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Baltic Sea. That's the reason. Peter was trying very hard to establish a foothold on its banks. If you look at the map of the Scandinavian peninsula you'll see that the only naval trade route was from Archangelsk which meant moving in the extreme north around the peninsula to mainland Europe. Russia had no ports in the Baltic sea and Sweden ruled these waters. Karl XII was trying to ban Peter's access to the Baltic Sea in this war. St. Petersburg is Russia's 'window' to Europe exactly because of that - the shortest naval way to Europe starts there.
Oh yeah, I definitely knew that about Arkangelsk, and I know that Russia has had problems with access to the the Atlantic etc. Did not know that Karl XII tried to prevent access or what he hoped to gain from that.
So was that the first time Russia got ports on the Baltic Sea then?
I think Russia also got some more land on the Baltic after the Winter War with Finland.
From todays' perspective it's seems crazy that Sweden could fight a country like Russia, and during the USSR period it seemed even more absurd.
I think the kings got overly confident because they had a few lucky victories; Russia might have been involved in more than one war at the same time, hence stretched.. plus Sweden happened to have an unusually well organised army the time. But they should have realised that this could never be sustained!
I remember vividly from school history the teacher explaining that it is literally impossible to win any extended war with Russia because of the "scorched earth method" and that Russia has got used to accepting very large numbers of casualties while at war.
It seems like Russia is being attacked, not the attacker in most of the wars that it has been involved in, that I know about. Do you agree or am I mistaken?
Not sure how many real examples there are of this "scorched earth" technique actually being used but I have heard about it many times.
Perhaps I should watch a war film that is NOT about WW2 but some earlier era. Any good ones?
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Perhaps I should watch a war film that is NOT about WW2 but some earlier era. Any good ones?
if you mean about "scorched earth method", anything about the War of 1812
"War and Peace" by Sergei Bodnarchuk ?
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Not sure how many real examples there are of this "scorched earth" technique actually being used but I have heard about it many times.
Sorry, but all these talks about "scorched earth" technique, "general winter", "endless piles of cannon fodder" are just plain loser's propaganda bullsh!t. How this "theory" fits for example for Battle of Rymnik when count Suvorov attacked almost 70000 (100000 by other sources) fortified(!) Turkish army with only 10000 Russian troops and 15000 allied Austrians and reached flawless victory? There are many other examples.
<Back to the topic>
First part of Poltava battle scene from "Слуга государев":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24gQKRF9aJ0
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Oh yeah, I definitely knew that about Arkangelsk, and I know that Russia has had problems with access to the the Atlantic etc. Did not know that Karl XII tried to prevent access or what he hoped to gain from that.
So was that the first time Russia got ports on the Baltic Sea then?
Yes, Russia had no ports there prior to Peter.
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I think Russia also got some more land on the Baltic after the Winter War with Finland.
Yes it did but it was a rather small patch of land.
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From todays' perspective it's seems crazy that Sweden could fight a country like Russia, and during the USSR period it seemed even more absurd.
Russia was weak at that point and even though it had a lot of land its control over the territory was only nominal in some places. Sweden could cut a lot of northern territories in this war.
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I remember vividly from school history the teacher explaining that it is literally impossible to win any extended war with Russia because of the "scorched earth method" and that Russia has got used to accepting very large numbers of casualties while at war.
What it takes to win a war? If you're going to conquer all the land it will prove very difficult with a country as big as Russia, but if your goal is to capture only some key territories and crush the opposing army it can be possible. You are victorious if you have achieved your goals, that's all.
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It seems like Russia is being attacked, not the attacker in most of the wars that it has been involved in, that I know about. Do you agree or am I mistaken?
Russia had some wars where it was an attacker (well, theoretically, it conquered Siberia, Caucasus, Crimea, parts of Finland, Poland and a great deal of Middle Asia). There wouldn't have been so much land if there weren't any conquests.
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Not sure how many real examples there are of this "scorched earth" technique actually being used but I have heard about it many times.
There are few. The most illustrative one is Napoleon's invasion of 1812. He took Moscow without fight but soon he realized that he had nothing to feed the army with. It was a disaster. He brought a huge army in Russia but not very many of them made it home. Most of them died not in a fight but from hunger, cold, diseases, etc.
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Perhaps I should watch a war film that is NOT about WW2 but some earlier era. Any good ones?
There is a great mini-series called 'Россия Молодая' (Young Russia). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081924/
It's very well made and I like it very much. If you're interested in Russian history you must watch it. You 'feel' the epoch and you live with its characters when watching it.
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Not sure how many real examples there are of this "scorched earth" technique actually being used but I have heard about it many times.
Sorry, but all th
is talk
_ about "scorched earth" technique, "general winter", "endless piles of cannon fodder"
is just plain loser's propaganda bullsh!t. How
does this "theory" fit
_, for example
, for
the Battle of Rymnik when count Suvorov attacked almost 70000 (100000 by other sources)
fortified(!) Turkish army with only 10000 Russian troops and 15000 allied Austrians and
achieved flawless victory? There are many other examples.
Scorched earth technique is not something unique to wars in Russia. It was used as a strategy by many armies in many different wars. It's not really a theory but a military strategy where either the attackers (advancing) or the defenders (retreating) destroy all the resources in their way. It's not unique to Russia and isn't a comment on the Russian military (cap)abilities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_earth
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if you mean about "scorched earth method", anything about the War of 1812
What I vaguely recall about the War of 1812 is that the Russians did not technically scorched their own territory. It was done by the French as they advanced and required provision. What the Russian Army had done was to force the French Army to retreat back over the same route as they came, so they couldn't find any more provision during the winter. Also, the local partisans definitely made the army supply more challenging as they constantly harassed the supply caravans. As to the severe winter, it was equally severe for both armies, so it can't be held responsible for losing or winning the war.
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if you mean about "scorched earth method", anything about the War of 1812
What I vaguely recall about the War of 1812 is that the Russians did not technically scorched their own territory. It was done by the French as they advanced and required provision. What the Russian Army had done was to force the French Army to retreat back over the same route as they came, so they couldn't find any more provision during the winter. Also, the local partisans definitely made the army supply more challenging as they constantly harassed the supply caravans. As to the severe winter, it was equally severe for both armies, so it can't be held responsible for losing or winning the war.
All very true, Crocodile.
But scorched earth tactic is used not only by the attacking army but also by the retreating army. Forcing retreat through the same route -- one lacking provisions -- is also part of the same strategy.
Regardless of this (military history is not of particular interest to me sadly) Bondarchuk's movie should be part of required viewing. It's a great film.
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For anyone interested in (film) history and/or musicals, I highly recommend a curious little movie called Die Frau meiner Träume (Girl of my Dreams; Девушка моей мечты). I was just rewatching it yet again and it's a really interesting film. It's made by UFA (Germany's main film studio) in 1944 starring Marika Rökk, a popular film star of the Nazy Germany. This movie was part of the war spoils taken by the Soviet troops (they took many films) and was screened throughout the Soviet Union as a "trophy film". It became incredibly popular.
Nazi propaganda relied on completely different methods and assumptions than Soviet propaganda -- it was more psychological and relied on glamour, escapism, and eroticism. The life of this Aryan fantasy in the Soviet Union has always fascinated me. It's also a great musical for a fan of musicals.
Available in Russian dubbing on selected websites :) But avoid the ones where they dubbed over the songs with some woman translating the lyrics in a very bored voice. OMG. :fool"
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Yes that's the one to avoid. Someone speaking over Marika Rökk's singing! Travesty! :evil:
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In der Nacht ist der Mensch nicht gern' alleine,
Denn die Liebe im hellen Mondenscheine,
Ist das schönste, sie wissen was ich meine,
Einesteils und andrerseits und außerdem.
Denn der Mensch braucht ein kleines bißchen Liebe,
Grade sie ist im großen Weltgetriebe
Für das Herz wohl das schönste aller Triebe,
Einesteils und andrerseits und außerdem.
Как там говорил Копелян? "Штирлиц смотрел её уже в шестой раз, он ненавидел эту картину" ? :)
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Как там говорил Копелян? "Штирлиц смотрел её уже в шестой раз, он ненавидел эту картину" ? :)
What does Stirlitz know about good movies anyway!? :wink:
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What does Stirlitz know about good movies anyway!? :wink:
Soviet intelligence agent knows everything!
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What does Stirlitz know about good movies anyway!? :wink:
Soviet intelligence agent knows everything!
o yeah? they had special training in musical appreciation at the KGB school?
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Soviet intelligence agent knows everything!
o yeah? they had special training in musical appreciation at the KGB school?
I am sorry but it is our Military Secret! :no:
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By the way, I've made a little search in the net about this movie ("Die Frau meiner Träume" with Marika Rökk) and have found an interesting fact about this film and it's appearance in the "17 moments of spring". First, Shtirlitz couldn't watch this film at a Third Reich cinema because it's was made in the late 1944 and just wasn't snown in nazi Geramny before it's defeat. It was shown at Soviet cinema theaters as a trophy movie in 1945. And secondly, when the "17 momets of spring" was colorized lately, in the episode when Shtirlitz watch the "Die Frau meiner Träume" the picture on screen remains black and white although the original movie ("Frau" of course) was made in color(!). :mosking:
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By the way, I've made a little search
on the net about this movie ("Die Frau meiner Träume" with Marika Rökk) and have found an interesting fact about this film and
its appearance in the "17
Moments of
Spring". First, Shtirlitz couldn't watch this film at a Third Reich cinema because it
_ was made in the late 1944 and just wasn't snown in
Nazi Geramny before
its defeat. It was shown
in Soviet cinema
s [s:36bdail2]theaters[/s:36bdail2] as a trophy movie in 1945. And secondly, when the "17 Momets of Spring" was
colorized [s:36bdail2]
lately[/s:36bdail2]
recently, in the episode whe
re Shtirlitz watch
es [s:36bdail2]the[/s:36bdail2] "Die Frau meiner Träume"
, the picture on
the screen remains black and white although the original movie ("Frau" of course) was made in
color(!). :mosking:
There are many historical inaccuracies in the series, so the 1st doesn't surprise me.
But the second is pretty bad. I also looked up the colorized version, after someone told me that this series was colorized (HOW HORRIBLE!). I thought it looked very very bad. I didn't watch that particular scene that you describe, Basil, but I read about it. Sounds funny.
BTW in what episode is Stirlitz at the cinema? I'd like to see this colorized scene and I don't remember the details of the plot very well.
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Haha... Well, when I watched "Stirlitz" I saw a "Konsum" shop (East German [DDR] food shop). There was something else as well which was very typical East Germany which I have forgotten now. But Konsum is easy to remember for me; we have shops called that in Sweden too, and I know that they started AFTER the war, so they could not by any logic appear during the period when Stirlitz is in Germany...
(But I am totally hopeless - I always ruin the viewing experience for myself by getting distracted by things like that in films! People always get fed up with me because I mention it when I watching films with others)
And on a footnoote, I absolutely can't get the subtitles to work with the colour version of Stirlitz... Don't know if they've cut or added scenes or something, but it just doesn't work... It only works with the b/w version... Did anyone have the same problem? I really need the subs, the conversation in that series is too complicated for me to understand without subs right now.
And I have never heard of Marika Rökk! :oops:
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after someone told me that this series was colorized (HOW HORRIBLE!)
Полностью согласен! Кстати, quartz, ты видела эту пародию на раскрашенного Штирлица? Я хохотал до слёз!!!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfUo2DKoLWA
"Они превратили Третий Рейх в Союзмультфильм!" :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL:
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Haha... Well, when I watched "Stirlitz"...
Originally I remember myself noticing this mistake when I watched the series for the first time (I was about 12 back then):
When Kate is boarding the train in Switzerland(!) there is a typical lettering on the coach in Russian "мест [number]", it is written on every coach of Russian passenger trains even now and means how many places for passengers there.
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after someone told me that this series was colorized (HOW HORRIBLE!)
Полностью согласен! Кстати, quartz, ты видела эту пародию на раскрашенного Штирлица? Я хохотал до слёз!!!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfUo2DKoLWA
"Они превратили Третий Рейх в Союзмультфильм!" :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL:
До этого не смотрела. Очень смешно. Спасибо за ссылку ;)
"Но в следующий раз, прежде чем что-то красить, потренеруйтесь, для начала, на кошках" :lol:
Вспомнилась сцена в фильме "Стиляги", в которой Фрэд красит собаку в ванне, а отец говорит ему, перестань издеваться над животным. И над культовыми сериалами издеваться не надо. :instruct:
:)
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"Но в следующий раз, прежде чем что-то красить, потренеруйтесь, для начала, на кошках" :lol:
А ты знаешь, из какого фильма эта цитата про кошек? :)
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"Но в следующий раз, прежде чем что-то красить, потренеруйтесь, для начала, на кошках" :lol:
А ты знаешь, из какого фильма эта цитата про кошек? :)
как не знать? это "советский фильм 101"
"Кто не работает, тот ест. Учись, студент." :)
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New film topic! Long ago, when most of you were not even a thought about in your parent's minds... there was a movie called The Gumball Rally. This movie came out the same year as the first Cannonball movie. These movies are about car races from one coast of the U.S. to the other.
I remember this film from my youth (yup, I am that old) and there is ONE very good line from it (well maybe more) that if you are of my generation, you STILL know it and upon occasion will say it when you are in the car.
First rule of Italian driving! Say it with me people!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjGXn249Fc0
I bring this all up because of a story in the news this week:
http://wot.motortrend.com/6658222/mi...rip/index.html
Gumball Rally on wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gumball_Rally
Gumball Rally the movie in English
http://stagevu.com/video/wojlibtfhndc
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I wish they could stlll apply that rule now,then I could get my licence there. Unfortunately Italy is subject to EUs driving test regulations.
The only people who drive like that are those who got their licences BEFORE the new tests were introduced. Everyone else drives like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YsdH...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wogpRazlu8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6oyvTZWhDM
Some British instruction videos and "games" for driving.
Note the irritating pretentious language used!!!
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как не знать? это "советский фильм 101"
"Кто не работает, тот ест. Учись, студент." :)
You have passed the test! :roll:
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In honor of Father's Day here in the U.S.... one of the best TV theme songs!
"Best Friend", written and performed by Harry Nilsson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCF7Dnov8vA
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What does Stirlitz know about good movies anyway!? :wink:
As I vaguely recollect it was because his undercover contact hasn't arrived and Shtirlitz was worried. :angel:
I think Sun Valley Serenade was beating Die Frau meiner Träume in popularity. :instruct:
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In honor of Father's Day here in the U.S.... one of the best TV theme songs!
"Best Friend", written and performed by Harry Nilsson
I've never heard this song before but immediately recognize it as something familiar. It is because of the "Puppy song" by Harry Nilsson which is the soundtrack for the "You've got mail" movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzDRY2h-nEg (video in this clip has nothing common with the movie).
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In honor of Father's Day here in the U.S.... one of the best TV theme songs!
"Best Friend", written and performed by Harry Nilsson
I've never heard this song before but immediately recognize it as something familiar. It is because of the "Puppy song" by Harry Nilsson which is the soundtrack for the "You've got mail" movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzDRY2h-nEg (video in this clip has nothing common with the movie).
Very good!!!
Harry is one of those people that you know his songs but not his name..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmmwMx06Pg8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Nilsson
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I think Sun Valley Serenade was beating Die Frau meiner Träume in popularity. :instruct:
:shock: what?!
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Well everyone... It seems like it has been forever since I have watched a non-American movie and posted about it. I just have not has the mental capacity to deal with subtitles or really "deep" hard to follow story lines.
I recall trying to start up The Master and Margarita again and I rewatched the same three of four episodes and then I had to stop as it is too taxing... so I am turning to you the experts... What would be a good summer film for me to watch? Something that if I stop and start it would not be too hard to follow?
Starrysky, I know you love Indian films... maybe I could branch out and try one of your favorites?
Basil... I know you love the animations (as well our war film expert) & gRomoZeka... which animations haven't you posted that I could watch?
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... which animations haven't you posted that I could watch?
Have you seen these?
Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson (with Eng subs) RECOMMENDED. :mosking:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HULUEK0PkbU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2emcWHVULE
Here's a nice cartoon for kids about two naughty dogs:
Bobik visits Barbos (Бобик в гостях у Барбоса)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp7zzFAQhzw
About Sidorov Vova" (1985) - I wonder do you find this funny? :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JBUY8KtUIw
And a classic cartoon:
The Snow Queen (1957) in 7 parts (English subs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg3pGB_Yfp8 (part 1)
There are a lot of great Russian cartoons on youtube, but unfortunately they do not have English subs.
For example, there's a cartoon based on Russian medieval sagas about a young woman, who went to save her husband from captivity. I really liked it as a kid. You can enjoy a short video from this cartoon (to Mylene Farmer's "Sans Contrefacon") here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JplD-zHjfXA
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THANK YOU!! I did not know that Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson came in an animation format! I have the movie version that Olya did the subs for and never got around to watching it.
Has anyone seen this one, "The Cat Who Walked By Herself/ Кошка, которая гуляла сама по себе" from 1988
It came up on the list next to Sherlock and caught my eye. It is based on Rudyard Kipling's short story, The Cat that Walked by Himself.
You can watch the entire film here with English subtitles:
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?doc...4486&hl=en-CA#
Link on IMDb http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0997248/
Wiki Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat...ked_by_Herself
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THANK YOU!! I did not know that Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson came in an animation format! I have the movie version that Olya did the subs for and never got around to watching it.
You are welcome! I'm sure you'll enjoy the movie. My absolute favourite is "The Hound of the Baskervilles": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hound_ ... (1981_film)
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Has anyone seen this one, "The Cat Who Walked By Herself/ Кошка, которая гуляла сама по себе" from 1988
I've never heard of this version! Looks very artistic, but I'm much more used to the older one from 1968, which had been aired pretty often on TV.
"The Cat Who Walked By Himself/ Кот, который гулял сам по себе" (no subs, but everything is pretty clear from the context)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0G0be9iwKw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otn-L9oUeeA
If you like Kipling here's a beautifully made cartoon "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" (sadly, no subs). The colors are amazing, I especially like the scene during the rain in the first part.
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" / Рики-тики-тави (1965)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3FER9hOAJk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76us1bjTGCM
And you definitely have to see "Adventures of Mowgli" if you have not seen it yet!!! It's epic!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_of_Mowgli
First part:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mix_e7cQUhg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCkeABQlDcw
(all parts are available in the list to the right. Again, no subs, but it's worth watching at least for a couple of minutes for its great old style animation with a unique twist)
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The Tale of Soldier Fedot
The first part: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYQwWwQV ... re=related
The language is a huge part of it and I'm not sure how much of it was lost in translation, but they tried hard.
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A side bar for one second here... This is a clip from the show that aired last night, So You Think You Can Dance
Alex, is a trained and working Ballet dancer who this week has been paired up with Twitch who is a trained and working Hip-Hop dancer.
Alex MUST learn the style of Hip-Hop for the very first time and then be judged on it. The result is an AMAZING piece of choreography that blends both Hip-Hop and Ballet and shows the depth of talent that Alex has and how quickly he can learn a completely different style of dance!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLbjKnv0ju4
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I just have not has the mental capacity to deal with subtitles or really "deep" hard to follow story lines.
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Originally Posted by rockzmom
I have the movie version that Olya did the subs for and never got around to watching it.
Undoubtedly it is the movie you should start watching immediately. Wiki link. Even though it is a detective stories it will not force you to follow hard the story line at all. All of us were talking that the episodes of "The Hound of the Baskervilles" are the best. It is true but to get all the joy of these two episodes you need to be introduced to the Holmes' fictional world which was built in this series. Be sure to start with the first episode "Acquaintance" which portrayed the main characters. The second episode "Bloody Inscription" introduces the "deductive reasoning" technique in the begin of the episode and also introduces Inspector Lestrade who is a pretty colorful character in this series.
You can avoid the final episodes "The Twentieth Century Approaches" these are not as good as all the other episodes.
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Originally Posted by CoffeeCup
All of us were talking [s:o0uwieqp]that[/s:o0uwieqp] about the episodes of "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and saying they are the best. It is true but to get all the joy of these two episodes you need to be introduced to [s:o0uwieqp]the[/s:o0uwieqp] Holmes' fictional world which was built in this series. Be sure to start with the first episode "Acquaintance" which portray[s:o0uwieqp]ed[/s:o0uwieqp]s the main characters. The second episode "Bloody Inscription" introduces the "deductive reasoning" technique in the begin of the episode and also introduces Inspector Lestrade who is a pretty colorful character in this series.
You can avoid the final episodes "The Twentieth Century Approaches" these are not as good as all the other episodes.
Coffeecup, you are correct, I only have The Hounds... And I do recall how much everyone recommend this film, and YET... somehow I had no idea it was series!!!!
:?: Would someone be kind enough to look on the Russian Yandex-server for me to see if there are versions of the other films/series with English subtitles available for download? :?:
Here are the links to the Hounds if it helps anyone to find the others...
Part 1: http://narod.ru/disk/4358781000/Houn...art_1.avi.html
Part 2: http://narod.ru/disk/4358782000/Houn...art_2.avi.html
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I've found the first episode "The Acquaintance" on youtube with English subs.
It was divided in 7 parts.
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
part 6
part 7
FYI. To be sure that you will not miss some parts. Episode "The Acquaintance" contains two stories: the first one is the story how Holmes and Watson met each other and became partners; the second one is about a poor girl whose twin-sister was dead just before her sister's marriage and the girl was frightened of her own life.
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I've found both first episode "The Acquaintance" and second "Bloody Inscription" together on youtube with English subs.
there are 14 links
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
part 6
part 7
part 8
part 9
part 10
part 11
part 12
part 13
part 14