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Shahril Dzulkifli
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Now let's kick off this New Year with a new thread where you can post photos of celebrities wielding swords.
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson
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Jared Smith
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An oldie but goody.. It was actually the initial part of the film Conan the Barbarian, where the father is shown doing a fair amount of the process of realistically making a sword, that got my interest in swords sparked for good.
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Absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence!
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Carlo Arellano
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When my friends were watching Highlander over and over, I was obsessed with this film, The Duellists.
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Mikko Kuusirati
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| Jared Smith wrote: | | An oldie but goody.. It was actually the initial part of the film Conan the Barbarian, where the father is shown doing a fair amount of the process of realistically making a sword, that got my interest in swords sparked for good. |
It's actually not all that realistic. Damn impressive, yes - one of those things that just seem too good not to be true - but not realistic. The ironic thing is, it would be alright for a bronze sword. 
That said... look! It's Billy Idol with a lever-action sword!
Oh no, wait, it's just Chris Lambert playing Billy Idol playing Beowulf with a lever-action sword. Oh well.
"And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
— Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
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Tim Boyer
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Two for one! Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone, even though before my time (before my parents time even >.<) The Adventures of Robin Hood is one of the first movies to spark my interest in swords and swordplay
a bit trickier to find a picture of, another one of my all time favorite movies, Danny Kaye in the Court Jester 
Bad is never good, until worse happens.
Danish Proverb
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Alex Oster
Location: Washington and Yokohama Joined: 01 Mar 2004
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| Carlo Arellano wrote: | When my friends were watching Highlander over and over, I was obsessed with this film, The Duellists.
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Good one.... "...La!...."
Here's an obscure pic keeping with the conan theme; sandahl bergman
The pen is mightier than the sword, especially since it can get past security and be stabbed it into a jugular.
This site would be better if everytime I clicked submit... I got to hear a whip crack!
My collection: Various Blades & Conan related
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George Davidson
Location: Glasgow Scotland Joined: 01 Mar 2004
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less said here the better I feel!
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Tim Boyer
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| Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2008 8:21 am Post subject: |
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| George Davidson wrote: | | less said here the better I feel! |
but what else is there to be said other than
"SOONNJJAAAAA!!!!!"
on the same note... a friend and I stumbled on IMDB sometime last year that there is actually a new Red Sonja movie in the works... supposidly this year o.O
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800175/
Bad is never good, until worse happens.
Danish Proverb
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Mikko Kuusirati
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That's Rutger Hauer in one of his best roles ever, the cursed knight Etienne Navarre in Ladyhawke.
Amazingly good movie. The sword was unusually nice and practical, too, despite the gaudy stones.
And the titular "Ladyhawke" was heartbreakingly cute, too. At least by night. But then, she was Michelle Pfeiffer. At least by night.
All in all, one of my all-time favorite fantasy films, with some surprising (but good!) celebrity casting choices. The end is so sweet I still choke up every time...
"And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
— Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
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Jeroen Zuiderwijk
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Kristanna Loken, by far the most beautiful woman to have ever wielded a sword
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Mikko Kuusirati
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| Jeroen Zuiderwijk wrote: | | Kristanna Loken, by far the most beautiful woman to have ever wielded a sword |
I'll see your Kristanna Loken, and raise Meiko Kaji, the legendary Hong Kong actress and singer, leading lady of such classic pieces of cinema as Lady Snowblood and Female Convict Scorpion. Alas, she's probably best known in the west for her hauntingly beautiful vocals in the theme song for Lady Snowblood, "Flower of Carnage", as featured in Kill Bill...
"And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
— Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
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Shahril Dzulkifli
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| Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2008 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: Celebrities With Swords |
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Highlander star Christopher Lambert
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Jared Smith
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I was hoping someone would post a scene from Kill Bill I (the fight with the crazy 98 or whatever..)
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Glen A Cleeton
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The Ladyhawke swords were designed by Oscar Kolombatovich.
This one came up a year or so ago.
Cheers
GC
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Marton Pap
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Gary A. Chelette
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Least we forget.
Toshirō Mifune!
Are you scared, Connor?
No, Cousin Dugal. I'm not!
Don't talk nonsense, man. I peed my kilt the first time I went into battle.
Oh, aye. Angus pees his kilt all the time!
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William Goodwin
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Couldn't resist.....one of my favorite shots of LeeLee Sobieski as Joan of Arc....
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"I was born for this" - Joan of Arc
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Eric Myers
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Mikko Kuusirati
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Ooh, Willow! Another of my favourite fantasy movies! And ol' Maddie's one of my favorite heroes, at that.
And speaking of Kill Bill...
"And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
— Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
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George Davidson
Location: Glasgow Scotland Joined: 01 Mar 2004
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| Quote: | | That's Rutger Hauer in one of his best roles ever, the cursed knight Etienne Navarre in Ladyhawke. .............<snipped>...............All in all, one of my all-time favorite fantasy films, with some surprising (but good!) celebrity casting choices. The end is so sweet I still choke up every time... |
I always hated the music for that movie. The film itself is great but the cheesy 80's synth music just grates on my nerves. Some atmospheric music like Name of the Rose would have made it dark and infinitely creepy. Also the ending was all wrong. Navarre walked in, killed the 'good' bishop without the curse being shown to the witnesses. How long was he going to live after that.He murdered a good man of the church! Had the bishop turned into a wolf after the blow was struck - thus showing a curse and trucking with the devil, it would have been a so much better ending. .... but I digress ......
from the most recent Zatoichi - Takeshi Kitano
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