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The Le-Koro journey music was my absolute favorite! I also would leave it playing in the background back then. Both that & the Ga-Wahi music in MNOG 2 will still randomly play in my head to this day lol

My account hit 20 years the other day! It's been forever since I've been here but it's really nice to see these forums still active

Really, the most annoying thing for me is just how much BZP has changed in the past 10 years. not the layout, or the features, but the people and discussions are somehow different then they used to be.Plus, I agree that banning discussion of homosexuality is unfair. Don't forget, "Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself." - DumbledoreIn this case, the the fear is mentioning homosexuality.

Thanks guys! And yes Zyke, those are lines from MoL. Though the "Makuta has risen" line was taken from The Rising and The Truth audio stories of Mata Nui's awakening.

I thought Makuta Teridax would make a great subject for a dubstep song, so I made this. It's mostly an experiment, mixing samples with some original sounds. Enjoy! Listen to 'Makuta Rises'

Wow, my first topic post here in a long time! I want to apologize for constantly dropping of the face of BZP, only to pop up again every now and then. But that's been done before, and I suppose it's just the way it's going to be. Anyway, check out my latest post, though it's nothing special. Just a wallpaper. Source: Battle With Makuta (Wallpaper)

[ Full view/Download] I was feeling particularly nostalgic the other day, and wanted a BIONICLE themed desktop background. Not any of the official ones, but something more artistic. So I took my favorite scene from MNOG, and retouched and edited it to give it that extra layer of epic!Enjoy!

No ponies for me, though I got a brushable Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy for my little sisters. They were so excited, it was so cute!

I'd like to be added too please.

It's nice to be back on BZP, and with a new forum! I love it, and I haven't even looked around much yet! XD (Don't worry, I'll be sure to find something to complain about.) Wow, so much has happened since I've been here last, since the forums went down, I'm not even going to try to describe everything. For anyone who remembers me, (anyone? I am rather elusive around here.) here's an incredibly brief summary. I've started going to an art college to learn animation, turned 21, and finally gave in and started watching Doctor Who and can't stop! And that's just the superficial highlights. It's pretty neat seeing something so familiar (BZP) with a new face.

Me too! She seems real different from the book (to me) but it's a welcome change.

This article contains major spoilers. For as long as I can remember, Alice in Wonderland has always been one of my favorite stories. When I was little, I used to watch the Disney animated adaption all the time. Then my sisters and I would reenact the movie, using a dollhouse as the White Rabbit's home for when we ate a Cheeze-it that makes you grow. And whenever we were at my aunt's house I watched the 1985 TV movie. Always knowing the slightly damaged tape would inevitably stop at the same place no matter what. (I still haven't seen the whole thing.) Then when the 1999 adaption came out, that became my favorite version of the story. So when this movie was announced, I was naturally real excited to see it. Especially with the Burton/Depp creative combo. So I've been anxiously awaiting this movie for a long time now. Almost a year, I suppose. And I finally had the chance to see it last week. (March 6th, to be precise.) The movie was not quite what I expected, but it was definitely enjoyable, and I liked it. However, there are a few elements about it that almost seemed to disappoint. First, a bit of a synopsis. This movie isn't actually an adaption of the book, but a sequel to them. Which I'm sure was in part to give the production team much more freedom than what would have been allowed had it been otherwise. It's been 13 years since Alice's first visit to Wonderland. She's 19 now, and Wonderland is just a barely remembered dream to her. She doesn't want a part in the high Victorian society that she's expected to be a part of. But while at a garden party, she finds out that she's going to be proposed to. By a guy she doesn't want to marry. And when she sees the white rabbit, she follows him down the rabbit hole once more to Wonderland. But Wonderland has changed since her last visit. The story is basically a growing up story. At the beginning, Alice is a little childish in the way she acts. Quietly rebelling against the ridiculousness of the Victorian high society she was born into. (Like not wearing a corset or stockings.) But when she returns to Wonderland, she's thrown into an adventure that she doesn't really want to be a part of. But not long after she arrives to Wonderland, she's shrunk and stretched, attacked by a bandersnatch, hunted by the Knave of Hearts, and stuffed into a teapot. As well as hearing everyone continue to argue as to wether or not she's the same Alice as before. The only one who's sure she's the same one is the Hatter. And they quickly become friends. (Again) So, now they can get on with the Frabjous Day! Or, the day Alice is destined to slay the Jabberwock to end the evil reign of the Red Queen. (aka Queen of Hearts) Yeah, the plot is basically Lewis Carroll's poem Jabberwocky, from Through the Looking Glass. Read it, and you pretty much know know how it ends. However, Alice is meant to slay the Jabberwock alone. And as both armies stand before each other, They just watch their champions battle it out. Until the Hatter jumps in to help Alice, and the Red Queen sends her army out against the White Queen's army. Now, about the characters. They're all great! And Burton, as well as the actors, have added much more character depth to their rolls than was seen in the book. And fortunately, Alice's character doesn't get lost among the other wacky personalities. But none of them stand out like the Mad Hatter. In this story, he's not just another wacko. (Even though he is the wackiest.) In fact, he's one of the most human characters. His madness is almost tragic at times. Which is probably why he's investigating things that begin with the letter M. (try mercury) The Cheshire cat is an interesting character. You never know what it is he's thinking behind that grin. He's a little selfish, but he'll help if you ask him to. (And he has a strange fascination with the Hatter's hat.) The Red Queen is just plain selfish and heartless. The closest you get to her is when the Knave asks her weather it's better to be loved or feared. Which she later decides it's better to be feared. The White Queen is the Red Queen's younger sister. However she wants to be everything her sister isn't. Good, kind, and nonviolent. She's real quirky but exaggeratedly graceful. An interesting combination that works well for her. Alice. At the beginning she's a little rebellious. And while in Wonderland, she learns to make decisions for herself. However, when she returns, brave and confident, she chooses to take an apprenticeship to someday take over her fathers old ship and trade business. Which was purchased by a family friend after her father's death. And the movie closes with her about to set off on a ship. (To what we assume is to China.) However I couldn't help but feel a sense of loneliness at that. Now this movie is definitely a little feminist, even though some of the things people would call feminist I think are appropriate for the circumstances. But Alice "finding herself" and setting out into the world on her own, all by herself, with nothing but the confidence that she can see in herself just feels lonely to me. And it leaves me to wonder what happens next. Overall, It was an enjoyable movie. The movie looks wonderful, and the 3D really sucks you into it. I liked it. But the ending doesn't leave you with the feeling you know they're trying to give. And there's plenty of violence that might turn some people away. So, for a sequel to the books it's good, but the story could have been better. I guess there's still nothing like the original.

Yeah, you're right. I'll try to come up with a different torso design for that one. :/

I've been working on a team of Toa for a while now. Well, when I had time and was in the mood. I've finished two Toa, one of Air, one of Plasma. I say they're finished because I think they're awesome! Not only that, but they're quite durable and play friendly too! Kid tested, Air-Master approved! Air Toa - Front Back Plasma Toa - Front Back I may use the Air Toa for my self MoC. I have two more built, but I'm not too sure about them. One is stone (unless there's another element that's better suited for yellow), an the other is lightning. I like the Stone guy, but I think something needs to change. The Lightning girl, I just can't seem to get a balance of blue and white together that I like. And I don't have Hahli Mahri, so my blue pieces are a bit limited and that doesn't help. And most of Hahli Inika's pieces just seem to make it worse. Stone Toa - Front Back Lightning Toa - Front Back Maybe I should try an Inika torso on the Stone Toa. Anyway, I'd like to get some ideas and finish the team before I post it in BBC. Any thoughts?

It's supposed to be Tahu's Hau. You're very welcome!

Well, uh... I can relate to that "How do I get out?" one. I can get pretty disoriented after coming out of a movie.

It may be a little overused, but it definitely has it's part in filmmaking. In cloverfield, the shaky camera was necessary because the camera was being held by one of the characters. I didn't really notice the shaky camera thing in Star Trek until you mentioned it. I guess it was well used there. IMO But you're right in that there are times (maybe even whole movies) where the camera should just stay still. I guess we just have to wait for the excitement of this new "technique" to calm down before its use it balanced out.

...after seeing this. It's called a vole. It's kind of like a mouse, only smaller. My sister was cleaning up the front porch when she moved our dad's boots, and out jumped a vole which quickly ran into the corner! She screamed much like Spongebob in the episode "Graveyard Shift." It was actually pretty funny! I then went outside, got a stick and encouraged it into a bucket. It was so cute! Then I released it into the wild, under a bush across our street. So, that's the most eventful thing that's happened so far today. However, our grandparents will be visiting for a week or so for Christmas. We'll be celebrating it with them a little early this year, because they already have plans for Christmas day. That, and we're having tacos for dinner!

I think that's kind of implied. Toa of Water are referred to as "blue," but we know they can be light blue, dark blue, medium blue, and even green or white. Exactly, So it would only make sense for someone of psionics to be one of those shades of blue and a shade of gold. But I'm wondering, would yellow count as a shade of gold? (as it does in Mata Nui's set). Adds a bit more to their MoC-ability. :/

I just watched TLR yesterday. It was a lot better than I expected, and plenty of fun to watch. Being animated by a different studio, there were a lot of differences, as can be expected because of that. The textures and most of the animation are definitely better. But I think the sequence when Mata Nui's body arises out of the ocean could have been a lot more dramatic... or something. I loved the voice acting! And the "extended ending" was interesting. A little corny, but it made me smile. Y'know, Tuma seems a lot smarter in Empire of the Skrall.