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pirates or ninjas?

Started by Loch Belthadd, January 19, 2009, 02:58:02 PM

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Matt Larkin (author)

Doing his own stunts makes Jackie Chan neither a ninja nor an assassin.
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Nomadic

Quote from: PhoenixDoing his own stunts makes Jackie Chan neither a ninja nor an assassin.

Jackie Chan is a good actor
Good actors are awesome
Ninjas are awesome
Thus Jackie Chan is a Ninja

Ninja D!

Quote from: DrizztrocksPirates of the Caribean is a cool movie, hands down, and the third one is an extremally great movie
No.

Drizztrocks

I meant for disney movies, as most disney movies go you fall asleep in a matter of seconds.

Nomadic

Quote from: DrizztrocksI meant for disney movies, as most disney movies go you fall asleep in a matter of seconds.

No.






:P


Matt Larkin (author)

Are you kidding? I loved those movies! Especially the first one.
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Ninja D!

The first one is the only one that I don't hate. I'm not a fan but that one was the best. I didn't like the second and the third one actually caused a little physical pain, I think.

SilvercatMoonpaw

The second and third ones suffered because they had plot.  It wouldn't have mattered how good the plot was, you do not make action movies about pirates with plot.

What you do for a pirate movie is have a flimsy reason to have people swing around on ropes and stab each other.
I'm a muck-levelist, I like to see things from the bottom.

"No matter where you go, you will find stupid people."

beejazz

The Pirate Plot:

1)A whole bunch of people who want treasure kill each other for a map. Somehow drag a non-pirate into all this. So there's a token character the audience can identify with.
2)More killing on the way there. Justify it however you like. Legit ships, sea monsters, mutiny, cabin fever, somebody cheats at poker, etc.
3)Pirates get to the island, find treasure. Captain wants to kill half his crew for a bigger share. Crew wants to mutiny 'cause captain would've taken too much anyway.
4)???
5)PROFIT

Be sure to include monkeys, parrots, lots of top-of the line wooden prosthetics, more sea monsters, etc. And at least one person has to get marooned.
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QuoteI don't believe in it anyway.
What?
England.
Just a conspiracy of cartographers, then?

Nomadic

Quote from: beejazzThe Pirate Plot:

1)A whole bunch of people who want treasure kill each other for a map. Somehow drag a non-pirate into all this. So there's a token character the audience can identify with.
2)More killing on the way there. Justify it however you like. Legit ships, sea monsters, mutiny, cabin fever, somebody cheats at poker, etc.
3)Pirates get to the island, find treasure. Captain wants to kill half his crew for a bigger share. Crew wants to mutiny 'cause captain would've taken too much anyway.
4)???
5)PROFIT

Be sure to include monkeys, parrots, lots of top-of the line wooden prosthetics, more sea monsters, etc. And at least one person has to get marooned.

Best. Movie. Idea. EVER!

Lmns Crn

Quote from: Nomadic
Quote from: beejazzThe Pirate Plot:

1)A whole bunch of people who want treasure kill each other for a map. Somehow drag a non-pirate into all this. So there's a token character the audience can identify with.
2)More killing on the way there. Justify it however you like. Legit ships, sea monsters, mutiny, cabin fever, somebody cheats at poker, etc.
3)Pirates get to the island, find treasure. Captain wants to kill half his crew for a bigger share. Crew wants to mutiny 'cause captain would've taken too much anyway.
4)???
5)PROFIT

Be sure to include monkeys, parrots, lots of top-of the line wooden prosthetics, more sea monsters, etc. And at least one person has to get marooned.

Best. Movie. Idea. EVER!
The Pirate Trap

The pirate crew is threatening to mutiny! Attempting to prevent the mutiny are two sweet and adorable pirate twins, both played by Hayley Mills, who must employ deception, pranks, and mistaken identity in order to reconcile the feuding captain and first mate.

"A heartwarming piratical romp for the whole family. Four and a half stars." -Chicago Tribune


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Matt Larkin (author)

Quote from: Ninja D!Disney has made sure that pirates can never be cool again.
Does that mean you don't want to see Disney's upcoming "Ninjas of the Caribbean" movie, either?
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NEW site mattlarkin.net - author of the Skyfall Era and Relics of Requiem Books
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Nomadic

Quote from: Phoenix
Quote from: Ninja D!Disney has made sure that pirates can never be cool again.
Does that mean you don't want to see Disney's upcoming "Ninjas of the Caribbean" movie, either?

If this is true then people are going to die. I don't know who yet, we'll play it by ear once I get to the disney headquarters.

Ninja D!

Quote from: SilvercatMoonpawThe second and third ones suffered because they had plot.  It wouldn't have mattered how good the plot was, you do not make action movies about pirates with plot.

What you do for a pirate movie is have a flimsy reason to have people swing around on ropes and stab each other.
I agree. I wanted more Kiera Knightly (not dressed like a man), less Orlando Bloom, and more Johnny Depp getting hurt.
Quote from: Phoenix
Quote from: Ninja D!Disney has made sure that pirates can never be cool again.
Does that mean you don't want to see Disney's upcoming "Ninjas of the Caribbean" movie, either?
Blood would be shed were they to create such a thing.