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Reply #25 on: January 23, 2008, 02:03:30 PM
Stardust is a fantasy/steampunk movie.


The only real steampunk I noticed was Robert DeNiro's ship.  Did I miss some?  I might have; I was so blown away by the musical score that I probably missed a few things.

Golden Compass had a lot of steampunk promise in the previews, but a lot of the technology was cut to make room for the plot.

Tin Man was kind of a steampunk-y Wizard of Oz.

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Reply #26 on: January 24, 2008, 06:22:01 AM
Stardust is a fantasy/steampunk movie.


Hmmm.  Why do you say that?  Even counting Deniro's ship, the movie didn't feel very steampunk-ish to me.  It came off as more fantasy set around the Victorian era.


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Reply #27 on: January 25, 2008, 04:00:25 AM
Stardust is a fantasy/steampunk movie.


Hmmm.  Why do you say that?  Even counting Deniro's ship, the movie didn't feel very steampunk-ish to me.  It came off as more fantasy set around the Victorian era.
Ok, so it was pretty exclusively the scenes on or relating to Capitan Shakespeare's ship, which did occupy a good portion of the story, but also because Steampunk is primarily set in the Victorian era.
That's not to say it is a purely Steampunk movie like Wild Wild West w/ Will Smith.

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Reply #28 on: February 07, 2008, 08:39:54 AM
Speaking of steampunk, check out this steampunk keyboard mod:
http://steampunkworkshop.com/keyboard.shtml - wotta beauty!
Followed by the equally elegant LCD monitor mod: http://steampunkworkshop.com/lcd.shtml
Can't wait to see the mouse.
Also a steampunk-inspired etched brass pickguard for a Fender Strat - http://steampunkworkshop.com/steampunk-strat.shtml

NPR had a story about these mods and steampunk esthetic in general.
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Reply #29 on: February 08, 2008, 06:50:52 AM
I've always seen Steampunk as SciFi... Unless there are Dragons, in which case it's Fantasy... Unless the Dragons are really steam powered flying autotanks, in which case it's SciFi again...

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Reply #30 on: April 25, 2008, 11:38:55 PM
For me it feels more like steampunk when it is more on the sf side and has less fantasy elements.  My friend is starting a steampunk podcast called steampod.org and he is looking for submissions...

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Reply #31 on: April 27, 2008, 01:48:22 AM
For me it feels more like steampunk when it is more on the sf side and has less fantasy elements.  My friend is starting a steampunk podcast called steampod.org and he is looking for submissions...
Hey clonepod, are you of clonepod fame?
I love the podcast!

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Reply #32 on: April 27, 2008, 02:11:14 PM
Hey clonepod, are you of clonepod fame?

Looking at clonepod's avatar, I'd say it's possible  ;D

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