Except that you're not violating anyone's "rights" by writing closed-source software. People don't have an inherent right to source code. They have the right to live and be happy and to have a Bill of Rights and so forth. Last I checked, having source code wasn't one of those rights.
You've got your head WAY in the clouds if you think making money is a violation of other people's rights. Let's be realistic here.
Nobody looks at is as "free speech" but Stallman and his core followers. It's "free beer" to everyone else, believe me.
You're just flipping the coin around and looking at it from a different side. It's pointless to do so because you're just describing one aspect of the same thing--software being put on the net for free. Tell everyone it's "free speech" all you want, but most people won't care. It's zero-price software being put on the net with an open source license, that's it. The "free speech" angle is a mental concept, while the "free beer" angle is a verifiable fact.
Poor editing. Poor directing. Poor acting and dialogue. Poor rehashes.
It was exciting for its time, but that's because a lot of people were 9-12 when they saw it. The newer fans are fans because of the non-canonical universe that novels and games have created around it.
Christopher and Michael don't speak because Michael wanted official involvement and support of the movies. They were very split on this. What you quoted doesn't contradict what I said; I already knew about it. Read up.
I'm not wrong about C. Tolkien. He issued an official statement saying he bore no ill-will toward the film or its makers. Those were almost his exact words.
The "bad blood" is over Micheal wanting the Tolkien Estate to be officially involved with the films. Christopher always wanted to remain neutral.
I am a professional musician as well. The wood flute was used well in this film. Your only argument is apparently that others have used it to lesser qualities in other films.
Yeah, right. You're one of those pretentious "movie soundtrack" guys.
I heard people humming the Fellowship theme as we came out of the theaters. Same thing happened with the Rohan theme coming out of Two Towers, and the Gondor theme from Return of the King. You're smoking crack. From the Charge of the Rohirrim to the rising crescendo of the lighting of Gondor's beacons to the creeping thing of Gollum, the soundtracks were genius.
Tell us what exactly was wrong about the "embarrassing use of wood flute?" How pretentious.
All of your "problems" arise from the fact that you've read the book and you know about scenes that will appear in the Extended Edition.
As the film is, Denethor is mad because that's how he is. He's a bastard. The Corsairs thing wasn't confusing at all, and I don't even know what you're talking about in front of the Gates of Mordor. I was too busy following Sam and Frodo up the mountain...
The better question is, which was the better film?
Seriously, Star Wars isn't that good of a film. Watch it with the eyes you have now. Just because something has a popular effect doesn't mean it's high-quality. Frankly, I can't stand Star Wars anymore now that I rewatched the movies.
By the way, people who respond with "bzzt" whey they disagree with something are annoying and rude.
And yet Tolkien was the one who signed away the movie rights, and even suggested editing changes, such as removing Helm's Deep because it was "unnecessary" to the story. Read his letters sometime.
If Peter Jackson had suggested cutting Helm's Deep, how many of the purists would be saying things like "Tokien would be turning in his grave!" Meanwhile, Tolkien suggested it!
Amusingly, Tolkien was much more liberal about Lord of the Rings than his own fans--he was editing and changing his mythologies up until the very end of his life. He stated several times he would have done things differently had he the chance to write the book over again.
People who quibble because someone said something that someone else said in the books, or the Ents didn't decide to go to war and instead had to be convinced, etc., are UPTIGHT.
Who in the hell modded this as "Interesting?" Foreign language films are films coming from other countries in their native language. Not three hour movies with a couple of subtitled Elvish.
I guess Sam and Frodo holding each other at the "end of all things" wasn't enough interaction. Nor was Gandalf's soothing speech about the afterlife (literally...after all the suspense, suddenly he calms things with a few lines, go Ian) to Pip. Nor Merry and Pippin's interactions with Treebeard and the Ents, leading them to battle. Nor the dynamics between Eowyn and Aragorn, or Denethor's horrible disdain for Faramir...ah, who am I kidding? You'll never like the films. Aragorn's quest for kingship was about shedding self-doubt and accepting fate. I don't get people who don't like these movies. So many universal themes touched on.
Doesn't the author's son's opinion count in your minds?
No, especially since Christopher Tolkien has explicitly stated he holds no ill-will toward the filmmakers or the films.
He didn't disown his son, he removed him from any control over the Tolkien Estate over the fact that his son wanted official involvement with the movies.
Next time you regurgitate rumor memes, research them a little. Hell, J.R.R. Tolkien himself is the one who signed over the movie rights and even suggested in one of his letters cutting Helm's Deep. He said it was "unnecessary."
As things like that illustrate, the amusing thing about Tolkien purists is that their beloved god Tolkien was more liberal about changes then they are.
The "fantasy genre" is only as good as its movies. If fantasy movies haven't won in the past, it's because they weren't actually all that good. What others have there been? Star Wars?
Moore got booed because he's a lunatic. His "documentary" was full of complete falsehoods, and he rattled on and on about the "illegal" war and the "stolen" election.
Do you honestly believe Saddam should still be over there in the Middle-East? I guess that's "pointless."
But Harvey Smith and team were insistent on it. They keep repeating the "streamlining" mantra about "removing what didn't work from Deus Ex 1." Clearly, they have no idea what they're doing, but Warren was opposed to it. He said different ammo types ground the game world in reality. He was right.
And recently, Warren Spector said Deus Ex 3 would be as different from Deus Ex 2, as 2 was from 1.
What's going on over at Ion Storm? They keep defending their awful design decisions as their "vision" instead of just realizing that they don't make the game more fun, they make it less fun. Why are they trying to ruin what made Deus Ex great? It's like they don't even know why people liked the first one.
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Beat ya.
Except that you're not violating anyone's "rights" by writing closed-source software. People don't have an inherent right to source code. They have the right to live and be happy and to have a Bill of Rights and so forth. Last I checked, having source code wasn't one of those rights.
You've got your head WAY in the clouds if you think making money is a violation of other people's rights. Let's be realistic here.
I hate when people say this.
Nobody looks at is as "free speech" but Stallman and his core followers. It's "free beer" to everyone else, believe me.
You're just flipping the coin around and looking at it from a different side. It's pointless to do so because you're just describing one aspect of the same thing--software being put on the net for free. Tell everyone it's "free speech" all you want, but most people won't care. It's zero-price software being put on the net with an open source license, that's it. The "free speech" angle is a mental concept, while the "free beer" angle is a verifiable fact.
I'm not an "anti-fanboy." I happen to recognize:
Poor editing.
Poor directing.
Poor acting and dialogue.
Poor rehashes.
It was exciting for its time, but that's because a lot of people were 9-12 when they saw it. The newer fans are fans because of the non-canonical universe that novels and games have created around it.
Lol, how am I a "liar?"
Christopher and Michael don't speak because Michael wanted official involvement and support of the movies. They were very split on this. What you quoted doesn't contradict what I said; I already knew about it. Read up.
I'm not wrong about C. Tolkien. He issued an official statement saying he bore no ill-will toward the film or its makers. Those were almost his exact words.
The "bad blood" is over Micheal wanting the Tolkien Estate to be officially involved with the films. Christopher always wanted to remain neutral.
I am a professional musician as well. The wood flute was used well in this film. Your only argument is apparently that others have used it to lesser qualities in other films.
Yeah, right. You're one of those pretentious "movie soundtrack" guys.
I heard people humming the Fellowship theme as we came out of the theaters. Same thing happened with the Rohan theme coming out of Two Towers, and the Gondor theme from Return of the King. You're smoking crack. From the Charge of the Rohirrim to the rising crescendo of the lighting of Gondor's beacons to the creeping thing of Gollum, the soundtracks were genius.
Tell us what exactly was wrong about the "embarrassing use of wood flute?" How pretentious.
All of your "problems" arise from the fact that you've read the book and you know about scenes that will appear in the Extended Edition.
As the film is, Denethor is mad because that's how he is. He's a bastard. The Corsairs thing wasn't confusing at all, and I don't even know what you're talking about in front of the Gates of Mordor. I was too busy following Sam and Frodo up the mountain...
In regards to filmmaking, the text is very awkward, the Two Towers in particular. It was genius adaptation.
I have no idea where you got the "dead" thing from.
The better question is, which was the better film?
Seriously, Star Wars isn't that good of a film. Watch it with the eyes you have now. Just because something has a popular effect doesn't mean it's high-quality. Frankly, I can't stand Star Wars anymore now that I rewatched the movies.
By the way, people who respond with "bzzt" whey they disagree with something are annoying and rude.
And yet Tolkien was the one who signed away the movie rights, and even suggested editing changes, such as removing Helm's Deep because it was "unnecessary" to the story. Read his letters sometime.
If Peter Jackson had suggested cutting Helm's Deep, how many of the purists would be saying things like "Tokien would be turning in his grave!" Meanwhile, Tolkien suggested it!
Amusingly, Tolkien was much more liberal about Lord of the Rings than his own fans--he was editing and changing his mythologies up until the very end of his life. He stated several times he would have done things differently had he the chance to write the book over again.
People who quibble because someone said something that someone else said in the books, or the Ents didn't decide to go to war and instead had to be convinced, etc., are UPTIGHT.
Who in the hell modded this as "Interesting?" Foreign language films are films coming from other countries in their native language. Not three hour movies with a couple of subtitled Elvish.
I guess Sam and Frodo holding each other at the "end of all things" wasn't enough interaction. Nor was Gandalf's soothing speech about the afterlife (literally...after all the suspense, suddenly he calms things with a few lines, go Ian) to Pip. Nor Merry and Pippin's interactions with Treebeard and the Ents, leading them to battle. Nor the dynamics between Eowyn and Aragorn, or Denethor's horrible disdain for Faramir...ah, who am I kidding? You'll never like the films. Aragorn's quest for kingship was about shedding self-doubt and accepting fate. I don't get people who don't like these movies. So many universal themes touched on.
Doesn't the author's son's opinion count in your minds?
No, especially since Christopher Tolkien has explicitly stated he holds no ill-will toward the filmmakers or the films.
He didn't disown his son, he removed him from any control over the Tolkien Estate over the fact that his son wanted official involvement with the movies.
Next time you regurgitate rumor memes, research them a little. Hell, J.R.R. Tolkien himself is the one who signed over the movie rights and even suggested in one of his letters cutting Helm's Deep. He said it was "unnecessary."
As things like that illustrate, the amusing thing about Tolkien purists is that their beloved god Tolkien was more liberal about changes then they are.
There are so many people in the movies that deserved actor Oscars, I think Best Picture was a way of acknowledging everyone.
P.S. Bill Murray should have won. Freaking Sean Penn, that pretentious prick? Loved Billy Crystal's knowing quip to Bill afterward.
The "fantasy genre" is only as good as its movies. If fantasy movies haven't won in the past, it's because they weren't actually all that good. What others have there been? Star Wars?
Both were beautiful movies, but I think Lost in Translation had better cinematography.
Moore got booed because he's a lunatic. His "documentary" was full of complete falsehoods, and he rattled on and on about the "illegal" war and the "stolen" election.
Do you honestly believe Saddam should still be over there in the Middle-East? I guess that's "pointless."
But Harvey Smith and team were insistent on it. They keep repeating the "streamlining" mantra about "removing what didn't work from Deus Ex 1." Clearly, they have no idea what they're doing, but Warren was opposed to it. He said different ammo types ground the game world in reality. He was right.
It's called console-ification. Just look at who the publisher was.
Thank god for id, 3d Realms (even if DNF is taking...forever), and other PC-centric companies who aren't abandoning us for dumbed-down crap.
And recently, Warren Spector said Deus Ex 3 would be as different from Deus Ex 2, as 2 was from 1.
What's going on over at Ion Storm? They keep defending their awful design decisions as their "vision" instead of just realizing that they don't make the game more fun, they make it less fun. Why are they trying to ruin what made Deus Ex great? It's like they don't even know why people liked the first one.
Sadly, it reminds me of the Matrix sequels.
Heck, the bosses in the last few NES Mega Man cames were all entries submitted into a design a boss contest.
Actually, it was just two of them in Mega Man 5, submitted in a Nintendo Power contest.
In other words, we shouldn't fix what was broken in the first place because people happened to adapt to the flaw to begin with?
Sounds like Windows and its backwards-compatibility.