Grandpa Grizz

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Voyna i mir (War and Peace)--Sergei Bondarchuk--1968 If you can find it, watch it. Admittedly, the 7 hour plus running time is pretty daunting, but consider the source material. This film deservedly won the best foreign picture Oscar when it was finally released in the U.S. The fact that a Soviet film was able to garner such an award during the height of the Cold War is a testament to its greatness. There are 3 intermissions to this, the Pangaea of all epic films, and each section draws the viewer in more than the last. The spectacle will blow your mind in a way that digital effects never will be able to do. To actually see the Red Army (and what looks like all of it) marching in costume over the expanse of miles into the distance will change any prior notions of spectacle you held. Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments, whatever awed you before is chicken feed compared to the brutal grandeur of Bondarchuk's recreation of The War of 1812. There are beautiful interludes of excellent acting amidst extremely costly sets--it's a shame I don't know Russian because those subtitles chew up a lot of exquisite scenery. The characters are fully developed, the direction is inspired (no run-of-the-mill static camera work in any of this). They showed this in 70mm at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood last year. Before that it was 10 years without a screening in the U.S. We can't afford to let this shimmering prize of film history lapse. In a theatre, or if it is ever issued on DVD, this movie will deeply reward all those who watch it. There was nothing as grand as War & Peace before; there will be nothing on its scale ever again. Treasure this masterpiece...if you can find it. The US version was 6 1/2 hours, but in Russia it was originally over eight hours long. It took many years to make and even used the Soviet Army as extras.

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 21 2006, 03:51 PM)QUOTE (Grandpa Grizz @ Apr 21 2006, 02:45 PM) I agree that TNG is the best Star Trek, but I like Babylon 5 better. It went where no Star Trek has gone before. I must admit that I was spoiled by the special effects of Star Trek: TNG. I remember when Babylon 5 was playing, but I would get turned off by the special effects space shots since they looked like computer graphics. I guess I should have given the show more of a shot. Well, they were computer graphics. They did get better as the season's progressed. There were amazing battles that Star Trek never achieved. There are several reasons I like B5 better. One was the shear scope of the story arc. Five entire seasons told one continous story, an epic struggle between darkness and light. This struggle also took place inside each character. The alien civilizations were far more imaginative than those in Star Trek, and the alien characters were superb, deftly portrayed by world-class actors. (Note: Star Trek also gets acting points.) I liked the grittier tone, and overall I felt like the production values were better. Note that it was filmed in widescreen. Also, the music was far superior to Star Trek.

I agree that TNG is the best Star Trek, but I like Babylon 5 better. It went where no Star Trek has gone before.

I'm more surprised than anything. I really thought the trek was finished.

QUOTE (Geds @ Apr 19 2006, 07:11 PM) QUOTE (Grandpa Grizz @ Apr 19 2006, 08:40 PM) 1. Water runs downhill. Sorry , Grizz...I gotta dispute this one.....it's the reason sewer pipe slopes DOWN away from your house.... Useful indeed. You owe us a new #1. What? Whatever. 1. Wind is just air..

1. Water runs downhill. 2. I did laundry today. 3. Farts are funnier than burps.

The barfing scene from Stand By Me: Lard(bleep), Lard(bleep), Lard(bleep)!

QUOTE (DonnaWanna @ Apr 6 2006, 10:43 AM)QUOTE (Grandpa Grizz @ Apr 6 2006, 01:39 PM) QUOTE (DonnaWanna @ Apr 6 2006, 10:20 AM)QUOTE (Grandpa Grizz @ Apr 6 2006, 01:16 PM) We went to the drive-in all the time when I was in high school in the sixties. It was 90 cants per person. One time, on a double date, the girlfriends were smuggled in in the trunk of the car, to save money. What gentlemen, Coulda let the girls drive in and u MEN got in the back It was a different era. Women were not equal back then. They were not happy! Women's Lib started right after that.

QUOTE (DonnaWanna @ Apr 6 2006, 10:20 AM)QUOTE (Grandpa Grizz @ Apr 6 2006, 01:16 PM) We went to the drive-in all the time when I was in high school in the sixties. It was 90 cants per person. One time, on a double date, the girlfriends were smuggled in in the trunk of the car, to save money. What gentlemen, Coulda let the girls drive in and u MEN got in the back It was a different era. Women were not equal back then.

We went to the drive-in all the time when I was in high school in the sixties. It was 90 cants per person. One time, on a double date, the girlfriends were smuggled in in the trunk of the car, to save money.

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 5 2006, 04:34 PM)hopefully, you'll be one of my occasional movie buddies We have live theater too. Since I work there I get free tickets!

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 5 2006, 04:38 PM) I remember I was pretty young when there were BIG theaters with BIG screens. I'm so old I saw 2001 in Cinerama. And It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 5 2006, 04:15 PM)I don't really notice a big difference with movie theaters from where they used to be other than that they're more expensive, but how much more when taking inflation into consideration, I don't know. I used to go see movies at least twice a week in the theaters, but that was because: 1. I wasn't married. 2. I was living in Los Angeles and there were tons of theaters with a very wide selection of movies to choose from. Now I live MUCH more suburban, bordering on rural, and there's one movie theater that's a 25-minute drive. Combine that with being married (read - we don't always have the same taste in movies and she doesn't want to see the foreign and art films I do, if they were even playing at the one theater), and it means I see a movie in a theater pretty seldom. Hopefully when I move to Oregon, I'll see them a little more frequently than the once every 2-3 months like it's been lately. I wouldn't want to go back to seeing 2 movies a week, but 1 every couple of weeks or so would be nice... Ashland Film Festival Goobie, films like Fahrenheit 9/11 and Brokeback Mountain play for months in this little town.

I remember when movie theaters were beautiful, and only had one screen. They were downtown.

The Geddy Footage.

will save hard rock with their new album!

QUOTE (sullysue @ Mar 11 2006, 05:36 PM)I'm glad all these CP peeps are here. It's cool that the two boards can interact so easily. Kindred souls, fellow head cases, and all around awesome fans. I'm loving it! You don't even know how great it is that we're all friends. I hope more and more people post on both boards. We're all going to hang out at RushCon anyway!

Chatty chat chat?

Nunavuter starts a Kate Bush thread right away.

Excellent Idea!

Probably my least favourite song on Counterparts. I find the music boring and the lyrics tedious. Just my opinion.

ZARDOZ!

I love Dog Years. I'd like to be a span of geological time.

2. B-52s Bombers in the sky.