Recaiden's Resplendent and Rotating Realistic Random Banter #136

[Dallas-Dakota]

Also, Dragona should go look up Ed Wood. For some reason, my mind thinks that she'l like it much.

[Dogmantra]

Awww DeeRee, now you're making me feel bad because the only editing I've done on my NaNovel so far was adding three words and deleting a paragraph. I said I was going to edit in January.

[Rutskarn]

I've got to write a short story by Tuesday, and it's not going as well as usual. I have an idea, but I'm fairly burnt out, and the actual writing is sort of happening in fits and starts.

Oh, well. Time to go eat a waffle and clear my head.

[Phase]

You know what are better than waffles?

Pancakes.

[Jibar]

You know what are better than waffles?

Pancakes.

PANCAKES

PANCAKES

PANCAKESPANCAKESPANCAKESPANPANPANPANPANPANPANPANCA KES

[Rutskarn]

Tough talk from a man with a gear for a crotch.

[Trobby]

Who is also apparently starting to get up to his knees in coolant water.

[Jibar]

Steam not water!

Bah!

That's what I get for trying to be artistic.

Bunch of philistines.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Something we disagree on! But see, I didn't see the old one until after I'd watched the new one half a dozen times.

...Roald Dahl's family liked the new one better . . . but then, his family is by no means authoritative.

Wow. That is shocking, why exactly did you prefer the new one to the old one?
And no, his family isn't authoritative. I wish Roald Dahl had been around to see both versions, not that he's any more authoritative than anyone else in this matter, but it'd be nice to see which one he likes the most.
I will say this for both versions: they both keep the mood of the story, one's a little more whimsical, the other picks up the darkness of Dahl more. But I really don't like the new one.
Much of the design for the new one is amazing though, I'm specifically referring to the world outside the factory and the chocolate river. The rest of it is fifty-fifty.

It depends on taste . . . Danny Elfman did the songs. I grew up on Oingo-Boingo, his band in the '80s, and they all sound like Oingo-Boingo songs, so I sort of liked them.

Nope.
I love Oingo Boingo - what little of it I've heard - and I adore all the film soundtracks I've heard of his.
I still prefer the original songs. They're so singable.
The candyman can
Willy Wonka can
The candy man can
The candy man can
'cause he mixes it with love
And makes the world taste good

[Trobby]

Steam not water!

Bah!

That's what I get for trying to be artistic.

Bunch of philistines.

Ah...but that's surprisingly heavy steam..shouldn't it be floating at the TOP,not on the bottom?

[Thufir]

I've never seen the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory... but I loved the Gene Wilder version as a child. When I heard about the new version I was curious but sceptical, and nothing will really change that until I see it and can judge for myself.

@Introbulus: Such are the wonders of SCIENCE!

[Quincunx]

Such are the wonders of condensation--he must have a rather cold heat exchanger somewhere off-panel benefiting from the air kept humid by the steam.

[Dragonrider]

Also, Dragona should go look up Ed Wood. For some reason, my mind thinks that she'l like it much.

Okay . . . ?

Awww DeeRee, now you're making me feel bad because the only editing I've done on my NaNovel so far was adding three words and deleting a paragraph. I said I was going to edit in January.

Heh. I'm motivated by fear. I'm terrified I'll abandon the project when I start school on Tuesday, meaning I'm trying to cram as much in as possible. I wrote 21,000 words yesterday. I think that is the definition of insanity.

Wow. That is shocking, why exactly did you prefer the new one to the old one?
And no, his family isn't authoritative. I wish Roald Dahl had been around to see both versions, not that he's any more authoritative than anyone else in this matter, but it'd be nice to see which one he likes the most.

I always wonder about that. I hated about the old one, though, that they made it American. Why?! I seem to remember that in Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator his grandmother talks about the Mayflower so it's perfectly possible that Roald Dahl intended it to be set in the US . . . but that just doesn't feel right to me.

Also interestingly . . . one of the brilliant things about it is that he doesn't spend much time describing Charlie. He could be black, white, skinny, fat (probably skinny, given his diet ).

But obviously when you have a movie that's not something you can leave ambiguous. Part of the reason I like the new one is that I <3 Freddie Highmore.

Nope.
I love Oingo Boingo - what little of it I've heard - and I adore all the film soundtracks I've heard of his.
I still prefer the original songs. They're so singable.
The candyman can
Willy Wonka can
The candy man can
The candy man can
'cause he mixes it with love
And makes the world taste good

I was responding to Phoe but yeah. I really liked the songs in the new one - and the words are almost verbatim from the book, which naturally makes me all the happier.

[Rutskarn]

Honestly, as far as which one is better, I'm not going to judge. Each has its merits, and each has its flaws.

For example, the Slugworth thing in the first movie always seemed kind of clumsily integrated to me. And that goddamn Cheer Up Charlie song--also known as Fast Forward the VHS Tape Dammit This is So Damn Boring.

[Dallas-Dakota]

Okay . . . ?

Ish old movie, starring Depp as main character. For some reason my mind says you'l like it.

[Anuan]

So, I got a package today.

It is not the Practical Backsword I ordered months ago, but the pair of Cold Steel Polypropylene Bokken I ordered a week and a bit ago.

...Am just a tiny bit disappointed, but then again, SQUEE NIGH UNBREAKABLE BOKKEN <3

[CurlyKitGirl]

Honestly, as far as which one is better, I'm not going to judge. Each has its merits, and each has its flaws.

For example, the Slugworth thing in the first movie always seemed kind of clumsily integrated to me. And that goddamn Cheer Up Charlie song--also known as Fast Forward the VHS Tape Dammit This is So Damn Boring.

Oh. God. That is so true. Cheer Up Charlie is nice, it's Oscar bait, but it slows the narrative right down to a crawl.

ION:
Insanity, thy name is university life.
Me and four of my five best friends went on a spur of the moment audition for a panto-type show called Villainy. There're only two Good people in it, the others? All villains. Much fun was had.
After that it was reitrement to my room for a "I feel like watching Pingu" miniature marathon followed by making shadow puppets and enacting murders by shadows.
And then attempting to sing the opera part of Bohemian Rhapsody. Wow.

[Lyesmith]

Oh. God. That is so true. Cheer Up Charlie is nice, it's Oscar bait, but it slows the narrative right down to a crawl.

ION:
Insanity, thy name is university life.
Me and four of my five best friends went on a spur of the moment audition for a panto-type show called Villainy. There're only two Good people in it, the others? All villains. Much fun was had.
After that it was reitrement to my room for a "I feel like watching Pingu" miniature marathon followed by making shadow puppets and enacting murders by shadows.
And then attempting to sing the opera part of Bohemian Rhapsody. Wow.

You'd better have hammed it up so hard you stand the thatre out with cheese, or there will be retibutions. Speaking of telly, anyone watch Being Human? It was on the beeb not twenty minutes ago. Cracking good series, dontchaknow.

Also, Curly.

Friday, I learned about Grice's Maxims. YES. They are going in every essay I write. Ever.

[Anuan]

I've only seen like the second or third episode of that.

I.

Want.

MOAR.

[Lyesmith]

I've only seen like the second or third episode of that.

I.

Want.

MOAR.

BBC Iplayer. NOW.
Also, George. Isnt he great?

[Dragonrider]

Ish old movie, starring Depp as main character. For some reason my mind says you'l like it.

Ok.

*adds to list of movies people say I should watch*

[Phase]

Ruddigore. Was. Effing. Brilliant.

The portrait scene was exceptional, and the performances of Mad Margaret, Despard, Richard, Roderic... Hell, all the main characters (barring Rose, who was still very good) were absolutely terrific.

Thumbs up, all around.

If you wish in the world to advance,
Your merits you're bound to enhance,
You must stir it and stump it,
And blow your own trumpet,
Or, trust me, you haven't a chance!

[Nano]

I'm trying to figure out how to balance this class without crippling it. I'm not doing so well so far... Either it's a sorcerer, but ubered, or I've cut its legs out.

[Dr. Bath]

BBC Iplayer. NOW.
Also, George. Isnt he great?

Why is george suddenly a knob? Whyyy?

[Perenelle]

I was cleaning my room today and found $20 under my bed.

I am quite pleased.

[CurlyKitGirl]

You'd better have hammed it up so hard you stand the thatre out with cheese, or there will be retibutions.

Hammy as can be. I had the part of a Mad Science!tist. Ham, tch, I was eating the scenery. Of which there was none. But I pretended there was.

Also, Curly.

Friday, I learned about Grice's Maxims. YES. They are going in every essay I write. Ever.

Lovely little things aren't they?
Let me see if I can still remember them:
Quantity, Quality, Relevance and Manner. You can tie virtually everything to them. Pay especial attention to Manner as then you work work in a lovely discussion abou vocatives.
I know you're doing Lang/Lit rather than separately, so I don't know if you'll end up doing this; but just wait until you get even deeper into the theories behind language.
There's Pragmatics, which is basically CONTEXT BEHIND SPEECH/EXTRACT. Easiest. Theory. Ever.
There's so much amazing and fascinating stuff lying behind everything. I think my personal favourite has to be the Speech Act Theory.
I did an analysis of the 'To The Pain' sequence from The Princess Bride and based it lmost entirely around that theory. I love Speech Act Theory.

[Rutskarn]

Next in Films Rutskarn Should Have Seen Already God Dammit, we've got Donnie Darko. AKA I Already Know A Major Spoiler Plot Point So Why Am I Bothering Theatre.

[Phase]

Oh, I found a cool little creepy animated short. Alma?

[Neko Toast]

... Yeah. This is gonna be another night where I can't sleep because I don't feel well.

Anyone have any webcomics I could read to pass the time? Already read Cyanide and Happiness, Looking for Group, Least I Could Do, xkcd, Surviving the World, and all 5 of the webcomics that are part of the Pixie Trix Comix group.

[Recaiden]

... Yeah. This is gonna be another night where I can't sleep because I don't feel well.

Anyone have any webcomics I could read to pass the time? Already read Cyanide and Happiness, Looking for Group, Least I Could Do, xkcd, Surviving the World, and all 5 of the webcomics that are part of the Pixie Trix Comix group.

I'm sorry.

Just ask Phase for webcomics. Or look at the webcomics board.