shrader Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 No, you'll want one of the orcs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 No, you'll want one of the orcs. She lucked out then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Do yourself a favor and watch Lord of the Rings. It's a miracle of cinema and it humbles me every time I watch it (and I've watched it easily over 15 times). As far as Terminator, it's a pretty damn good gritty action film. I wouldn't say top 5 all time, but eh opinions. The one thing that really bothers me about the movies is the semi-bastardizarion of Aragorn. Just a much different character until towards the end, really. Same can be said for Faramir, although that didn't bother me as much since he's a more minor character. You've watched the trilogy over 15 times? So you've got 150 hours or so invested? Yowza. I liked it quite a bit myself but now it kinda feels like a PG-rated Game of Thrones. Or maybe GoT is just an R-rated LotR :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 You've watched the trilogy over 15 times? So you've got 150 hours or so invested? Yowza. I liked it quite a bit myself but now it kinda feels like a PG-rated Game of Thrones. A lot of those times were with the commentary on, with my friends and I speaking freely over it (a ritual we must accomplish twice a year or so). Game of Thrones is currently 50 hours of hit and miss TV, whereas LotR is ~12 hours of a tight, focused expertly told story. LotR is Good vs. Evil, whereas AsoIaF is aboots shades of gray and showing a variety of POVs and such. One will never supplant the other in my heart, plenty of room for both. The one thing that really bothers me about the movies is the semi-bastardizarion of Aragorn. Just a much different character until towards the end, really. Same can be said for Faramir, although that didn't bother me as much since he's a more minor character. Disagree. Even though it's different, I love Viggo's Aragorn so much. Faramir and Sam are two amazing characters from the books that didn't really get a direct adaption. The movie versions are good, but not amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 LOTR is great, but it's not The Trilogy. If you're not a girl and you haven't seen Star Wars.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 I've never been more disappointed in two posters than I am right now. I've never been so disinterested in another poster's opinion than I am right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 I've never been so disinterested in another poster's opinion than I am right now. I know that WildCard is a bit of an interesting character, but this is just plain cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 I know that WildCard is a bit of an interesting character, but this is just plain cold. She should have no gripe for me, clearly did not include her in my Trilogy rant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 LOTR is great, but it's not The Trilogy. If you're not a girl and you haven't seen Star Wars.... How does a man even begin to directly compare LotR and Star Wars? (a man doesn't) I've never been so disinterested in another poster's opinion than I am right now. Why so aggressively disinterested in the Terminator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 How does a man even begin to directly compare LotR and Star Wars? (a man doesn't) Not unless you work at Mooby's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Not unless you work at Mooby's What is that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Not unless you work at Mooby's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 So, does that mean in another 10-15 years I'll suddenly have a thing for Gimli? God help me. Yeah sure. Come look me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 What is thatIf there was ever a time for a liger YouTube clip, it would be right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Why so aggressively disinterested in the Terminator? Why so aggressively advocating for it? I'm not so much disinterested in the movie itself; it's more that if someone pushes something on me, I tend to push back. It's just basic human nature (and how wars start). I'm not big into movies, to be honest. And out of every genre, I'm probably least interested in action movies. I kind of feel like it's all been done, and everything now is just hyberbolic interpretation of all that preceded it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 No, you'll want one of the orcs. She lucked out then. Yeah sure. Come look me up. :wub: d4rk sometimes smells about as good as an Uruk-Hai birthed from a festering mudpit in the bowels of Isengard... Love you, honey. And hey, I dig beards, I guess Gimli/Gandalf/Saruman aren't totally out of older/senile future me's league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) Why so aggressively advocating for it? I'm not so much disinterested in the movie itself; it's more that if someone pushes something on me, I tend to push back. It's just basic human nature (and how wars start). I'm not big into movies, to be honest. And out of every genre, I'm probably least interested in action movies. I kind of feel like it's all been done, and everything now is just hyberbolic interpretation of all that preceded it. To the bolded: I'm not, others are (and obvi they are because they love the movie). The rest seems like a pretty jaded outlook :( Edited September 23, 2015 by qwksndmonster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Why so aggressively advocating for it? I'm not so much disinterested in the movie itself; it's more that if someone pushes something on me, I tend to push back. It's just basic human nature (and how wars start). I'm not big into movies, to be honest. And out of every genre, I'm probably least interested in action movies. I kind of feel like it's all been done, and everything now is just hyberbolic interpretation of all that preceded it. I don't think anyone was aggressively pushing the movie on the two of you. I'm just surprised is all. There are some movies where there is an ultra-rare minority who hasn't seen them. This is one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Never seen the Terminatir either, don't really care to because I've heard basically the entire movie at this point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 If you haven't seen Terminator, then you can't fully appreciate the references to "Skynet". Same as referencing "Big Brother" without having read 1984. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny DangerFace Posted September 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Never seen the Terminatir either, don't really care to because I've heard basically the entire movie at this point Well no one had seen that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 I binged watch Lord of the Rings. Binged read Harry Potter (much better than the movies). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Regular or extended versions of LOTR? Agree the books surpass the Potter movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thwomp! Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Books surpass TV for Game of Thrones too :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 To the bolded: I'm not, others are (and obvi they are because they love the movie). The rest seems like a pretty jaded outlook :( Not jaded. It's just that my interests lie elsewhere. And the reason I used the word aggressive is that I was accused of being "aggressively disinterested." Funny, no one seemed to think that was a big deal, but I turn it around and everyone loses their minds. If you haven't seen Terminator, then you can't fully appreciate the references to "Skynet". Same as referencing "Big Brother" without having read 1984. You're correct. I have no idea what Skynet refers to. I've seen a few people using it around here and it basically means nothing to me (although I figured it was some sort of sci fi reference from context). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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