Prospero's Books
Written by Oancitizen Sunday, 04 September 2011 00:46
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Comments (56)
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09.04.2011 - 01:35 | LikaLaruku
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09.04.2011 - 08:42 | ladydiskette
Wait...What....? I am sorry you just lost me with that whole Transformer death scene when you were talking about Orson Wells there.
"-its storytime with Grandpa Geilgud and he is doing all the voices!"
I love how Oancitizen says that.
Me: Yay storytimes....! *hugs her teddy bear*
*later on*
Me: Grandpa Geilgud this story doesn't make any sense and kinda vaguely follows 'The Tempest'.
Geilgud: *smacks ladydiskette* Insolent bratty wench, just for that go outside and cut me a willow branch!
Me: :(
I have to admit, the animations that illustrate the different books are very interesting and cool-looking, though they remind me of the color work for the Silent Hill comics I think it works in this movie because they are brief yet toned down to be seen more clearly and have excellent movements.
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"Wait...What....? I am sorry you just lost me with that whole Transformer death scene when you were talking about Orson Wells there."
Orson Wells' last role was providing the voice of one of the Robots in the 1986 animated Transformers movie. Supposedly he died less than a week after recording his part.
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09.04.2011 - 14:18 | ladydisketteOhhhh okay, I didn't know that, that makes me kinda want to find Transformers: The Movie now and watch it. Thanks for the information Flaregun :)
That is pretty cool Orson Wells doing the voice for one of the tranformers. :D
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09.04.2011 - 02:01 | ShingoEXThe Transformers movie was in '86, not '85
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...when a director makes a movie which features Michael Gambon grabbing Helen Mirren' tit,
you know it' going to be awesome
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09.04.2011 - 02:09 | TheManFromBartertown
Wasn't Sir John Gielgud also in Caligula?
I get the feeling he's always had a knack for selecting roles that put him in the vicinity of boobs, specifically nubile ones.
In that regard, Gielgud agreeing to do this movie is not by a longshot the sleaziest thing he ever performed in.
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09.04.2011 - 02:21 | Zydrate
So do I get a prize for spotting that uncensored breast?
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09.04.2011 - 02:17 | The_Loremaster
Ah Orsen Wells, I only know who you are because you played Unicorn and your not-actually-you fake commercials from Fox's short lived series The Critic. Well, that an the biography my cinema teacher made us watch about the production of Citizen Kane.
Anyway, that was exceptionally bizarre, but I may need to watch it thanks to my insatiable curiosity to know exactly what it was you were covering with those black bars, lol
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09.04.2011 - 11:21 | mrskippy
Relatively sure it was Unicron. Not Unicorn. Although, a robot unicorn attacking things would make a pretty good movie. I think Erasure could do the soundtrack...
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09.04.2011 - 02:27 | Relaxo
Wow, I'm not sure Brad had to cover this much up on Caligula. That must have been challenging to show. :)
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09.04.2011 - 03:04 | Spazz Attack
As always, very good show. No complaints, really.
And this is what I think happened in the board room when they were planning this movie...
Peter Green...great choice! I mean, why get someone who knows what they're doing? We can get someone who directed an actor to grope someone, singing numbers with random stuff going on in the background, and cannibalism instead! BRILLIANT!
OH! OH! And let's see what we can add to the movie to make it even more artsy...
OH! We can change the tempest to a small, mostly naked child taking a piss on a toy boat! That should turn some heads! Throw some naked people into there too. I don't know how smart people will be if they willingly watch this movie and aren't art majors, so also add some pop-up books to dumb it down a bit. What, you need more? Bah, just start making the movie. We'll come up with stuff as we go along.
What? It's an artsy movie. It doesn't HAVE to make sense!! *evil laugh*
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09.04.2011 - 02:55 | Francc
Good job as usual! Thank you. I was wondering if it would be possible to request that you take on Richard Kelly's Southland tales? I actually enjoyed it but have only seen it once... Plenty of weird choises for actors (The Rock, Justin Timberlake, Kevin Smith, etc) and a story that I could not follow.
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09.04.2011 - 02:58 | Shinigami
SYMBOLISM!!!!
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09.04.2011 - 02:58 | ArtticWitchica
... I keep thinking of Caligula XD
Also I love how the only bit if Shakespeare I recognized was the modified end speech... since I have seen that play so many times and even was in the play myself as it is one of my faves :3
I got to be Peter Quince and memorize the prologue >:3
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09.04.2011 - 03:46 | JRodd
Next you should do Waiting fr Godot :D
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09.04.2011 - 06:13 | TheXell
I call bullshit. If it starts with the book of water, i expect an underage Shaolin Monk with superpowers.
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You know there are a few people that haven't seen the Angels in America review and it was referenced in AT4W. Considering the high praise it gets, maybe it might be a good idea to show here.
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09.04.2011 - 07:12 | Gethenian
But... but that would mean I'd have to draw a card for it! And watch it again! @_@
(I completely agree, though, it's one of the best things he's ever done and it really should go up on the site.)
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I would actually like to hear your opinion on both Donnie Darko and Southland Tales, Donnie Darko isn't that hard to understand but I would just like to hear if you liked it or not and what you thought of it, but Southland Tales, yeah a review of that would be awesome . . .
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09.04.2011 - 07:42 | 8Jockerlee77
this is the first time i had hard of this and it is just plain wired much respect of reviewing this movie
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09.04.2011 - 07:43 | Lectrajack
Why do I always feel like I have to take a shower after watching this show?
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09.04.2011 - 07:54 | TwistedEllipses
We had a nickname for Shakespeare in school and it wasn't 'the bard', but it did start with a 'b' and end with an 'ard'...
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I saw this is the cinemah... I found it confusing and spectacular in equal measure. Thank you for the review.
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09.04.2011 - 08:50 | Nephilim
Looks like a fascinating yet confusing movie.
Greenaway always adds a great visual quality to his movies.
*wonders if The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover is on Blu-ray yet* I adore that movie.
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09.04.2011 - 09:20 | Cheshire Kitten
The framing device for this movie sounds like a decent idea, but it just looks...weird. Good review, Oancitizen.
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09.04.2011 - 09:44 | DirtyMinded
Oh oh! I LOVE ye-olde-robote-dance! That's one of my favourite moves! =D
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...not too long ago. I was Ferdinand. No, I did not wear a large hat.
Anyway, I can totally concur with a lot of your comments. For example, yes. Boatswain was pronounced "bo'sun." I also loved every comment about Stephano and Trinculo, particularly the one about comparing them to Bulk and Skull.
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09.04.2011 - 11:29 | HedonisteEgoiste
And now I need to watch Derek Jarman's Tempest again...
Great video, as always.
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09.04.2011 - 12:15 | SomeGreenChick
"The Transformers movie was in '86, not '85"
*sigh* It was a reference to Orson Welles' death. Wow.
Anyway. This just makes me want to watch this movie. Great review!
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09.04.2011 - 13:16 | brick mooncode
I don't have a problem with nudity in movies, but it's plainly gratuitous here, and it seems counterproductive to this movie's seeming ambition to be taken seriously.
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09.04.2011 - 13:24 | Sebastian_Havelock
Considering the Tempest was written as celebration of Shakespere's career and he may well have been the original Prospero the books as magic thing makes a lot of sense as does his destroying them at the end.
Working in the Theatre was regarded as sinful and Shakespere would have totally denounced his old ways in his retirment even just for appearances sake.
Just like the long standing British tradition of burning a man's pornography collection when he dies.
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09.04.2011 - 13:49 | Cassiekins
And you said you weren't going to have another video out for a month XXP
Watching now...comments later. What what.
EDIT:
It's funny...I played Ariel in a production of "The Tempest" and I can't remember peeing on any toy boats. Of course it was 7 years ago, so who knows. One can't remember everything.
Another great review. Loved the ending to this one too. It made me smile.
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09.04.2011 - 15:07 | Gethenian"And you said you weren't going to have another video out for a month XXP"
He's releasing old episodes every week. There won't be a NEW video out for a while.
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09.04.2011 - 20:24 | CassiekinsAhh. That makes sense. Of course, I'm not complaining. More is more and more is good ^^
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09.04.2011 - 13:45 | DVAcme
Kyle, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PRETTY PLEASE review El Topo!!
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09.04.2011 - 14:16 | TheDVDGrouch
Man I hate to admit it but I was really late to the party when it came to your series but man am I glad I'm here now great video. Now all I have to do is go back and get up to date on your work.
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Aww, I already saw this one.