GundarkHunter

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Join date: 10-Mar-2003
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Post: #29136
Topic: Who Have You Met?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/29136/action/topic#29136
Time: 10-Jan-2004 4:10 AM

I'm trying to remember which one came first. I prefer the later vocalist. He seemed to have a greater range.

Post: #29105
Topic: BushIn30Seconds.org
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/29105/action/topic#29105
Time: 9-Jan-2004 5:48 AM

Child's pay was hilarious, and so was the one created by BillionairesforBush.com.

Post: #29104
Topic: Worst Movies of 2003
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/29104/action/topic#29104
Time: 9-Jan-2004 5:41 AM

My problems with The Cat in the Hat are myriad. First, I don't think the character was scary enough; you're supposed to have this giant cat who walks into Conrad and Sally's house and effectively turns their lives upside down because both don't know how to have fun on a rainy day. Mike Myers didn't convey this. Second, the movie version whacks you over the head with characterisations of the kids that are obnoxious and far too obvious; Conrad is hell on wheels and Sally is a control freak, whereas in the book, both seem stuck in the "I have nothing to do" mode, which is the way they should have left it. Finally, the film is far too adult; I'm not going to take my kids to a movie that references Playboy centrefolds when referring to the children's mother and has Mike Myers spouting lines like "Dirty hoe!"
Keep in mind that I haven't seen the whole film yet, nor do I intend to, but I have seen more than half, working where I do. It's just awful.

Post: #29102
Topic: Make fun of shimraa thread and other stuff we can think of!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/29102/action/topic#29102
Time: 9-Jan-2004 5:32 AM

Welsh at least has better grammar.

Post: #29101
Topic: Sky Captain and the World of tomorrow!!! Seen the Trailer?!?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/29101/action/topic#29101
Time: 9-Jan-2004 5:31 AM

At least they think they do.

Post: #29099
Topic: DVDs of 2004?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/29099/action/topic#29099
Time: 9-Jan-2004 5:28 AM

Yes, Time Bandits is already out, but Anchor Bay is giving it the Divimax treatment this year, and while THX has been announced, so far it has only been for Region 2; we're still waiting for an official R1 announcement.

Post: #29064
Topic: Make fun of shimraa thread and other stuff we can think of!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/29064/action/topic#29064
Time: 8-Jan-2004 10:53 AM

It's worse than trying to read Welsh.

Post: #29061
Topic: DVDs of 2004?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/29061/action/topic#29061
Time: 8-Jan-2004 10:49 AM

Personally, I want Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Lost in Translation, Time Bandits, The Critic: The Complete Series, Planet of the Apes 35th Anniversary Edition, Intolerable Cruelty, Spy Kids 3D, the Zeffirelli Hamlet, The Final Countdown SE, Brother Bear, and hopefully we'll see The Iron Giant SE, Wizards and THX-1138 this year.

Post: #29054
Topic: Worst Movies of 2003
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/29054/action/topic#29054
Time: 8-Jan-2004 10:38 AM

I don't think I can go any further without mentioning how AWFUL Cat in the Hat is! As much as The Grinch was a mistake, this on is more of one.

Post: #29053
Topic: Top Ten of 2003.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/29053/action/topic#29053
Time: 8-Jan-2004 10:36 AM

OK; now that I've seen RotK, I can update my list and order it somewhat:
Kill Bill Vol. 1
Finding Nemo
Dirty Pretty Things
PotC
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
RotK
Something's Gotta Give-- what a smart and funny movie!
School of Rock-- finally, a film about music in schools that isn't schmaltzy

Now I just need one more movie to make 10....

Post: #29052
Topic: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: Return of the King (spoilers)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/29052/action/topic#29052
Time: 8-Jan-2004 10:30 AM

Finally saw RotK last night. While I enjoyed it, I found a couple of elements to be a bit off. Those would be the idea of connecting Arwen's fate to how long the ring lasts (silly) and the orc who bears more than a passing resemblance to Sloth from the Goonies. Both of these briefly took me right out of the movie, but overall, it was fun. I'm still of the opinion that Fellowship is the best of the 3.

Post: #29050
Topic: Sky Captain and the World of tomorrow!!! Seen the Trailer?!?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/29050/action/topic#29050
Time: 8-Jan-2004 10:23 AM

Because they can.

Post: #28905
Topic: Worst Movies of 2003
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/28905/action/topic#28905
Time: 6-Jan-2004 2:52 PM

I feel your pain. LB2 is not in my house, but I did have to run it when my theatre first opened. I got so sick of Sally Field, lemme tell ya...

Post: #28902
Topic: Lord of the Rings...what's the deal?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/28902/action/topic#28902
Time: 6-Jan-2004 2:49 PM

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Originally posted by: Rebel Scumb
Its very male, and in many ways very homoerotic (see also the wonderful Master and Commander) But something I didn't count on was that women would swoon over Aragorn and Legolas the way they have. Infact its been my observation that in many instances the female fans now outnumber the male ones.

I think actually the main problem (and this could not really be helped while remaining true to the source material) is that there are no characters of colour or any real diverse ethnicity. There isn't much appeal for black audiences, its a very white story filled with very white characters. Though I'm glad the at PJ managed to keep in the Easterlings and Southerns while managing to move far enough away from the Asian and Arab stereotypes which they obviously are meant to be in the books.

Both very valid points, and both products of Tolkien's upbringing. My parents were both born and raised in post-WWII England, when the education system that taught Tolkien was still very much in place. Racism at the time was very casual, and the sexes were almost always segregated for educational purposes, except for those who couldn't afford it and were taught in a lesser manner.

Post: #28896
Topic: EVERYTHING HARRY POTTER
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/28896/action/topic#28896
Time: 6-Jan-2004 2:41 PM

Very interesting indeed; I'd rather see him as Ludo Bagman.

Post: #28894
Topic: Sky Captain and the World of tomorrow!!! Seen the Trailer?!?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/28894/action/topic#28894
Time: 6-Jan-2004 2:38 PM

Joe Six Pack is shorthand for your average idiot who (a) only wants his movies to "fill his TV set'; (b) won't watch B&W movies because "they didn't know how to make movies back then"; and (c) doesn't watch movies with subtitles because he doesn't want to read when he goes to the movies. I'll leave it @ that, because I'll only get more bitter and vitriolic if I continue.

Post: #28892
Topic: Who Have You Met?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/28892/action/topic#28892
Time: 6-Jan-2004 2:35 PM

Met Gary Busey while I was working @ 7-Eleven; he was stoned out of his tree and trying to cash a 3rd party cheque @ 3am. Very funny, since the idiot I was working with actually cashed the cheque.

Post: #28891
Topic: Worst Movies of 2003
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/28891/action/topic#28891
Time: 6-Jan-2004 2:33 PM

R-rated cut has more violence. Fox wanted a PG-13, and the director was only too happy to oblige. Paycheck does not deserve to be on the worst movies list. I saw it and found it to be a lot of fun; much better than anything else John Woo has directed on this side of the pond.

Post: #28890
Topic: Top Ten of 2003.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/28890/action/topic#28890
Time: 6-Jan-2004 2:30 PM

Bossk, that's just evil; uploading images, only for the rest of us to see those pesky l'il Xs.

Post: #28852
Topic: EVERYTHING HARRY POTTER
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/28852/action/topic#28852
Time: 6-Jan-2004 6:31 AM

Nasty, filthy Hobbitses; think theyse deserving of theyse own thread... no thread for Smeagol...

Post: #28851
Topic: Sky Captain and the World of tomorrow!!! Seen the Trailer?!?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/28851/action/topic#28851
Time: 6-Jan-2004 6:29 AM

The trailer looked like desaturated colour to me (a la Saving Private Ryan). As for people hating black-and-white films, it's a mindset I refuse to comprehend, much like the one in people who hate movies with subtitles. Go watch your J6P fullscreen DVDs on your widescreen TVs and wonder why you have grey bars on the sides; I have no time for you.

Post: #28850
Topic: Lord of the Rings...what's the deal?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/28850/action/topic#28850
Time: 6-Jan-2004 6:26 AM

Mr. Coffee, I think the best way to answer your question is to tell you to read the books; only then will you appreciate the masterful job that Jackson has done in paring away extraneous elements and pointless characters.

Post: #28847
Topic: Worst Movies of 2003
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/28847/action/topic#28847
Time: 6-Jan-2004 6:20 AM

I'm not going to quantify this one, since I hope that none of us have had to sit through 10 awful movies this year. Anyhoo, here goes:
1. Bad Boys II-- arguably the most incomprehensible piece of dreck Michael Bay has ever put his name on, and that includes Pearl Harbor
2. Daredevil-- can anyone say "You missed the point?"
3. Freddy vs. Jason-- by-the-numbers slashfest with nothing new or original to add to the genre. Even the remake of TCM was scarier.

Go to it, boys. I want to know what films to avoid.

Post: #28845
Topic: Top Ten of 2003.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/28845/action/topic#28845
Time: 6-Jan-2004 6:15 AM

Top 10 thus far (not in any particular order):
PotC
Dirty Pretty Things
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (this one really got no respect-- a great little film)
Finding Nemo
Kill Bill Vol. 1
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Something's Gotta Give-- what a smart and funny movie!
School of Rock-- finally, a film about music in schools that isn't schmaltzy

The last two places are being held for RotK (which I still haven't seen all of) and whatever else I deem worthy. I think it's time to go and start the logical antithesis of this thread.

Post: #28788
Topic: Rumors of soundtrack Re-Issues?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/28788/action/topic#28788
Time: 4-Jan-2004 4:40 PM

I would not be surprised to see hybrids released (discs with both SACD and ordinary CD layers), as this is a fairly common occurrence. The recent anniversary edition of Dark Side of the Moon comes to mind.