Posts: 515
Wed 21 May, 2008 10:28 am
| Chad Arnow wrote: |
| I've let this thread stay up despite my misgivings about it, but if people continue to make it a "Look at the pretty girls" thread, it will go away. We don't need to act like a bunch of hormone-crazed teenagers. :) |
I think this topic has been humorously yet tastfully handled. I tried to find a pic with more detail on Kate blanchets rapier but there is none so far. It has a simple but very cool chisled hilt. I was excited about a fencing character in the new Indiana Jones movie. The pic with her rapier out and pointed at someones throat was too large to go in here. Was my heading hormonally crazed? I thought I was merely being amusing. I put another pic up earlier of a movie warrior woman. The lady persian from "Last Legion" She had the best fight scenes and the most interesting gear.
I dont think this thread has been as jejune and tasteless as say any comic fanzine you might leaf thru. And this is an "off topic" selection. I think our silliness has been harmless and inoffensive. Women with swords are certainly an archetypal image though admittidly it isnt often handled very well and is most often done with an exploitive bent instead of an inspirational one. I shall be more respectfull in the future.
Now here is a great pic of Sven Ole Thor-Son from Gladiator. He was the only character that interested me in the whole thing. (Except Oliver Reed of course!)
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Posts: 9,582 Location: Dayton, OH
Wed 21 May, 2008 10:43 am
Morgan,
I'm not looking for debate, which is counter to our rules anyway. This thread was in danger of becoming juvenile and something needed to be said.
Pictures of actresses with swords are okay, teenage boy-esque commentary on them is not.
The Off-Topic Talk forum is not a free for all forum. Everything posted here is supposed to have something to do with the study and appreciation of historic arms and armour and their replicas.
This site is watched by academics and museum folks. We want them to participate. Silliness and juvenile behavior don't encourage that to happen.
Posts: 1,265 Location: Malaysia
Wed 21 May, 2008 5:30 pm
Celebrities With Swords
In the film
Revenge of the Ninja, Cho (Sho Kosugi) teaches swordfighting to his son Kane (Kosugi's son Takeshi)
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Posts: 249 Location: New Zealand
Wed 21 May, 2008 11:24 pm
| Anders Backlund wrote: |
| Gary A. Chelette wrote: | Ben Barnes as Prince Caspian
Anyone have an idea what kind of sword he has? Looks like an English hand and a half. |
I'm assuming the props for this movie was made by Weta Workshop, who tend to take some liberties with historical designs when making their fantasy swords. (Recall that they did the props for the Lord of The RIngs trilogy as well.) This one looks kinda like an evolution of the swords used in the first movie, with a more slender blade and a complex hilt.
Of course, experience has taught me to never trust movie posters. They tend to be heavily manipulated, sometimes even to the point of actually replacing the movie prop with an entirely different sword which never shows up in the film. So you never know for sure. |
You assume right. I made Caspian's sword (for once I can take all the credit, usually other people are involved in some parts), though as usual the design came from a .. designer. The movie posters I have seen look really good, and the weapons, armour and shields all look their best. I don't think the images I have seen of Caspian's sword have been manipulated much, if at all.
The Telmarine family of swords (of which Caspian's is one) are not made to 'be' historic designs, more they were built around the intention of being long cut and thrust sword suitable for use from horseback. The other Telmarine lords, and Miraz, all have swords with similar blade profiles.
Oh, I also did most of the work on the sword Cate Blanchett is carrying. Looking forward to seeing better photos, it is a sweet little lady's sword (along with the other ones in IJ4).
Posts: 803 Location: In a van down by the river
Thu 22 May, 2008 8:13 am
| Kirk Lee Spencer wrote: |
Hey David...
Maybe you know something about this... I think I read somewhere the movie "Genghiz Khan" was filmed in a location not too far from some nuclear testing area and it is believed that some of the actors, including the "Duke", my have suffered some mild radiation poisoning that eventually lead to cancer.
ks |
True! The Conqueror was filmed in the US South West, mostly in New Mexico, near where the early Nuke tests had been conducted. IIRC almost everyone who worked on the film died of some sort of cancer....
Except Howard Hughes, the producer. I think it was the last movie he produced, though... he lost a lot of money on it...
Posts: 323 Location: Telemark, Norway
Thu 22 May, 2008 11:04 am
At the risk of being accused of getting off topic here for a moment; Didn't The Duke also live nearby ? I seem to recall that his ranch ' Durango' where many of his western films were shot , was also in the vicinity??
Russ
Posts: 1,812 Location: Washington DC metro area, USA
Thu 22 May, 2008 5:19 pm
| David Wilson wrote: |
| Kirk Lee Spencer wrote: | Hey David...
Maybe you know something about this... I think I read somewhere the movie "Genghiz Khan" was filmed in a location not too far from some nuclear testing area and it is believed that some of the actors, including the "Duke", my have suffered some mild radiation poisoning that eventually lead to cancer.
ks |
True! The Conqueror was filmed in the US South West, mostly in New Mexico, near where the early Nuke tests had been conducted. IIRC almost everyone who worked on the film died of some sort of cancer....
Except Howard Hughes, the producer. I think it was the last movie he produced, though... he lost a lot of money on it... |
The Conqueror was actually shot near St. George, Utah, near the southwestern corner of the state. St George looks about 150 miles due east of the Nevada Test Site. Here is an image of the film poster with the Duke as GK, and the very non-Tartar looking Susan Hayward playing the object of GK's desire. BTW, Susan Hayward died in 1975, also of cancer.
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Posts: 2,698 Location: Indonesia
Fri 23 May, 2008 3:42 am
| Chad Arnow wrote: |
| Pictures of actresses with swords are okay, |
"Okay?" I thought the last time I read the site rules they were "encouraged!"
Just kidding. Anyway, I'm also dead curious about Cate Blanchett's rapier. Maybe I'll go to the movie's site next and send an e-mail to the contact address demanding more pictures of the sword. ;)
Posts: 1,423 Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Fri 23 May, 2008 6:37 am
Golden Age of Sword Movies
No disrespect to Cate Blanchet but she has a long way to go to catch up to Maureen O'Hara in the female swashbuckling dept. In fact I doubt there will ever be another female star to do as much as she did.
At Sword's Point 1952
Against All Flags 1952
The Spanish Main 1945
The Black Swan 1942
Off the top of my head, there are probably more.
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Fri 23 May, 2008 7:50 am
A better view of the sword of Irina Spalko:
Posts: 416 Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Sat 24 May, 2008 4:30 am
There's a good scene atop the bonnets of two side-by-side trucks with Shia LeBeouf and Cate Blanchett scrapping it out with a couple of those rapiers. LeBeouf, who I couldn't find a picture of, does quite well.
Posts: 629 Location: Sweden
Sat 24 May, 2008 8:10 am
| Peter Lyon wrote: |
You assume right. I made Caspian's sword (for once I can take all the credit, usually other people are involved in some parts), though as usual the design came from a .. designer. The movie posters I have seen look really good, and the weapons, armour and shields all look their best. I don't think the images I have seen of Caspian's sword have been manipulated much, if at all.
The Telmarine family of swords (of which Caspian's is one) are not made to 'be' historic designs, more they were built around the intention of being long cut and thrust sword suitable for use from horseback. The other Telmarine lords, and Miraz, all have swords with similar blade profiles.
Oh, I also did most of the work on the sword Cate Blanchett is carrying. Looking forward to seeing better photos, it is a sweet little lady's sword (along with the other ones in IJ4). |
Ah, so you work for Weta? In that case, allow me to extent a metaphorical handshake by saying that I'm a rather great admirer of you guys and the work you do. You've served as an invaluable inspiration and example, and I hope you continued doing an outstanding job in the future. :)
As for the poster, it's good to know it hasn't been changed, and it's interesting to hear your thoughts behind the design. I'm now looking forward to seeing that movie more then ever.
Posts: 441 Location: USA
Sun 25 May, 2008 7:33 pm
I'm sure many of you have seen this, but here is the Rock holding Thomas Yeudall's Claymore he owns:
http://www.claymore-armoury.co.uk/famous_testimonials.html
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Wed 28 May, 2008 1:32 pm
Lee majors "The Bionic Norseman"
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Posts: 552 Location: San Jose, CA
Fri 30 May, 2008 9:56 am
| Morgan Butler wrote: |
| Lee majors "The Bionic Norseman" |
I had the non-pleasure to view the beginning of that awful movie once...late night on cable...and decided that sleep was preferable to viewing it. Short opinion...he really wasn't a very good actor and Vikings with Texas accents don't work. ;-)
Posts: 4,393 Location: Northern California
Fri 30 May, 2008 2:59 pm
Basil Rathbone and his sword collection.
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Posts: 1,265 Location: Malaysia
Sat 31 May, 2008 3:40 am
Celebrities With Swords
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Wesley Snipes as Blade in all 3
Blade films.
Posts: 515
Tue 03 Jun, 2008 8:43 am
Altriste (viggo mortenson) fighting sword and dagger. I just saw this dvd yesterday. Excellent movie!!!! I give it my highest reccomendation!!! Best historical adventure film since the 70's versions of the Musketeer movies!!! Everyone get a copy!!!
He weild s a very interesting 6 inch leaf bladed knife that I enjoyed checking out with the "freeze frame" on my dvd player. Super-cool
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Wed 04 Jun, 2008 7:45 am
What was that movie called, and was it subtitled (it was shot in Spanish I think?)
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