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At least it keeps the lower quality actors from being seen too much.
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Could be true, It was an example of positive thinking, but they are part of that selection of bad acting actors.
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 oh well. Maybe the good actors are spending their time doing more worthwile
things.
i'm running out of ideas here..
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| Quote: | Originally posted by scallopino
oh well. Maybe the good actors are spending their time doing more worthwile
things.
i'm running out of ideas here.. |
Wel that is not so dramatically. Looks what happens if you appear to be a good actor. Every producer/director wants good actors.
So prices will go up. So you take 0ne good actor that gives you an advantage in advertising your movie. Than budget runs low and you need more cheap
(bad) actors. Low budget movie makers cant afford good actors and use the (bad) actors from the before mentioned movie, at least they are
experienced. and so on and on. Nothing bad actually, it only make you not a fan of movies in your own language. In a strange or less familiar movie
you don't notice everything.
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And when you're a good actor you can ruin your career by acting in some crap movie (or joining Scientology) quite easily... and then try getting back
on the rails.
Anyway we've recently bought Beauty And The Beast... why did it get an Oscar for the title song? 
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I just spent a few months rehearsing and performing with a theatre company who did Beauty and the Beast. I think they were the first people to do it
in Australia or something.
Anyway, the Beast looked like Chewbacca.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BBP
And when you're a good actor you can ruin your career by acting in some crap movie (or joining Scientology) quite easily... and then try getting back
on the rails.
Anyway we've recently bought Beauty And The Beast... why did it get an Oscar for the title song? |
WHAT'S WRONG WITH SCIENTOLOGY!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BBP
And when you're a good actor you can ruin your career by acting in some crap movie (or joining Scientology) quite easily... and then try getting back
on the rails.
Anyway we've recently bought Beauty And The Beast... why did it get an Oscar for the title song? |
WHAT'S WRONG WITH SCIENTOLOGY!
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Ha!
Just today we were in a second-hand store and we found a scientology cassette with all music and lyrics by L. Ron Hubbard. I briefly considered buying
it, but I found it too scary.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by scallopino
I just spent a few months rehearsing and performing with a theatre company who did Beauty and the Beast. I think they were the first people to do it
in Australia or something.
Anyway, the Beast looked like Chewbacca. |
Neato! Who were you? Chip?
Today I went to the cinema for the first time in almost 2 years, to Crusade in Jeans, after one of my favourite children's books. Nice, but
the book is better. (Well, it's not really possible getting much better than that book...) Convincing acting, lovable characters and surprisingly
cost-efficient. Unfortunately the script had some problems, since the author of the book, Thea Beckman, had some moral authority over the script. The
first version was binned (the main charcter had turned from a history-loving Dutch boy into an American drug addict) by her. Unfortunately she never
saw the definite version because she passed away, and I'm pretty sure she'd have picked out some poor dialogue and plot holes. Plus I don't like the
character change: the intelligent, friendly history fanatic from the book has become a selfish soccer player.
If it's in cinema near you, look for it. Though it may not be called Crusade in Jeans, because Americans seem to reject the term crusade. Really! It's
too loaded!
I can't stop thinking of replacement titles for Indiana Jones - The Last Crusade.
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Crusade in jeans is more likely than
Kruistocht in spijkerbroek
But that is far better than
Kruisvocht in spijkerbroek
Not only because of the smell. 
Sorry you cannot translate the joke without destroying it
Wet crotch in jeans or something like that
You see not funny
but at least your crusade rhymes with lemonade
Bringing it almost to cockney
Lemonade in Jeans
[Edited on 25-11-2006 by DED]
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Say Dad? Ever considered writing for Arie and Sylvester? Will and Grace? Or you could make the Terrance and Philip jokes in South Park.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BBP
| Quote: | Originally posted by scallopino
I just spent a few months rehearsing and performing with a theatre company who did Beauty and the Beast. I think they were the first people to do it
in Australia or something.
Anyway, the Beast looked like Chewbacca. |
Neato! Who were you Chip?
Today I went to the cinema for the first time in almost 2 years, to Crusade in Jeans, after one of my favourite children's books. Nice, but
the book is better. (Well, it's not really possible getting much better than that book...) Convincing acting, lovable characters and surprisingly
cost-efficient. Unfortunately the script had some problems, since the author of the book, Thea Beckman, had some moral authority over the script. The
first version was binned (the main charcter had turned from a history-loving Dutch boy into an American drug addict) by her. Unfortunately she never
saw the definite version because she passed away, and I'm pretty sure she'd have picked out some poor dialogue and plot holes. Plus I don't like the
character change: the intelligent, friendly history fanatic from the book has become a selfish soccer player.
If it's in cinema near you, look for it. Though it may not be called Crusade in Jeans, because Americans seem to reject the term crusade. Really! It's
too loaded!
I can't stop thinking of replacement titles for Indiana Jones - The Last Crusade. |
No, sorry. Nothing so exciting. But i did learn some of Chip's lines by the end..."Mama mama! You'll never guess what i saw! Never, not in thousand
million years: a girl! In the castle!" Theatre people are weird if you ask me. All that prancing and dancing. It's much better down in the orchestra
pit where you can't see the show.
I played drums, and also some percussion (on a roland octopad set up). I had to change patches about 3 times every song for timpani and glock parts. A
little bit of a challenge at first but it was kind of fun. 
I have had a look at a list of all the movies released in Australia up to April 5 next year and unfortunately Crusade in Jeans isn't among them, but
that title seems to be the international english title.
I will read the book though and then report back.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by scallopino
| Quote: | Originally posted by BBP
And when you're a good actor you can ruin your career by acting in some crap movie (or joining Scientology) quite easily... and then try getting back
on the rails.
Anyway we've recently bought Beauty And The Beast... why did it get an Oscar for the title song? |
WHAT'S WRONG WITH SCIENTOLOGY!
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Ha!
Just today we were in a second-hand store and we found a scientology cassette with all music and lyrics by L. Ron Hubbard. I briefly considered buying
it, but I found it too scary. |
maybe it'll say: "don't you be terrified, it's just a token of my extreme..." but possibly in the style of a William Shatner spoken word album.
[Edited on 25-11-2006 by scallopino]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DED
Crusade in jeans is more likely than
Kruistocht in spijkerbroek
But that is far better than
Kruisvocht in spijkerbroek
Not only because of the smell.
Sorry you cannot translate the joke without destroying it
Wet crotch in jeans or something like that
You see not funny
but at least your crusade rhymes with lemonade
Bringing it almost to cockney
Lemonade in Jeans
[Edited on 25-11-2006 by DED] |
Wow. And you only changed one letter. what a great language you guys have over there.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by scallopino
Wow. And you only changed one letter. what a great language you guys have over there. |
Great huh! I can't get tired of ridiculous Dutch proverbs myself, like "it's as slippery as an eel in a bucket of snot".
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It shines .. like a varnished booby in the moonlight
If something is not really matching we say
It is like a flag on a mudbarge or more populair but not official as a flag on a shitship.
I'm peticulair fond on switching letters in words in order to change the meaning. If you dial for instance a wrong telephone number it is usually to
say I've dialed the wrong number. In Dutch you have a "verkeerd nummer gedraaid" When you change that into "verkeerde drummer genaaid" nobody will
hear it when you say it fast and serious. However you just said that you have f.ck.d the wrong drummer.
Extremely funny it is, but BBP and ZAZ claims, that is daddyhumor. Baby pee doesn't laugh at such humor.
Another one of my favourites is not to say "calculate that" but i say "smell my ar.e" or in Dutch "ruikanmereet" instead of "rekenmaaruit". There is a
disadvantage though. It is off course a limited game and when I use the jokes on my job, I have to switch every now and then from employer in order to
stay funny. 
[Edited on 27-11-2006 by DED]
[Edited on 27-11-2006 by DED]
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I too am very fond of puns. My online name is a string of them as far as I'm concerned. But as usual, most people don't get them. meh. I work in a
kitchen in a college town. food and it's preparation provides plenty of lowbrow punny humor. I guess I get it out at work and don't bring it
online.
I agree with Laurie Anderson and think that Language is a virus -- and it's contagious 
of course, I think I am the funniest person I know. Others think I CAN be funny but that's where they seem to draw the line.
Sounds like I should learn dutch.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DED
It shines .. like a varnished booby in the moonlight
If something is not really matching we say
It is like a flag on a mudbarge or more populair but not official as a flag on a shitship.
I'm peticulair fond on switching letters in words in order to change the meaning. If you dial for instance a wrong telephone number it is usually to
say I've dialed the wrong number. In Dutch you have a "verkeerd nummer gedraaid" When you change that into "verkeerde drummer genaaid" nobody will
hear it when you say it fast and serious. However you just said that you have f.ck.d the wrong drummer.
Extremely funny it is, but BBP and ZAZ claims, that is daddyhumor. Baby pee doesn't laugh at such humor.
Another one of my favourites is not to say "calculate that" but i say "smell my ar.e" or in Dutch "ruikanmereet" instead of "rekenmaaruit". There is a
disadvantage though. It is off course a limited game and when I use the jokes on my job, I have to switch every now and then from employer in order to
stay funny.
[Edited on 27-11-2006 by DED]
[Edited on 27-11-2006 by DED] |
 HAHAHHA!
It's just great that you can say in one word what would be a whole sentence in english.
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Wow. And you only changed one letter. what a great language you guys have over there. |
Great huh! I can't get tired of ridiculous Dutch proverbs myself, like "it's as slippery as an eel in a bucket of snot". |
I like that one, it made me laugh so much.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DED
I'm peticulair fond on switching letters in words in order to change the meaning. If you dial for instance a wrong telephone number it is usually to
say I've dialed the wrong number. In Dutch you have a "verkeerd nummer gedraaid" When you change that into "verkeerde drummer genaaid" nobody will
hear it when you say it fast and serious. However you just said that you have f.ck.d the wrong drummer.
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