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What sexual dysfunction best explains Avatar fandom?

Anthropomorphilia, or being a fucking furfag
18 (27.7%)
Technophilia, or the replacing of human contact with technology
6 (9.2%)
Transsexuality, or the desire to inhabit a body different from your own
4 (6.2%)
Dysmorphilia, or finding sexual arousal in bodies different from your own
3 (4.6%)
Neophilia, or the elevation of the "new experience" above all else
8 (12.3%)
Homosexuality, or the desire to give James Cameron a reacharound
12 (18.5%)
Gaiaphilia, or being aroused by new-age mysticism
1 (1.5%)
Funkephilia, or you're afraid you just blue yourself
13 (20%)

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« Reply #1080 on: February 16, 2010, 12:33:33 AM »
Pretty similar roles, in that they're both supporting characters who are meant to bring an irreverent energy that the main character won't.  It's tricky, cause if you cast someone without the charisma to pull it off then they get very irritating, very quickly.

See every role John Leguizamo has ever played.

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« Reply #1081 on: February 16, 2010, 12:34:03 AM »
Or the hairy guy from Notting Hill (Rhys Ifans?).
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« Reply #1082 on: February 16, 2010, 12:34:56 AM »
Mandark, it's possible that I go a little overboard sometimes. But why is everyone willing to cut Ichirou so much slack when his posts in these threads are far more mean-spirited, far more personal, and represent far less of a genuine attempt to argue an actual opinion?

If I answer this, do you promise not to get pissy about the answer?

Or the hairy guy from Notting Hill (Rhys Ifans?).

Or Steve Zahn.

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« Reply #1083 on: February 16, 2010, 12:37:48 AM »
I actually like Steve Zahn, though...in, uh...Happy, Texas.  He's one of those guys that, when I see him in the cast, I have a feeling the movie isn't going to be very good but I'll at least enjoy his performance.
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« Reply #1084 on: February 16, 2010, 12:40:46 AM »
Plus he's more of a low-key schlub than a high-energy schtick guy.  I formally rescind Steve Zahn and nominate Jack Black.

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« Reply #1085 on: February 16, 2010, 12:47:12 AM »
Jack Black was once slated to be the lead in Green Lantern, the movie Ryan Reynolds is currently filming. As a GL fan, I'm equally disappointed in the idea of either of them playing the character.  :-\

I've never understood the nerd love for Reynolds.  Dude looks like frickin' olimario:

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« Reply #1086 on: February 16, 2010, 12:51:14 AM »
Christ, I tried. I really did. But GS is going back in the bozo-bit bin. Feel free to drop me back in there for a while, GS. I need some time off from you.

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« Reply #1087 on: February 16, 2010, 12:52:44 AM »
I heard he was up for the lead in Kingdom of Heaven but the studio wanted a bankable star so they told Scott to go with Orlando Bloom instead.

They got a bankable star and trimmed out all the character development and it STILL flopped. Good jon, Fox.
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« Reply #1088 on: February 16, 2010, 12:55:26 AM »
They made the mistake of thinking that Bloom was a bankable star because he'd been in a bunch of hits, but the truth is, he wasn't the reason those movies were hits in the first place.

They weren't the only studio to make that mistake - I mean, around the same time Bloom was in a bunch of shit that flopped.  Elizabethtown, Ned Kelly, Troy, etc.  Now they're not even bringing him back for the next Pirates of the Caribbean. :teehee
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« Reply #1089 on: February 16, 2010, 01:00:10 AM »
I just realized that Orlando Bloom hasn't been in anything since the third Pirates movie, almost three years ago.  :lol
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« Reply #1090 on: February 16, 2010, 01:12:24 AM »
People finally figured out the guy can't act, I guess. :lol
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« Reply #1091 on: February 16, 2010, 01:14:42 AM »
People finally figured out the guy can't act, I guess. :lol

He had a pretty good run from 2001-2007: three Pirates movies, three LOTR movies, Troy, Elizabethtown, and Kingdom of Heaven. Then he just...disappeared.
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« Reply #1092 on: February 16, 2010, 01:51:20 AM »
They made the mistake of thinking that Bloom was a bankable star because he'd been in a bunch of hits, but the truth is, he wasn't the reason those movies were hits in the first place.

They weren't the only studio to make that mistake - I mean, around the same time Bloom was in a bunch of shit that flopped.  Elizabethtown, Ned Kelly, Troy, etc.  Now they're not even bringing him back for the next Pirates of the Caribbean. :teehee

To be fair he ain't interested in going back
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« Reply #1093 on: February 16, 2010, 02:28:27 AM »
Kingdom of Heaven (DC) is absolutely amazing,  but I don't think there was much the studio could do to prevent it from bombing. Lots of epic historical movies bomb
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« Reply #1094 on: February 16, 2010, 02:56:26 AM »
I could barely stay awake when I saw it at the theater. Wife hated it too. Any fans care to explain why I should invest more time in the director's cut?
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« Reply #1095 on: February 16, 2010, 03:34:40 AM »
Director's cut mostly adds texture and background.  If you didn't like what you saw, no reason why you'd like more of it.
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« Reply #1096 on: February 16, 2010, 03:39:24 AM »
I thought the theatrical cut sucked as well but everyone on the internet has kept telling me to watch the DC. Thank you for seeing it my way, Ichi.
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« Reply #1097 on: February 16, 2010, 04:01:24 AM »
The TC is a jumbled mess. The DC brings more clarity to the plot and more development of characters so you actually understand what the fuck is going on, why you should care, etc. The TC really left me scratching my head due to some odd editing and jumping around, but the DC totally fixes it.

Definitely watch it. I made many posts doubting the DC could fix the abortion the TC is, but I was proven dead wrong.
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« Reply #1098 on: February 16, 2010, 04:18:28 AM »
The DC fixes a lot of story and continuity problems, and if THOSE were the issues you had with the film, then, yeah, I could see you would enjoy the DC.  However, it sounds from what Cajole and Cormacaroni were saying that they just flat-out hated the thing, so I don't see how adding connective tissue to the story would make them reverse their opinions.
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« Reply #1099 on: February 16, 2010, 04:25:56 AM »
Yeah, the DC would have to replace Bloom with Bettany.
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« Reply #1100 on: February 16, 2010, 04:37:11 AM »
That's my biggest problem with the movie.  Orlando Bloom is an awful, awful actor with just two or three expressions in his repertoire.  The role (especially in the expanded cut) requires a lot of emotion, and he's just not up to it.
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« Reply #1101 on: February 16, 2010, 04:44:39 AM »
I thought the cinematography was stunning. Bloom was as flat as a pancake throughout. I think i'll wait until I've completely forgotten the original (shouldn't be long now), and take a 2nd run at it with fresh eyes.
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« Reply #1102 on: February 16, 2010, 05:01:34 AM »
Bloom just wasn't believable as a knight taking down other knights. He has the build of Father Mike. It worked in Lord of the Rings, since he was an archer, and in Pirates he didn't do much fighting, but when he did he was strictly a finesse character. It doesn't work in a Crusades-era movie, because something about a 140 pound guy taking down 250 pound guys while wearing heavy armor and using a broadsword just comes off as way too unrealistic.

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« Reply #1103 on: February 16, 2010, 05:52:04 AM »
I thought the cinematography was stunning. Bloom was as flat as a pancake throughout. I think i'll wait until I've completely forgotten the original (shouldn't be long now), and take a 2nd run at it with fresh eyes.

wow did i mix up my metaphors here.
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« Reply #1104 on: February 16, 2010, 06:59:02 AM »
I liked Kingdom of Heaven and thought that Bloom did a respectable job in it.  His performance is pretty flat and uninspiring for a guy who assumes control of Jerusalem but for some reason, I thought it fit in its own way

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« Reply #1105 on: February 16, 2010, 01:21:40 PM »
Bloom was flat, but didn't ruin things for me. There are so many characters and events he kinda gets swamped anyway.
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« Reply #1106 on: February 16, 2010, 01:34:15 PM »
I was really bored by the TC, everything felt truncated and hollow. I didn't care about any of the characters, which were all paper thin for the most part. Later, I watched the DC and my opinion of it completely changed. There's more character development and plot development, which really helps you connect better with the characters and what they're doing.
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« Reply #1107 on: February 16, 2010, 02:24:51 PM »
Yeah, another one here for the director's cut. I hated the theatrical cut with a passion, and it took a friend forcing me to sit down and watch the director's cut.

It's really like another movie altogether and I really enjoyed it, but yeah, Bloom was flat regardless of cut.
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« Reply #1108 on: February 16, 2010, 07:13:17 PM »
Oh, Jesus, here we go back with this.  Give it up, you fucking troll.  The conversation has MOVED ON to Kingdom of Heaven.
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« Reply #1109 on: February 16, 2010, 07:23:34 PM »
And you have serious mental issues.
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« Reply #1110 on: February 16, 2010, 07:29:25 PM »
Give it up, GS.  It's not working.

BTW, why the cute nickname?  I'm not your friend.
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« Reply #1111 on: February 16, 2010, 07:32:24 PM »
Your words cut me like a knife.
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« Reply #1112 on: February 16, 2010, 07:32:42 PM »
Just get it over with and fuck already.
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« Reply #1113 on: February 16, 2010, 07:36:19 PM »
Cajole is Scratchy now? WTF?  :S
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« Reply #1114 on: February 16, 2010, 07:36:51 PM »
We did have our own scuffles before, Ichi. Makes sense!
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« Reply #1115 on: February 16, 2010, 07:38:00 PM »
tbh with you, I never knew which one was the cat and which one was the mouse.

Does this mean Willco is Homer and Prole is Marge?  And I guess PD and Himu are Bart and Lisa.
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« Reply #1116 on: February 16, 2010, 07:41:49 PM »
I really want to see the mental map GS has formed of this thread: wherein he has owned us all repeatedly and mercilessly and not once have we admitted that O! we are slain. But in our hearts, we know that GS owned us, and he knows that we know he owned us. And that's why he's so :smug
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« Reply #1117 on: February 16, 2010, 07:43:12 PM »
why is this thread still going.

Put it down already.
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« Reply #1118 on: February 16, 2010, 07:43:29 PM »
I bet you haven't read Poe since you were in high school.  RESPOND TO MY COMPARISON. :greenshinobi
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« Reply #1119 on: February 16, 2010, 07:47:21 PM »
I really want to see the mental map GS has formed of this thread: wherein he has owned us all repeatedly and mercilessly and not once have we admitted that O! we are slain. But in our hearts, we know that GS owned us, and he knows that we know he owned us. And that's why he's so :smug

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« Reply #1120 on: February 16, 2010, 07:49:16 PM »
Yeah, you've probably read some Poe since high school. :greenshinobi
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« Reply #1121 on: February 16, 2010, 07:51:33 PM »
- Continue Noble Quest To Lower Film Standards
- Convince Internet That It's Met Its Match In Green Shinobi
- Compare Jamie Foxx Vehicle Stealth To Goethe's Faust

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« Reply #1122 on: February 16, 2010, 07:53:35 PM »
- Continue Noble Quest To Lower Film Standards
- Convince Internet That It's Met Its Match In Green Shinobi
- Compare Jamie Foxx Vehicle Stealth To Goethe's Faust

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« Reply #1123 on: February 16, 2010, 07:57:23 PM »
You need to take an extended break from the internets, kid.
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« Reply #1124 on: February 16, 2010, 07:59:58 PM »
:rofl
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« Reply #1125 on: February 16, 2010, 08:01:27 PM »
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« Reply #1126 on: February 16, 2010, 08:04:41 PM »
So the other day I was watching Kill Bill Vol. 2 and I realized it has so many parallels to The Premature Burial. :greenshinobi
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« Reply #1127 on: February 16, 2010, 08:09:38 PM »
So the other day I was watching Robocop and realized it has so many parallels to The Man That Was Used Up. :greenshinobi
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« Reply #1128 on: February 16, 2010, 08:11:01 PM »
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« Reply #1129 on: February 16, 2010, 08:12:36 PM »
So the other day I was watching Dune and realized it has so many parallels to The Conqueror Worm. :greenshinobi
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« Reply #1130 on: February 16, 2010, 08:14:02 PM »
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« Reply #1131 on: February 16, 2010, 08:14:48 PM »
So the other day I was watching Every Which Way But Loose and realized it has so many parallels to The Murders in the Rue Morgue.  :greenshinobi
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« Reply #1132 on: February 16, 2010, 08:22:08 PM »
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK, YOU SAW THAT TOO?!

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« Reply #1133 on: February 16, 2010, 08:22:24 PM »
So the other day I was watching Avatar and realized it has so many parallels to Dances with Wolves. :greenshinobi
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« Reply #1134 on: February 16, 2010, 08:24:55 PM »
So the other day I was watching Avatar and realized it has so many parallels to Dances with Wolves. :greenshinobi

Sure, if you just want to look at the surface.
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« Reply #1135 on: February 16, 2010, 08:48:15 PM »
ITT, Ichirou displays a complete inability to separate plot elements from thematic elements. More to come.

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« Reply #1137 on: February 16, 2010, 09:01:54 PM »
Now, I usually check the Log thread once a week or so. Today I did so and saw this:

http://www.evilbore.com/forum/index.php?topic=32377.msg1046048#msg1046048

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He must think about this Avatar thing on the fucking bus and grit his teeth.

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« Reply #1138 on: February 16, 2010, 09:07:20 PM »
Green Shinobi is obsessed with me. :rofl

I can just imagine him stewing over this at his job, accidentally snapping pencils in two as he imagines himself choking me to death.  :bawl
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« Reply #1139 on: February 16, 2010, 09:18:56 PM »
:santocry Green Shinobi :santocry
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