Warbler said:
A Man For All Seasons.
I'll see that and I'll raise you "Becket."
(doing a Peter O'Toole/Henry II marathon. Gonna do "Lion in Winter" tommorrow!)
She was hot for an old lady.
xhonzi said:
Whaaaa? Is that where that Wookieepedia picture came from?
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It might be worth noting that the first ever story-arc in the Star Wars comics was an adaptation of Seven Samurai with Han, Chewie, and a giant rabbit.
When I watched TPM I kinda dug the "Darth." I though it was Maul's first name, and inspiration for Anakin's eventual alias.
Then I heard "Darth Sidious" (which isn't in that movie) and decided I hated it.
Del Toro is the only director save Jackson I can beleive in for this project.
If not either of them, lets hope its a Richard Marquand ROTJ type who is a total extension of the producer's will.
I think if Luke had gotten capped while sneaking up on a bounty hunter who was firing backwards while fleeing then Vader would have been like all "meh, I guess my boy wasn't worth it."
What's the most inexplicable thing that has ever happened to you? The wierd, the bizarre, the mysterious?
When I was 18 I was gassing up at night, and as I exited the gas station I saw another gold-colored Ford Temp pulling in. Curious who drove the same car as myself I looked in the window.
I was driving.
Not a guy who looked like me. Me. Same hair, glasses, bad sideburns, letterman jacket. And it was the same car. Same lightning-bolt air freshener hanging from the rearview mirror, same duct tape holding up the sideview mirror.
We both slowed down and stared at eachother for about 6 seconds, then, overcome with an inexplicable terror, I accelerated out of the gas station onto the street and drove off at full speed.
I was sober and not overtired, so short of a random lengthy causless hallucination I've never known what to make of this occurance.
"Cromwell" with Richard Harris and Obi-Wan.
Not a bad film if you want to see the glorification of a genocidal theocratic dictator all in the name of democracy.
captainsolo said:
Why do these characters have to always have some moral qualm that eventually presents itself? Jacen did the whole going evil because its the right thing to do thing.
It wasn't even that good.
He went evil because he could see the future and he saw that in all possible universes where he was good, the world was worse off.
It wasn't a moral qualm. It was a perfectly valid decision based on weighing a cost/benefit analysis with reputable data.
And just as exciting to read as it is to describe.
Without the mythology and the mysteries "Lost" would have been just a forgettable soap opera.
"Theodore Rex" came out in 1996. We survived that.
All season long, the "Alternate Timeline" due to the nuke was totally consistent. The odd bits (Jack's son, etc) could easily be explained away as results of Jacob's influence being removes.
Suddenly in the last episode everyone who had their memories of the other timeline returned to them started acting all wise and knowing; all vague smiles and soft words. Because someone finally told the actors they were in Heaven.
If it was heaven/vaguely-nondemonimation-afterlife now we have to scramble and wrack our brains to explain all the wierd stuff... why was Nadia married to Sayid's brother. Why wasn't Eko in it? Why was there a sunken island in Purgatory? Why does Jack have a son? Why why why why.
Adding a whole new layer to the fictional reality 4 minutes before the final credits isn't a briliant and emotionally touching conclusion to me.
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HotRod said:
TheBoost said:
Black Mask. Penguin. Tally-Man, Kobra, El Penitente (he's new). Scarface.
Who? Crap! Who? Who? Who? & Who???
Rhas Al Ghul was a "who" when they made "Batman Begins" and that turned out pretty ok.
I think taking a minor villain and 'promoting' them might be better than taking one of the main villains who are just SO comic booky (riddles, freeze rays, sexy cat gimmicks) and trying to "real" them up.
TV's Frink said:
Who knows this reference?
(besides the obvious machine gun fire from the car)
Is that Spy Hunter? Is it the Peter Gunn theme playing?
I think the ROTJ has the reputation for worst of the OT (which is like being the skinny one in the cast of Predator) for a couple reasons.
All the character development is kind of hogged by the Luke/Vader dynamic. But as Zombie said, that's just SO DAMN GOOD it's hard to fault it the attention it recieves.
Frankly, except a couple moments I think are too silly (trying to trip the AT-ST with a rope) I think the Ewoks are unfairly maligned. When we meet them they want to EAT our heroes. That's not the action of little teddy bears.
As for the climax being repetitive with "Star Wars" I guess I can see that bothering someone, but really it's so much larger it's never bothered me at all.
"Star Wars": A small group of plucky rebels with our main hero among them go against the Death Star and are fought by the villain!!
"ROTJ": A huge fleet of rebels with Lando among them go against the Death Star, while at the same time a massive land battle is going on with Han and Leia, and at the same time a lightsaber battle/psychological warfare is going on inside the same Death Star between the main hero, his father, and the dark sorcerer who rules the Universe!
I want this.
Here's a couple thoughts
What about Azrael. I crazy ass religious serial-killer / vigalante. Could be fun, with that flaming sword and all. At first it seems he's a lone psycho, but it turns out his religious order is infiltrating all aspects of Gotham City.
How about multi-villains, but just the lightly gimmiccked organized crime themed ones. With the regular criminals all taken out during "The Dark Knight" more freaks come in and start a massive gangland war. Black Mask. Penguin. Tally-Man, Kobra, El Penitente (he's new). Scarface.
xhonzi said:
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166387/
Surely, you're thinking of Brian Keith?
SNAP!
I was thinking of the game "Black Dhalia."
The golden age of FMV games was short, and it's easy to confuse them.
Sluggo said:
I don't like using the term myself or referring to Luca$. The point isn't really clever anymore. And really, does anyone still need to be convinced that Lucas hasn't totally sold out? No.
Sold out to who? George Lucas is the single filmmaker in Hollywood who answers to absolutely no one.
I'll always remember Dennis Hopper as the first movie-star to be on my computer screen when I played the FMV game "Under the Killing Moon"
True, but couldt Wedge, or Niemb Niumb or someone die of old age. Or at least be decrepit? Or let Han use a cane?
Chewie and Mon Mothma are the only dead people in 50 years.
One week later.
I'm still pissed.
