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Re: Castle = yes
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 7 Oct 2003 22:30:05 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
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In lugnet.castle, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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The problem with LOTR and Braveheart is how grotesquely violent they were.
I mean, would you want your 1- yr old kid buying toys meant for a R-rated
movie? Basing it off a book is that it only appeals to fans of the book,
which is not a large group (i’ve never read the Pern books, for example).
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Can I go off on a bit of a rant here (not against Lenny, just in general)?
When the heck did our society become so centered on movies?!?!?!
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I agree with your rant, for the most part. As for the trend, you need to look
back to see how TV and media-driven entertainment supplanted other forms of
occupying our time over the last 50 years, and how that transformed us into a
culture of couch potatoes who want only predigested information (and a lot of
it).
Unfortunately, movies and television have become prime cultural currency for the
masses. I admit to referencing them a lot myself, and I look down on TV! I don’t
look down so much on films, because I think the medium lends itself to a lot
deeper and freer artistic expression than television. However, there are some
pretty dumb films out there clearly designed for the bottom-feeders.
-Tim
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| (...) The problem LOTR, Braveheart and other films is that they are not suitable for Lego, and I don't mean the Lego Company, I'm talking about us. TLC can make Orcs, Cavalry (Riders of Rohan) troops (Gondor, Irish, Scots, English men-at-arms), etc. (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) Can I go off on a bit of a rant here (not against Lenny, just in general)? When the heck did our society become so centered on movies?!?!?! Lord of the Rings has been voted the best book of the 20th century, and it's been out for 50+ years. (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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