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Reel Mixup Leaves N.J. Star Wars Fans Watching Japanese Version
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| 5/20/2005
| Puppage
Posted on 05/20/2005 8:23:12 AM PDT by Puppage
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To: Phantom Lord
To: Brian Mosely
We were offered a refund last night (which I took) because the film was horribly out of focus for 3/4s of the movie. The place was run by a bunch of 16 year olds with NO adult supervision. Being among 300 Star Wars geeks ready to explode is not a pleasant place to find yourself, I can tell you. I *thought* I felt a disturbance in the Force. It was as though hundreds of voices suddenly screamed out: "FOCUS!!!"
To: Puppage
It seems there was a reel mix-up and at some point in the film Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi started to speak Japanese.What's the difference, from all of the reviews the dialogue was not understandable anyway...
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posted on
05/20/2005 8:51:51 AM PDT
by
frogjerk
To: Puppage
"someone set us up the bomb"
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posted on
05/20/2005 8:54:05 AM PDT
by
Bald Eagle777
(Property tax is eternal rent. You can never own your own land. Why?)
To: Puppage
These geeks should have watched more anime.
To: Constitution Day
Ahhh. Konichi wa, Skayrauker san.....
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posted on
05/20/2005 9:01:21 AM PDT
by
RSmithOpt
(Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
To: frogjerk
It was highly understandable- it just made you wish that it wasn't some times.
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posted on
05/20/2005 9:02:52 AM PDT
by
Sofa King
(MY rights are not subject to YOUR approval.)
To: boofus
"Proof that Lucas stole the concept from The Akira Kurosawa samurai films!!!"
And the fact that Carrie Fisher says so in an interview on my re-release box set. :)
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posted on
05/20/2005 9:12:58 AM PDT
by
L98Fiero
To: Brian Mosely
At out local theater last night I saw 2 employees. One taking tickets and ONE selling concessions. They didn't let us in the theater until about 10 minutes before start and the choices were: Buy refreshments or miss the beginning of the movie. Sad. Now I remember why the last movie I went to the theater to see was Episode II.
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posted on
05/20/2005 9:17:43 AM PDT
by
L98Fiero
To: Puppage; All
If you really want a good laugh, see if you can find a Woody Allen film called "What's Up, Tiger Lily?"
He took a Japanese spy thriller that was a knock-off of a James Bond movie and dubbed his own English dialogue over it. The whole thing was ingenious -- especially because he made his outlandish, ridiculous lines match the Japanese characters' movements and expressions almost perfectly.
Typical Scene . . .
A group of Japanese law enforcement officials are gathered around a table discussing their plan to arrest a major criminal in the case. A large map of some kind is laid out on the table before them. One of them gets up, points at something on the map, and says something to the group. The guy across the table stands up, leans over the table, looks at the spot on the map where the first one was pointing. His face suddenly lights up with a look of shock and awe, and he excitedly says something to the first one, who seems to get angry with him and passes him off with a dismissive gesture.
The dialogue that Woody Allen dubbed over that scene was something like this:
Officer #1 (standing up and pointing to the middle of the map): "This is where Mr. Wong now lives, and he must be captured immediately!"
Officer #2 (stands up and looks at the map, then looks at Officer #1 in shock): "Holy sh!t -- YOU MEAN MR. WONG IS LIVING INSIDE THIS PIECE OF PAPER?!?!"
Officer #1 (waving his hand at Officer #2 as if to tell him to sit down and shut up): "No, you moron -- this is a map of the town where he lives!"
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posted on
05/20/2005 9:18:03 AM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
(I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but lord I'm free.)
To: Puppage
Ruuuuke, I am your Papa-son!
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posted on
05/20/2005 9:18:53 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
To: Constitution Day
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posted on
05/20/2005 9:23:19 AM PDT
by
Moleman
To: Brian Mosely
Being among 300 Star Wars geeks ready to explode is not a pleasant place to find yourself, I can tell you.Especially when they carry plastic light sabers with them. ;)
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posted on
05/20/2005 9:24:10 AM PDT
by
4mycountry
(Only 6 more months 'til Zelda hits the shelves!! Oh please, time, go by quickly...)
To: Puppage
"Make nerds furious by showing wong movie I will"
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posted on
05/20/2005 9:29:21 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(The theory of evolution is the great cosmogenic myth of the twentieth century - Michael Denton)
To: Puppage
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posted on
05/20/2005 9:31:18 AM PDT
by
Explorer89
(rm -rf *)
To: Explorer89; All
The old TV series "Wiseguy" had an episode where Jerry Lewis was the owner of a clothing company and confronted a Chinese sweatshop owner as follows. (If you recall the Chinese restraurant episode of Seinfeld, it was the same actor who portrayed the maitre de).
Jerry Lewis: "Are you Huang?"
Sweatshop owner looks down toward waist: "I can't complain!"
I totally lost it. I apologize for not doing it justice.
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posted on
05/20/2005 10:18:40 AM PDT
by
olde north church
(Priority: MESSAGE, then messenger.)
To: Constitution Day
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posted on
05/20/2005 10:52:15 AM PDT
by
gogogodzilla
(Raaargh! Raaargh! Crush, Stomp!)
To: Constitution Day
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posted on
05/20/2005 10:54:02 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Bald Eagle777
All your base are belong to us!
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posted on
05/20/2005 10:54:10 AM PDT
by
gogogodzilla
(Raaargh! Raaargh! Crush, Stomp!)
To: ArrogantBustard
The time has come at last
To throw away this mask
So everyone can see
My true identity...
I'm Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy!
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