tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post112618427591517238..comments2024-03-28T04:30:11.046-05:00Comments on Unlocked Wordhoard: The Pups of HeaneywulfDr. Richard Scott Nokeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01348275071082514870noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-1126735569090475452005-09-14T17:06:00.000-05:002005-09-14T17:06:00.000-05:00Speaking of fantasy literature and film, I always ...Speaking of fantasy literature and film, I always wished Sword of the Valiant had done a better job of translating Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to film.Christian Lindkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078403387362505754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-1126302810764986722005-09-09T16:53:00.000-05:002005-09-09T16:53:00.000-05:00I'm a very bad modern American who considers himse...I'm a very bad modern American who considers himself media savvy for not realizing the LotR/Beowulf adaptation connection. I stand chastened and rebuked. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I wouldn't really call Whoopi Goldberg a "celebrity" anymore. "Butt of many jokes," maybe, but not a true "Oh, I love her!" celebrity.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03301077496668834657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-1126267525958807402005-09-09T07:05:00.000-05:002005-09-09T07:05:00.000-05:00As for the movies, the zeitgeist is obvious -- Lot...As for the movies, the zeitgeist is obvious -- LotR was one of the biggest gambles in film history (if it had bombed, New Line Cinema would have been no more), and paid off huge. Studio execs can probably remember the names of only two medieval texts from their college days, Canterbury Tales and Beowulf. Since Beowulf has three monsters in fight scenes that cry out for CGI, that's the text of choice.<BR/><BR/>As for rock operas, they are a mystery to me (yes, including JCSS, Scott). Other mysteries: flavored water, the reading of John Grisham novels, and the continuing celebrity of Whoopi Goldberg. All are inexplicable without resorting to explanations involving demonic intervention.Dr. Richard Scott Nokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348275071082514870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-1126241841249899382005-09-08T23:57:00.000-05:002005-09-08T23:57:00.000-05:00I'm wondering what it is in the current zeitgeist ...I'm wondering what it is in the current zeitgeist that is lending itself so to Beowulf adaptations? There are two movies and this, now. Interesting...Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03301077496668834657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-1126202548093242712005-09-08T13:02:00.000-05:002005-09-08T13:02:00.000-05:00Yes, but will you be drinking Guiness in the Meadh...Yes, but will you be drinking Guiness in the Meadhall?<BR/><BR/>Not disputing, just wondering: what do you do with Jesus Christ Superstar? Rock, or opera, or both? Please explain your answer. (20 points)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com