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Pop Goes the Evil
Wall Street Journal ^ | Friday, May 10, 2002 12:01 a.m. EDT | JONATHAN V. LAST

Posted on 05/10/2002 10:43:17 AM PDT by maquiladora

Edited on 04/23/2004 12:04:27 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

We are living in an age of evil. All people do, of course, but until very recently Americans had done a fine job of talking themselves out of believing in real, absolute evil. Now that the vacation from history is over and the president is focused on defeating an "axis of evil" and bringing "evildoers" to justice, we seem to be embracing the notion of evil across the culture--and particularly at the movies.


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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies; The Hobbit Hole
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1 posted on 05/10/2002 10:43:17 AM PDT by maquiladora
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To: maquiladora
Pretty good article!

the Emperor and Darth Vader--never seem truly evil. They want to control the galactic government, build up their army and stamp out political opposition. Kind of like Republicans.

I resemble that remark! ;-)

2 posted on 05/10/2002 11:47:39 AM PDT by 2Jedismom
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To: 2Jedismom
LOL. Yeah, I noticed that one too.
He's bang on the money about Sauron though, and the overall sence of evil in some scenes in LOTR was fantastic.
Kudos to Jackson, once again. Roll on Part 2!
3 posted on 05/10/2002 1:38:06 PM PDT by maquiladora
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To: hairofthedog
sorta-ring ping
4 posted on 05/10/2002 2:52:32 PM PDT by maquiladora
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To: maquiladora;ecurbh
Thanks for the sorta ring ping! - was away all day, just catching up!
5 posted on 05/10/2002 7:39:22 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
I notice that he considers LOTR and X-Men to be the superior movies. Is it because they do a better job of portraying evil, or is it because of Elrond?
6 posted on 05/11/2002 11:21:21 AM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
No mention of Matrix... but it could be an Elrond thing. Hullo!
7 posted on 05/11/2002 12:07:38 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog; Lucius Cornelius Sulla
By the way, you guys hear that there's a standard trailer for The Two Towers hittin the screens this month?
All part of the hype buildup.
8 posted on 05/11/2002 1:40:20 PM PDT by maquiladora
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To: maquiladora
Might be the only thing that draws me to the summer films!

I have heard that, but not exactly when, yet... Would love a heads up when it happens. - Or when someone finds the inevitable bootlegs on the internet. - It is my hope/expectation that the LoTR official site will have a nice quality copy of it when it comes out... I keep checking.

9 posted on 05/11/2002 1:47:14 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
You know, I found a great quality ( but much smaller ) version of the trailer somewhere recently. I think it was an offical New Line promo release to a UK movie magazine for their CD or something. I'll have to think. I'll get back to you on it if I find it again.
10 posted on 05/11/2002 2:45:53 PM PDT by maquiladora
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To: maquiladora
Found it...but the link isn't working anymore. Here's what the site said anyway:

The trailer to the second instalment in the Lord of The Rings trilogy made its way online last week but, amid the flickery, black and white images, it was a little hard to get into the spirit. Now an improved quality - but slightly smaller and prematurely cut-short - version has popped up and with the aid of a rudimentary magnifying glass you can now become one with what looks certain to be the greatest cinematic outside of Episode II.

Broken Link

11 posted on 05/11/2002 2:51:54 PM PDT by maquiladora
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To: maquiladora
That would be great if there is a good one around... I have the audience bootleg which is good enough to watch full screen, but it flickers, and the color is lost. I have also seen a better color quality Japanese version. And it was cut short too... This may have been that version, without the Japanese subtitles. Certainly let me know if you find it again, the link may work again later.
12 posted on 05/11/2002 2:56:52 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: maquiladora
become one with what looks certain to be the greatest cinematic outside of Episode II...

hehehehe - I am not going to even comment on this...

13 posted on 05/11/2002 3:02:21 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
No mention of Matrix... but it could be an Elrond thing. Hullo!

Yoy are right, I had been up all night when I posted that, by the time you had posted this, I had retired for the day/evening, so as to allow my brain to turn back on.

14 posted on 05/11/2002 10:47:23 PM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla
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To: HairOfTheDog; SuziQ
Read this on TORN:

With a certain level of secrecy, the top brass at New Line Cinema just got back from a visit to New Zealand. As the rumor has it, they were there for an update on the status of The Two Towers and to see a 'rough-cut' of the film. The information we have tells us they absolutely loved what they saw. Most seemed to agree that it was even better then Fellowship of the Ring.

Roll on December!

15 posted on 05/14/2002 11:52:09 AM PDT by maquiladora
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To: maquiladora
Roll on December is right!

217 days 13 hours 1 min 2 sec... hehehehe

16 posted on 05/14/2002 11:59:17 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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