E.T. :"Edit This"

By Power-trip October 10, 2001 12:15 PM

Released in 1982, E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial not only raked in gobs of cash, but it gave Americans little aliens that we could love. Now the touchstone of family feel good cinema is slated for re-release in March, 2002.

Recently, Creators.com reported that Dee Wallace-Stone, who played Mary, the kids mom, has been called in to change a line in the upcoming re-release.

Stone stated, "There was some reference to one of the Halloween characters in the film looking like a terrorist, so we're going in to reloop that line".

Ms. Stone has already been booked for several major publicity events (eg. "Oprah") to promote the re-release. Besides redubbing movie text, Ms. Stone also enjoys a career as a  professional motivational/keynote speaker.

Thanks to Moviehole and Dark Horizons for the re-release low down.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 10, 2001 1:33 PM

Don't Hash this stuff up again guys, please!

How about instead, a top ten list from the users on "Who are the ten most over rated actors in Hollywood"

I'll start:
1. Marky Mark
2. Geoge Clooney
3. Hugh Grant
4. Julia Roberts
5. Dennis Hopper
6. Joe Pesci
7. Ben Affleck
8. Matt Damon
9. Will Smith
10. Sharon Stone

    ~TINY

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 10, 2001 1:39 PM

Sure Tiny, bury your head further up your a*s.  It's this kind of retro-visionary crap that will reach all the way back to the Bill of Rights.

I'll be looking for you in the chow line at the re-education camp. Seeya!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 10, 2001 1:45 PM

Hopper?, are you insane?

1. Will Smith
2. Matt Damon
3. Ben Affleck
4. Julia Roberts
5. Marky Mark
6. Sharon Stone
7. Parker Posey
8. Jet Li
9. Hugh Jackman
10. Sean Combs

Union Jackie

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 10, 2001 1:47 PM

OK RANDOM SHEMP, for all we know your with the Taliban. Hanging out with that prick Dyan! And yeah I think Hopper is over rated.

    ~TINY

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Posted by power-trip (powertripz@hotmail.com) on October 10, 2001 1:52 PM

Pardon me for not being logged on when I told you I'd see you in the re-education camp.

So Tiny, you're NOT the one behind all of that other Bin Laden BS in the other threads?  Just curious.  Did Canada finally kick you out of their country too?

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 10, 2001 1:56 PM

Those threads had someone else's "From" name, they just added my moniker to the bottom. It really wasn't that tought to figure out. I'm usually the scape goat around these parts though. What do you think of my Top Ten?


    ~TINY

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 10, 2001 2:06 PM

Dude,

 Hopper is a great actor, what are you on?
1. Hugh Grant
2. Kevin Costner
3. Christian Slater
4. Josh Hartnett
5. Michelle Rodriguez
6. Taye Digs
7. Jeff Daniels
8. Billy Cruddup
9. Woody Harrelson
10. Jaoquin Phoenix

          RED

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Posted by power-trip (powertripz@hotmail.com) on October 10, 2001 2:12 PM

Perhaps you should log on then and save a modicum of respect for your patriotic a*s.

I go out of my way not to watch anymore of the actors already on yours and UJ's list. Therefore I should'nt comment on their infallible abilities to f*ck up commercial cinema, over-rated or otherwise.

By the way what do you think of the movie studios new policy of revisionary cinematic history?  I'm betting the "Pearl Harbor" DVD will be a real treat.

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Posted by 100% AMERICAN (hellskitchen_@hotmail.com) on October 10, 2001 2:27 PM

Red:

  I agree with 8/10th's of your list, but Billy Cruppup? That guy is an awesome actor!
Besides "Almost Famous", and "Hi Lo Country", he's a really well established stage actor. He won some big Broadway award a couple years back. I think your way off the mark there. Here's mine (Feel free to critisize)
1. James Van Der Beek
2. Ben Affleck
3. Marky Mark
4. Hugh Grant
5. Keifer Sutherland
6. Heath Ledger
7. Paul Walker
8. Rachel Leigh Cook
9. Sharon Stone
10. Will Smith

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 10, 2001 2:34 PM

I think all this re-doing will cease in about 12 months. We are living in an awkward time, and as a result the marketing folks have a serious case of the jitters, but it will pass. As far as my patriotism is concerned, I don't care what any of you think of me, I'm the fuking man.


       ~TINY

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Posted by power-trip (powertripz@hotmail.com) on October 10, 2001 2:39 PM

Tiny, I hope your right about the re-doing thing.

By the way, God has called to inform me that you are not licensed to use the line, "I'm the fuking man!" or any variation there of.  

He says that line has been soley reserved for me.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 10, 2001 2:48 PM

I had no ideal either one of you was a man, from all your bichin, I figured you were both chix.

        RED

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Posted by power-trip (powertripz@hotmail.com) on October 10, 2001 2:52 PM

Taht's right "Red"neck.  You have no "ideal" and you c*nt speel either.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 10, 2001 2:58 PM

that was funny.

      RED

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 10, 2001 3:01 PM

EVERYBODY SHUT THE FU** UP!!  THIS IS SO ANNOYING!

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Posted by power-trip (powertripz@hotmail.com) on October 10, 2001 3:02 PM

Thanks, Red.  I usually get in one, sometimes two, per day at least.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 10, 2001 3:07 PM

That must be Twan.

       RED

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 11, 2001 3:27 AM

umm...... does ANYBODY use this site to talk about the relevant stories anymore? in this case ET?

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 11, 2001 4:23 AM

I guess not.
No one cares about ET anyway.. it seemed an annoying childs film in '82, and still seems that way today.  And I am proud to say to this day that I have still yet to see that film.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 11, 2001 9:43 AM

It is ignorant to pass judgement on something you haven't seen.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 11, 2001 10:15 AM

It is ignorant to pass judgement on those you do not know

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 11, 2001 10:27 AM

stupid is as stupid does.  (Run Forrest! Run!)

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 11, 2001 10:32 AM

i never judged anyone...I made a general statement...not my fault you took it personally.

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Posted by AXEMAN (bigturnerfish@hotmail.com) on October 11, 2001 11:31 AM

This site is starting to suck.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 11, 2001 11:35 AM

Better take the World Trade Center out of King Kong (1977) too, oh and get rid of Delta Force altogether (OK, so that's not a bad Idea).
Are we going to go and reloop every line that may be misconstrued?  The movie was made almost 20 years before these jagoffs made their call-ahead seating arrangements for the Hitler express to hell, and yet we find it too unbearable now?
I hate to say it...but those cowards have had some small successes with their attack.  We (not we as in you and me, we as in the dumbasses who fear anything that may be construed as insensitive) have changed our lives, and thus we give them the success, that the bravery of Firefighters and Police Officers and even some of our so-called "leaders" had stolen from the ignorant coward pukes who did this.

Of course that is just my opinion, I couldn't be wrong.

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Posted by power-trip (powertripz@hotmail.com) on October 11, 2001 12:07 PM

Any suggestions, Axe?  I already wrote atory for you.  Check the "The Lost Girls"  thread.

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Posted by power-trip (powertripz@hotmail.com) on October 11, 2001 12:09 PM

Thanks shemp.  That was the awareness I was expecting to raise with this article.  Too bad it took 26 other nonsensical replys to get to it.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 11, 2001 2:36 PM

Patrick Ewing ownz you all.

Phear him.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 11, 2001 3:03 PM

Who ever wrote this thread, I want to taste his and blow Fred Hater, too

? ? ? ? ? ?RED

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Posted by Bexley (MrMojoRisin@Tripping.com) on October 11, 2001 5:18 PM

Oh come on, there is no reason to change the line.  The movie was made almost twenty years ago so are we going to change every line that mentions terrorisim in every movie that gets re-released?, or are we going to move on and try to forget this terrible act and remember the heroic acts of the men and women who went in to save others?.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 12, 2001 12:54 PM

changing the dialogue is like censorship to a degree...has everyone forgotten that these movies are fictional? leave the movies the way they were made...what's next? are they going to edit the poppy scene out of the wizard of oz because it connotates opium use, particularly after the opium production was discovered in afghanistan? give me a break. bad things happen...it doesn't mean it has to effect everything right down to your toilet paper...

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 12, 2001 1:21 PM

Heeeerrrreeee'ssss
Patrick!!

RE: E.T. :   reply

Posted by Deliriouzz (not.available@sothere.com) on October 14, 2001 5:47 AM

Shemp,
you are absolutely right.  People today are so paranoid about everything.  ET was made years ago.  It has never offended anyone up until now, so whay chaneg it?  By the way, if you havent seen ET, I suggest you should.  That is if you like movies.  Think of it as a classic.  It is poorly done in today's standards, but well done for back then.
Jazz

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 15, 2001 10:13 PM

AMEN!

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Posted by CorneliusD (No Email) on October 16, 2001 6:23 AM

1. Ben Affleck
2. Will Smith
4. Tom Cruise
3. Alec Baldwin
4. Julia Roberts
5. Matt Damon
6. Cast of Ally McBeal
7. Keanu Reeves (I know he's not highly regarded, but I still think he's over rated)
8. Gwyneth Paltrow
9. Nicholas Cage
10. John Travolta