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| Which Movie do you Prefer? |
| The Princess Bride |
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55% |
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| Die Hard 1 |
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dethwing
DeTheeThaw
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 Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:35 pm Post subject: 1 |
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Die Hard had some trouble putting away Roger Rabit, while Princess Bride mowed down Hero. Who advances to round 3?
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Jedo the Jedi
Paragon in Training
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:47 pm Post subject: 2 |
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This is a tough decision. While Bride is a classic, Die Hard 1 was my favorite.
I'll go with Princess Bride. *crosses fingers* |
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Jaguar
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject: 3 |
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| Die Hard has to be one of my Favourite Bruce Willis movies and is always a classic to watch around Christmas, but my all-time fav has to be the Princess Bride. |
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Vader
...zere's a fly een my zoop!
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 1:12 am Post subject: 4 |
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I can't believe that Bride is losing, on this site of all sites.
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doormouse11
Daedalian Member
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| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:04 am Post subject: 5 |
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| voting for Inigo |
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Coron
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| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:26 am Post subject: 6 |
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| So very very close. |
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Jedo the Jedi
Paragon in Training
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| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:15 am Post subject: 7 |
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| Yeah, it is close. When does the poll officially close? |
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Agamemnon
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| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:59 am Post subject: 8 |
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I'm playing the stupid "I'm-gonna-vote-against-something-cause-I-just-want-to-and-not-because-I-have-any-preference- or-I-like-it-or-I-think-it's-a-great-film-but-just-because-I-can-so-there" vote and voting against Princess Bride. I actually prefer Princess Bride but am voting against it just to see it lose.
Pah!
There, I've lowered myself to the depths of others.
Sue me! |
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mith
Pitbull of Truth
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| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:02 pm Post subject: 9 |
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I did nominate both of these, but Princess Bride >> Die Hard. Shame on you, Aga.  |
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Logain
Stretch Armstrong
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| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:24 pm Post subject: 10 |
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| Wow, The Princess Bride is losing. Don't even know how I feel about that, even though I voted for it and the Princess Bride is one of my all-time favorites. But still, I loved Die Hard and it is one of the classic action movies. |
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extropalopakettle
No offense, but....
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| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:22 pm Post subject: 11 |
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| I voted Die Hard because it was OK, and I never saw Princess Bride. |
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:28 am Post subject: 12 |
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Go watch it. Now. You will look upon your vote with dismay.
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extro...
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:38 am Post subject: 13 |
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| That's how I feel about the 22 people who picked Nemo over Donnie Darko. |
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Agamemnon
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:41 am Post subject: 14 |
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May I ask why everyone thinks the Princess Bride is the greatest film ever? What did you find wonderful and enlightening about it?
I myself thought it was an ok storyline performed by ok actors/actresses, nothing extra special about it though, imho, to mark this much excitement. |
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 5:49 pm Post subject: 15 |
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May I ask why everyone thinks the Die Hard I is the greatest film ever? What did you find wonderful and enlightening about it?
I myself thought it was an ok storyline performed by ok actors/actresses, nothing extra special about it though, imho, to mark this much excitement.
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mathgrant
A very tilted cell member
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:04 pm Post subject: 16 |
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I agree with both of the previous posts.
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arandomguy
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:33 pm Post subject: 17 |
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Die Hard 1 didn't receive the most nominations. What's your point?
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dethwing
DeTheeThaw
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:02 pm Post subject: 18 |
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| At this point that hardly matters. Princess Bride got 12 and Die Hard got 4. With both having over 30 votes, those nominations mean nothing. |
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Agamemnon
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:15 pm Post subject: 19 |
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Samadhi,
your attempt at sarcasm is lost on me I'm afraid. Answering a valid question with a similar question, changed to try to make me look an idiot, is pointless.
I'm referring to lots of 'Princess Bride' references in general on the GL, also several members who praise the hell out of it. No-where has there been (to my knowledge anyway) anywhere as near as many 'Die Hard I' references, if any actually, posted, hence my serious question. |
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Courk
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:45 pm Post subject: 20 |
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Aga, can you edit your post with all the dashes lines? It's messing up the page width.
To answer your question: I liked Princess Bride. I don't think it's the best movie EVER, but parts of it are very memorable. I nominated it not solely based on its story, but also based on what it reminds me of. During senior year of high school my friends and I talked about it a lot - mostly quoting it and the book. Since senior year was the last year all of us were together, it reminds me of all of them at once. That's what makes it one of my top 20 movies. However, I'm sure my feelings are somewhat in the minority, so I'm hardly representative of the group.
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:06 pm Post subject: 21 |
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You represent my group.
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Courk
Daedalian Member
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:39 pm Post subject: 22 |
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| So manatee saviors and chicken farmers are in the same group? Interesting... |
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:45 pm Post subject: 23 |
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What goes better than chickens and cows? Of course, I guess I should be a tuna farmer then.
Ummm....no thanks. |
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Jedo the Jedi
Paragon in Training
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:47 pm Post subject: 24 |
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And Jedi.
Some of my best friends and I quote that movie all the time. One friend in particular wrote down the choreography for the sword fight between Inigo and Westley, and we attempted to recreate it.  It didn't work out, but we often reminisce about it. |
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mathgrant
A very tilted cell member
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| Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:16 am Post subject: 25 |
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| Courk wrote: |
| Aga, can you edit your post with all the dashes? It's messing up the page width. |
I don't see any dashes. Just a crapload of hyphens. 
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Courk
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| Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:35 am Post subject: 26 |
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Whatever. I'll call them lines.  |
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wordcross
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| Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:46 am Post subject: 27 |
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| Agamemnon wrote: |
May I ask why everyone thinks the Princess Bride is the greatest film ever? What did you find wonderful and enlightening about it?
I myself thought it was an ok storyline performed by ok actors/actresses, nothing extra special about it though, imho, to mark this much excitement. |
Personally, I've not seen it that many times. The first time i saw it, i was alone, so it wasn't a friends thing. I still voted for it over Die Hard. Die Hard is a great action film, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't anything special, or even terribly original as the script/plot itself is concerned. The acting was good, and the effects were good.
Princess Bride is a great comedy, largely because it's not your run of the mill sort of comedy. It has memorable characters, memorable lines, offbeat humour, and an amusingly irreverent attitude toward traditional fairy tale plotlines. It's entertainment, comedy, and good at what it does.
So i'd put both of them in the same sort of class: Good films that did what they intended to do and are entertaining. Neither is particularly deep nor awe-inspiringly acute, but when it comes down to it, I enjoyed watching Princess Bride far more than watching Die Hard, and would enjoy watching it multiple times, something I personally cannot say for Die Hard.
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:33 am Post subject: 28 |
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Very, very well said.
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Sessie
Saucy Chica
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| Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:07 am Post subject: 29 |
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Yep.
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Agamemnon
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| Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:00 pm Post subject: 30 |
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| See Samadhi, Wordy and Courk replied politely. It does not hurt giving a decent serious answer to a clear honest question without having to resort to petty sarcasm. |
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 6:14 am Post subject: 31 |
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Not even when it's fun and easy?
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Travis*
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| Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:04 pm Post subject: 32 |
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Orinigally posted by somebody.
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May I ask why everyone thinks the Die Hard I is the greatest film ever? What did you find wonderful and enlightening about it?
I myself thought it was an ok storyline performed by ok actors/actresses, nothing extra special about it though, imho, to mark this much excitement. |
Personally, I've not seen it that many times. The first time i saw it, i was alone, so it wasn't a friends thing. I still voted for it over Princess Bride. Princess Bride is a great comedy, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't anything special, or even terribly original as the script/plot itself is concerned. The acting was good, and the effects were good.
Die Hard is a great action film, largely because it's not your run of the mill sort of action film. It has memorable characters, memorable lines, offbeat action, and an amusingly irreverent attitude toward traditional action plotlines. It's entertainment, action, and good at what it does.
So i'd put both of them in the same sort of class: Good films that did what they intended to do and are entertaining. Neither is particularly deep nor awe-inspiringly acute, but when it comes down to it, I enjoyed watching Die Hard far more than watching Princess Bride, and would enjoy watching it multiple times, something I personally cannot say for Princess Bride. |
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 4:34 am Post subject: 33 |
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| See, wasn't that fun and easy? |
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Dread Pirate Westley
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:14 pm Post subject: 34 |
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Bleah. You all suck.
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 4:22 pm Post subject: 35 |
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| TPB was ahead about 6 hours ago. Why call it now? |
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 4:27 pm Post subject: 36 |
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| Dread Pirate Westley wrote: |
| Bleah. You all suck. |
No, 42 voters suck. |
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wordcross
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:00 pm Post subject: 37 |
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Inconceivable!
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Dread Pirate Westley
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:41 pm Post subject: 38 |
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| Samadhi wrote: |
| Dread Pirate Westley wrote: |
| Bleah. You all suck. |
No, 42 voters suck. |
Yeah, but that doesn't have the same ring to it. |
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dethwing
DeTheeThaw
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:17 pm Post subject: 39 |
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"TPB was ahead about 6 hours ago. Why call it now?"
Because I was asleep at that time. Besides, there's no way that could be true.
When I updated yesterday morning they were tied at 40. When I went to bed it was 41-40. And when I got up this morning it was 42-40. |
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CrystyB
Misunderstood Guy
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 8:52 pm Post subject: 40 |
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LOL. Who was it to have used their army of clones?!?  |
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