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· The Finical Filmgoer ·
If, like me, you are single - and a gentleperson of some refinement - you may frequently find yourself feeling a bit lonely. Not that I do, mind you - but you might. In the absence of an Adoring Other, lonely ladies and gentlemen can find themselves engaged in a melancholic search for activities, hobbies, rituals, careers - even, dare I say it, obsessions - to fill the hollowed-out, some might say caverneux emptiness within. Have you ever wistfully cleaned and buffed the antiques on a Saturday evening? Perhaps you've tearfully organized your IRS receipts for the past 8 years alphabetically, that type of thing. Lonely persons have been known to purchase zippable plastic wardrobe bags, into which they've individually zipped their entire wardrobes, all to avoid "moisture" or "a possible invasion of moths". Chilling, but not unheard-of, I can assure you.
The reason M. Chariot does not engage in any such nonsense is that I am in possession of one of the most compelling film libraries imagineable - a library to which I have turned for nourishment again and again, a picture-show repository which has invoked chills, thrills, mirth and sadness, all of the comedy and tragedy of a rich and full and meaningful life - despite having absolutely no one whomsoever to share it with. Yes, that's right. On a Saturday evening in M. Chariot's cloistral apartments, you might very well find the author languishing - alone - on an olive green velveteen fainting couch in front of a gleaming HDTV, resplendent in top hat, smoking jacket and Chinese silk pajamas, surrounded by several tables of scrupulously hand-polished porcelain bibelots, sipping Senna Tea (zestfully seasoned with a thimbleful of Gin) and gripped through-and-through by The Art of Cinema. Absolutely no room for 'loneliness' during these artful interludes, no indeed!
As such it has occurred to me that single gentlepersons may greatly benefit from my Talkie Treasure Trove, my Bloated Box o' Bijou as it were, and I have thus decided to submit, intermittently, a selection of favorites for the discriminating internet perusalist. And so here, without any further adieu, cavalierly uncategorized and in no particular order, my first installment in an exclusive melánge of the Best of the Best! All the thoughtful, lonely gentleperson needs is an account with a meticulously maintained film archive (á la Netflix or Blockbuster) and a link to M. Chariot's Cinema for the Lonely. Do kindly let me know if you find any of them amusing, won't you?*
Antonioni's L'Avventura (1960)
If you have never seen the luminous Italian actress Monica Vitti in a film, you simply must rent this one. Imagine Faith Hill with a Neapolitan profile, a Catholic (as opposed to Protestant) guilt complex and an earthy, almost boyish exuberance. L'Avventura, translated in English to mean The Adventure, is the story of a woman (Vitti) who joins her best friend, her best friend's lover, and a gaggle of wealthy Italians on a boat trip near Sicily. The best friend mysteriously disappears during an excursion to a barren island in the Mediterranean. The remainder of the film examines Vitti's search for her friend, as clues point to the possibility that she left the island on a boat and is spotted, via missing-persons newspaper reports, here and there on the mainland. Vitti is intermittently joined by the misplaced woman's lover (Gabriele Frezetti), with whom she falls in love against her better judgement.
L'Avventura and La Dolce Vita were released in the same year and have similar themes: both focus on the emptiness of the very wealthy and a fruitless search for sensual pleasure. Antonioni's film captures the milieu with unique style: oddly framed camera angles, full depth of focus in every shot, a meandering pace and virtually no music. The film does not have a plot in the conventional sense, and to me seemed like two stories in one. Essentially, it is the study of a woman drowning in an emotionally bankrupt social strata. Lonely, gentle readers will no doubt see their own emotional bankruptcy reflected in this brilliant Italian masterpiece.
Les Revenants / English Title: They Came Back (2004)
One morning, 10 years worth of the dead emerge from the cemetery of a Canadian town. They are not zombies with rotting flesh and murderous intentions, but look much like they did before they died, except perhaps a little blank, dazed, enigmatic. Nonetheless, they are - inexplicably - alive again. The authorities round them up and set up temporary quarters on the outskirts of the town, a refugee camp if you will. Scientists observe them and try to figure out what happened, and what to do.
The dead are carefully studied. A significant percentage are, of course, elderly. They all seem to have experienced memory loss. They appear healthy, though their body temperature is 5 degrees lower than normal. The bewildered townspeople are told that they can visit their loved ones, but are not forced to take them back: it is understood that an enormous personal and emotional adjustment will have to be made, and that in some cases it may be impossible.
Slowly, the dead return into the community. Some are given their former jobs back. We are presented with three stories. A wealthy elderly man whose wife has returned. A young woman, whose husband died in a car accident and is now returned. A middle-aged couple, whose child has returned. We follow the range of emotions: confusion, joy, fear, anxiety, ambivalence. We watch as the dead slowly attempt to adapt to living once again, as if coming out of a coma.
But the dead are up to something. At night, they wander into the streets, to congregate in secret.
Les Revenants is a strange and chilling film, not a horror story in the usual, but in a more psychological sense. In many ways it is a realistic examination of what might happen if such an extraordinary event were actually to occur. But there is an eerie, feverish dream-quality to it, a sense of dread, imbalance, of menace. Much like the eerie, feverish dream we know (all too well) as loneliness.
Ma mère (2004)
A 17 year old student comes to visit his beautiful mother (Isabelle Huppert) and father in their luxurious home on the Canary Islands. There is tension all around: we soon realize that the boy has been raised by his grandmother, in Catholic schools, seemingly due to obscure problems in his parents' marriage.
Suddenly, the father dies in an accident on a business trip. Neither the boy, nor his mother appear to have any feelings for him whatsoever. She tells him to clear the father's things from his office, and to throw it all out unless he finds something of interest. The boy uncovers a vast collection of pornography, which catapults him into an erotic swoon. He furiously urinates on the office furniture, then collapses in fervent prayer.
Lounging about the pool and in various states of undress, Huppert needles her son for being a religious stick-in-the-mud, for not taking part in the pleasures of life in the resort town. Wearing tight, revealing dresses, she goes out nightly to the local clubs, and finally concedes to bring the boy along. Slowly, disturbingly, she reveals herself to her son as an intensely sybaritic narcissist, in the manner that only French women, in particular Huppert, can be. Not only that, she is utterly and unrepentantly sexually depraved, and her depravity is shown to be the reason why her son was taken away from her. But he is back, and he is in love with her. She proceeds to take him down a path that can be described as the raping of an innocent.
Ma mère is based on a work by the pessimistic Georges Bataille, the "metaphysician of evil." The story also very much brought to mind The Sexual Life of Catherine M, by French art critic Catherine Millet, and various novels by Michel Houellebecq. There is much nudity, and various sexual acts are presented. It has been widely panned as over-the-top, a Euro conceit, and I can assure you the film will not be everyone's cup of tea. But being somewhat familiar with the, er... territory, I was fascinated with Huppert's performance, her desire to elucidate the blank, erotic radiance of a remorseless, lonely hedonist.
Mimic (1997)
Let me start by saying I have never been particularly interested in Mira Sorvino's oeuvre, and as such I was not expecting much from this feature. But Mimic proved to be one of the most heart-poundingly frightening features I've ever encountered. Imaginative plot, great acting, arresting special effects, spine-tingling score. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, of Cronos, Hellboy, Blade II and The Devil's Backbone.
The story revolves around a solitary young scientist (Sorvino) who tinkers with cockroach DNA in an effort to stop a deadly disease outbreak in NYC which is killing children. When the plague is defeated she becomes an international heroine; but within three years, a bizarre -- I should say, shocking -- insect mutation emerges. This film literally made crawl my spotless white flesh. Utterly ghastly, grotesque, repulsive proceedings that will scare the living bejebus - to say nothing of the loneliness - right out of you! Consider yourself warned.................................................................................................................
Soupçons / English title: The Staircase (2004)
Poor half-wit that I have become, addled by prescription drugs, libations from the very top shelf and meaningless affairs with cold, angry, yet incomparably beautiful women, I was expecting this documentary to be about Scott Peterson, the man who murdered his pregnant wife in 2002 and dumped her body into the San Francisco Bay. Turns out it is instead about Michael Peterson, American author who claimed to have discovered his wife's body at the bottom of a staircase in a pool of blood in their home in Durham North Carolina in 2001. They're both named Peterson; a pardonable mistake, certainly, in light of the grave indiscretions on display. And yet despite my feeble-minded imbecility when it comes to mayhem in the news, I discovered The Staircase to be an utterly gripping, 2-disc documentary - from Academy Award-winning French director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade - and was so overcome with an obscene fascination that I was up practically half the night, watching the entire series in one sitting. Lonely? Me? I hadn't noticed - and you won't either!
Take courage, lonesome reader. Sweet diversion is on its way! For there are more installations of M. Chariot's Cinema for the Lonely to come!
*Particularly if you are a lonely, single gentlewoman possessed of a stunning decolletage
Finical Filmgoer Reviews:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
Antonioni's L'Avventura (1960)
The Golden Bowl (2000)
Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
Goodbye Again (1961)
Antichrist (2009)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Smash His Camera (2010)
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I also enjoyed Mimic, and was a tad surprised to see that M. Chariot's tastes could be, shall we say, so bourgeois. But if one is to descend to pedestrian levels, that is a good film to do it with.
I'll be checking out your other selections!
Why did you tell them about us? You promised to keep that *private.*
Those movies seem very interesting, especially the one about the dead coming back to life.
I also look forward to future installments in the series.
can I rate you twice?
Don't forget, del Toro also did Pan's Labyrinth, a most amazing film. I think he's brilliant, but may suffer soon from overexposure. We'll have to trust him to take care of himself. He's set to direct, I'm not sure in what order: The Hobbit, Slaughterhouse-Five, Frankenstein, Drood and At The Mountains of Madness. I can now tell (surprisingly) that all of these may appeal to you.
Huppert notwithstanding, Ma Mère was a bit much. But certainly more artfully portrayed and filmed than J. Moore's set piece in Savage Grace....
This is fun! Thanks for the suggestions.
Thanks for the list though. The write-ups are very interesting, as is the theme.
Thank you for such a kindly motivated and generously informative article. I am very glad when I see you have posted anything new here at Open Salon. Your pieces are engaging and delightful to read.
I confess that I have not yet seen the majority of your submissions but will search for them now that you have recommended them so highly. Thank you for the time, thought, and care you put into these mini reviews.
Being a fan of well made sci-fi/Horror films I agree with you wholly about Mimic. It was a sleeper of sorts that surprised many viewers who watched it with low expectations. The plot was chilling and Mira Sorvino gave a believable performance. Something not always able to achieve in the sci-fi/horror genre.
Thank you once again Monsieur Chariot for your consistently excellent contributions to Open Salon.
Mai, je vous en prie, ou sont Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, Travolti da un Insolito Destino nell'Azzurro Mare d'Agosto (Swept Away... the Wertmüller original, not the appalling remake), or especially the sensual classic Un homme et une femme. The latter has a score to make the pulses pound partout.
Note on The Staircase: It's not at all accurate. They omit several pieces of the most damning evidence against Petersen and do other things to make the point they wanted to all along, which is to indict the US justice system, Southerners and anti-gay bigotry. It's a propaganda film. There's a reason (actually several) that he was convicted and has lost his appeals.
My dear Mme Yet ~ It is my sincerest hope that my meager recommendations amuse OS's most captivating and adventuresome authoress!
My dearest M. Procopius ~ M. Chariot has a morbid preoccupation with good horror films. Very much enjoyed your recent July 4-inspired essay, The Flames of Liberty.
My dear M. Blevins ~ You really do need to get out more, my good man. You can bring your toiletries bag with you.
My dear Mlle Indie ~ So nice to see ladies of an independent bent in my tiny velveteen salon. I look forward to seeing your thoughtful commentaries as you zip from blog to blog on your tiny pink scooter! Charmed.
My dear M. Sheldon ~ Your buttery appraisal was most appreciated!
My dear Mlle W ~ While persons such as myself seek succor in cinema for the lonely, persons such as yourself are bedding Jack Nicholson in Monte Carlo. I am most appreciative of your dazzling appearance in my tiny domain!
Kisses to you, my dearest Mlle Remedie! I delight in the scrumptious appearance of Open Salon's Spicy She-Lord!
My dearest M. Mishima ~ If your captivating blog is any indication,
I will be very curious to hear what will no doubt be a most insightful and imaginative commentary on any of these selections. Perhaps we might start a film group: The Dead Gentlemen's Film Society.
One of my dearest old friends, the discriminating M. Leonard! Thank you for confirming the availability of the above through our local archivist.
My dear Mlle Aoaefed ~ Your controversial appearance at my tiny velveteen salon has caused quite the buzz! As has your discerning film and book commentary. I will be sure to access "Le Souffle Au Coeur." But I must point out that I have no idea why you might think Isabelle Huppert looks "mean"!?
I'm so pleased you will be seeing a few of my selections. I, too am curious to see some of del Toro's upcoming films. Your comparison of Ma Mére and Savage Grace has me intrigued to see the latter.
My dearest Mme Stellaa ~ Your youth in Alexandria has served to form some of the most compelling opinions on Open Salon! Although your brothers appear to have taken some advantage of you, you apparently learned your lesson. No one takes advantage of Mme Stellaa now!
My dear Mlle Young ~ Ah, but the cost of said refinement! Perhaps you are unaware of the properties of Senna Tea! Very much enjoy your captivating material, my dear! Existential angst indeed.
My dearest M. Knight ~ Always a pleasure to receive one of the coterie's most esteemed gentlemen at my humble accommodations. I do hope you get a chance to see a few of the selections, which I am certain you will find most gratifying. Your recent essay, We Need To Be Better Writers is a must-read for all of Open Salon.
My dear Mme Swift ~ Excellent recommendations indeed! I was charmed by your recent comedic essay about bridal hair fashions.
Mon Dieu! Through the blinding flash of a paparazzi swarm, Kaysong, authoress of OS's most celebrated essay makes her way to my blog! I bow deeply before you in a dazzled swoon!
My dearest M. Lazar ~ Recently singled? Let's hope Mme Lazar did not catch wind of any of your shocking reminiscences, which make Ma Mére look like Sesame Street.
My thanks for your kind comment.
My dear M. Gwool ~ Surely you jest? Your frequently hilarious material leads one to think so...!
My dearest Mlle Peel ~ Many thanks for stopping by and weighing in. Faithful readers of The Peel Report know how discerning your insights can be!
My dear ElvenDaydream ~ Ah yes: the dreaded Audrey Hepburn/Superman pattern. Take two of my selections, relax in front of the television set and call me in the morning.
My dear M. Specular ~ I recently encountered your most fascinating, considered, and creative blog. I am so very pleased to count you among the readers of my humble - and lonely - essay.
My dear Mlle Waking ~ I am so pleased to encounter the lonely poetess at my lonely gathering.
Ah! The enchanting Mme Rego! If Salon's Purveyor of Irony and Due Cynicism recommends La Vie En Rose, I am committed to seeing it at once!
My dear M. Sen ~ I knew you would find Ma Mére of some interest. I look forward to your upcoming novel, written in the character, the voice, and from the perspective of a woman.
My dear Mlle Nestor ~ We share a fascination with Huppert. Her film The School of Flesh is similarly themed, and excellent. Thank you for stopping by. Your blog, Heterodoxical Musings remains among my new favorites.
I also liked Mimic, even if not as as much as other movies by del Toro (I'm more of a fan of The Devil's Backbone; you'd think that orphanages would lend themselves more to a loneliness theme, but not always).
I've just added L'Avventura to my Netflix queue. Thanks for the recommendation.
(And hello! - I have to give you credit as a gentleman for calling Ms. Sorvino's work an 'oeuvre').
BTW – I think your link to BASIC INSTINCT went awry. I had to uncover it on my own to find your post on that. Nice to see you highlighting the much overlooked (at the time) homages to Hitchcock. Sex does have a natural tendency to cloud things up a bit...
Thank-you. And I'll absolutely watch (or re-watch -- who remembers?!) your recommendations when I'm done w/the first 'day' of 24; speaking of the > melancholic search for activities, hobbies, rituals, ...
And as for reading: I finally finished the Lazarus Project too.
Lonely...or just by oneself? It is so easy to stay entertained.
and wondered where all these people lived and how come I had never met them.
40 years later I've got the DVD in the player,to watch again.
I hope I will see it through different eyes this time.
'The Staircase' I found to be a riveting view,and at times,thought
Peterson,not to be guilty.
Of course,he was.
More reviews,please.
Great list. As expected.
This is a sure way to create a future Fellini-fan not an Antonioni-enthusiast .
May I recommend to M that he investigate two wonderful Mexican films, Like Water for Chocolate and Y Tu Mama Tambien
The first examines a conflicted relationship between a young woman and her mother and sisters. A huge vomiting scene offers amusement.
The second one should be viewed twice, as many scenes take on new, deeper meaning in light of a revelation made at the end of the film.
Delighted to discover that my selections have managed to intrigue the viciously informed!
My dear M. Berkowitz ~
If you do get a chance to see any of the selections, I'm curious to know of any impressions made - on both you and your cousin.
My dear M. Moran ~
How very fitting that 'Rear Window' would be suggested by someone whose blog is entitled, Feverish Ravings of a Middle-Aged Mind.
L'Avventura is an adult-oriented film that will serve as a welcome reprieve from the children. Mimic may be more fun to share. I'd be curious to read a review of 'The Lazarus Project' if you have an opportunity. Now that summer is here, we in LA really do need to be spending more time indoors, alone, watching great films.
My dear M. Hilton ~
I am delighted to make the acquaintance of the Australian gentleman! Thank you for stopping by and weighing in.
My dearest Mlle Mendel ~
An deeply insightful interpretation of The Staircase! I have thought about you many times since your wonderful essay, No Job No Marriage Road Trip.
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French films in which characters can be seen smoking fags consistently top my list of favorites! 'Blue Velvet' - a great classic - tends to be favored by those "weaned on the paranoid generation"!
My dear Mlle Cartouche ~
Leave the house? In the surgical Los Angeles sunlight? Never! I have not seen 'Madame Rosa' but on your thoughtful recommendation have placed it in my queue!
My dear Monsieur K ~
The only things that seem to captivate me these days are fine films and the avant garde art scene.
I should have known that OS's Grand Vizier would have a few excellent films to recommend! Thanks for stopping by my good man!
Ah yes: loneliness does bring "a sense of unease, ranging from the vague to the explicit" - does it not? And yet, how does a gentleman manage to find the companionship he so desperately needs? I have enjoyed your discreet recommendations.
Delighted to make your acquaintance! Thanks for stopping in. Best wishes to you and your visiting family.
My dear M. Ross, the only language that M. Chariot knows fluently is The Language of Love! And look where its got me.
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I am interested to hear your impressions of the above films! I was so very moved to read your recent, unique eulogies to M. Jackson and Mlle Fawcett.
It made the list because it was utterly shudderly! Of that you shall not dissuade me! Very much enjoying your spectacular paintings and drawings of the gliterati, my good man.
P. S. How did you know that I just bought a bunch of those oversized zip top plastic bags?
I first noticed your presence on OS when I realized I was in total agreement with every one of your clever and thoughtful comments. Subsequently I discovered your blog, which is hilarious and insightful. Since that time, I have been spying on your shopping patterns, and was shocked to discover that you have been buying far too many ziplock plastic bags. I'm sorry to be the one to have to tell you this, but it's for your own good!
How did you do that with the moths, Monsieur? I LOVE that effect.
~relieved when you did not suggest that lonely gentlepersons had zipped themselves into those plastic bags.
~rapturous to remember seeing L'Avventura during it's virgin appearance.
~dizzy from switching between OS & Netflix while adding your other titles to my queue (and it may be suitable to add here that a lonely gentleperson may spend many absorbing moments or more arranging films in such a queue in a suitably satisfying order).
~curious as to whether others have also discovered that watching a film with subtitles (not that Monsieur needs translations) on a laptop makes them easy to read.
Gentlepersons who do not have as
Didn't think so ...
@ Lisa, you mean Huppert's "The Piano Teacher" - yes, a difficult film to watch at times, but interesting...
I think someone mentioned Yukio Mishima - I remember watching "The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea" with very much curiosity - have seen it several times since that first time...Recommend it.
I hereby add "Spanking the Monkey (1994)" for the oedipal crowd.
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AMD Tuesday denied a Reuters report saying the semiconductor shop hired JP Morgan to "explore options," citing three unnamed sources "familiar with the situation."
The news wire said the financially flagging company might sell its patents and that the "outright sale" of the company was "not the main option."
The story provoked AMD to issue a statement saying its "board and management believe that the strategy the company is currently pursuing to drive long-term growth by leveraging AMD's highly differentiated technology assets is the right approach to enhance shareholder value. AMD is not actively pursuing a sale of the company or significant assets at this time."
It did not explain why it hired the bank.
Observers figure the company's sale could be difficult.
Last week AMD added a second representative of Mubadala Development Company to its board. The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund owns close to 20% of AMD and is obviously broadening its oversight.
Last month AMD said its Q4 prospects are below expectations because of weak across-the-board demand and that it would cut 15% of its staff, provoking fears it could run out of the money needed to operate.
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Ben Kingsley is The Mandarin!
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Are you guys ready for some spoilers? I happen to have some inside knowledge and I would not have released this info just yet if you guys were close to guessing certain things in the movie's plot, but
I'm not seeing anyone here who's even come close to answering some of the movie's most mind-boggling scenes.
So here we go:
1) The Mandarins AVENGERS Tattoo explained: Remember the end of the avengers when people were getting their faces painted and getting tattos all over the world?
How come nobody ever though about that? jezus, its not that hard to fiqure out.
He got it so he could act like he's a fan of the avengers as a disguise to get close to tony. Being one the the films most comedic acts done by kingsley, Happy Hogan gets tricked to thinking he's just a fan that really wanted to meet tony just so he could infiltrate his house and plant some tech into his suit. DUH! BOOM Major spoiler! This will also explain alot of the other spoilers i'm about to give you.
2) The Mandarins Rings: They're actually enhanced technical remote devices that have a more advanced version of the extremis virus made specifically for him by Aldrich Killian who was working for him all along. Aldrich Killian was selling tech to the terrorists in the way Tony never wanted to do in the First movie.
AGAIN, really? really? You guys couldn't even figure that out?
The rings allow the mandarin to control sophisticated equipment using his rings in conjunction with the extremis virus, including tony's suit that was sabotaged and thus tossed tony around like a rag-doll , thats why he looked so beat up.
3) Tony makes a compilation suit out of all his last armors in a way to technically confuse the Mandarins rings so that he couldn't access and control any-one-part of his suit since tony mixed them up so randomly, giving him the advantage to beat the mandarin WHILE attacking his minions with an army of 40 other suits all controlled by a newly hacked and modified version of extremis virus that Maya Hansen fixed inside tony's body. (yes, she turned on killian after she found out he was working for terrorists, plus had feelings for tony) This of course was after the events of Iron Mans defeat by the Mandarin earlier in the movie. BOOM another spoiler.
4) Pepper Pots "kinda" becomes the rescue, only because while the big last fight takes place, tony uses his mind to telepathically summon pieces of one the the 40 armors to her body while she was being held captive by Aldrich killian. She then break lose with the armor and kicks killians ass.
Thats all for now....
just can't figure why no one's figured this stuff out yet..
WE GET IT... Damn dude
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Feb 10, 2013, 01:57 PM | |
Hi all, Been gone for awhile and just got caught up on reading the thread! Can't seem to resist this plane and I'm about ready to pull the trigger on another FunCub!
WalneyCol - Interesting FunCub you have there! I guess form does follow function (just look at the A-10!) but it appears you've built a wonderful camera platform! I'm looking forward to learning more about your modifications and setup. I was just about to get an EasyStar II or Bixler 2 for this purpose but this might just be an opportunity to salvage whats left of my original (not so original) FunCub! SpeedsterDEN - Good to see your FC is still going strong as ever! ~ Robin |
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Ariticulated Landing Gear Add-On - Worth It?
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itsme - I had them on my FunCub and I really liked them! Once you dial them in (I used O-rings) they behaved quite well. I replaced the stock hardware with stainless steel screws and locknuts. It is probably the heaviest gear option out there though - so if your looking at maintaining a low flying weight you may be better off modifing the stock gear. However, my FunCub flying with the stock recommended power package handled the additional gear weight without hesitation! I kinda trashed my poor Cub but the gear survived and they will be on my next FunCub!
If you do a 'search this thread' search at the top of the page for - cublandinggear.com - there are several posts on this gear (including mine) that have additional information (weights, photos, etc.) ~ Robin PS - If you do go with them - Do try to resist doing excessively long touch and go's just to watch the gear 'work'! The gear handles it no problem but on our crushed rock runway my tires were beginning to show some signs of wear! |
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I am so glad the thread seems to be back on track. The gear you two are discussing are exactly the gear I have been looking into. Talked to the guy. I wouldn't mind a bit more weight and I know mine will handle it. Though the gear seem strong the foams not. What did you do to mount the gear? They must be very well made as they are hand crafted by Luddites who take great care in hand work and detail. As far as the thread going off course, it happens in all threads, but we need to get back on track quickly as to not ruin the credibility of it's purpose. Reading this thread got me to get myself a Fun Cub. Had it have been all over the place I would have never gotten interested in the plane. There is a place for everything in this forum. Thank's, Dave/zeezee...Tell me more of the HD Luddite gear.....
Feb 10, 2013, 05:20 PM | |
zeezee - Yes, my got rocks mod (see my blog) had the 'vee' sanded out of the bottom of the fuselage and was sheeted except where the gear mounted which was 1/8' ply. On my next install I'd install a plate on the inside as well and find a way to tie the two together! I've got to run, but if you have more questions I'll be back on this evening!
The gear are definitely made to order (hand made) and are of good quality, but dont expect a miniature set of Robart gear! ~ Robin |
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Been a while since I checked in on this thread. Shame there is so much off topic crap.
Had a FunCub for a few years. Good fun on land and water although after last outing I will be making the landing gear and floats a bit more solid.
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I like that look much better than the stock rubber bands. |
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Itc - Early on I had a four springs on it but never flew with it that way. I used a total of six -223 O-rings. I started out with eight but she was a bit 'bouncy"! My FunCub was a bit on the heavy side so you'll have to experiment a bit and find the right combo for your flying weight (I'd rather have too much than not enough in this case). If you picked up 6 ea. of the following sizes I'm sure you'd be covered for just about any weight configuration!
One thing I didn't even start looking into is that these sizes are available in a variety of materials (silicone, Buna N, etc.) but I'd start with hardware store rubber O-rings and go to the more exotic compounds only if I had to! The last thing is that you've now added an inspection item - they will tear on occasion but more likely they will crack & deteriorate so you'll need to add that to your list of things to check out before take-off! All three of these are 1 5/8" ID O-rings: -030 O-ring is 1/16" (.062") thick -130 O-ring is 3/32" (.093") thick -223 O-ring is 1/8" (.125") thick Good Luck! Hope this helps. ~ Robin |
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- In a crucial second-half stretch, Xavier Thames didn't miss.
Thames hit four perimeter shots, including two from 3-point range in a three-minute stretch, and finished with 23 points to help No. 21 San Diego State fend off Colorado State 71-61 on Wednesday night for its 10th straight win.
"I just wanted to kind of take over the game," Thames said. "We were up by only six or so, and I just wanted to come down and make some plays, make some plays for my teammates. And my teammates gave me the ball so the credit goes to them."
Colorado State had pulled within 52-46 midway through the second half before Thames cut off the Rams' rally with his 10-point flurry.
"When they made their run, we found a way to right the ship and make a couple of plays to never let them get within two or three," San Diego State coach Steve Fisher said. "And it's hard when you're always fighting from behind and look up and even when you're making plays to cut it to six, the next thing you know, it's back up to nine. So yeah, we made plays at crucial moments, when flow, momentum and everything else was going the other way, and that's what you have to do to win."
Winston Shepard scored 17 points and Josh Davis had seven points and 15 rebounds for the Aztecs (11-1, 1-0 Mountain West), who won their seventh straight conference opener in tying the second-best 12-game start in school history.
San Diego State hasn't lost since Nov. 14, when it had a 69-60 setback against Arizona, now the No. 1 team in the country.
"I think we can be pretty good," Thames said. "I think we can win the league, as long as we do the little things, stay focused and cut down on our turnovers. We've got a really good team."
The Aztecs dominated Colorado State (9-5, 0-1) in the paint, outscoring the Rams 40-16 from up close and outshooting them from the field 48.2 percent to 38.5.
"This wasn't lack of effort. It's from lack of experience," Colorado State coach Larry Eustachy said. "We didn't carry the game plan into the league. We knew they rebounded well off missed turnovers. They miss a lot of them and practice running down rebounds. They had six of their offensive rebounds on missed free throws."
Daniel Bejarano led Colorado State with 22 points while J.J. Avila had 15 points and Jon Octeus 10.
Trailing by nine points at halftime, the Rams narrowed the deficit to four on a jumper by Joe De Ciman in the opening minutes of the second half. The Aztecs responded with a 10-3 run that included a three-point play by Shepard and a 3-pointer by Aqeel Quinn to rebuild their lead to 50-39.
After Colorado State made another push to get within six, Thames went on his run, and the Aztecs led 62-52 with 6:23 remaining.
Colorado State got no closer than seven points the rest of the way with San Diego State maintaining the lead by making just enough free throws down the stretch.
The Aztecs closed the first half with a 7-0 run over 2 1/2 minutes, taking a 36-27 lead.
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"I want to get any win, but this one I was really looking forward to because I hadn't won here in the past two years that I've been here. So, I'm glad we got this," Thames said.
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Re: Spanking: Good or Bad? New study shows negative effects.
I definitely agree with you. If you look at the child's behavior today and in the past, there more discipline in the past than actually in today's moral obligations were no longer respected because of such rebellious acts. If a parent don't want to spank a child, then expect such dis-respective behaviors in the future against a parent is more likely to happen. It is not the question of whether spanking is bad or good, it is the question of application of punishment for corrective training.


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Looks like a great phone, but with some shorcomings. Motorola DROID RAZR Review - SlashGear Still very happy to have my Bionic!!
Looks like the camera is typical Motorola garbage. Shame too, this long in the smart phone game you'd think they figure it out.
Thank you for posting it. It'll be interesting when it gets into the wild and we start seeing comments on this forum.
Every review I've read this morning so far (5 total, including Slashgear and Engadget) have come to similar conclusions... great phone, awesome screen, subpar battery life (wonder if it's worse than Bionic since the Bionic actually got decent battery reviews?) and subpar camera... So avoid Motorola if a fast camera is your #1 feature of a smartphone!
Looks like there is a glut of new reviews for the RAZR. Here's another... Motorola Droid RAZR review | The Verge This review seems to slam the AMOLED display: Compared to Motorola's excellent qHD LCD displays in devices like the Bionic and Droid X2 and Apple's industry-leading iPhone 4 / 4S Retina Display, the RAZR is a major disappointment... Sure, it's just one review, and who knows if the display is really this bad. But I was really expecting Moto to hit it out of the park, at least on the display-front.
I just played for it for an hour. Love the feel, very light. Screen compared to the Bionic blows it away. The color and detail are WAY better. My one fault with the RAZR is that the automatic brightness is too low. In order to read white easily you need to push it up. When I pushed it up the screen was fantastic. The speakers were what you could expect from a device that thin. Very clear but not as much base as the Bionic. Haptic feedback is the same - better on the Bionic because of it's size - but you had no problem feeling it. It was just softer. It was FAST. I think faster response time than the Bionic but still not a major difference. I did side by side web browsing and you couldn't tell much of a difference except for the color. It comes with Madden which I've never played - I should have bought it - fantastic and when you are playing with it the colors and sound are great. How is the battery? No way to know since they have it hooked to power all the time. I could have unhooked it but I may have set off the alarms. I think the people complaining of the screen door effect on the display need to have their eyes checked. No it's not too big - about the same size as the Bionic. Basically it's a better Bionic.
Lets not. The Bionic vs Razr thing is pretty played out and its kinda annoying that the subject keeps popping up in this forum over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over...
I looked at your poll on what phone you should have and the RAZR is losing 3 to 1 to the Nexus. Based on your hands-on tests, do you plan to go with the RAZR?
It's there now! Sorry 'bout that. I am the OP and originally posted it in the Bionic forum due to the comparision with the Bionic in the article.
I will wait for the Nexus and decide then. I want all of the information and the Nexus hopefully will be out in 10 days.
I just "rented" a Razr while waiting for the Nexus and I have to say the display is AWFUL!! The coloring seems off to me (coming from a thunderbolt BTW) - the whites have a yellowish tint to them and blues look green ... just terrible!!! I really hope the Nexus drops soon!


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The Reds need to finish 41-25. That would put us at 82-80.
You guys think it is doable?
The Reds need to finish 41-25. That would put us at 82-80.
You guys think it is doable?
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Somebody is a little opmistic. This is still a very flawed baseball team regardless of who the manager is. Last year we played close to .500 ball all year and I would expect that is the best we might do the rest of the year. That would put us at 74-88 which would be a major acheivement for this team.
After they finish this sweep of the Marlins and then sweep the Cardinals and Brewers I'll say we have a chance.
Realistically, I think this is a lost season and I'm torn between wanting my Reds to win and wanting to get a high pick next year. It seems that all the bad luck and close losses the reds had at the beginning of the year are starting to turn around, but I'm pretty sure we dug ourselves too big of a hole to get to .500
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I have to agree with that. The Reds also have quite a few more series against winning teams in the second half (MIL & CHI x4, NYM, LA, SD, ATL). Those account for 13 of the remaining 22 series. Will be tough to win a majority of those games which would be necessary to acheive those results.
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It is definitely possible; however the odds are against it. Mackanin would have to manage out of his mind.
Yes, it's possible if:
Bray comes back soon and pitches well
Hamilton comes back soon and resumes where he left off
Livingston continues to pitch like he has
And Weathers can't melt down in the 2nd half
Possible, but not likely.
I think it is possible, but highly unlikely.
The Reds are better than the first half indicated, and not as good as the second half indicates thus far.
The Reds are 4th in scoring and 13th in runs allowed. This to me indicates they should be in the middle of the pack. They deserve to win maybe 75-80 games. Due to their horrid May and June they won't get there though.
How can you have the 16th-best record with the 4th-best offense and 13th-best defense? Poor luck. Luck evens out over the long haul.
Yes, the Reds pythag is far better than their record. I believe M2 always says that sometimes you catch your pythag and sometimes your pythag catches you. But this time I think the Reds might actually catch their pythag.
The Reds have a better pythag than the Dbacks and are absolutely crushing the Cards.
Here's a look at the past from baseball-reference. Notice that last year was the only year in which both halves of the season had somewhat similar winning percentages. Every other season had some dramatic shifts.
Reds win loss records before and after all-star break
By Season Half
Split W L RS RA WP
First Half 45 44 448 463 .506
Second Half 35 38 301 338 .479
By Season Half
Split W L RS RA WP
First Half 35 53 434 518 .398
Second Half 38 36 386 371 .514
By Season Half
Split W L RS RA WP
First Half 47 41 411 452 .534
Second Half 29 45 339 455 .392
By Season Half
Split W L RS RA WP
First Half 43 50 434 548 .462
Second Half 26 43 260 338 .377
By Season Half
Split W L RS RA WP
First Half 46 41 377 398 .529
Second Half 32 43 332 376 .427
By Season Half
Split W L RS RA WP
First Half 33 54 387 460 .379
Second Half 33 42 348 390 .440
By Season Half
Split W L RS RA WP
First Half 43 44 441 466 .494
Second Half 42 33 384 299 .560
If anyone is willing to do the research, I would love to know what the Reds record would be without the 8th inning. Same goes for team ERA, etc...
winning season....how bout 2008
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the biggest ouch yet... i mean, are you F'ing kidding me????... there's no doubt in my mind this guy is in line for a major investigation before his term is up: Rockefeller: Cheney applied 'constant' pressure to stall investigation on flawed Iraq intelligence By Jonathan S. Landay McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney exerted "constant" pressure on the Republican former chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee to stall an investigation into the Bush administration's use of flawed intelligence on Iraq, the panel's Democratic chairman charged Thursday. In an interview with McClatchy Newspapers, Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia also accused President Bush of running an illegal program by ordering eavesdropping on Americans' international e-mails and telephone communications without court-issued warrants. In the 45-minute interview, Rockefeller said that it was "not hearsay" that Cheney, a leading proponent of invading Iraq, pushed Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., to drag out the probe of the administration's use of prewar intelligence. "It was just constant," Rockefeller said of Cheney's alleged interference. He added that he knew that the vice president attended regular policy meetings in which he conveyed White House directions to Republican staffers. Republicans "just had to go along with the administration," he said.
I think its so strange how much power this guy has... imagine if you will.... Al Gore pulling power moves like this? Dan Quale exerting constant pressure on congress to surpress evidence. NOW...... imagine them getting away with it?
Equally strange is imagine if Chelsea Clinton had a child out of wedlock. The media and right-wing blogs would be all over it. Mary Cheney's pregnancy is hardly getting any coverage, which of course is the right thing, but it's very mysterious the kid-glove treatment the Cheney's get.
ummmm... the man stalled, and some might say halted, an investigation into his own lies... correct me, but could that not be seen as obstruction of justice somehow?
again, i don't want to see the man hung... i merely want him removed from office for lying to the American people, covering up his lies, sending America's best to die unecessarily, disrupting our military resources, and throwing a sovereign nation (the wrong "enemy") into complete and utter chaos...
Well, when have the children of sitting presidents and VP's not been respected by the media? I think it's always been pretty customary to leave the children alone.
while i do feel the gay bashing righty agenda makes Cheney look completely hypocritical, i don't see a need to badger him about it any further... it was lame of Wolf to ask... especially when there's so many other pertinant questions to serve up for Tricky Dick to avoid on national TV... questions i would ask, and hammer home until he addressed (regardless of how pissy he got): 1) Rockefeller alledges that you purposefully hindered the Senate Intel Commission's investigation into pre-war intel. How do you respond to that? 2) Patrick Fitzgerald has portrayed you as having orchestrated a coordinated plan to discredit Joe Wilson in mid-2003, including the delibate blown cover of a NOC agent, protected under the Intelligence Agencies Protection Act... How do you respond to that?
Well Jay Jay was censured, even if noting he is a liar annoys you. NTW so was Leahy, in fact he was removed from the Intel committee because of his egregious acts. Of course it didn't stop the demRATS from putting him in charge of the committe that reviews the qualifications of judges. sorta funny whne you think about it.


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"Great songs, well arranged and produced."
"Really enjoyed your tracks..Lover & Departure Lounge..great tunes and vocals and guitar/bass work..great sound and well done tunes."
"(about the song "One More Page) "I am deeply moved by your song. ...it is beautiful. As a fellow songwriter I also must tell you that this tune is awesome. I can't claim that this is the best song you've ever written because I haven't heard your entire canon but this is one of those songs that has a real emotional impact that will hit many people for many different reasons. ...this song could be mega. It is fabulous.""
"Very nice songs, man. Humble and positive. Very refreshing!"
"...his stuff sounds world class."


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With our Washington legislative session underway in Olympia, several Seattle-based senators, as well as animal advocates, are working hard to improve laws that protect animals.
Four bands from the Pacific Northwest will compete for the top prize at EMP's 14th-annual Sound Off! competition this Saturday, March 7.
In this age of social media, many still have yet to learn to think twice about what they post online for fear of employers reading it. Especially inept are a few police officers, whose "employers" are the taxpaying public.
Beginning with today's Protect Your Pet event, the Seattle Animal Shelter's mobile clinic will temporarily relocate from the shelter's main parking lot to a spot adjacent to the canine corral, on the west side of the shelter building.