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It's true, my high school students loved "I Know what you did last summer" so you know what i did? I read it one summer (pun intended). Great book. Not so great movie.
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Originally posted by Nomilynn
You aren't missing much :rolleyes: :D I do recommend the book though. It's really good. You should read it, and then watch the movie, and see how badly it was butchered.. yes, pun intended ;)
I know he is dead. If you read the post above yours I said I am in the middle of the thrid book: The Return of the King. Yes, I do know it is pretty darn true (i.e. the 90% part). Every single day, I talk about, review, and critque the book and movie with Mrs. VanCaster (reading teacher @ school), she is a HUGE LOTR/Tolkien fan.Quote:
Originally posted by lotrfreak
J. R. R. Tolkien is dead. Tolkien scholars said that he would be very disappointed if he were still alive at the outcome of this movie. have u even read the books? do u even know if it is 90% true?
I went to The University of Marquette with the reading teacher to see the Tolkien display they have. They bought the original pieces of Tolkien from his son, Christopher... including the notes J.R.R. wrote on the back of chruch lunch menus (since paper was rare then) during the war . I got to see and touch it all, what was once in the hand of Tolkien himself (made my stomach twist with joy! :) ). We also got to listen to a presentation about Tolkien and his books.
Then you must not have been reading it well. It's one of the closest out there. Of course it's not going to be PERFECT...other wise the movies would be 72 hours long each. There lines which are spoken in the movie, which are word for word in the books, same with many senes.Quote:
it is so not like the book,
LOL, sorry people, I know this is not sticking to the lame topic of evloution, I just wanted to state some facts. :):D
LOL, when I get done with The Return of the King, I'll think about checking that book out.Quote:
You aren't missing much I do recommend the book though. It's really good. You should read it, and then watch the movie, and see how badly it was butchered.. yes, pun intended
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Originally posted by catland
I guess that's why we Americans refer to each other as a bunch of Turkeys.:rolleyes:
m-o-o-n spells turkey!
now wasn't that a shame......eight hours and they could not do it justice (The Stand)
one great reason that a movie like LOTR is possible is the fact that
CGI (?) has made such steps in the last few years....
now, isn't this a hoot?
bear with me for a minute...
you are a producer and make a movie.
isn't that just like god creating the world?
you can prove the producer is behind the whole production,
but he never shows up IN the movie so you just have to
take the word of the end credits that there really IS a producer.....
see there it is- the Planet of the Apes, evolution, creationism(from the producers standpoint) all rolled into one.....
go figure!
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Originally posted by YellowLabLover
LOL, sorry people, I know this is not sticking to the lame topic of evloution, I just wanted to state some facts. :):D
LOL, when I get done with The Return of the King, I'll think about checking that book out.
read the Simarillion by tolkein-see how he 'starts' his world..
he took a little bit from the bible but in a much more enjoyable form......don't worry about sticking to the topic....i put it all together! lololol
thanks!
keep reading!
Yellowlablover: it sounds like you have a great reading teacher. lucky you. That's a field trip I would have loved to have taken. My family all loved LOTR. When my nephews were younger we used to read it together. Even though they are all grown now, we went to the first, and the second movie all together, on opening day. We loved both, and were very pleased with the adaptation. And yes, while *some* scholars believe he'd be disappointed, others think he would be proud. I would bet his family would think so.
I *LOVE* my reading teacher! She is so awesome! But...I won't get to see her anymore! I go to the high school next year, so she won't be there, waaaaa!! I won't be able to have my LOTR Talk everyday. :( :( :(Quote:
Originally posted by babolaypo65
Yellowlablover: it sounds like you have a great reading teacher. lucky you. That's a field trip I would have loved to have taken. My family all loved LOTR. When my nephews were younger we used to read it together. Even though they are all grown now, we went to the first, and the second movie all together, on opening day. We loved both, and were very pleased with the adaptation. And yes, while *some* scholars believe he'd be disappointed, others think he would be proud. I would bet his family would think so.
I am jelous of her, lol, she has a hand written letter from Christopher Tolkien..all I have to say is for an 80+ man he has the coolest handwriting I have ever seen!!!! I love it!! I want it!! lol!! ;) :p
Thanks Richard! I'm glad to know someone around here is ready to do the dirty work. hehe.Quote:
don't worry about sticking to the topic....i put it all together! lololol
I am not meaning to get into this, but I just wanted to say, about part of that quote, I would NEVER read anything by a satanist! no way! i have read a very little bit of wicca, but I would not read satanism. wicca is not something I would ever read again either!Quote:
You wouldn't read books that are written by Catholics, Muslims, Pagens, Satanists, Budists, or any others, because it spoke of what they believe in?
I don't compare the other religions to either of those. because they all believe in God, in their own way, but still God.
I would read harry potter books, just for the entertainment of the story. it does notmean I am going to switch to wicca or sorcery. I mean as a fictional book, I would read, not about nonfiction ideas. does that make any sense? I think this is getting to be too much deep thinking for me tonight.:eek:
Ok... here's the thing guys... it's NOT racism. It's called bigotry.
Now, that being said. I am not calling her a bigot. I am not calling her a racist. What I am doing is simply correcting a mis-used word.
Sorry... I'm an English major and it was driving me nuts!
Umm.....wouldn't somebody being "racist" about authors not read books written by people of a certain race.....not religion...:confused:Quote:
Woah! What a response! LOL I agree with most of what you said. That is PURE racist not reading a book written by an author that's not Christian. Books are not based on the religion of the author. The author may be a Jew or a Christian, or a Muslim, or whatever, but his/her writing does not have to be religious related. Anyone from any religion can write as much of a fictional story as a Christian without it having anything to do with religion, that people from other religions wouldn't read it. Gosh that is SO racist.
Oops Tonya, I think we posted at the same time. ;)
It's drivin' me nuts too! (Another English major here). Prejudiced would work too. But it's not racism. That's a pretty loaded insult to be throwing around, especially when it is being used incorrectly.Quote:
Originally posted by zippy-kat
Ok... here's the thing guys... it's NOT racism. It's called bigotry.
Now, that being said. I am not calling her a bigot. I am not calling her a racist. What I am doing is simply correcting a mis-used word.
Sorry... I'm an English major and it was driving me nuts!
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Originally posted by Nomilynn
It's drivin' me nuts too! (Another English major here). Prejudiced would work too. But it's not racism. That's a pretty loaded insult to be throwing around, especially when it is being used incorrectly.
I'm saying that "racist" is not the correct term for somebody against certain religions. Racist would have to do with the color of their skin/race, not what religion they belong to.
I think Amy is trying to say that racism involves well, race -- not liking someone because of the color of their skin. Bigotry is not liking someone for their religious beliefs (ie, "Mine's better than your's"). Prejuidice sort of encompasses both those ideas.Quote:
Originally posted by popcornbird
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Sorry, but I didn't get what you said. I thought that was what I was saying. :confused:
Ps. Prejudiced is a better word. :)
And this may be for another topic, but Nom's statement got me to thinking... Is there heavy connotations/associations carried w/ the word 'racist' or is it so (justly or unjustly) over-used that it's become cheap? Just curious on people's thoughts....
amy! :D it's scary the way we do that (post at the same time)....