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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5660704" data-attributes="member: 92305">Probably so.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Actually, I would agree that without Ledger's incredible job as the Joker, the movie would not have been as good.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Really.&nbsp; Wow.&nbsp; We do have different tastes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;I think I fell asleep in all three of them.&nbsp; If I saw them again today (given that I didn't fall asleep again), it would be like watching new movies because I can't remember what happened in them.&nbsp;I just didn't like either Mummy or Scorion King at all.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I find that most hardcore Howard fans like nothing but the less-than-twenty Conan stories that he wrote.&nbsp; I am a huge Howard fan.&nbsp; I love his writing.&nbsp; But, I also find things that I like when other people write Conan.&nbsp;For example, many Howard fans will tell you that the Age of Conan trilogy about the Cimmerian Kern is a load of fan-fiction crap.&nbsp; I think the books are some of the best Hyborian Age ficition written.&nbsp; And, although not Howard, I do like the works of many of the pastiche writers like John Maddox Roberts, Robert Jordan, L. Sprague de Campe, Lin Carter, and a few others (not all of them--Conan by authors like Roland Green and Steve Perry do turn out pure crap!).&nbsp;So, I dug the film.&nbsp; Not great, but not a bad film, either.&nbsp;Your milage will vary with your tastes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John Carter of Mars is coming up in a few months.&nbsp; We'll see how they do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5660704, member: 92305"] Probably so. ;) Actually, I would agree that without Ledger's incredible job as the Joker, the movie would not have been as good. Really. Wow. We do have different tastes. I think I fell asleep in all three of them. If I saw them again today (given that I didn't fall asleep again), it would be like watching new movies because I can't remember what happened in them. I just didn't like either Mummy or Scorion King at all. I find that most hardcore Howard fans like nothing but the less-than-twenty Conan stories that he wrote. I am a huge Howard fan. I love his writing. But, I also find things that I like when other people write Conan. For example, many Howard fans will tell you that the Age of Conan trilogy about the Cimmerian Kern is a load of fan-fiction crap. I think the books are some of the best Hyborian Age ficition written. And, although not Howard, I do like the works of many of the pastiche writers like John Maddox Roberts, Robert Jordan, L. Sprague de Campe, Lin Carter, and a few others (not all of them--Conan by authors like Roland Green and Steve Perry do turn out pure crap!). So, I dug the film. Not great, but not a bad film, either. Your milage will vary with your tastes. John Carter of Mars is coming up in a few months. We'll see how they do. [/QUOTE]

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