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The Last Of The Mohicans.
"And, as we Catholics know, Western Civilization is Roman Civilization, first classical Roman Civilization, then Roman Catholic Civilization, as the Christians preserved and carried classical Roman Civilization to the world in a Christianized form. That is, after all, why we are described as Roman Catholics."
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I remember "The last of the mohicans". It was a good and interesting movie.
I recently saw the latest Batman movie, it was entertaining. But my favorites are the epics as "The Ten Commandments" and "Ben Hur".
Also the earlier movies had better arguments.
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In its book form the The Last of the Mohicans is a good story but the English in its original form is cumbersome for modern readers because it's the English of about 200 years ago when Cooper wrote the story. I like the tale because it's set in the area of NY State where I live.Iniciado por Esteban
The Last of the Mohicans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I didn't like the newest Batman film as much as the other two in the series. It seemed a bit over-the-top and, in places, bizarre to anyone familiar with Batman legendary (i.e. Bane is turned into an anarchistic, deformed mastermind from North Africa [judging by the location of the prison where he's kept] for the movie when he's actually supposed to be a South Amerian terrorist- yes I often nitpick such things). I actually thought that the best characters were Michael Caine's portrayal of Alfred the butler and the brief appearance by Liam Neeson as Rā's al Ghūl.
Última edición por Annuit Coeptis; 19/01/2013 a las 17:04
"And, as we Catholics know, Western Civilization is Roman Civilization, first classical Roman Civilization, then Roman Catholic Civilization, as the Christians preserved and carried classical Roman Civilization to the world in a Christianized form. That is, after all, why we are described as Roman Catholics."
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In its book form the The Last of the Mohicans is a good story but the English in its original form is cumbersome for modern readers because it's the English of about 200 years ago when Cooper wrote the story. I like the tale because it's set in the area of NY State where I live.
The Last of the Mohicans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I didn't like the newest Batman film as much as the other two in the series. It seemed a bit over-the-top and, in places, bizarre to anyone familiar with Batman legendary (i.e. Bane is turned into an anarchistic, deformed mastermind from North Africa [judging by the location of the prison where he's kept] for the movie when he's actually supposed to be a South Amerian terrorist- yes I often nitpick such things
Yes, I agree. For me the first film of the new saga was very good, the second was good and the third acceptable.
What happens is that when a movie is very good the people always expects that future films will be much better and usually this does not happen
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Batman Begins is my favorite Batman film ever. Christian Bale did a good in it job of portraying an angry and vengeful Bruce Wayne but it was already old by the second film and stale by the third film. I think that Rā's al Ghūl should've been made to survive the first film since, probably even moreso than Joker, he is Batman's ultimate foe.
Films often begin good and wind up turning mediocre. The one exception that I can think of at the moment is The Empire Strikes Back, which was far superior to Star Wars (or any of the other films in the series- probably because George Lucas didn't direct it).
"And, as we Catholics know, Western Civilization is Roman Civilization, first classical Roman Civilization, then Roman Catholic Civilization, as the Christians preserved and carried classical Roman Civilization to the world in a Christianized form. That is, after all, why we are described as Roman Catholics."
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[youtube]lohC420duVk[/youtube]
"And, as we Catholics know, Western Civilization is Roman Civilization, first classical Roman Civilization, then Roman Catholic Civilization, as the Christians preserved and carried classical Roman Civilization to the world in a Christianized form. That is, after all, why we are described as Roman Catholics."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lohC420duVk
Creepy. I tried to embed the link and it came up with the OP's Youtube link (Last of the Mohicians). I watched some of this movie today, the 1977 Jesus of Nazareth.
Última edición por Annuit Coeptis; 20/01/2013 a las 06:58
"And, as we Catholics know, Western Civilization is Roman Civilization, first classical Roman Civilization, then Roman Catholic Civilization, as the Christians preserved and carried classical Roman Civilization to the world in a Christianized form. That is, after all, why we are described as Roman Catholics."
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Thanks for the link, I remember that movie, was one of the best movies about our Lord Jesuchrist together with "King of Kings" (1961, filmed in Spain), this is one of the parts I remember the most, there Jesus reads a passage from Isaiah and he says to the audience that the prophecy contained in that passage is being fulfilled before their eyes.
Some time ago I saw an American documentary film about Argentina in 1932, is very interesting and lasts nine minutes. It seeks to reflect to the American public as was Argentina at that time. I leave the link.
Romantic Argentina 1932 - YouTube
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"King of Kings"(1961), the sermon of the mount
King of Kings (1961) - Sermon of the Mount - YouTube
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A short part of the finale of Unforgiven, probably Clint Eastwood's best movie, where he plays one of his best roles as William Munny- an elderly, cynical, and repentant man who was a vicious bandit and gunfighter in his youth. The conflict of him being ashamed of his past and still being a violent man at heart is pretty well-acted. The second scene is where William Munny kills Little Bill, the brutish sherrif with an exchange about William Munny being cursed to hell and saying 'Yeah'. Good movie, much more character-driven than the Dollars movies of Clint's earlier years.
Great movie moments - Unforgiven 1992 - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpDkYZWeeVg
Última edición por Annuit Coeptis; 21/01/2013 a las 03:51
"And, as we Catholics know, Western Civilization is Roman Civilization, first classical Roman Civilization, then Roman Catholic Civilization, as the Christians preserved and carried classical Roman Civilization to the world in a Christianized form. That is, after all, why we are described as Roman Catholics."
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King of Kings was a good movie but Jesus of Nazareth is probably the best of them all. This is a good part from it too.
JESUS OF NAZARETH: I COME NOT TO BRING PEACE, BUT A SWORD - YouTube
"And, as we Catholics know, Western Civilization is Roman Civilization, first classical Roman Civilization, then Roman Catholic Civilization, as the Christians preserved and carried classical Roman Civilization to the world in a Christianized form. That is, after all, why we are described as Roman Catholics."
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Yes, that movie was very good. The characters have a more complex personality than in other western movies of Clint Eastwood.
I really liked the spaghetti western directed by Sergio Leone, my favorite is "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966).
The end of the movie, is epic
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Finale - YouTube
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A scene from Troy. Not a bad film, especially since the mythology was not included.
Troy - Achilles vs Boagrius - YouTube
"And, as we Catholics know, Western Civilization is Roman Civilization, first classical Roman Civilization, then Roman Catholic Civilization, as the Christians preserved and carried classical Roman Civilization to the world in a Christianized form. That is, after all, why we are described as Roman Catholics."
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And another, the final battle of noble Hector and beastly Achilles. Hector was considered by the Church in olden times to be one of the virtuous pagans.One of his quotes from Homer's tale, the Iliad, is "One omen is best: defending the fatherland."
Achilles suffered a proper fate- to be shot by an arrow and slain by the bow of Hector's cowardly and lustful brother Paris.
Achilles VS Hector [HD] 720p - YouTube
Última edición por Annuit Coeptis; 22/01/2013 a las 06:58
"And, as we Catholics know, Western Civilization is Roman Civilization, first classical Roman Civilization, then Roman Catholic Civilization, as the Christians preserved and carried classical Roman Civilization to the world in a Christianized form. That is, after all, why we are described as Roman Catholics."
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I like this scene from Gettysburg. Based on actual history, romanticized, but this is the charge of Chamberlain's Union regiment on Little Round Top on an advancing column of Confederates-- out of ammunition the Northern soldiery charged with bayonets and swept the Southern soldiers off the field.
Gettysburg - Chamberlain´s Charge (DVD-rip) - YouTube
More Americans died in this war than in any other war in our history- and we were fighting each other rather than foreign enemies. It's also a romanticized time since there were many gallant officers and soldiers on both sides, such as General Lee.
I think this is why you see the US Civil War play in so many western films, like the Trilogía de los dolares. The "Man With No Name" was a Confederate veteran I believe.
Última edición por Annuit Coeptis; 22/01/2013 a las 07:10
"And, as we Catholics know, Western Civilization is Roman Civilization, first classical Roman Civilization, then Roman Catholic Civilization, as the Christians preserved and carried classical Roman Civilization to the world in a Christianized form. That is, after all, why we are described as Roman Catholics."
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Yes, it is a very good movie. The Romans considered descendants of the Trojans according to the narrative of the Aeneid and admired Hector.And another, the final battle of noble Hector and beastly Achilles. Hector was considered by the Church in olden times to be one of the virtuous pagans.
Achilles suffered a proper fate- to be shot by an arrow and slain by the bow of Hector's cowardly and lustful brother Paris.
Achilles VS Hector [HD] 720p - YouTube
It is also true that in many cases the old legends have a background of truth. Some sugest that it is possible that the misterious Etruscans were descendants of the Trojans. It is one of the theories about their origin.
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Some of the Greek historians like Herodotus circulated the belief that the Etruscans originated in Lydia in Asia Minor (i.e. in the area of the Hittite Empire) but, in the Aeneid, I believe they were already long-established there. I think that the Romans tended to follow the Greek beliefs. The conjecture that the Etruscans originated in Asia Minor does seem to have some truth to it. The migration from Lydia to Italy would've taken place at about the time of the so-called bronze age collapse which shattered most of the ancient empires (Hittite, Mycenae, Egypt, which recovered but never to its former glory, etc.). This is the timeframe of the Trojan War (dated during the Christian period to have been 1194bc to 1184 bc, I believe), the era of the Judges in Israel, where the Philistines appear as enemies of the Israelites (the Philistines originated in Caphtor- or Crete), and so on.
DNA Analysis Has Cleared Up The Origins of the Etruscans - Softpedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age_collapse
But yes Troy is a decent film. I used to dislike it because it wasn't true to Homer's poem but now I appreciate the film purely on its own merits.
Última edición por Annuit Coeptis; 23/01/2013 a las 23:58
"And, as we Catholics know, Western Civilization is Roman Civilization, first classical Roman Civilization, then Roman Catholic Civilization, as the Christians preserved and carried classical Roman Civilization to the world in a Christianized form. That is, after all, why we are described as Roman Catholics."
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A scene from Iron Man.
Iron Man to the Rescue - Iron Man (8/9) Movie CLIP (2008) HD - YouTube
"And, as we Catholics know, Western Civilization is Roman Civilization, first classical Roman Civilization, then Roman Catholic Civilization, as the Christians preserved and carried classical Roman Civilization to the world in a Christianized form. That is, after all, why we are described as Roman Catholics."
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Yes, the film is not entirely faithful to the book of Homer, filmmakers usually change much the stories to make them more marketable.
I remember seeing another movie about Troy where Paris is shown as a brave warrior.
Unfortunately it also happens even in biblical movies, I remember seeing a movie about Noah's ark in which mix the universal flood story with the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
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Very good scene.The first Iron Man movie was very entertaining , but as usually happens the second part was not very good
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