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[whimsicalmeerkat]

± Colleen of the Crawling Chaos ± wrote: "Ala wrote: "Good thing you're the sci-fi czar and not the fantasy one. I guess you get a pass. ;)"


Oops...

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

Denae wrote: "± Colleen of the Crawling Chaos ± wrote: "Ala wrote: "Good thing you're the sci-fi czar and not the fantasy one. I guess you get a pass. ;)"


Oops..."


Heh. But you read it, so you're good. ;)

Honestly, I don't care one way or the other, but I know some people who are all like "you're not a real fantasy fan if you haven't read Tolkien" and shit. (It's probably worse that I did read it and found it, especially LotR, kinda boring.)

Based on the stuff that you're meant to read to be a real fantasy fan, I'm, apparently, not. *shrugs*

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Lol, I feel the same as you about LotR. I enjoyed The Hobbit far more, but feel fairly indifferent to the movie.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

Just out of curiosity, do you think that the build up for the movie over the past several years as anything to do with that? Or was it just something you were never that fussed about?

'Cause I think I was more excited when I first heard they were planning a Hobbit movie, but now after all the delays and changes in plans and everything, I'm kinda "oh, cool... I'll probably go see that..." instead of "Oh, Cool! Gotta go see that!"

Of course, based on the trailer, I'd most likely go see it even if I didn't know anything about the book or LotR or Tolkien or whatever, just 'cause it looks like the kind of thing I would normally go see anyway.

[[deleted user]]

That's kinda disturbing, Roland.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

I might get more excited for it when it gets closer to release. It's almost a whole year away, after all.

Right now I'm all excited about seeing Sherlock Holmes for Xmas.

And then there's The Raven in March which I'm looking forward to. And I'll most likely go see Dark Knight Rises, and The Avengers... Snow White and the Huntsman looks promising, with the possible exception of Kirsten Stewart...

Ya know, I think they're starting to tease for movies too early. I get all excited when I first see it... and then I start to lose interest in the intervening months.

[[deleted user]]

Avengers is the only one I'm really looking forward to.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

Oooh - I was browsing movie releases for 2012 and came across the fact that they're doing a film adaptation of the musical version of 'Les Mis' being released in Dec 2012. Now that I'm excited about. I love the stage play - I've seen it a bunch of times and I cry every time. It's actually the play that made me want to act...

And ever since I saw the version of 'Phantom of the Opera' with Gerard Butler I've wanted them to do Les Mis.

Except I'm half-terrified they'll fuck it up!

*trembling squee*

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

Ala wrote: "Avengers is the only one I'm really looking forward to."

Have you seen this pic?

[whimsicalmeerkat]

I had a sort of "that could be cool and Michael Pellerin will find a way to rake in the cash" reaction when The Hobbit was first announced, then completely forgot about it. I haven't been to see a movie in a long time. Looking forward to Sherlock Holmes though!

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

Denae wrote: "I had a sort of "that could be cool and Michael Pellerin will find a way to rake in the cash" ."

Who's he?


Ronald wrote: "Never heard of "Les Mis" before =\"

a/k/a Les Miserables

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Ronald wrote: "± Colleen of the Crawling Chaos ± wrote: "Denae wrote: "I had a sort of "that could be cool and Michael Pellerin will find a way to rake in the cash" ."

Who's he?"

Owner of Pellerin Multimedia Inc., also known as the guy responsible for the extra cuts/extended cuts/here's another version of the DVD set you need to buy bonanza. His company was a client when they were doing all of the behind the scenes stuff for King Kong & wrapping up yet another cut of LotR. Dude makes bank.

[Becky]

Grant wrote: "I'm not capable of separating the two. I loathe and despise when a movie strays too far from a novel. I can understand having to leave out a few sections due to time constraints but using creative license to add in characters that don't belong? Sacrilege. "

I'm like this about 99% of movie adaptations. LOTR is the exception... They changed quite a bit from the books, but I loooove them.

I anticipate The Hobbit being the same kind of deal. I hope, anyway.

...As you were.

[Bill]

I am greatly anticipating The Hobbit movies, in some ways more than I did LOTR. I think the book is more moviable (as long as they don't add some romance). I am also glad there are 2 movies which I think necessary to do all of the parts justice. Leaving anything out would be criminal.

[Dawn]

No Ala, you're mistaken with the title. Not until next Thursday :P

[[deleted user]]

That's what you think

<.<

[Dawn]

Orly?

[[deleted user]]

yarly

>.>

[whimsicalmeerkat]

oh my

[[deleted user]]

I don't even know what's going on anymore.

<.<

[whimsicalmeerkat]

You know nothing

[[deleted user]]

it's true

*cries*

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Ala wrote: "it's true

*cries*"

There, there... Have some lemon cakes.

[[deleted user]]

Dawn wrote, "No Ala, you're mistaken with the title. Not until next Thursday :P "


*Fist bump*

[Becky]

Ronald wrote: "Mm, have a good Christmas for those of you that have families to celebrate with. I'll be working today and tomorrow."

Are... are you Santa? O_O

[Becky]

I want a puppy and a bicycle and an X-box 360 and a new MP3 player with Audible support and lots of books and a million dollars and a snowblower and a personal chef and...

[Becky]

YES! So many potential diamonds!

I gotz all da bling! :D

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Becky wrote: "YES! So many potential diamonds!

I gotz all da bling! :D"

Win

[[deleted user]]

lol

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Adrienne wrote: "Ronald wrote: "You get all the coal. "

Does that mean that the rest of us can put in some requests for awesome presents, then? 'Cause I'd take that Xbox 360 and personal chef (pre-paid for life)."

I have a few things to request myself

[Becky]

Adrienne wrote: "Ronald wrote: "You get all the coal. "

Does that mean that the rest of us can put in some requests for awesome presents, then? 'Cause I'd take that Xbox 360 and personal chef (pre-paid for life)."

Wait a minute!! >_<

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*]

Ronald wrote: "Sure, come sit on Santa Ron's lap and tell me what you want for Christmas.

*pats his leg*"

O_o



flees

[whimsicalmeerkat]

MrsJoseph wrote: "Ronald wrote: "Sure, come sit on Santa Ron's lap and tell me what you want for Christmas.

*pats his leg*"

O_o



flees"


*joins MrsJ*

[[deleted user]]

*sits in Ronalds lap*

I want money, and gold, and wimminz, and gold, and beer, and wimminz

[Becky]

Ronald wrote: "Sure, come sit on Santa Ron's lap and tell me what you want for Christmas.

*pats his leg*"

*sits on Santa Ron's lap*

I want a puppy and a bicycle and an X-box 360 and a new MP3 player with Audible support and lots of books and a million dollars and a snowblower and a personal chef and...

... and a maid to clean up after the chef, and a PS3 and God of War III and another million dollars and a new car and an indoor pool and...

[Becky]

Ala wrote: "*sits in Ronalds lap*

I want money, and gold, and wimminz, and gold, and beer, and wimminz"

Wait... does this mean I'm sitting on YOUR lap? Looks like you got wishes 3 and 6. ;)

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Becky wrote: "Ala wrote: "*sits in Ronalds lap*

I want money, and gold, and wimminz, and gold, and beer, and wimminz"

Wait... does this mean I'm sitting on YOUR lap? Looks like you got wishes 3 and 6. ;)"

*wolf whistles*

[[deleted user]]

Beer and Becks

Sounds like a merry christmas to me

<.<

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*]

rotflmao!

[Chris]

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[Becky]

Win.

[[deleted user]]

Double the Becks, double the fun?

[Becky]

Wait... if I drink one of those... does that make me a cannibal?

[Chris]

No, as you can see there is an apostrophe. Beck's.

Which means, you get royalties every time we drink one.

[whimsicalmeerkat]

I got purple lightsaber chopsticks & my own text-based video game from my boyfriend. Suck it, Santa!

[[deleted user]]

What exactly are you wanting Santa to suck?

[Chris]

Ha!

[[deleted user]]

also, best christmas tree:

[Becky]

Chris wrote: "No, as you can see there is an apostrophe. Beck's.

Which means, you get royalties every time we drink one."

I don't think it's very clear there's an apostrophe, but I won't argue with money... Hmmm...

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Ala wrote: "What exactly are you wanting Santa to suck?"

it