Topic: So, I watched House of Sand and Fog a while back
Started by: Gordon C. Landis
Started on: 4/6/2005
Board: Forge Birthday Forum
On 4/6/2005 at 11:43pm, Gordon C. Landis wrote:
So, I watched House of Sand and Fog a while back
I was impressed by it. I was depressed by it. I was glad to have seen it, even though I can't honestly say I enjoyed it all that much. A train wreck in process, with the only question being what way the wreckage will fly.
And it occured to me that such a response to a roleplaying session would be considered by most gamers to be an utter failure. Now, it's also considered a failure in movies by most moviegoers - but while I have little sympathy for such a response from movie goers, I do have symapthy for it from RPGers. What's that about?
Gordon
On 4/6/2005 at 11:45pm, xenopulse wrote:
RE: So, I watched House of Sand and Fog a while back
If such a tragic drama played out among the characters, I'd consider it a great game.
If it played out among the players, that'd be the failure.
On 4/7/2005 at 6:56am, Domhnall wrote:
RE: So, I watched House of Sand and Fog a while back
Great movie. Did you see the alternate ending where Ben K strangles Jennifer C to death?
On 4/7/2005 at 11:14pm, Gordon C. Landis wrote:
RE: So, I watched House of Sand and Fog a while back
Nope, I did not see an alternate ending - I got 3 free months of movie channels and just grabbed it on the DVR. I think something like that (the strangulation) is more what I expected to happen, so I actually prefer the standard ending - I was literally stunned that the Jennifer C character was alive at the end.