2026 Off-Topic Chat Thread

[Phipppppa]

Never been into LOTR, used to watch the Star Wars movies when I was a kid tho. I mean, who didn’t?

 

[Shell]

I'm a huge Tolkien fan, and like the movies well enough. But I am still pissed they scripted Theoden weaker to enhance Gandalf and Aragorn.

Oh yeah me too

 

[Shell]

Just a bunch of people walking to a volcano.

Even the trees walked in those movies!

I KNOW!!

Would have stabbed my eyes out with a fork had i had one handy..

 

[cats_09]

 

[Shell]

Never been into LOTR, used to watch the Star Wars movies when I was a kid tho. I mean, who didn’t?

I admit, I did see Star Wars at the movies when it was re-released and it wasn't half bad.

 

[Shell]

Just a bunch of people walking to a volcano.

Even the trees walked in those movies!

Replace volcano with (in the) "snow" and you got yourself The Revenant

 

[CatToTheFuture]

We have had kennels for all 3 of our dogs and not one of them bothered using it. They slept inside anyway but you'd think they would use them when they were outside during the day in the rain but nope preferred to be dripping wet.

Yeah our cavoodle has a coat like a sponge. You'd think he'd at least sit under the verandah when it's raining but nope. Just gets wet with a big dumb look on his face

 

[Phipppppa]

Yeah our cavoodle has a coat like a sponge. You'd think he'd at least sit under the verandah when it's raining but nope. Just gets wet with a big dumb look on his face

I’ve got a cavoodle too, she’s not a massive fan of water/rain which is surprising. But when she does go out in the rain it’s a pain in the ass.

 

[Shell]

Yeah our cavoodle has a coat like a sponge. You'd think he'd at least sit under the verandah when it's raining but nope. Just gets wet with a big dumb look on his face

Next time, pic pls.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Next time, pic pls.

Is that like a thread rule? Just chilling out

 

[Shell]

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Is that like a thread rule? Just chilling out

No I mean when he's soaking wet.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

No I mean when he's soaking wet.

Might be waiting a while

 

[Shell]

Might be waiting a while

All good idm

 

[Munich]

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Is that like a thread rule? Just chilling out

Yes everytime a dog is mentioned you must post pics.

 

[cats_09]

Yes everytime a dog is mentioned you must post pics.

Shall we make this the new must do rule of the thread?

 

[Shell]

* cats too

 

[cats_09]

 

[Kitcat]

Is that a branch line?

 

[Munich]

Shall we make this the new must do rule of the thread?

Absolutely!

 

[Shell]

https://www.youtube.com/user/FederalCourtAus

Link to Joker's case if anyone's interested- back up at 1.30pm

 

[My Tilly]

Never been into LOTR, used to watch the Star Wars movies when I was a kid tho. I mean, who didn’t?

The best thing about the original star wars series is that George Lucas made it look realistic (forget the sound effects and music score etc). I think too many scientific films do themselves and injustice by making everything brand new looking.

Star Wars and the ships, robots, actors, everything . . . they look like they had not showed for days and their spaceships had been flying around space for hundreds of years.
It's why I still love 2001. Epic and still the most realistic space movie ever made.
Space would be chaotic. Constantly getting pelted with debris and colors would completely wear away with all the radiation and light exposure.

 

[Shell]

The best thing about the original star wars series is that George Lucas made it look realistic (forget the sound effects and music score etc). I think too many scientific films do themselves and injustice by making everything brand new looking.

Star Wars and the ships, robots, actors, everything . . . they look like they had not showed for days and their spaceships had been flying around space for hundreds of years.
It's why I still love 2001. Epic and still the most realistic space movie ever made.

Different POV- but the "look" of a film is so incredibly important.

My favourite movie is Silence of the Lambs- that "grainy/gritty" realistic feel to it is one of the reasons why I love it.
On the flip side- it's sequel Hannibal is all "glossy" and just shit + that is one of the reasons why I hated it.

 

[standupand]

The best thing about the original star wars series is that George Lucas made it look realistic (forget the sound effects and music score etc). I think too many scientific films do themselves and injustice by making everything brand new looking.

Star Wars and the ships, robots, actors, everything . . . they look like they had not showed for days and their spaceships had been flying around space for hundreds of years.
It's why I still love 2001. Epic and still the most realistic space movie ever made.
Space would be chaotic. Constantly getting pelted with debris and colors would completely wear away with all the radiation and light exposure.

But in 2001 A Space Odyssey the music score (and the absences of music) is almost everything. No?

 

[Kram]

Different POV- but the "look" of a film is so incredibly important.

My favourite movie is Silence of the Lambs- that "grainy/gritty" realistic feel to it is one of the reasons why I love it.
On the flip side- it's sequel Hannibal is all "glossy" and just sh*t + that is one of the reasons why I hated it.

Leave Hannibal alone!

 

[Kram]

But I am still pissed they scripted Theoden weaker to enhance Gandalf and Aragorn.

Oh the humanity!