Bossk

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Post: #46310
Topic: How does Jabba copulate with his palace honies?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46310/action/topic#46310
Time: 28-Apr-2004 4:50 AM

You never knew that Motti? That's pretty common knowledge. When she's pulling at her chain and yelling back and forth with Jabba, she "comes free" so to speak. Of course I think it's covered up in the SE. You'll have to go back to your OV.

Post: #46309
Topic: Plot holes in the SW saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46309/action/topic#46309
Time: 28-Apr-2004 4:40 AM

Yeah, if they weren't twins then that would mean Anakin would have to impregnate Padme again after she gave birth once already. It would have been a bit obvious to him then, don't you think?

Post: #46308
Topic: How does Grand Moff Tarkin fit into Ep 3?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46308/action/topic#46308
Time: 28-Apr-2004 4:39 AM

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Originally posted by: Samatar
I noticed he was listed as a cast member in "Top Secret!" although I don't remember his role. It was that very silly movie in the vein of "Flying High".

Cushing was the librarian with the one ridiculously oversized eye who couldn't reach high enough to get the books on the shelf. Remember him? Very bit part (about a couple of minutes) so I have no idea why he was listed so high unless it was just so that the movie had a name actor in the castlist.

Post: #46307
Topic: Sequel Trilogy? Say it's so!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46307/action/topic#46307
Time: 28-Apr-2004 4:37 AM

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Originally posted by: Duke Groundrunner
I have to admit that the LOTR movies were actually better than the books. The Hobbit IS being made, and after King Kong is done, Peter Jackson will return to direct it.

Just for the record, there are rumors that The Hobbit may be pushed back as Peter Jackson has expressed interest in taking over the helm on The Lovely Bones which is a novel by Alice Sebold about a little girl who is raped and murdered and narrates her lifestory from heaven while observing how her family copes with life after her death and the investigation of her murder. That project was already in pre production when the slated director bowed out and Jackson said he is interested after Kong. No final deal yet.

Post: #46306
Topic: Out of town...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46306/action/topic#46306
Time: 28-Apr-2004 4:34 AM

I can definitely agree with you on his lack of change in his approach as of late, HG. That is true and I would love to see him return to a period piece like Great Train Robbert or Eaters of the Dead (a damn fine novel in its own right as well).

Motti, Prey is about nanotechnology in which scientists create nanodrones that are intended to fly around over enemy territory undetected. Then, when ready to strike, they form together to create a nanocloud that can attack and destroy just about anything. However, these nanobugs, in combination with the AI implanted in them, start to develop intelligence and evolve and they get loose.

I may be a bit off on my description as it's been well over a year since I read it.

Post: #46209
Topic: James bond is awesome
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46209/action/topic#46209
Time: 27-Apr-2004 12:34 PM

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Originally posted by: ricarleite
(which I belive would be something like "From Dusk to Dawn" meets "Austin Powers" with no jokes, with a little bit of "Goldfinger" and "Resevoir Dogs" on it).

Talk about your blender creations. Jeez.

Post: #46196
Topic: Top Grossing Films of All Time
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46196/action/topic#46196
Time: 27-Apr-2004 10:48 AM

It's still better than the cost of first run, video-store release only VHS tapes. And we don't have to wait. But the one thing I would be willing to wait for would be if studios would only release one version of a movie on DVD and just maybe postpone things in anticipation of that one great release version.

Post: #46195
Topic: 'Weird Al' Yankovic's Parents Found Dead
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46195/action/topic#46195
Time: 27-Apr-2004 10:46 AM

Uhhhh... dunno.

Post: #46194
Topic: best crane machine ever
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46194/action/topic#46194
Time: 27-Apr-2004 10:46 AM

I'm not sure what that says about you...

Post: #46185
Topic: James bond is awesome
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46185/action/topic#46185
Time: 27-Apr-2004 10:05 AM

But wouldn't it be cool for it to be an official one?

Post: #46184
Topic: Funniest Movie Ever
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46184/action/topic#46184
Time: 27-Apr-2004 10:05 AM

Yeah, but when the Hollywood Money Machine gets an idea in their head, it's hard to break them free of it.

Post: #46181
Topic: NIKKNOTS Stop your whining. Why not think before you post?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46181/action/topic#46181
Time: 27-Apr-2004 10:03 AM

It would be easier. But I think Criterion would be the only ones, aside from fans, who would give enough of a shit to really make it look nice. The resulting product would be expensive as hell (knowing Criterion discs), but I'd pay it. I think.

Post: #46175
Topic: Sin City: The Movie
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46175/action/topic#46175
Time: 27-Apr-2004 9:15 AM

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Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
EEEEEEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!

What are you? A teenage girl?

Post: #46174
Topic: James bond is awesome
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46174/action/topic#46174
Time: 27-Apr-2004 9:14 AM

Yeah, but knowing most people, they'd whine that "it's too dark and un-Bond-like" regardless of if it's Tarantino or not. Remember the discussion about Dalton on this very thread?

Post: #46173
Topic: Funniest Movie Ever
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46173/action/topic#46173
Time: 27-Apr-2004 9:13 AM

How does Return compare to the rest?

Post: #46172
Topic: NIKKNOTS Stop your whining. Why not think before you post?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46172/action/topic#46172
Time: 27-Apr-2004 9:11 AM

That's funny because I was just wondering (only yesterday) what it would take for Criterion to get rights to put out the trilogy in OV. Weird how these things work. I know it would never happen but nikknots is right about it being right up their alley.

Post: #46171
Topic: Out of town...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46171/action/topic#46171
Time: 27-Apr-2004 9:09 AM

You have to be logged in to the forum to be able to edit. Not just logged on a per-post basis.

Post: #46164
Topic: James bond is awesome
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46164/action/topic#46164
Time: 27-Apr-2004 7:59 AM

Here's something I thought you guys might find interesting (from Yahoo! Upcoming Movies)...

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Director Notes: (4/14/04) Quentin Tarantino recently told SciFi.com that he has talked with Pierce Brosnan about his dream idea of doing a serious, non-comedic adaptation of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, 'Casino Royale.' Tarantino's idea is to take the franchise back to its roots, on a much lower budget, for Brosnan's last Bond movie (figuring that after this movie, the franchise is going to restart with a new Bond so they have nothing to lose). Tarantino admits that he is unlikely to get to do this, but it's fun to imagine anyway. Here's hoping he gets to do it.

Post: #46163
Topic: Funniest Movie Ever
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46163/action/topic#46163
Time: 27-Apr-2004 6:22 AM

Grrrrr...

Why couldn't they get the rights to all of them and how did Artisan get rights to just one?

Post: #46160
Topic: Sin City: The Movie
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46160/action/topic#46160
Time: 27-Apr-2004 5:59 AM

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Originally posted by: die-jarjar-die
Sorry to be a pain...

But just gotta tell ya this

JESSICA ALBA IN TALKS TO STAR AS NANCY, THE STRIP TEASE ARTIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! YOWSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please be discrete when viewing this movie in theaters, DJJD. Remember what happened to Paul Reubens.

I think I just grossed myself out.

Post: #46156
Topic: Sin City: The Movie
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46156/action/topic#46156
Time: 27-Apr-2004 5:04 AM

I didn't think that song was in the movie. I thought it was in the first season of the show. Don't worry, Motti, I wasn't a huge fan of the SP movie, either. Despite how much I like the TV show.

Post: #46155
Topic: Please tell me you love the original TCM over the remake!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46155/action/topic#46155
Time: 27-Apr-2004 5:02 AM

Yeah, it was one of those "before they were stars" things that never got released until the two made it big and the indie house figured they could cash in on their newfound fame.

No, I did not see that version or any version of TCM. I can't quite recall what movie I saw the remake of before the original. But I know it has happened. Just drawing a blank at the moment.

Post: #46153
Topic: Evil Empire...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46153/action/topic#46153
Time: 27-Apr-2004 4:54 AM

And if China would disassociate the value of its yuan from the value of the U.S. dollar, their economy would become even more valuable because the value of their monetary unit would shoot through the roof. But they're afraid of the value of the Yuan becoming too out of control and then spiraling downward afterwards. Which is a legitimate fear. Right now they have a 1:1 equivalency between the Yuan and the Dollar making trade with the U.S. very easy and that equivalency is locked in place. As the value of the dollar goes up (actually, it's down lately), the Yuan follows accordingly. And the U.S. loves it. But China is holding itself back economically in the process.

Post: #46152
Topic: Funniest Movie Ever
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46152/action/topic#46152
Time: 27-Apr-2004 4:48 AM

I'm glad they rereleased all the Panther movies in a box set a couple weeks ago.

Post: #46149
Topic: Out of town...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46149/action/topic#46149
Time: 27-Apr-2004 4:29 AM

I've actually read almost all of MC's books. However, many of them were read before I started my website so I need to go back and reread them. Among those are JP, LW, Sphere, and A Case of Need (his first book from his med school days). I had also read Rising Sun back then, but reread it recently. It didn't blow me away as much as it did the first time, I agree. But I try to put these books in the context of when they were written. That makes it easier to deal with any issues that are out of date. It's almost a necessity when you're reading James Patterson as he makes so many pop culture references in his books that they get dated rather quickly. Try reading some of Patterson's pre nursery rhyme titles. You'll see what I mean. Very dated.

I think the fact that I've spread out my reading of MC has made it easier for me to not get sick of his style. Prey was my "return to Crichton" novel of late. After reading that one, I read a bunch more. So I wasn't ruined on his style. It had been nearly six years before that point since I had read an MC book. Considering the lapse, Prey floored me. I loved it. I could see some of it coming, yeah. But I love MC's writing. He has such a way of making nearly impossible to grasp science and business terminology easy to understand for the common person. Reading JP back in high school is what got me interested in genetics and I wound up taking a HS course on it. Aced it.

Great Train Robbery remains my fave, though. I love Victorian era England and I feel that Crichton did a good job of capturing it in that novel. Waiting to see if Patricia Cornwell's "Portrait of a Killer" can capture it that well as she hypothesizes about the identity of Jack the Ripper. On my reading list, just have to get to it.