Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 13:21:17 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> To: Neill Robins <freebsd@nc.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Oh no! They killed Beastie! Message-ID: <200103270121.f2R1LIf29116@ns1.unixathome.org> In-Reply-To: <38143623860.20010326074853@nc.rr.com> References: <200103260418.f2Q4INf22590@ns1.unixathome.org>
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On 26 Mar 2001, at 7:48, Neill Robins wrote: > DL> The filming for Hercules and Xena was done in Auckland. Someone just > DL> told me it was just west of Auckland, on the coast. > > Well, it looks absolutely beautiful from the pictures I've seen, > mostly on the internet. I actually have a friend in Sydney who said > that if I could ever make it out, she would take me to NZ touring, and > I believe Auckland was one of the main points of interest. Well don't concentrate on Auckland. Most tourist concentrate on the south island. That's where the big mountains, glaciers, rain forests, plains, etc are. Depending on what interests you, different areas will be liked by different people. > DL> The special effects (physical and digital) were by Weta > DL> <http://www.wetafx.co.nz/WetaLtd-Index.html>. The are the same > DL> people who worked on The Frightners and Heavenly Creatures. Weta > DL> are heavily involved in Lord of The Rings. Peter Jackson is the director > DL> and all of the three films were shot in New Zealand. You've seen the > DL> LOTR trailer? That's NZ scenery in the background, perhaps digitally > DL> enhance, I don't know. At present, they are post production and the > DL> first film will be released December 2001. With luck, the premiere will > DL> be in Wellington. I hope so. > > Yeah, I have seen the trailer when I saw "Crouching Tiger, Hidden > Dragon" and it looks like it may be good (compared to some of the > crap they churn out nowadays). And speaking of LOTR, here is a > humourous clip: > http://modernhumorist.com/mh/0101/rings/lotrlow.mov for 160x > http://modernhumorist.com/mh/0101/rings/lotrhigh.mov for 240x > If you have the time to download one, it is pretty good, although it > may be slow. Oh gawd some people have too much time! -- Dan Langille pgpkey - finger dan@unixathome.org | http://unixathome.org/finger.php got any work? I'm looking for some. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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