US recreates experimental Nazi warplane

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uwe

#60
July 07, 2009, 02:45:01 AM Last Edit: July 07, 2009, 02:56:53 AM by uwe
Much as I like the brunt of Ridley Scott's work, Gladiator was a plain dumb movie. One idea spread thin over - seemingly endless - hours. I remember seeing it in London at the Trocadero at a painful volume thinking to myself: Will anything, please anything happen in this movie that is not forseeable? With one of the most typecast villains (making the Alien monster seem a balanced personality in comparison). It wasn't enough that he was evil, he had to be a coward too, a slayer of his father and screwing his sister.  Most likely, he didn't wash hands regularly either. :rolleyes:

The "D-Day landing in sandals" beginning was historically inaccurate btw. Once the Romans left the open field and could not use their fancy pants tactics and superior yet bulky military equipment  anymore, we beat the crap out of them in the German woods. That is the reason why the Roman Empire never stretched any farther than South Germany.

Troy was horrible too. Sword and sandals films should stay relegated to those sixties Italian film studios most of them came from. With Claudia Cardinale starring.

Caligula was kind of ok though.  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Freuds_Cat

#61
July 07, 2009, 03:10:28 AM
Quote from: uwe on July 07, 2009, 02:45:01 AM

Caligula was kind of ok though.  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:


I dunno Uwe, your above descriptions plus a stack of romping debauchery and the review would cover it seamlessly.  8)
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uwe

#62
July 07, 2009, 04:31:01 AM
Yeah, you're right. My ardent admiration of Malcolm McDowell's Clockwork Orange performance led me astray. Caligula was crap/trash too. Horrible interior studio filming too, kind of Task Force Police in ancient Rome!

I guess that leaves Kubrick's Spartacus as one of the few decent sword & sandals films.
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Freuds_Cat

#63
July 07, 2009, 06:04:12 AM
I would have to agree with you in full.
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TBird1958

#64
July 07, 2009, 09:22:52 AM

I have ugly toes............no sandals for this girl :-\
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uwe

#65
July 07, 2009, 11:18:18 AM
This is something that can be cured and high heels fitting your size will then be less of an issue too ...

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lowend1

#66
July 07, 2009, 12:51:29 PM
Uwe's been reading Chinese foot fetish magaziness again...
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TBird1958

#67
July 07, 2009, 01:56:48 PM


:puke:
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Barklessdog

#68
July 07, 2009, 01:58:09 PM
Quote from: uwe on July 07, 2009, 11:18:18 AM
This is something that can be cured and high heels fitting your size will then be less of an issue too ...



What the heck is tht from?

My wife has shoes like that (but not feet)

Highlander

#69
July 07, 2009, 04:14:46 PM
Chinese/Japanese bound feet, at a guess...?

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#70
July 09, 2009, 06:55:00 AM
Quote from: Lightyear on June 30, 2009, 10:36:22 PM
Can't wait for the National Geographic special!

I predict that this thread will run at least 5 pages - God only knows what will be included along the way  :mrgreen:

Quite an accurate prediction. (from the second post in this thread)

uwe

#71
July 09, 2009, 07:17:30 AM
How did we let this happen to us?  ??? ??? ??? :rolleyes:
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Darrol

#72
July 09, 2009, 08:25:19 AM
Going back to the original topic, did anyone see the special?
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Chris P.

#73
July 09, 2009, 09:27:33 AM
Special? About bound Chinese feet?

uwe

#74
July 09, 2009, 09:44:59 AM
 :mrgreen:

Didn't the Flying Tigers liberate China from feet binding?
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