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captain!

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Nov 18, 2009, 9:26:49 PM11/18/09
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one of my assignments is to study the russian novel "chelovek amfibiya". in
my searches i came across the film version of this title, as well as many
other classic russian films on this guy's youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/birubirFilms

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Ostap S. B. M. Bender Jr.

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Nov 22, 2009, 4:44:54 AM11/22/09
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Why don't you use torrents instead? You get much better resolution.

For example visit torrents.ru. They seem to have everything.

BTW, I strongly recommend downloading the great Polish comedy
"Gangstery i Filantropy":

torrents.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?t=171342 torrents.ru/forum/
viewtopic.php?t=171342
film.arjlover.net/info/gangstery.i.filantropy.avi.html
Jerzy Hoffman - Gangsterzy i filantropi

Here is a nice song from it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5dsx122Ay4
Irena Santor - Masz juz kogos (Gangsterzy i Filantropi)

or you can watch the entire movie on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWwFTj28bD0
Gangsterzy i filantropi 1/9

But no subtitles there...

Ostap S. B. M. Bender Jr.

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Nov 22, 2009, 4:46:30 AM11/22/09
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On Nov 18, 8:33 pm, d...@no.email.thankstospam.net (DK) wrote:
> This is also classic:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ib6QMnp6t4
>
> :)
>

Kstati o ptichkah?


captain!

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Nov 24, 2009, 8:23:24 PM11/24/09
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thanks for that one. nice to see you're still in the groups dima!


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captain!

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"Ostap S. B. M. Bender Jr." <ostap_be...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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On Nov 18, 6:26 pm, "captain!" <whomsoe...@telus.net> wrote:
> one of my assignments is to study the russian novel "chelovek amfibiya".
> in
> my searches i came across the film version of this title, as well as many
> other classic russian films on this guy's youtube channel:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/user/birubirFilms
>

Why don't you use torrents instead? You get much better resolution.

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-yeah, i go to the russian torrent sites sometimes. i used them to dowload
some old soviet war films that even most russians seem never to have heard
of.

but for pure ease of use, the youtube channels can be quite good. the link
that i gave posts his movies in better resolution that average and are very
watchable.

i also read that youtube is about to start supporting 1080p video resolution
so that should be quite nice.

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For example visit torrents.ru. They seem to have everything.

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-that is one that i sometimes go to.


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Ostap S. B. M. Bender Jr.

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Nov 24, 2009, 10:02:39 PM11/24/09
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On Nov 24, 5:28 pm, "captain!" <whomsoe...@telus.net> wrote:
> "Ostap S. B. M. Bender Jr." <ostap_bender_1...@hotmail.com> wrote in messagenews:5f23c816-2195-4b25...@u18g2000pro.googlegroups.com...

> On Nov 18, 6:26 pm, "captain!" <whomsoe...@telus.net> wrote:
>
> > one of my assignments is to study the russian novel "chelovek amfibiya".
> > in
> > my searches i came across the film version of this title, as well as many
> > other classic russian films on this guy's youtube channel:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/user/birubirFilms
>
> Why don't you use torrents instead? You get much better resolution.
>
> /////////////////
>
> -yeah, i go to the russian torrent sites sometimes. i used them to dowload
> some old soviet war films that even most russians seem never to have heard
> of.
>

Are they any good? Most movies age very fast.

BTW, have you seen the immortal Kavkazskaya Plennitsa and 12 Chairs by
Gaigai?

>
> but for pure ease of use, the youtube channels can be quite good. the link
> that i gave posts his movies in better resolution that average and are very
> watchable.
>

Don't you usually get a better resolution from torrents? Does anybody
know what typical resolutions and bitrates are for Youtube vs.
torrents?

captain!

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Nov 25, 2009, 8:47:11 PM11/25/09
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"Ostap S. B. M. Bender Jr." <ostap_be...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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On Nov 24, 5:28 pm, "captain!" <whomsoe...@telus.net> wrote:
> "Ostap S. B. M. Bender Jr." <ostap_bender_1...@hotmail.com> wrote in
> messagenews:5f23c816-2195-4b25...@u18g2000pro.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 18, 6:26 pm, "captain!" <whomsoe...@telus.net> wrote:
>
> > one of my assignments is to study the russian novel "chelovek amfibiya".
> > in
> > my searches i came across the film version of this title, as well as
> > many
> > other classic russian films on this guy's youtube channel:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/user/birubirFilms
>
> Why don't you use torrents instead? You get much better resolution.
>
> /////////////////
>
> -yeah, i go to the russian torrent sites sometimes. i used them to dowload
> some old soviet war films that even most russians seem never to have heard
> of.
>

Are they any good? Most movies age very fast.

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- i have a great respect for many of the 60's era soviet war films. many of
them are quite cerebral and rich with symbolism. i also think that since the
war was much more recent at that point in time, the films tend to be very
sober and grey. this fits with my own ideas more closely than modern
explosion-fests, although those can sometimes be good too.
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BTW, have you seen the immortal Kavkazskaya Plennitsa and 12 Chairs by
Gaigai?

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-it doesn't ring a bell. are those two different movies or one long title?

/////////////////

>
> but for pure ease of use, the youtube channels can be quite good. the link
> that i gave posts his movies in better resolution that average and are
> very
> watchable.
>

Don't you usually get a better resolution from torrents? Does anybody
know what typical resolutions and bitrates are for Youtube vs.
torrents?

//////////////////////////////////////

-i personally don't know but 1080p is quite good.

///////////////////////////////


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Nov 25, 2009, 10:20:22 PM11/25/09
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On Nov 25, 5:47 pm, "captain!" <whomsoe...@telus.net> wrote:
> "Ostap S. B. M. Bender Jr." <ostap_bender_1...@hotmail.com> wrote in messagenews:8254f969-5850-46ce...@m7g2000prd.googlegroups.com...

You are missing a lot. Not only are these the best Russian comedies,
they are probably the best comedy films anywhere.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaidai
Leonid Iovich Gaidai (Russian: Леони́д И́ович Гайда́й; 30 January
1923, Svobodny, Amur Oblast – 19 November 1993, Moscow) was one of the
most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and
broad public recognition in the former USSR & modern Russia. His
movies broke theatre attendance records and are still some of the top-
selling DVDs in Russia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_classic_movies#Notable_films

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures (1965) and its sequel,
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1966)
The Diamond Arm (1968), the last four comedies, especially Diamond
Arm, have contributed a lot of humorous quotes.

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_%D1%81%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2_(%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC,_1971)
12 Chairs

Another great immortal film, which i hope you have seen, is Dog's
Heart by Bortko, based on Bulgakov:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_a_Dog_(film)
Heart of a Dog

>
>
> > but for pure ease of use, the youtube channels can be quite good. the link
> > that i gave posts his movies in better resolution that average and are
> > very
> > watchable.
>
> Don't you usually get a better resolution from torrents? Does anybody
> know what typical resolutions and bitrates are for Youtube vs.
> torrents?
>
> //////////////////////////////////////
>
> -i personally don't know but 1080p is quite good.
>

But there are no 1080p films on Youtube, are there? And there will be
few if any Russian films in 1080p on Youtube for many years to come. I
am asking about the present, not about the future.

captain!

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Jan 3, 2010, 12:53:09 AM1/3/10
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"DK" <d...@no.email.thankstospam.net> wrote in message
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> In article <z6lPm.55088$PH1.6324@edtnps82>, "captain!"
> <whoms...@telus.net> wrote:
>>
>>BTW, have you seen the immortal Kavkazskaya Plennitsa and 12 Chairs by
>>Gaigai?
>>
>>/////////////////////////
>>
>>-it doesn't ring a bell. are those two different movies or one long title?
>>
>
> These are two different movies by the same classic
> director. Both are very good but, IMHO, not as good as his
> best, Brilliantovaya ruka (which, I vaguely remember,
> you had mentioned seeing? If not, it's a must).
>
> I'd replace the Dvenadtsat' stul'ev above with
> Zolotoy telyonok (if anything, for the amazing acting
> in it) and add Beregis' avtomobilya (which my American
> friends turned out to be very receptive to once I gave
> them subtitled DVD).
>
> DK

brillyantovaya ruka was one of the first non-subtitled russian movies that i
ever watched so there were many parts of it that were beyond my
comprehension. it was still funny to me though because of the visual
aspects. right around that same time i watched operatsion "bl" which i also
though was quite funny.

i was given sonme modern russian action films as a christmas gift this year
and i expect them to be very cheezy, but never look a gift horse in the
mouth.

captain!

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"Ostap S. B. M. Bender Jr." <ostap_be...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> //////////////////////////////////////
>
> -i personally don't know but 1080p is quite good.
>

But there are no 1080p films on Youtube, are there? And there will be
few if any Russian films in 1080p on Youtube for many years to come. I
am asking about the present, not about the future.

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i have not found any yet, but i read that youtube either already does or
will soon support them. many of the top-line digital cameras now support
1080p so there should be an influx of vids to youtube soon.


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