Chances are most of you have heard of or already seen The Crossing, I've seen it quite a few times... But with these days being what they are in our country, I needed to watch it again...
It's the Revolutionary War, George Washington and his ragtag rebels have suffered defeat after defeat. Starving and ill armed, they have reached their last stand.
His implacable will, the unique personalities of the people under his command, the diverse skills they bring to commit to the cause, the loyalty of his remaining men to a beloved commander in chief are the only assets the colonial army has left.
General Washington sees his army, farm boys and immigrants who look on him with hope, counts the superior forces arrayed against him, and knows the vicious winter approaching will surely decimate what is left of his men.
And he decides to attack.
Here it is on youtube without subtitles. (Just to get a feel for the it)
Here’s “The Crossing” as a single file, in HD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wpC8w0_k34
YOUTUBE HAS EVERY MST3K EPISODE.
I’m THERE!
I’ve been enjoying the BBC’s Story of Wales:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adWLHAoKGHc
All six episodes are on YouTube (58 min each)
Also a great reality series on the London Underground called The Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrhslXjN5xE
Several other episodes are there as well
I’m in a middle of a BBC movie on Charles II. A bit racy for a historical drama, but a fascinating look at the end of the Cromwell era and the Restoration.
Frankly, I haven’t watched any “regular” TV in over a year. Dont miss it. In fact the sound of a TV that is tuned to an actual network causes me to wince. If you can, just attach your laptop or a pc to your TV (these days a cinch procedure) and cancel cable TODAY.
I rediscovered the greatness of the TV Series “Connections” on YouTube, and I even got my kids hooked on it.
The Trigger Effect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgOp-nz3lHg
Death in the Morning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDtYSpk5_tY&feature=fvwrel
Distant Voices
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBCosTVR-qA&feature=relmfu
The other episodes are there as well.
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If you want some weird, hilarious Australian sci-fi and fantasy comedy, check out “Danger 5”. (IMDb rating of 8.1).
“The show is set in a bizarre 1960s interpretation of World War II and follows a group of five international spies on a mission to kill Adolf Hitler and thwart his plans of world domination.”
Episodes:
“The Diamond Girls”
“I Danced For Hitler”
“Lizard Soldiers Of The Third Reich”
“Kill-Men Of The Rising Sun”
“Hitler’s Golden Murder Palace”
“Fresh Meat For Hitler’s Sex Kitchen”
“Final Victory”
Here is the plot(?) of ‘Lizard Soldiers’:
“American GIs are being decimated by Nazi dinosaurs all over the Western front. Danger 5 heads to Belgium to investigate and has a series of close shaves with a trigger-happy Triceratops and a perverted Nazi Pterodactyl. Claire discovers that the dinosaurs have all been implanted with a mysterious type of crystal, native to Antarctica and Danger 5 embark on a journey to the South Pole. Antarctica proves to be a lost plateau of prehistoric wonder where Danger 5 encounter the bizarre Dr Josef Mengele and his sinister volcano base filled with Nazi dinosaur minions.”
But, I am discerning. This particular martial arts movie is not really an action flick per se....it's more along the lines of a fantasy film.
Not my usual bill of fare... and usually I'm critical of these fly by wire type of martial arts moves on film that have no practical basis in reality. But this movie is so beautiful. It's like a work of art.
Admittedly it's just a bit thin on plot... the ending is a bit pat...but it more than makes up for it in the gorgeous scenes, the intense actors, the beautiful women, and the ballet type moves that normally I would never care for, are so communicative and full of emotional content; it's a very singular and wonderful film.
Ladies, if you hate kung fu movies you will love this one...trust me it's sweet and full of romantic angles... and guys, if you like the MA genre I think I can guarantee you won't be bored.
For the first 10 minutes they're basically setting up the film, it doesn't start out like the high level flick I describe but it gets up to speed in no time. Definitely in the vein of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, but with a shot of Lord of the Rings thrown in. And the special effects are inspired.
In Chinese with English and Mandarin subtitles.
ping
Thanks for this link ....ping...
You may have figured out how to defend yourself if SHTF... you may know how to live off the land... you may know how to brain tan a dead skunk... but let's see how your survival skills work in outer space!
You're on a trip to Mars with Batman as your copilot... And everything goes to hell. You end up living in a cave with basic supplies and you're low on oxygen and water... What do you do...channeling Karl Malden...what DO you DO??
Well, thankfully our hero does figure out something, because otherwise there's no movie. At least he has a beautiful companion named Mona...who's a monkey. And our hero fine aliens on Mars too...one who helps im, and others who seemed to be obsessed with blasting him to smithereens at every opportunity.
I was a kid when I first saw this movie, and every time I watch it it takes me right back to being hunkered down in front of the TV on Saturday morning in my pj's watching science fiction theater. Get your PJ's, the cereal and the milk... And enjoy ...Robinson Crusoe On Mars
For those of you who never seen it, I'm going to introduce you to the worst of Wayne... A movie so bad, that it's good...
John Wayne struggles to fulfill Howard Hughes vision of Genghis Khan... but without cattle to round up, or a sixgun to draw, he doesn't seem to know what to do with his hands... at the beginning of the movie he's busy with the hawk flapping on his wrist as he's galloping up and down mountains... later he's got his hands full with uberbabe Susan Hayward, and trying to get into her mountains...LOL... but John Wayne as a Mongolian warlord and Susan Hayward as a Chinese princess isn't just a stretch, it's a trip to the moon!
It's a goofy movie, and I sure wouldn't write a term paper on Genghis Khan based on this movie... but it is watchable, I've enjoyed it more than once, it has many interesting scenes... some of them unintentionally humorous. Give John Wayne credit for trying to break new ground... And with Susan Hayward in the offing, who can blame him? Have a few alcoholic beverages or a smidgen of your favorite controlled substance, and I'm sure you'll enjoy ... The Conqueror
Well, if John Wayne doing Temujin has warped your classic movie mind, here's just the thing to restore your favorite American movie icon back to black and white he man reality... John Wayne is still on the Chinese mainland, but this time they found a P-40 big enough to fit the big galoot and he's shooting down Japs, who are in China getting there jollies bombing the innocent Chinese. Remember, these are the old Chinese... back when Mao only a screwed up little kid with nothing to do. Soon after the war ended, the Chinese in this movie got to experience their kids sending them all to concentration... umm, reeducation camps, and then see their grandchildren foreclose on the United States. The ones that survived, that is... 30,000,000 of them died at the hands of their liberally enlightened offspring. Next time you complain about your kids, just remember: at least they didn't put you behind barbed wire eating fish heads with megaphones blasting in your ear.
Well, enough of that hoo haw... let's see the Duke send some samurai flyboys to the happy hunting ground for their Emperor ...Flying Tigers
Now, go hug your kids and tell them you love them, and remind them how much you HATE fish heads...bye bye!
also the debate 1, between Obama and Romney.
both reveal truth