11-09-2007, 04:51 PM
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| The Princess Bride turns 20!
Just got a call from my wife telling me that a new "anniversary” edition of The Princess Bride is due to be released this month!
20 years?!?!? How did THAT happen???
And here's a shamless plug for my favorite fencing movie: http://www.foxstore.com/detail?item=4818
All Hail 20th Century FOX!!!
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11-09-2007, 06:16 PM
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| Wow, I remember seeing that movie in the theater. Feeling a little old here. 
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11-09-2007, 11:33 PM
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| Inconceivable!
I wonder what the art of fencing featurette will actually be like. Will have to check it out when it hits the street.
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11-10-2007, 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by RkfdFencer  Inconceivable! | You keep using that word. I do not think it means, what you think it means. 
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11-11-2007, 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by RkfdFencer Inconceivable!
I wonder what the art of fencing featurette will actually be like. Will have to check it out when it hits the street. | I hadn't even noticed that part of the special features... I wonder if they got Bonneti, Cappo Ferro or Agrippa to do the intro? 
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11-13-2007, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by OROD You keep using that word. I do not think it means, what you think it means. | You can conceive (formulate) an idea. "Inconceivable" would be similar to saying "unthinkable".
On the other hand ... I have this strange idea of telling "accident" children that they were inconceivable, to have them go home and ask their parents what it means. | |
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11-13-2007, 01:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Heavenguard You can conceive (formulate) an idea. "Inconceivable" would be similar to saying "unthinkable". | Sigh... Your homework tonight is to either watch the movie again or google the Inconceivable + Princess Bride quotes.
While OROD is merely a foilist and not capable of much wit, most fans of the movie should have got his comment.
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11-13-2007, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Heavenguard You can conceive (formulate) an idea. "Inconceivable" would be similar to saying "unthinkable". | Poor child. | 
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11-13-2007, 03:35 PM
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| I picked up the DVD at lunch. I wonder if I can watch the fencing segment at work without getting caught?
Will let you know.
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11-13-2007, 04:00 PM
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| Looks like it runs about 7 or 8 minutes. A "sword master" named robert goodwin does the talking. Subjects include weapons and dueling in ye olden times. Overall, it looked to be more about theatrical swordplay.
I kept the volume low, being at work, so dont' have much more to say. They did show a picture of an actual fencer - Bob Anderson, I believe, who seems to have worked on the movie.
Guess I'll give it a good viewing later, at home.
Cheers!
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11-13-2007, 04:46 PM
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| Heh, I JUST watched this last weekend. I had a hankering for sword fights on screen  | |
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11-13-2007, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Fencergrl While OROD is merely a foilist and not capable of much wit, most fans of the movie should have got his comment. | Go away, or I'll call the Brute Squad. 
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11-13-2007, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by OROD Go away, or I'll call the Brute Squad.
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11-13-2007, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by OROD Go away, or I'll call the Brute Squad. . | Truly, you have a dizzying intellect. 
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11-13-2007, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Fencergrl Truly, you have a dizzying intellect. | Wait 'til I get going.
Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?...
Morons!
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11-13-2007, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by OROD Wait 'til I get going.
Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?...
Morons!
. | Your that smart are you?
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11-13-2007, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Sword Hobbit Your that smart are you? | You're trying to trick me into giving away something. It won't work.
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11-13-2007, 11:42 PM
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| I'M A PRINCESS TOO!!! WHY DIDN'T ANYONE WISH ME A HAPPY BIRTHDAY?!?!?  Though of course I'm not getting married anytime soon...
sidenote: What about Musashi, was he a moron?
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11-14-2007, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by OROD You're trying to trick me into giving away something. It won't work.. | IT HAS WORKED! YOU'VE GIVEN EVERYTHING AWAY! I KNOW WHERE THE POISON IS!
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11-14-2007, 02:03 AM
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| anybody want a peanut?
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