Re: Gone west! - Bambi B - Films/DVD Asylum

Re: Gone west!

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Posted by Bambi B on May 15, 2004 at 18:09:27

In Reply to: Re: Gone west! posted by Victor Khomenko on May 14, 2004 at 20:35:54:

Victor,

Yes, you've hit the essential point of Westerns' predictability. And even when the pattern is broken there is still the obvious "anti-pattern" that is just as predictable.

I did very much enjoy "Butch Cassidy and the SDK" from the standpoint of breaking the mould, but it was another "anti-pattern" movie that was predictable, but the personalities given to the anti-heroes made it fun.

"...the hero suddenly killed five opponents with just a few strokes".

Gosh, didn't this same kind of artificial super-hero effect- along with an edit every 1/8th second, make the second Matrix movie a cinema burner?

Watches: I couldn't stay away ffrom the corner drug store and took my attorney friend in to have a look. I again didn't buy anything, but my friend- who was there to keep me from a silly impulse purchase, bought a nice, slightly used Franck Muller Conquistador after about 5 minutes! He had never heard of Muller before, but just had to have it. I don't know how someone can be so instantly decisive about a watch. My problem is that I like so many- too many. Do you find that you spend a lot of time in deciding or are these purchases: easy, calm, and quick?

You're right about the Lange size- I mistyped 48mm for the correct 38mm for the Lange 1. The third time I tried it, it seemed a reasnable size. I keep thinking I have such small wrists for these big watches, but with good designs and not too, too thick they look fine. The shop had some fun stuff, a really huge, thick Alain Silberstein- so goofy I really liked it as it is so different from the very sober Langes and the very traditional Breguets and Pateks. I don't see a lot of horological quality in Silbersteins, but they are unforgettable looking. Another unforgettable at the shop- a Vacheron tourbillon with a half-hunter back. This is an amazing kind of X-rated! under the counter watch. Opening the back there is a little shadow diarama of two people well- there was a little action scene of these two people one behind the other, "rocking" back and forth! A watch you can't take home to mother! My friend and I couldn't stop laughing.

I have really come around to German watches and now I'm looking more at Glasshutte.

RE: "Musical Fidelity watches"- that those on General are giving such a hard "time" to Sam Tellig for. What would a BAT watch would be like? Have you ever thought of watch designs?

I've worked off and on on watch designs for years, recently a "mystery watch" with the dials on floating concentric disks and another unconventional jumping hour. Fun to fiddle with and a wonderful irresponsible use of time.

Cheers,

Bam

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