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For once I completely agree with jediknightthesnoozy on something. I would love to see 1984 brought to film (and hopefully with the ending not being made happy). Some modifications might have to be made, but hopefully nothing that would change the essence of the story.

Also, a properly done Narnia series would be great. The Disney ones got progressively worse. They butchered the last one, the book of which happened to be my favourite. And my second favourite, The Magician's Nephew, hasn't been made into a movie yet. I don't believe The Last Battle has either, and that's also a popular one.

The thrift stores where I live always have a bunch.

SilverWook said:

Probably a software hiccup of some kind. Could you take a screenshot next time you see that happen?

 I'll do my best to remember. It doesn't happen very often though.

darth_ender said:

 As I started this thread, I usually try to contribute to everyone's distress to at least some extent. 

 Well, thank goodness you haven't been terribly successful. ;)

SilverWook said:

Those are "sticky" threads that can't fall down the page ever. Usually reserved for important information.

 I see them pop up now and then and disappear. They're usually beside regular threads that aren't sticky. Why does that happen?

generalfrevious said:

Religion, on the other hand: I honestly never cared for my religion, but still hang on due to family obligations. Their viewpoints as I grew older seemed to be out of touch with how people really behave, but I have no valid argument. Growing up in a Catholic environment has made me afraid of sex, and I guess I could understand some points they make, but to me Christianity seems to be anti-modern at its core.

 It has been so from its conception. In the Roman times, it was just as much counter-cultural as it is today. In some cases, it was the same, or similar things that set it apart from the rest of society. Don't think that the sexual revolution is some recent revolution that Christianity hasn't caught up with. Rather, it was Christianity that was the revolution against the culture of pleasure in ancient times, and again at the time of the Reformation (in the latter, of course, it was an internal revolution, returning, at least in part, to the ideals of earlier Christianity).

skyjedi2005 said:

When is the real trailer going to be released?

With the original actors.

Hoping Mark Hamill really is not in it for only 2 minutes or whatever.  Or i will only see it once.

Only two minutes? How long do you expect this trailer to be!? ;)

The article above did state that it was a problem with the engine.

And what he wants sounds a lot like what we want for the OT. If, instead of Buffy, this was Star Wars, I think he'd be getting more support.

Ouch. I glad he's OK though. I had no idea Harrison was a pilot.

Hmm...I speak some French, but probably not enough to give you a good translation. Try sending a PM Bewy's way. I think he's a professional translator, and though he doesn't post here that often, he might be willing to help you out.

Yes, he was.

I've been checking out some of the artists/songs mentioned in this thread. I'm still only on the ones mentioned in Possessed first post in this thread, but here are my thoughts:

Kalmah and Insomnium have a lot of great music, but I just can't get used to the death growls of death metal. Insomnium is simply fantastic when they actually sing. Their melodies call for something other than animalistic growling (I can't even imagine what that does to their throats). Kalmah's melodies fit slightly better with their vocals, but I still don't like the latter, which is why I prefer listening to Possessed's covers of their work.

Coldworld was sometimes OK, but I wouldn't want to listen to them again. Again, it was the vocals I disliked hated. In general, that sort of thing just isn't for me, as much as I like the guitar work.

I'm listening to Collective Soul's 1995 album of the same name and really enjoying it. I'll have to download some of their music eventually.

I was denied access to it when I clicked on it earlier.

All new Star Wars material is canon.

I figured it wasn't safe. That's the reason I've avoided a few other similar sites in search of Rebels, but it seems so common that I was no longer sure that it was as risky as it seemed.

Of course it needs credit card confirmation...I'll have to see if my dad will let me use his. Is it wise to give these kinds of sites credit card numbers?

Could someone link me to the Youtube episodes? Apparently HotRod found them all there, but I've had no luck doing so. Maybe they aren't available from Canada.

TV's Frink said:

 I was obsessed with New Order in high school.

 I didn't realize New Order was that old. ;)

I've always liked "Für Elise". Most of Beethoven's work sounds too similar throughout for me to really pick out the differences. I'm sure it's mostly because I haven't listened to enough of his music to really pick out the differences. There was some clarinet trio, or something of the sort, by him that I really liked when I listened to it.

I like a lot of Mozart as well, and Stravinsky, Bach, Chopin, etc. are all very good. My favourite classical composer, however, is Tchaikovsky. I can't name any favourites from among his compositions, but at least I can tell the difference between them. :P

Another of my all-time favourites in the classical category (but not genre) is Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana".

I can't really say much for more modern music, as I like a wide variety, but haven't really listened to a terribly large selection of songs. For instance, I don't think I've ever listened to anything by Pink Floyd besides "Another Brick in the Wall," and I'm only just now introducing myself to Led Zeppelin, which seems to have been popular based on this thread....

I believe you once said "People are stupid." ;)

I finally finished reading my first novel in French (a translation of 1984). It was a nice milestone to reach. I'm far from finishing Bilbo le hobbit, which I started in July or August, but now that I've got one novel out of the way, I don't imagine this one will take too long. 

Here are the three most recent ones (recent meaning they've been posted in recently, not that they were created at all recently):

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Worst-Cliches-in-Films/topic/5098/

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Worst-Dialogue-Cliche/topic/11965/

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/When-You-Are-a-Movie-TV-Character/topic/13096/

We have a thread or two for movie clichés if that's what you meant.

L'épreuve : Le labyrinthe a.k.a. The Maze Runner (2014)

I thought it was a good movie. I'd be interested in seeing any sequels that may come out. The only thing I think the movie didn't do well is explaining some details, but they weren't hugely important and in a way those unknowns made the movie more interesting.

Thumb up. ;)