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Post by blackprinceomuncie on Dec 24, 2004 6:32:36 GMT -5
I think I'm beginning to see a pattern: C&C is to AD&D as Peter Jackson is to Tolkien. Is it any wonder all the C-tards fall all over themselves praising the films while at the same time telling everybody and their illegitimate half-drow brother that Tolkien "ain't all that"? They might as well come right out and say "Tolkien and Gygax use big words. Give me the Cliff's notes version or I'm going back to playing Dragonball Z on my X-box".  |
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Post by AxeMental on Dec 25, 2004 23:21:03 GMT -5
Well, I don't think PJ's flicks were as bad as all that. The thing that really sucks is how freak'n close he came to making something that would have really captured the books.
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Post by WSmith on Dec 31, 2004 17:00:08 GMT -5
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Post by blackprinceomuncie on Dec 31, 2004 18:58:06 GMT -5
Well, it certainly fits the D&D edition which was current at the time of its release. In fact, I think the guy with the blue lips was directly inspired by Sean K. Reynolds 1999 Halloween costume (I'm sure blue-lipped Mordenkainen was a big hit at the WotC Halloween party ;D ).
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Post by The Master on Sept 15, 2005 12:47:23 GMT -5
That was a costume?
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Post by Gerto on Sept 15, 2005 13:17:44 GMT -5
Call me jaded, but Hollywood isn't supposed to create or even emulate works of art, they are supposed to bastardize them for mass consumption.
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Post by Semaj The Silent on May 2, 2006 11:27:57 GMT -5
Call me jaded, but Hollywood isn't supposed to create or even emulate works of art, they are supposed to bastardize them for mass consumption. Apologies for necro-ing this thread, but you're closer than you know, IMHO. Thing is: Tolkien's books simply can't be filmed. Hell, each book would be a 12 hour long film at least. American's are going to sit still for that. Additionally, you have to add some comic element, or many Americans simply get too uncomfortable. What was done to Gimli, Pippin, and Merry...in regards to making them out to be buffoons... made me ill. So, I've been asked before what I thought of Jackson's trilogy, and this has always been my answer: "I think they are three very good, very well acted, very well produced, visually stunning and very Americanized attempts at filming three British classics." Let the recepient of that statement draw whatever conclusions he may. |
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Post by Gerto on May 3, 2006 12:36:01 GMT -5
Media reflects the values of the society which produces it. Most people get it backwards, saying that the media shapes the culture. Not really germane to this conversation, but relevant in a tangential manner.
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