![]() Production design is, once again, first-rate. Howard Shore's score adds drama, tension and excitement without calling too much attention to itself. Andrew Lesnie's cinematography once again makes the New Zeland locations look breathtakingly beautiful and epic. Gollum, for example, is a far better character - in animation, voicing, writing, emotion and movement - than Lucas's horrid Jar-Jar Binks. Peter Jackson and team, whose careful use of CGI mixed with astonishingly beautiful real locations only enhances the film, shows how computer effects should be used, unlike the latest "Star Wars" pictures, where the effects overwhelm everything else. Technically, the film is also remarkable. "The Two Towers" story, split into several sections, also feels larger than the first film - there's more going on, there feels like even more at stake and the urgency and emotion that Jackson is able to give many events in the film is remarkable. The film does have a bit of a slow point around the middle, but both the opening and closing of the film proceed with more forward momentum than the first picture did in general. Facing impossible odds, the band of a few hundred looks out to face nearly 10,000. When they do - the film's last 20-25 minutes - it's something truly breathtaking. Sauruman (Christopher Lee)'s armies are sweeping across the lands, however, and its only a matter of time before they reach the gates. The human actors also all provide uniformly stellar performances, with even some of the performances that have less screen-time (Liv Tyler's Arwen) remaining memorable.Īll of this eventually builds towards the battle of Helm's Deep, a giant stone fortress that Aragorn, Pippin, Gimli, king Theoden (Bernard Hill) and an army of a few hundred men have retreated to. While Gollum's tragic battle with his own soul is often very well-played, there is one darkly funny sequence with the creature battling himself that is quite amusing. ![]() Still, Frodo's quest is compelling material and even Merry and Pippin's ending up on the shoulders of a giant tree creature, Tree Beard (voiced by John Rhys-Davies) is enjoyable - a good mix of comedy and drama. ![]() This film focuses on Aragorn's character considerably more than anyone else, but that's not a bad thing: Viggo Mortensen is a terrific actor and the progression of this character is the most engaging part of this picture. The film does split the story into a few pieces, although it's a credit to director Peter Jackson and the film's editors that the film cuts between the stories perfectly, with not too much time spent on one or another. There is also the return of Gandalf (Ian McKellen). Elsewhere, Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) continue their journey to destroy the ring, guided by Gollum (Andy Serkis), a CGI-creature who is obsessed with the ring, but decides to serve as the guide for the two hobbits. The opening sixty minutes of the picture opens at a full-throttle pace as Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas the elf (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli the dwarf (John Rhys-Davies) continue to try and rescue hobbits Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) from their Orc captors. The film may be the middle part of the trilogy, but that actually works for the opening of the picture - we know these characters and after the sudden close of the first film, most will likely be eager to see the adventure continue on-screen. I'm pleased to say that I found "The Two Towers", the follow-up to the first picture, to be mostly a phenomenal piece of cinema (once again, I have not read the books - I'm going simply on what I thought of the film). However, I warmed up to the film after its first DVD release and consider the extended version to be a very considerable improvement over the theatrical cut. When I originally saw the film theatrically, I liked it, but didn't love it and found it rather flawed - the first hour seemed too slow and I never really found myself fully involved in the characters. I have now sat through "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings" several times, including a few viewings of the film's extended edition, which was released on DVD earlier this Winter.
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The chorus chords have fewer extensions, my version adds the bass A for the D chord to compensate for the lack of a bass player when played on just one acoustic guitar.Īpply a capo to fret 2 and you’re actually in the key of A. In the key of G, with some extensions, this becomes: Outro (4:36)įast Car’s chords are simple, using only IV – I – VI – V on a loop for the seemingly never-ending verse. You gotta make a decision, you leave tonight or live and die this way. You got a fast car but is it fast enough so you can fly away. So I remember when we were, Chorus 3 (3:56)Īnd I, I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone. If you got no plans and ain’t going nowhere, so take your fast car and keep on driving. I’d always hoped for better but maybe together you and me’d find it. You stay out drinking till late at the bar, see more of your friends than you do your kids. You got a fast car, I got a job that pays all our bills. So I remember when we were, Chorus 2 (2:59)Īnd I, I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone. We’ll move out of the shelter, buy a bigger house, and live in the suburbs. I know things will get better, you’ll find work and I’ll get promoted. You still ain’t got a job and I work in the market as a checkout girl. You got a fast car, we go cruising to entertain ourselves. So I remember when we were, Chorus 1 (2:01)ĭriving, driving in your car, speed so fast it felt like I was drunk.Ĭity lights lay out before us and your arm felt nice wrapped ’round my shoulder,Īnd I, I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone. We gotta make a decision, we leave tonight or live and die this way. You got a fast car, is it fast enough so we can fly away? I said somebody’s got to take care of him, so I quit school and that’s what I did. ![]() My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give. He says his body’s too old for working, his body’s too young to look like his. See my old man’s got a problem, he lives with the bottle that’s the way it is. You and I can both get jobs, and finally see what it means to be living. Won’t have to drive too far, just across the border and into the city. You got a fast car, I got a plan to get us out of here.īeen working at the convenience store, managed to save just a little bit of money. ![]() Maybe we’ll make something but me myself I got nothing to prove. Maybe we make a deal, maybe together we can get somewhere.Īny place is better, starting from zero got nothing to lose. You got a fast car, I want a ticket to anywhere. | Cmaj7 G5 | Em Esus4 Em D D sus4 D | Cmaj7 G5 | Em Dadd4 | Verse 1 (0:20) | Cmaj7 G5 | Em Dadd4 | Cmaj7 G5 | Em Dadd4 | Fast Car | Chords + Lyrics (capo 2) Intro (0:00) So I had to write these additional methods. ![]() I wanted my in-game time to be displayed as standard time as opposed to a 24 hour format, however the data is being represented in a 24 data format. The method triggers an increment of days which impacts seasons, which also impacts the number of years that has been played. The entire system hinges on the code provided above. I wanted it to happen every 10 real life seconds and once it reached a value 60 I’d increment my hour and reset my minutes indicator. I started this journey knowing I’d use a coroutine for my minutes tick. It does this by having a 20 hour day from 6AM – 2AM, after which the character passes out. If you’ve ever played Stardew Valley, you’ll know it tracks hours, minutes, days, seasons, and years. While working on my current project, I needed a day night cycle similar to Stardew Valley. This code has an entire posts dedicated to it if you’re interested in understanding how bitmasking works. Here is the function I was working on, as you can see its pretty simple. However, after doing some testing I found that the for loop is nearly 2.5x faster than foreach on the same data set. The code looks nicer, its easier to follow, and it generally cleaner. I’ve always leaned towards foreach for readability. I started researching the best way to iterate over this List data. However, lists offer some really nice helper methods and just making it easier to deal with dynamic sets of data. My game tiles are stored in a List rather than an array and I know for raw computing power that arrays are faster. The frames went from 700 down to a crawling 22 during this quick action. However, the more dirt tiles present it got slower and slower. While tilling the soil the game would start out smooth render each frame correctly. It’s quieter and more contemplative than many Zelda games, and that earns it a spot on our list.I was experiencing significant frame dropping while working on my current game project “County Farm”. But Breath of the Wild combines the series’s signature dungeon crawling and combat with a huge world to explore and plenty of standalone puzzles to solve. Most Switch owners don’t need anyone to tell them to play a Zelda game. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a gently paced puzzle game in which you navigate a vertically challenged Toad around a series of themed stages, collecting coins and diamonds and stars and the normal Mario stuff. This game gives you that bright, sunny Mario aesthetic without Mario’s jumping, or Mario himself. Yoshi’s Crafted World is a gentler and more forgiving twist on a typical Mario game with an adorable papercraft aesthetic and bright visuals that kids in particular will love. ![]() Multiple players can have homes on each island, making it a fun ( if not ideal) game to share with other family members. Journey and AbzuĪnimal Crossing: New Horizons plunks you down on a deserted island that you slowly build up over time by fishing, gardening, and catching bugs. Enjoy the adorable character design and the autumnal color palette as you dig up treasure and chat with the locals. In this short, colorful game, you play as a bird that’s climbing a mountain. Explore the lush Shoshone National Forest as a solitary fire lookout who stumbles upon more mystery than he bargained for. Playing this first-person adventure game and walking simulator will almost remind you what it was like to leave the house. FirewatchĪvailable on: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch It helps that the game runs on practically anything with buttons and a screen (it even comes included with new Chromebook purchases right now). It can be a little overwhelming at first, but its easy-to-learn-hard-to-master mechanics will suck you in without stressing you out too much. Stardew Valley is ostensibly a farming simulator, but it also has exploration, puzzle-solving, dating, fishing, cooking, and a healthy dose of the occult. This is the Platonic ideal of a chill-out game. ![]() Available on: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, iOS, Android, others ![]() ![]() Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2019 Ford Edge Electrical Problems: Apparently, having a vehicle made from the Ford Performance Team means nothing when it comes to the electronics. To repair it, the system needs to be reprogrammed. Service Bulletin #TSB 19-2282 discusses a solid blue screen error along with other intermittent issues. There are also well-known issues with the backup camera. ![]() That is well within the qualifications as a LEMON in the state of Texas but they won’t acknowledge that fact.” It’s been in for repairs 61 days of its less-than 5 months of being on the road. I keep asking for my money back or a replacement vehicle but Ford keeps refusing. They even sent an engineer from Ford and it sits in the shop with no estimate on when it will be fixed. They’ve replaced at least a rear end differential, the rear end wiring harness, some modules and still the problem exists. Today is day 51 straight that it has been in the shop at Ford dealer. Then the AWD Malfunction warning occurred on a Saturday, dropped it at service on Monday, picked it up on Wednesday by Saturday I got the same AWD Malfunction light. Next they replaced a module and then Apple car play worked about 80% of the time. They replaced the screen and still had the same problem. 1 week later, new one installed and had problems with Apple car play. “So I bought this car on 11/23 but it came from the factory with a broken touchscreen. Here is an Edmunds review that discusses some problems. Yet, the Edge seems to struggle in this department. With all of the new safety systems and technologies in today’s vehicles, the electrical system must be working correctly to bring about the right experience. Read more on autos and sign up for our autos newsletter.We've fixed thousands of lemon problems. Source: Contact Mark Phelan at 31 or Follow him on Twitter mark_phelan. (Automatic transmission, all-wheel drive models.)Īll vehicles tested with regular gasolineįord Edge ST: 19 mpg city/26 highway/21 combined Along with its looks, safety and advanced features, that puts the Edge ST in first place, but probably looking over its shoulder to see if anything’s gaining on it. The Edge ST is a good start - and for now, the only vehicle in its class that delivers at all on enthusiastic aspirations. Result: Most drivers will probably rein it in early. I’m sure the SUV holds the road admirably in high-speed maneuvers, but the messages it sends to your inner ear betray its mechanical competence. That’s 14 inches taller than a Mustang and perhaps more on point, 4.5 inches taller than a BMW X4, the latest from a company that’s spent more than a decade learning how to balance SUV looks and sporty handling.įord’s performance group tuned the suspension for enthusiastic driving, but the Edge ST feels just tippy enough in fast curves to discourage really enthusiastic driving. The Edge ST is a very capable vehicle, but Ford hasn’t overcome the tendency to lean over on fast curves that comes with its 68.3-inch height. The lane-centering feature does exactly what its name suggests, reducing the number of minor steering adjustments the driver makes on the highway. After years experimenting with different types of controls, Ford has hit on a pretty good combination of touch screen, voice recognition for most features, with buttons and dials for most audio and climate control. The Edge ST’s 3,500-pound towing capacity exceeds the RDX and Murano and matches the Santa Fe. ![]() Sport mode effectively changes throttle response and holds gears in corners, increases engine braking and ratchets up the exhaust note. The steering is firm and direct, just like you’d expect in a sporty car. The 2.7L twin-turbo V6 delivers instant power for strong acceleration. ![]() Then check the 'Quick Search On/Off' setting.When quick search is turned on my application will filter the task list based on the text typed in the text field at the bottom of the task list screen.Q: How do I create a new category?A: To create a new category simple type in the new category in the category field on the task edit screen. 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