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I liked the [chat] better than the book
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But now the dream is over. And the insect is awake.Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
But now the dream is over. And the insect is awake.Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
I know it's sacrosanct to say, but there are times when the movies are better than the books. Examples:
-Sin City
-LOTR
-The Shining (because I didn't read it)
-Jackie Brown
That's all I have for now, but I'm sure there are others.
Also, that picture Chu posted is fucking creepy.
-Sin City
-LOTR
-The Shining (because I didn't read it)
-Jackie Brown
That's all I have for now, but I'm sure there are others.
Also, that picture Chu posted is fucking creepy.
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yeah, was gonna ask, how did you not get that one
Yeah, length has nothing to do with girth, that chart makes no sense.
are we jews known as renowned mouth rapists?
LoTR was amazing for being the best possible translation of the book onto film. One could never hope for anything better. However, it does not equal the books themselves.
I agree. I don't like the books, and I think the Fellowship is awesome.
Hopefully The Hobbit works as a movie, because it was actually a good book.
His read of the chart was mine as well, only I refused to believe that could possibly be the case.
The Godfather.
By like orders of magnitude apparently.
Sheep, that seems like a pretty substantial claim to be making?
I remember hating having to read The Hobbit in school. It just seemed to drag on and on.
The movie is good. It doesn't lose anything that the book offers, but there are some great passages in the book that make it worth reading. LSD is one hell of a drug.
In SOME ways the films were better.
The Council of Elrond and the forming of the fellowship was boring as fuck in prose, and captivating on film, for instance.
I think the elevation of Faramir's importance was a wise decision; Faramir was barely a footnote in the book, but he deserved to be more.
That said, the films do have their flaws. This isn't a cut and dry issue.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
Agree with everything but Reservoir Dogs, although since I've not watched it for years I sort of see your point
This. The book is godawful, but the 2 good movies are some of the best ever. Can't even compare them.
There are a myriad of issues with policing in the US. Some have to do with individuals, and the militarized police system does attract individuals who want power to abuse as well as those who want to 'protect and serve'. Police officers are ordered to handle with law enforcement all sorts of things that law enforcement is not apt to handle, like dealing with the mentally ill and drug addicted. One of the main reasons people distrust the police is not necessarily the 'bad apples' that are out there cracking skulls, planting evidence, and abusing their authority; it is the so-called 'good cops' who look the other way and enable this behavior, and the knowledge that police receive preferential treatment in the justice system that invalidates what might otherwise be perceived as the rule of law.
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It does lose some things, just not anything I really miss. Book's a lot heavier on the racial tones and the gender/authority dynamics.
Oh! The Color Purple is moderately better as a film, too.
http://gothamist.com/2012/07/23/2300_hot_dog_is_absurd_real.php
inside the spoiler is a gif of an IED exploding in the distance
the size of the explosion is pretty amazing, as is the shockwave over dusty ground
How to Make It In America is pretty boss
That sounds pretty gross. I'll take a Nathan's for a buck any day.
it's that show about these guys who want to make and sell t-shirts, right?
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I really liked the first episode although I never followed up on it.
twitch.tv/tehsloth
Pretty much
That was a truck bomb. The large truck cuts off a Humvee then detonates.
like
why did they even write the books when the movies were clearly better
The thought of buying one, holding it up, and then just slathering it with Heinz ketchup fills me with mirth.
I like that you have to give them 48 hours notice in order to make it.
It's a fucking hot dog.
Jee zus
We had to read almost all of those books in 5th grade. I was bored out of my tiny little mind, and basically faked my way through all the assignments.
that is so dumb
they should have just let you watch the movies instead
5th.... grade?
I mean, I read them when I was young, but I sure as shit didn't "get" them until a few years later. Your school was weird.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...