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« Reply #30 on: August 28, 2003, 11:16:59 AM »
Frogman turned 12?!  Congrats, little buddy!  :)


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« Reply #31 on: August 28, 2003, 11:28:13 AM »
Modas, the problem is one of compression.  Your DVD player may have the solution to this -- check through the settings for a Compression or Audio Compression feature.

One of the big differences between broadcast television and a theater is that the television audio is more heavily compressed -- the range between the lowest and highest volume levels is reduced (and then on some channels you set the maximum volume to 80 percent of signal and the commercials at 100%).  This way the television provides a constant chatter and a manageable volume in a house where other things are going on.

If you've got a good sound reproduction system, and are able to watch a movie like a movie rather than having it on while other things are transpiring, the full range is actually desirable. Moreover, if you've got a processor on the DVD player that's reading the audio, you can stick a compressor in there too, so DVDs have been mixed that way.

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« Reply #32 on: August 28, 2003, 11:44:28 AM »
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the problem is that the books are weak to begin with. They did a good job at dealing with the poor writeing though.


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« Reply #33 on: August 28, 2003, 01:42:19 PM »
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Like an onion, or a parfait?

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« Reply #34 on: August 28, 2003, 02:13:54 PM »
EVERYBODY like parfaits!

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« Reply #35 on: August 28, 2003, 02:21:17 PM »
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"the problem is that the books are weak to begin with. They did a good job at dealing with the poor writeing though. - Frogm4n"

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Up your nose with a rubber hose. That is some of the best written story telling in existence. Tolkien relishes nature, his descriptions are lush, his understanding of human nature is deep and thoughtful. Far, far better at storytelling than the movies could ever be.


Please....everyone knows that the Dragonlance series is the über fantasy read.  Lord of the Rings...please......:D
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« Reply #36 on: August 28, 2003, 03:07:35 PM »
Never read the books understood Gollum just fine. Hes got an english accent, but Rip listens to plenty of poms :)

Oh, I brought the DVD (from a real live store rip) and borrowed the projector from work :D  mmmm pretty!

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« Reply #37 on: August 28, 2003, 03:23:22 PM »
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Never read the books understood Gollum just fine. Hes got an english accent, but Rip listens to plenty of poms :)

Oh, I brought the DVD (from a real live store rip) and borrowed the projector from work :D  mmmm pretty!


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« Reply #38 on: August 28, 2003, 05:28:39 PM »
Peter Jackson is a butchering ****tard.

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« Reply #39 on: August 28, 2003, 07:44:28 PM »
http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/636/

He he, kinda relevant....sorta kinda mebbe.
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« Reply #40 on: August 28, 2003, 08:00:17 PM »
In both the literary and the cinematic form, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy sucks.  Thats right.... sucks.

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« Reply #41 on: August 28, 2003, 08:01:37 PM »
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You don't use Vox in AH because you know I do an awesome Aussie accent and I'd be teasing ya all the time :D


I don't use Vox cos I can't undertstand you canucks are on aboot!

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« Reply #42 on: August 28, 2003, 08:17:02 PM »
Two Towers the Movie was a slap in the face to Tolkien.
That guy is probably still rolling over in his grave.
the first installment was tolerable, in spite of the mess they made of Arwen.  The second installment left me wondering if Peter Jackson ever read the books... I could go on for pages.... Elves at Helm's deep?
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« Reply #43 on: August 28, 2003, 08:20:49 PM »
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Two Towers the Movie was a slap in the face to Tolkien.
That guy is probably still rolling over in his grave.
the first installment was tolerable, in spite of the mess they made of Arwen.  The second installment left me wondering if Peter Jackson ever read the books... I could go on for pages.... Elves at Helm's deep?


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« Reply #44 on: August 28, 2003, 09:18:32 PM »
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In both the literary and the cinematic form, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy sucks.  Thats right.... sucks.

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Sucks compared to...what?

Is it the genre you don't like or are you comparing Tolkein to better writers of fantasy fiction?
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