Comments for The Circuit Blog http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress We-B-Log Here Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:44:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Top 10 CGI Special Effects by sandrar http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=184#comment-3114 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:16:26 +0000 http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=184#comment-3114 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> Comment on Top 10 (vol. 9, Phish studio albums) by Keenan http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=125#comment-3113 Keenan Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:26:33 +0000 http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=125#comment-3113 Update: Joy, Phish's newest album, "drops" tomorrow, although its been streaming on the band's MySpace page for a few day now. Having listed to it all the way through about a dozen times now, I think its appropriate to discuss how it fits into the current list. Also, this month's issue of <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/phish/albums/album/29924098/joy" rel="nofollow">Rolling Stone</a> has a review of the album which is more than suspect in it credibility. It claims Joy is the best Phish album to date, even better than Billy Breathes, the reviewer's previous favorite Phish album. Totally ridiculous. Joy does feature the best Mike Gordon written song since Rift's Weigh; Sugar Shack shows off some of the song writing Gordon has obviously been honing during the break (which is on impressive display on his latest solo effort The Green Sparrow). And the prog-rock influenced Time Turns Elastic is at least an attempt, although a forced one, at the kind of long compositional song writing that made Phish great and makes their live music so dynamic and amazing. Unfortunately, producer Steve Lillywhite returns from their last collaboration on Billy Breathes, and it doesn't take much listening for it to become sadly obvious. Joy shares with Billy Breathe the same down beat sappy impotent feeling. All in all, I think I would slide Joy in ahead of Undermind at the 8 spot, by far not Phish's best effort, but not their worst either. Update:
Joy, Phish’s newest album, “drops” tomorrow, although its been streaming on the band’s MySpace page for a few day now. Having listed to it all the way through about a dozen times now, I think its appropriate to discuss how it fits into the current list. Also, this month’s issue of Rolling Stone has a review of the album which is more than suspect in it credibility. It claims Joy is the best Phish album to date, even better than Billy Breathes, the reviewer’s previous favorite Phish album. Totally ridiculous. Joy does feature the best Mike Gordon written song since Rift’s Weigh; Sugar Shack shows off some of the song writing Gordon has obviously been honing during the break (which is on impressive display on his latest solo effort The Green Sparrow). And the prog-rock influenced Time Turns Elastic is at least an attempt, although a forced one, at the kind of long compositional song writing that made Phish great and makes their live music so dynamic and amazing. Unfortunately, producer Steve Lillywhite returns from their last collaboration on Billy Breathes, and it doesn’t take much listening for it to become sadly obvious. Joy shares with Billy Breathe the same down beat sappy impotent feeling. All in all, I think I would slide Joy in ahead of Undermind at the 8 spot, by far not Phish’s best effort, but not their worst either.

]]> Comment on Top 10 (vol. 24, best board games) by Brittany Ginder http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=263#comment-3093 Brittany Ginder Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:52:52 +0000 http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=263#comment-3093 I have to say Scategories is definitely a snub on here. Arguably One of the greatest board games ever created. I have to say Scategories is definitely a snub on here. Arguably One of the greatest board games ever created.

]]> Comment on The Greatest Year in Film History by Keenan http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=264#comment-3090 Keenan Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:48:39 +0000 http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=264#comment-3090 But when you look at the movies, I would argue that there are 3 all time great movies in the '94 list (The Shawshank Redemption, Forest Gump, and Pulp Fiction), while there is only one, maybe two in the '99 list (The Matrix, Fight Club both of which I rank behind the three listed above), which I would admit is a little deeper. But when you look at the movies, I would argue that there are 3 all time great movies in the ‘94 list (The Shawshank Redemption, Forest Gump, and Pulp Fiction), while there is only one, maybe two in the ‘99 list (The Matrix, Fight Club both of which I rank behind the three listed above), which I would admit is a little deeper.

]]> Comment on The Greatest Year in Film History by Wilson http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=264#comment-3084 Wilson Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:05:19 +0000 http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=264#comment-3084 So, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels as well as Run Lola Run also released in the US in 1999... 1999, might just take the cake. So, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels as well as Run Lola Run also released in the US in 1999… 1999, might just take the cake.

]]> Comment on The Greatest Year in Film History by Wilson http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=264#comment-3070 Wilson Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:52:13 +0000 http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=264#comment-3070 Wow... okay, 1994 it is. Wow… okay, 1994 it is.

]]> Comment on The Greatest Year in Film History by Keenan http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=264#comment-3069 Keenan Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:47:59 +0000 http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=264#comment-3069 1994 was pretty good too: Forest Gump Pulp Fiction The Shawshank Redemption Four Weddings and a Funeral Legends of the Fall Bottle Rocket Natural Born Killers Nell Stargate The Lion King Speed Dumb & Dumber Ace Ventura: Pet Detective True Lies 1994 was pretty good too:
Forest Gump
Pulp Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Legends of the Fall
Bottle Rocket
Natural Born Killers
Nell
Stargate
The Lion King
Speed
Dumb & Dumber
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
True Lies

]]> Comment on The Greatest Year in Film History by Keenan http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=264#comment-3068 Keenan Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:38:03 +0000 http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=264#comment-3068 Exactly. Other 1999 films of note: Star Wars episode 1 (in my opinion the best, or the least bad, of the prequels) and The Blair Witch Project (which has been hugely influential). Exactly.

Other 1999 films of note: Star Wars episode 1 (in my opinion the best, or the least bad, of the prequels) and The Blair Witch Project (which has been hugely influential).

]]> Comment on The Greatest Year in Film History by Wilson http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=264#comment-3067 Wilson Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:08:07 +0000 http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=264#comment-3067 No way. 1999 it is. No way. 1999 it is.

]]> Comment on The Greatest Year in Film History by Josh http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=264#comment-3066 Josh Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:51:39 +0000 http://www.thecircuitmag.com/tcm_root/wordpress/?p=264#comment-3066 It's such a recent year is my problem with choosing it. I'll probably find a cooler one. It’s such a recent year is my problem with choosing it. I’ll probably find a cooler one.

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