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Fu Mangrood!
Topic Started: Mar 13 2010, 05:46 PM (22,173 Views)
panzer the great & terrible
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Only in California do cornbread have an official shape. Well, maybe in Manhattan too.
Edited by panzer the great & terrible, May 21 2012, 10:30 PM.
Life is just a bowl of cherries, it's too mysterious, don't take it serious...
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Pa Stark
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I received an email today from Grood that my DOFM has been shipped.
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panzer the great & terrible
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I didn't. I haven't communicated with that SOB in years, but he's still hecking with me. What a maroon.
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Barcroft
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Pa,
Evidently Grood must have found Religion!!!!!!!!
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Brick Bradford
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Got an Email also from Eric that my shipment went out yesterday....The lord works in mysterious way
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Brick Bradford (Handsomest Hero in Serials and future DOFM recipient) B) B) B) B) B) B)
Edited by Brick Bradford, May 23 2012, 07:38 AM.
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Uh-oh! Posted Image No word of an impending shipment has reached Chandu's magic island yet.
Not plane, nor bird, nor even frog. It's just little ol' me...
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Pa Stark
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I received my set today. My Blu ray player doesn't like black and white films, they just don't come out clear, so I am taking it to by best friend's place tomorrow to see what it looks like on his machine.
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What Blu-Ray player do you have, Pa? It should do a pretty good job with standard DVDs and black and white too. Sometimes there are settings on the player that can help. If I know what player you have I may be help to help you or point you to where you can get some help.
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Jazzy, you are a prince. Again.
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Pa Stark
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I have a Panasonic player. Maybe my son Trigger should have stolen a better player. I watched INHERIT THE WIND on my computer, and it looked much better.
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Send me a PM with the player's model number and also the make and model of the TV you are connected to and what kind of connection you are using (HDMI or component) and I will see if I can help improve your picture quality.
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All this Mangrood talk got me to pop in my VCI copy of Fu Manchu and WOW-- what a serial!
The print is pretty decent-- in fact when you compare it to a lot of what passes for 'restored' in the grey market this one gets a near A-, I'm glad I did too because I was just about to spring $30 on the SS release.

The VCI, which can be found for about $10 on ebay is a decent enough print that looks like it came from 16mm.
And did I mention-- WOW-- what a serial!?
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Pa Stark
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Andy, I am one of those fans that say that DOFM is Republic's best serial, even better than SPY SMASHER. The only sound serial I rate better is the original FLASH GORDON, which is such a rich film with all the little touches, and the fantastic casting, having the greatest hero, heroine, and villain of any serial. Also, Princess Aura and King Vultan were unforgettable characters that made it so memorable. Did anyone else notice that Aura's first appearance in chapter one was a lot like Mrs. Danvers first scene in REBECCA?
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Agreed, Pa. Fu is the best Republic, and I think the reason why is that it tells a real story. Most serials are just a bunch of episodes roughly connected by cliffhangers. Fu's story is so strong that one episode doesn't have the usual cliffhanger. Fu's just in the room with our hero and that's danger enough. The only other serial I know with a strong story is Judex.
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Well, I'm sure I'm in the minority, but I always thought Henry Brandon's voice just didn't make it as Fu. Karloff (lisp & all) sounded MUCH more menacing!
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