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August 10

post cedit scene

you forgot in "A Kights Tale......after the cedits......sitting in the hay loft....drinking and Y$@$@$@!!!!!!!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.100.72.166 (talk) 13:42, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Do you have a question? -- kainaw™ 13:45, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

I think the questioner is asking why the article Post-credits scene doesn't mention A Knight's Tale. The reason is this: the article is not an indiscriminate list of every post-credits scene ever; if you want that, go to TV Tropes. For further information, see: Wikipedia is not a directory and Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information.

Personally, I would like Wikipedia to be a list of every fact ever, but the fascists here insist on Wikipedia:Notability. --Colapeninsula (talk) 16:18, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Right, because lack of discernment and refusing to make editorial decisions makes for higher quality writing... --Jayron32 16:36, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

And there's not that much interest in the number of times Colapeninsula scratched his backside on 17 March or how many times he blew his nose last Christmas Day. These are just 2 of the "every fact ever"s he would seek to include. -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 20:27, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Looking for a horro movie

I looking/searching for a horror movie that I saw on apple trailers. It is about people trap in a town/city where darkness is catching them, and they have to stay in the light. I think it is less than 1 year old, or maybe not yet released yet. Any idea what the name of the movie is? Ohanian (talk) 14:25, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Sounds vaguely like The Langoliers, but that's much older. --Jayron32 15:56, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Actually, scratch that. The recent film Quarantine (film) may be a better match. --Jayron32 15:57, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

I don't know if the film "The Langoliers is anything like the short story by Steven King of the same name, but the short story had absolutely nothing to do with avoid darkness or being trapped in a city. Googlemeister (talk) 19:47, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Sounds like Vanishing on 7th Street to me. - JuneGloom Talk 19:51, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Probably Darkness Falls (2003 film). 170.71.252.34 (talk) 22:31, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Langoliers was based on the Stephen King story he even apears in the film as part of one of the characters hallucinating on the airport runway --FilmGuySuper8 (talk) 21:31, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

The Legend of Zelda

Oh the Horror. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the Nintendo 3DS Eshop was rated B 12 and up in Japan. But why was it rated B 12 and up? In the USA it was rated E for everyone. Want proof go to the Japanese Nintendo website then go to Nintendo 3DS Eshop and look for The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was the only game in the series with a rating higher than a A all ages. until this happen. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess rated B 12 and up for crime. What was the crime that give that game a B 12 and up. Do you know the reason why The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening was rated B 12 and up.? What does the CERO website say? It should be Rated A all Ages. Would a fan of the series that played that game back then as a child be mad about this? The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Better be Rated A all ages in Japan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.131.127.134 (talk) 21:39, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Unless one of us here is on the Japanese video game rating team, it is unlikely we will know as the committees that do the rating often don't go into details. Googlemeister (talk) 16:41, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Using Google Translate, I looked at the Japanese Wikipedia article for the game: ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島. The info box shows the B rating and mentions content icons for sexual content and crime.

• According to Zeldapedia articles Link's Awakening - Localization differences and Martha, in the Japanese version of the game, the mermaid Martha has lost her bikini top. If Link finds it and returns it to her, she allows him to take a scale from her tail. This may be why the sexual content icon was used. In the US version, the lost item was changed to a necklace.

• The English Wikipedia article for the game mentions you can steal from the shop. This may be why the crime icon was used.

--Bavi H (talk) 02:09, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

But noting below the mermaid head was shown. Didn't one or two female swimmer said something about losing her swimsuit and noting was shown like this game in Pokemon? All Pokemon Games are rated A all ages in Japan. And crimes only happen once in this game. Why did Spider-Man 2 the video game was rated A all Ages in Japan when there was bad guys doing crime. This game should be rated A all ages. Can you tell me what crime there was in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess that made that game rated B 12 and up? There are now two B 12 and up rated The Legend of Zelda games am I right? Will The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword Be Rated A All Ages in Japan? Don't you know that Japan have less censorship laws?69.131.127.161 (talk) 17:51, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

Symmetry

Did Glinda have a counterpart? Shell (Nut Case) (talk) 22:46, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Yes, there were 2 good witches, at opposite compass directions, and 2 evil witches, also at opposite compass directions, in the Wizard of Oz books by L Frank Baum. The Good Witch of the North (Locasta) would be the witch at the opposite compass direction from Glinda. Note, however, that in the movie the two good witches from the book were combined into one. StuRat (talk) 23:29, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

One interpretation of Glinda is that she's God, so having two of her might get confusing. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:21, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

This analysis provides an excellent counterpoint to the traditional interpretation of Glinda as the "Good" witch. When viewed by the context of her actions, rather than by her name and dress, she doesn't appear all that "good". --Jayron32 16:13, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Read that before. Not nearly as amusing as it tries to be. It is no surprise that when you start by redefining good and evil using out-of-universe concepts, you can redefine the good and evilness of the characters. After all Bilbo made no secret of being a burglar and Frodo was in possession of stolen property and just think of the criminal damage to property when he messed up Sauron's house at the end of the story. Rmhermen (talk) 17:49, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Ah yes, The Wizard of Oz - "Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again." --LarryMac | Talk 18:03, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Accidentally, though. Thus absolving her of murder charges. Here's another interpretation that y'all might find amusing.[1] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:29, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

The "traditional" accusations of the Wizard of Oz is that it's a political allegory if the late 19th century. See Political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Buddy432 (talk) 00:14, 15 August 2011 (UTC)