Karolina ([info]ditzy_pole) wrote,
@ 2009-04-21 11:41:00
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I want it to lead to a trilogy, because I want to do this again.
Yes, we have nothing better to do in the office today than to argue Fantasy & Sci-Fi.

We've been bickering all morning about this, so to settle it I need a third opinion...

Poll #1387244
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None, participants: 74

In relation to film when you hear the words Trilogy which do you immediately think of?

Star Wars
44 (61.1%)

Lord of the Rings
21 (29.2%)

Something Else (in comments)
13 (18.1%)

Snowflake
7 (9.7%)

To settle our office dispute once and for all, which is THE Trilogy?

Star Wars
38 (52.8%)

LOTR
17 (23.6%)

Neither, both are dull
9 (12.5%)

Don't care/not interested
8 (11.1%)


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i would much rather talk abotu this than write an essay
[info]seanseansean
2009-04-21 10:51 am UTC (link)
it is star wars
fucking star wars
now and forever

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[info]meowmeowbutt
2009-04-21 12:40 pm UTC (link)
star wars



nothing but star wars

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[info]ditzy_pole
2009-04-21 01:09 pm UTC (link)
You would've loved it here - when the doctors walked past, and overheard us, they joined in and it turned into a full-blown heated discussion, during which more and more people that passed by were encouraged to voice opinion.

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[info]myrch
2009-04-21 02:24 pm UTC (link)
ewoks

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(no subject) - [info]ditzy_pole, 2009-04-22 10:12 am UTC (Expand)

[info]sciamachy
2009-04-21 10:55 am UTC (link)
I think of John Christopher's Tripods trilogy, mainly because it's alliterative and begins with tri-.

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[info]suave_steve
2009-04-21 10:56 am UTC (link)
I think of the number three.

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[info]ditzy_pole
2009-04-21 11:14 am UTC (link)
In relation to film? :P

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[info]bopeepsheep
2009-04-21 10:57 am UTC (link)
The Godfather. Even though the third one is pants, it's the default trilogy in my head.

I suspect Indiana Jones would be next to mind if asked, since I don't think of Star Wars as a trilogy at all. (And I have LOTR mentally pegged as one long film simply split into three for convenience.)

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[info]ditzy_pole
2009-04-21 01:11 pm UTC (link)
Yes, to Indiana. Like Star Wars fans with episodes I-III, I refuse to acknowledge the existance of Indiana 4 :)

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(no subject) - [info]myrch, 2009-04-21 04:46 pm UTC (Expand)
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[info]stegzy
2009-04-21 10:59 am UTC (link)
Curiously, when I think of Trilogy I think of The Matrix

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[info]akcipitrokulo
2009-04-21 11:08 am UTC (link)
The Foundation Trilogy of course!

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[info]kittenista
2009-04-21 11:24 am UTC (link)
ARGH this is too difficult. They're both AMAZING (ps. I feel that should have been a clicky point!!).

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[info]ditzy_pole
2009-04-21 01:23 pm UTC (link)
But even with both being amazing one does have a teensy advantage over the other?

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[info]hildekitten
2009-04-21 11:45 am UTC (link)
I actually wanted to say "Pirates of the Caribbean" but that option wasn't there :P

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[info]cleosilver
2009-04-21 11:52 am UTC (link)
Star Wars has six films. It's NOT a Trilogy it's a Sexology

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[info]lanfykins
2009-04-21 11:53 am UTC (link)
Episodes I-III Do Not Exist.

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(no subject) - [info]majic13, 2009-04-21 12:11 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]bajingo, 2009-04-21 12:23 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]nmdrkangl, 2009-04-21 11:55 am UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]ditzy_pole, 2009-04-21 12:44 pm UTC (Expand)

[info]nmdrkangl
2009-04-21 11:54 am UTC (link)
The increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker's Guide Trilogy... but that's a book. Not film... well only part of it's a film.

As for the two you listed... yeah.. they both suck.

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[info]fisme_nasu
2009-04-21 12:53 pm UTC (link)
:P

Though Douglas Adams does rule over them both.

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(no subject) - [info]ditzy_pole, 2009-04-21 01:25 pm UTC (Expand)
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[info]diasporal_waves
2009-04-21 12:13 pm UTC (link)
I count star wars as a trilogy as the best films are "the three", though I really do see them as 6 films now (they got better...)

LOTR is 1 long story and about 12 books (contained into 3) so though it is a FAR better film, it is not a trilogy.

Matrix was good though, 3rd place. (it got worse...)

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[info]ditzy_pole
2009-04-21 01:14 pm UTC (link)
The first Matrix was fanastic, the second I can only remember the highway chase scene (which i don't think producers intended on making the redeeming feature), the third... erm... I know I saw it!

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[info]bajingo
2009-04-21 12:22 pm UTC (link)
Star Wars. No Question. I loved LOTR, but Star Wars is THE trilogy. Period.

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[info]fisme_nasu
2009-04-21 12:52 pm UTC (link)
Agreed.

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[info]confectionqueen
2009-04-21 12:37 pm UTC (link)
What, did you guys all watch Clerks 2 last night or something? :P

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[info]ditzy_pole
2009-04-21 12:49 pm UTC (link)
I haven't seen that yet - I'm mentally preparing for the donkey sex :D

We just have random conversations in our office amidst bitching about our students.

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[info]shellazure
2009-04-21 01:15 pm UTC (link)
When I think "Trilogy" I think "one good movie, another decent movie, a third really horrible movie capitalizing on the money they'll get just from the name of the movie" - don't really think of a certain trilogy series.

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[info]ditzy_pole
2009-04-21 01:31 pm UTC (link)
Thinking of all the movies that come in 3's I have to admit that this indeed is a clear pattern. However, I thought of a few exceptions:

Indiana Jones - the 80s Indiana's are fanastic with Last Crusade being the last, but in my opinion best :)
The Godfather - Part II
Terminator 2 - hands down the best out of all the T's

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(no subject) - [info]shellazure, 2009-04-21 02:16 pm UTC (Expand)
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[info]doctoreon
2009-04-21 02:22 pm UTC (link)
How is this even a question?

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[info]fisme_nasu
2009-04-21 03:38 pm UTC (link)
My husband swears we named our son after Obi-Wan. I argue that the kid's name is BENJAMIN, not BEN. But if he wants to aspire to be as incredible, I'd be happy. :D

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[info]kiss_me_quick
2009-04-21 02:58 pm UTC (link)
Back To The Future!

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[info]fisme_nasu
2009-04-21 03:42 pm UTC (link)
I don't hate the new Star Wars movies. I find parts of them highly entertaining - the pod race, all the jedi fights (especially Yoda vs Dooku), and Obi Wan Kenobi(god, I love him). I think Lucas did a crap job in casting Anakin and he should have had someone else do some major rewrites. But for pure popcorn movie enjoyment, I like them.

Though I always leave the room during any Anakin/Padme love scene. Padme had such a strong, vital personality, but her backbone ran away when she started her illicit relationship.

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[info]happyjenn97
2009-04-21 04:10 pm UTC (link)
In relation to film when you hear the words Trilogy which do you immediately think of?

I would ask what trilogy they were talking about.

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[info]myrch
2009-04-21 05:17 pm UTC (link)
i think you should define trilogy with special attention to the limits of what constitutes a trilogy. would you include beverly hills cop or spider-man? evil dead? or the bourne movies? -- there've been three of those, but we're likely to get more. a few good trilogies that come to mind...

* The Godfather
* Kieslowski's "Tri-color" films
* L'Avventura / La Notte / L'Eclisse
* The Decline of Western Civilization
* Late Spring / Early Summer / Tokyo Story
* Through a Glass Darkly / Winter Light / The Silence

and... what the fuck

* Witch Mountain!

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[info]seraphimsfire
2009-04-21 10:21 pm UTC (link)
The Matrix is the other that jumps to mind.

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[info]muppethex
2009-04-22 04:13 pm UTC (link)
Red / Green / Blue Mars?

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