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Thanks Narukami - I really enjoyed the Odyssey one...and the original Hannibal film would be great to see!
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Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
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I finally got the Scipio Africanus DVD. It did have a few parts with better than expected details that Hollywood would have never gotten right, but overall it was kind of boring. I did find it amusing that everyone who lived in Rome, and I mean everyone, did nothing but wander around with a fascist salute all the time. How long can you hold your right arm up? It seems like a 24/7 thing in this film. Eat, sleep, everything with your arm up in a fascist salute. I have some questions about the authenticity of this.
Carthagenians seem to have lived in direct replicas of Assyrian palaces, just like Nineva. They, however, did not spend the whole day with their arms up in a salute. Probably why they lost the war, what with weaker right arms. The Carthagenian soldiers did seem to have plenty of time to leer at virtuous Roman women captives, who refused their advances and modestly kept ther faces covered and averted their eyes from the lecherous gaze of the unwashed grubby Carthagenians. Roman soldiers never seem to have such ill manners and obviously had much better upbringing.
Borrrow or rent a copy. Don't buy one.
@ Narukami- Osprey has a new one out: Samurai Women, 1184- 1877. One hopes for enough of us to become enlightened and to form a Tomeo Gozen fan club.
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No musical Hannibal collection is complete without JUPITER'S DARLING (1955) starring Howard Keel and Esther Williams. Esther is the Roman maiden Hannibal falls for. I mean, how can you go on conquering Rome if it means losing a babe like Esther? Of course, she gets to swim. It was in her MGM contract. Lots of elephants, lots of songs. Can't beat it.
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Right you are Niedel, Cabiria does have both Hannibal and Scipio, but the synopsis is unclear as to showing the actual Battle of Zama, though given the tenor of the film it would not surprise me either way.
Glad the Music Videos will be put to good use. I played the Hannibal video ("Stick it to old man Rome") for my grandson, who is in 5th grade) and he thought it very funny. The melody stuck with him and hopefully some of the information too.
Next time I'm subbing in the middle school grades I'm going to try and fit it in ... somehow.
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Narukami
David Reinke
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Quote:A new book on Samurai Women eh ... sounds interesting. I'll have to look for that. A fan club for Tomoe Gozen -- sign me up. I love a woman who confirms her love by taking the head of an enemy!
Narukami
OK David, today I got the book
Samurai Women 1184-1877. Plenty of paparazzi wood-cuts of knock-out Tomeo Gozen to “oooh!” over. And all the armor! What more can a groupie go for? No fold-outs though. Have to talk to Osprey about that. Much more information than I thought, including photos of armors known to have been owned by Samurai women such as Lady Tsuruhime, of the 1540s.
Think about it. What more can you want than a beautiful woman who actually understands why all of us on this forum really need all those swords and suits of armor we buy. This is even if she may be capable of taking the best of them for herself. And make you do the laundry.
Ralph
