HIGHLA-L Digest - 2 Jun 2001 to 3 Jun 2001 (#2001-157)
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Topics of the day:
1. OT - This is for friends of Elaine
2. Spoilers: A Knight's Tale (2)
3. Clubbed in 10 Seconds
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Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 20:38:54 +0100
From: Jette Goldie <jette@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: OT - This is for friends of Elaine
Elaine Nicol that is.
Elaine's mum died on Thursday, so she may be "more
distracted than normal" for a while, she says.
Please DO NOT reply to this onlist, sympathy emails to
Elaine herself (ElaineN@compuserve.com) or to me.
Jette (expecting a mild whapping for this message but
feels it is worth it)
Glory may be fleeting, but obscurity is forever!
bosslady@scotlandmail.com
http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fanfic.html
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Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 16:06:51 EDT
From: RED57@aol.com
Subject: Spoilers: A Knight's Tale
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We saw "A Knight's Tale" last night, and I couldn't help but think, while
listening to the soundtrack "Here we are, born to be queens, we're the
princesses of the universe."
It was an anachronistic romp - the rock soundtrack was jarring at first, and
then it became part of the fun of the thing. There were a couple of
sword-fighting scenes - my word, Heath Ledger really knows how to swing that
double-handed blade <g>. Actually, the sword choreography was very good, very
stylish (at least in the practice scene, the actual competition scene was
more of a dirty street fight). Of course, most of the glory is in the
jousting, so that's where the lead character chooses to concentrate his
efforts. I couldn't tell from the credits who the fight coordinator was -
there was no "swordmaster" credited, but the style looked very familiar to
this HL fan.
There's one banquet scene where Ledger's real-life dance abilities are
featured - gee, yet another hot looking swordsman who can dance, eh? It's one
of those anachronistic scenes again - there's rather a sly segue from
period-sounding music to something a bit more uptempo.
YKYBWHLT...long when every single actor in this movie looks like he could
have or should have been in a Highlander episode. After checking the Internet
Movie Database, though, no such luck. Could have sworn the actor playing the
antagonist, Rufus Sewell, was an alum, but no. He had been the lead in "Dark
City," though, so that's why he was so maddeningly familiar looking.
There was a fair bit of singing along with the sound track, especially during
the end credits - yours truly could not let the credits roll without coming
in on the chorus of "We are the Champions." Queen songs are featured pretty
heavily, though they avoided any song that was strongly associated with
Highlander. Still, the overall impression is that they set out to make a
rousing adventure swashbuckler that might find a cult audience.
The primary audience appears to be teen girls for this movie, especially with
the highly non-period costuming for the female lead/love interest - look for
teens to copy some of her hair styles, make-up, and non-period "medieval
lite" fashions. However, another audience target is probably boomers - maybe
the Highlander fan demographic, too. <g> The rock soundtrack is mostly 70's
classics.
Bizarre, I know, but somehow it kinda works, especially in the aforementioned
banquet/dance scene. If you see this movie, check your medieval
history/period costume/early music expectations at the door - it's fun, but
not to be taken too seriously.
&detail-disoriented
Ginny
"No HTMLs were beheaded by the Internet in this .sig"
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Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 18:40:58 EDT
From: Dawn Lehman <USTADAWN@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Spoilers: A Knight's Tale
As an additional comment, I took my son to see this the day it opened (May
11) and one of the funniest scenes in the movie was after the rolling of the
credits at the end. Of course, everyone had left the movie (all except me
and my son; I always stay to the bitter end) and they rolled a short scene
with the lead actors playing around with.....well, I won't spoil it for
everyone. It's rude, crude, "butt" funny. he. he. he.
The movie is definately worth seeing. I loved it and this is one I'll buy
when it is available.
Ciao
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Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 17:48:46 -0500
From: Ryan Kohler <rynk123@hotmail.com>
Subject: Clubbed in 10 Seconds
hey you guys should check out my movie that i made it is on ifilm.com it is
under action, but you have to such for it, it is called "Clubbed in 10
Seconds". tell me what you think about it.
ryan
>From: Dawn Lehman <USTADAWN@aol.com>
>Reply-To: Highlander movies and TV series <HIGHLA-L@lists.psu.edu>
>To: HIGHLA-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU
>Subject: Re: Spoilers: A Knight's Tale
>Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 18:40:58 EDT
>
>As an additional comment, I took my son to see this the day it opened (May
>11) and one of the funniest scenes in the movie was after the rolling of
>the
>credits at the end. Of course, everyone had left the movie (all except me
>and my son; I always stay to the bitter end) and they rolled a short scene
>with the lead actors playing around with.....well, I won't spoil it for
>everyone. It's rude, crude, "butt" funny. he. he. he.
>
>The movie is definately worth seeing. I loved it and this is one I'll buy
>when it is available.
>
>Ciao
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