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| talbaineric 5647th Post
 
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|  "Looking ahead:2004"
, posted Mon 15 Dec 05:59
We still have what,15-16 days until the New Year is upon us. It's been one weird and depressing year,for me anyway. Not too mention this year was incredibly dull,entertainment-wise. The music scene sucked ass as there were really no ground-breaking acts or anything. The VMA's just get suckier every year,and the movie scene wasn't that great either,IMO. Also kind of sucked for gaming.
Overall,I don't know about you guys,but I felt this year was one of the worst years ever. It just wasn't a good year in general,and a lot of my online friends can vouch for that,for different reasons.
Cheers to 2004,looks to be a better year than the last. It'll look to be a better year for gaming as well. Not too mention there will be lots of movies to look forward to. SpiderMan 2,Harry Potter 3,Shrek 2,Punisher(hopefully this won't suck),A Series of Unfortunate Events,e.t.c e.t.c.
What were your guys' opinions on 2003?
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| Hungrywolf 2558th Post
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|  "Re(1):Looking ahead:2004"
, posted Mon 15 Dec 07:09
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We still have what,15-16 days until the New Year is upon us. It's been one weird and depressing year,for me anyway. Not too mention this year was incredibly dull,entertainment-wise. The music scene sucked ass as there were really no ground-breaking acts or anything.
When was the last time there was ever a groundbreaking music act? Besides, this is the year that brought us The Darkness! Come on, that's groundbreaking, right?
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The VMA's just get suckier every year,
They always are.
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and the movie scene wasn't that great either,IMO.
I liked the movies this year. Elf was good. I liked a lot of stuff I saw this summer and earlier this year too.
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Also kind of sucked for gaming.
The most worthwhile, original game I've played in a long time came out this year. I'm talking, of course, about Viewtiful Joe. This is also the year that brought me Wind Waker (which I love) and Lament of Innocence and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and several other titles I liked. It was a good gaming year for me.
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Overall,I don't know about you guys,but I felt this year was one of the worst years ever. It just wasn't a good year in general,and a lot of my online friends can vouch for that,for different reasons.
Cheers to 2004,looks to be a better year than the last. It'll look to be a better year for gaming as well. Not too mention there will be lots of movies to look forward to. SpiderMan 2,Harry Potter 3,Shrek 2,Punisher(hopefully this won't suck),A Series of Unfortunate Events,e.t.c e.t.c.
What were your guys' opinions on 2003?
I liked this year, and life's too short to throw out a whole year as bad. I thought this year was wonderful.
"no again my apoligizes for anyone i offend!!!!!"
Hungry Like the Wolf
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| thebigword
126th Post
Regular Customer
| "Re(1):Looking ahead:2004" , posted Mon 15 Dec 08:44
quote:
We still have what,15-16 days until the New Year is upon us. It's been one weird and depressing year,for me anyway. Not too mention this year was incredibly dull,entertainment-wise. The music scene sucked ass as there were really no ground-breaking acts or anything. The VMA's just get suckier every year,and the movie scene wasn't that great either,IMO. Also kind of sucked for gaming.
Overall,I don't know about you guys,but I felt this year was one of the worst years ever. It just wasn't a good year in general,and a lot of my online friends can vouch for that,for different reasons.
Cheers to 2004,looks to be a better year than the last. It'll look to be a better year for gaming as well. Not too mention there will be lots of movies to look forward to. SpiderMan 2,Harry Potter 3,Shrek 2,Punisher(hopefully this won't suck),A Series of Unfortunate Events,e.t.c e.t.c.
What were your guys' opinions on 2003?
I thought this season was one of the best for videogames, unless you don't have a lot of money, like me. There's so many different games to choose from this year. There has to be around 25-30 games that came out this year I would like to play...
As for movies, I went to the theater quite a bit this year, which is very unlike me.
and music...well, that's sucked, as it usually does. Of course I've only heard what the record companies thought I should hear...so I turn off the radio and MTV.
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| Fuchikoma 787th Post
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| "Re(2):Looking ahead:2004" , posted Mon 15 Dec 08:59
I think 2003 has been pretty good. True there hasn't been many good cds this year, although I'm listening to the new Offspring album and I like that. I mostly switched to J-rock and found some good albums from Shocking Lemon, Asian Kung Fu Generation, and the Pillows.
Movie wise I saw a couple movies I really liked this year- Millenium Actress, Last Samurai, Lost in Translation, Ong Bak (a crazy Thai martial arts movie), Elf, Stuck on You, and Kill Bill.
In gaming I think it was a decent year. There was the SF anniversery with the launch of the comic, the tribute album, and the anniversery artbook. There's a handful of games that stood out to me in 2003... Viewtiful Joe, Legend of Zelda Windwaker, XIII, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Max Payne 2, Soul Calibur 2, KOF 2k3, Silent Hill 3, Castlevania: LOI, Samurai Shodown 5, Metal Slug 5, Wario Ware Inc, FF Tactics Advance, Sonic Battle... overall not a bad year for some fun playable games for me.
Also I should note I think it was a great year for anime... lots of series showed you can flawlessly blend CG with cel style animation... Macross Zero, Yukikaze, and Last Exile were great examples of that. Other great series this year were Wolf's Rain, Gad Guard, Airmaster, Season 2 of Naruto, ROD TV, Full Metal Alchemist, Peace Maker Kurogane, Dokkoida, and GITS SAC.
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| Krzyzewski Man 420th Post
Gold Customer
| "Re(2):Looking ahead:2004" , posted Mon 15 Dec 16:22
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We still have what,15-16 days until the New Year is upon us. It's been one weird and depressing year,for me anyway. Not too mention this year was incredibly dull,entertainment-wise. The music scene sucked ass as there were really no ground-breaking acts or anything.
When was the last time there was ever a groundbreaking music act? Besides, this is the year that brought us The Darkness! Come on, that's groundbreaking, right?
Much as I would like more bands to be influenced by Queen, it's hardly groundbreaking. And I'm sure there are groundbreaking bands out there, but they probably suck, like most groundbreaking bands.
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The VMA's just get suckier every year,
They always are.
Krzyzewski Man's guide to the VMA's:
1: Watch Chris Rock.
2: Watch no one else.
3: Drink heavily.
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and the movie scene wasn't that great either,IMO.
I liked the movies this year. Elf was good. I liked a lot of stuff I saw this summer and earlier this year too.
Also kind of sucked for gaming.
The most worthwhile, original game I've played in a long time came out this year. I'm talking, of course, about Viewtiful Joe. This is also the year that brought me Wind Waker (which I love) and Lament of Innocence and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and several other titles I liked. It was a good gaming year for me.
As a general rule, if you can't find something that doesn't suck, keep looking, because you haven't found everything. You never know what game you might end up liking.
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Overall,I don't know about you guys,but I felt this year was one of the worst years ever. It just wasn't a good year in general,and a lot of my online friends can vouch for that,for different reasons.
Krzyzewski Man's prescription:
1: Drink heavily.
2: Drink some egg nog, too.
3: Rob a bank.
4: Use the money to buy more games.
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I don't know yeah probably
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| Hungrywolf 2560th Post
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| "Re(3):Looking ahead:2004" , posted Mon 15 Dec 17:02
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When was the last time there was ever a groundbreaking music act? Besides, this is the year that brought us The Darkness! Come on, that's groundbreaking, right?
Much as I would like more bands to be influenced by Queen, it's hardly groundbreaking. And I'm sure there are groundbreaking bands out there, but they probably suck, like most groundbreaking bands.
Heh, I know they aren't really groundbreaking. But I thought I'd mention something humorous in my response. I haven't seen a new band like the Darkness since the 80's, they really do appear to have traveled here from the 80's. I've only heard one of their songs, so I can't say whether I really like them or not. But I do like the one single they have a video for.
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| Dr Baghead 2667th Post
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| "Re(1):Looking ahead:2004" , posted Mon 15 Dec 20:38
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We still have what,15-16 days until the New Year is upon us. It's been one weird and depressing year,for me anyway. Not too mention this year was incredibly dull,entertainment-wise. The music scene sucked ass as there were really no ground-breaking acts or anything. The VMA's just get suckier every year,and the movie scene wasn't that great either,IMO. Also kind of sucked for gaming.
Overall,I don't know about you guys,but I felt this year was one of the worst years ever. It just wasn't a good year in general,and a lot of my online friends can vouch for that,for different reasons.
Cheers to 2004,looks to be a better year than the last. It'll look to be a better year for gaming as well. Not too mention there will be lots of movies to look forward to. SpiderMan 2,Harry Potter 3,Shrek 2,Punisher(hopefully this won't suck),A Series of Unfortunate Events,e.t.c e.t.c.
What were your guys' opinions on 2003?
I really wanted to respond to this seriously >_< but I can't bring myself to that level...
T.E. I never thought you'd say anything dumber then 'I learned everything I needed to know about the 80's from VH1, but congradulations! Naming 2003 the 'one of the worse years ever' because you didn't like the movies takes that cake and tops it with a delicious royal frosting made with real idiocy instead of rich creamy butter!
Nah! I'm just funning... well not really, that's still a dumb comment, but I'm not going to be mean in the spirit of the season.
I liked 2003, it saw Hasbro finally loose the Batman toy rights so DC Direct, Mattel, and Yamato started making figures in a six inch scale! By Next year my collection will have gone from just Bizarro and some customs to Bizarro, three Batmans, two Ivys, two Jokers, two Harleys, Catwoman, Killer Croc, Mr.Freeze, Hush, two Riddlers, two Robins, two Nightwings, the Huntress, Ivy-Posessed Superman, Bruce Wayne, the Penguin, AND a some customs! HOORAY! Now if only they'd work together and stop making duplicate figures I'd be set!
There were some good movies... ummmm, well I haven't seen either but a lot of people like Pirates of the Caribian and Seabiscuit. Finding Nemo wasn't bad, the Ellen fish was the only reason I liked the movie but still not bad. Return of the King is going to be fun.
As far as games go DMC2 wasn't as awful as people like to claim... sure it's not as "good" or "innovative" as DMC1 and likely "killed the franchise" but it's fun in the same sense a mindless action film is. DoAX is fun, I'm happy to be getting some free time soon so I can try and finish that stupid bitch Christie's collection. Megaman X7 is pretty okay too. I haven't played it yet but I'm sure Ninja Gaiden will be enjoyable. OH! And there was Mario&Luigi:Superstars Saga on the GBA, fan-fucking-tastic game! WarioWarez was pretty quarky and fun too, and the e-cards for Mario 3 mean that game's going to keep giving for years to come! Has anyone else played the Hunter:the Reckoning games? Redeemer's pretty fun (mindless, but fun)... Wayward might be fun too but I don't feel like renting PS2 games.
So I found I lot of games to enjoy this year, and I'm not even all that interested in games anymore.
Shrek 2 and Spider-man 2 will probably suck, why? Because I enjoyed the first ones (not so much Shrek anymore -__- it's still great, but the insane marketing killed it for me) and if I liked the first one part 2 has to suck! (I'm looking at you X2:X-Men United!)
HOORAY! I gots Photoshop back!
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| Satoshi_Miwa 2458th Post
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| "Re(1):Looking ahead:2004" , posted Mon 15 Dec 21:06
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We still have what,15-16 days until the New Year is upon us. It's been one weird and depressing year,for me anyway. Not too mention this year was incredibly dull,entertainment-wise. The music scene sucked ass as there were really no ground-breaking acts or anything. The VMA's just get suckier every year,and the movie scene wasn't that great either,IMO. Also kind of sucked for gaming.
Overall,I don't know about you guys,but I felt this year was one of the worst years ever. It just wasn't a good year in general,and a lot of my online friends can vouch for that,for different reasons.
Cheers to 2004,looks to be a better year than the last. It'll look to be a better year for gaming as well. Not too mention there will be lots of movies to look forward to. SpiderMan 2,Harry Potter 3,Shrek 2,Punisher(hopefully this won't suck),A Series of Unfortunate Events,e.t.c e.t.c.
What were your guys' opinions on 2003?
D-V-D!
Yeah 2003 sucked. I always hate years that are multiples of 3, and dispise everything released in that year even if it's good. Cause 3 is an evil number. EVIL!
But seriously, this year was actually not to bad for me. Sure I didn't care for most of the music, but remastered Bob Dylan makes any years music releases top notch. Highway 61 revisted owns and all of that...
DVD's for the most part we're solid, as the Disney Miyazaki releases rocked. Fruits Basket was a great release, as was The Beatles Anthology and the Kids are Alright.
Movies I enjoyed, as I caught Spirited Away in the theater. Pirates was good, as was X-men 2. And Kill Bill was like every genre I liked mixed togther. And Return of the King is yet to come.
And we're getting more Manga released here than ever before....
And heck, Canadian Dollar is worth 76 cents American.
So hell yeah, 2003 was a good year for me.
Oh...And...
D-V-D
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| Hungrywolf 2561th Post
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| "Re(2):Looking ahead:2004" , posted Mon 15 Dec 22:23
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We still have what,15-16 days until the New Year is upon us. It's been one weird and depressing year,for me anyway. Not too mention this year was incredibly dull,entertainment-wise. The music scene sucked ass as there were really no ground-breaking acts or anything. The VMA's just get suckier every year,and the movie scene wasn't that great either,IMO. Also kind of sucked for gaming.
Overall,I don't know about you guys,but I felt this year was one of the worst years ever. It just wasn't a good year in general,and a lot of my online friends can vouch for that,for different reasons.
Cheers to 2004,looks to be a better year than the last. It'll look to be a better year for gaming as well. Not too mention there will be lots of movies to look forward to. SpiderMan 2,Harry Potter 3,Shrek 2,Punisher(hopefully this won't suck),A Series of Unfortunate Events,e.t.c e.t.c.
What were your guys' opinions on 2003?
D-V-D!
Yeah 2003 sucked. I always hate years that are multiples of 3, and dispise everything released in that year even if it's good. Cause 3 is an evil number. EVIL!
But seriously, this year was actually not to bad for me. Sure I didn't care for most of the music, but remastered Bob Dylan makes any years music releases top notch. Highway 61 revisted owns and all of that...
DVD's for the most part we're solid, as the Disney Miyazaki releases rocked. Fruits Basket was a great release, as was The Beatles Anthology and the Kids are Alright.
Movies I enjoyed, as I caught Spirited Away in the theater. Pirates was good, as was X-men 2. And Kill Bill was like every genre I liked mixed togther. And Return of the King is yet to come.
And we're getting more Manga released here than ever before....
And heck, Canadian Dollar is worth 76 cents American.
So hell yeah, 2003 was a good year for me.
Oh...And...
D-V-D
You reminded me of one of the greatest things I can think of that has happened this year. Rurouni Kenshin has finally been released in America (the manga). I'm so happy about it.
"no again my apoligizes for anyone i offend!!!!!"
Hungry Like the Wolf
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| OmegaDog 942th Post
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| "Re(3):Looking ahead:2004" , posted Mon 15 Dec 22:49
Heh -- yeah, as we were discussing in AIM, T.E., it wasn't one of my best years. But, because any bad situations were normally as a result of my own choices and actions (or lack thereof), it really was more a year of lessons for me. So, I really can't say this year was too much of a waste.
Also, though I'm not too familiar with some aspects of music pop culture, at least in the video game ring, we got lots of memorable games. Movies weren't bad either -- even if you feel some bad ones were released, focus on the ones you did enjoy.
As for 2004 -- no time like the present to develop New Year's Resolutions -- no time like the present to implement them either.
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You reminded me of one of the greatest things I can think of that has happened this year. Rurouni Kenshin has finally been released in America (the manga). I'm so happy about it.
Oh crap, that's right -- the Kenshin manga is out! How is it?
Also -- what's the status on Azumanga vol. 2?
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| Fro Boy11 1881th Post
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| "Re(5):Looking ahead:2004" , posted Tue 16 Dec 21:46
This year wasn't that bad.
For music.....well, there was a few good things in terms of music, but seriously, if you want something good, buy underground stuff, or buy old stuff from 96. Stop watching MTV and expecting something good to come out of it. Yeah, there's SOME good stuff on it, and even the radio, but that rarely happens.
Movies were pretty good this year. I mean we had Freddy vs. Jason, Daredevil, X2, 28 Days Later, Bad Boys II, Kill Bill, The Last Samurai, and a few other good ones. On the downside of it, we had stuff like the 2 Matrix movies that I thought sucked.
Gaming wasn't that bad this year. I bought quite a few games for my GC and PS2, and even for DC. I mean, I got KOF2002, F-Zero GX, Wind Waker, Smackdown HCTP, GGX2, Soul Calibur II, Lament of Innocence, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Manhunt, and all the good SNK news. How can you NOT like that? Next year will be better from a 2D fighting standpoint...hopefully.
Still waiting for a Dan Hibiki and Robert Garcia dream match!
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| dutch__schultz
117th Post
Regular Customer
| "i had a goo year" , posted Wed 17 Dec 15:41
i've been to eddy, i live like right by it.
it's what you make of it, go out and talk to people, you just need to feel good, everything will fall into place.
as for movies and games - minority report. matrix, lotr, chalte chalte
castlevania, cvs 2, rez, double dash, ezf advance
sall good friendos
"I wish i was crazy so that instead of worrying about people eating me people would worry about being eaten by me." - dutch schultz
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| OYashiroForever 655th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member
| "Re(2):Re(10):Looking ahead:2004" , posted Wed 17 Dec 21:37:
Couple of quick corrections... (a horrible habit of mine):quote:
Movies:
Hero
Technically, Hero was released in 2002.quote:
Games:
Bombastic/Devil Dice 2
Bombastic is the US name for Xi Go, the 3rd game in the series.
With that out of the way, I'd have to say I enjoyed 2003 from a media perspective. In movies, it brought the end of the Matrix + LotR trilogies, some above average blockbusters (Pirates, X2, Finding Nemo, Master+Commander) as well as a slew of great smaller releases (Bad Santa, About Schmidt, Identity).
In music... well, there wasn't much. However, there was a new Radiohead album and that's always a thumbs up in my book.
In gaming, while I didn't buy an awful lot, there were a lot of great releases. SNK was fully resurrected with no less than 5 games released this year (PI:M, SvC, SS5/0, MS5, KoF2003). On US consoles there was Disgaea, Bombastic, Prince of Persia, GGX2. and Mario Kart to name a few. There were many disappointments along the way, but I think they were more than balanced out by the games that lived up to and/or exceeded expectations.
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