Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-23 Thread AlbertCat
In a message dated 4/23/2006 12:14:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The wore their own repro 18thC uniforms *** And not paid any rental fee probably. It was pretty forgettable. And not even about the "ideology" of the revolution, But just about [pe

RE: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-23 Thread Carol Kocian
"Braveheart" SharonC., who says "Macbeth" backstage too, and doesn't spit, turn around, go out and come back in, etc. On the Revlist (American Revolution) some people will write *spit* after they mention the movie, The Patriot. It's a testament to Mel that there are such reactions to his

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-23 Thread Becky
Yes that's it. I couldn't rmember the term. Thanks. - Original Message - From: "Sharon at Collierfam.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Historical Costume'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 9:25 PM Subject: RE: [h-co

RE: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-22 Thread Sharon at Collierfam.com
Aramaic? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Becky Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 9:45 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale No they were speaking a dialect from that time. It is suppose to be the same language

RE: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-22 Thread Sharon at Collierfam.com
Francesca Arianna d'Onofrio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale > Jesus folks .. the snarking really needs to end. Sigh. > > > On Fri, April 21, 2006

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-22 Thread AlbertCat
In a message dated 4/22/2006 12:48:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No they were speaking a dialect from that time. It is suppose to be the same language Jesus spoke. I can't think of what it is called rigght now. But it isn't pict or galic. *** A

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-22 Thread Becky
stume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 11:29 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale ROTFLMAO!!! --Sue - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost]

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-22 Thread Sue Clemenger
ROTFLMAO!!! --Sue - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale > > In a message dated 4/22/2006 12:45:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] w

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-22 Thread Sue Clemenger
haron L. Krossa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 10:44 PM Subject: RE: [h-cost] Knight's Tale > At 6:53 PM -0700 4/21/06, Sharon at Collierfam.com wrote (in > reference to my reference to That Fil

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-22 Thread AlbertCat
In a message dated 4/22/2006 12:45:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No, the other Mel Gibson Scottish film "The Passion of the Christ"? Weren't they speaking Pict? ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@m

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-22 Thread Sue Clemenger
TED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale > Jesus folks .. the snarking really needs to end. Sigh. > > > On Fri, April 21, 2006 3:22 pm, Dianne & Greg Stucki said: > >

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-22 Thread Sue Clemenger
ordance between rock music and historical pieces just does *nothing* for me. --Sue in Montana, who actually has rather eclectic musical tastes, including a fair amount of rock. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 8

RE: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread Sharon L. Krossa
At 6:53 PM -0700 4/21/06, Sharon at Collierfam.com wrote (in reference to my reference to That Film Whose Name Shall Not Be Uttered): Do you mean "Macbeth"? (hee-hee) No, the other Mel Gibson Scottish film. Sharon PS For those interested, I have a page with a few comments on the film in que

RE: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread Sharon at Collierfam.com
Do you mean "Macbeth"? (hee-hee) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sharon L. Krossa Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 11:18 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale At 2:52 PM +1200 4/21/06, Adele de

RE: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread Sharon at Collierfam.com
dria Doyle Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 8:40 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale > >I loved that movie. But I wasn't expecting authenticity, I was > >expecting FUN, and I got that. The characters were enjoyable, and > >the story was class

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread AlbertCat
In a message dated 4/21/2006 5:44:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jesus folks .. the snarking really needs to end. Sigh. *** Why is that? It's only a movie. Those of us who don't like it certainly don't extend such feelings to the people who do like

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread E House
Shiny! =} Ob costume comment--Inara has some pretty darn spiffy outfits, and I made my husband a suede browncoat. -E House - Original Message - From: "REBECCA BURCH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Speaking of Alan Tudyk brings to mind another odd/wonderful costume display - Firefly & Serenity

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread REBECCA BURCH
Speaking of Alan Tudyk brings to mind another odd/wonderful costume display - Firefly & Serenity. Not your "normal" sci fi outing but really fun. I love the blend of cultural influences - it must have been a blast to work on that series. And Wash was one of my favorites. --- E House <[EMAIL PRO

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread E House
I loved Knight's Tale. It has such a sense of humor about itself, which I'll take any day over a movie that takes itself too seriously. It was supposed to give modern-day, non-historians a feel for how jousting was regarded in its heyday--an exciting, hip sporting event, complete with rabid f

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread Chiara Francesca Arianna d'Onofrio
gt; Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 2:17 PM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale > > >> So anachronism, especially deliberate anachronism, in movies is >> fine >> with me as long as the movie isn't trying to fool people into >> believing it isn't anac

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread Dianne & Greg Stucki
- Original Message - From: "Sharon L. Krossa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale So anachronism, especially deliberate anachronism, in movies

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread Adele de Maisieres
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Snerf. I thought they might as well have kept the jousting, plumped for a modern setting and achieved less net total anachronism. *** And I thought it so mixed up and vapid as to not even be worth the effort of hating it...or ever thinking a

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread Adele de Maisieres
Chiara Francesca Arianna d'Onofrio wrote: I do have to say that I really loved the scene where they are having to decide rather quickly what he would be wearing the dinner so that the lady could make certain she would not clash with it. Not that it helped. -- Adele de Maisieres -

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread AlbertCat
In a message dated 4/21/2006 1:20:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The first night we had a full house and by intermission we were down to spouses and family members. What fun. *** Hahahaha...oh no! Yes...well I will not condemn "giving it a

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread Sharon L. Krossa
At 2:52 PM +1200 4/21/06, Adele de Maisieres wrote: They did the same thing with "A Knight's Tale". Decent story, fun characters and okay clothing but the music..Very rock and totally out of place (along with the icky lampshade hat on his girlfriend). Now, see I thought the music and the "

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread Chiara Francesca Arianna d'Onofrio
This sound track is actually on my desktop right now, cd case staring at me with that beautiful blond curly haired man I digress. I do have to say that I really loved the scene where they are having to decide rather quickly what he would be wearing the dinner so that the lady could make certa

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread REBECCA BURCH
Well, I loved it. But then I'm really fond of alternative fairy tales too. I like it when you look at things from a different perspective. Plus, it reminded me of my first season with a rep company back in the early 80's doing a punk/biker/new age version of King Lear. Every year we did one show

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread Alexandria Doyle
> >I loved that movie. But I wasn't expecting authenticity, I was > >expecting FUN, and I got that. The characters were enjoyable, and > >the story was classic "poor boy makes good", which is timeless. > > I couldn't stop laughing through the whole movie. I thought it was > hilarious. Bought it,

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread Genie Barrett
They did the same thing with "A Knight's Tale". Decent story, fun characters and okay clothing but the music..Very rock and totally out of place (along with the icky lampshade hat on his girlfriend). It would have been great without the rock music and some of the questionable clothing...

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread AlbertCat
In a message dated 4/20/2006 10:53:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: They did the same thing with "A Knight's Tale". Decent story, fun >> characters and okay clothing but the music..Very rock and totally >> out >> of place (along with the icky lampshade hat on

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-21 Thread Dianne & Greg Stucki
- Original Message - From: "Land of Oz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:45 PM Subject: [h-cost] Knight's Tale They did the same thing with "A Knight's Tale". Decent story, fun characters and okay clothing but the

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

2006-04-20 Thread Adele de Maisieres
They did the same thing with "A Knight's Tale". Decent story, fun characters and okay clothing but the music..Very rock and totally out of place (along with the icky lampshade hat on his girlfriend). Now, see I thought the music and the "medieval punk" really MADE the movie. It woul