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Post: #163229
Topic: Should Stanley Tookie Williams have been executed?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163229/action/topic#163229
Time: 14-Dec-2005 2:17 PM

Originally posted by: ricarleite
OK, call me weird, but I saw the title for this thread again, and I completely forgot what it was about, even though I just posted on it, and for a second thought JONH WILLIAMS was to be executed. So I was wondering why he deserved such cruel fate, and then I remembered what it was about.

Nonetheless, if John Williams ever gets the death penalty for something, his method will be stabbing a flute into his heart. And as he dies, a weak sound of the first notes of the star wars theme will come through the flute, as of a bit of blood.

I thought the same thing when I first saw the title of this thread, and I wondered if I was in the right forum! And then I opened the page and saw the poll. And I was wondering, "Geez, what did he do?! Is this about him not getting picked up to do the music for Goblet of Fire?" But that was a pretty interesting idea for a John Williams execution. Creepy but fun.

Post: #163226
Topic: Best movies of 05
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163226/action/topic#163226
Time: 14-Dec-2005 2:11 PM

I'm a fan of the books, and the only problem I had with the movie was, as YIYF said, pushing this CHRONICLES OF NARNIA EPISODE I crap. Everytime someone asks me, "Have you seen Narnia, yet?" I respond, "Yeah, I've seen The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." I don't know. I really liked it. I thought it expanded the story very well. And it's nice that some events were actually portrayed rather than just talked about. I found it much more emotional to actually see Edmund get taken out by the White Witch rather than have Peter tell Aslan after the fact, "Well, it's Edmund who saved the day by breaking her staff, but she hurt him really bad." I'll probably get seriously flamed for saying that...

By the way, I've always been a fan of Edmund not only because he's the most interesting of the kids, but because my real first name is also Edmund. ^_^

Post: #163218
Topic: General Star Wars Caption This
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163218/action/topic#163218
Time: 14-Dec-2005 1:54 PM

Heh, I didn't need the explanation. That one kicks ass! Love that movie!

Post: #163217
Topic: where is everybody?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163217/action/topic#163217
Time: 14-Dec-2005 1:49 PM

Hmm, did you think it being 3:47 in the morning had anything to do with it? ^_~

Post: #163072
Topic: The Watches at Burger King
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163072/action/topic#163072
Time: 13-Dec-2005 9:36 PM

Well, I'm pretty much forced to eat at Burger King when I want fast food, because they're the only chain that offers veggie burgers.

Post: #163032
Topic: The Watches at Burger King
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163032/action/topic#163032
Time: 13-Dec-2005 5:53 PM

I wanted the Luke watch, but they didn't have any, so I asked for the Yoda one. They didn't have any OT watches at all. What was sad is that the girl at the counter had no idea which one Yoda was, so I had to point him out to her.

Post: #163031
Topic: obi wans name in ANH
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163031/action/topic#163031
Time: 13-Dec-2005 5:48 PM

I, too, was always of the mind that Ben was his real name, and Obi-Wan was some Jedi name. I mean, that's how he's credited in the movies and action figures: as Ben "Obi-Wan" Kenobi, with "Obi-Wan" being in quotations. As another person who is not known by his real name but by a nickname, I know that you put your nickname in quotations when writing out your full name. That was always a big letdown to me when I saw The Phantom Menace.

But Scruffy brings up a good point I never thought of before. I guess it is a good thing that Luke had never been able to apply to the Imperial Academy. Geez, did Owen and Beru ever think about that? But I really think that Palpatine would have been familiar with the name Skywalker, and since Anakin changed it to Darth Vader immediately after joining Palpatine, it's no stretch to think that the name wasn't too well known. And I doubt the Emperor does his own hiring, so Luke could become some petty officer and never be found out for being Darth Vader's son.

Post: #162400
Topic: The Great One: Chuck Norris
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/162400/action/topic#162400
Time: 11-Dec-2005 12:04 AM

I don't think it's too popular, because I never heard of it until I read about it here. It might catch on, though, if it's just a new thing. But who am I to talk? I never keep up with what's trendy.

Post: #162398
Topic: Best movies of 05
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/162398/action/topic#162398
Time: 11-Dec-2005 12:02 AM

It's on my list too! It had been nearly a decade since I read the book (although I'm reading it right now), but a lot of the scenes in the movie were just the way I remember picturing them. And from what I can tell, the movie adds a lot more depth to the characters and world. Too bad my local Weekend paper didn't think too highly of it.

Post: #161958
Topic: HAHAHAHA now GL has no excuse for.....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161958/action/topic#161958
Time: 8-Dec-2005 9:35 PM

Yay! That'll cause him to go back and "fix" even more! Oh, wait...

But, I can't wait to see The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (which I still feel should be the name of the movie)!

Post: #161955
Topic: ROTS Satellite Feed
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161955/action/topic#161955
Time: 8-Dec-2005 8:47 PM

Yeah, but as my film production professor also said when talking about that, "But there's no encryption that can't be... um, decrypted... is that a word?" ^_^

Post: #161954
Topic: The Ghost of Anakin Skywalker
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161954/action/topic#161954
Time: 8-Dec-2005 8:44 PM

I always thought that Sebastian Shaw was a pretty well-respected stage actor in the UK? Correct me if I'm wrong.

Post: #161927
Topic: Time to grow up.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161927/action/topic#161927
Time: 8-Dec-2005 7:10 PM

"There's nothing wrong with arguing over aspects of the films. But arguing over whether or not someone is a cocksucker or a shithead is not allowed and just immature. Jay's message seems self-explanatory: no PERSONAL attacks."

"i dont think arguing is the problem. its arguing that results in people losing their nerve that is the problem. understandably, these movies inspire a great amount of emotion, being good for those of similar opinion and all the more bad for those of differing opinion. i would imagine the webmaster has read some of the altercations here and seen that they're not entirely instigated by that one person we all know, but by others too, and thats why he made this thread. ill certainly do my best to keep awayf from any personal attacks, and hope that the webmaster is able to identify those who simply argue and disagree for the sake of it."

"Arguing is not being criticised, but the lack of manners and social common sense."

So I think the general consensus is that there's nothing wrong with arguing, per se, as long as it has a point and doesn't involve putting down other people.

Post: #161922
Topic: Time to grow up.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161922/action/topic#161922
Time: 8-Dec-2005 7:04 PM

Because pointless name-calling is not only not constructive, it wastes bandwidth and makes us look like a bunch of idiots to people visiting the site.

Post: #161920
Topic: Christmas Decorations
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161920/action/topic#161920
Time: 8-Dec-2005 7:01 PM

My house always puts them up the week of Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, I only had time to put up the tree itself before I had to go back to school. But when I go back this weekend for Christmas Break, we're going to do the decorating.

Post: #161917
Topic: Time to grow up.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161917/action/topic#161917
Time: 8-Dec-2005 7:00 PM

There's nothing wrong with arguing over aspects of the films. But arguing over whether or not someone is a cocksucker or a shithead is not allowed and just immature. Jay's message seems self-explanatory: no PERSONAL attacks.

Post: #161853
Topic: TV Land puts the holiday special at # 59 on most unexpected TV moments!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161853/action/topic#161853
Time: 8-Dec-2005 3:05 PM

Originally posted by: Invader Jenny
So did anybody watch #59 last night? I did and was sad that they didn't show any clips. They only showed pictures. It looks like Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher did the special, but it looks like Mark Hamill took a rain check on that appearence. Glad I've never seen it.

No, Mark was in it, but from the pictures I've seen, he just looks really... weird in it.

Post: #161851
Topic: ROTS Satellite Feed
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161851/action/topic#161851
Time: 8-Dec-2005 3:04 PM

Originally posted by: ReverendBeastly
That is the way it was distributed, and most likely the way all films (read: movies, because when they are digital they really stop being films) will be distributed in the future. We're living the death of analog. We discussed this same thing in my Film II class recently.

Yeah, I thought the same thing as I was posting that, that when movies are digital and not on film, it's not really logical to call them films anymore. Kinda sad. In my opinion, Phantom Menace's special effects looked the most realistic of the three prequels because it was on film instead of digital. The look is so clean on digital that the special effects stand out too much, but they blend in better on film. I hope I get a chance to work on movies before film dies out.

Post: #161848
Topic: The Star Wars Saga - From a newcomer's point of view
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161848/action/topic#161848
Time: 8-Dec-2005 2:56 PM

In my opinion, it's an almost impossible theory to test unless you could wipe someone's mind, because you only get one first impression. If they watch all six movies in numerical order and hate it, you can't then show it to them IV-VI and then I-III and get the same kind of results with a clean slate. It just doesn't work. So if this girl liked the movies in numerical order as her introduction, there's no way to know whether or not she would have liked them better the other way around.

Post: #161847
Topic: The Boards Today
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161847/action/topic#161847
Time: 8-Dec-2005 2:53 PM

Sigh, I didn't start this thread so that everyone would bring their problems over here. Yet almost immediately, the bashing and namecalling starts again! And I agree with Jay. I think things have shifted, and Adam's getting more flack than he's giving. So I'm glad Jay's stepped in to do what I can't.

Let's just all get along, please?

Post: #161736
Topic: ROTS Satellite Feed
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161736/action/topic#161736
Time: 8-Dec-2005 3:03 AM

As I prepare for my final final (less than 7 hours from now) for my Film Production class, I am reminded of something our teacher told us on the last day of class. He was talking about the future shift of movies from a film format to a digital format. Undoubtedly, George Lucas came up in this lecture. My teacher said that when Revenge of the Sith was released, rather than distribute the movie on a hard digital medium, it was distributed exclusively through a satellite feed that had to be downloaded by movie theatres, and that it was the only movie that had ever done it before. This was something I'd never heard before. Does anyone know whether or not this is true? If so, it would certainly explain the high number of bootlegs out for this movie, as it is entirely possible to "intercept the transmissions."

Post: #161727
Topic: Best movies of 05
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161727/action/topic#161727
Time: 8-Dec-2005 1:14 AM

I'm sure Serenity would be on my list if I had seen it.

Post: #161726
Topic: Fondest Memory from the OT Days
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161726/action/topic#161726
Time: 8-Dec-2005 1:11 AM

I fell into the hype in '95 at age 9 when the "One Last Time" Faces boxset was to be released. I'd already seen enough parodies (Muppet Babies, anyone?) and had been indoctrinated through pop culture to know vaguely what it was about. I knew who Luke and R2-D2 and Yoda and Darth Vader, etc. were, even though I didn't know of the Luke/Vader relationship. I awoke on Christmas morning to find the movie boxset and my couch covered in a neat line of the new Kenner action figures: Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, R2-D2, C-3PO, and Chewbacca. I never looked back.

Post: #161725
Topic: What is your favorite Star Wars sound effect?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161725/action/topic#161725
Time: 8-Dec-2005 1:07 AM

I chose lightsaber hum and clash, although I prefer the hum. And now that you guys mention it, I loved Jango's charges as well and still do.

Post: #161674
Topic: The Boards Today
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161674/action/topic#161674
Time: 7-Dec-2005 9:37 PM

Yeah, it's college finals. Sorry for going crazy like that, and I really don't mind the kind of behavior from Adam that most people find volatile (and a lot of the time I think it's simply because he's expressing a viewpoint different from ours, even though oftentimes I admit he seems to be trying to rile us up) if it leads to reasonably intelligent discussion of opinions, but when all it does is inspire, "Shut up, motherf****** c***sucker!" it's time something was said and done on both sides!.