Comments on: The Sword and the Sorcerer… a tale of my aging memory http://www.kgadams.net/2008/03/23/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer-a-tale-of-my-aging-memory Technology, computer games, MMOGs, science...and other nerdy stuff Sat, 10 May 2008 01:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Kelly Adams http://www.kgadams.net/2008/03/23/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer-a-tale-of-my-aging-memory#comment-17487 Kelly Adams Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:14:14 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/03/23/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer-a-tale-of-my-aging-memory#comment-17487 Yeah, sometimes the human system of memory does a bang-up job editorializing. Remember that <a href="http://www.kgadams.net/2008/02/13/wireds-lore-sjoberg-on-the-brain#comments" rel="nofollow">discussion we had a while back on the deceptive nature of human perception and memory</a>? As much as I like to think of my mind as a finely honed machine, the truth is that all of us are victims of our own self deceptions. Yeah, sometimes the human system of memory does a bang-up job editorializing. Remember that discussion we had a while back on the deceptive nature of human perception and memory? As much as I like to think of my mind as a finely honed machine, the truth is that all of us are victims of our own self deceptions.

]]> By: Chris http://www.kgadams.net/2008/03/23/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer-a-tale-of-my-aging-memory#comment-17481 Chris Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:46:09 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/03/23/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer-a-tale-of-my-aging-memory#comment-17481 I find the younger you were when you saw something the more likely it is that you will find that what was "great" really blows chunks now. Another warning sign is if you remember it for some reason other than it being funny. Our sense of humour changes as we get older, but I guess not as much as out tastes in special effects, or grand intellectual ideas. And of course, sometimes, when we are kids, we can just look past the cheesy styrofoam sets and pathetic dialog easier than when we are adults. It's before Oblivion's time, but Kelly might remember "Starlost" or "Earth Ship Ark" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMAi6u4Ps5A http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Starlost It had some great ideas - the initial concept was developed by Harlan Ellison - and as an 8-9 year old I loved it. Now, even though it still has great ideas it is just too painful to watch the cheesy special effects, the cheap sets and the horrible acting and writing. I find the younger you were when you saw something the more likely it is that you will find that what was “great” really blows chunks now. Another warning sign is if you remember it for some reason other than it being funny. Our sense of humour changes as we get older, but I guess not as much as out tastes in special effects, or grand intellectual ideas.

And of course, sometimes, when we are kids, we can just look past the cheesy styrofoam sets and pathetic dialog easier than when we are adults.

It’s before Oblivion’s time, but Kelly might remember “Starlost” or “Earth Ship Ark”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMAi6u4Ps5A

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Starlost

It had some great ideas - the initial concept was developed by Harlan Ellison - and as an 8-9 year old I loved it. Now, even though it still has great ideas it is just too painful to watch the cheesy special effects, the cheap sets and the horrible acting and writing.

]]> By: Oblivions http://www.kgadams.net/2008/03/23/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer-a-tale-of-my-aging-memory#comment-17472 Oblivions Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:30:51 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/03/23/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer-a-tale-of-my-aging-memory#comment-17472 For some reason, Johnny Mnemonic came to mind last night in that same sort of fuzzy haze. I was thinking hey, that's be a great movie to see again, I knew it had a very young Keneau (spelling?), was something of a "thought provoking topic" and... that was kind of it. All I know is, I must see it. I picked up Clash of the Titans under the same sort of whimsy of the past... and found out that one could have stayed there. For some reason, Johnny Mnemonic came to mind last night in that same sort of fuzzy haze. I was thinking hey, that’s be a great movie to see again, I knew it had a very young Keneau (spelling?), was something of a “thought provoking topic” and… that was kind of it.

All I know is, I must see it.

I picked up Clash of the Titans under the same sort of whimsy of the past… and found out that one could have stayed there.

]]> By: Kelly Adams http://www.kgadams.net/2008/03/23/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer-a-tale-of-my-aging-memory#comment-17466 Kelly Adams Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:18:48 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/03/23/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer-a-tale-of-my-aging-memory#comment-17466 Only 26 years late- good for them :) I'll be curious about what comes out of this effort- as I say, the original movie is one I truly enjoyed, and if they can recapture that it would be worth seeing. But it will be a completely different movie: the main actors would all be too old and unlikely to want to recapture their original characters in any case, for one thing. Only 26 years late- good for them :)

I’ll be curious about what comes out of this effort- as I say, the original movie is one I truly enjoyed, and if they can recapture that it would be worth seeing. But it will be a completely different movie: the main actors would all be too old and unlikely to want to recapture their original characters in any case, for one thing.

]]> By: Chris http://www.kgadams.net/2008/03/23/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer-a-tale-of-my-aging-memory#comment-17464 Chris Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:45:06 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/03/23/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer-a-tale-of-my-aging-memory#comment-17464 Rumour has it the guy that made the first movie is now, finally, making the sequel. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33581 Rumour has it the guy that made the first movie is now, finally, making the sequel. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33581

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