my living room is rather narrow and long, and we watch TV across the narrow width, so I don't quite get the theatre experience. Even if i did, and even when i get that much-desired 50" plasma TV, i still don't see the theatre being replaced for me. I love the movie going experience: the crowds, talking to people in line, being part of an opening-day phenomenon, sharing the action, sadness, and humour with a large crowd. that's what makes movies fun to me, so that even if the movie itself sucks, the overall experience can be enjoyable.
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > That is how we do our movie nights. My daughter is always asking for us > to turn the living room back into the Movie theatre. Because of how we > watch our movies, I do not enjoy the theatre as much as in the past > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > definitely a generational thing. I won't watch a movie on DVD at home > > unless i > can be assured of watching it in one sitting with minimal interruptions. > Don't > take phone calls, prepare my food ahead of time. I get that stopping and > examining the film is cool (do it myself). But they're meant to be digested > at > one sitting, with all those things you mentioned fllowing together to make a > good whole. > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: Daryle > > > > The Lord Of The Rings movies bore me because they move entirely too slow. > > There are entire scenes dedicated to establishing shots. I know I'm > > Generation X and I'm used to MTV style editing and all that, but I just > > think the entire first movie could have been covered in 30 minutes and then > > we could have gotten on with the second film, which is where the action > > sort of was. > > > > When I saw these movies in a theater I immediately sympathized with people > > who don't like Star Trek. If you've never cared about any of the Trek > > series, and the first time someone sits you down to watch it, it's the > > first movie, you are going to fall asleep. Because it is a long and drawn > > out story about people with whom you have no connection whatsoever. > > > > I didn't grow up reading Tolkien. I grew up reading Asimov and watching old > > Flash Gordon. When my friends in high school played D&D, I was reading > > Douglas Adams. It's why I don't get "Beowulf". It's why I've never played > > "Zelda". > > > > So when I watched the movies on DVD, I was able to study the filmmaking. I > > could stop and check the details. I could go get a sandwich. Take a phone > > call. I was impressed by what I saw, because it was like someone had taken > > all this time to put all this data on screen. It was made, in my opinion, > > to stop and take it all in. Freeze frame, slow-mo. The LOTR movies are > > the best argument for HD that I can imagine. > > > > On 12/22/07 1:26 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > wrote: > > > > > >> why do you think LOTR bored you at the theatre? what was the difference in > >> your home viewing experience? > >> > >> -------------- Original message -------------- > >> From: Daryle > >> > >> And here is where the fandom line is sort of drawn. I have said this > >> before, > >> and I will say it again. I saw LOTR in a theater and I have never had such > >> a > >> good sleep outside of my own bed. I tried again with the second picture, > >> and > >> again, fell asleep. These just aren¹t my kind of stories. I can appreciate > >> the production value, but I simply have never cared about these stories. > >> So > >> last year I watched all three on DVD, stayed awake, and was amazed at what > >> I > >> saw. Peter Jackson is a great filmmaker and tells stories better than many > >> of his contemporaries. > >> > >> Raimi has done stories that I DO care about, and I have to say that he is > >> remarkably inconsistent. Consistently FUNNY, but not exactly a string of > >> classics. I like Sam himself more than the pictures he¹s done. WITH THE > >> EXCEPTION of Spider Man 2. > >> > >> On 12/22/07 11:15 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> i gotta disagree on "Hellboy". That movie rocked. And some of the pieces: > the > >>> initial magic working with Nazis, the religious dude, the look and feel > >>> of > >>> their headquarters, all show a deft hand with set design, FX, and even > >>> CGI. > >>> It's not a direct one-to-one correlation with the world of the Hobbit, > >>> but > my > >>> point is the basic skillsets and abilities shown there can be adapted. I > >>> mean, > >>> after Blood Simple (think that was it) and The Frighteners, I never would > >>> have > >>> pegged Jackson to be right for LOTR, but New Line saw something in him... > >>> > > >>> -------------- Original message -------------- > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> In a message dated 12/22/2007 1:44:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >>> > >>> for some reason I feel del Toro's immersion in fantasy (Pan's Labyrinth, > Hell > >>> boy) would work, combined with his natural ebullience and childlike sense > >>> of > >>> wonder > >>> > >>> Pan had other theme intertwined in the movie. The Hobbit is not a mature > >>> prequel. Maybe he could do Tne Simarillion. > >>> > >>> Hellboy was a cheap comic book adaptation. It is good for the Sci Fi > >>> channel > >>> or FX. I don't see The Hobbit being a sci fi or FX kind of movie. 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