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A non-Asian item which intrigued me.
Came across that huge comedian filled epic 'It's a Mad,Mad,Mad.Mad World' Is that enough 'Mad's by the way.
This took my interest and I watched the whole thing. Laughed so much to see Ben Blue traversing the skies in a WW1 biplane with as much success as when he tried to lassoo and ride a horse in the 'Russians are coming The Russians are Coming'. Imagine Mickey Rooney and Buddy Hackett trying to fly a plane with the pilot 'Mr.MaGoo' out cold in the back.Sometimes a rewatch of an very old movie is wonderful. Some superb stunt flying. I'm pretty sure with Paul Mantz.

It also reminded me of that great Chinese film called 'Hands Up'. That was worthy of an Oscar for comedy.
If you ever come acros the Chinese one I urge you to try it if you like to see professional comedians doing superb slapstick. Stan Laurel would have been impressed.

Kijinnmaru wrote:
It's good to be your friend. :mrgreen: Once you've drunk premium, it's hard ever to go back. I prefer cognac to scotch. A nice Ferrand, either Reserve or a Des Anges if I'm really celebrating. I leave the Remy and Henessey to the wannabes trying to emulate gangsta rappers.

Very true. I don't drink top shelf stuff very often but you do realize how much better the taste is and can be over the run of the mill swill that most ppl drink. As with almost anything, you gotta pay to play.

My imbibement can be best described as "I drink less, but I drink the best"......unless I'm "Releasing the Kraken!". :hehe: For the most part, I'm beyond the stage where I drink to get shitfaced. I prefer to enjoy the subtleties and personality of my drink, and the company I'm drinking with. Nothing like nursing a glass of fine sauterne with friends at the end of a meal.

This is important, so I hope everybody watches this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DebhWD6ljZs

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Eve wrote:On 1/6/10 2262842 had viewed this thread


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Or nothing better to do. :P :beaten:

7th-key wrote:
Or nothing better to do. :P :beaten:

And the lurkers really had nothing better to do. :hehe:

I've recently taken up photography as a hobby...
So now, I'm always wishing for a dry and sunny weekend!!! :hehe:

arnel98 wrote:I've recently taken up photography as a hobby...
So now, I'm always wishing for a dry and sunny weekend!!! :hehe:

Wet weather pics are cool, too... :victory:

Did you buy a camera recently?

bmwracer wrote:
Wet weather pics are cool, too... :victory:

Did you buy a camera recently?

Ugh, my camera isnt weather-sealed... :sweat:
But yeah, just both a camera and got it last week, so i've been looking for stuff to shoot.
I'm going on another trip outside the country in the coming months so I want to make sure to practice now and learn what the camera has to offer...

arnel98 wrote:Ugh, my camera isnt weather-sealed... :sweat:
But yeah, just both a camera and got it last week, so i've been looking for stuff to shoot.
I'm going on another trip outside the country in the coming months so I want to make sure to practice now and learn what the camera has to offer...

What camera is it (brand, model)?

I think they have weatherproof bags to put you camera in and still allow you to take pics... :)

bmwracer wrote:
What camera is it (brand, model)?

I think they have weatherproof bags to put you camera in and still allow you to take pics... :)

Everyone was telling me to get Canon or Nikon but I ended up with sony SLT-A33 since its light and a bit cheaper than the rest.

Oh, I have a bag but I dont think its weatherproof, I might tyr researching on that then. thanks

arnel98 wrote:Oh, I have a bag but I dont think its weatherproof, I might tyr researching on that then. thanks

Something like this: http://www.adorama.com/searchsite/default.aspx?category=2442+4294964724&sort=p_price_sort|0 :)

brad2 wrote:A non-Asian item which intrigued me.
Came across that huge comedian filled epic 'It's a Mad,Mad,Mad.Mad World' Is that enough 'Mad's by the way.

I remember watching this in a big movie theater when I was a kid. ("it's under the big W!") I didn't appreciate what a unbelievable cast was in it until years later when I saw again on TV. The greatest collection of comedic talent ever put on screen from the principals to the supporting players to the walk-on cameos. Kinda sad seeing a very old and very tired Spencer Tracy though. To this day I don't know if I'd consider it a great film, but it sure was entertaining and funny and deliriously zany.

brad2 wrote: Laughed so much to see Ben Blue traversing the skies in a WW1 biplane with as much success as when he tried to lassoo and ride a horse in the 'Russians are coming The Russians are Coming'.

Another very funny movie. ("Emergency, emergency. Everybody to get from street.") A number of actors from Mad World also appeared in this one. A lot of good performances with Alan Arkin really standing out (I think he was even nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for his role in this film).

Shin2,

So glad that someone else knowsabout these films. Indeed the casts in both were phenomenal.

In the 'Russians are coming it began almost as a disaster story there were so many little twists and turn to get to the happy ending. I still remember the English artist Tessie O'Shea as the telephone operator who was tied up to the Americanby the Russians. Te only way of escapewas down the steep wooden outside staircase. Since they rolled down each step very painfully you just know they were stunt doubles but it was funny.
I think you may be right about alan Arkin. He was so solid as the Captain of the Submarine. When he finally smiled at the little girl the sun must have been shining somewhere !!

I wish you could findthe chinese film 'Hands Up' becauseI am so sure you would find it really enjoyable and funny also.

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brad2 wrote:Shin2,

So glad that someone else knowsabout these films. Indeed the casts in both were phenomenal.

In the 'Russians are coming it began almost as a disaster story there were so many little twists and turn to get to the happy ending. I still remember the English artist Tessie O'Shea as the telephone operator who was tied up to the Americanby the Russians. Te only way of escapewas down the steep wooden outside staircase. Since they rolled down each step very painfully you just know they were stunt doubles but it was funny.
I think you may be right about alan Arkin. He was so solid as the Captain of the Submarine. When he finally smiled at the little girl the sun must have been shining somewhere !!

Brad2,

Since you like Mad World and The Russians are Coming so much, I think you might like two Japanese comedy films, Uchoten Hotel and Radio no Jikan. Both were written and directed by Mitani Koki, who has been heavily influenced by Billy Wilder and Neil Simon. Uchoten Hotel has echoes of Mad World in that, like the latter, it has a large ensemble cast made up of very famous actors and actresses, several story threads, and a lot of zany antics. Radio no Jikan (the English title is Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald, and it's been out on DVD in the States for awhile) starts out like Russians in that a seemingly simple event spins out of control. Both Uchoten Hotel and Radio no Jikan take place over the course of one evening--the first at a swank hotel on New Year's Eve; the second at a radio station broadcasting live a play submitted by a listener.

^ BTW, we have a movie discussion thread here: http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.7189.htm :)

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I'm really not. Somebody just said it on TV and I thought I'd try it out. :P

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