Bossk

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Post: #47622
Topic: May 4th be with you!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47622/action/topic#47622
Time: 4-May-2004 9:57 AM

Nah, go for it. I'll just not comment.

Post: #47621
Topic: DVDs of 2004?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47621/action/topic#47621
Time: 4-May-2004 9:56 AM

A lot of women that I know, though, don't like SW but do like HF. Well, until recently that is when he became a bit of a dick.

Post: #47620
Topic: US troops abuse Iraqi prisoners
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47620/action/topic#47620
Time: 4-May-2004 9:54 AM

Damn Yanks and Limeys. We're all a bunch of bastards.

Post: #47619
Topic: Superior Sequals
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47619/action/topic#47619
Time: 4-May-2004 9:54 AM

But I thought that was an unofficial spoof film.

Post: #47617
Topic: Censorship
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47617/action/topic#47617
Time: 4-May-2004 9:53 AM

Yes. That's the name I remember. Or, at least, was trying to remember.

Post: #47613
Topic: Evil Empire...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47613/action/topic#47613
Time: 4-May-2004 9:52 AM

Dunno.

Post: #47611
Topic: Hypothetic Situation...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47611/action/topic#47611
Time: 4-May-2004 9:50 AM

Because that is what Lucas wants to do for "consistency's sake" -- replace Sebastian Shaw with an aged Hayden Christianson. Didn't say the rationale made sense. But what with Lucas ever truly makes sense?

Post: #47608
Topic: Star Wars...The TV series!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47608/action/topic#47608
Time: 4-May-2004 9:47 AM

Close... Science Fiction. Can't say scientific as that tends to imply some truth to the science displayed in the genre. And, how often do we see good science being shown in scifi movies/TV? Not very often.

Post: #47606
Topic: Star Wars Trivia
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47606/action/topic#47606
Time: 4-May-2004 9:46 AM

Naboo and Coruscant

Post: #47586
Topic: May 4th be with you!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47586/action/topic#47586
Time: 4-May-2004 7:40 AM

But of course.

Actually, I wasn't intending my post to sound serious. Should've attached a smiley. Meant more to just point out how it sounded to me. My bad.

Post: #47585
Topic: What is wrong with Return of the Jedi?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47585/action/topic#47585
Time: 4-May-2004 7:39 AM

o-kayyy...

Post: #47584
Topic: Sequel Trilogy? Say it's so!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47584/action/topic#47584
Time: 4-May-2004 7:38 AM

When did the AOTC DVD come out in relation to the theatrical release? I'm just wondering when we can expect the DVD of Ep 3 after the movie comes out.

Post: #47583
Topic: Star Wars...The TV series!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47583/action/topic#47583
Time: 4-May-2004 7:36 AM

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Originally posted by: HotRod
But the thought of SW the TV series still fills me with dread, and if it's true when they are basing it, pre Ep4, then man, who's gonna play Vader...

Who's gonna play Vader is the least of my concerns to be honest. He's a man in a mask. Who's gonna play some of the face-time principal roles like Obi Wan, Bail, and Padme (if she survives Ep 3) as well as future characters like Han all of whom are characters that have faces attached to them in our minds and would be nearly impossible to replace with other actors and the film actors are not likely to sign on for a series. The possibilities frighten me.

Post: #47574
Topic: I will always remember The Girl Next Door
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47574/action/topic#47574
Time: 4-May-2004 6:58 AM

Yeah, but considering the success of the teen genre (for the most part), especially teen sex romps like American Pie which also had no names in them, I'm sure the producers were expecting a bit more. And they even had someone in it who is already a stand-out sex kitten sort of actress in Elisa Cuthbert. She's been hyped as an up-and-coming Hollywood Vamp for a few years now ever since she started in the first season of 24. Her image is plastered everywhere. So, while she's not an established leading star yet, I'm sure they hoped for much more from a genre flick that had her headlining. Maybe not much more, but definitely not a complete MIA from theaters after only a few weeks.

Post: #47573
Topic: Star Wars...The TV series!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47573/action/topic#47573
Time: 4-May-2004 6:55 AM

In the pure sense of the term "sci fi" (meaning it takes place in space and abounds with aliens and whatnot), then yes, it pretty much was the only legit one out there from the 80s to the early 90s. However, on a lesser scale, there was also Alien Nation. And on a not-quite-so-spacey-sci-fi scale, there was Quantum Leap.

Post: #47572
Topic: May 4th be with you!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47572/action/topic#47572
Time: 4-May-2004 6:53 AM

I realize that, HR. But it still sounds like you're making fun of people with lisps. Think about it...

May the Force Be With You.
May Fourth Be With You.

Say them out loud. See what I mean? I'm not bashing you guys. It's just how it sounded to me when I said them aloud.

Post: #47567
Topic: May 4th be with you!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47567/action/topic#47567
Time: 4-May-2004 5:10 AM

HotRod since he started the thread. I'm not trying to make you guys feel bad. I was just pointing it out.

Post: #47566
Topic: Star Wars...The TV series!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47566/action/topic#47566
Time: 4-May-2004 5:08 AM

Is that a joke?

Post: #47561
Topic: I will always remember The Girl Next Door
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47561/action/topic#47561
Time: 4-May-2004 5:02 AM

SES, I wouldn't dare compare it to Shawshank or Wonderful Life. Just offering commentary on the concept of Cult Following for failed theatrical releases. Nothing more.

I think you're right, Motti. Did you wind up buying it or just renting it?

Post: #47559
Topic: Warming to Cause Catastrophic Rise in Sea Level?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47559/action/topic#47559
Time: 4-May-2004 5:01 AM

I usually steer clear of "real-life" disaster speculation. Kinda puts a damper on my day. Sorry.

Post: #47558
Topic: BaseBall talk
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47558/action/topic#47558
Time: 4-May-2004 5:00 AM

Hey ST3K. I'm pulling for a Cubs-Bosox series in which, of course, the Cubbies will triumph!!!!!

Post: #47556
Topic: Censorship
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47556/action/topic#47556
Time: 4-May-2004 4:55 AM

Motti, I actually found that same page. Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought that I remembered some name being given to that night much like the night when the Nazis started vandalizing the Jewish storefronts for the first time (Night of Broken Glass or some such). I could be wrong.

Ric, we do not claim that the scenes were faked (at least I don't claim they were). They were manipulated through the editing process to show just what Michael Moore wanted them to show. Anything contradictory, for the most part, was edited out. That happens in all documentaries. I took a class on it and we watched many examples of how one-sided docs can be. Even something so "safe" as Ken Burns docs have a political agenda even if it is not noticeable on the first viewing.

Post: #47555
Topic: Superior Sequals
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47555/action/topic#47555
Time: 4-May-2004 4:51 AM

Well, if you mean "official" Bond movies, you could argue that Casino Royale hasn't been adapted, right? Was that written by Fleming?

Post: #47554
Topic: US troops abuse Iraqi prisoners
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47554/action/topic#47554
Time: 4-May-2004 4:48 AM

Did you hear that they have now published pics of Brit troops abusing Iraqi POWs as well?

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British soldiers embroiled in fresh Iraqi POW abuse scandal

LONDON (AFP) - As the US-led coalition in Iraq (news - web sites) sought to condemn reported abuses on prisoners by US soldiers, Britain's defence ministry said it was investigating photographs apparently showing British troops abusing an Iraqi detainee.

"I am aware of the allegations which have been made today of the abuse of prisoners by British soldiers in Iraq," Britain's most senior army officer, General Sir Michael Jackson, said referring to pictures published in the Daily Mirror tabloid.

"All allegations are already under investigation," he added.

US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) and British Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) condemned earlier Friday disturbing pictures showing the reported abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers at a prison west of Baghdad.

But, in a fresh blow to the image of the US-led coalition, new pictures to be published in Saturday's Daily Mirror show British soldiers apparently beating a detainee -- a suspected thief -- with rifle butts and urinating on him.

According to the mass-circulation newspaper, the prisoner was allegedly threatened with execution during an eight-hour ordeal, which left him bleeding and vomiting, with a broken jaw and smashed teeth.

The Daily Mirror said it was given the pictures by serving soldiers from the Queen's Lancashire Regiment, who were horrified at the act depicted and concerned that "rogue elements" in the army were undermining attempts to win the hearts and minds of local people in British-administered southern Iraq.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the soldiers told the paper that the unnamed captive, against whom no charges were brought, was driven away and dumped from the back of a moving vehicle following his ordeal.

It was not known whether he survived, the newspaper said.

"If proven, not only is such appalling conduct clearly unlawful, but it also contravenes the British Army's high standards," Jackson said.

"If proven, the perpetrators are not fit to wear the queen's uniform. They have besmirched the good name of the army and its honour," he said.

The defence ministry confirmed that five inquiries into mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by British soliders were ongoing.

Dunno how good I feel about a guy named Michael Jackson investigating claims of physical abuse, though.

Post: #47553
Topic: DVDs of 2004?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/47553/action/topic#47553
Time: 4-May-2004 4:45 AM

Yes, but when your wife professes to be a Harrison Ford fan (or at least she was at one time) and not like SW... now that's a bit odd. She wasn't even much into Indiana Jones until she met me and we were able to see Raiders in theaters on a nostalgia weekend a few years back. She just liked him from some of his smaller movies and then the Jack Ryan films he did. Honestly, for her, I think it was mostly Regarding Henry and Sabrina that did it for her.