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post #13621 of 28163
2/8/06 at 9:02am
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I also wondered who the guy in the actual (non-Columbo ) magazine cover was...kind of looks like Jeremy Piven,


Thats who I thought it was at first Haggai. Looks a lot like him in that shot.

So who did the Columbo shoot?

Rachel McAdams is pretty, but she has a huge forehead, much like that other 'Adams' Wednesday Addams, Christina Ricci.
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post #13622 of 28163
2/9/06 at 7:18pm
HOLY MONKEYS OF MEGA DOOM!

Nils, you were right about reviving a commentary thread!

Mebbe I should post a picture of myself from last year? It'd be from July when I was in San Francisco in Japantown.

Yes, another one of my random, incoherent posts with now a smattering of coherency. It appears that Indiana Jones IV is now coming closer to reality then ever before. I myself have very high expectations for the project and personally consider it to be my most highly anticipated sequel of all time now. In my opinion, Indy IV is gonna kick so much ass! Now if only my Mom will share my sentiments because it's also a film she's been waiting patiently for. Seeing for the first time OFFICIAL on set pictures of Indy IV the first time is most likely going to make me pass out from the sheer excitement that it's finally happening!
Now if only would Hasbro make some all-new Indiana Jones action figures with the same level of effort for the Saga Star Wars figure line I'll be one happy monkey.
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post #13623 of 28163
2/10/06 at 6:38am
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Holy monkeys of... whaat? Quick get Nils online we need a translation here pronto.

One day Ray all this will be yours! "What the curtains?" No not the curtains lad, Area 51, we geezers are running out of excuses to prop this thing up, it seems to be petering out. After all it is nearly 4 years old, and I'm starting to remake my old posts. "When will you make an end?" to quote Rex Harrison in Agony and the Ecstacy. Well maybe Testy will end as it began, as a "test" thread, ironic and a bit sad innit [sniff].

But, we're not there yet!
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post #13624 of 28163
2/10/06 at 6:42am
Surely Testy's been through some slow times before as well, only to have some new screenshots and/or babe pics to get things going again. Isn't that pretty much an endless supply of Testy topics all on its own, Steve?
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post #13625 of 28163
2/10/06 at 6:48am
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Maybe we've finally run out of topics and screenshots Haggai.

I can post a few quizzes, but I can tell people soon get bored of them.
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post #13626 of 28163
2/10/06 at 7:41am
[c]
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Maybe we've finally run out of topics and screenshots Haggai.
In the words of Vizzini from The Princess Bride...

"Inconceivable!"


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No actually they were dipped in flour before the photo shoot.
Personally, I would have preferred chocolate.


And on that note...

Happy (early) Testy Valentines Day!



Now if that doesn’t jump start a few Testy engines, nothing will. [/c]
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post #13627 of 28163
2/10/06 at 7:44am
Oh, my! Who's the chocolate-covered babe, Nils? I might be cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs after seeing that.
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post #13628 of 28163
2/10/06 at 7:47am
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Maybe we've finally run out of topics and screenshots Haggai.
Wow, my email notifications are down for a day or two and you guys are closing up shoppe on me?

No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from Software.
God's peace! I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more methinks would share from me
For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!
Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is call'd the feast of Testy.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
And rouse him at the name of Testy.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Testy.'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say 'These wounds I had on Testy's day.'
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words-
Steve the King, Zen and Haggai,
Ray and Nils, Mark and Elijah-
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Testy Teste' shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
Make him a member of the gentry, even if he is a commoner.
And gentlemen in Software now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Testy's day.
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post #13629 of 28163
2/10/06 at 7:52am
And then Elijah drops some Shakespeare on everyone..."Testy Teste' shall ne'er go by," LOL. Good stuff there. Although old Will might not have anticipated the potential Testy ("teste"?) doule meaning of "hold their manhoods cheap"!
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post #13630 of 28163
2/10/06 at 7:56am
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Nice one, Elijah.

Nils, finger-lickin' good!



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We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
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post #13631 of 28163
2/10/06 at 8:07am
To quote another line from Henry V, there could be, "Once more into the breach, dear droogies!" Already adapted into Yellow Submarine as "Once more into the breach, dear Meanies!"
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post #13632 of 28163
2/10/06 at 8:13am
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Holy monkeys of... whaat? Quick get Nils online we need a translation here pronto.
[Hands Steve a Babel Fish]




...and the instruction manual direct from the latest edition of THGTTG:







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I can post a few quizzes, but I can tell people soon get bored of them.
How about a Quiz on the History of Testy.
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post #13633 of 28163
2/10/06 at 8:13am
Speaking of Henry V, I was just looking it up on DVD, and it appears there is a barebones (albeit anamorphic) R1 release (that some claim is a bit dark), and no SE to speak of. Has anyone seen it in another region with a better release.
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post #13634 of 28163
2/10/06 at 8:41am
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Speaking of Henry V, I was just looking it up on DVD, and it appears there is a barebones (albeit anamorphic) R1 release (that some claim is a bit dark), and no SE to speak of.
It is also not OAR. Branagh composed this film for a 1.66:1 theatrical release from the 1.37:1 35mm negatives. I believe the DVD is 1.85:1 so there is quite a bit of the intended picture missing from the DVD release.

Unfortunately, there has never been a great deal of market appeal for this title, but perhaps Sony might do something with this title when Warner releases Branagh's Hamlet as this would create more interest in Branagh's earlier work, especially his Shakespeare films.

Personally, I really enjoyed this film, but I can also understand why it doesn’t appeal to most consumers as it is really just a play shot on film, and feels very flat in regards to "atmosphere" and the settings for each scene. Still, Branagh's performance was astonishing, and he delivers some of the best and inspirational Shakespearean dialogue on film.
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post #13635 of 28163
2/10/06 at 9:06am
But beautifully staged, far more than even the best live theatre is capable of — not to mention the brilliant way he brings in [incorporates by reference, as the legal types say] relevant parts of the earlier Historical Plays… the sort of visual tricks I think Shakespeare would have employed with verve. I still prefer the "real thing", but it's far less of a fire hazard to have in your home!
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post #13636 of 28163
2/10/06 at 9:30am
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as it is really just a play shot on film
Yeah, and as such I enjoyed it alot. I mean it opens up on a stage, and I just watched them as lavishly designed on stage sets, rather than under-developed film sets.
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post #13637 of 28163
2/10/06 at 10:10am
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Well, Henry V I've always enjoyed the old Laurence Olivier version, I really like the colour and the pageantry of it. But I really liked Branagh's epic 4 hour Hamlet, he really used up that widescreen frame beautifully. shame its not on dvd yet. I remember when it was released on video here it was the first time a big new film was released only in the widescreen ratio, no pan/scan/zoomed in and out of focus edition, a controversial decision for its day, since the late 80's we Brits usually had a choice between wide and fullscreen video versions, this was a first.

Olivier's Richard III has just been released here as a 2-disc special edition. Will pick it up eventually and finally get rid of my grotty vhs version.



This classic 50's sci-fi movie will finally get a well-deserved special edition dvd this year.

Quickie Quiz: Which Shakespeare play is Forbidden Planet loosely based on?
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post #13638 of 28163
2/10/06 at 10:25am
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Olivier's Richard III has just been released here as a 2-disc special edition.
I saw that toio. Please tell us about the quality. I had been waiting for that one a long time and picked up two versions: the UK version by DD Video (??) and later the Criterion version.

I hesitated about the 2-disc SE version. But if it's definitely better... Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this new New York.


Cees
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post #13639 of 28163
2/10/06 at 10:27am
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Quickie Quiz: Which Shakespeare play is Forbidden Planet loosely based on?
HINT: Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
I'm very tempted to reveal the answer.


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as it is really just a play shot on film
To clarify, as a great admirer of both plays and films, I prefer when each taks advantage of the unique advantages each has to offer. On the otherhand, if films like Henry V create renewed interest in plays then I'm all for that.
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post #13640 of 28163
2/10/06 at 10:28am
Forbidden Planet is sort of based on The Tempest, right?

I watched the Criterion disc of Olivier's Richard III a little while back, I thought it looked really good. Pretty interesting commentary track as well.

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made glorious summer by this new New York.


Can't quite tell what you're going for with that variation on the quote, Cees.
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post #13641 of 28163
2/10/06 at 10:56am
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[walks in frame holding skull] Alas, poor Yorick, I knew him Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy and as gay as a brokeback mountain cowboy. He hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it.

Cees shouldn't that be um 'son of York'?

The Tempest it was. Prospero/Morbius, Miranda/Altaira, Ariel/Robbie the Robot and Calaban/the Id Monster.

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post #13642 of 28163
2/10/06 at 11:08am
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Olivier's Richard III has just been released here as a 2-disc special edition.
Some interesting related Shakespeare trivia. One of the very first feature length films ever made based on a Shakespeare play was the great French director André Calmettes' 1912 Richard III. It was also the last film he made. This film has had a fascinating history, and for several decades was thought to have been lost forever until a print was discovered in a private collection. It was then donated to the AFI about ten years ago, from which Kino acquired the rights to produce and distribute a DVD edition that came out in 2001:




My favorite version of Richard III is easily the 1995 version starring Ian McKellen who was absolutely brilliant!



Unfortunately, like so many MGM releases, the DVD sucks!

Hopefully someday Sony will revisit this title, perhaps even release an HD edition, as the cinematography is strikingly effective and would look magnificent in HD.
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post #13643 of 28163
2/10/06 at 4:19pm
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[crawls into frame] A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse! aaargh! [expires out off frame]


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Cees shouldn't that be um 'son of York'?


Correcting myself here, shouldn't that in fact be 'sun of York'?

Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York;

Makes more sense, summer, sun. Wikiquote isn't a great help, it can't decide whether it's 'son' or 'sun'.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/List_of_misquotations

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_III_%28play%29

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Tr...hard_the_Third
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post #13644 of 28163
2/10/06 at 4:32pm
'sa pun. 'Sboth. He's a "son of York" but the winter is made summer by the "sun" see? Anyway Cees' quote is from something else, my sister quoted it one time, but I can't remember the name.
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post #13645 of 28163
2/10/06 at 4:38pm
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You lost me there Chris, so both sun or son are correct, is that why on the entire world wide web they can't decide on one spelling for that quote? How does the original olde english text spell that word? Anyone here have the ancient scrolls at hand?
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post #13646 of 28163
2/10/06 at 4:47pm
As far as I know, Wikipedia is the only source saying son. I'll have to look it up in my Complete Shakespeare (1963, £1), though. Always took it for a bit of a pun, like Christopher says.


Cees


Later: Looked it up. Both, the Complete Works and a separate Richard III had "sun".
C.
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post #13647 of 28163
2/10/06 at 4:54pm
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I'll have to look it up in my Complete Shakespeare (1963, £1),


Those were the days eh Cees? Hmmm how old was I than? I still remember buying sci-fi paperbacks for 60p - 70p, now £6.99 is the average for a paperback in the UK, it's a complete rip-off considering unlike music, tv or films, you very rarely revisit the same novel, especially with so many new books out each year.
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post #13648 of 28163
2/10/06 at 5:02pm
Methinks, my friend, now as the trumpets sound.
We'll have it all, for no more than a Pound.
(Exit all)


Cees
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post #13649 of 28163
2/10/06 at 5:09pm
Sci-Fi?

[Alarum. Enter Lord Christou and Cees]
Cees: Art thou aware, milord, those books were better than today's, yet cost'd less?
And 'twas more science then and better fiction!

Lord Christou: Alas, those were the days, my friend.
I thought they'd never end!
[Exit both men]

[Enter witches]
Choir of witches: We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
[lights off, curtain]


Cees
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post #13650 of 28163
2/10/06 at 5:42pm
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[enters frame wearing tight tights] Forsooth thou speaks truth sir... aye, today tis more twaddle in written fiction than bygone years, but alas I must now take my leave and depart for I must remove these accursed tights riding high up into my nether-regions, farewell. [walks uncomfortably out of frame]
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