Comments on: Putting Quarters Where My Mouth Is: Chasing Ghosts (Updated) http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1476 Jason Scott's Weblog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Sarah http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1476/comment-page-1#comment-146471 Sarah Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:26:51 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1476#comment-146471 You know what's annoying me right now? Running through this blog like a crazy woman with her hair on fire I've discovered so many things I want to get my grubby little paws on. Can I find Chasing Ghosts on DVD? Nope, Amazon.co.uk (gotta love Region codes) offers me... King of Kong instead. Erm.. no. Can I find a torrent of it ? Nope. Damn thing's up and vanished. Can't seem to spot it on Amazon.co.uk.com link up *sigh* You know what’s annoying me right now? Running through this blog like a crazy woman with her hair on fire I’ve discovered so many things I want to get my grubby little paws on.

Can I find Chasing Ghosts on DVD? Nope, Amazon.co.uk (gotta love Region codes) offers me… King of Kong instead. Erm.. no. Can I find a torrent of it ? Nope. Damn thing’s up and vanished. Can’t seem to spot it on Amazon.co.uk.com link up *sigh*

]]> By: bananafish http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1476/comment-page-1#comment-5874 bananafish Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:23:19 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1476#comment-5874 That is a fair point. I didn't get the sense that KoK made him out to be a cheat although I understand how others did. I thought the thing with the tape was just to show the supposed different treatment of him vs Steve (tape with some playback problems accepted quickly vs tapes not accepted until the machine could be opened up and checked out). But I have talked to a lot of people who thought the implication was that Billy somehow faked the tape and I can see where that is coming from (and I agree it may be what the filmmakers wanted viewers to think) but it wasn't my impression. Anyways I liked this film better although it is arguably less "entertaining." I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when Mr Awesome says he is fighting to keep the Missile Command score, "Because it makes me special" and I thought he was going to tear up. They got some really neat moments on tape. That is a fair point. I didn’t get the sense that KoK made him out to be a cheat although I understand how others did. I thought the thing with the tape was just to show the supposed different treatment of him vs Steve (tape with some playback problems accepted quickly vs tapes not accepted until the machine could be opened up and checked out). But I have talked to a lot of people who thought the implication was that Billy somehow faked the tape and I can see where that is coming from (and I agree it may be what the filmmakers wanted viewers to think) but it wasn’t my impression.

Anyways I liked this film better although it is arguably less “entertaining.” I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when Mr Awesome says he is fighting to keep the Missile Command score, “Because it makes me special” and I thought he was going to tear up. They got some really neat moments on tape.

]]> By: Jason Scott http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1476/comment-page-1#comment-5865 Jason Scott Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:23:40 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1476#comment-5865 I disagree, because I think King of Kong wrongly accuses him of being a cheat and a liar, and this movie does no such thing. I agree his character is abrasive in the same way in both films, but Chasing Ghosts provides a more rounded portrayal of him. I disagree, because I think King of Kong wrongly accuses him of being a cheat and a liar, and this movie does no such thing. I agree his character is abrasive in the same way in both films, but Chasing Ghosts provides a more rounded portrayal of him.

]]> By: bananafish http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1476/comment-page-1#comment-5864 bananafish Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:15:49 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1476#comment-5864 Billy Mitchell seems like just as much of an asshole in this movie as in King of Kong. Billy Mitchell seems like just as much of an asshole in this movie as in King of Kong.

]]> By: Church http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1476/comment-page-1#comment-5540 Church Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:06:36 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1476#comment-5540 I'll be watching it on BT Time, I'm sure, but I'm looking forward to it. And yeah, selling DVDs as 'easy and portable storage for stuff that's taking up hard drive space' is the way to go. I’ll be watching it on BT Time, I’m sure, but I’m looking forward to it. And yeah, selling DVDs as ‘easy and portable storage for stuff that’s taking up hard drive space’ is the way to go.

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