Thread: Thanksgiving in Russian

Originally Posted by Vadim84

Guys, what are you talking about?

It's an inside Russian movie maniac joke, don't worry about it.

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

КЮ!

Watch your mouth! КЮ is a bad word.

I found something for you

http://kin-dza-dza.etel.ru/

What does КЮ mean? I was trying to guess its meaning for a couple of minutes but failed.

Just follow the link boy and you'll figure it out.

I couldn't find the abbreviation on that website!

It's not an abbreviation

http://kin-dza-dza.etel.ru/slovar.htm

Modern generation. I bet you know what hobbit is. Cuz there has been a Hollywood movie about that.

'Course, I know what hobbit is. I've watched the movie you're talking about. Never heard of this word though.

Originally Posted by adoc

It's not an abbreviation

http://kin-dza-dza.etel.ru/slovar.htm

But what is their etymology? Or there isn't any?

Originally Posted by Vadim84

kalinka_vinnie, how do you do that? I mean, how do you manage to make such ambiguous misprints? Teach me!

lol! I am the master of misprints! Well, давение didn't LOOK wrong, but I meant давание. Sorry for the laughter that spawned from this

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

'Course, I know what hobbit is. I've watched the movie you're talking about. Never heard of this word though.

ReDsanchous, you need to immediately get a hold of Kin-Dza-Dza, legally or othewise, and watch it at LEAST three times. Only after watching it, can you call yourself a Russian citizen

Even though I haven't seen Kin-Dza-Dza and never heard of it I can call myself a Russian citizen. What's so special about this movie?

though i'm russian i've never understood it...it's kind of a fantasy world with its own language ку-ку-ку

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

Even though I haven't seen Kin-Dza-Dza and never heard of it I can call myself a Russian citizen. What's so special about this movie?

Easy there tiger, I was joking!

It is a cult movie, with Евгений Леонов, I am sure you have heard of him

Yeah, you're right - I have heard of Евгений Леонов. There seem to be a few pics of him on the website adoc mentioned. Am I right?

Easy there tiger, I was joking!

I knew you were kidding me! I was just complaining... :P

Originally Posted by Friendy

Originally Posted by adoc

It's not an abbreviation

http://kin-dza-dza.etel.ru/slovar.htm

But what is their etymology? Or there isn't any?

I've heard a theory that you have to sorta read the words backwards and then they have more sense. Then пацак turns into кацап, кц into ЦК, эцилопп into полицай, and ПЖ (the monarch of the planet) turns into what used to be the Brezhnev's nickname. But the youngsters, they don't know any of that, they don't understand the whole grand concept of цветовой дифференциации штанов.

That movie was a bomb (not in a bad way) back when it came out. Nobody could believe it was possible to get it past the censorship.

Originally Posted by adoc

I've heard a theory that you have to sorta read the words backwards and then they have more sense. Then пацак turns into кацап, кц into ЦК, эцилопп into полицай, and ПЖ (the monarch of the planet) turns into what used to be the Brezhnev's nickname.

Wow, that's interesting, thank you, but still it doesn't explain all the words. There must be some other "secretes" too.

Originally Posted by adoc

Modern generation. I bet you know what hobbit is. Cuz there has been a Hollywood movie about that.

Oh, please! Don't start it all over again! I mean enough of this complaining about modern generation. It's like... стариковское ворчание :P There is no need for the youngsters to watch such hard movies as Kin-Dza-Dza.

Of course, I've heard about that movie (Кин-дза-дза) and I'm surprised ReDSanchous hasn't. But I haven't watched it because it's... just boring stuff... нудятина одним словом

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

ReDsanchous, you need to immediately get a hold of Kin-Dza-Dza, legally or othewise, and watch it at LEAST three times. Only after watching it, can you call yourself a Russian citizen

Nah... There is nothing special about that movie. There are much better ones in the Russian cinematography For example, "Я шагаю по Москве". The same director as of "Кин-дза-дза" (Георгий Данелия) but that's a way more positive, easy to perceive movie starring the famous Russian director Никита Михалков. I like the main song of that movie.

Originally Posted by Vadim84

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

ReDsanchous, you need to immediately get a hold of Kin-Dza-Dza, legally or othewise, and watch it at LEAST three times. Only after watching it, can you call yourself a Russian citizen

Nah... There is nothing special about that movie. There are much better ones in the Russian cinematography

I second it. Usually made myself to watch frist 10 minutes of it and got bored.

Originally Posted by Vadim84

Nah... There is nothing special about that movie. There are much better ones in the Russian cinematography For example, "Я шагаю по Москве". The same director as of "Кин-дза-дза" (Георгий Данелия) but that's a way more positive, easy to perceive movie starring the famous Russian director Никита Михалков. I like the main song of that movie.

Sorry dude. I don't like socialist realism, it turns my brain into a mush. Nor do I enjoy watching the famous russian director or any of his masterpieces. But that's just a matter of personal preferences, right?

well, ok. I like ALL russian movies (except "иди смотри"). when I watched "шагаю по москве", I didn't realize who Nikita Mikhalkov was, so now I have to watch that movie again!

Many people don't undestand the humor in most cult movies (I have very few american friends that understand movies like "Monty Pythong and the Holy Grail"), especially if the movies are old, but one has to take into consideration not only the movie but the whole atmosphere it was released in. Learn to sit back and see the big picture (pun intended), not only try to be entertained... well that is how I watch the movies anyway