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Very interesting...not what I would have thought!

Most of you Norwegians are alright. I'm glad that the country can pass this crisis with dignity and serenity.

"News"?

Holy crap, there is no planet on which that is news.

Serenity now!

>> ^boblobblaw:

Please direct us to a few of those movies with quality fights scenes in your opnion. Thank you in advance...>> ^swedishfriend:
Funny, the fight scenes are some of the worst out there. reminds me of the super slow exaggerated stunt fighting from the 80's. I liked Serenity in spite of the fight scenes not because of them. There have been so many films with good fight scenes at any budget level that I am amazed how once in a while films still get made with such lame feeling action. Being flexible and acrobatic is not as important as having an intelligent use of the forces you throw around to at least look like you are putting some force into each hit VS I am touching you gently now and then you fly backwards as if a much greater force hit you. The dissonance between cause and effect is so great that it looses any impact.



Three off the top of my head:

Luke and Vader's fight at the end of Empire Strikes back, particularly the final scene on the gantry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-DeI3ohVbY
It's inelegant, rough and psychological; Vader is toying with Luke, who is clearly inferior, in an attempt to break his will. Way better than any of the fancy choreographed rubbish fights of the prequels.

Total Recall, the fight with Quaid and his mate from the quarry, along with his goons.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KtHhIePpZg
For an action movie it does well, not too cheesy (though they sorta come at him one at a time, I guess) and he just kills them quickly any way he can. It establishes that the character possibly has latent abilities he didn't know about, as even he is surprised/shocked.

And although I generally view Kung-Fu as largely aesthetic, at least the way films depict it, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon's style nicely blended in a mythical aspect to their abilities (gliding across roofs and treetops).
For example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OxQ-2gR1DU

I agree with @swedishfriend, that even if it's all pure fantasy, if it doesn't *look* like someone actually delivered any force with their fancy legwork, then it doesn't hold water for me. It's fine to film it that way if they want to, but it's just that there have been other fantasy films that have depicted combat better. Kung-Fu seems to be a sort of crutch that Hollywood leans on for making their fight scenes look more genuine. But I just really wonder how well all that twisting of arms and balancing on toes would really stand up against a kick-boxer, or other more practical style.

Ohh, also the needless twirling of swords... How I grit my teeth when I see that.

Please direct us to a few of those movies with quality fights scenes in your opnion. Thank you in advance...>> ^swedishfriend:

Funny, the fight scenes are some of the worst out there. reminds me of the super slow exaggerated stunt fighting from the 80's. I liked Serenity in spite of the fight scenes not because of them. There have been so many films with good fight scenes at any budget level that I am amazed how once in a while films still get made with such lame feeling action. Being flexible and acrobatic is not as important as having an intelligent use of the forces you throw around to at least look like you are putting some force into each hit VS I am touching you gently now and then you fly backwards as if a much greater force hit you. The dissonance between cause and effect is so great that it looses any impact.

Funny, the fight scenes are some of the worst out there. reminds me of the super slow exaggerated stunt fighting from the 80's. I liked Serenity in spite of the fight scenes not because of them. There have been so many films with good fight scenes at any budget level that I am amazed how once in a while films still get made with such lame feeling action. Being flexible and acrobatic is not as important as having an intelligent use of the forces you throw around to at least look like you are putting some force into each hit VS I am touching you gently now and then you fly backwards as if a much greater force hit you. The dissonance between cause and effect is so great that it looses any impact.

I just watched this on a Serenity dvd. Stupid Serenity one of the greatest Sci-fi films ever.

News article:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/serene-branson-migraine-i-thought-101504

Right now she is on Early Show doing her first interview since the incident. Her neurologist diagnosed her as having suffered a "migraine aura," which causes stroke-like symptoms.

According to Serene, immediately after that on-air spot, she dropped her microphone, her right hand and the right side of her face went numb, and she collapsed crying in fear because she knew something was wrong with her. She couldn't speak normally for a half hour and she woke up the next day feeling hungover.

Glad to know it wasn't an actual stroke. Frightening stuff.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'serene branson, stroke, aphasia, cant speak' to 'serene branson, stroke, aphasia, cant speak, migraine aura' - edited by lucky760

Speculation from medical experts: What she experienced was probably a serious neurological episode, and she should have gone to a hospital:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357247/Serene-Branson-DID-suffer-stroke-Verdict-Grammys-journalists-garbled-report.html

edit: And now, closure, her ACTUAL doctors say it was a migraine not a stroke
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/17/doctor-grammy-reporter-suffered-migraine-is-back-to-normal/?hpt=C2
But they emphasize that the symptoms are indistinguishable from a stroke, so you better get yourself to a hospital if this happens.

>> ^blankfist:

Local news said they don't think she suffered a stroke. They said a stroke doesn't typically make words incomprehensible. Likely this was anxiety.
So feel free to laugh without remorse.


I think you might have skipped over other people's comments before posting that. The official statement from the station is that there was a medical cause which was not a stroke. Others have speculated about the possible cause, there are a few and I think they've covered just about everything. The only things publicly known is that it wasn't anxiety or a stroke.

I've completely got sympathy for people who didn't understand what was going on and thought it was just nerves. I thought so too a few seconds into the video. But since that wasn't the case, it's a bit like laughing at Michael J. Fox. Something best left for Rush Limbaugh.

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