Bulbagarden Conversational Chat Thread Vol.5

[Slife]

I'm pretty sad that I can't join the coding competition that is happening at my school this weekend.

Thanks Electricity and Magnetism midterm being on Tuesday,

I know that feel. I missed a free 3-day trip to YHack because of a Math Midterm.

 

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Why does Hollywood always get everything wrong?

Appealing to the lowest common denominator.

 

[EvilChameleon]

Now, what has Hollywood EVER got wrong?

 

[TheCapsFan]

Hollywood got The Hobbit wrong, in my personal opinion.

 

[jackatlasred]

Hollywood got everything wrong, where is my pie? my coffe? Hollywood is a terrible intern

 

[DerMißingno]

Hollywood got The Hobbit wrong, in my personal opinion.

Yeah, The Hobbit could have been a lot better. If they had just made it a movie adaptation of the book instead of trying to make it the LoTR prequels, it probably would have been much better. The effects were also so over the top, the Legolas jumping on the rocks of the fallen bridge thing was just ridiculous.

 

[TheCapsFan]

Yeah, The Hobbit could have been a lot better. If they had just made it a movie adaptation of the book instead of trying to make it the LoTR prequels, it probably would have been much better. The effects were also so over the top, the Legolas jumping on the rocks of the fallen bridge thing was just ridiculous.

And I hate how they tried to make Orlando Bloom look so much younger! It didn't work for me. Plus...who even likes elf grills, anyway?

My main flaw was that the original trilogy was so raw...but they simply used too much technology. One of the coolest things about the original trilogy for me was the fact that you can actually visit so many of the movie locations on-site...but it was all computer-generated in the Hobbit trilogy. *shrug*

 

[Dorothy]

Yeah, The Hobbit could have been a lot better. If they had just made it a movie adaptation of the book instead of trying to make it the LoTR prequels, it probably would have been much better. The effects were also so over the top, the Legolas jumping on the rocks of the fallen bridge thing was just ridiculous.

To be fair, a straight adaptation of the novel would have - in addition to being frankly quite boring - had more casual viewers and moviegoers who aren't very well-versed in Tolkien's work (i.e. the people the studio makes the Big Bucks off of) complaining that it wasn't more of a prequel to LOTR.

You gotta pick and choose your battles, and frankly it's astonishing to me that The Hobbit got a film adaptation that did as well as it did, since IMO it's easily Tolkien's driest work.

 

[DerMißingno]

To be fair, a straight adaptation of the novel would have - in addition to being frankly quite boring - had more casual viewers and moviegoers who aren't very well-versed in Tolkien's work (i.e. the people the studio makes the Big Bucks off of) complaining that it wasn't more of a prequel to LOTR.

You gotta pick and choose your battles, and frankly it's astonishing to me that The Hobbit got a film adaptation that did as well as it did, since IMO it's easily Tolkien's driest work.

So did you actually like the films, or are you playing devil's advocate?

 

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[Pikochu]

This is how I feel after my Physics midterm.

 

[Lyrebird]

It's so like blue.

 

[moosie]

I go away for months, and y'all go and get a new website and start posting Simpsons. I wouldn't have expected anything different.

 

[Lyrebird]

I go away for months, and y'all go and get a new website and start posting Simpsons. I wouldn't have expected anything different.

 

[Lyrebird]

Mod bumpth.

How are you unfashionable people going?

 

[Dorothy]

So did you actually like the films, or are you playing devil's advocate?

I liked the films just fine. I didn't think they were amazing, but I'm not the biggest fan of Tolkien's universe in the first place. Good, solid fantasy that made the most of a fairly dull source material.

 

[Vespy]

i have found the chat thread *waves*

 

[jackatlasred]

We do not chat we listen

 

[Vespy]

umm we listen? i'm confused.

 

[Lyrebird]

Barely listen.

Anyway this is not RM, so we expect depth. At least more than the other thread. Otherwise I would eating salt from the shaker instead of actually using it to season food.