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    Mac movies!

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by YasirJ, Feb 5, 2009.

  1. YasirJ

    YasirJ Notebook Consultant

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    Well, I just got through watching Welcome to Macintosh and Macheads.

    Personally I preferred Welcome to Macintosh, it felt a tad bit more solid than Macheads, felt more as a 360 experience, because it actually had a okey reasoning for the film. Macheads, was both funny and annoying at times, and it felt like the movie is glamorizing fanatical behavior. Jeez... its just material products, great ones of course, but they're products.

    Is it just me or was Guy Kawasaki seriously off the charts annoying in Welcome to Macintosh?

    And then we have that crazy fanatical nerd girl in Machead whom just looked like she was off the reserves mentally. :p

    My favourite mac-centric movie has to be Pirates of Silicon Valley. I remember a couple of years back, when seeing it for the first time, I was blown away. It was such an nostalgic movie, even though I wasn't even born back then, haha, but I had reach so much about the history of the it industry so I was really fascinated with the story, and they simply outdid themselves portraying this story, in my opinion. The acting performances of the ensemble was put simply; great. Later on I found out that the movie was a TV movie, and I just couldn't believe it. Is it just me or did you also get the impression that this was a cinematic movie? I recently watched the DVD, and Noah Wyle was talking of maybe a sequel in the future. Here's to hoping that gets made.

    So what are your guys opinion of these movies? What mac-centric movie is your favourite?
     
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  2. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    Yeah Pirates of Silicon Valley was a great movie.
    I saw Macheads, it made me sad because I want the Original Mac and theirs like people that had like 20 of them. :(
     
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  3. YasirJ

    YasirJ Notebook Consultant

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    Haha. :p What would you do with it? Stare at it? :p
     
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  4. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    Yes. :D I don't know it would be neat to have.
     
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  5. YasirJ

    YasirJ Notebook Consultant

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    I'd like a steve jobs bobble head figurine. :p

    So are you thinking of joining the church of mac? :D hahaha. Jesus christ these nuts. :p
     
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    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    Haven't seen Welcome to Macintosh yet, but I watched Macheads the other nite, and was quite disappointed with it. Essentially it could have been condensed down to about 10 min of useful info, most of it was repetitive and unfortunately boring.
    3 outta 10 from me.
    I did enjoy Silicon Valley a lot too.... much much better film
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    Underpantman, Feb 5, 2009
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    i just watcht welcome to mac and macheads last nite and thought macheads was abit lame,just had old peoples in it lol but welcome to mac was brilliant.
     
    times, Feb 7, 2009
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    YasirJ Notebook Consultant

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    Did you also find Guy Kawasaki to be extremely annoying in Welcome to Mac? :p
     
    YasirJ, Feb 7, 2009
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