Gaffer Tape

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Post: #125455
Topic: Harry Potter *Spoilers* (Serious Discussions Only, No Flaming)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125455/action/topic#125455
Time: 25-Jul-2005 5:45 PM

I have a friend who has a theory that Harry himself is a horcrux.

Post: #125406
Topic: Changes you would like to see in prequel special editions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125406/action/topic#125406
Time: 25-Jul-2005 12:32 PM

I can see Alec Guiness's Ben Kenobi waking up on a couch. "Wow, was Anakin really a whiny brat, Yoda not quite... real somehow, and I fought against evil villains with stupid names like Count... Dooku?! And General... Grievous?! Oh, thank the Force, it was only a dream! Well, now it's time for me to go to my job at a shoe store and ogle all the beautiful women. And when I get home, I'll sit in front of the TV with my hand down my pants."

Post: #125385
Topic: Changes you would like to see in prequel special editions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125385/action/topic#125385
Time: 25-Jul-2005 10:17 AM

Yes, the PT years will be like that season of Married... with Children where they go back and say it was all a dream and that it never really existed. It wouldn't be the first time George has claimed something didn't exist.

Post: #125382
Topic: Changes you would like to see in prequel special editions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125382/action/topic#125382
Time: 25-Jul-2005 9:32 AM

His DVDs are already technically special editions of the prequels since they're changed from their theatrical versions. Nope. No more special editions on any of his movies. Bleh.

Post: #125322
Topic: BEAUTIFUL WOMEN NEW RULES IN FIRST POST (NSFW) UPDATED RULES
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125322/action/topic#125322
Time: 25-Jul-2005 1:41 AM

"Whenever I beat a guy, I yell, 'You got beat by a girl!'"

Hell, I'd let her win just so she'd say that!

Post: #125330
Topic: Harry Potter *Spoilers* (Serious Discussions Only, No Flaming)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125330/action/topic#125330
Time: 24-Jul-2005 10:35 PM

Yeah, that's exactly what i meant. Thanks.

Post: #125317
Topic: Harry Potter *Spoilers* (Serious Discussions Only, No Flaming)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125317/action/topic#125317
Time: 24-Jul-2005 7:34 PM

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Originally posted by: TheSessler
I must say that I'm really not all that fond of Mary Grand-Pre's art, I know the majority of people love it, but it just looks kinda odd and wonky to me.

Yeah, some of it looks rather strange to me, but some of her newer stuff I'm enjoying more. I especially loved the cover for Order of the Phoenix. To be honest, even with the first three American covers that I think look weird, I still prefer the American cover art to the British covers. Do the British versions have any art inside the books, like the chapter headers of the American versions?

Post: #125315
Topic: Ever wonder what happened to Luke's hand?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125315/action/topic#125315
Time: 24-Jul-2005 7:27 PM

Why is the palm so messed up? Age? Some wound I didn't notice? A mistake? Or having to fit the lightsaber in it?

Post: #125233
Topic: Harry Potter *Spoilers* (Serious Discussions Only, No Flaming)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125233/action/topic#125233
Time: 24-Jul-2005 11:18 AM

Given the immense recognition of Harry Potter, I really don't think a different cover is going to keep people from knowing it's a children's book. If they're really that concerned, they should just take the dust jacket off the regular editions. Completely plain.

Post: #125226
Topic: Harry Potter *Spoilers* (Serious Discussions Only, No Flaming)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125226/action/topic#125226
Time: 24-Jul-2005 10:54 AM

I always thought the "adult versions" were pretty silly. Not that the covers look bad, because they are pretty cool, but just the idea that there needs to be two different versions of the same book due to ages of readers. I really don't think it makes a lick of difference to adult American readers what the cover looks like.

Post: #125037
Topic: The Things We Hate And Love Thread .
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125037/action/topic#125037
Time: 23-Jul-2005 1:24 AM

Geez, you go away for a few hours, and you miss JediKev's Shimraa impersonation and miss whatever giant sig image everyone's talking about. Sheesh.

Post: #125060
Topic: Harry Potter *Spoilers* (Serious Discussions Only, No Flaming)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125060/action/topic#125060
Time: 22-Jul-2005 10:42 PM

Yeah, I've already read Part III. I was upset that it's over already, though, since Emerson claimed it would be about ten pages. Blah. And no, I didn't pay $10, it was marked down by $10.

Post: #125048
Topic: Harry Potter *Spoilers* (Serious Discussions Only, No Flaming)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125048/action/topic#125048
Time: 22-Jul-2005 9:16 PM

I wouldn't say that necessarily, because, (and I do only have the paperbacks for 1-5, so I might be wrong although the pages correspond exactly to their US hardcover counterparts) but Order of the Phoenix's text was much smaller with much less spacing than its predecessors, and that one was as long as all get out, so are you sure Half-Blood Prince didn't simply go back to the earlier styles of spacing? And even so, I really have no problem with it anyway. Hell, Barnes and Noble knocked off about ten dollars from the label price, so I'm not complaining!

Post: #125036
Topic: Harry Potter *Spoilers* (Serious Discussions Only, No Flaming)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125036/action/topic#125036
Time: 22-Jul-2005 7:22 PM

Hmm, I wouldn't think she'd give away something that important, but I'll give it a check again.

Post: #125008
Topic: Harrison Ford delivers a package for Amazon/UPS
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125008/action/topic#125008
Time: 22-Jul-2005 4:21 PM

We can only hope. He'll add a disclaimer at the end of his delivery, "UPS is not responsible for dissatisfaction caused by me not blasting Greedo's ass first. And, by the way, see me in the upcoming Indiana Jones movie."

Post: #125006
Topic: Harry Potter *Spoilers* (Serious Discussions Only, No Flaming)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125006/action/topic#125006
Time: 22-Jul-2005 4:18 PM

Did she? Where? I admit the only post-Prince interview I've read is the MuggleNet/Leaky Cauldron interview, and still only the first two parts of that one are out. If you know Rowling saying that, could you point me in the right direction?

Post: #125004
Topic: Martial Arts
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125004/action/topic#125004
Time: 22-Jul-2005 4:16 PM

Only if you carry gloves with you into a dark alley.

Post: #124962
Topic: Will...er, I mean Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/124962/action/topic#124962
Time: 22-Jul-2005 2:16 PM

WE CAN DESTROY GENE WILDER! HE HAS FORSEEN THIS! or we can at least give him a runny nose... make him miss his favorite televison program...?

Post: #124958
Topic: Will...er, I mean Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/124958/action/topic#124958
Time: 22-Jul-2005 2:03 PM

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Originally posted by: Warbler
It wasn't that bad, but it was not near as good as the original book.

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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
I did watch Willy Wonka and Charlie practically back to back, and, well, here it goes, I like the new one better.

NO! THAT'S NOT TRUE!!!! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!

SEARCH MY FEELINGS! I... HONESTLY BELIEVE IT TO BE TRUE!!!

Post: #124928
Topic: Martial Arts
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/124928/action/topic#124928
Time: 22-Jul-2005 12:52 PM

I took nine years of TaeKwonDo until finally a combination of leaving for college/losing interest/running out of money caused me to quit.

Post: #124927
Topic: Harry Potter *Spoilers* (Serious Discussions Only, No Flaming)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/124927/action/topic#124927
Time: 22-Jul-2005 12:49 PM

I could see him making that big of a mistake. After all, Dumbledore took the blame for every tragedy that happened in Order of the Phoenix. In fact, that was one of my theories as to why he had to die in Half-Blood Prince, because he was no longer infallible.

Post: #124926
Topic: George's directorial style
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/124926/action/topic#124926
Time: 22-Jul-2005 12:47 PM

I'm sure a lot of posters here have problems with other directors as well, but you have to remember the purpose of this site and these forums. A lot of the people who do have venom and spite against Lucas will end up coming here, obviously. And, most of the time, it isn't really relevant to talk about whether or not some other director royally screwed something up.

Post: #124916
Topic: Harry Potter *Spoilers* (Serious Discussions Only, No Flaming)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/124916/action/topic#124916
Time: 22-Jul-2005 12:11 PM

Of course, that's assuming that Dumbledore and Snape had a plan to begin with, which is a very big assumption.

Post: #124907
Topic: Will...er, I mean Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/124907/action/topic#124907
Time: 22-Jul-2005 11:38 AM

Yeah... Based on the book, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator...

Post: #124900
Topic: Will...er, I mean Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/124900/action/topic#124900
Time: 22-Jul-2005 11:33 AM

I really don't see what's so bad about the new movie. I still can't find my copy of the book, but I did watch Willy Wonka and Charlie practically back to back, and, well, here it goes, I like the new one better. Phew. There. I said it. It took me a week before I was finally able to openly admit that. Flame me all you want, but I was surprised too. Maybe it's just because I'm older now, but those Oompa Loompa songs in Willy Wonka started to really grate on my nerves after a while. I loved how the new version explored many different styles of music rather than the exact same song with different words. And while Depp's Willy Wonka might not be too accurate to the book, I really liked the character. The backstory I had no strong feelings about, but it was pretty entertaining, especially the "flags of the world" gag. And I found Mike Teavee much more fun to watch in this movie.