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Polter-Cow - Aug 22, 2006 3:11:38 pm PDT #3678 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

It's...not in English. It's in Russian. You must be watching a dubbed version.

And I always thought it made enough sense to follow for the most part, although it did have this nasty habit of, like, not explaining anything. If you keep going, it should make more sense, though.


Jessica - Aug 22, 2006 3:14:30 pm PDT #3679 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Has anyone here managed to make it through Nightwatch?

Yep, twice. It makes a LOT more sense the second time through, given the creators' utter lack of acquaintance with exposition. (I still liked it the first time through, but there's a ton of information thrown out in the first 30 minutes or so that went completely over my head because I didn't realize so much of it was going to be important later on.)

Subtitles on a movie in English.

?? Unless there's a dubbed version out there, only the opening narration is in English.


Cashmere - Aug 22, 2006 3:15:43 pm PDT #3680 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

It's in Russian. You must be watching a dubbed version.

I got whatever Netflix sent me. It was bad dubbing, regardless because at one point, I could barely understand the lines.

And I always thought it made enough sense to follow for the most part, although it did have this nasty habit of, like, not explaining anything. If you keep going, it should make more sense, though.

Whenver I thought it was making sense they showed the vortex and I got lost. I may give it another try.


Polter-Cow - Aug 22, 2006 3:19:37 pm PDT #3681 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I'm not even sure I ever really understood the Gloom.


Tom Scola - Aug 23, 2006 4:25:32 am PDT #3682 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Just how many fricking CGI funny animal movies have there been this year?


§ ita § - Aug 23, 2006 4:26:04 am PDT #3683 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Are you defining funny by intent, or by achievement?


Tom Scola - Aug 23, 2006 4:29:46 am PDT #3684 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

"Funny animal" is a pretty well-established genre. Parse it however you like.


§ ita § - Aug 23, 2006 4:37:08 am PDT #3685 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Just wondering about the perceived success. If the funny animal movies have been funny, well, there's your answer right there.


DavidS - Aug 23, 2006 4:50:03 am PDT #3686 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

There have been a superabundance of talking animal movies this summer. And that's with Pixar going automobile on us. What I've belatedly come to realize is that every studio has an animation unit now. It's not just Pixar, Disney and Dreamworks with a side of Aardman.


Volans - Aug 23, 2006 4:58:34 am PDT #3687 of 10001
move out and draw fire

How did I not know about Gypsy 83? What would I do without this board?

Lost Boys into The Crow into Sleepy Hollow flows better than ending with Corpse Bride or Mirrormask, I think.