quote: The subject of the little (6 min 33 sec) movie is tantalising: a woman tests her dates over games of chess, with each contest taking on the mood of the relationship. She's in full control, knowing exactly what she wants in a man – until she finds it. More...
[ April 08, 2004, 09:44 AM: Message edited by: Corwin ]
Posted by vwiggin (Member # 926) on :
I never get tired of reading Pook'a story. Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
That's so funny about the Great Chess Phantom. How do they get it wrong? Was it wrong in Harry Potter? Does it really matter? It does in the sense that the queens go on their own color, but as long as white goes first... I don't know, it seems like someone playing logically wouldn't get that messed up.
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
pooka, for me it matters if the colours are right or not, especially in the opening. After a couple of moves I expect to recognize a configuration, which, if you turn the table at 90 degrees just seems wrong. One time I got into a Sicilian-like opening with white and was constantly thinking how weird it was. And Sicilian is my favourite opening with black, so it's not like I didn't know what to do in the position, it just seemed wrong !
As for chess in movies, in general, I dislike the "checkmate in one move" that appears so often ! It's like you came with this superb move, out of the blue, and your oponent had no clue about it ! But then again, there's not much excitement to show about chess in movies, is there ?!
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
One of the reasons I liked Searching for Bobby Fischer was the relatively accurate portrayal of chess in it, especially the huge difference between speed chess and tournament chess. It could have been much better, but it was far better than I've seen in any movie.
Dagonee
Posted by vwiggin (Member # 926) on :
Dag, you obviously never seen the classic kung fu movies where Chinese emperors use real human beings as chinese chess pieces. Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Dag, I just remembered a pretty good film with chess content in it: "Knight Moves" with Christopher Lambert starring in it. If you haven't seen it, give it a try.
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
quote: On Monday we showed you a chess film that explored the dating habits of a young woman. Now we find another longer and racier one that goes a step further. Luis Camara Silva uses chess to illustrate the mating habits of humans. Watch his film and quit chess forever. Here's the disturbing movie...
quote:Two vultures sick for battle, Two scorpions under one wet stone, Two bloodless wolves whose dry throats rattle, Two crows perched on the murrained cattle, Two vipers tangled into one.
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But then again, there's not much excitement to show about chess in movies, is there ?!
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