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Comment on Commentary: The Hidden Fortress by outlet

outlet — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:56:29 +0000

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Comment on UK vs US spelling by Chris

Chris — Mon, 06 May 2013 03:47:40 +0000

I would like to agree with “spellitright” because I grew up near Penzance (relevant in a moment). But the historical record shows that Sir Humphrey Davy (the “Brit” discoverer – from Penzance) himself used “aluminum” for the first five years (1807-1812), only adding an ‘i’ later and reluctantly. On the other hand, Americans haven’t been even less consistent. For nearly all of the 19th century Americans used both with “aluminium” (Br.) slightly ahead of “aluminum” (Am.). Even two Noah Webster dictionaries (e.g. 1915 edition) listed only the British spelling. But in the 20th century, American taste changed and they reverted back to what is (unfortunately for me and spellitright), the ORIGINAL British spelling of “aluminum” without a second ‘i’.
I grew up knowing this – and hearing it again every time we passed his statue. But here’s my recent source:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/aluminium.htm

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Chris

Chris — Mon, 06 May 2013 03:39:40 +0000

Perhaps this will be a bit more helpful. You can use an adjective to modify a noun (example red balloon). But with some rare specific exceptions, you cannot use an adjective to modify a verb or an adjective (or indeed another adverb). For that you must use an adverb (most adjectives construct their adverbial form by appending -ly). This is not a national variation. I understand that American informal colloquialisms often replace an adverb with an adjective for humourous effect. But the rest of your post didn’t indicate any lax humourous camaraderie. So by rule it is “do things DIFFERENTLY” – even in America.
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/adverb

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Chris

Chris — Thu, 02 May 2013 23:08:46 +0000

Thank you very much indeed. This was interesting to read, usefully bookmarked as a reference, and appears accurate. With over 25 years in the UK and over 25 years in the USA, this is not just an idle pastime for me. I have noted that the CAUSES of the differences are not always simplifications (US: fulfill), the American version is not always the newer (UK: grey), and the American version sometimes drops the wrong vowel (UK: colour – no ‘o’ sound in the second syllable >> US: color).

I take exception to the D of CD. That is always “disc”, regardless of country or the purpose of any digital data on it. I disagree with your rule of “a compact disc of music files” but a “compact disk of non-music files” (alas poor blank CD, or one with mixed content). In my considerable experience “compact disc” is close to universal (but it’s “cryno ddisg” in my native tongue).

Comment on Commentary: Plan 9 From Outer Space (w/ Faldor!) by Sean

Sean — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:16:34 +0000

I have never seen the film, although I heard about it back in the 90′s when the Amiga computer game came out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_9_from_Outer_Space_%28video_game%29

I have seen Ed Wood once, and from what I remember it was ok. I thought Martin Landau acted well, I felt quite sorry for poor Bela Lugosi.

Comment on Commentary: The Road Warrior by Webmaster

Webmaster — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:57:57 +0000

Sorry! Thanks for the heads up. I fixed it!

Comment on Commentary: The Road Warrior by Sean

Sean — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:25:13 +0000

Hi,

I am getting 404 page/file not found when trying to download.

Cheers.

Comment on Commentary: Star Trek: TMP (with Speakeasy!) by Art Lyon

Art Lyon — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:00:20 +0000

I listen to a lot of movie commentary podcasts and I’m a big ST fan, and that was a good commentary, guys! I especially liked the thoughts at the end about the ST movies. Well done.

Comment on Commentary: Mad Max by Sean

Sean — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:45:32 +0000

I was surprised to hear that the US version was dubbed. Although here in the UK we have quite a few Aussie TV soaps, so we are used to the slang. I had to think if ‘sprog’ was a UK or Aussie word, it is so familiar!

I did read somewhere that Gibson does not have many lines because he was paid per word/line?

Aussies might say “Gibson, he’s a right spunk”. Although the UK meaning would be a little different!!!

Comment on Commentary: Skyfall (with Faldor) by Webmaster

Webmaster — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:55:45 +0000

THANKS! I do love British film and television, but I still frequently find myself googling references the panel makes on QI (my new favorite show).

Comment on Commentary: Skyfall (with Faldor) by Sean

Sean — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:20:43 +0000

Another good commentary. What with the Dr being busy or something, I was missing the US/UK commentary mix which I always found amusing, but Faldor is doing very well.

It is a shame I can’t remember the things that made me laugh (I am writing this days after listening) but you are funny guys.

Tysto – you do seem to have a good understanding of the UK, you seem to know what is going on in our little island and understand our slightly strange ways/humour

Thumbs up!

Comment on UK vs US spelling by MKS

MKS — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:17:50 +0000

On a somewhat related note – I’ve only recently discovered that “Z” is worth the same amount of points in American scrabble as it is in British scrabble – given that “Z’s” are far more common with American spelling it seems a little bit unfair.

I know its quite a minor concern but I’d honestly never considered it before

Comment on About t y s t o by Arthur Maturo

Arthur Maturo — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:21:09 +0000

Hello Derek,

Flight 33 Productions is in the process of producing the Weather Channel series, “Deadliest Space Weather- Tornadoes”. We would like to license your aerial of the Notre Dame stadium. Could you please get back with me at am@flight33.tv

Thanks Arthur Maturo

Comment on Commentary: Quantum of Solace (with Faldor!) by T.Grant

T.Grant — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:32:28 +0000

A fantastic effort by Tysto. I think its great that he’s being rewarded with such a great movie to finish on with Skyfall.

Comment on Commentary: Quantum of Solace (with Faldor!) by David Lessenberry

David Lessenberry — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:36:49 +0000

Dear Tysto:

Altho I never doubted that you would do all of the EON Bond films after committing to do so, I am pleasantly surprised that you did it so quickly. Thank you for your efforts. Your consistency is appreciated.

P.S. Finished my Hammett/Thin Man research; now I just need to figure out the technical aspects of recording and editing.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Eric Priezkalns

Eric Priezkalns — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:56:17 +0000

It’s silly nonsense to say that ‘ize’ is frowned upon in ‘Standard’ English (whatever that means). Just read what the Oxford English Dictionary has to say about preferring ‘ize’ to ‘ise’!

Comment on About t y s t o by Webmaster

Webmaster — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:01:41 +0000

Hi and thanks! It looks like the new iTunes broke the link. The proper feed is http://www.tysto.com/tag/commentaries/feed/

It works in iTunes just fine if you subscribe manually. I’ll work on getting it recognized by iTunes via the button in the nav bar.

Comment on About t y s t o by Jeje

Jeje — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:52:51 +0000

Hi!
I can’t seem to find your Podcasts on iTunes anymore…
Could you please check?

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Maryanne

Maryanne — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 06:47:39 +0000

This was a very interesting read. I love the way that language is fluid and how it changes over time and from nation to nation. Regardless of how we spell certain words, and the grammatical rules associated with suffixes, at least (well, for the most part) we can communicate easily. I am rather bemused however, as to how this thread got used by a few as a “hate” slinging match. Sorry U.S., not all Aussies are so angry and full of rage. By the way, Oxford and Macquarie both publish Australian dictionaries.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Rudy

Rudy — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:33:51 +0000

Perhaps ‘differently’ would work better.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Rudy

Rudy — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:15:46 +0000

occur – occurred, occurring (smile)

Comment on Commentary: Phantom Menace (crazy Mr Plinkett edition!) by Webmaster

Webmaster — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:07:28 +0000

This is somewhat superfluous now, since RLM has put out an actual commentary, but at the time I think it was interesting to hear his comments in line with the movie. But I couldn’t very well leave several minutes of blank space between them.

Nevertheless, thanks for your thoughtful and well-informed opinion, David.

Comment on Commentary: Phantom Menace (crazy Mr Plinkett edition!) by David

David — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:47:28 +0000

“I edit Mr Plinkett of Red Letter Media into a commentary and interject my own observations and opinions”???

What a DOUCHEBAG.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:40:32 +0000

I usually get the most confused between our vs. or. I’ve also noticed that sometimes I spell a word the British way, usually with double l or one l words, even though I prefer American.

P.S. My teacher spells things the British way

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Crystal

Crystal — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:39:42 +0000

Where is the UK vs. US spelling gone? it used to be at the sid panel. Can we have this back?

Comment on Commentary: Goldeneye by Movie Mavericks Podcast

Movie Mavericks Podcast — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:04:40 +0000

Awesome. Oddly enough this is one of my favorite Bond flicks, I really think Brosnan was the best, but maybe I’m crazy. Of course nothing beats On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

Comment on Commentary: Watchmen by John Peacock

John Peacock — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 07:07:46 +0000

PPS: Rorschach does kind of need a pity killing. That is why his story arc end in death. But, you’re wrong that he’s killing people all the time. In the course of his investigation, he is usually beating up people. He also doesn’t seem to have killed people at all while with the owl. He’s based on the Question, who also beats people for information.

Comment on Commentary: Watchmen by John Peacock

John Peacock — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 06:38:50 +0000

PS: Ozymandias bloodies his hands catching a bullet and admits he wasn’t sure he could do it.

Comment on Commentary: Watchmen by John Peacock

John Peacock — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 06:22:14 +0000

You guys seem confused about Dr Manhattan. So, here it is:
He doesn’t make choices or wonder about the future because he never did; even as a child. That is the reason for all of the clocks. You know what a clock will do. No surprises. He has always done what was expected of him: he studied clocks because his father repaired clocks, he studied physics because his father told him too, he didn’t even ask out his first girlfriend. His story ark ends with his embracing making decisions and seeing things which are unexpected (even saying he might go make a universe and see what happens).
What’s more, he is comforted by following his future vision and not making decisions.
A similar character is Paul in Dune: he has a single vision of the future, accepts where it leads and follows his vision.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Couch

Couch — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:42:21 +0000

Nice comment after Sarah Endac*nt’s contribution Webmaster! Absolutely loved it!!!
And seems to me that Sarah is the whiner here….not us “Yanks!”
She’s quite vitriolic concerning Americans, huh? I’m surprised because all the Aussies I’ve met have had
wonderful, sunny personalities…so I was a bit shocked to hear that they (Aussies) “hate” us.
Oh well…and I apologize for my immaturity in spelling Endacott’s name at the start…but not enough to
change it back! Lol…..

Anyway, great article and I’m glad to have read it.

Couch

Comment on Commentary: Harry Potter 3 (Prisoner) by Webmaster

Webmaster — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:09:15 +0000

Thanks! Since watching it again, I kind of came to those same conclusions. Lupin must think Sirius is guilty until some unspecified point where he realizes Pettigrew is still alive. So when he finally sees Sirius, he’s happy. But in the movie, the way they greet each other makes it seem like they’ve been conspiring all along.

Comment on Commentary: Harry Potter 3 (Prisoner) by Nimati Vitlum

Nimati Vitlum — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:15:34 +0000

The answer to your Lupin problem is that Remus thinks that Sirius Black is guilty–like everybody else. It’s only after he’s spotted Peter Pettigrew on the Marauder’s Map that he realizes what really happened (he doesn’t believe Harry when he claims he’s seen him on it). This doesn’t happen until Peter (as Scabbers) is forced to leave his hideout at Hagrid’s. Lupin didn’t help Black get into the castle. Snape accuses him of that because he knows Lupin is a werewolf and he doesn’t like him. Snape doesn’t really like anybody besides Harry’s mother, but Lupin was part of the group that bullied him back at his days at Hogwarts (We see a flashback of this in movie 5). Black managed to get into Hogwarts–past the Dementors–using his ability to turn himself into a dog. That’s also how he escaped Azkaban. There’s a very long monologue in the book where Lupin explains it all, which–for understandable reasons–didn’t make it into the movie. That’s basically a problem with all the Harry Potter films. There’s always a big infodump scene at the end of each book, which isn’t compatible with a movie’s narrative structure, so they drastically shorten it.

Comment on Commentary: Goldeneye by Sean Higgins

Sean Higgins — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:22:22 +0000

Don’t worry, I think you did a good job on sorting out the commentary.

Some funny observations from you both on elements of the film. Maybe they used the liquid nitrogen to make ice cream while waiting to destroy the economy?

Comment on Commentary: Harry Potter 2 (Chamber) by Webmaster

Webmaster — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:24:54 +0000

Wow! Great explanation! Thanks!

Comment on Commentary: Harry Potter 2 (Chamber) by Nimati Vitlum

Nimati Vitlum — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:25:31 +0000

Just like you, I was under the impression from this film that we were dealing with the same incarnation of Voldemort we’ve seen in the previous movie. However after reading the book I was like “huh?”. Actually, Lucius Malfoy doesn’t have any contact with Voldemort after his “defeat”. He doesn’t really know how the diary works, neither does Dobby. His plan was to get rid of this incriminating artifact of his old master because of the raids Arthur Weasley was conducting. He planted it on Ginny Weasley in order to discredit the Weasley family. He also wanted to remove Dumbledore as headmaster of Hogwarts. Nothing of this involves Harry Potter. For some reason however, Dobby thought that this might threaten his hero of whom he knows nothing about. Anyway, Tom Riddle knows everything about Harry Potter from Ginny Weasley. He pretends to be her friend and she confides all her worries ands secrets to him. That’s how he takes control of her. Tom Riddle wants to meet Harry Potter in order to verify Ginny’s characterisation of him. She got it right. Harry is the type to go to any lengths to sove the mystery about the Chamber of Secrets. If he takes Ginny to the Chamber, Harry would come for her. And so he does. 16 year old Voldemort did this. The other one, who tried to steal the Philosopher’s Stone is still lurking about in the forrests of Albania at this point. The movie didn’t make this clear.

Comment on Commentary: Fritz Lang’s M by Webmaster

Webmaster — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:05:07 +0000

Never seen Goya’s Ghosts, but I liked Amadeus and—at the time—it was hugely popular. Maybe it’s fame has waned these days. It would be great to revisit. Thanks!

Comment on Commentary: Fritz Lang’s M by Milo Milo

Milo Milo — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 21:29:27 +0000

Dear Tysto, the commentary for M was Excellent. I would appreciate your opinion concerning a couple of Milos Forman movies, Goya’s Ghosts and Amadeus. I recently saw the former and was surprised by how much I liked it despite having read that it got terrible reviews. A lot of people also seem to have a distaste for Amadeus while I consider it to be a great film. Because I have always appreciated your attention to the great films that others ignore (The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca episodes were AWESOME) I would like to request an Amadeus commentary someday. Am I the only one who gets a kick from from these two films? If any one has the critical eye to answer this it would be Tysto! Thanks for the podcast and keep em comin.

Comment on About t y s t o by Webmaster

Webmaster — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 01:23:12 +0000

Yes, I’m always happy to let anyone use any of my photos of buildings and such for any project. You’re welcome to use any that are helpful. You can credit it as “photo by Derek Jensen” or something similar.

Comment on About t y s t o by Gregory SJ Soltis

Gregory SJ Soltis — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:15:02 +0000

Tysto,

I am a graduate student at Cleveland State University working on a project with Kirby Date for the state of Ohio. We are preparing a resource for Ohio municipalities about best practices in planning. It is known as the Ohio Balanced Growth program and the website is found at this link http://balancedgrowth.ohio.gov/ .

I would like your permission to use one of your photos. It is the photo of the Wayne County, Ohio. If you agree, please lrt me know how you would like to be cited. Thanks in advance! I can be reached at gregory.scott.soltis@gmail.com.

Best,
Gregory SJ Soltis
Graduate Assistant to Dr. Mark Salling
Northern Ohio Data & Information Service – NODIS
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Cleveland State University
work phone: 216.687.3802
cell: 216.502.7311
g.s.soltis@csuohio.edu
gregory.scott.soltis@gmail.com
http://nodis.csuohio.edu

Comment on UK vs US spelling by charlotte

charlotte — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:29:05 +0000

Oh just shut up

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Paul

Paul — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:25:38 +0000

Interesting article – I’ll check it again in more detail and maybe add a link to it on my website if that’s ok? You might also like to check out my conversion tool there (the “Briticiser”) which manages to convert most US English spellings to British English.

I did learn quite a lot about the various forms of English (and improve my grammar!) while I was writing it, and I’m still picking up a few things (or being told about them) that it misses. One thing I did learn is that there is no correct form of English – generally use the brand of English which your readers are going to be comfortable reading. In formal use (e.g. within the EU, UN) there are style guides which tell you which form of English to use and, surprisingly often, this is British English although rules are only as good as the people who enforce them so you’ll often see a bit of a mish-mash of spellings even at the highest levels.

I did find an Aussie English dictionary for MS Word a few years ago so I’ll try and find that again and drop a link to it on my website.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Spellitright

Spellitright — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:08:11 +0000

Not true – these are archaic versions of English, not used since the 19th century…that’s a totally different field. This is about the modern English/American language.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Spellitright

Spellitright — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:03:08 +0000

Aluminium was discovered by a Brit and named according to the usual rules of naming new elements etc. When the US put it into their newly published dictionaries, they accidentally missed out the second ‘i’. As the cost of recalling and reprinting the error wasn’t acceptable, it was left in…a simple error, a simple financial choice and there you have the difference

Comment on UK vs US spelling by JSA

JSA — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:02:21 +0000

Wow. And all this time, I, as a dimwitted American, thought that our two cultures got along . Nice to know another place in the world hates us.

Let me sneak a secret to you… We like that you do things different. Doing things different (even when it is just spelling) is something Americans can respect. Our political leaders, not so much… but, when we take a vacation the last thing we want to see is another fucking McDonalds.

Comment on About t y s t o by Adam E.

Adam E. — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:16:03 +0000

Dear Derek,

I would like to use your photo of the (KDKA-TV Weather Beacon on the) Gulf Tower for promotional uses for KDKA-TV. This is an amazing shot and I’m having trouble getting permission to shoot from the roof of the Steel building. If you wouldn’t mind emailing me at aeppinger@kdka.com, so I can work out the details with you, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

Adam Eppinger
Art Director – KDKA-TV/CW Pittsburgh

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Steph

Steph — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:35:42 +0000

Sarah,

The “creeping imperialism” you speak of has been going on for well over a century. All the powerful nations were/are involved; it is certainly not unique to America.

To attack the US based on the free trade agreement is not wholly fair, as its an “agreement” which benefits both parties.

By the way, “Americanisms” were borne of one man – a fellow named Dewey who desired to spell everything based on its sound. He changed the spelling of his own first name to Melvil. He was a man of economy, and believed in economical and simplified spellings. I don’t agree with him, but that’s the history. Americans have no wish to take away your Aussie-ness.

Also, 2500 marines are not “massive military bases” in any country, and is a particularly tiny number when speaking of US’ installations. Here’s a link to an Australian newspaper regarding US military in your country, and just so you know, it has punctuation inside the quotes, and an interesting ‘too’ which ought to be ‘to’ – so I’m not sure anyone is perfect anywhere.

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/us-marines-not-a-us-base-on-australian-soil-smith-20120404-1wbnl.html

Respectfully,
Steph

Comment on Commentary: Harry Potter 8 (Hallows 2) by Craig

Craig — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:56:31 +0000

Some WWII would be excellent. Always look forward to what is next. Keep up the great work. C.

Comment on Commentary: Harry Potter 8 (Hallows 2) by Webmaster

Webmaster — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:41:45 +0000

I do loves me some World War 2 and some Clint Eastwood movies…..

Comment on Commentary: Harry Potter 8 (Hallows 2) by Craig

Craig — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:09:41 +0000

Hi T. Really enjoyed all the commenteries for the HP series, nice to hear from someone who hasn’t read the books and how the films fit.
Just need Where Eagles Dare doing and I’ll be a happy man.
Cheers, C.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Webmaster

Webmaster — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 06:12:00 +0000

I didn’t examine Australian English because I couldn’t find an Australian dictionary.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Sarah Endacott

Sarah Endacott — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:55:13 +0000

British is not the only English

Australian spellings use only ise, isi and isa, and we don’t like the serial comma. We use practise as a verb and never spell defence with an s unless we’re feeling defensive. We also like our punctuation outside our quote marks. Yes, we eschew many things American, because one of our federal governments sold out our cultural rights a few years ago under the US’ “free trade agreement” that was foisted on many countries, and so we are (not uniquely) suspicious of that country’s creeping imperialism. South Korea is suffering similarly with a breakdown of barriers against the mudslide of American film that is fast ruining their local industry. A pity; they make excellent horror.

We Aussies (pronounced with a z, which is pronounced ‘zed’) have good reasons to distrust Americans: they have massive military bases in our country but don’t look after our interests in other parts of the world (Australians get a disproportionate amount of lousy, dangerous assignments in Iraq, the US held our David Hicks in Guantanamo Bay on flimsy charges for years and is currently ruthlessly pursuing our Julian Assange for embarrassing the US military about its own illegal acts).

We used to see Australian faces and hear our own accents on the tele all the time, but nowadays many of our actors have no jobs so that American advertisements can be dumped here without any Australian content (another casualty of the “free trade” arrangement that also lets US farmers be some of the most heavily subsidised in the world while insisting Australia has almost no tariffs on its goods).

We’re not just anti-American for no reason. We don’t “hate your freedoms” – we only hate it when you smash ours to pieces.

Editors like me cling to Australianisms. Haven’t got much else left…

Let me suggest one I think you might have missed: curb is our verb for when we pull something in; kerb is that bit of the “footpath” (never “pavement”) that meets the road. New Zealand, South Africa and many other countries have their own versions of English too, and we need to respect and acknowledge their differences, instead of Americanising everything in case one yank whinges that they don’t know what a milk bar is.

Thanks for listening to the lecture, and thanks for your very good site.

Regards, Sarah Endacott.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Webmaster

Webmaster — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 04:13:01 +0000

I suppose it depends on who is doing the frowning, but I’ll take your word for it it that “-ize” is an Americanism creeping into UK English with some resistance. American “aluminum” is the result of a very understandable historical happenstance, but thank you for assuming Americans the worst.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by BW

BW — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:39:10 +0000

Re earlier comments
It is frowned upon to ever use the suffix -ize in Standard English.
Similarly, the use of “effect” as a verb is an Americanism and is not in common usage within the English vernacular.
As a Brit, I am also ashamed to admit that the acknowledged change from sulphur to sulfur is actually correct although I am still baffled by the American aluminum – a mispronunciation and presumably subsequent phonetic spelling error.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Dr. P. B. Nayar

Dr. P. B. Nayar — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:48:35 +0000

I just thought I’d add as a brief comment something that I remember from my school days, drilled into me by my zealous English techer more than half century ago. In disyllabic words ending in VC, the final C had to be doubled when a suffix was added (eg. occur – occurred, occuring) except when the stress fell on the earlier syllable (e.g. open – opened and not *openned). I was also told that the Americans, thus were more correct in many such cases as they often stuck to the rule.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Diego

Diego — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:31:06 +0000

Agree. UK english is split between ‘ise’ and ‘ize’ spellings, each backed up by the Oxford and Cambridge schools, respectively.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Georges

Georges — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:18:45 +0000

A couple of others I can think of:

British American

bowlder boulder (a large rock)
burthen burden

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Tina

Tina — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:56:40 +0000

It should be pointed out that the ‘ise’ vs ‘ize’ difference is not as simple as UK vs. US. Both are used in UK English, and in fact, most of the mainstream (particularly academic) publishers will use ‘ize’.

Comment on UK vs US spelling by Webmaster

Webmaster — Sat, 26 May 2012 00:49:19 +0000

Thanks regarding license/licence. As a verb, “affect” means to put on falsely (an “affectation”); “effect” means to make happen (“effect an escape”).

Comment on UK vs US spelling by RSP

RSP — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:16:30 +0000

You have the verb license and noun licence mixed up.

” Some Americans love to affect the Anglo-French -re spellings” – surely you mean effect?

Excellent article though… Added to my favourites.

Comment on Commentary: Die Hard by Webmaster

Webmaster — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:29:28 +0000

Terrorists use violence to try to achieve political goals. Hans and Company are just after money, which makes them armed robbers… and, of course, murderers.

Comment on “I [heart] Precision” T-shirt by Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 01 May 2012 06:04:21 +0000

Ahh, very clever! However, I would have leaned toward the term “Accuracy” over “Precision”. Although their meanings overlap, I believe “accuracy” better reflects the notion of “correctness” whereas “precision” favors repeatability and consistency.

Comment on Commentary: The Mechanic (1972) by Webmaster

Webmaster — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:21:15 +0000

My qualifications for doing commentaries? I’m just a dude who loves movies and has watched a million of them. Also, I have an English literature degree that sometimes helps.

Comment on Commentary: The Thing (with Speakeasy!) by Webmaster

Webmaster — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:15:39 +0000

No no no. They just had their files loaded on file-sharing site Megaupload. It’s Megaupload that go seized for allowing music and movie uploads. I assure you, the DVDCommentaries.co.uk guys did nothing wrong.

Comment on Commentary: The Mechanic (1972) by sher tookhi

sher tookhi — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:18:25 +0000

My friend, please do the commentary on Al Pacino’s’ city hall.I am not sure if you liked that movie.By the way what is the qualification of doing the commentaries?

sher

Comment on Commentary: The Thing (with Speakeasy!) by David L.

David L. — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 06:38:01 +0000

Dear Tysto/Zarban:

just went to download the original “The Thing from Another World” at DVD UK commentaries. The host site has been siezed by the US (Federal) government for multiple violations of fraud, piracy, racketeering, et al. Thought you might need to know. Just for the record, I know nothing YOU are doing is illegeal, but this was a rude awakening.

Comment on Commentary: Die Hard by joe

joe — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:55:49 +0000

There terrorists. They terrorised people. its in the name… terror

Comment on Commentary: O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Webmaster

Webmaster — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:03:46 +0000

Hi Jacob! You have to have the movie already on DVD or something and watch it on your TV or computer while you listen to the commentary separately. I can’t rip the movies and host them for obvious legal reasons.

Comment on Commentary: O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Jacob Bennitt

Jacob Bennitt — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:55:22 +0000

how do I watch the movie along with your commentary?

Comment on About t y s t o by Webmaster

Webmaster — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:20:46 +0000

I would say that whatever film you have the most to say about is a good place to start, and a short one is better still. Popular films are, of course, of more interest to audiences than obscure titles, but you can bet that I would listen to commentaries for The Searchers or The Thin Man.

Comment on About t y s t o by David L.

David L. — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:15:52 +0000

Dear Derek:

I am writing because I really enjoy both your work here and the resource you have created in Zarban. I have read the articles and FAQs at Zarban, and I am thinking of trying to do a solo commentary.

At any rate, I was wondering if you had any suggestions, based on your experience, in terms of which movie(s) to tackle first. Specifically, I was looking at your “Movies I can’t believe no one has done a commentary for…” list and the AFI 100. It seems like an older film without an “official” commentary would make a lot of sense. I was leaning towards The Searchers or The Magnificent Ambersons, but I think those might be too big of a bite for a first attempt, as well as having good “official” commentaries. Maybe something like The Thin Man? (It’s relatively short, has no official commentary, and there is a lot to talk about in terms of adapting the book for the screen.)

Please feel free to write me at my email address if you prefer. Thanks again for the memories…

Comment on Commentary: The Mechanic (1972) by paul kersey

paul kersey — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:07:49 +0000

fantastic tysto loved it i do know the answer to your questions but i cant remember what they were will post next time i listen enjoying your bond commentary’s to
do death wish 3 its a great movie Bronsons best probably but he did make so many classics its hard to choose the best
thanks for time you put in it appreciated
would leave more comments but am lazy
love the work with speakeasy great double act your like the laurel and hardy and cannon and ball combined with a bit of buster Keaton thrown in
loving the bond ones to die another day cant wait

Comment on About t y s t o by Webmaster

Webmaster — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 04:32:31 +0000

I am quite happy to allow any of my travel photos to be used for any project at no charge. Please consider this my explicit permission.

Comment on About t y s t o by Duane Burton

Duane Burton — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:59:32 +0000

Hello Derek

We are producing a documentary on Stewart Bishop a Canadian Social worker.
We found your photo: SB03 Cincinnati-blight-and-#22F3.jpg

In Stewart’s interview he talks about 60′s & 70′s Urban Decay and Urban revitalization and your picture would be perfect
to enhance our doc visually. We are requesting permission for the use of the photograph. And would of course would give credit to yourself for it.

Thank you in advance for you response

In our files the photo is listed as SB03

Comment on Commentary: Harry Potter 5 (Order) by Webmaster

Webmaster — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:10:39 +0000

Oh, that was a scheduling mistake. Since Speakeasy was recording live and would therefore make it available immediately, I initially thought I’d publish Star Trek V right away, but I ran out of time to fully edit it before I had set it to automatically post, so there was nothing in the feed. It’s ready for Monday now.

Generally, I try not to post the “Coming Soon” notice until I have the commentary recorded AND edited for exactly those reasons.

Comment on Commentary: Harry Potter 5 (Order) by Stefan

Stefan — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:04:10 +0000

Hey Tysto – Love your work.
Ummmm – what happened to Star Trek V? one minute it was up, iTunes was finding some sort of error with it so I came to your page to download it here – now it’s gone, but replaced with the Brilliant Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix (Which I shall happily listen to now)
Is there a problem with it? or did you accidentally post it early??

all the best

Comment on About t y s t o by Marc Gourd

Marc Gourd — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:34:33 +0000

Hi tysto so sorry to message you once again is what i given OK i am very looking forward to it so very sorry i keep messaging you i think i am annoying and to pushy but take your time and thank you again i hope what i gave you was OK.

Comment on About t y s t o by Marc Gourd

Marc Gourd — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:23:53 +0000

Hi tysto sorry to message you again i found Scooby Doo On Zombie Island on iTunes it is only £6.99 or £2.49 for rent hope this helps sorry if i am annoying or being to pushy it is i just found it somewhere else i know you have a busy life and list on your website i do not mind then it comes on i am not angry and upset i just found it somewhere else i forgot is was on iTunes hope this helps tysto speak to you soon.

Comment on About t y s t o by Marc Gourd

Marc Gourd — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:16:16 +0000

It is OK i understand but Scooby On Zombie Island is on YouTube i know it is not good quality but it still works maybe add it as a play-list does something i just thought if not then i will wait for the video to come i do not mind waiting for it i know you have a busy list so take your time i might be right or wrong even though it is bad quality on YouTube it still has good sound hope this is OK and speak to you soon.

Comment on About t y s t o by Webmaster

Webmaster — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:41:18 +0000

It’s coming from Netflix. I’ll probably record it next weekend. Don’t worry, tho. I won’t put it at the end of the line; I’ll shove everything else on the schedule out a week and publish it on the following Monday, either Feb 6 or 13.

EDIT: It still hasn’t come, and my local video shop doesn’t have it. I’ll have to wait some more.

Comment on About t y s t o by Marc Gourd

Marc Gourd — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:13:29 +0000

Dear tysto

Hi again tysto sorry to message you again i was just wondering about the Scooby Doo On Zombie Island podcast is it going OK i know you have a very busy list but is it still OK i am very looking forward to it hate to say i know i am 26 but i absolutely adore Scooby Doo so very much sorry to message you again i was just wondering about the podcast speak to you soon.

Comment on Commentary: A View to a Kill by T.Grant

T.Grant — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:19:52 +0000

Good commentary. I agreed with nearly every point you made on it. Although I must admit I have a slight soft spot for A View to a Kill as its the first Bond I seen on the big screen. Must say I agree on your view on Fiona Fullerton, I wish she had got the role that Tanya Roberts got, maybe switched the two? It is a rather dull Bond film to be sure, the highlight for me was the chase in Paris and not much else. On the Avengers theme, as you mentioned apart from Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg and the other one (Honor Blackman) Joanna Lumley from the New Avengers makes another Bond connection by appearing in On Her Majestys Secret Service. One big thing I disagree on though, I loved Duran Durans title song! To me it’s the last great Bond theme.

Comment on About t y s t o by Webmaster

Webmaster — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:23:36 +0000

I thought it would easy to get my hands on it, but my nephew gave it away. So I’ve had to request it from Netflix. I’ll try to do it as soon as I get my hands on it and post it as soon as I’ve edited it, rather than putting it in the queue for later.

Comment on About t y s t o by Marc Gourd

Marc Gourd — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:59:01 +0000

Dear tysto

Thank you so much for accepting to do Scooby Doo On Zombie Island hate to ask but when will you do the Scooby Doo On Zombie Island podcast and thank you again tysto and keep up the great work on the the podcasts and commentaries.

Comment on About t y s t o by Webmaster

Webmaster — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:21:35 +0000

Wow. Not one that was on my list, but I loved the original Scooby Doo mysteries when I was a kid, and I know my nieces and nephews still watch, and that’s one they love. I’ll definitely give it a shot!

Comment on About t y s t o by Marc Gourd

Marc Gourd — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:00:09 +0000

Dear tysto

Hi tysto i love all your commentaries of different films is it OK if you do a commentary on Scooby Doo On Zombie Island please as i like all the Scooby Doo movies is it OK if you do it please and keep up the great work.

Comment on Commentary: Run, Lola, Run by psychotropic snake

psychotropic snake — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:04:18 +0000

Thanks a lot! I loved this movie and I was looking for some insight on it… and you certainly delivered! I wanted to add a tiny bit of info: we do get to know how long Manni and Lola have been together: one year.

Comment on F by Thomas Vann

Thomas Vann — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:59:27 +0000

l fear this will happen again soon as the nazi party is gaining steam in Germany again. l’m reading the large book on the holocast and am sick from what l see.

Comment on Commentary: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service by Bondie

Bondie — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:12:18 +0000

I really looking forward seeing George Lazenby doing a wonderful excellent commentary on his first and only 007 film as James Bond in 1969′s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service if everyone has got time the right to digitally restored and HD remastered sometime soon, it needs more extras and bonus features than ever!

Comment on Commentary: Never Say Never Again by Sean Higgins

Sean Higgins — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:31:24 +0000

You certainly have a good knowledge of England. I would not have expected you to know what the RSPCA did. And interesting that they got into a bit of trouble with that horse stunt.

Lol, yes Gavan O’Herlihy & William Atherton do look alike. (without looking on IMDB) Gavan O’Herlihy looks like the chap from Superman 3. All I remember is him drinking and trying to turn a key?!

Ah, Porridge was a 70′s TV series in a prison, which a TV movies was made. It seems to have been called something else in the US:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porridge_%28film%29

Comment on Commentary: Galaxy Quest (with John and Josh) by Sean Higgins

Sean Higgins — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:27:40 +0000

The triple commentary combo worked well. Good to have a Star Trek boffin onboard as there were quite a lot of references in the film, which I would not have got.

I also could not believe this film was 1999, I thought it much more recent. It has held up well.

Agreed – Sigourney Weaver looks super hot! A good remedy if you have just watched Alien 3 and can’t get over the shaven head look!

Comment on Commentary: Never Say Never Again by Webmaster

Webmaster — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:00:12 +0000

Oh, I never even heard of that movie. Thanks!

Comment on About t y s t o by Webmaster

Webmaster — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:58:36 +0000

Yes! You can find and purchase them here…

http://public.fotki.com/Tysto/travel/pennsylvania/pittsburgh-2007/

Comment on About t y s t o by Nancy Megela

Nancy Megela — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:05:10 +0000

Can the Pittsburgh postcards be purchased?

Comment on Commentary: Never Say Never Again by Dave

Dave — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:33:52 +0000

Loved the commentary, thought you might like to know that when Bond and Felix pretend to be a boxer and a trainer its a reference to Porridge – The Movie, the screenplay for both films were written by the same people and its a direct reference to a scene in that film where two of the main characters do the same thing.

Comment on Commentary: Blade Runner (final cut) by Webmaster

Webmaster — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:12:59 +0000

Well, JF Sebastian seems to have a whole building to himself. But it doesn’t take all that many people to make a crowd, so it’s no big deal, but it seems weird to make a point of saying that there aren’t many people left and then show streets and clubs crowded with people.

Comment on Commentary: Blade Runner (final cut) by David L.

David L. — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:32:10 +0000

You missed a fundamental point, Just because the EARTH as a whole is depopulated does not mean that a major city like LOS ANGELES is depopulated. Come on! It made perfect sense to me, anyways…

Comment on Commentary: Blade Runner (final cut) by Malden

Malden — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:00:31 +0000

For most viewers who didn’t read Dick’s novel this commentary could be very interesting – Blade Runner wouldn’t be sci-fi masterpiece without the basics from that brilliant novel.
For me, Blade Runner is sort of ornament to SF culture, corner stone of dystopian films, beside Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange…

Comment on Commentary: A Haunting in Salem by Perry

Perry — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:24:44 +0000

you caught my Airplane reference! stellar work!

seriously, man, loved it; you came at it in the right frame of mind and delivered an honest, amusing, splendiferous commentary. many thanks!

Comment on Commentary: A Haunting in Salem by Webmaster

Webmaster — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:02:32 +0000

Ha ha! Thanks, man! Great job!