Posts by Bartleby_Scriven

Also, and I've said this before, but a good way to get the characters out of their comfort zone is to send them on a quest. The obvious model is the Quest for the Holy Grail, but even Potter seeking out the horcruxes is a good...

Prankster makes good points about the EU, but there have been bright spots along the way. This was mostly in the pre-prequel days, when I think there was less pressure on the writers to adhere to the tropes of the movies, but Tom...

It's not that a woman couldn't have a rape fantasy, it's the way it's written. I don't know, it's been years since I've read it but it comes across as random and suggests much more than the casual fling she has with Hooper. Benchley...

Quote: Originally Posted by SeanCE  I would prefer not to. I meeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnn did you just realize that's my user name?

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Quote: Originally Posted by Stale Elvis  Never understood what was gained in TPM by having Anakin technically-minded and good at fixing things. I thought thatwasgoing somewhere like he'd be he one to create the Vader...

Quote: Originally Posted by ryoken  I think that as long as its essential to the narrative and themes of the film, it should be portrayed. "Straw Dogs" (the original), "Irreversible" and "The devils" are high...

The thing is, the original was very true to the book. What it's missing and what I hope this movie includes is the interviews that tend to bookend chapters. The survivors are interviewed, and there are excerpts from articles and book...

Quote: Originally Posted by Reasor  "Wedding Crashers" has Isla Fisher's character rape Matthew Vaughn's and then leave him tied up for Keir O'Donnell's to take advantage of. Vaughn's lack of consent is played for laughs...

Caveat: I am a 29 year old male, and have never experienced anything like rape personally.    So this has obviously been on our minds lately.    Watchmen. Identity Crisis. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo....