Used to be Star Wars up to the last one. Not too excited about the
franchise after seeing Episode 1.
Now, it the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
oooh the an......tic....i....(SAY IT!)pation
apologies to Rockie Horror Picture Show.
Iman
I saw a preview and the realism is amazing. That and I like Billy Cristal
and John Goodman.
http://www.pixar.com/aboutpixar/press.8-9-00.html
Vik
Haven't read the Lord of the Rings books yet.
Brad
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU MAN!!!
*pant*...*pant*...
Sorry bout that...
It just took me by surprise. That's like someone saying that they've never
seen Star Wars.
JMcKay
Brad
does it matter?
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Well, guess what.... I never got around to seeing those movies and the
Phantom Menace did not push them up in my list of priorities.
Vik
Weenie <g>
Vik
>It just took me by surprise. That's like someone saying that they've
never
>seen Star Wars.
Seen what?
Ok, so I'm kidding, but I haven't read Lord of the Rings either. Too
many Doctor Who books get in the way.
rob :)
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It's probably too late, now. I read them 13 times during Jr. H.S. and
High School.
Tried reading them again last year. Got to about page 14 before
putting them back in the slipcase. Very disappointing.
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But, you can't chop your poppa up in Massachusetts,
And then blame all the damage on the mice.
No, you can't chop your momma up in Massachusetts;
That kind of thing just isn't very nice.
> Spandex! Everything Spandex!
><Eddie Surfy in "Nutty Programmer I">
Yes! Lovely stuff!
rob :) - "Murphy" BTW
I'd highly recommend it, but I think that I actually prefer Robert Jordan or
David Eddings to JRR Tolkien. Robert Jordan for the length and depth of the
story, and David Eddings because it's really light reading. I can read the
12 books associated with David Eddings first series in about two or three
weeks ( It'd be less than a week, but I do have to sleep and work ). I love
the humor and interplay between the characters.
... which is sort of anachronistic, if you think about it. The
characters inject 1990's attitudes and moralities into 12th -- 15th
century social systems. Fun though!
"... he thinks he'll burn forever."
"What a merry thought!"
Bob ;-)
"Why can't I have a whale for a pet?"
"Because they can't be house broken!"
"That's a ridiculous reason."
"It's a ridiculous request."
;-)
Bob
I would like Eddings more if he'd stop telling the same story over and over
again.
And just when is Jordan going to finish his story? Tolkien managed to do an
entire epic story in about a thousand pages. It takes Jordan a thousand
pages just to do each segment.<g>
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The worst part is that after those thousand pages, nothing has happened, yet
there's the hint that something is about to happen, (which occasionally
gets mentioned in passing in the prelude to the next volume, which will
spend another thousand pages on tedious details about nothing happening)
like an army starts marching in one book, and two books later they still
haven't arrived at their destination, but some really convoluted politics
have been rigorously detailed instead. Probably the most disorienting
aspect is that Jordan puts in the foreground what would in other novels be
the background, and vice versa.
That's what I like about it. I've always hated it when a series ends after
two or three short books. It's feels like I just got to know the characters,
and then they're gone. I guess that's what I like about David Eddings. It's
like the story never ends. Sure, it's the same basic plot, but it's not over
before you can blink.
In an interview, he said he had the whole thing plotted out in head --
14 volumes worth; that was during the wait between vol. 6 and vol. 7
...
Bob ;-)
:
: In an interview, he said he had the whole thing plotted out in head --
Me, too, save I'm impatient ... ;-)
Bob
>Well for me, it's the live-action Spiderman movie due out in a couple of
>years. I think just because the main superhero is a man in a tight
>spandex bodysuit.
Without seams or openings. But movie heroes never need to do that
anyway :-)
I usually do that for movies based on books. Then the movie is
disappointing 'cause it doesn't live up to the books. A few exceptions:
Hunt For Red October
Princess Bride
and hopefully the LOTR trilogy.
Iman
Does anything matter?
Iman
>Well for me, it's the live-action Spiderman movie due out in a couple of
>years. I think just because the main superhero is a man in a tight
>spandex bodysuit.
I wanna see this too, spiderman, not a man in tight spandex bodysuit.
Iman
I'm confused.
Spidey wears a tight spandex bodysuit. If you want to see him you _do_
want to see a man in a tight spandex bodysuit. What's the problem? Oh! I
get it! you don't like spandex. You wanted to see a man in a _leather_
bodysuit. :)
liz
I kept putting off The Matrix 'cause it broke one of my movie rules. It
had Keanu Reeves in it.
>Lord of the Rings. Do I anticipate it more than others? Not really.
>Together with Jean M. Auel's "Clan of the cavebear" books (Earth's
>Children I believe they are called officially) the best books I ever
>read. But now I start thinking, is there a way that they could film this
>movie in a good way? Will seeing the movie not totally disturb the
>hobbit universe as I have imagined it? Do I even WANT to see it?
I vacillate between the dread of poor execution, and the excitement of
seeing the books on the big screen. Mostly the second.
Iman
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>
>Spidey wears a tight spandex bodysuit. If you want to see him you _do_
>want to see a man in a tight spandex bodysuit. What's the problem? Oh!
>I get it! you don't like spandex. You wanted to see a man in a
>_leather_ bodysuit. :)
>
Maybe spiderwoman would do the trick. :)
Iman
That is my favorite movie and has been for some time. Years later I read the
book and was surprised at how much got left out of the movie.
I still agree with you though
Vik
>I usually do that for movies based on books. Then the movie is
>disappointing 'cause it doesn't live up to the books. A few exceptions:
>Hunt For Red October
>Princess Bride
>and hopefully the LOTR trilogy.
My favorite was The Mosquito Coast. It came out very well on film.
Firestarter was very faithful to the book, as well, but for some reason
just didn't make a great movie.
Jeff.
>
>That is my favorite movie and has been for some time. Years later I read
>the book and was surprised at how much got left out of the movie.
>
>I still agree with you though
>
>Vik
>
>
>
And Goldman kept calling the book "the good parts version" anyway. I
wonder what the (ficticious) original was like. :)
liz
Who is Goldman? I only read the Morgenstern version. <g>
> liz
Vik
What's funny is I kept wondering if there WAS an original. I'm not usually
that dense.
Iman
hey, I sent away for the missing chapter (and got a nice note saying that I
couldn't have it till the next edition, but the publisher would definitly
send it to me...Hah!)
liz
You get that chapter in the movie, though
>
>You get that chapter in the movie, though
>
>
>
Yeah, but that was YEARS later...
Inconceivable!
Vik
Just had a bunch of threads on why King doesn't trasnlate well to
film. It was decided that the (more or less) straight novels do,
mostly. It's the genre ones that don't.
I think it's because a lot of the action in the scary ones occurs
internally (in the characters), and that's pretty hard to show on the
screen.
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Misery seemed to do a good job of that part.
That movie was really creepy.
>Inconceivable!
Now that was a _good _book_. Haven't seen the film (can't remember
what they called it).
Can't stand Ben Elton as a stand up... but as an author and playwright
he has me on the floor all the time.
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I'm sorry? I have no idea what you are talking about. I was referring to the
Princess Bride.
Vik
>I'm sorry? I have no idea what you are talking about.
That happens to me a lot <g>.
It was just a random association. Inconceivable is a book by Ben
Elton about an infertile couple (reputedly slightly autobiographical).
BTW... going back to a previous thread... French food isn't _all_ that
bad... it's just that you have a tendency to completely destroy
vegetables during cooking... (I'm not going to mention snails or
frog's legs <eg>)
>What's the problem? Oh! I
>get it! you don't like spandex. You wanted to see a man in a _leather_
>bodysuit. :)
Aw gee, Liz, cut it out. I'm at work! People are gonna start wondering
what's going on to make me moan like that.
rob :)
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>I kept putting off The Matrix 'cause it broke one of my movie rules.
It
>had Keanu Reeves in it.
The fact that it had Keanu Reeves IS one of my movie rules. Esp after
seeing him in "Much Ado About Nothing." woooooffffffff... Keanu in
leather is definitely a good thing.
>>does it matter?
>>
>Does anything matter?
"Nothing really matters." - Madonna
>I wanna see this too, spiderman, not a man in tight spandex bodysuit.
Well you're kinda stuck then as one goes with the other.
rob :)
"Nothing else matters" - Metallica
Vik
The reputation of French food has nothing to do with vegetables, and has
everything to do with bread, sauces on entrees, and desserts. And yes, I
can't stomach snails or frog's legs either.<g>
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Heathens!
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> Ok, we've had best and worst. Now what is the most anticipated film you
> can remember.
>
> Used to be Star Wars up to the last one. Not too excited about the
> franchise after seeing Episode 1.
>
> Now, it the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
>
> oooh the an......tic....i....(SAY IT!)pation
>
> apologies to Rockie Horror Picture Show.
>
> Iman
>
"Whatsa matta' you?" - Chico Marx
>> I can't stomach snails or frog's legs either.<g>
>
>Heathens!
Haven't had the snails, and the only frog legs I have had were cooked like
the southern US cooks them, not like the French. I like frog legs when
they are battered and deep fried. Extremely tender, no gamey taste, and
no, they don't taste like chicken.
Jef.
>I read someplace that "Ender's Game" will be made into a movie. That
>should be interesting especially if they can get the spacestation and
>the training sessions described in the book correct.
Hmmm, I wonder just how they will manage that. That series seemed more
cerebral than action oriented, to me. I can't see how they'd get the
emotional element involved...
Jeff.
>"Nothing really matters." - Madonna
Also Queen... "Nothing really matters, anyone can see, nothing really
matters, to me."
>The reputation of French food has nothing to do with vegetables, and has
>everything to do with bread, sauces on entrees, and desserts.
Oh I agree... just trolling a little <eg>... but I _do_ also like nice
vegetables to go with the rest of the meal <g>.
Another British/American English anomaly for the list
Entree = American main course
Entree = British starter course
but then we also have our salad _with_ the main course _not_ before
it, on its own.
Having to brace my stomach for Haggis next week is quite sufficient
for me at the present time, thank you very much <G>
"Nothing really matters, to me." - Queen
You'd -really- be put off by Chinese cooking then. Frog legs are
served attached to the rest of the frog, skin intact. My argument with
the Chinese was finally settled by saying "I don't eat seafood. That
is anything that spends more than 30% of its life in water ..." ;-)
bob
Yes, I think I would have a problem with that. I like picking them up by the
hip bone and making their legs bounce. This disgusts everyone at the table
who doesn't like frogs (and sometimes the waiter, too). I don't want to have
to chop him in two and scrape away his poopies to be able to do this.
Vik
"What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?"
"What's the matter with the car I'm driving?"
"Oh, it doesn't matter what they say in the papers"
"What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?"
All of these quotes come from the same song.
Can you name that tune?
Vik
>> >> >>does it matter?
It's still Rock 'n' Roll to me - Billy Joel
Brad
I've reformulated my rule about Keanu Reeves, just for you. If he's wears
leather I rent it.
My Keanu rule basically states that if he has to be the intelligent guy in
the movie it will suck. If he plays a dummy, needs to be educated it will
be ok.
My second movie rule is, no supermodels.
Iman
There is another book that would make a great movie. It's called "The
Turing Option" (written by Harry Harrison, Marvin Minsky) and if you haven't
read it do yourself a favor and read it. I think it is out-of-print but you
should be able to find it at used book stores.
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>"What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?"
>"What's the matter with the car I'm driving?"
>"Oh, it doesn't matter what they say in the papers"
>"What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?"
>All of these quotes come from the same song.
>Can you name that tune?
I do believe it's a Billy Joel song and the title is somewhere in the
line "It's still rock and roll to me."
rob :)
>Also Queen... "Nothing really matters, anyone can see, nothing really
>matters, to me."
Well if you want to get technical, Madonna coninutes her train of
thought with
Nothing really matters
Love is all we need
Everything I say to you
All comes back to me
rob :) - <sigh> A great song ruined by a Club 69 remix
>>The fact that it had Keanu Reeves IS one of my movie rules. Esp after
>>seeing him in "Much Ado About Nothing." woooooffffffff... Keanu in
>>leather is definitely a good thing.
>I've reformulated my rule about Keanu Reeves, just for you. If he's
wears
>leather I rent it.
Well thank you, but I think you should wait until AFTER you've seen the
movie before you go changing your rules. Just to be on the safe side.
>My Keanu rule basically states that if he has to be the intelligent guy
in
>the movie it will suck. If he plays a dummy, needs to be educated it
will
>be ok.
Well that explains the first "Bill & Ted" movie, but what about the
second?
>My second movie rule is, no supermodels.
Agreed.
> Zip a de doo da, zip a de day ...
"Why should I care?
Nothing bad ever happens to me."
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But, you can't chop your poppa up in Massachusetts,
And then blame all the damage on the mice.
No, you can't chop your momma up in Massachusetts;
That kind of thing just isn't very nice.
Funny guys, Chinois (sp?) When one of my friends aske for half a
chicken, the chef grabbed both wings in one hand, laid it on the
cutting board and went "Whack" with a meat cleaver -- "do you want the
front half, or the back half?" I wish I'd had a camera for my friend's
expression !!
Bob ;-)
Les Chinois.
> When one of my friends aske for half a
> chicken, the chef grabbed both wings in one hand, laid it on the
> cutting board and went "Whack" with a meat cleaver -- "do you want the
> front half, or the back half?" I wish I'd had a camera for my friend's
> expression !!
I bet!
> Bob ;-)
>"What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?"
>"What's the matter with the car I'm driving?"
>"Oh, it doesn't matter what they say in the papers"
>"What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?"
>
>All of these quotes come from the same song.
>Can you name that tune?
Not while I'm retching at the memory of Billy Joel. I'll get back to
you...
>On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 20:40:10 +0100, "Vik \(SupInfo\)" <v...@noos.fr>
>wrote:
>
>Not while I'm retching at the memory of Billy Joel. I'll get back to
>you...
>
Thank you Michael.
I've been unable to respond to anything while I recovered from the BJ
attack.
liz
Well that brings up my third movie rule. Sequels are never better than the
original, with a few exceptions.
Iman
>I've been unable to respond to anything while I recovered from the BJ
<snigger>
Iman L Crawford wrote:
> I usually do that for movies based on books. Then the movie is
> disappointing 'cause it doesn't live up to the books. A few exceptions:
> Hunt For Red October
> Princess Bride
> and hopefully the LOTR trilogy.
>
> Iman
Wasn't that where Bullwinkle Moose played college football?<g>
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>I think it would be better than
>the Sci-Fi movies that are coming out recently.
Well, you might have thought that about Starship Troopers, as well, but it
wasn't to be. I also had looked forward to Battlefield Earth, but was very
disappointed (despite being a whacko, L. Ron Hubbard did write some good
stories, at least early in his career.)
>There is another book that would make a great movie. It's called "The
>Turing Option" (written by Harry Harrison, Marvin Minsky) and if you
>haven't read it do yourself a favor and read it. I think it is
>out-of-print but you should be able to find it at used book stores.
It's about time for my monthly trip to the bookstore. I'll see if I can
find a copy.
Jeff.
>We watched the X-Men the other night.... Halle Barry (sp) aka "Storm" in
>leather is -definitely- a better thing. :)
Although a 5'1" slender pale slip of a woman playing the part of a 6'6"
African weather goddess was stretching things just a bit. Must of been why
the role was a smallish one.
If we're doing girls in leather (no Rob I know _you're_ not) I still liked
Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman.
liz
> Wasn't that where Bullwinkle Moose played college football?<g>
Either there, or at Gosh Whatta University.
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>If we're doing girls in leather (no Rob I know _you're_ not)
If there's leather involved he may make an exception <eg>
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That was vinyl
>There you go trying to tie the movie in.... I was just talking about
>-her-... lol ;)
Hehe, Catwoman, Emma Peal (old and new), Batgirl (old TV series, not that
vapid twit in the movie)... Any other leather/spandex/vinyl/neoprene
lovelies?
>Silence of the Lambs is another. The book was disappointing to me, but
>I loved the movie. I am actually looking forward to Hannibal (has my
>man, Anthony, in it again <g>) just to see if it will best the book,
>which shouldn't take much...
I disliked the book. I kept waiting for it to get better, then bam a trick
ending that sucked.
Iman
Trinity in The matrix.
Iman
Vinyl, leather makes no difference. She was the best part of that movie.
Iman
I like Starship Troopers. I make my wife watch it everytime in comes on
HBO/Showtime etc.. The bug f/x are great. I can watch a whole movie just
for the effects.
Iman