In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : You have one week to put this right. Otherwise, the ARL2 title, and all associated prizes, will be revoked! Posted by J-Hartigan
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : Start the Stars Wars watching from 'New Hope,' not 'Phantom Menace.' Do it now. Lord of the Rings - great epic, however if you have the extended edition please book off a week from work/kiss sunlight goodbye. Posted by TommyD
I have never watched Lord of the rings or star wars. Posted by Poker_Fail
+1.
Ok, that's not quite true.
I was taken to watch LOTR1 and got a dead leg from it's mind-numbing awfulness. However, I have never walked out on a film & am always hopeful of a good ending (everyone dying and sparing the world two sequels would have been the best scenario here), so spent the last 45 mins walking up and down the aisles/back row to shake it off.
Sean Bean getting shot five times and giving a dying speech between each arrow would have been too embarrasing even by Bollywood standards - in fact, bollywood would at least have thrown in @ least half a dozen song&dance numbers to alleviate the tedium!
I have never seen Star Wars, but suspect that just like LOTR and the HP series, is completely overhyped.
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : +1. Ok, that's not quite true. I was taken to watch LOTR1 and got a dead leg from it's mind-numbing awfulness. However, I have never walked out on a film & am always hopeful of a good ending (everyone dying and sparing the world two sequels would have been the best scenario here), so spent the last 45 mins walking up and down the aisles/back row to shake it off. Sean Bean getting shot five times and giving a dying speech between each arrow would have been too embarrasing even by Bollywood standards - in fact, bollywood would at least have thrown in @ least half a dozen song&dance numbers to alleviate the tedium! I have never seen Star Wars, but suspect that just like LOTR and the HP series, is completely overhyped. So don't let James blackmail you & ignore him! Posted by JingleMa
Fans of Jackie Chan movies should NOT be listened to! ;-)
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : +1. Ok, that's not quite true. I was taken to watch LOTR1 and got a dead leg from it's mind-numbing awfulness. However, I have never walked out on a film & am always hopeful of a good ending (everyone dying and sparing the world two sequels would have been the best scenario here), so spent the last 45 mins walking up and down the aisles/back row to shake it off. Sean Bean getting shot five times and giving a dying speech between each arrow would have been too embarrasing even by Bollywood standards - in fact, bollywood would at least have thrown in @ least half a dozen song&dance numbers to alleviate the tedium! I have never seen Star Wars, but suspect that just like LOTR and the HP series, is completely overhyped. So don't let James blackmail you & ignore him! Posted by JingleMa
Surely the best prolonged death scene is Alan Rickman in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Stab, wander, drop sword, stumble, pull out knife, hop, drop knife, wander again, fall, crawl, nearly get up, crawl again and then sigh. It's the ultimate slowroll of death scenes.
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : Surely the best prolonged death scene is Alan Rickman in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Stab, wander, drop sword, stumble, pull out knife, hop, drop knife, wander again, fall, crawl, nearly get up, crawl again and then sigh. It's the ultimate slowroll of death scenes. The crazy witch woman comes back from the death. Posted by TommyD
I thought you had been told about naming and shaming slowrolls!!! Tut Tut.
You should of just said 'that bloke from Nottingham wearing green tights', and no one would of guessed it was Greghogg!
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : I thought you had been told about naming and shaming slowrolls!!! Tut Tut. You should of just said 'that bloke from Nottingham wearing green tights', and no one would of guessed it was Greghogg! Posted by MAXALLY
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : Fans of Jackie Chan movies should ALWAYS be listened to! ;-) Posted by J-Hartigan
FYP. ;-)
Seriously though, his HK films from the 80's are mind-boggling - nothing has matched them before or since, and most likely never will.
They wouldn't let him make them in Hollywood without suitable insurance and no studio was willing to give him it. (or he would have had to make big compromises on what he did). They just let him get on with it in China, and if he died - well meh, he died! (Ivan Drago ftw).
Hollywood producers were still stunningly ignorant of him until the late 90's when he finally got a deal to make Rush Hour - in the scene when he's handcuffed to a steering wheel, he's explaining to the director what he's going to do and the producer steps in and says, "what does he mean - he's going to run up that wall, climb on that tree and jump through the bedroom window??" Um... yeah!
But it's his 80's stuff which is the real Chan - Project A, Armour of God, Operation Condor, Police Story 1+2, Dragons Forever, Wheels on Meals... just don't watch them for the plot!
Remember, this was all done without wires (Jet Li, Crouching Tiger), CGI (Matrix, all other Hollywood superhero guff) or blue/green screen (Lord of the **** Rings etc).
Awesome.*
*(Obviously, these are the blatherings of a massive fan-boy, but his work is still totally worth checking out!!)
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : Surely the best prolonged death scene is Alan Rickman in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Stab, wander, drop sword, stumble, pull out knife, hop, drop knife, wander again, fall, crawl, nearly get up, crawl again and then sigh. 1. It's the ultimate slowroll of death scenes.2. The crazy witch woman comes back from the death. Posted by TommyD
1. And he still managed to do it quicker than any one of the 8000 lingering shots of a field or mountain in LOTR.
2. She's allowed to - she's a witch.
FWIW, I thought Michael Keaton's batman was the best (and you have to focus on the Joker for a large chunk of the film, he's a great character - a good baddie should always steal the film a la Rickman in RH:POT and Die Hard). The last Batman film was good2, but I agree it was too clunky in parts.
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : FYP. ;-) Seriously though, his HK films from the 80's are mind-boggling - nothing has matched them before or since, and most likely never will. They wouldn't let him make them in Hollywood without suitable insurance and no studio was willing to give him it. (or he would have had to make big compromises on what he did). They just let him get on with it in China, and if he died - well meh, he died! (Ivan Drago ftw). Hollywood producers were still stunningly ignorant of him until the late 90's when he finally got a deal to make Rush Hour - in the scene when he's handcuffed to a steering wheel, he's explaining to the director what he's going to do and the producer steps in and says, "what does he mean - he's going to run up that wall, climb on that tree and jump through the bedroom window??" Um... yeah! But it's his 80's stuff which is the real Chan - Project A, Armour of God, Operation Condor, Police Story 1+2, Dragons Forever, Wheels on Meals... just don't watch them for the plot! Remember, this was all done without wires (Jet Li, Crouching Tiger), CGI (Matrix, all other Hollywood superhero guff) or blue/green screen (Lord of the **** Rings etc). Awesome.* *(Obviously, these are the blatherings of a massive fan-boy, but his work is still totally worth checking out!!) Posted by JingleMa
How can you knock the LOTR trilogy! They're fantastic films, perfectly produced and great acting with a inspiring storyline, great war and action scenes with a bit of romance, and bromance, spectacular scenery and one of the best movie soundtracks ever written what more can you ask for??? :P Great trilogy! Do like some Jackie Chan stuff, big fan of the rush hour films too, his partnership with Chris tucker was like orford and Giddins
Was nice catching up with you Tommy apologies for chatting away like an idiot i cant stop sometimes :P Great thread btw, class read hope it continues!
How can you knock the LOTR trilogy! They're fantastic films, perfectly produced and great acting with a inspiring storyline, great war and action scenes with a bit of romance, and bromance, spectacular scenery and one of the best movie soundtracks ever written what more can you ask for??? :P Great trilogy! Do like some Jackie Chan stuff, big fan of the rush hour films too, his partnership with Chris tucker was like orford and Giddins Was nice catching up with you Tommy apologies for chatting away like an idiot i cant stop sometimes :P Great thread btw, class read hope it continues! Posted by Wacko90
What can I say, just didn't do it4me @ all.
Yeah, Rush Hour 1+2 are real gems4the quotes&comedy.
Classic Tucker line from when he's about to be executed by the triads in the chinese restaurant:
"No no, he meant cut me loose! That's right man, me and him share the same mama - I'm Blackanese!!"
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Lord of the Rings - great epic, however if you have the extended edition please book off a week from work/kiss sunlight goodbye.
Ok, that's not quite true.
I was taken to watch LOTR1 and got a dead leg from it's mind-numbing awfulness. However, I have never walked out on a film & am always hopeful of a good ending (everyone dying and sparing the world two sequels would have been the best scenario here), so spent the last 45 mins walking up and down the aisles/back row to shake it off.
Sean Bean getting shot five times and giving a dying speech between each arrow would have been too embarrasing even by Bollywood standards - in fact, bollywood would at least have thrown in @ least half a dozen song&dance numbers to alleviate the tedium!
I have never seen Star Wars, but suspect that just like LOTR and the HP series, is completely overhyped.
So don't let James blackmail you & ignore him!
The crazy witch woman comes back from the death.
Yeah, Rush Hour 1+2 are real gems4the quotes&comedy.
Classic Tucker line from when he's about to be executed by the triads in the chinese restaurant:
"No no, he meant cut me loose! That's right man, me and him share the same mama - I'm Blackanese!!"
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