tejas55 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I bought this film on a dollar dvd quite some time back and loved it. I'm a little surprised TCM is showing it since it does have a cheese factor to it. You've really gotta hear Shatner's Indian yell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordmaster Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 > You've really gotta hear Shatner's Indian yell. [my emphasis] There's a recommendation for you [well, at least for me]! TCM is showing this? WHEN? [WOW! I just saw today's schedule...Get ready folks! It's coming your way today! I'm there...] Come on, aren't you all just the tiniest bit curious? Same with that film he did in Esperanto ["Incubus", I think, is the name of it]... [Note to self: a Guest Lecturer spot for our stentorian friend at the Classic Cinema College in "Meaningful Pauses in Modern Cinematic Line Readings: SPOCK!........................KHAN!.................."] Message was edited by: wordmaster Message was edited by: wordmaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBurley Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 We await your review, wordmaster; assuming that you watched it today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordmaster Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Well, Jack, I did watch it today, much to my chagrin [this film made me wonder about the virtues of, dare I say, "ishtar"* or "howard the duck"*]. My review, such as it is, can be read in Genre Forums under "Westerns" - look under "Commanche [sic] Blanco...". *=whispering as quietly as I possibly can... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBurley Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Well, we'll never know for sure until we watch them, right? I admire your bravery and congratulate you on your follow-through. I'll go read the review now... If anyone wants to follow me: http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?threadID=84595&tstart=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandorainmay Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I caught, (if that's the correct term for a fevered film like this), a few minutes of this epic. I'm glad to know that others were equally impressed by the technical achievements of White Comanche, to wit: Best Non-synchronized Speaking by a Bit Player: the guy with the Elmer Fudd lisp whom Shatner shot---I think between the eyes---on the porch outside the saloon. Best Ennio Morricone Imitation Score: the motifs and themes composed for this movie appear to have been played on a portable Wurlitzer keyboard and a Sweet Potato Ocarina. Best Mechanical Feat: the stays and corset on that dance hall gal were a dazzling marvel of cantilevered engineering. It's good to see that the chimps who've been programming the Fox Movie Channel and AMC have gotten their sibling a job on weekends at TCM. Per diem basis, no doubt. That must mean that this chimp provides his own darts & blindfold and TCM points him facing the dart board, aka schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordmaster Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 > > Best Non-synchronized Speaking by a Bit > Player: the guy with the Elmer Fudd lisp whom > Shatner shot---I think between the eyes---on the > porch outside the saloon. > It's good to see that the chimps who've been > programming the Fox Movie Channel and AMC have gotten > their sibling a job on weekends at TCM. Per diem > basis, no doubt. That must mean that this chimp > provides his own darts & blindfold and TCM points him > facing the dart board, aka schedule. Many thanks, moira, for reminding me [and others] about this unique individual - I'm sure he was shot between the eyes, as you mentioned. To put it mildly, the guy creeped me out. It was a surreal interlude amidst a cavalcade of mediocrity, and his appearance almost [but not quite] made the film watchable. I'm sure the fever will pass, if it hasn't already. Cold compresses and maybe some light entertainment [a musical, something silent from Buster Keaton or Harold Lloyd, perhaps] should do the trick. If not, you may have to go for further, more intensive treatment. Re: chimps and dartboards You are on to something here - it was either this method, or the dreaded Wheel of [Mis]fortune that spun inexorably to its fatal resting place. I am a bit concerned, however, that there may be some cross-contamination occurring among some of the movie channels on offer. I may have to propose the posting of a "CHIMP ALERT!" if such aberrations in programming occur more regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineSage_jr Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I think the film should've been called Single White Jewish Commanche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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