Microsoft's top-secret touch screen

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NBC had this on the morning news. Pretty amazing stuff.

Did anyone see that Ewan McGregor movie - The Island?

It featured a tabletop computer that was almost identical to what they're showing here.

The Island was a decent film! I'd like to get one of those motorbikes.

I liked it more or less - even though it borrowed liberally from Logan's Run. That holocaust subtext was a bit un-necessary IMO, but in keeping with Michael Bay's politics.

I think the society in Logan's Run was that no one over a certain age lived there, whereas The Island was basically a large, human parts greenhouse.

Word is that the original writer on The Island was fired, and someone else was brought in to "Bay-ify" the script (basically slot in all the gratuitous action that his movies are known for). The movie did seem a little uneven to me - the first 3rd was actually the most interesting but after they escaped it was a typical chase story. Bay's best movie IMO - but not for the stuff he added.

I've noticed that when I watched Spiderman3 - there's this big adrenaline rush watching but then afterwards I feel nothing about the story that resonates in me. It's like a roller coaster ride. Perhaps that what the aim is because it brings in the numbers at the box office. Moviegoers seem to be on thrill kick these days.

I had pretty much the same reaction to SM-3 - too much going on in the script and it suffered as a result. Some of the continuity was just terrible - Peter & Harry's dispute was resolved in the laziest way possible that didn't really have very much catharsis. That's the thing really - you can't really grip the audience with action alone, you've got to actually create interesting characters and dramatic situations - otherwise you might just as well be watching a 2 hour music video.

Pirates 3 was better - but still somewhat clicheed and suffered from having to tie up all those plot threads from that mediocre & overplotted Dead Man's Chest.

Haven't seen the second or third Pirates movies yet. I don't mind going into a movie knowing it's really just going to be thrill ride, it's just that the movies that have the biggest impact on me or staying power are the ones that really have good character development and story.

Speaking of Bay - are you planning on seeing Transformers when it's released?

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i am..always like those transformers...

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i am..always like those transformers...

They had the best song ever.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

NBC had this on the morning news. Pretty amazing stuff.

Did anyone see that Ewan McGregor movie - The Island?

It featured a tabletop computer that was almost identical to what they're showing here.

The Island was a decent film! I'd like to get one of those motorbikes.

I liked it more or less - even though it borrowed liberally from Logan's Run. That holocaust subtext was a bit un-necessary IMO, but in keeping with Michael Bay's politics.

I think the society in Logan's Run was that no one over a certain age lived there, whereas The Island was basically a large, human parts greenhouse.

Word is that the original writer on The Island was fired, and someone else was brought in to "Bay-ify" the script (basically slot in all the gratuitous action that his movies are known for). The movie did seem a little uneven to me - the first 3rd was actually the most interesting but after they escaped it was a typical chase story. Bay's best movie IMO - but not for the stuff he added.

I've noticed that when I watched Spiderman3 - there's this big adrenaline rush watching but then afterwards I feel nothing about the story that resonates in me. It's like a roller coaster ride. Perhaps that what the aim is because it brings in the numbers at the box office. Moviegoers seem to be on thrill kick these days.

I had pretty much the same reaction to SM-3 - too much going on in the script and it suffered as a result. Some of the continuity was just terrible - Peter & Harry's dispute was resolved in the laziest way possible that didn't really have very much catharsis. That's the thing really - you can't really grip the audience with action alone, you've got to actually create interesting characters and dramatic situations - otherwise you might just as well be watching a 2 hour music video.

Pirates 3 was better - but still somewhat clicheed and suffered from having to tie up all those plot threads from that mediocre & overplotted Dead Man's Chest.

Haven't seen the second or third Pirates movies yet. I don't mind going into a movie knowing it's really just going to be thrill ride, it's just that the movies that have the biggest impact on me or staying power are the ones that really have good character development and story.

Speaking of Bay - are you planning on seeing Transformers when it's released?

Probably - although I'm not a big fan of Bay's movies all that much (Bad Boys 2 was atrocious to the point of being offensive), the Island was more enjoyable. Probably see it with the wife.

I actually liked the old cartoon Transformers movie from 1985 - actually quite violent for a kids cartoon. Features the last career performance of Orson Welles - before he died.

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NBC had this on the morning news. Pretty amazing stuff.

Did anyone see that Ewan McGregor movie - The Island?

It featured a tabletop computer that was almost identical to what they're showing here.

The Island was a decent film! I'd like to get one of those motorbikes.

I liked it more or less - even though it borrowed liberally from Logan's Run. That holocaust subtext was a bit un-necessary IMO, but in keeping with Michael Bay's politics.

I think the society in Logan's Run was that no one over a certain age lived there, whereas The Island was basically a large, human parts greenhouse.

Word is that the original writer on The Island was fired, and someone else was brought in to "Bay-ify" the script (basically slot in all the gratuitous action that his movies are known for). The movie did seem a little uneven to me - the first 3rd was actually the most interesting but after they escaped it was a typical chase story. Bay's best movie IMO - but not for the stuff he added.

I've noticed that when I watched Spiderman3 - there's this big adrenaline rush watching but then afterwards I feel nothing about the story that resonates in me. It's like a roller coaster ride. Perhaps that what the aim is because it brings in the numbers at the box office. Moviegoers seem to be on thrill kick these days.

I had pretty much the same reaction to SM-3 - too much going on in the script and it suffered as a result. Some of the continuity was just terrible - Peter & Harry's dispute was resolved in the laziest way possible that didn't really have very much catharsis. That's the thing really - you can't really grip the audience with action alone, you've got to actually create interesting characters and dramatic situations - otherwise you might just as well be watching a 2 hour music video.

Pirates 3 was better - but still somewhat clicheed and suffered from having to tie up all those plot threads from that mediocre & overplotted Dead Man's Chest.

Haven't seen the second or third Pirates movies yet. I don't mind going into a movie knowing it's really just going to be thrill ride, it's just that the movies that have the biggest impact on me or staying power are the ones that really have good character development and story.

Speaking of Bay - are you planning on seeing Transformers when it's released?

Probably - although I'm not a big fan of Bay's movies all that much (Bad Boys 2 was atrocious to the point of being offensive), the Island was more enjoyable. Probably see it with the wife.

I actually liked the old cartoon Transformers movie from 1985 - actually quite violent for a kids cartoon. Features the last career performance of Orson Welles - before he died.

OMG...that's the voice of Optimus??? I had no idea...wow!

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OMG...that's the voice of Optimus??? I had no idea...wow!

No Welles played Unicron - the planet-eating robot. Leonard Nimoy did the voice of Galvatron. Peter Cullen is doing the voice of Optimus Prime - same guy who did the voice in the cartoon series.

It's shameful that I know this stuff

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OMG...that's the voice of Optimus??? I had no idea...wow!

No Welles played Unicron - the planet-eating robot. Leonard Nimoy did the voice of Galvatron. Peter Cullen is doing the voice of Optimus Prime - same guy who did the voice in the cartoon series.

It's shameful that I know this stuff

Ah, ok...still, great casting in terms of voice talent. Wow!