If you're too lazy to make your own list, feel free to print out this one!
PlayStation 2 games:
Baldur's Gate
Half-Life
Harvest Moon
Splashdown
Books:
King, Stephen: Black House
Bloom, Allan: The Closing of the American Mind
Strauss, Leo: The History of Political Philosophy
DVD:
The Simpsons, Season I
The Over the Hill Gang
Citizen Kane
9 to 5
The Bank Dick
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
South Park: Timmy!
South Park: Winter Wonderland
The Nutty Professor (1963 version)
The Blob (original or remake)
Beware! The Blob
The French Connection
Marathon Man
ID:193576
 Dec 10 2001, 4:30 am
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Dec 10 2001, 7:26 am
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Unix
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Hey have u got a DVD player that plays american ones i bought one but they axedently sent me it with the chip in which would make it 100 pounds more aint i lucky??
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I live in uk but i like to buy stuff from america coz they normaly better and have stuff not cut out and i can get some films that are still at cinemas here
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Gughunter wrote:
If you're too lazy to make your own list, feel free to print out this one!I only want one out of your list and that is Baulder's Gate, I want another one and it is called "Spy Hunter" I have not played the arcade original but It looks fun. :) Stealth2k | |
lol screw books, wh ybuy books? oh yea you like ot read, I dont know why peopel waste money on books
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Well, for one it takes more imagination and creativity to read a book, anyone can watch a movie and say cool, but reading a good book makes it seem allot better. I for one support books, especially forgotten realms. In movies it takes forever to make scenes and most of the time the acting is horrible, but in books everything turns out ok, no flaws, no bad actors/actoresses, and no long waiting times for it to come out. You see your imagination is a scary thing, you can think of almost anything and make it look 100x better than on movies or anything else. Books are great, sadly todays people figure they are a waste of time when they could just watch a movie. Sure I think it's cool to see dungeons and dragons, willow, and lord of the rings on movie, but I'd rather read forgotten realms on book, as it's easier to understand and picture and makes me feel as though I'm there.
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I only want one out of your list and that is Baulder's Gate, I want another one and it is called "Spy Hunter" I have not played the arcade original but It looks fun. :) I have played the arcade original, and it is fun! I forgot all about the PS2 remake... and it got good reviews, too. | |
Migzor wrote:
lol screw books, wh ybuy books? oh yea you like ot read, I dont know why peopel waste money on books Well, there is some truth in this--many great works of literature are centuries old and in the public demain, and many independent groups have undertaken projects to transfer these venerable works onto the web for free. [IMPORTANT NOTE: Before you start getting ideas from this, this is an entirely different matter than the number of groups who have undertaken projects to transfer games which are months old onto the web for free. This latter practice isn't astoundingly much different than following software developers into alleyways and mugging them.] However, while certainly online libraries in any form are an excellent resource if you need to make a quick reference check, having the actual books themselves offers several advantages. First and foremost, they're generally more convenient; PCs are much larger, less mobile, and of course much more expensive than your average paperback. Of course, palm models can fix the former two problems quite well, but I'd imagine they might get a bit hard on the eyes. Books are also more reliable; they do not suffer from system crashes or disconnections. Finally, having a large bookshelf filled with prestigious volumes looks a lot more impressive to visitors than a bookmark folder for e-library entries; not only is the former more visible, but allows you extra smugness points for actually having material ownership. As to the actual merits of the printed word versus other media, I'd be inclined to argue that writing is still the most effective way of communicating information rapidly. Movies and television do a superior job of transmitting sensations and experiences, and in skilled enough hands can be excellent vehicles for some very thought-provoking ideas, but they remain overrated as a whole compared to books and other printed works. Books' advantages as far as cost goes are twofold: first, libraries are cheaper than video rental stores, and secondly, while book prices are generally not too astoundingly different from VHS or DVD prices, you don't have to wait for the theater run to end before you can purchase your own copy. In sum, for the time being, at least, each medium has its own strengths and weaknesses. The Lord of the Rings movies should prove to be a good example of this; I think I can safely say that those that see the movies only and those that read the books only will both miss out on some excellent experiences enjoyed by the other, though right now there's no telling which group is getting the better deal (well, as far as I know, anyways--I haven't paid much attention to much of the hype for the movie, and my memory on the first book is quite fuzzy indeed). | |
Migzor wrote:
lol screw books, wh ybuy books? oh yea you like ot read, I dont know why peopel waste money on books A good book has as much "replay value" as a good movie or video game. And it's much more portable. I think there are two things parents can do to encourage kids to develop a love of books. First, they should read to their kids regularly, and start at a very early age. Second, they should gradually introduce kids to all-text books, without disparaging or eliminating comics and illustrated books. In this day and age, the prevalence of TV and movies makes it only natural for kids to seek visual stimulation in their entertainment; but sooner or later, kids who have come to accept books as a form of entertainment will naturally start to explore more "grown-up" works. I think I was in sixth or seventh grade when I read The Shining -- it was probably that experience that really made me understand the potential of completely textual works. If you're truly curious about why people spend money on books, I hope you'll read it; it should answer your question. | |
I've always loved reading, I was reading at college level in second grade. Ask Gazoot he knows how much I love reading.
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Migzor wrote:
lol screw books, wh ybuy books? oh yea you like ot read, I dont know why peopel waste money on books I count 14 errors in this line of text, only three of which are typographical. Perhaps if you had ever read a book, you'd be able to write at a little better than a kindergarten level. -AbyssDragon | |
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