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The Windsors / Re: Queen Elizabeth II Part IV
« on: September 10, 2022, 06:47:32 PM »
I haven't been here in forever, but may the queen rest in peace. She was beloved and respected the world over.
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Films and TV shows about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Re: Anastasia the Musical: Inaccuracies
« on: October 23, 2017, 06:13:24 PM »
I watched the animated film when I was a kid, and my class was so into it that my teacher dedicated a week to teaching us about the Imperial family and the Bolshevik Revolution, which instilled in me a love of Russian history. Happily learning Russian now, largely thanks to that musical. It's a lot different from Japanese, and while it's not as close to English as Norwegian, it's close enough to make comparisons. They're both Indo-European, after all!
Anyway, back on topic, I'd love to see the stage adaptation despite the inaccuracies. I think the worst Anastasia film was that weird one with the talking instruments, and I know it can't be that bad! I listened to most of the soundtrack on YouTube and think it sounds pretty good, even without "In the Dark of the Night."
Anyway, back on topic, I'd love to see the stage adaptation despite the inaccuracies. I think the worst Anastasia film was that weird one with the talking instruments, and I know it can't be that bad! I listened to most of the soundtrack on YouTube and think it sounds pretty good, even without "In the Dark of the Night."
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Films and TV shows about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Re: Anastasia the Musical: Inaccuracies
« on: September 27, 2017, 08:20:58 AM »
Which musical is this? The broadway one? I've listened to some of the songs, but I haven't gotten through the whole soundtrack yet.
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Films and TV shows about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Re: Empire of The Tsars On Neflix
« on: February 26, 2017, 07:06:17 PM »
Just started part one!
Feels great to be back on the forum, by the way...
Feels great to be back on the forum, by the way...
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Films and TV shows about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Anastasia Coming to Broadway
« on: September 26, 2016, 01:00:07 PM »
I haven't been on in forever!
The animated Anastasia movie has been recently adapted for broadway. The strangest thing is that Rasputin is not in it, and it's gunning for a little more historical accuracy than the film was.
Regardless, it looks like it'll be a great experience.
The animated Anastasia movie has been recently adapted for broadway. The strangest thing is that Rasputin is not in it, and it's gunning for a little more historical accuracy than the film was.
Regardless, it looks like it'll be a great experience.
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Films and TV shows about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Re: Russian Ark
« on: January 09, 2009, 11:31:40 PM »
I just got the film and haven't watched anything but the special features (it's the collector's edition) and it looks great! I'll have a better response once I've actually watched the film, though.
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Films and TV shows about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Re: Fiddler On The Roof
« on: November 11, 2008, 09:11:11 PM »
Off topic, but here's an interesting article regarding the real Von Trapp family. http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/winter/von-trapps.html
That said, while I still love The Sound of Music, it's very apparent that Fiddler on the Roof is much closer to the truth.
That said, while I still love The Sound of Music, it's very apparent that Fiddler on the Roof is much closer to the truth.
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Films and TV shows about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Re: Fiddler On The Roof
« on: October 29, 2008, 08:54:28 PM »
Fiddler on the Roof is one of my favorite musicals, along with Camelot, The Sound of Music, and The Phantom of the Opera. Each one of them is a classic in their own right, and many of them took the musical industry to new heights. Well, maybe not Fiddler, but it's still a good story, and is true to the times. It tells the story of the Jews much better than The Sound of Music tells the story of the Von Trapp family, and Fiddler is fictional! And who can forget Tevye's dream?
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Films and TV shows about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Re: Odd Places To Find Romanovs - TV Series - Comedy Shows - Movies
« on: October 29, 2008, 06:32:15 PM »oh, gosh Animaniacs. That was a good tv show, a spin off of Animaniacs, called hysteria had the Russian Revolution song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCln4UEUc0o
After searching everywhere, I found the entire episode here: http://www.truveo.com/The-Russian-Revolution/id/1678504493
Histeria was neat, although I always preferred Animaniacs.
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Films and TV shows about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Re: Odd Places To Find Romanovs - TV Series - Comedy Shows - Movies
« on: September 10, 2008, 09:03:08 PM »
I remember that short! I tend not to get really offended by their jokes, though. They slam (and slam hard) a lot of people, not just Rasputin, and very rarely do they ever seem to want to intentionally hurt anybody.
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Films and TV shows about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Re: Odd Places To Find Romanovs - TV Series - Comedy Shows - Movies
« on: September 10, 2008, 08:55:13 PM »
Just an update to mention that the videos might be coming up soon. I think I've solved the mystery of the game crashes and intend to record the game from start to finish.
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Films and TV shows about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Re: Odd Places To Find Romanovs - TV Series - Comedy Shows - Movies
« on: August 19, 2008, 10:50:42 PM »
In the episode Nothing but the Tooth, the Warner siblings are sent to work on Rasputin's aching teeth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEraJUo3NdY
It's an interesting episode, but not much for historical value. First of all, Rasputin is portrayed as an employee, of sorts, who is paid by the Tsar. He also lives in one of the palaces. It's basically caricatures of these two characters (Rasputin and Nicholas), and not in very flattering ways, but I figured I could stick in this board. Animaniacs was always a pretty funny show, and it didn't surprise me that they decided to make fun of historical Russian characters, since they make fun of everyone else, too.
It's an interesting episode, but not much for historical value. First of all, Rasputin is portrayed as an employee, of sorts, who is paid by the Tsar. He also lives in one of the palaces. It's basically caricatures of these two characters (Rasputin and Nicholas), and not in very flattering ways, but I figured I could stick in this board. Animaniacs was always a pretty funny show, and it didn't surprise me that they decided to make fun of historical Russian characters, since they make fun of everyone else, too.
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Films and TV shows about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Re: Odd Places To Find Romanovs - TV Series - Comedy Shows - Movies
« on: August 19, 2008, 10:37:36 PM »
I have one that I'm trying to record to put up on Youtube. It's called Titanic: Adventure out of Time. I might just stick up links to the videos involving the Romanovs when I get it all completed!
Anyway, it's an old computer game. The story starts off in London during World War 2, and your character is a failed special agent who botched a mission on the Titanic, resulting in his dismissal. When a German bomb lands in front of your apartment, you find yourself back in your cabin during the final hours before the Titanic sinks. You have to get three items to get the good ending: the Rubayat, a painting, and a notebook. The notebook contains the names of Russian revolutionists, and if you manage to get it, you can warn the Tsar and stop the bolshevics from ever seizing power. Of course, in order to keep the Romanovs in power, you also have to get the other three items, otherwise the second World War will destroy their empire.
If you guys want loads of spoilers I'll give them to you! For some reason, the game seems to want to freeze up on me, so it might be a spell before the videos are up.
As for the technicalities of the game, it's probably the most real-looking Titanic I've seen, outside the James Cameron film sets. It's layed out exactly as the Titanic was, and the images are still photorealistic in this day and age. The plot is intriguing, but the puzzles can be downright hard, especially that Russian doll puzzle. I can't wait to get it up on the Internet!
For those of you who dislike video games, I'm sure even this one would be appealing to you.
Anyway, it's an old computer game. The story starts off in London during World War 2, and your character is a failed special agent who botched a mission on the Titanic, resulting in his dismissal. When a German bomb lands in front of your apartment, you find yourself back in your cabin during the final hours before the Titanic sinks. You have to get three items to get the good ending: the Rubayat, a painting, and a notebook. The notebook contains the names of Russian revolutionists, and if you manage to get it, you can warn the Tsar and stop the bolshevics from ever seizing power. Of course, in order to keep the Romanovs in power, you also have to get the other three items, otherwise the second World War will destroy their empire.
If you guys want loads of spoilers I'll give them to you! For some reason, the game seems to want to freeze up on me, so it might be a spell before the videos are up.
As for the technicalities of the game, it's probably the most real-looking Titanic I've seen, outside the James Cameron film sets. It's layed out exactly as the Titanic was, and the images are still photorealistic in this day and age. The plot is intriguing, but the puzzles can be downright hard, especially that Russian doll puzzle. I can't wait to get it up on the Internet!
For those of you who dislike video games, I'm sure even this one would be appealing to you.
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Olga Nicholaievna / Re: Olga & Bi polar
« on: January 24, 2008, 10:23:01 AM »
I'm normally a lurker on this site, but I logged in to respond to this message. Frist of all, I might come off as bias because I was a psychology major turned antipsychiatry, so I personally don't believe in the existence of bipolar (no proof of any mental illness other than what neurologists have discovered). However, when I first started to study psychology, it occured to me that Olga, in our modern times, might have been labeled bipolar. Especially given that it's become a very trendy diagnosis in the industry. No, you don't have to exhibit extreme behaviors in these days.
Personally, I think Olga's "condition" was the result of being incredibly smart and sensitive to her surroundings. For example, what prompted her break down? Working as a nurse, which is something that someone as sensitive as Olga shouldn't have had to do. Moreover, she seemed to understand Russia's political situation much better than her parents, or so I've read.
As for Alix, I think the same can be said of her. Given that she had four daughters, one right after the other, and endured years of stress trying to give birth to a boy, it's no wonder she was stressed! That and the fact that she didn't seem to be physically healthy all that often...
Personally, I think Olga's "condition" was the result of being incredibly smart and sensitive to her surroundings. For example, what prompted her break down? Working as a nurse, which is something that someone as sensitive as Olga shouldn't have had to do. Moreover, she seemed to understand Russia's political situation much better than her parents, or so I've read.
As for Alix, I think the same can be said of her. Given that she had four daughters, one right after the other, and endured years of stress trying to give birth to a boy, it's no wonder she was stressed! That and the fact that she didn't seem to be physically healthy all that often...
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