tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post5223825713754150546..comments2023-11-05T09:55:13.077+02:00Comments on Itching for Eestimaa: For the Pronks CrowdGiustinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-46776019720113682302007-03-06T22:08:00.000+02:002007-03-06T22:08:00.000+02:00Well, in Finland you see *every single* independen...Well, in Finland you see *every single* independence day 6.12 the "Unknown Soldier" - and the old b&w version too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-46899402422965001012007-02-26T01:07:00.000+02:002007-02-26T01:07:00.000+02:00Have you seen "Sigade Revolutsioon" yet?Good film....<I>Have you seen "Sigade Revolutsioon" yet?</I><BR/><BR/>Good film. Better than Nimed Mamortahvilil. <BR/><BR/>But the bar is SO LOW ... ;-)Wait, wut?https://www.blogger.com/profile/02838722936881565326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-69694303134875729262007-02-26T01:06:00.000+02:002007-02-26T01:06:00.000+02:00Autor on selle kommentaari eemaldanud.Wait, wut?https://www.blogger.com/profile/02838722936881565326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-80271083186006070442007-02-25T21:08:00.000+02:002007-02-25T21:08:00.000+02:00Have you seen "Sigade Revolutsioon" yet?Have you seen "Sigade Revolutsioon" yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-70225566471952726782007-02-25T15:11:00.000+02:002007-02-25T15:11:00.000+02:00Am I a freak? For me, "Man without a past" was fun...Am I a freak? For me, "Man without a past" was fun, fun, fun. Throughout all the film I was either laughing or trying not to cry in more sentimental parts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-5217886360260125452007-02-25T11:06:00.000+02:002007-02-25T11:06:00.000+02:00Don't feel too bad of not liking Aki Kaurismaki's ...Don't feel too bad of not liking Aki Kaurismaki's "Man without a past", Giustino, for to me it represents exactly the same intensety in exitement than watching proverbial paint drying on the wall. Action in an average grave yard would look like a riot in comparison. Artsy fartsy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-36538833586896793232007-02-25T02:06:00.000+02:002007-02-25T02:06:00.000+02:00No matter how great Empire was, it didn't have Lei...No matter how great Empire was, it didn't have Leia in a bikini. Thus, Jedi wins by default.space_mazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761076198531074140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-67082758095161390802007-02-24T22:27:00.000+02:002007-02-24T22:27:00.000+02:00"Empire had the better ending. I mean, Luke gets h...<I>"Empire had the better ending. I mean, Luke gets his hand cut off, finds out Vader's his father. Han gets frozen and taken away by Boba Fett. It ends on such a down note. I mean, that's what life is, a series of down endings. All Jedi had was a bunch of Muppets."</I><BR/><BR/>No, Jedi had:<BR/><BR/>1. Ewoks, who had their own interesting culture, and sang the best song in the trilogy (perhaps only rivaled by the cafe scene in the original Star Wars) at the end.<BR/><BR/>2. Leia, in a golden bikini.<BR/><BR/>3. Jabba the Hutt's lair.<BR/><BR/>4. Finally getting a glimpse of Vader's head.<BR/><BR/>5. The fact that it's the only one I saw in the theater when it first came out.<BR/><BR/>I'm attached to Jedi. That's just how it is.Giustinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-73130107763025067092007-02-24T22:02:00.000+02:002007-02-24T22:02:00.000+02:00"Imeb marmorvahvlit" was way more fun movie. By Po..."Imeb marmorvahvlit" was way more fun movie. By Pornokunn.<BR/>And the fight at Ljosha`s (between old (and subsequently overly emotional) pensioners taking a nostalgic trip and some young Stonian idiots) was just plain ugly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-75441540598752612812007-02-24T15:26:00.000+02:002007-02-24T15:26:00.000+02:00And I liked Jedi more than Empire.I just have to s...<I> And I liked Jedi more than Empire.</I><BR/><BR/>I just have to say it:<BR/>"Blasphemy !"<BR/><BR/>Although, it's quite reversed...<BR/>But also: <I>"Empire had the better ending. I mean, Luke gets his hand cut off, finds out Vader's his father. Han gets frozen and taken away by Boba Fett. It ends on such a down note. I mean, that's what life is, a series of down endings. All Jedi had was a bunch of Muppets."</I>Ray D. Noperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04539005106578703401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-24046602300032016052007-02-24T01:08:00.000+02:002007-02-24T01:08:00.000+02:00"Nimed Marmortahvlil," the Estonian equivalent of ...<I>"Nimed Marmortahvlil," the Estonian equivalent of the "Sound of Music?" You must be drinking a WHOLE LOT of Al Le Coq.</I><BR/><BR/>You must be a really big fan of the <I>Sound of Music</I>. But, now that you mention it, I did just finish another A. Le Coq.<BR/><BR/>The comparison was due to the "repeatability" factor: ie. said film occurs reliably at the same time each year. I enjoyed the movie though. I am not sure how to judge it. I mean I watched Aki Kaurismäki's "Man without a past" and I walked away thinking it was dull and lifeless, until it was explained to me that it was like that <I>on purpose</I>.<BR/><BR/>I'm no film critic. One of my favorite movies is Fellini's <I>Citta della Donne</I> - hardly revered as a classic. And I liked <I>Jedi</I> more than <I>Empire</I>. Perhaps my judgement is not to be trusted.Giustinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-61427233574941450172007-02-24T00:51:00.000+02:002007-02-24T00:51:00.000+02:00And don't forget "Naksitrallid" at 17.00. Estonian...And don't forget "Naksitrallid" at 17.00. Estonian animation classic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-79896822362066219602007-02-24T00:31:00.000+02:002007-02-24T00:31:00.000+02:00"Nimed Marmortahvlil," the Estonian equivalent of ..."Nimed Marmortahvlil," the Estonian equivalent of the "Sound of Music?" You must be drinking a WHOLE LOT of Al Le Coq.<BR/>I thought it was laughably cartoonish in some spots, and suffered from pacing, dialog, and sheer believability problems all the way through. "Names in Marble" couldn't decide if it was a serious movie or not, and it failed on both accounts.<BR/>Yea, there are some good moments that would get an Estonia patriot's blood going, and Hele Kore is ... well, I heart Hele Kore, and was disappointed to find out she's living with someone. ;-( <BR/>But, no. I own the DVD, but never have the urge to watch it.<BR/><BR/>Malev, IMO, is the better of the two movies. Made by Tartu University students, it has a Monty Python sensibility to it, with an Estonian twist. <BR/>I actually didn't think much of it when I first saw it, but over the next couple of days I found myself reliving some of the scenes in my mind. The war council and the battlefield scenes have some LOL moments, particularly the former, if you understand what mainland Estonians feel about people from Saareamaa.<BR/><BR/>My take; if there is going to be an Estonian Sound of Music, I think there's only a couple of contestants: <BR/>* Ilmar Raag's "August 1991", from ETV, which although it suffers from a low budget and some cheesiness here and there, is pretty darn good. It's been out on DVD for about a year.<BR/>* I think the eventual winner will be Jim and Maureen Tusty's "The Singing Revolution" documentary, which opened the Black Nights festival in Dec. and just finished its run in Estonia before its release in the West.<BR/>THAT film is how you do a love letter to a country.Wait, wut?https://www.blogger.com/profile/02838722936881565326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-76618860811478123912007-02-24T00:14:00.000+02:002007-02-24T00:14:00.000+02:00Is it me, or is this some really strange programmi...<I>Is it me, or is this some really strange programming from ETV?</I><BR/><BR/>Nimed should be the first film after the address.Giustinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-50320924078724719182007-02-24T00:02:00.000+02:002007-02-24T00:02:00.000+02:00Nimed mamortahvlil starting at 01.45 - I hope you'...Nimed mamortahvlil starting at 01.45 - I hope you're sufficiently night-active :-D<BR/><BR/>Is it me, or is this some really strange programming from ETV?space_mazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761076198531074140noreply@blogger.com