Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 70

innerSpaceman · 07-29-2006, 08:55 AM

Danny Kaye's The Court Jester is one of my favorite movies of all time!

Nice Mission-Accomplished tale, RStar.

RStar · 07-30-2006, 09:44 AM

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Danny Kaye's The Court Jester is one of my favorite movies of all time!

Where else can you find such dialog?

The Chalice From The Palace

Hawkins: I've got it! I've got it! The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true! Right?

Griselda: Right. But there's been a change: they broke the chalice from the palace!

Hawkins: They *broke* the chalice from the palace?

Griselda: And replaced it with a flagon.

Hawkins: A flagon...?

Griselda: With the figure of a dragon.

Hawkins: Flagon with a dragon.

Griselda: Right.

Hawkins: But did you put the pellet with the poison in the vessel with the pestle?

Griselda: No! The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon! The vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true!

Hawkins: The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon; the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true.

Griselda: Just remember that.

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Nice Mission-Accomplished tale, RStar.

Why, thank you!

Motorboat Cruiser · 07-29-2006, 11:30 PM

I watched 12 Angry Men today for the second time. God, I love this movie. To have an entire film basically occur in one room, with a very sparse score, and nothing to carry it along other than brilliant dialog and wonderful acting. No special effects, no exotic locales, no overbearing soundtrack. Just 12 people talking. And I was glued to the screen the entire time. Great stuff.

Prudence · 07-30-2006, 12:01 AM

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I watched 12 Angry Men today for the second time. God, I love this movie. To have an entire film basically occur in one room, with a very sparse score, and nothing to carry it along other than brilliant dialog and wonderful acting. No special effects, no exotic locales, no overbearing soundtrack. Just 12 people talking. And I was glued to the screen the entire time. Great stuff.

Oooh! Then check out Closetland! Okay - totally dissimilar except for the one room thing. And knock the cast down to two.

Alex · 07-30-2006, 09:10 AM

12 Angry Men is one of the few examples I can think of where simply filming the stage production works magnificently. I don't know why it does, but it does.

On the great dying young thing another example that occured to me this morning is Elizabeth Taylor. Can you imagine how built up she'd be by this point if we hadn't spent the last 40 years just watching her get old?

Gemini Cricket · 07-31-2006, 06:17 AM

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I watched 12 Angry Men today for the second time. God, I love this movie.

I do, too. Love it.
Such a great cast, wonderful screenplay (from the play) and nice pacing. This film really moves. I have never had a chance to see this play, but I'd like to. In fact, I'd love to be in it.

'Hero' is fantastic. I liked it better than 'Crouching Tiger' and 'House of Flying Daggers'. It was beautifully shot.

innerSpaceman · 07-29-2006, 11:55 PM

^ yes, amazing that. It would have never been conceived as movie, of course. But is one of the best stage plays ever filmed. No stupid attempts to "open it up."

As for the Beatles ... i think their career could have gone on much longer. If simply the cream of all the solo albums had been gleaned for a few Beatles albums, those would have been some more great Beatles albums.

In the end, though, best that they did not make a mockery of themselves by pretending to be rockers into their 80's. Breaking up was indeed better than that. Of course, they also stopped doing live performances long before they broke up as a recording band, so I don't think the Rolling Stone analogy works very well.

Could they still have been producing good music into their elder years? Quite possibly. For instance, John Lennon's career was cut off just as it was getting good again.

But, yes, the breakup was a brilliant way to fix the magnificence and astounding growth of their music to a certain time period, with no chance for things to really go down hill - - the tragic arc of most artistic careers. Abbey Road is one of the best albums ever created. The End.

(or, as I should probably put it, And in The End, the love you take is equal to the love you make.)

BarTopDancer · 07-30-2006, 09:21 AM

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an amazing band who have been going for 10 years. But if they are rocking into their 80s (or 60s) it's not going to be a pretty sight.

I was just watching the video for Dani California

innerSpaceman · 07-30-2006, 09:52 AM

My favorite bit is 'Oh the Doge'

Ghoulish Delight · 07-30-2006, 11:00 AM

Horrah for the Court Jester. Fantastic movie indeed, had me in stitches.

We saw Home Fries last night. Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson, Shelly Duvall, Kaherine O'harrah, and everyone's favorite, Jake Busey (who is referred to as "Muldoon" in this household. Yay Stoned Age). Not a bad midnight watch. Kinda falls apart in the end in my eyes, the way Requiem for a Dream does in that they had a good idea that they just kind took too over the top. But definitely some enjoyable watching overall.

07-29-2006, 08:55 AM	#1
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Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	I watched 12 Angry Men today for the second time. God, I love this movie. To have an entire film basically occur in one room, with a very sparse score, and nothing to carry it along other than brilliant dialog and wonderful acting. No special effects, no exotic locales, no overbearing soundtrack. Just 12 people talking. And I was glued to the screen the entire time. Great stuff.
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07-30-2006, 09:10 AM	#5
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	12 Angry Men is one of the few examples I can think of where simply filming the stage production works magnificently. I don't know why it does, but it does. On the great dying young thing another example that occured to me this morning is Elizabeth Taylor. Can you imagine how built up she'd be by this point if we hadn't spent the last 40 years just watching her get old?
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	^ yes, amazing that. It would have never been conceived as movie, of course. But is one of the best stage plays ever filmed. No stupid attempts to "open it up." As for the Beatles ... i think their career could have gone on much longer. If simply the cream of all the solo albums had been gleaned for a few Beatles albums, those would have been some more great Beatles albums. In the end, though, best that they did not make a mockery of themselves by pretending to be rockers into their 80's. Breaking up was indeed better than that. Of course, they also stopped doing live performances long before they broke up as a recording band, so I don't think the Rolling Stone analogy works very well. Could they still have been producing good music into their elder years? Quite possibly. For instance, John Lennon's career was cut off just as it was getting good again. But, yes, the breakup was a brilliant way to fix the magnificence and astounding growth of their music to a certain time period, with no chance for things to really go down hill - - the tragic arc of most artistic careers. Abbey Road is one of the best albums ever created. The End. (or, as I should probably put it, And in The End, the love you take is equal to the love you make.)
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an amazing band who have been going for 10 years. But if they are rocking into their 80s (or 60s) it's not going to be a pretty sight. I was just watching the video for Dani California __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	My favorite bit is 'Oh the Doge'
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Horrah for the Court Jester. Fantastic movie indeed, had me in stitches. We saw Home Fries last night. Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson, Shelly Duvall, Kaherine O'harrah, and everyone's favorite, Jake Busey (who is referred to as "Muldoon" in this household. Yay Stoned Age). Not a bad midnight watch. Kinda falls apart in the end in my eyes, the way Requiem for a Dream does in that they had a good idea that they just kind took too over the top. But definitely some enjoyable watching overall. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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