TV/Movies Megathread

[Kleves]

The same guy helming both Star Trek and Star Wars? Isn't that a sign of the apocalypse or something?

[Malthus]

Never did iron clothing before.  Did steal some though.

:arnold layne:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQTFRq1hjtM

[Josephus]

The same guy helming both Star Trek and Star Wars? Isn't that a sign of the apocalypse or something?

Wonder if the anti-monopoly people will get upset?

[Barrister]

The same guy helming both Star Trek and Star Wars? Isn't that a sign of the apocalypse or something?

You'd think so.

I think JJ is a better call for Star Wars than Star Trek, IMHO.

[katmai]

I'm more interested to see who he brings in to write it.

[lustindarkness]

J.J. Abrams? Hmm, that might work.

[Ideologue]

Oh, but one question: [spoiler]OK, I understand why the Mohicans fled and left the white folks to the mercies of the Hurons--their guns were soaked and they would lose the fight and everybody would die, and they had plan, which--while very shitty--was the only one available to them.  But is there any actual reason why Cora, Major Duncan Lastname, and Ms. Not Appearing In This Film couldn't have just jumped into the waterfall too ?  Wouldn't it be better to keep running?  Instead, they surrender to the Hurons and largely experience bad outcomes as a result.  Do they not know how to swim?  Does the waterfall eat white people?  Were they tuckered?  Fuck's sakes.[/spoiler]?

1st, I don't think the 3hrs version exists anywhere.  The total footage for this film may be 3hrs, but it was never properly edited/mixed.

As to your question, well, duh, it's simple.
The girls are wearing dresses.  Trying to swim in that is asking to die.  The dress will get very heavy, very quickly and they will be sucked down the whirlpool.  The time it takes for them to remove the dress, the underdress, etc, Magua is there an he has slaughtered everyone.

Duncan presumably is not a good swimmer.  He's an infantry officer and he's a city boy.

And then you have very good swimmers raised in the wilderness who struggle to get ashore and need to help one another.  Try this with 6 people, you'll likely to get at least 1 or 2 drowned.

The choices are: 90% porpbably of death by drowning or take your chances with the Hurons who will bring you to their closest village.

Honestly, I'm surprised they didn't at least selectively modify the dresses earlier.  I noticed how the skirts are actually too long to walk in.

Fair enough.  I forgot people used to wear really ungainly clothes.

[jimmy olsen]

Saw Lincoln yesterday, that movie had absolutely fantastic acting from the whole cast.

[Neil]

Honestly, I'm surprised they didn't at least selectively modify the dresses earlier.  I noticed how the skirts are actually too long to walk in.

Fair enough.  I forgot people used to wear really ungainly clothes.

[spoiler]Why did you spoiler tag info on a movie that is over 20 years old?[/spoiler]

[viper37]

It means a movie to watch while ironing clothes.

I thought of that, but figured it was too obvious, duh!
Thanks

[Admiral Yi]

Thanks

There is no quoi. 

[viper37]

Honestly, I'm surprised they didn't at least selectively modify the dresses earlier.  I noticed how the skirts are actually too long to walk in.

Well, you have to figure that since the beginning, they were on the run from the Hurons.  They lost all their travel packs, so they have no spare wardrobe.  You can see them struggling to climb up the river on their way to Fort William Henry, and later on the cliffs, Alice has trouble keeping up with the Hurons warrior towing her

[Ideologue]

Honestly, I'm surprised they didn't at least selectively modify the dresses earlier.  I noticed how the skirts are actually too long to walk in.

Fair enough.  I forgot people used to wear really ungainly clothes.

[spoiler]Why did you spoiler tag info on a movie that is over 20 years old?[/spoiler]

I dunno.

[mongers]

I'm a bit behind the times, like I need a half dozen  classic film recommendations for every year of the last 20 years or so.   

[Eddie Teach]

Pulp Fiction
Sin City
Inception
Adaptation
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Dark Knight
Schindler's List
American Beauty
Terminator 2
The Hurt Locker
The Usual Suspects
The Artist
Up in the Air
Scott Pilgrim vs the World
21 Grams
Tucker & Dale vs Evil
Cabin in the Woods

for starters