Off-Topic General Discussion - Page 544

On November 09 2013 00:44 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
the david lynch dune movie was an unmitigated the disaster, but the 6 episode miniseries adaptation of dune + dune messiah + children of dune was, in my opinion, actually pretty good.

like you dont even need some huge series, a solid 3 hours per book is enough (stick another hour if it's a huge book like dune), instead hollywood gives us barely 100 minutes ~_~

i agree req, as i said in my post, a 2 movie setup would've probably been perfect.

when lord of the rings adaptations came out i was really happy cause i thought it might herald an era of good book to movie adaptatations, but the past few years have dashed those hopes qq

On November 09 2013 00:46 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
I liked Ender's Game


I guess that's because coming in I expected absolutely no redeeming qualities. Just goes to show something about life.

On November 09 2013 00:20 Alaric wrote:
LotR isn't that hard to read tbh, it's mostly the first part (the lengthy and detailed description of the Shire that doesn't seem to have anything to do with the plot) that makes people give up because its like throwing an obstacle at thm before they even start racing.
The wording of the story itself isn't too "heavy" (you can look into Zola and Flaubert novels for how you can abuse the shit out of our language to kill brain cells and breed boredom), at least compared to the original version. It tends to be very straight-forward during dialogues and action scenes actually (the way dialogues are written tended to remind me of the very simplified language used in the Bible I had younger).


^ I resort to cursing in English in some situations where I find equivalents sound sharper than in French. Prob. wouldn't if TL wasn't one my most frequented sites though, makes me practice English a bunch. Pretty much only do it when I'm alone to (so there's ironically noone to hear the difference; I guess it's to vent out better then >>).
"Fucking" has that "spit out" thing and you can just slap it anywhere so it's way easier to use. In French you'd use something like "saleté/saloperie de" (longer) or "foutu" (not that sharp of a sound) so you can't really use direct equivalents. "Son of a bitch" is more insulting in French than in English too.

When French people whine or rage in soloQ most of the time it's a combo of stfu, you're trash/shit/a piece of shit with insults like noob or fag, or whining with "normal" sentences punctuated by random "bitch" or "fag" intersped here and there. They aren't very creative.
(In case you're wondering, I rage in English with long-winded sentences explaining what's going wrong and why, calling out people without cursing at them, because I've got a niche to fill.)

He's drunk, but he can pretend it's both if he wants to lessen the blow.

On November 09 2013 01:53 Requizen wrote:
Writing is a lot more varied though, I think. You still get ponderous stories in books, while it's few and far between that you get a movie that takes its time telling a story.

I like to go back and watch older movies and see how long and different they are. Anime movies are also really like this, probably one of the reasons I like to watch them. Trust and Betrayal, the original Ghost in the Shell, Ghibli flicks - they take their time and stop to smell the roses, so to speak.

I just feel like a lot of modern movies are all about "tell the story quickly so we can get from A to B and show off our cool SFX and action scenes!". I'm not the biggest fan.

On November 09 2013 02:11 Requizen wrote:
Cheep please, I like to have this image of you where you're a cultured intellectual. Now I can only picture you as the dude in the movie theater looking at his phone sighing loudly when 15 minutes have passed without an explosion.

Go back to books you're not wanted here.

On November 09 2013 00:40 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
I'm that guy. I skip over description paragraphs when they start to run too long, and I don't look back. I'd never do it for Tolkien tho :F

On November 09 2013 02:07 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
i hate old movies they're mostly super boring lol

ghibli movies are trash

ghost in the shell was hour and a half of nothing happening and watching shitty anime matrix

On November 09 2013 02:11 Requizen wrote:
Cheep please, I like to have this image of you where you're a cultured intellectual. Now I can only picture you as the dude in the movie theater looking at his phone sighing loudly when 15 minutes have passed without an explosion.

Go back to books you're not wanted here.

On November 09 2013 02:16 red_ wrote:


If I go to watch a movie for explosions I will indeed be disappointed by the lack of explosions. For example, I intend on going to see Thor this weekend, and while I'd like for there to be SOME semblance of a story related to the comics, I more just want to see the God of Thunder and his demigod brother kick some ass and save the world in glorious fashion from a fantastically powerful villain who does unbelievable stuff. I want to see Natalie Portman's ass, and the woman I go with will want to see Chris Hemsworth's bare chest, and we'll both probably be very entertained.

I see nothing uncultured about being able to relax and enjoy something made for relaxation and enjoyment. When I want high art I seek out high art, blockbusters are not where you should go to find it.

On November 09 2013 02:12 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:


i dont like old movies cause they're basically shitty watered down books

On November 09 2013 02:19 Lord Tolkien wrote:

Dr. Strangelove says MEIN FURHER, I CAN WALK.

On November 09 2013 02:24 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:


unsurprisingly, dr strangelove is another one of my favorite movies lol