logo Sign In

xhonzi

User Group
Members
Join date
30-Oct-2005
Last activity
13-Oct-2020
Posts
6,428

Post History

Post
#519953
Topic
What!?!? aka Missing Exposition
Time

Bingowings said:

It was implied in the Lester version (without the face to face).

He calls to his father.

The crystal glows.

Later in the film we discover the ray chamber's effects can be reversed, projected outside and the chamber can also act as a shield.

No exposition is necessary just patience.

But then he throws the shield from his costume (and yet it's still on his costume) and it turns into some kind of "super-net", and he makes everyone forget stuff by kissing them.

Huh?

Post
#519951
Topic
Random Thoughts
Time

xhonzi said:

Why do I never put things where I'll be able to find them again?

Sometimes, within seconds of last using the TV remote, I have such little idea where it is that it takes me full-on minutes to find it again.

I think the last subconscious thought to go through my brain is- "Well, I'll never need this thing again!" *wub-wub-wub-sound-as-it-soars-over-my-shoulder-into-the-ether"

I've realized it's far more sinister than this!

I think that my subconscious now_self actually has a deep hatred of my future_self and does everything he can to subvert his actions. 

NS: Hehheheh... Future_Self will never find the remote, if I hide it from him!
FS: Of course I will!  Because I am the future you, I know everything you know!
NS: True!  But if I don't pay the slightest bit of attention to where I put the remote, then you won't know BECAUSE I don't know!
FS: NOoooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo!
NS: Muwahahahahahahahahaaa!
FS: I'll get you for this!
NS: You can't, because by the time you exist, I'll be long gone!
FS: You Bas****!
NS: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAALLLL UUUUULLLLLLLLLLTTTTTTIIIIIMMMMMMMMAAAAAATTTTTTTEEEEEEEEE PPPPPPPPPPPPOOOOOOOOWWWWWWEEEEERRRRRR!
FS: Remote!  Remote!  Come in, TV remote!  Argh, WHERE COULD IT BE?!?!?
NS: YOU'LL NEVER FIND IT!  Buwhahahahahaha!

I'm not sure why now_self hates future_self so much.  Maybe it's because  now_self is mad that he doesn't have time to watch TV right now and future_self will.

Post
#519940
Topic
The ot.com "If I do this again on the forum, please someone stab me in the eye with an icepick" Thread (Also: The twooffour Discussion Thread)
Time

Ziggy Stardust said:

The Aluminum Falcon said:

Ziggy Stardust said:

Posting my age.

D'oh! I suppose that one could go for me too.

You shouldn't worry about it AF. You're one of the most mature people on the forum.

:-)

The Aluminum Falcon said:

Thanks, Ziggy! :-)

Dude, your maturity is being praised by an almost 13 year old.  Don't take it too highly.

:)

Post
#519931
Topic
Rate the Star Wars Films
Time

TV's Frink said:

By the way...

ChainsawAsh said:

ROTJ - 6/10

TPM - 5/10

Bingowings said:

^this

pittrek said:

The Phantom Menace - 2/8

Return Of The Jedi - 1/8

captainsolo said:

ROTJ: 4 out of 4 stars.

TPM: 3 out of 4 stars.

So I may be nuts, but I'm not the only one.

You may say I'm a dreamer.  But I'm not.  John Lennon.  Great songwriter.

Yeah... those are very odd ducks you've quoted there.

Even IMDB is nuts:

RotJ:

Users: 8.3/10 (243,650 votes) 507 reviews | Critics: 120 reviews
Metascore: 52/100

 

TPM:

Users: 6.4/10 (216,356 votes) 3,347 reviews | Critics: 231 reviews
Metascore: 52/100

My only guess is that they weren't using the same scale when they rated these.  Or they, like some of you, are certfiable.

Post
#519589
Topic
anothe example of lucas changing things to appeal to a new generation lightsaber dueling styles of OT vs PT
Time

TV's Frink said:

Well...other than the suspicion that we're all Bingo...I was not aware this was even considered.

Is this another thing from earlier in the thread?

*miss piggy sound of frustration, copywrite Frank Oz*

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Star-Wars-coming-to-Blu-Ray-UPDATE-May-4th-2011/post/519323/#TopicPost519323

 

 

Post
#519584
Topic
The Crawl
Time

And here's a slightly updated crawl from my mPT Episode 1 post:

Episode I:
A New Threat

It is a period of Galactic War.  Seven
years have passed since an uneasy
peace was established at the violent
end of the GREAT CLONE WAR.  That
slowly disintegrating peace has come
to an end.
  Now a new enemy is taking
advantage of the ravaged galaxy, and
a battle fatigued Galactic Republic. 

Mercenaries under the leadership of
MANDALORIAN War Lords are
conducting hit and fade assaults on
critical industrial and agricultural centers,
crippling the Republic's ability to sustain
its people. 

Warships from all over the Republic are
converging over TRAXIS in order to stop
an attack on the planet's power
generation facilities....