[Chat] Of The Rings was a great movie

syndalis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpegFVRxarI

There is no dwarf after he mounts the horse.

THERE IS NO DWARF.

BobCesca

He is on the ground screaming in pain after being whacked in the head by Legolas' foot and falling off.

spool32

It's behind his cloak!

Dorfs are short, yo.

Mazzyx

His cloak is the cloak of dwarf holding.

japan

I'm more bothered by the disconcerting way that he grabs the harness and then just pivots around his hand with no apparent way of having induced that motion.

japan

Alt: A wizard did it

syndalis

japan wrote: »

I'm more bothered by the disconcerting way that he grabs the harness and then just pivots around his hand with no apparent way of having induced that motion.

Elves have a LOT of core strength, yo.

Sarksus

Yeah you couldn't see him behind his cloak. There is something peaking out that might be the edge of Gimli's axe.

Tamin

teehee

the other thread is still open, for some reason.

Form of Monkey!

Isn't Exhibit B that crazy giant elephant trunk slide they put in ROTK? That's not exactly a CGI triumph either.

DasUberEdward

japan wrote: »

I'm more bothered by the disconcerting way that he grabs the harness and then just pivots around his hand with no apparent way of having induced that motion.

seriously that was just

wow

Disco Terrier

IT HURTS to eat this spaghetti!

syndalis

Form of Monkey! wrote: »

Isn't Exhibit B that crazy giant elephant trunk slide they put in ROTK? That's not exactly a CGI triumph either.

you mean this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMjkfZ3q8tE

Yeah, Legolas is pretty amazing.

WETA? Pretty good for the time.

Bogart

It looked pretty cool when I saw that horse mounting thing in the cinema, because nobody was expecting it and you weren't really concentrating on it. It looks fucking silly when you rewatched it now.

matt has a problem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xal1wjko2ig

japan

syndalis wrote: »

japan wrote: »

I'm more bothered by the disconcerting way that he grabs the harness and then just pivots around his hand with no apparent way of having induced that motion.

Elves have a LOT of core strength, yo.

He's not flicking his whole body weight into the air solely with his wrist unless he has bones of titanium.

amateurhour

Syn, I've been on the AGS forums a lot lately just looking at ideas and resource for when I make my point and click adventure and there's a pretty big Gabriel Knight following there.

Also I'm glad that KickStarter got backed, and it's looking like the Two Guys From Andromeda one will succeed too. It's like Sierra just got pulled out of a fucking time capsule.

Mazzyx

I love he keeps sliding after he hits the ground.

spool32

Come on that scene was excellent.

Nerd [chat] is very persnickety about its cgi.

syndalis

japan wrote: »

syndalis wrote: »

japan wrote: »

I'm more bothered by the disconcerting way that he grabs the harness and then just pivots around his hand with no apparent way of having induced that motion.

Elves have a LOT of core strength, yo.

He's not flicking his whole body weight into the air solely with his wrist unless he has bones of titanium.

Like I said, Core Strength. He did it all from his core. Don't ask.

Also, elven bones are light and semi-hollow, like a bird, so they weigh surprisingly little.

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wandering

You know what's infuriating is the part of the special features where they talk about screenwriting

Tolkien didn't really understand the rules of storytelling and we do because we attended screenwriting seminars and you can't have Faramir pose no threat that would be cinematic death

SHUT UP SHUT UP

Still I love the movies though.

Evil Multifarious

It looks like they were imagining legolas grabbing the horse then having momentum as though the horse stopped

But it did not.

japan

syndalis wrote: »

japan wrote: »

syndalis wrote: »

japan wrote: »

I'm more bothered by the disconcerting way that he grabs the harness and then just pivots around his hand with no apparent way of having induced that motion.

Elves have a LOT of core strength, yo.

He's not flicking his whole body weight into the air solely with his wrist unless he has bones of titanium.

Like I said, Core Strength. He did it all from his core. Don't ask.

Also, elven bones are light and semi-hollow, like a bird, so they weigh surprisingly little.

Elves are thin Hulks. Noted.

syndalis

amateurhour wrote: »

Syn, I've been on the AGS forums a lot lately just looking at ideas and resource for when I make my point and click adventure and there's a pretty big Gabriel Knight following there.

Also I'm glad that KickStarter got backed, and it's looking like the Two Guys From Andromeda one will succeed too. It's like Sierra just got pulled out of a fucking time capsule.

TellTale is making an officially sanctioned King's Quest game, 2GFA are making a "space quest" inspired game, a real Leisure Suit Larry reboot with the original talent at the helm, and Jane Jensen making games that she does best; dark metaphysical mystery titles.

The next couple of years are going to be really kind to my inner child.

Sheep

spool32 wrote: »

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Vanguard wrote: »

Sheep wrote: »

syndalis wrote: »

Sheep wrote: »

Sarksus wrote: »

Frodo didn't seem as much of a bitch in the books. Not sure why they made him one in the movies. 8->

I got sick of the slomo "Oh no Frodo is hurt" scenes.

Slo mo was a bit much, but Frodo was always getting captured or stabbed or dismembered or weighed down by the ring in the book.

He suffered A LOT.

True, but with me it was just silly because we all know he lives through it.

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This is not a rational line of thinking.

I'm just saying.

It felt hamfisted cause I can't feel bad for a guy I know turns out just fine and dandy in the end. :P

This is like saying you don't enjoy playing cards because you already know there's only 52 of them in the deck.

No, because I only get a random two out of the deck each time.

And it's not like I'm hating on the movies. They're great.

That's just my one little nit pick about it. It's cool dude.

spool32

japan wrote: »

syndalis wrote: »

japan wrote: »

syndalis wrote: »

japan wrote: »

I'm more bothered by the disconcerting way that he grabs the harness and then just pivots around his hand with no apparent way of having induced that motion.

Elves have a LOT of core strength, yo.

He's not flicking his whole body weight into the air solely with his wrist unless he has bones of titanium.

Like I said, Core Strength. He did it all from his core. Don't ask.

Also, elven bones are light and semi-hollow, like a bird, so they weigh surprisingly little.

Elves are thin Hulks. Noted.

Plus archers have strong wrists. Super strong!

Evil Multifarious

spool32 wrote: »

Come on that scene was excellent.

Nerd [chat] is very persnickety about its cgi.

That scene was not excellent

It is hilariously bad

Form of Monkey!

spool32 wrote: »

Come on that scene was excellent.

Nerd [chat] is very persnickety about its cgi.

It's exciting and it's kinetic. But you also don't watch it and think "THIS IS CLEARLY HAPPENING."

Yes, I understand how ironic that sounds, since we're talking about a movie that features elves and anthropomorphic jewelry, but you know what I mean.

Inquisitor

Is there some way to remove yourself from a mass text or block a number on the iPhone? Some chucklefuck included me in a mass text and the dumbasses involved text like 12 year old girls on speed. I have no interest in my phone getting spammed with alerts over this trite bullshit.

Honk

I bought Settlers of Catan

time to settle Catan.

syndalis

Inquisitor wrote: »

Is there some way to remove yourself from a mass text or block a number on the iPhone? Some chucklefuck included me in a mass text and the dumbasses involved text like 12 year old girls on speed. I have no interest in my phone getting spammed with alerts over this trite bullshit.

you are kind of fucked - you need to tell them to take your number out of the send list or start a new conversation without you.

You have no power over their phones, and blocking numbers can only be done at AT&T's end.

amateurhour

syndalis wrote: »

amateurhour wrote: »

Syn, I've been on the AGS forums a lot lately just looking at ideas and resource for when I make my point and click adventure and there's a pretty big Gabriel Knight following there.

Also I'm glad that KickStarter got backed, and it's looking like the Two Guys From Andromeda one will succeed too. It's like Sierra just got pulled out of a fucking time capsule.

TellTale is making an officially sanctioned King's Quest game, 2GFA are making a "space quest" inspired game, a real Leisure Suit Larry reboot with the original talent at the helm, and Jane Jensen making games that she does best; dark metaphysical mystery titles.

The next couple of years are going to be really kind to my inner child.

I forgot that LSL got backed (I remember looking at screenshots from one of the last ones back in like 94 in an old EGM as a teenager and it was hot stuff... ) and I heard rumors of KQ, but I didn't know it was official. What number is it? 4? (I never played KW much)

Yeah, now if Lucas would get off his ass and license some more Sam and Max and Monkey Island and a fucking end to the Day of the Tentacle Trilogy that I desperately want so bad.

Sheep

Honk wrote: »

I bought Settlers of Catan

time to settle Catan.

Good choice.

The next couple of years are going to be really kind to my inner child.

I'm somewhat anxious to see what the fallout will be when one of these Kickstarter projects turns out to be awful.

wandering

Legolas mounting the horse was awesome. Legolas walking on top of the snow while everyone else is waist deep in it was also awesome.

The shield surfing and the taking down an oliphant single handed and then trunk-surfing was you know a bit much. Gimli's "that only counts as one" line kind of made up for the second thing though.

Elendil

worst things about the movies:

1. Denethor
2. Legolas

Tav

the most recent LSL was in like, 2004

Nerdgasmic

was Eisenhower the one who desegregated the military

Tamin

syndalis wrote: »

Inquisitor wrote: »

Is there some way to remove yourself from a mass text or block a number on the iPhone? Some chucklefuck included me in a mass text and the dumbasses involved text like 12 year old girls on speed. I have no interest in my phone getting spammed with alerts over this trite bullshit.

you are kind of fucked - you need to tell them to take your number out of the send list or start a new conversation without you.

You have no power over their phones, and blocking numbers can only be done at AT&T's end.

Unless the iPhones work differently, he may be able to block the number on his account page.

TehSloth

syndalis wrote: »

Inquisitor wrote: »

Is there some way to remove yourself from a mass text or block a number on the iPhone? Some chucklefuck included me in a mass text and the dumbasses involved text like 12 year old girls on speed. I have no interest in my phone getting spammed with alerts over this trite bullshit.

you are kind of fucked - you need to tell them to take your number out of the send list or start a new conversation without you.

You have no power over their phones, and blocking numbers can only be done at AT&T's end.

There's definitely blacklist apps to block calls from certain numbers, I assume it does texts as well. May require a jailbreak though.

wandering

I love Telltale's Sam and Max series but I was kind of underwhelmed by what I played of Strong Bad and Tales of Monkey Island.