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Post by wordweaver3 on Sept 26, 2018 3:51:01 GMT
I think what would have improved the movie would have been to combine Sorsha and General Kael into a single character and hide that fact from the audience with the reveal later. Like maybe Sorsha is the good hearted daughter of Bavmorda so the queen creates this suit of armor to control her and keep her loyal. Then at some point early in the film we could have a scene similar to where Madmartigan is stealing back the baby in the tent. He sees the empty suit of armor that Kael wears but only sees Sorsha on the bed (maybe chained by the ankle so she can't run away when not under the suit's control) so he mistakenly assumes she's his love slave. He's immediately attracted to her and takes it upon himself to free her as well. She tries to protest but circumstances don't allow it. They run away and spend some time together on Willow's quest until they get separated somehow and Sorsha is captured by the queen's soldiers.
"Take her back to General Kael." One of them can say.
Later on Madmartigan faces off against Kael, angry that he lost Sorsha to him. In the fierce battle he managed to strike across Kael's mask, knocking it off. The general turns around and, BOOM, it's Sorsha in the armor. For some reason she doesn't seem to recognize him. Confused, Madmartigan starts losing ground and it looks like he's going to get killed by her. Willow correctly speculates that she's under a spell and advises him to appeal to her emotions to try and break the spell. He does poorly at first, getting chastised by the more emotionally mature Willow for his shallow attempt. Finally, after some coaching by Willow he manages to speak from the heart and get through to her. She shakes off the spell and strips the armor off.
But it's not over. Realizing that her daughter betrayed her, Bavmorda instructs the armor to kill Madmartigan and bring her daughter back to her. The armor reassembles itself and starts to fight both of them. Since the armor doesn't have anybody inside it has no weaknesses and they can't figure how to win, but Willow manages to hit it with an acorn, turning it to stone. It's still capable of moving, but it's heavy and brittle now. Madmartigan and Sorsha strike it simultaneously and it shatters into a million pieces.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Oct 7, 2018 2:19:06 GMT
Since we're on such topics.
Anyone remember this one?
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Post by Harkovast on Oct 7, 2018 2:25:51 GMT
Hell yeah! Priates of dark water had some great concepts. The world they were in felt really strange and magical. A lot of the character designs were really freaking strange!
the good pirate guy had some awesome made up swear words! "Chongo-longo, monkey bird! Do you think of nothing but your stomach? Noy Jitat!"
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Post by Harkovast on Oct 7, 2018 3:18:04 GMT
Ioz the pirate is so fucking cool. He's such an unrepentant asshole! He steals a boat, wants to throw someone over board and is completely sexist. And this is just the first episode! He might be the most dickish good guy in any kids show. And he swears all the time! Awesome made up fantasy swear words!
For some reason the show never totally grabbed me when I was young but watching it again later its great stuff with a cool theme tune
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Post by wordweaver3 on Oct 7, 2018 3:24:53 GMT
Yeah, you don't see a main character slap a girl on the ass and get no comeuppance very often.
The set up to the show is very rushed, but it's kinda fun. Unfortunately the show only had two seasons if I recall and they never managed to get all the treasure.
Oh, uh, spoilers.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Oct 7, 2018 3:25:40 GMT
I love the ship design with the giant sail.
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Post by Harkovast on Oct 7, 2018 3:25:46 GMT
A lot of people think Ren is one of hte treasures himself, as we learn later that the treasures can be living creatures.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Oct 7, 2018 3:39:21 GMT
It's also kinda funny that the lady at the beginning of the show looks for all the world like the Queen of Hearts.
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Post by Harkovast on Oct 7, 2018 12:53:15 GMT
I thought the monkey bird was stupid when I was young, but I think hes a pretty cool creature.
maybe I just didn't appreciate pirates enough back then!
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Post by Harkovast on Oct 7, 2018 13:04:03 GMT
I remember I liked Ioz, but rewatching it hes just awesome. I can't believe they got away with making him that edgy. Normally on cartoon shows the edgy guy just complains a bit and says we should look for ourselves but then does the right thing.
Ioz is just a total crook. An absolute asshole! And that's great! Shit you couldnt get away with now...and Im surprised you could then!
He said he used to work for the bad guy but it ended badly...I totally don't get the sense he left the bad guys employ for moral reasons! He probably nicked some treasure or something!
The bit where he gets asked what the ship is called and just makes up a name quickly is hilarious.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Oct 8, 2018 1:59:04 GMT
Still a good name.
I haven't seen the entire series (or I don't remember it) so I don't know if Ioz ever redeems himself, though I suspect the best you get is some additional loyalty. I remember the monkey bird seeming very off to me when I first saw it. I wasn't sure if his design really fit. And isn't his name Nibbler?
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Post by wordweaver3 on Oct 25, 2018 1:58:39 GMT
Hmmm... how bout something super dumb?
(sorry, this is the best quality I can find, which might actually work in its favor.)
Based on the infamous Gor series of novels written by a philosophy professor. The series is known to have lots of sex and sexism so this is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Oct 25, 2018 2:02:31 GMT
Fuck.
That's in a language I don't speak.
Uno momento...
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Post by wordweaver3 on Oct 25, 2018 2:03:58 GMT
Here's an even worse quality vid that's actually in English.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Nov 9, 2018 22:01:02 GMT
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