More toy nostalgia in this thread

[xfer]

oh man, i asked for freddy's glove like THREE christmases and birthdays in a row, and my parents WOULD NOT get it for me...argh. that, after the AT-AT, may be my greatest toy regret.

 

[deadair]

sam is up early

 

[FalseTodd]

Originally posted by deadair
sam is up early

Have you ever seen the movie Insomnia? Well, it's like that, except that I can't sleep.

 

[FalseTodd]

Originally posted by xfer
oh man, i asked for freddy's glove like THREE christmases and birthdays in a row, and my parents WOULD NOT get it for me...argh. that, after the AT-AT, may be my greatest toy regret.

Yeah! I knew one kid who had an AT-AT, and he was a fucking cocksucker.

(Independent of his ownership of the AT-AT, which would have qualified him anyway)

Later in life, he used to brag about how fast he drove. Then he got a speeding ticket doing 75 mph on a 25 mph residential street. AND CRIED HIS WAY OUT OF IT.

 

[avi]

well are talking about the Norweigan version of said movie, or the American one?

 

[FalseTodd]

Yeah I just saw the Norwegian version....much better than the Pacino thing...

But I was strictly referring to the American one.

 

[xfer]

ok, why is it that the American movie industry has produced like 99% of the greatest movies ever, yet the "American" version of a film is invariably shittier than the foreign version?

(excepting Vanilla Sky, which was ten times better than Abres los Ojos)

 

[FuSoYa]

sam, that was a great one-liner. Even though I enjoyed the film.

 

[FalseTodd]

No, I didn't mean to say that the Pacino thing was bad. It's just that the Norwegian version is a lot subtler, more complex. I just thought it was a lot more interesting. But the Pacino version is good, too.

Mainly I just wonder why those remakes have to happen. Are people really that scared of subtitles?

I saw an advance screening of The Ring last night. It was actually a good case for doing a remake, as it took out some elements that probably wouldn't have flown for an American audience. They did completely fuck up one scene, but all in all it ain't half bad. Fusoya would definitely dig it, I think.

 

[avi]

an ex-coworker of mine really is indeed that scared of subtitles. She couldn't watch Crouching Tiger unless it was the dubbed version.

 

[FalseTodd]

Now I've completely perverted Josh's thread. Here's an apology:

"My b."