"But is it 'Lord of the Rings' great? " - Not the same, just different....

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on April 14, 2007 at 00:54:51

In Reply to: OK, so it's great... posted by Dalton on April 13, 2007 at 20:46:30:

"I had a pet frog when I was
little...

RIGGS
Leo, please...

LEO
I know, I know. Just gimme a
sec, okay? Then I'll go.
RIGGS
(beat; if it'll
get him outta
there)
Just make it fast.

LEO
Okay, okay, okay... So I had
this frog. Named him Froggy.
And I didn't really have friends,
right, so Froggy was my friend...
(a little
embarrassed)
... I used to kiss him.
Like in the fairy tales, the girl
kisses the frog, and it turns
into a prince? Since I was a
boy, I figured maybe it'd turn
into a princess. Then she could
be my... I didn't have a mom
growing up, y'know? She went,
y'know, away or whatever. And
dad was no Crackerjack prize...
Anyway, Froggy didn't turn into
anything, just stayed a frog, but
was still my best friend, and
one day I was carrying his
box in my bike basket, and he
jumped out. My back wheel ran
over him. And he died... I
was heartbroken... I'd never
love another living thing ever
again... Then, about a year
later, the mentally slow guy
in the next apartment, Iggy,
his dog has puppies, and he has
to get rid of 'em, and he asks
me to take the one that didn't
sell. So I do... Pretty soon,
it's my new best friend. I
named him Froggy the Second...
It wasn't that he was a better
pet. Just a different one...
Anyway, I thought maybe it
was relevant."

(Dialog quotes from Lethal Weapon 4 script; Joe Pesci; Mel Gibson converstion at graveside)

Grindhouse is sort of like Froggy; it'll probably get run over, but deserves to be loved on it's own merits, ...just differently. ;0)

AuPh

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Topic - Hmmm, ...no one seems to be posting on Grindhouse; well , let me remedy that: - Audiophilander 15:21:53 04/13/07 (19)

If they split this up, for their penance.... - rditmars 07:58:48 04/16/07 (1)

Re: If they split this up, for their penance.... - Bubba 20:40:24 05/02/07 (0)

Saw it based on yer rec today. WTF??? - Road Warrior 20:07:32 04/15/07 (0)

F'ing A Bubba - Daryl Zero 22:24:04 04/13/07 (0)

OK, so it's great... - Dalton 20:46:30 04/13/07 (9)

No it isn't - Analog Scott 09:01:25 04/15/07 (0)

Jesus, let's hope your tongue is at both sides of your mouth! - tinear 16:18:20 04/14/07 (3)

Re: Jesus, let's hope your tongue is at both sides of your mouth! - Dalton 18:44:24 04/16/07 (1)

You're full of beans, Dalton m'lad. - Audiophilander 22:27:53 04/16/07 (0)

"LofTR...'great?' Harrummmmmph." - You're right; great isn't strong enough. Superb is more like it. - Audiophilander 23:57:21 04/14/07 (0)

Are you serious? (nt) - EBerlin 06:50:44 04/14/07 (2)

No. (nt) - Dalton 13:46:29 04/14/07 (1)

That's a relief! (nt) - EBerlin 14:00:07 04/14/07 (0)

"But is it 'Lord of the Rings' great? " - Not the same, just different.... - Audiophilander 00:54:51 04/14/07 (0)

I used to like gratuitous violence... - DWPC 16:42:43 04/13/07 (3)

Umm, sorry, but not gratuitous violence, IMIO. These are parodies of a specific genre wrapped in a homage to the genre. - Audiophilander 00:30:39 04/14/07 (2)

So, it's a gratuitously violent film honoring similar films. nt - tinear 11:37:02 04/14/07 (1)

Not at all, but I suppose it depends on your definition of gratuitous. - Audiophilander 23:55:03 04/14/07 (0)

I didn't think it was so great - tunenut 15:48:15 04/13/07 (0)

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"But is it 'Lord of the Rings' great? " - Not the same, just different.... - Audiophilander 00:54:51 04/14/07 (0)

"But is it 'Lord of the Rings' great? " - Not the same, just different....

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