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Hollywood Goes To Epic Proportions
USA Today ^ | 11/29/02 | Scott Bowles

Posted on 11/29/2002 12:29:19 PM PST by HumanaeVitae

Edited on 04/13/2004 1:40:08 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

LOS ANGELES

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: hollywood; movies
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To: Burkeman1
Alexander was considered short for his time, but he was muscular so Di Caprio would have to bulk up. Darius OTOH was a veritable giant at 6 and half feet but he was a coward that ran anytime Alexander got near him. While Alexander did not help himself to Darius' harem, he did help himself to Bagoas who was Darius' boy toy.
41 posted on 11/29/2002 4:12:09 PM PST by Eternal_Bear
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To: HumanaeVitae
Many thanks!
42 posted on 11/29/2002 5:16:31 PM PST by sheik yerbouty
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To: Burkeman1; HumanaeVitae; Nitro
True, Gladiator was a big factor. But Braveheart was another in the resurgence of the historical epic. Still, before anyone pronounces this a trend remember that Four Feathers came and went this summer. Remember all those big budget family musicals that came out after The Sound of Music and flopped ?

Another thing that doomed the old historical epic besides cost. Those old sword and sandal movies were also about putting Gina Lollabrigida and Sophia Loren in not a whole lot of clothing. They were about showing every bit as much flesh as Hollywood could get away with before nudity. That's why they had the chaste Christian maiden. By 1968 it was no longer necessary to spend so much money to show a lot more skin. As an aside, things have come full circle because had Gladiator been made 10 years ago it would have had a naked orgy scene.

43 posted on 11/29/2002 7:47:18 PM PST by Tokhtamish
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To: JimVT

ALEC BALDWIN FOR NOTHING!

I BEG TO DIFFER ~~

ALEC BALDWIN FOR TARGET PRACTICE !!!


44 posted on 11/29/2002 11:57:54 PM PST by GeekDejure
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To: kstewskis
Mel Gibson for EVERYTHING !!!

[drool!!!] BUMP!!!

Oak Hay, kstewskis. . . what's with the secret [hide me] brackets ???

I'm proud to DROOL for Mel right out here in the open !!! ;-))


45 posted on 11/30/2002 12:21:38 AM PST by GeekDejure
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To: Burkeman1
"di Caprio...As for casting this femboy as Alexander the Great"

I agree. Alexander was a man's man.
46 posted on 11/30/2002 12:27:40 AM PST by lonewacko_dot_com
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To: GeekDejure
Oak Hay, kstewskis. . . what's with the secret [hide me] brackets ??? I'm proud to DROOL for Mel right out here in the open !!! ;-))

LOL!!! Okay GD, I'm right there with you! Shall I pass you "The Bounty" quicker-picker upper?? :D

47 posted on 11/30/2002 10:18:00 AM PST by kstewskis
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To: Tokhtamish
because had Gladiator been made 10 years ago it would have had a naked orgy scene.

It was called "Caligula!!"

48 posted on 11/30/2002 6:41:18 PM PST by Nitro
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To: kstewskis
LOL!!! Okay GD, I'm right there with you! Shall I pass you "The Bounty" quicker-picker upper?? :D

No need to pass "The Bounty" . . . I've got plenty of same !!!

But if you'd pass "The Bong" . . . I surely wouldn't complain !!!

P.S. Long before the computer appeared with it's screen sceene version of LOL (Laugh Out Loud) . . . the intelligent conseritive crowd was fully aware of it's TRUE meaning, which is to say . . .

LOL = Liberals Obey Lucifer !!! ;-))


49 posted on 12/01/2002 5:44:32 AM PST by GeekDejure
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To: GeekDejure
LOL = Liberals Obey Lucifer !!! ;-))

ROTF!! and BUMP!!

50 posted on 12/01/2002 6:14:51 PM PST by kstewskis
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To: HumanaeVitae
As long as the explosions are bigger and louder...LOL
51 posted on 12/01/2002 6:20:43 PM PST by A CA Guy
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