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[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by Tulip86

Mystique is awesomesauce, and I think Rebecca Romijn did a great job in the XMen movies

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Yep, she played that part really well.

I totally disagree with these two statements, the X-Men movies didn't do her character any justice at all. Mystique in the comics was a leader, the movies portrayed her as a lackey to Magneto.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I totally disagree with these two statements, the X-Men movies didn't do her character any justice at all. Mystique in the comics was a leader, the movies portrayed her as a lackey to Magneto.

Agreed, they got some of it right but didn't develop her character well.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Agreed, they got some of it right but didn't develop her character well.

I don't think any of the screenwriters read the comics, or didn't give a shit either way. I vaguely remember (in 2000) hearing Bryan Singer say something about not bothering to stay true to the comics because 99% of the target audience had never read an issue. Even so, the guy who played Colossus could have faked a Russian accent and WTF was up with Halle Berry's Storm and Cyclops and Jean being in their mid 30s but iceman being 14???

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I don't think any of the screenwriters read the comics, or didn't give a shit either way. I vaguely remember (in 2000) hearing Bryan Singer say something about not bothering to stay true to the comics because 99% of the target audience had never read an issue. Even so, the guy who played Colossus could have faked a Russian accent and WTF was up with Halle Berry's Storm and Cyclops and Jean being in their mid 30s but iceman being 14???

I know for some of the other Marvel movies they've drawn a lot of inspiration from the Ultimates, I'm wondering if that's where some of the age difference came from. I haven't seen a lot of the Ultimate X-Men comics though so I don't remember if that's more similar.

I think they've learned from their mistakes though as far as the other Marvel/DC movies are concerned.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I totally disagree with these two statements, the X-Men movies didn't do her character any justice at all. Mystique in the comics was a leader, the movies portrayed her as a lackey to Magneto.

It still doesn't change the fact that the actress played the part well. It also doesn't change the fact that Mystique is awesome. Pretty much the only two things we were talking about.

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

It still doesn't change the fact that the actress played the part well. It also doesn't change the fact that Mystique is awesome. Pretty much the only two things we were talking about.

Another random thought. After I was done playing GT5, I got caught up in a really interesting documentary about the Andromeda galaxy. They were saying that it's about 2 million light years away from us. One of the things they were talking about was how it would look if we could travel there right now. They also talked about its collision with the Milky Way. That was scary. Some people had different opinions of what they think would happen. I know this is your thing, so what do you think? I'm starting to find this kind of thing interesting, because normally, I wouldn't have watched it. You're rubbing off on me.

ETA: this is good. Now, they're talking about another planet floating around another sun. They said it's 400 light years away. Do you know which one that is?

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

Got it. Ebay is lovely. Is this the right one? I hope it is because I already paid for it.

Yay! Yep, that's the right one. I mean, mine came with an add on, but it's still the same game. Now, sometimes during the week, we can play online. You're gonna get your butt kicked, Mr. Oh, and my mom wanted to ship my alienware back yesterday since I'm coming back tomorrow. I was like, uh uhh, no way, not even! When I get back, in my apartment, then she can ship it. I wanna make sure I'm there when it gets to my place. I would freak if something happened to it.

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

Another random thought. After I was done playing GT5, I got caught up in a really interesting documentary about the Andromeda galaxy. They were saying that it's about 2 million light years away from us. One of the things they were talking about was how it would look if we could travel there right now. They also talked about its collision with the Milky Way. That was scary. Some people had different opinions of what they think would happen. I know this is your thing, so what do you think? I'm starting to find this kind of thing interesting, because normally, I wouldn't have watched it. You're rubbing off on me.

ETA: this is good. Now, they're talking about another planet floating around another sun. They said it's 400 light years away. Do you know which one that is?

Aw man, I hate I missed that one. Sounds really good. Well, I wouldn't use the word "now". I mean, "now" really has no real meaing when it comes to observing the universe. It's just that we can only know what something was like at the time the light we pick up set off from it. Andromeda is 2.5 million light years away, so it's impossible to know what it was like more recently than 2.5 million years ago, ya know what I mean? Like, let's say that we could see it as it is right now, I think it would look the same. It's just that the difference of 2.5 million years is only like 1/5,000th the lifespan of Andromeda, and galaxies barely change on such time scales. Like, the Sun only travels about 2% of the way round the Milky Way in this time. So, Andromeda would look the same, except that a few hundred thousand stars that we can see in telescopes would have died, while a similar number would have been born.

Plus, there's not real proof that we're going to collide with it. I mean, there's a good chance, because we are moving toward each other at a high rate of speed, but it's still possible that we also could miss it. I have a lot of theories of what I think could happen. I just think it's going to be a gravitational train wreck. I don't think there are going to be any collisions of stars, and planets, but I do think stars and planets are going to move all over the place. If a star swung too close to us, its gravity could be strong enough to pull us away from the Sun, making it possible for Earth and other planets to get flung out of the solar system, leaving us homeless in the dark. That would be bad. Or like, if a hungry black hole comes too close to us, it will dine on the entire planet. But Earth's geologic record never mentions any early close encounters with a black hole, though. Honestly, I'd say we have more pressing issues of survival before us. It's just that a collision with Andromeda is about 7 billion years from now, and about two billion years before that happens, the Sun itself will swell up and die of natural causes, engulfing the inner planets including Earth. So, I think we'll be toast anyway, long before Andromeda collides with us. The Sun has about 5 billion years worth of energy left before it dies. Oh, and speaking of astronomy, guess what I watched a couple of days ago?...again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrQLqFfelic

Great movie, but I still think it was a hoax.

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Yay! Yep, that's the right one. I mean, mine came with an add on, but it's still the same game. Now, sometimes during the week, we can play online. You're gonna get your butt kicked, Mr. Oh, and my mom wanted to ship my alienware back yesterday since I'm coming back tomorrow. I was like, uh uhh, no way, not even! When I get back, in my apartment, then she can ship it. I wanna make sure I'm there when it gets to my place. I would freak if something happened to it.
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LOL!