Black Mage Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Has anybody seen "The Day After Tomorrow?" I wish I had the GPS that one of the characters had. They were driving through a massive hurricane covering the entire northern hemisphere, in blinding snow, with sub-zero temperatures and he still had a possitive lock. I have a hard time getting a lock of the satellites when it's overcast. Quote Link to comment
+New England n00b Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Haven't seen it yet myself, but I wonder if maybe it's dramatic licence on the part of the movie studio? /Ya think? Quote Link to comment
+leatherman Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Looked like a Trimble GeoExplorer to me. Don't even want to know how much it cost. Quote Link to comment
+95_Camaro_Couple Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Don't even want to know how much it cost. From my experience, if you have to ask...it's too expensive! Paula Quote Link to comment
habercacher Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 What was the deal with all those cell phones working in such a cataclysmic ordeal?I cant even get a signal in Wal-mart! Quote Link to comment
+clearpath Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I saw the flick Friday night (I still can't believe I talked my wife into going). Anyway, I loved the special effects and it was pretty funny when some of the action got to be 'far fetched'. All in all, though, it was a great escape from reality. Quote Link to comment
habercacher Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I saw the flick Friday night (I still can't believe I talked my wife into going). Anyway, I loved the special effects and it was pretty funny when some of the action got to be 'far fetched'. All in all, though, it was a great escape from reality. May actually become reality someday soon Quote Link to comment
+95_Camaro_Couple Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I just found out last week that parts of the movie were shot here in El Paso, using local soldiers from Ft. Bliss. Pretty cool, eh? Paula Quote Link to comment
habercacher Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 One of the funniest parts was when people were illegally entering Mexico from the U.S.! Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 The Geoexplorer CE series is $3500 each, with an expected battery life between 8-20 hours depending upon usage. Software to work on the PC is extra at about $500 or more. Quote Link to comment
+SnowLeopard Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 The Geoexplorer CE series is $3500 each, with an expected battery life between 8-20 hours depending upon usage. Software to work on the PC is extra at about $500 or more. I'm sure if you used that to find enough McToys, you would eventually pay off the cost... Quote Link to comment
Vacman Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 The Geoexplorer CE series is $3500 each, with an expected battery life between 8-20 hours depending upon usage. Software to work on the PC is extra at about $500 or more. I'm sure if you used that to find enough McToys, you would eventually pay off the cost... Wait - You mean there is a market for used McToys? Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 (edited) Believe it or not, there really is. But to be worth anything, they have to be in pristine shape, that is, still in the plastic bag they were sealed in and not weathered. Oh - I guess that would imply they weren't used. Edited May 31, 2004 by TotemLake Quote Link to comment
+Insp Gadget Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I realize this movie was a work of fiction and I haven't been able to see it yet, but.... Would a GPS work in a hurricane? Do I understand correctly that weather has no effect on the GPS signal? Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 How about on 24 a few weeks ago, when the receiver/transmitter got a signal in a subway? And had about a five foot accuracy? Quote Link to comment
+TEAM 360 Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 How about on 24 a few weeks ago, when the receiver/transmitter got a signal in a subway? And had about a five foot accuracy? Yea, HA! I saw that part, when they were tracking one of the bad guys, and had a lock on him, even though he was underground and on one of the moving subway trains...yea, suuuuuuuuure.... Quote Link to comment
+AmishHacker Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I saw the flick Friday night (I still can't believe I talked my wife into going). Anyway, I loved the special effects and it was pretty funny when some of the action got to be 'far fetched'. All in all, though, it was a great escape from reality. May actually become reality someday soon Wow....I did not know Al Gore geocached. Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 The Geoexplorer CE series is $3500 each, with an expected battery life between 8-20 hours depending upon usage. Software to work on the PC is extra at about $500 or more. The sad thing is it didn't even have a basemap! Quote Link to comment
bug and snake Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I saw the movie last night. I made a word puzzle out of my opinion of it:- PARC Quote Link to comment
+clearpath Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I saw the movie last night. I made a word puzzle out of my opinion of it:-PARC lol ... thats pretty funny. Quote Link to comment
bug and snake Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I saw the movie last night. I made a word puzzle out of my opinion of it:-PARC lol ... thats pretty funny. ...and, I think the puzzle was a lot more entertaining than the movie! Should have gone next door to see VanHelsing!!!!! Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 (edited) CARP? I don't get it!?! Seriously though, it's like any other movie. Set aside reality for a couple of hours, sit back and enjoy. Edited June 2, 2004 by TotemLake Quote Link to comment
bug and snake Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 CARP? I don't get it!?! Seriously though, it's like any other movie. Set aside reality for a couple of hours, sit back and enjoy. CARP, it's a fish - the movie STANK! I like this type of movie in general but in this case I thought the acting was poor and the story was worse. I believe the story could have been told in a couple of sentences, with a pause for a yawn between. Now, the effects were very well done and that is probably all that kept me in the theater - that and the fact that the person I was with was enjoying the flic. Reading back on that, I might have just been in a non-receptive mood at the time so take this as my opinion and go see it for yourself if you didn't already. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 I saw it and enjoyed it both for storyline and SFX but then I'm used to setting reality aside and just enjoy. Let's not get into why I'm so used to that eh? Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 I saw it and enjoyed it both for storyline and SFX but then I'm used to setting reality aside and just enjoy. Let's not get into why I'm so used to that eh? Ah, yes... that's the reason I go to a movie! To be entertained! Quote Link to comment
bug and snake Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Ah, yes... that's the reason I go to a movie! To be entertained! Know what you mean..... Don'cha just HATE a movie with a 'message' attached! "I made the film to highlight the plight of the Obbli-Dooble tribe... (then charged you megga bucks to go see it)" Quote Link to comment
+clearpath Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 (edited) Ah, yes... that's the reason I go to a movie! To be entertained! Yes, and what could possibly be more entertaining that good ol' fashion female nakedness. That is what this movie really lacked ... all they had to do was show the brunette girl's 'Mary Janes' and this movie could have been a block buster. Edited June 2, 2004 by clearpath Quote Link to comment
+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Ah, yes... that's the reason I go to a movie! To be entertained! Yes, and what could possibly be more entertaining that good ol' fashion female nakedness. That is what this movie really lacked ... all they had to do was show the brunette girls 'Mary Janes' and this movie could have been a block buster. She needed to remove her clothing in order to properly heat up the young lad who was freezing. That darn sweater could have killed him. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 We're obviously in the wrong field. Quote Link to comment
+Beta Test Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 (edited) Well, I though the movie was good. Yes it did have its plot holes and lack of Jaws when the water was rising (honestly it had wolves so why not!). So yeah I guess that GPSr was pretty neat. Something that was cool is the knife that the guy (I have a horrible forgetfulness about names in movies.) used to cit his suspension rope as to not kill his friends. I hade one with me at the time I was watching the movie. Odd. *Edited because the post sounded like a scolicitation* Edited June 3, 2004 by Beta Test Quote Link to comment
+trashcann Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 Good lock in impossible conditions? Must have been a Magellan. Quote Link to comment
+New England n00b Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 I saw the movie last night. I made a word puzzle out of my opinion of it:-PARC lol ... thats pretty funny. ...and, I think the puzzle was a lot more entertaining than the movie! Should have gone next door to see VanHelsing!!!!! Actually, I saw Van Helsing. It was "OK". Too much CGI & wirework nowadays. *sigh* Quote Link to comment
+SomewhereInND Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 I saw the movie last night. I made a word puzzle out of my opinion of it:-PARC I ran PARC thru the geocaching decryption, and came up with the following: CNEP I don't understand, what does CNEP mean? Quote Link to comment
+Brian - Team A.I. Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 I heard VanHelsing wasn't all that good. Saw Shrek2 a few days ago and laughed so hard I cried. The COPS scene was too great, with the 'pepper spray', and the balloon air units from the FFAPD talking about the white Bronco heading into the woods. It's so much better than the first one. Quote Link to comment
kayaker22589 Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 I think Day After Tommorrow was a pretty good movie when it wasn't bogus. I mean seriously who goes into a wendys for shelter and doesn't grill some burgers. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 I heard VanHelsing wasn't all that good. Saw Shrek2 a few days ago and laughed so hard I cried. The COPS scene was too great, with the 'pepper spray', and the balloon air units from the FFAPD talking about the white Bronco heading into the woods. It's so much better than the first one. On the other hand, I thought VH was a good fantasy horror flick. Great SFX and some old jokes with a twist, and those fem fatale vamps had the best evil laughter I've heard in ages. Again - set aside your realism for a couple of hours, sit back and enjoy. Quote Link to comment
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