Effective vid - actually made me check out their site, but...

>> ^QuadraPixel:
AHH HA HA! Take this video with a grain of salt. For my printer, to get the ink for their website would cost about $4 more than getting it at the camera store I work at! Yes! A camera store, not an office supply store! (though, officemax has it at about the same price I do)
This video is just an advertisement for their website, and they want you to think it's the cheapest place to get ink.


Agreed - I went with a local shop for my printer's refill, and IIRC, it was about $10 cheaper than the store.

Oh, and then check out ebay - DEALS!

>> ^kronosposeidon:
Any of you see that God-awful piece of shit "Beowulf"? The only redeeming part of the movie was when Angelina Jolie emerged from water, fully naked, with gold paint (ink) covering most of her body and apparently (to me) oozing from her delta of Venus.
That is why ink is worth every penny.


I didn't stay in the theatre long enough to even see that. At least I got my money back.

Your Beowulf rebuttal is here, dear sir.

Wait, a 9.99999 out of 10? Then how can you call it a God-awful piece of shit?

I personally enjoyed the CGI. To me, it was a guy's movie through and through. It had scantily clad women, it had gore and violence, it had well thought out action sequences (come on, that ending with the golden dragon was awesome.)! The CGI made it into a near photo realistic cartoon, and being a hardcore fan of comic books and anime from yesteryear, I was glad I didn't have to watch another "actor superimposed over CGI background" movie like, say, Phantom Menace.

And Malcovich's character was a Contagonist (embodies obstruction, envy), which is an important part of story structure, especially when dealing with archetypal characters which Beowulf most certainly does. Some believe the story of Beowulf to be a Christ allegory, which can also be said to be a monomythic Hero's Journey. Malkovich's character, Unferth, is jealous of Beowulf, because Unferth is unable to slay the Grendel. Hardly a puny role.

The "I am Beowulf" line is probably played out a bit because it sounds very reminiscent of the 300's "This is Sparta!" line which we've heard a zillion times now. I will concede this is unfortunate, and it also bothers me a bit, too. Still...

I AM BLANKFIST!

Your answer awaits, your ass gravy-ness.

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In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Any of you see that God-awful piece of shit "Beowulf"? The only redeeming part of the movie was when Angelina Jolie emerged from water, fully naked, with gold paint (ink) covering most of her body and apparently (to me) oozing from her delta of Venus.

That is why ink is worth every penny.



Whoa! Whoa! Serious?! I fucking love, LOVE that movie. What? How? Krono-- You-- Whoa... Beowu-- Oh, man I--

[regains composure]

Would you mind explaining to the rest of the class why you dislike this movie so?

>> ^blankfist:
>> ^kronosposeidon:
Any of you see that God-awful piece of shit "Beowulf"?

Whoa! Whoa! Serious?! I fucking love, LOVE that movie. What? How? Krono-- You-- Whoa... Beowu-- Oh, man I--
[regains composure]
Would you mind explaining to the rest of the class why you dislike this movie so?

HA!

Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a little. Let me put it like this: I had REALLY high hopes for this film, because it's a great story being told by a great director. But then Zemeckis decides to add this cheesy CGI animation layer on top of everything. Don't get me wrong; I like CGI when it's used appropriately, but why did he have to use it on everything, even the bodies and faces of the real-life actors? It was totally distracting to me. I thought I was watching a violent version of "Shrek".

Also it didn't help that every third sentence by Beowulf was "I am BEOWULF!" And why did they even need John Malkovich for such a puny role? I hate it when they put great actors in tiny roles that could have gone to an up and coming actor instead.

However, after factoring in the Angelina Jolie nudity I gave it a 9.99999999 out of 10.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Any of you see that God-awful piece of shit "Beowulf"? The only redeeming part of the movie was when Angelina Jolie emerged from water, fully naked, with gold paint (ink) covering most of her body and apparently (to me) oozing from her delta of Venus.

That is why ink is worth every penny.



Whoa! Whoa! Serious?! I fucking love, LOVE that movie. What? How? Krono-- You-- Whoa... Beowu-- Oh, man I--

[regains composure]

Would you mind explaining to the rest of the class why you dislike this movie so?

>> ^kronosposeidon:
Any of you see that God-awful piece of shit "Beowulf"?


Whoa! Whoa! Serious?! I fucking love, LOVE that movie. What? How? Krono-- You-- Whoa... Beowu-- Oh, man I--

[regains composure]

Would you mind explaining to the rest of the class why you dislike this movie so?

Any of you see that God-awful piece of shit "Beowulf"? The only redeeming part of the movie was when Angelina Jolie emerged from water, fully naked, with gold paint (ink) covering most of her body and apparently (to me) oozing from her delta of Venus.

That is why ink is worth every penny.

Well done, Zifnab!

So, is it good to be the King?

Somehow with your avatar and all I'm reminded of the recent "Beowulf" movie . . . you didn't happen to make some kind of deal with a shapely dragon? hmmm . . . .

there's a problem with the title to this. That's Grendel being interviewed, not Karl Rove. Or was it Beowulf...

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

This kind of activity will be so much easier when we all have our heads chipped.

... imagine a beowulf cluster of Korean dancers

That's right. Moderation...tons of it. I think Gorillaman mistook me as some Amish wannabe that makes my kids get up at 5 to make soap or something.
We have xbox,wii,ps2,gamecube..they have the DS's even...but they have them maybe at the end of the day, and on weekends. Because there is a world outside to EXPERIENCE instead of vicariously living through tv programs.

Since when does TV show us what the real world is like, Gorillaman? Nothing is honest through the tube..it's all prewritten and staged. Even the nature shows do it.

My little 8 year old boy most likely could wipe the floor with your hinders on Halo and StarWars Battlefront, but he can also tell you the story of Beowulf that he learned from a BOOK. They don't adapt classics for children on Nick.

Imagine a beowulf cluster of these!

whoa...testosterone overload!..... I kept looking for Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom.
Was that Gerard Butler? hmmm, phantom.... Hey wasn't he supposed to make a movie about Beowulf?