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Re: "There are always possibilities" (possible braod Ep. II Spoilers)
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Tue, 8 Jun 1999 23:10:23 GMT
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The ADA Act was only intended for Handicapped people to have free access to
buildings, etc., not to situations such as theater's and the like. Hence, the
numerous handicap parking spots, wheelchair ramps, friendly sidewalks, push
buttons on entrance & bathroom doors, the bathroom stall that is bigger with
railings, etc. (I work in a Architectural Mechanical Engineering firm that, by
code, has to be compliant to the ADA act of 1993. It is usually written in the
specs of the project, or required by the owner.)
Scott Sanburn
Terry K wrote:
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> On Tue, 8 Jun 1999 16:30:36 GMT, "Tom McDonald" <radiotitan@spamcake.yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > In lugnet.starwars, Eric Joslin writes:
> > > POSSIBLE Spoilers for Episode II are below....
> > >
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> > > In lugnet.starwars, Terry Keller writes:
> > >
> > > > I just saw ST-EP1 again today, and found myself getting annoyed at many of • GL's
> > > > inclusions of "cute" stuff. Those lighthearted, humorous moments really
> > > > detract from the experience, IMO. I really hope the next episode is more
> > > > serious - which would be a good reason to have Cameron direct. If they are
> > > > going to depict the Republic embroiled in the clone wars, I would hope they • get
> > > > a director who is adept at creating a visceral, edge-of-your-seat, yes - even
> > > > Rambo-esque - excitement.
> > > >
> > > > Enough of the pandering to 6 to 10 year-olds who want 'cute'.
> > >
> > > Well, to that end, I read today that Ahmed Best (aka Jar Jar Binks) was
> > > reporting that Jar Jar is only to be in Episode I. Apparently, he's hoping • for
> > > a groundswell of fan support to get Lucas to put Jar Jar in future Episodes
> > > (snort).
> > >
> > > Don't get-a me wrongo. I like Jar Jar well enough, and I feel he had a role • to
> > > fill in this movie, but I'd be perfectly happy if we never, ever saw him
> > again.
> >
> > I have to agree with Eric. The character was different enough so that not
> > everyone in the universe seemed or talked the same, but apparently like most of
> > the characters in the film I have no great love for Jar-Jar.
> >
> > I occasionally found it difficult, if not impossible, to understand his
> > dialogue, as his accent was often affected to the point of unintelligibility.
> > I think the Jar-Jar character would have sounded much better with a
> > lower-pitched voice.
> >
> > The trade federation toadies also suffered from unintelligibility, but not as
> > much. I understand these are not supposed to be "English" speaking characters,
> > but the audience here in America is, and if we can't readily understand them,
> > then either redub the voiceovers or use subtitles.
> >
> > It is also quite likely the theatre in which I saw the movie twice(1) suffers
> > from an inferior sound system, but I thought all that was supposed to be taken
> > care of.
> >
> > -Tom McD.
> > when replying, meesa gonna cuddout da spamcake.
>
> Shouldn't that be 'yousa betta cuddout da spamcake'?
>
> > (1) Much of the reason I went the second time was to try and understand more of
> > the lines I couldn't make out before.(2)
> > (2) I even sat in a different place in the theatre thinking that I might be in
> > a "dead spot".(3)
> > (3) I might go again just to make sure ;-)
>
> Kind of a tangential thought, but do hearing impaired theatres exist? Or even
> a theatre with the equivalent of closed-captioning? I don't ever recall seeing
> anything like that in a regular theatre.(1)
> I would think that with all the attention to handicap access and the ADA
> (Americans with Disabilities Act, for those in other countries), that this
> would be available.
>
> -- Terry K --
> 1. Not quite what I had in mind, but:
> I do recall seeing "Total Recall" in a Korean theatre. The voices were all
> dubbed into Korean, and they had english subtitles. The subtitles were, for
> some strange reason, printed vertically on the right side of the screen. Very
> challenging to read. :-)
> In that particular instance, I guess I was the person with the handicap.(2)(3)
>
> 2. Talk about handicap access! Not! The practice at that theatre apparently
> was to keep admitting people until no more could be forced through doors.
> Standing room only, ***holes to elbows. And I mean that literally.
> Somehow I think the phrases "code enforcement" and "maximum occupancy" do not
> translate into Korean.
>
> 3. And to this day, the thought of dried, pressed squid makes me gag.
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