Beowulf - Page 2

Cheiron · November 13th, 2007, 04:42 AM

Yeah PF Changs is a bit pricey, but they are more of an American/Chinese bistro, than a standard Chinese place. The portions are fine for me, and often I'll split a dinner and an order of fried dumplings (they make them very well). As for overall flavor, its just one of my favorites. Their orange beef, szechuan (beef/pork/whatever), lemon chicken, and twice cooked pork are very good.

Entrerie · November 13th, 2007, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Cheiron

Yeah PF Changs is a bit pricey, but they are more of an American/Chinese bistro, than a standard Chinese place. The portions are fine for me, and often I'll split a dinner and an order of fried dumplings (they make them very well). As for overall flavor, its just one of my favorites. Their orange beef, szechuan (beef/pork/whatever), lemon chicken, and twice cooked pork are very good.

Randy Marsh approves.

Magius · November 13th, 2007, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Pellaz

Sadly, I was underwhelmed by PF Changs. Seemed pricey and the portions were surprisingly small for an Oriental restaurant.

Do say 'hi' to Bucephelas, the giant horse who stands guard (along with his clone) at the front door.

(That's my affectionate nickname for 'em, totally wrong since the historical Bucephelas would have been a very small -- but tireless -- horse.)

I still haven't seen a non-cheesy-looking preview for Beowulf. Hope it's decent......

Agreed on both counts. I'll not be setting foot in a PF Changs again if I can help it. The food sucked too.

As for the movie every preview I see makes it look worse. I am, of course, condemned to see it as all my family and friends want to go.

Entrerie · November 15th, 2007, 11:17 PM

Just got back from the 9:00pm IMAX show, all I can say is wow. The CGI is incredible, and the 3-D was very well done. Everyone in the theatre including myself were stunned and glued to the screen. At some point you don't even realize the 3-D and it's like you are there.

If you see this, 3-D is the only way to see it.

Pellaz · November 16th, 2007, 12:47 AM

So, uh......how was the movie?

Entrerie · November 16th, 2007, 11:33 AM

The movie was good. In 3-D it's fantastic. Grendel is pretty gruesome and disgusting. This is not a kids movie at all.

I don't want to spoil it but if you like fantasy/D&D you can't go wrong with this movie, but then again people can find stuff to nitpick about the LOTR trilogy so /shrug.

OrbWeaver · November 16th, 2007, 06:58 PM

Met-Al and I are going to catch a late show with some friends. I'm still iffy about this movie, but since I greatly enjoyed LoTR, despite the differences between movie and books, maybe I'll enjoy this.

Entrerie, PLEASE tell me they uglied-up Angelina Jolie? Because casting her as Grendel's mother seems like a really stupid move on Hollywood's part, IMO.

Entrerie · November 16th, 2007, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by OrbWeaver

Met-Al and I are going to catch a late show with some friends. I'm still iffy about this movie, but since I greatly enjoyed LoTR, despite the differences between movie and books, maybe I'll enjoy this.

Entrerie, PLEASE tell me they uglied-up Angelina Jolie? Because casting her as Grendel's mother seems like a really stupid move on Hollywood's part, IMO.

Kinda, they only show it in reflections in the water briefly. Grendel is hideous enough for the both of them. She is a shapeshifter.

Cheiron · November 17th, 2007, 05:15 PM

Very good, very fun movie.

OrbWeaver · November 17th, 2007, 07:58 PM

It was entertaining, but there were some discrepancies. If you're a huge fan of the epic poem, and you're expecting nothing less than perfect parallels, you probably will be miffed.

But I enjoyed it, despite the differences.

November 13th, 2007, 04:42 AM	#26 (permalink)
Cheiron Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,605	Yeah PF Changs is a bit pricey, but they are more of an American/Chinese bistro, than a standard Chinese place. The portions are fine for me, and often I'll split a dinner and an order of fried dumplings (they make them very well). As for overall flavor, its just one of my favorites. Their orange beef, szechuan (beef/pork/whatever), lemon chicken, and twice cooked pork are very good. __________________ Cheiron Proud Co-sponsor of Andromeda for ProgPower IX Proud Co-sponsor of Virgin Steele for ProgPower VIII

November 16th, 2007, 12:47 AM	#30 (permalink)
Pellaz Tigron of Immanion Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 5,538	So, uh......how was the movie? __________________ http://www.paulcashman.com pellaz1@comcast.net Proud sponsor of Amorphis, Sonata Arctica, Mercenary, Therion, PoS, Nightwish and Devin Townsend Band for ProgPowers past and current! On SeismicRadio as DJ-Pellaz: http://www.seismicradio.com Also on WREKage, 11:59pm Fri - 5am Sat: http://www.wrekage.org 91.1 FM Atlanta -- Atlanta radio's true home of metal for more than 20 years, also streamed live and archived for a week!

November 16th, 2007, 06:58 PM	#32 (permalink)
OrbWeaver 23-skidoo! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 1,309	Met-Al and I are going to catch a late show with some friends. I'm still iffy about this movie, but since I greatly enjoyed LoTR, despite the differences between movie and books, maybe I'll enjoy this. Entrerie, PLEASE tell me they uglied-up Angelina Jolie? Because casting her as Grendel's mother seems like a really stupid move on Hollywood's part, IMO. __________________ "Spider venom comes in many forms. It can often take a long while to discover the full effects of a bite. Naturalists have pondered this for years: there are spiders whose bite can cause the place bitten to rot and die, sometimes more than a year after it was bitten. As to why spiders do this, the answer is simple. It's because spiders think this is funny, and they don't want you ever to forget them." -Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman www.myspace.com/bavmordarocks

November 17th, 2007, 05:15 PM	#34 (permalink)
Cheiron Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,605	Very good, very fun movie. __________________ Cheiron Proud Co-sponsor of Andromeda for ProgPower IX Proud Co-sponsor of Virgin Steele for ProgPower VIII

November 17th, 2007, 07:58 PM	#35 (permalink)
OrbWeaver 23-skidoo! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 1,309	It was entertaining, but there were some discrepancies. If you're a huge fan of the epic poem, and you're expecting nothing less than perfect parallels, you probably will be miffed. But I enjoyed it, despite the differences. __________________ "Spider venom comes in many forms. It can often take a long while to discover the full effects of a bite. Naturalists have pondered this for years: there are spiders whose bite can cause the place bitten to rot and die, sometimes more than a year after it was bitten. As to why spiders do this, the answer is simple. It's because spiders think this is funny, and they don't want you ever to forget them." -Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman www.myspace.com/bavmordarocks

November 15th, 2007, 11:17 PM	#29 (permalink)
Entrerie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 472	Just got back from the 9:00pm IMAX show, all I can say is wow. The CGI is incredible, and the 3-D was very well done. Everyone in the theatre including myself were stunned and glued to the screen. At some point you don't even realize the 3-D and it's like you are there. If you see this, 3-D is the only way to see it.

November 16th, 2007, 11:33 AM	#31 (permalink)
Entrerie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 472	The movie was good. In 3-D it's fantastic. Grendel is pretty gruesome and disgusting. This is not a kids movie at all. I don't want to spoil it but if you like fantasy/D&D you can't go wrong with this movie, but then again people can find stuff to nitpick about the LOTR trilogy so /shrug.