ont. – August 15, 2017 – Team Turner Racing hit full speed again this weekend with a pair of 360 Sprint Car races in Southern Ontario.
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I happen to be one of the folks who really has enjoyed these films in the
prequel trilogy. I also can see why people would not like the films and I
don't deny people the right to their opinion. What has been bothering me
has been some of the reasons people are giving for hating these new films...
they are childish, they have too many special-effects, the acting is bad,
the writing is bad, Lucas has sold out and has lost his touch... it makes me
wonder if people are actually remembering the original trilogy correctly.
Don't get me wrong, I love the original trilogy, but they weren't exactly
well-acted or well-written movies. We didn't love them because they were
these great Shakespearian works of art; we loved them because we were little
kids totally enraptured by this exciting fantastical world. It seems that
those same kids that loved the films 20 years ago have grown up into stuffy
old yuppies that have no idea how to have fun anymore. Our generation has
grown up and it seems that we wanted Star Wars to grow up with us, to morph
into some new R-rated grown up version to satisfy our more mature needs.
Well, we didn't like the original trilogy because it was all grown up and
serious. We liked it because it was silly and fun and awesome to look at.
I am personally glad that George Lucas did not make the prequels into a new
grown up version. I like the adventure and excitement and I challenge the
one major complaint that says that they do not live up to the originals.
Let's look at what people have complained about when comparing these to the
original trilogy.
-The new movies are too childish and geared towards kids: So, somehow we're supposed to believe that the droids, aliens, spaceships swamp monsters, and warriors with mystical powers from the original trilogy were of the more mature variety.
-The new movies have too many special effects: We're forgetting that the original movies were also special effects laden. Lucas has always pushed the limits of technology, even inventing new technology all the way. He has not sold out or changed or just now relied on special effects, he has always concentrated on the effects. If he had digital technology 20 years ago, he would have done the same thing then that he has now. That's what he does; he makes up worlds that don't exist and then comes up with a way to put them on film.
-The writing has been bad on the new films: Does anybody recall Lucas ever receiving a Pulitzer Prize?
-The acting has been bad on the new films: Carrie Fisher??? Mark Hamill??? Harrison Ford??? We're not exactly talking about Academy Award winners here. Name me one of the original main actors who was actually a great actor (other than Sir Alec). Now, Harrison Ford has had a great career, but he's no Jack Nicholson. And where are Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill now?
-Anakin is just a whiny little brat: Does anybody also remember how whiny Luke was in the first two movies? I mean, he did nothing but whine and complain until Jedi. And how many times did they say that Luke was just like his father? Should anybody then be surprised that Anakin was a whiny adolescent?
I think my point here is that people from my generation have taken something they loved as a kid and put it up on a pedestal so high that they are confused as to why they liked it. They think the original movies were these serious Academy Award caliber pieces of art and that's why they liked them. In fact, we liked them because they were cool and had monsters and space battles and there were toys that we could play with and have fun. The new movies are of the same mold as the original, they are unchanged. WE have changed and we're having a hard time dealing with that fact. Some would argue that these movies are not true Star Wars movies. I say, they are exactly the same... that's why I love them. If I want a serious film, I'll go find somethings starring Daniel Day-Lewis. I like action and science fiction, so I'll stick to the childish, poorly acted stuff.
This episode of the Star wars saga was criticized by some when it came
out for having wooden dialogue and too much digital landscaping to be
any good. I wasn't overly impressed with it myself, but having seen all
6 films now, AOTC is actually a very important and well done section of
the overall series.
Lucas has said time and again that this movies are meant to be seen as one long film, not to be taken as 6 individual movies. This particular installment features so much that affects every other episode. The discovery of the clones, the immaturity and arrogance of Annakin, the beginning of the clone wars. All of these events happen in this one movie, which is actually a lot more than what happens in some of the other films. I don't consider this to be the best of all 6 by any means, but it is certainly not nearly as bad as some people make it out to be.
It seems as though there is no way to dispel negative atmosphere once
it has been started. George Lucas's STAR WARS trilogy was well-loved by
audiences (even though critics were split) but for some reason (and I
can't figure it out), the first entry in the prequels, THE PHANTOM
MENACE, earned a HUGE onslaught of critically divided posts just about
everywhere in the world, from the press to the internet to fans in real
life. While I do agree that the original trilogy is a tough act to
follow, I wasn't as grossly let down by this movie as some were.
The same thing has happened to the second of the STAR WARS prequels, ATTACK OF THE CLONES, released in 2002. Many predicted that this movie would satisfy those who disliked Episode I with a vengeance, but alas, such was not the case. Once again, critics damned the movie for one reason or another, and the heated debate on whether Lucas "trashed the original trilogy" or not is still going on. I find it very sad that Lucas would still receive unfair critical attack, even after making a much darker, somber, and ominous movie in ATTACK OF THE CLONES. I'm guessing that such naysayers will continue to say nay to Lucas no matter what just like rabid fans of Anime would continue to slam-dunk dubs... even if a lot of them have recently proved to be excellent.
This is not to say that ATTACK OF THE CLONES is a flawless film. It actually has its share of problems that THE PHANTOM MENACE didn't have. The dialogue, although nowhere nearly as bad as critics and some disgruntled fans say, lacks the spark of the original trilogy. My biggest gripe with the movie is that it moves at a leisurely pace, with lots of weak, unsatisfying sequences that last too long. Most of these scenes consist of a love subplot involving Anakin Skywalker and Amidala Padme. When not interacting with each other, Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman are fine in their respective roles. (Christensen's monologue about his slaughtering of not only Tusken Raiders but--horrors!--women and children is frightening.) But there is a sense of awkwardness when they contribute to scenes which involve schmaltzy lines and screen kisses. I'm guessing that they both felt uncomfortable doing these scenes, hence why the chemistry between them isn't as interesting as, say, Han and Leia's from the original trilogy.
Only when the movie is in action does ATTACK OF THE CLONES become worthwhile--there's a dizzying chase through Coruscant on floating cars, maneuvering through a dangerous asteroid field near a planet, and a half-hour long showdown that showcases a lot of amazing CG work. Actually, what also make Episode II worth watching are the fantastic set designs. Every location in the movie, from the metropolis skyscrapers of Coruscant to the water planet where prototypes of Stormtroopers are being constructed literally bursts with imagination and eye candy.
Of the performers I liked Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan) the best; his acting is still a little shaky at times, but here he seems more comfortable with the role. Christopher Lee makes a surprise appearance as the new villain, Count Dooku, and once again he delivers first-rate evil with this character. And it's great to see C-3PO and R2-D2 up to their usual banter again (although sometimes some gags occur when not necessary). Ultimately, however, the film belongs to Jedi Master Yoda, played to perfection by Frank Oz. His appearances in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and RETURN OF THE JEDI featured him as a rubber puppet (and a delightful creation), but in this movie he really comes alive, thanks to first-rate CG effects. His mouth is perfectly in sync with every word he says, and the final showdown between him and Dooku is an absolute highlight.
While ATTACK OF THE CLONES is, in some ways, a lesser entry in the STAR WARS franchise, its assets outweigh its weaknesses; most of the questions I had from the first episode seem to be addressed a little bit in this chapter, and, frustratingly enough, provides more questions for Episode III. Flawless or not, this is still a STAR WARS movie, and for what it is, it's still worth a look.
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First off, don't blame the actors or the special effects. It's not their
fault. Whenever someone knocks a bad movie, which Episode II qualifies as,
they immediately raise the pitchforks towards the actors.
If your going to lay some blame, lay it at the feet of George Lucas. It
his puerile script that brought the actors to their knees, and his lack of
direction that made them stay there. It was George's unholy fascination
all things digital that massacred the screen with billions of wasted
pixilated images, making the flesh and blood actors seem like they stepped
into the Twilight Zone.
This movie serves one purpose and one purpose only...to manually pleasure George Lucas' fanbase. The only things that seperate this wheelbarrow full of fertilizer from the average sci-fi schlock are the overinflated budget for Lucas' digital toys and the useless insertion of previous Star Wars characters.
The movie flows like a frozen sewage runoff. It goes from high speed, high altitude car chases, to boring, forced angst by the fireplace. To say that Christensen and Portman have no chemistry is to say that the Middle East might be facing some political problems. Their romance is about as believable as grass growing on the moon. Maybe they could have done better if the script hadn't been written with crayons.
I thought these prequels were about Anakin's spiral downward from the path of balance into the Darkside. Is that ever going to happen or are we going to be forced to watch a third episode of video game previews for the Game Cube? We were given a lackluster hint with the slaughter of the Sand People but that barely cuts it. It wasn't even shown, thereby castrating the power of the scene. We just have to hear Anakin whine about it for about three seconds. Usually, when someone butchers a whole village of men, women, and children there's a whole lot more soul searching going on afterward. Of course, Lucas goes the pansy route and glosses over the whole thing. Most people I've talked to didn't even remember the scene until it was brought up to them.
I'm probably one of the few people completely disgusted witht the Yoda fight at the end with the unimpressive Darth Sarumon (Lee plays the exact same character in LOTR: former wizard turned evil lackey=former jedi turned evil lackey). It's almost as if instead of a hand being up Yoda's posterior they've inserted a heroin suppository. Lucas has, in a brief half-minute, meaningless fight scene, destroyed the mystery of Yoda. The entire fight was unwarranted. If Yoda can raise ships from swamps and hold big chunks of pillar in the air, why can't he just pick up Count Poopoo and bang him against the wall a few times, soften him up a little, so to speak. Why? Because Lucas has toys he must abuse, that's why.
The real star of this movie is the CGI. And CGI doesn't make good film. CGI is a support for a movie, that's it.
There were far too many real world references, as well. Death sticks=cigarettes. Lame. Fifties diner in a galaxy far, far away, complete with sassy robo-waitress. Lame. This is supposed to be far removed from our world in the aforementioned galaxy far away. All I missed was the Fonz. Where the Hell was he? It might have been an improvement.
In closing..Lucas needs to stop writing, directing and editing. Let a grown up handle these things. All that crap about these movies being for kids is a lark. These movies are for the nerds of the late seventies and early eighties who can't seem to move on in the world. The charm of Star Wars was gone before Lucas unveiled his uber-deluxe, special treatment of the films for the third time. And now he's doing it again. Maybe he'll go the Spielburg route and replace all the blasters with peace symbols.
Rating 1 out of 10. I'd rate it lower, but I was never good with fractions.
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Although I'm not a Star Wars fanatic (I certainly don't read the books or
anything), I love the old Star Wars movies. In fact, when I was littler,
The Empire Strikes Back was my favorite film. Now that I'm older, I
them for what they are: incredibly creative, exciting and touching films.
have yet to see Episode 1. My friend recommended Episode 2 to me, telling
that it was better than its predecessor, but warning me "don't see it if
expect anything more than a Star Wars movie."
Maybe I just have a nostalgic love for the first trilogy, but I would never
think that they were anywhere near as poor, in any way, as this new
I can't think of a high budget movie that I've seen that has such bad
directing, bad acting, bad casting, bad special effects (or lack thereof),
bad music, bad dialogue and bad plot, as ATTACK OF THE CLONES (bad title
too). The reviewers on this site giving this movie positive reviews must
all be brainwashed. Maybe they're all just excited that it's better than
Episode One, which I can only assume must be the worst movie ever made,
considering this one definitely belongs in the bottom 100.
Let's begin with the directing. WHAT THE HELL DID GEORGE LUKAS TELL HIS ACTORS? My only guess that the conversations went something like this... LUKAS: Hey Sam, sit in that chair and say your line. S.JACKSON: How do you want me to deliver it? LUKAS: Don't worry about that. It doesn't really matter. All the animated creatures don't really show any emotion anyway. In general, you should just say your line like you're reading it. Oh, but if you're supposed to be angry or upset, just screw up your face a little bit.
S.JACKSON: Okay. I guess...
I can't begin to describe how boring the non-action sequences are in this film. The actors aren't interacting at all. It's astounding.
Furthermore, talk about a classic example of bad acting, Ewan McGregor spends the entire movie doing a really bad impression of the actor who played Obi Wan in the original series...uuuugh, yuck. Whoever cast this movie needs to get their head examined. I've always learned that one of the prime objectives in film, especially a drama, like this one, is to suspend the audience's disbelief (perhaps George Lukas was striving to suspend belief with this one). How could anyone accept Samuel L. Jackson, one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood, as "Mace Windu" and Jimmy Smits, another instantly recognizable household name, as Senator "Bail Organa". My God, Lukas could have at least picked actors who haven't reached idol status yet, but no, he had to make his budget LARGER. The majority of people who liked this casting probably just liked seeing Sam Jackson meditating next to a poorly animated Yoda (SHAFT AND YODA TOGETHER IN THE SAME ROOM, MEDITATING LIKE BUDDHISTS! AWESOME!).
The digital special effects were disappointing and not convincing. I prefer people in elaborate costumes to the digitally animated, and amazingly generic looking, critters that Lukas used here. You've seen 'em in the fifth element, in the trailer for men in black II (before the film started) and here they are again, a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. Go figure. Furthermore, juxtaposing digitally composed fantasy settings/landscapes(as ridiculous as they are on their own), with a real, easily recognizable, famous swiss tourist attraction was appalling.
The music as a whole sounded like a parody of the original score (in other words, it was fitting). The dialogue was laughably atrocious. Probably my favorite line *POSSIBLE SPOILER* was when Anakin (or little Ann(ie?,y?,e??) as the Senator calls him) tells the senator, "I didn't just kill the men...but the WOMEN...and the CHILDREN TOO!" "Ooh am I a bad guy. I'm such an evil dude that I use cliches to describe my horrible deeds." *NO MORE SPOILERS* The plot is so delightfully convoluted that thousands of viewers at home will be able to watch this movie in less than half it's running time when it comes out on VHS. They can all simply fast-forward to the action sequences and not miss anything important in the film. In fact they might as well fast-forward through the whole thing, given that the ending credits are by far the movie's finest sequence.
I'm getting tired of writing, so I'll just say that there are so many problems with this movie that this review hasn't even nearly given it justice. PLEASE, DON'T DISMISS THIS REVIEW JUST BECAUSE IT'S NEGATIVE. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE YET, PLEASE, WAIT TILL COMES OUT ON VIDEO. AT LEAST THEN YOU CAN GET THE PLEASURE OF TAKING THE TAPE OUT OF THE MACHINE AND SMASHING IT TO BITS IN FRUSTRATION.
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Before seeing Attack of the clones I had seen neither the original star
wars nor episode I and I didn't have any particularly strong ambitions
to see them, I am a big cult fan but star wars just never really
appealed to me.
I happened to come across the episode II DVD going cheap while browsing in my local library and thought I might as well buy it. And to my slight amazement, I really loved it. Many fans complain that the new ones are nothing compared with the originals, having never seen the originals to compare it with I thought it was brilliant. The action, the adventure, the love story, the lightsabres, C-3PO. The chase through the city near the beginning was fast and furious and had great special effects, as did the scene when Obi-Wan first sees the clones. The arena scene is a particular favourite of mine as it flows so well passing from one piece of action to another with such ease. The fights were amazing (particularly Obi-Wan's and Jango's) and very well choreographed. The film made me laugh (which is something I almost always look for) just little lines like 'I retransmitted it to Coruscant, just as you'd requested, Master. Then we decided to come and rescue you.' [Obi-Wan looks at his handcuffed hands] 'Good job'. The whole thoroughness of it all just made me wonder about the sheer immensity of George Lucas's imagination and it made me realize why all those boys in my class used to make lightsabre noises.
I admit that some of the Anakin/Padme dialogue was sickly sweet but being a typical teenage girl when it comes to love, I'm fine with that. Also overall the acting was slightly wooden but I admit that this did suit the Jedi style characters. Overall, it was my ideal film, action, adventure, romance, comedy and some nice epic not too drawn out battles. If this is bad compared to the originals, then I really should get round to seeing those originals.
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Much like its predecessor, Star Wars - Episode II: Attack of the Clones
has gained a rather sour reputation on the internet. Fortunately, many
of the popular complaints about this film are either highly exaggerated
or downright wrong. Chapter two of the Star Wars Saga is an energized
and highly enjoyable two hours at the movies.
Attack of the Clones follows Anakin Skywalker ten years after his exploits in The Phantom Menace. An older Anakin, played surprisingly well by Hayden Christiansen, is now training under the watchful eye of Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi. Searching the Internet, you won't find many fans who praise Christiansen's performance, but I found him to be very effective in the young, arrogant hotshot role he'd been given. McGregor does similarly well in the older brother, mentor role.
I enjoyed Episode I a lot, but the story is much more focused this time, with major events happening for Anakin, and an actual political conflict engulfing the Republic. The two major story lines in the film are, one, the political underpinnings that eventually lead to the start of the infamous Clone Wars, and two, the personal story of Anakin Skywalker, including the romance between him and the former Queen, Padme Amidala. The first of these story lines is wildly interesting, following the two opposing forces of the Clone Wars, The Republic and their clone army, and the Seperatists and their droid battalion, as they prepare for an imminent war. After an assassination attempt on Senetor Amidala, Obi-Wan embarks on a detective mission to a track down the people behind the plot. The political espionage and behind-the-scenes dealings make for a fascinating and focused story. The other major storyline is not as focused, but still works as a chapter in Anakin Skywalker's overall story. Anakin and Padme's love story works as a throwback to the grand, old-fashioned film romances of the 1930s and 40s (think Gone With the Wind), but for contemporary audiences, the few extended scenes of corny "love speech" dialogue might be pretty drab. However, these aren't as distracting or offensive as some claim. In fact, a couple of them actually work well, such as the meadow picnic, where Padme and Anakin discuss the futility of politics in the beautiful fields of Naboo. The actors have chemistry, and both are likable, especially Natalie Portman as Padme. Yes the love story can be a bit forced, and sometimes drab, but it fits the feel of the saga. It is a grand, sweeping, throwback to Hollywood's golden age.
If the love story might be hit or miss, it's the other facet of Anakin's character arc that Lucas gets absolutely right. Plagued by visions of his mother in pain, Anakin takes Padme to Tatooine where he tracks down his mother, only to see her die in his arms. His response is chilling and powerful. The scene between him and Padme in a garage after he brings his mom's body back is perfectly executed, unveiling a dark, angry side of Anakin, while simultaneously showing his frailty and confusion. It truly is one of the very best scenes in the saga.
Even if you didn't find the story as interesting as I did, there is no question that Episode II is an audio/visual feast for the senses. Lucas and company introduce a stunning variety of sprawling landscapes, crazy creatures, fanciful vehicles, and formidable weapons. Once again, the sheer amount of imagination contained in this world is unbelievable. While Attack of the Clones does tend to favor CGI backgrounds and creatures too much, it still looks undeniably cool. The nighttime skyline of Coruscant, the rain-drenched clone facility on Kamino, the termite mound planet of Geonosis; They all, along with the creatures that inhabit them, feel real, and look great. On these beautiful planets, we are treated to tons of terrific Star Wars action. George Lucas once again revels in directing off-the-wall fun. This film is an adventure through and through. Set-pieces range from a one-on-one battle between bounty hunter Jango Fett and Obi- Wan on the rainy platforms of Kamino to a gladiator-like fight against intergalactic monsters. The last half hour of the film particularly impresses, with a massive battle between the two giant armies, dozens of Jedis, and a helping of fantastic war machines. The whole thing ends with an epic face-off that sees Yoda battle with mind and sword against Christopher Lee's devilishly evil Count Dooku, a memorable villain with an air of gravitas. He's a classic Hollywood archetype with a Star Wars spin; an elegant villain who just happens to have a lightsaber (with an awesome curved handle) and can shoot lightning from his hands.
Needless to say, Attack of the Clones is much better than its reputation suggests. Complaints of poor story, too much politics, and "fake" looking CGI are almost completely unfounded, and the few moments of clichéd dialogue (the only complaint I can really understand) are such a small part of the film, that I barely notice them. However, for some reason that I honestly can't understand, it has become increasingly more "uncool" to like this film. Personally, I value energy and atmosphere in a blockbuster like this, and Episode II of the Star Wars Saga is packed with it. Attack of the Clones is a grand, sweeping, large-scale adventure. The story is mostly great, with only a few stretches that drag, and as with all the Star Wars movies (especially the prequels), the special effects and action are top notch. That is, after all, why you watch the Star Wars movies; to visit unknown worlds and have a ton of fun doing so. Star Wars - Episode II: Attack of the Clones isn't a world-class lesson in dialogue, but between the visual spectacle, first-rate action, and heavenly John Williams score, it is entertainment of the highest degree.
If you listen to some fans of the original Star Wars trilogy, the new
one is crap. This is, I've found out, true only with the Phantom
Menace, which was very poorly directed and edited piece of film.
Attack of the Clones in the other hand is in comparison a superior achievement from PM. But it does contain couple of unnecessary segments, which drag the speed of the film down. And some of the acting is, even in the standard of the Star Wars, pretty horrible. But happily all those under achievers are not in any important roles and seasoned actors like Christopher Lee (Count Dooku) do deliver what you expect of them. others deserving nomination here are Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu and Ian McDiarmid as Palpatine.
So, the plot. Obi Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), and Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) are told to watch over senator Padame (Natalie Portman) because of assassination attempts towards her life. This soon leads in Obi in discovery of secretly manufactured clone army. Who is behind all this? Will Padame and Anakin fall in love? When does Anakin fall in to the dark side? Will he become a Jedi before all this? Some of these questions are partly answered in AOTC, but some are left waiting for the third installment of the new trilogy.
But as said, this is much better film than Phantom Menace. It's not best film in the Star Wars saga, but in my opinion it does deliver. It's mostly fun to watch, action sequences are good, special effects are even better and despise some bad acting and some pretty horrible dialogs, it wasn't pain in the back side to watch.
So, my advise: don't listen to roaring Star Wars fans who claim this movie to be one of the worst things ever and don't listen to those, who claim this one to be best thing since sliced bread.
Attack of the Clones is above average, but not the greatest thing ever either.
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This is a film that took three of the most beloved films of all time
and sold their souls to CGI. The original Star Wars Trilogy were not
labelled as the greatest films ever made because of Light Sabres, or
Storm Troopers, or groundbreaking motion capture special effects, but
because of the human side. The quality of the acting from Sir Alec
Guinness, the chemistry between Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, the
excellent dialogue that made every line a memorable quote and the
context of faith and religion are what made them so everlasting. In
this film Ewan McGregor's acting is surprisingly wooden for such a
talented actor, Hayden Christensen has less chemistry with Natalie
Portman than a 12 year old student's test tube, the dialogue is boring,
the lines are cheesy and clichéd, there does not seem to be any actual
emphasis on plot, it just being an excuse to glue one over-long action
set piece to another, so the intrigue disappears fast and the themes
and contexts are given a back seat to (admittedly impressive) CGI. It
seems that George Lucas thought that what made a good film was as much
soulless eye candy as possible.
Star wars was once a trailblazer in Science fiction and its originality gave most of the future Blockbusters the templates for their scenes, and what was originally Star Wars innovation became cliché at the hands of other films. Now it is Star Wars using the same plot lines we have seen over and over again, copying others and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 in a lazy attempt to seem interesting.
You do not need spectacle to create a good film you need drama and humanity both of which this film sorely lacks. In my opinion the best Light Sabre Fight of the series was the Showdown between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The fight didn't have any flipping or flopping or any fancy kung-fu, but it did have the enormous tension of the concept of the final fight between Master and Pupil. That made for a great scene, and the elements of drama are completely void from this movie. This is a cheap CGI fest that misses the point entirely.
There used to be a time when Star Wars was the best thing since sliced
bread. Of course I was about 7 then but nonetheless it was the ultimate
many people of my generation, and then we grew up but perhaps it is that I
have grown up that I didn't enjoy this one wanting a film for
I entered the cinema expecting some good old fashioned galatic action
despite the let down of the Phantom Menace but instead what I got was two
hours of largely tedium.
At base level all the ingredients were there but there was nothing else, this film was completely empty at heart. What the original movies had in charm, in script and in the endearing performance of their cast (even Mark Hamill pulled it off in the end) was largely lacking here. The two leads of Christensen and Portman cannot act to save their lives, sadly in this movie their lives were saved and we'll have to experience more of their slushy badly scripted romance in the third. They have all the physical chemistry onscreen of a couple of neutered dogs.
The depth of their romance which is one of the central planks of the movie is comparable to an infants swimming pool, clearly George Lucas has been reading too much Mills and Boon and spent way too long on his special effects computers to remember just how humans work.
The supporting cast headed by Macgregor are patchy too though Macgregor is head and shoulders above the two teenage leads and at times manage to act with some gusto. Much has been said about Christopher Lee and Samuel L Jackson but they are just playing themselves being competent enough actors to just turn up for work and perform regardless of what he director says. Compared to their past performances they are both underwhelming too.
I've already mentioned the love aspect of the story, this was also supposed to be a dark plot with plenty of evil and of course Anakin turning to the dark-side. For what is supposed to be the defining moment of the entire series we get a whole three minutes of screentime where he kills people. As to get a PG rating the slaughter is glossed over and barely shown on camera it's left to the actor to communicate what happened but the evil growing in him is completely skirted around with a little bit of sobby stuff that simply isn't convincing - at no time do we see someone being corrupted by power which is really a lost opportunity.
Lost opportunities is what this film is full of though, inside is a really good story struggling to get out but the issues are dumbed down to make them suitable for children to understand. The lack of invention in it is also stunning, why introduce Jango Fett at all except to cash in on the popularity of Boba Fett, why have Kenobi hide behind an asteroid like Han Solo does in Empire Strikes Back with a star destroyer? Why did we get those terrible C3PO puns and what was it with Yoda ever having a walking stick if he can fight like a whirling dervish on speed? Why does a changeling keep it's face and not get a new one then try to kill Kenobi.
The only part of the script I did appreciate was the ever annoying Jar Jar being the cause of the rise of the Empire, ooh the irony. Script aside Star Wars has always been something of an effects movie but these days it's simply not impressive enough when compared to Lord of the Rings. The saturation of the colours throughout the film make it all look cartoony, and the CGI does look like CGI although it is much improved on the previous film with Yoda at last looking real. I imagine this is where the majority of the work went on the film but it's just not good enough. I do wish that Lucas would get back to the gritty colour tones used in the first two films, they certainly added to the realism but the Disney look seems to have infected the franchise too deeply.
Not only are many of the effects lacking any believability but Lucas can't direct action, something that is a major flaw in a film that has perhaps half of it as action scenes. We get lasers zapping everywhere but there is no coherence with the editing and it all ends up a bit confusing with none of the excitement that should be there.
The problem with editing recurs throughout the film with the love story intercut with the discovery of the clone army badly done, why do we keep coming back from an interesting story to one that just turns people off, something that was obvious in the cinema as you could hear people groan everytime the teenage lovers were on.
The sound though is superb, watching at home on my Dolby 5:1 did make it a bit more of an experience but if you are relying on technical details to carry a film then you really shouldn't be making it to start with. Anyone can buy a decent sound engineer for a movie, and just be limited by budget but not anyone can get a good performance out of an actor, then the limit is talent.
Let's face it that George Lucas is nothing more than a glorified technician being way past his limits is trading on the goodwill of fans from movies he did 25 years ago. He's no great director or writer and should leave that to others, perhaps then we can get the Star Wars movies that we all want, and perhaps he can come to rival the grosses of the old films again but I fear the magic will have gone by then. score - 4/10 for sentimental reasons.
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Learning Exposure For Photography
The science behind photography is all about how a camera captures light, so understanding how to control exposure is essential to becoming a good photographer. In this video we're going to go over the 3 pillars of exposure that make up the exposure triangle. When you understand these 3 components, then you will have a mastery in both the technical and artistic aspects of photography.
Understanding Exposure With The Exposure Triangle Video
Understanding Exposure: Shutter Speed
The shutter speed controls the duration of light that reaches the sensor. When you take a picture the shutter door opens, revealing the sensor for a duration of time that you or the camera chooses, then closes. The duration is measured in seconds or fractions of seconds, for example: 10, 2, 1/200, 1/4000.
When you are choosing a shutter speed you can choose whether you want to freeze or show motion. The higher the shutter speed to more frozen the action is going to, the slower the shutter speed the more evident the motion will be in your image.
Understanding Exposure: Aperture
You can think of aperture as the pupil of the lens. By widening or narrowing itself, the aperture controls the amount of light that reaches the sensor. Aperture is measured in fractions or f-stops, like 1/2.8 or 1/4, but lenses will only show the denominator: 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, etc. This is why the lower the aperture number, the wider the aperture gets.
When you are choosing an aperture to shoot at, you are also controlling the depth of field. A wide aperture (f/1.4, f/2.8) creates a shallow depth of field, and a narrow aperture (f/8, f/16) creates a broad depth of field. In the image above observe how the background leafs fall into bokeh (the aesthetic quality of the out-of-focus areas) when shooting at f/2. Controlling the depth of field allows photographer another degree of control in their composition.
Understanding Exposure: ISO
ISO is a measurement representing the sensors sensitivity to light. The higher the ISO number the more sensitive your sensor will be to light, which means that at higher ISO's you would require less light to get to a proper exposure. This is useful in cases where you would want to use a higher shutter speed, or a narrow aperture. The downside to using higher ISO's is that your image will have more grain and noise in it. The higher the ISO, the more destructive the noise will be.
Nowadays cameras are capable of achieving phenomenally high ISO's with little penalty from noise and grain. This means photographers now have more creative opportunities when shooting in the dark. The comparison above was shot with a Sony a7S, and although ISO 409600 is an unusable image, the ISO 102400 image looks fantastic.


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Starting where we left off, it's time for the good stuff.
And since it's Friday, we'll throw a little fashion fancy in there for good measure.
After sleeping off the earlier funk, I had a shower, got ready and headed downstairs to meet Dawn and Nichole at the Breslin, which ended up actually being inside the Ace so I was happy for the very easy commute:)
To say I had an amazing time would be a huuuuge understatement.
I've always thought that the best part of blogging was the friendships and gorgeous connections that are possible and my two hours with Dawn and Nichole proved that in spades.
The three of us ate, drank, laughed and had honestly, the best possible time.
I was sad when it was time to go and sooo wish I had thunk to snap a photo.
Thank you to these two fabulous woman for putting the hugest smile on my face and making my NY trip instantly so worth while.
Oh and since I have no photos of the actual fun, here's a little fashion frolic...my day/Breslin/cocktails outfit...
The details:
Zara basic shirt, shinny jeans (a subsitute for the Hudson's that I'm happy to report are recovering from their bought with disaster as we speak,) Rudsak leather jacket, Paloma Barcelo snakeskin wedges/BCBG snakeskin flasts (depending on the hour,) and Ray Ban aviators.
Zara basic shirt, shinny jeans (a subsitute for the Hudson's that I'm happy to report are recovering from their bought with disaster as we speak,) Rudsak leather jacket, Paloma Barcelo snakeskin wedges/BCBG snakeskin flasts (depending on the hour,) and Ray Ban aviators.
After realizing how fast the time had flown, and two delicious cocktails later, the three of us said our goodbyes, exhanged big hugs and off I ran upstairs to quickly change for the big event...The Joss & Main/Design TV party.
A quick switcheroo and I was ready for the soiree, wearing the night version of the same outfit...
The details:
DVF Handy dress, Michael Kors patent/gold pumps, Michael Kors rosegold watch, Fallon necklace, Rudsak jacket.
Since the actual Blogfest events were finished for the day, most people were back at the Ace so I quickly jettisoned up to the room of my friends Vanessa, Amy and Vitania.
I vaguely remember photographs being taken at this point but they weren't by me so when other people start posting their shots, I'll hopefully be able to swipe some and return here with more scenes of the fun.
In the meantime, I'll just say thanks to the very fabulous Amy for lending me her very fabulous yellow and black snakeskin clutch and PS, adore all of you girls like crazy!!!
After we were all put together, we decided it was time to head out to the soiree and soon we arrived here...
at the Eventi Hotel.
Very swank.
You can see a whole collection of photos from the night HERE...tres fantatique.
I had such an incredible night and feel so lucky to have met so many people/bloggers face to face- I can't name them all for fear of leaving anyone out but let's just say it was amazing to have spoken/chatted/laughed with so many ridonkulously talented people.
Here's the one and only picture I have of the actual event, sent to me by the very dear Chassity.
The night was filled with so much happiness and a true sense of community.
I loved every second of it...my feet on the other hand, not so much...I hobbled home with Meredith and Lisa (PS, those two ladies make any event more fun/fabulous) at the end of the night and let's just it wasn't exactly pretty...not much knee bending if you know what I mean...definitely wish I had caught that 5 minute walk on film:)
So indeed, my NYC trip evolved into exactly what I hoped it would be and that was only day one.
A little strife yes, but buckets of goodness in the end.
Isn't that always the case though- having those not so fabulous moments make the truly exceptional ones endlessly more golden.
I'll be back tomorrow with the final leg of my epic 2 day tour.
See you soon my loves,


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The architect J.-H.Collombet makes effort to prevent it from looking like a cold hospital, as the building of Le Mon Repos was meant to welcome nervous patients.
In 1934, Maurice Ravel, the famous French composer, stayed at Mon Repos Medical Centre. As if to continue a musical tradition on Mont-Pèlerin, the French contemporary composer Henri Dutilleux also stayed at Le Mirador. He greatly appreciated the calm and the beauty of the site, which inspired him for his compositions.
After the nuns and the doctors closed and left the Mon Repos in 1942, a couple named Métrailler maintained the building.
The Mon Repos is put up for sale and bought by André Kurz, brother of an architect of Vevey, in 1950. The building was completely renovated and operated as a hotel. In 1962, the Ceranini-Besse family bought the property and transformed it over the years.
In 1969, an American Entrepreneur, Joseph Segel, fell in love with the area while visiting Switzerland with his wife Doris. He buys the hotel and renames it the hotel Le Mirador in 1970. Famous politicians and international leaders began staying at Le Mirador and in 1971, the hotel was selected for the official visit of Emperor and Empress of Japan.
In 1971, the famous American Harvard Business School launched a European programme. Switzerland was identified as a location easily accessible from all over the old continent. The University Dean immediately falls in love with Le Mirador and its ideal location far from any distraction. Famous Harvard Professors (Abell, Gabarro, Hayes, Jack Kennedy, Milton Brown) as well as Professor Jean-Claude Larréché, with INSEAD back then, began delivering their prestigious courses at Le Mirador. Professor Larréché remembers, "The top managers of the top international companies were at Le Mirador: Digital, Hewlett Packard, Oracle, Ciba-Geigy, the top bankers too." Other companies such as General Motors, General Electrics, IBM soon began patronising the hotel and its conference centre. In 1983, Harvard Business School decided to terminate its European programme.
Founded in 1974, Le Mirador Country Club was originally an exclusive international club offering a home away from home to expatriates or foreigners in Switzerland. Today, the 200 members of the now "Club&Spa" still benefit from exclusive advantages at Le Mirador Resort & Spa, and meet each year at the member Cocktail organised by the hotel.
After he bought Le Mon Repos, Joseph Segel decided to add each year a new feature or service to the Hotel. Starting 1974, Le Mirador offers an exercise and a massage room, a swimming pool covered with a Plexiglas dome.
In 1990, Joseph Segel sold Le Mirador to the Japanese company Mariya. In 1993, Segel, who had never stopped coming to Le Mirador during his summer vacations, decided to buy Le Mirador back. To rejuvenate the property, he imposed major renovations durin the winter of 1993 to 1994. At this point, the success of the hotel seemed to be unstoppable. The hotel is accepted as a member of the prestigious Leading Hotels of the World chain for the 1995 directory. In the summer of 1995 a temporary exhibition of the famous bronze statues by American Sculptor J. Seward Johnson on the grounds of the property was held.
On November 1st, 1998, Le Mirador became the first non-smoking Hotel of the Leading Hotels of the World and in Europe. To complement this, the hotel proposed medical tobacco detoxification cures. However, the hotel immediately lost its best patrons for meetings and conferences and could not compensate with enough American tourists in need of pure alpine air. Six months after its launch, the project was abandoned. Joseph Segel analysed this failure, "We were probably ahead of our time !"
In 1998, the german Hartmut Lademacher becomes the new owner of the hotel. The Spa trend gaining popularity in Europe. Le Mirador had probably been ahead of its time in the 80's with its Spa but entering the 21st century, it was time to redefine the concept. From 1999 to 2002, the Health Center Clinique Lémana offered its specialised revitalising therapy Cellvital at Le Mirador. In 2003, Le Mirador Spa became the only Givenchy Spa in Switzerland. Also in 2003, the Swiss Anti-age Group joined Le Mirador, replacing the Swiss Anti-Age group. Additionally the fitness area of the Hotel has been successful renovated in 2003.
On January 1st, 2003, Le Mirador became Le Mirador Kempinski after a management contract was signed with Kempinski Hotels & Resort. In 2004, important renovations took place with the extension project in mind. The building was extended by 6 metres, allowing the creation of an enhanced Fitness centre and of a larger banquet room for up to 350 people. In 2009, a new wing is built. Le Mirador closes for some moths to renovate the historical building and create the new reception, 45 Junior Suites and new break out rooms (Chardonne). 2015: Le Mirador Resort & Spa signs the end of its management contract with the Kempinski group. The hotel is independant again.
The Group Citychamp Dartong buys Le Mirador Resort & Spa.


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Force USA Power Rack w/ Cable Crossover
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Leave a legacy for art
Members and friends may support The Fort Wayne Museum of Art in a number of ways beyond gifts made in their lifetime. This type of giving to the museum leaves a lasting impression on an organization near to you, and forever links your good name to the efforts of visual art advancement in Northeast Indiana.
A vast range of giving opportunities are available from outright gifts of cash and securities to life income gifts and sophisticated estate-planning vehicles that have favorable financial and tax benefits.
The term "planned giving" refers to any major gift that involves financial or estate planning. Such gifts can provide important benefits both to you and to the Museum. The different types of planned gifts include bequests, life income plans (charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts), charitable lead trusts, gifts of life insurance policies, and gifts of tangible property, including art.
Planned giving is an impactful way of playing a role in the museum's long term vitality as the leading contributor to the visual arts in Northeast Indiana. The staff of the Museum Development Office can work with you and your advisers to structure a gift that best fulfills your charitable goals.
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PithPicker - A news reader service using RSS that provides you with just summary of news articles. It works by extracting key sentences using Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithm.
The main goal was to build a website that could be easily handle content and user management. New content will be added frequently so we needed a strong content management system in place. We at KnackForge, having strong background in Drupal and its flexibility with hundreds of modules, easy third part integration, chose to harness its power.
Core features we developed
- News summary
- Daily news digest
- Responsive design
- Social popularity
- Social sharing
- API integration
- Android app development
- Drupal website for content and user management
- Python engine for Summarizing
- Python algorithm for Social popularity
Responsive design
Modern web always demands a responsive website that can fit well on small devices. We used bootstrap theme and added our customizations on top of that to bring a sleek User Interface.
Summarizing the text
We wrote powerful Python multi-threaded program that can consume Drupal nodes via REST API. This engine will run summarization on fetched news article to generate summaries and store in the DB. Periodically these summaries are sent back to Drupal site via REST calls.
The content and title are used for summarizing. We use the following main criteria to identify top sentences,
- Title words' presence
- Length of the sentences
- Sentence position
- Keywords' presence on sentences and their intersection
- Frequency of occurrence
Social popularity
We use Facebook and similar social networks to find the popularity of given article. Again, it uses multi threaded Python program and communicates the result back to Drupal site.
Usage guide
New website
You can add websites to read in two ways,
- Choose from suggestions categorized under various topics like Technology and Internet, Health and so on.
- Type your own website url
You can group your websites into topics, say you can add 3 websites as "Technology" and a few as "Health". On clicking topic name on left sidebar, it will show you all recent news from all the websites under the topic. You can drill down to individual website by clicking the website link under the topic.
Read more on http://pithpicker.com/blog/2014/07/03/getting-started-pithpicker
Android App
We have developed native Android app that takes advantage of Drupal's lightweight API interface. This basic app lets users to read their news summaries grouped under various topics. The android app uses social login support directly from the website, read more here http://knackforge.com/blog/selvam/android-app-integration-drupal-oauth. The app uses typical components in Android parlance like,
- Listview
- Gridview
- Fragments
- AsyncTask
- UI layouts
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David Sykes, BVSc, MRCVS, will take over the newly created role of director of equine health and welfare in March.... Read More
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Scientists in Hong Kong validated a "dilute-and-shoot" test that can check for more than 40 difficult-to-detect drugs.... Read More
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The adjustment means minor infractions aren't treated on par with serious violations in determining extra penalties.... Read More
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December 14, 2016
The board voted to create a regulatory compliance program, setting minimum integrity standards based on the Model Rules.... Read More
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Congress adjourned without taking action on a tax extender bill, allowing three-year racehorse depreciation to expire.... Read More
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December 09, 2016
Focus groups and a survey revealed industry support for a centralized rule making entity for racehorse medication rules.... Read More
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December 08, 2016
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