How many hours of bumper-to-bumper traffic would you rather be stuck in instead of watching TDKR again?
I say at least as many hours as TDKR is long. Perhaps more. I can listen to something of quality in my car during traffic. So maybe I'll say 4 hours.
So there you have it! I like TDKR enough to choose it over 5 hours of being stuck in traffic.
If I can pick something to listen to, yeah, I'd rather be in traffic. I can throw on an audio drama or a podcast or an audio book and learn something useful or hear a great story. I'd rather hear a great story than watch a frustratingly mediocre one.
If I'm just at the mercy of the AM/FM dial, though...probably rather watch the movie.
This was a good either/or question, yeah. It gave me more pause than the chicken.
OK, so if radio is the only solace while in traffic then how much of it equals the full TDKR experience? Would you choose TDKR over a mere hour and a half of this flavor of traffic? What about no entertainment at all traffic? How much of it would you endure instead of TDKR?
Honestly, my line for each scenario would be aprox an equal amount of time as the running time of TDKR for a radio accompaniment traffic slog and maybe 30 minutes of stark, joy-free traffic over the genius, Deckard-Cane-as-the-villain, film.
Hmm...interesting permutations...
I'd rather sit in traffic for an hour with regular radio or no radio. That still gives me an hour and three quarters of spare time.
Hour and a half, probably take the traffic.
Somewhere around two hours, though, I think I'd shift. Certainly by 2hr.s 15min.s I'm just looking at a 1/2 hour difference, so I might as well just watch the movie. Bumper-to-bumper traffic is really soul-crushing.
At least I could chuckle at the "plot".
What about if you can do something while watching the film? For me, if I was allowed to sit there and practice scales on my guitar, for instance, I might take the film faster because I'd be enjoying the guitar. (Of course, I wouldn't be allowed to play loudly enough to drown out the film).
Or what if you could watch it with a friend and make fun of it? Then I might bail out of traffic at the 60-90 minute mark because fun times with friends are cool even if the movie stinks.
Yeah that really skews it. Roast-watching it with a friend would be preferable to anything more than 20 minutes of radio-traffic. But no cheating! You gotta watch. I like your guitar example. If I could play, that might cut my numbers in half. So I might choose TDKR over any traffic if it was with my favorite meal.
These conditions are conditional though, right? Like if watching came with a free ten bucks, etc. So it needs a broader scope to really distill the values.
Is watching TDKR twice in a row with a friend while roasting it better than 2.5 hours of radio traffic? Same question with a non-visual distraction like your guitar practice.
I think I'd go with the 2.5 hours of radio traffic rather than twice in a row. I'm not killing nigh-on six hours of time watching it even if I'm mocking it. Especially because you'd run your bits the first time and the second would feel stale, I think.
Guitar practice is a toss-up. Six hours of practice could really make a difference in my playing, so it might be worth it. Practice is always tedious, but it's got to happen. What's a little extra tedium?
I once had to clean my guitars, re-string them, gave them a real good working-over, and I did it while "watching" X-Men: Apocalypse. That movie is terrible, but it was a bit of noise while I changed strings and took a q-tip to the grime buildup.
Here's a new spin: you have to either watch TDKR with somebody you really like (friend or romantic - doesn't matter), or you can be stuck in traffic for the same amount of time with somebody you really dislike (they annoy you or you loathe them or whatever). Which do you choose?
shareIf I was stuck in bumper to bumper traffic for 2 hours 45 minutes I would take out my portable DVD player and watch TDKR.
shareWhile mom drives?
shareI'm in bumper to bumper traffic, I'm not moving genius.
shareBumper to bumper traffic still moves.
shareNot always , also even if I have to keep my eyes on the road I can still hear genius.
share^Totally real driver that has a real license and totally knows about driving in traffic.
shareCan't get over these people who after all these years are so butthurt about not liking a movie, that they have to start ever more ridiculous threads moaning about it.
It makes you wonder what goes in in these peoples lives, honestly.
If I hate a movie, when its over I may post an opinion about it but then I am done with it.
But to carry such resentment around for years and continuing to start new threads...?
Its a level of sadness of epic proportions.
I feel pretty happy. Especially now that you are here.
What brought you back to this thread, lo, so many years later?
Because the thread had been responded to recently and bumped up to the top of the page.
I'm sorry for the inexact language. Let me rephrase.
What brought you back to a TDKR board years later?
I always look at the latest posts when I come on here. I didnt specifically come to the TDKR thread.
shareMe too.
Did you like TDKR?
I liked it. For me the second movie was the best, but I liked the first a lot.
TDKR is probably the lesser of the three for me, but I can't say its a bad movie.
For me it's:
BB: 7.5/10
TDK: 8/10
TDKR: 3/10
I can't get through any 5 minutes of TDKR without a complaint. I'd give it a 1/10 were it not for the production value.
I agree, it's not healthy of them to spend so much time obsessing over something they hate. They are much better off using their time to tutor underprivileged children.
shareHere are links to seven threads you made ripping on Return of the King:
https://moviechat.org/tt0167260/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Return-of-the-King/5f502377d3627853d5866e4a/Sauron-has-yet-to-reveal-his-deadliest-servant
https://moviechat.org/tt0167260/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Return-of-the-King/5f5309637170df40494a01ea/The-Rohan-theme-music
https://moviechat.org/tt0167260/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Return-of-the-King/5f399947ecfb4a68177d0fcb/Plot-Hole
https://moviechat.org/tt0167260/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Return-of-the-King/5f4d8be29ffb3a122089ac80/The-Beacon-Scene
https://moviechat.org/tt0167260/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Return-of-the-King/5f4c331e5856144eb0f94b90/Which-characters-did-Peter-Jackson-ruin-the-worst-from-the-novel
https://moviechat.org/tt0167260/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Return-of-the-King/5f46df95d5469576b6870567/The-messages-about-how-death-isnt-the-end-blah-blah-blah
https://moviechat.org/tt0167260/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Return-of-the-King/5f399a75ecfb4a68177d0ffa/Sauron-thinking-Pippin-had-the-ring
I guess you don't do a lot of tutoring, either?
LOL the fact that you took the time to find all of those says a lot about the excessive amount of spare time you have on your hands. Also I counted 7 posts, that probably took up a total of 5 minutes of my life.
shareWell, you're replying here, too, so...still not tutoring anybody?
shareThe reason he bags on Return of the King is because he dislikes that it is a 3rd entry rated over TDKR. That is the reason he tries to get LOTR thrown out as a trilogy. He knows it beats it reception wise in every category. Therefore if you eliminate LOTR it makes TDK trilogy look better. Shows how insecure he is in his opinion. If you think TDK trilogy is the best ever you should not need to tear another thing down to validate your view.
shareI was more just intrigued by the assertion that we were all time wasting dip-bags for having a go at a film when he made seven threads (not to mention extensive replies on others' threads) specifically ripping on Lord of the Rings. It's cognitive dissonance at its finest.
shareSo I guess you apply the same standard of safety to anyone who listens to the radio while driving, seriously you are a disgrace.
sharelol you just won. no other comment needed
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