tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post8436660282709911392..comments2024-03-29T23:24:51.650+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Missed Classic 29: Asterix: Operation Getafix (1989)The Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-86456859103225841792016-09-25T03:08:36.438+10:002016-09-25T03:08:36.438+10:00Now I can't stop laughing at the thought of a ...Now I can't stop laughing at the thought of a dog speaking in Keanu's voice<br /><br />And I've just thought about it and I don't know if I can remember how frogs actually sound. So I searched a little and found out that each type of frog sounds totally different, and one of them sounds remarkably like a duck...<br /><br />https://youtu.be/U05if4AkBPs?t=63<br />TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-4924593178855066062016-09-24T20:13:58.204+10:002016-09-24T20:13:58.204+10:00If we're talking onomatopoeia, American frogs ...If we're talking onomatopoeia, American frogs seem to be quite crazy. I mean seriously, "ribbit"? If I encountered a frog that made that sound I would just back up slowly and call some local UFO group for support/instructions.<br /><br />TBD-- I think "wow" may sound closer to the actual thing than Keanu's signature utterance.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-79088416909100545322016-09-24T09:59:23.553+10:002016-09-24T09:59:23.553+10:00I'm guessing 'guau' isn't pronounc...I'm guessing 'guau' isn't pronounced the way it reads to an English speaker.<br /><br />Because otherwise, Spanish dogs talk weird.<br /><br />ADDENDUM: And because I'm curious I looked for a pronunciation online and in English I'd write that as 'whoah' which sounds more dog-like. Sorry, Spanish dogs - you talk just like English dogsTBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-19472936439078049892016-09-24T02:43:58.151+10:002016-09-24T02:43:58.151+10:00Well, in Spain they go "guau", "mia...Well, in Spain they go "guau", "miau" and "mu"Laerteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189425293036224646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-81600280811712693612016-09-24T02:42:48.806+10:002016-09-24T02:42:48.806+10:00In the spanish version they keep the original Aste...In the spanish version they keep the original Asterix names.Laerteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189425293036224646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-61264988588696787282016-09-21T19:59:34.882+10:002016-09-21T19:59:34.882+10:00Our dogs go "WOUF", our cats go "MI...Our dogs go "WOUF", our cats go "MIAOU" and our cows go "MEUH". It makes perfect sense.Alfred n the Fettuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586336731691674651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-80725215911368995212016-09-21T18:13:30.947+10:002016-09-21T18:13:30.947+10:00In my office we currently have a school trainee bo...In my office we currently have a school trainee born in 2000. And he works, talks, thinks like an adult... Bim, now we're all feeling old.Alfred n the Fettuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586336731691674651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-9482735100859205842016-09-21T16:22:33.893+10:002016-09-21T16:22:33.893+10:00Am I the only person who's surprised that in F...Am I the only person who's surprised that in French, when a gun goes off it makes a "PAN" sound rather than a "BANG" sound?TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-29825153174115007412016-09-21T16:21:18.160+10:002016-09-21T16:21:18.160+10:00We had a bunch of Asterix books? comics? albums? i...We had a bunch of Asterix books? comics? albums? in our primary school library and some of the kids liked them but I read a few and never saw the appeal. They seemed lighthearted but never funny enough for me to actually laugh or appreciate an attempted joke.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-27144743610432659462016-09-21T16:14:14.346+10:002016-09-21T16:14:14.346+10:00People think you are really old because you saw St...People think you are really old because you saw Star Wars in the theatre?<br /><br />I suddenly feel really, REALLY old!TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-57593330102328442492016-09-21T03:07:45.770+10:002016-09-21T03:07:45.770+10:00Reminds me how I used to say I both saw Star Wars ...Reminds me how I used to say I both saw Star Wars and Snow White in the theatres. Snow White in 1993 and Star Wars between 1997-1999, but people think you gotta be really old to have seen those :)Niklashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994906056143612738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-64769049610270370402016-09-21T02:40:15.728+10:002016-09-21T02:40:15.728+10:00And you nailed it Alfred! I was starting to think ...And you nailed it Alfred! I was starting to think I'd have to make up some clever hints for this one.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-1664672009841558002016-09-20T23:31:52.194+10:002016-09-20T23:31:52.194+10:00Bambi!Bambi!Alfred n the Fettuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586336731691674651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-69627238967998912112016-09-20T04:17:52.729+10:002016-09-20T04:17:52.729+10:00Joe: And we haven't even got to the big guns y...Joe: And we haven't even got to the big guns yet, when it comes to French comics! I am positively certain that one cannot say one has lived properly, before one has read at least some of the adventures of Laureline and Valerian. As a superhero fan you should definitely check out their Heroes of the Equinox, which is a hilarious deconstruction of the whole superhero genre.<br /><br />And as for Donald Duck, I think Laukku and Charles have said it all by mentioning the two great masters of the genre, Barks and Rosa.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-23739774893953295732016-09-20T04:09:26.063+10:002016-09-20T04:09:26.063+10:00Yea, I know I am in the minority, when it comes to...Yea, I know I am in the minority, when it comes to Asterix. Let's say I just find Iznogoud wins Asterix in the humor department and Lucky Luke in the history department, leaving Asterix the short straw. But it's certainly no shame to be a third in this race and Asterix does have its moments! Oumpapah I unfortunately haven't read, although I did recognise the character in the Twelve Tasks from album covers.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-5705511356128533072016-09-20T04:03:37.507+10:002016-09-20T04:03:37.507+10:00Let's say the movie wasn't very recent, wh...Let's say the movie wasn't very recent, when I saw it. Even Winnie the Pooh is way too new guess. This was more like a special screening of an old classic.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-7083046783345655772016-09-20T04:01:08.901+10:002016-09-20T04:01:08.901+10:00Well, like I said, the game itself is pretty short...Well, like I said, the game itself is pretty short, so I had to fill the space with something!<br /><br />Also, is Coktel Vision's Bluberry game I mentioned above yet in Mobygames? At least I couldn't find it there.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-37777591550339125722016-09-20T03:57:42.205+10:002016-09-20T03:57:42.205+10:00Thanks everyone for the great comments! Unfortunat...Thanks everyone for the great comments! Unfortunately I am this week spending a vacation in Greece with the family, so I have only a limited time to answer.<br /><br />Joe: Oh I never would say I can speak French. I can read it, yes, but spoken French is a completely different matter - it's like what you read in books etc. and what you hear people saying are worlds apart.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-87808007941265935402016-09-20T02:24:06.964+10:002016-09-20T02:24:06.964+10:00And when I woke up this morning I had a nagging fe...And when I woke up this morning I had a nagging feeling something was wrong, and I was. Vince Dicola didn't do the music, but some guy called Vladimir Cosma. My mistake... still good music though.Niklashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994906056143612738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-75861598295075689422016-09-20T00:25:03.876+10:002016-09-20T00:25:03.876+10:00I was in the Oliver & Co generation, so my gue...I was in the Oliver & Co generation, so my guess would be ... the Great Mouse Detective, released near to it.Rowan Lipkovitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691096685515251681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-33559174191162555242016-09-19T21:11:11.472+10:002016-09-19T21:11:11.472+10:00Joe, Asterix seems to be one of those intriguing p...Joe, Asterix seems to be one of those intriguing pieces of popular culture that somehow managed to dodge the US in their heyday and then never really caught up. Like the original Heidi anime-- I was very surprised to learn recently that few people in North America had even heard of it.<br /><br />Laukku, my all-time favorite Barks comic is Scrooge's debut in "Only a Poor Old Man". Great stuff.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-46486555301953560442016-09-19T21:00:59.341+10:002016-09-19T21:00:59.341+10:00Oumpah-pah, that brings back memories! It was inde...Oumpah-pah, that brings back memories! It was indeed great. I don't think any of its albums reached these shores, however during the mid-70s a few of the stories appeared serialized in a local magazine for kids. They must have secured some deal with Belgian magazine Spirou, for I remember other characters popular at the time like "El Genial Olivier" (GĂ©nial Olivier) which was my absolute favorite. The comparison with Police Squad is bang on!Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-85093584880295837162016-09-19T18:09:10.787+10:002016-09-19T18:09:10.787+10:00I also disagree about Asterix. My favorite Goscinn...I also disagree about Asterix. My favorite Goscinny work (also with Uderzo art), however, is Oumpah-pah, which only got a couple of albums. It's about the arrival of French colonists to the Americas, and their eventual friendship with a native tribe, and in particularly the title character (who actually has a cameo in The Twelve Tasks of Asterix). I find these albums funnier than the best Asterix (or Lucky Luke) ever, though perhaps the concentration of humor and plot in just the few albums that exist helps (much like I find Police Squad one of the funniest TV shows of all time, and I realize that the fact that there were so few episodes probably helps a lot).<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155410179950267253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-70513750928440741482016-09-19T15:13:17.227+10:002016-09-19T15:13:17.227+10:00http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Essays/Barks/essay_b...http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Essays/Barks/essay_barks.htm<br />http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Essays/Scrooge/WorldsRichestDuck.html<br />http://www.cracked.com/article_19021_5-amazing-things-invented-by-donald-duck-seriously.html<br /><br />And The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck (by Don Rosa) legitimately has one of the best stories I know - similar premise as Breaking Bad but much better in terms of pacing and thematic coherence.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-25304693611434131982016-09-19T12:57:29.895+10:002016-09-19T12:57:29.895+10:00Can I admit to complete ignorance of Asterix befor...Can I admit to complete ignorance of Asterix before reading this? I remember they were in the picture I sent next to the Tintin books, so it must be some crazy European thing. You guys like Donald Duck comics so no accounting for taste...<br /><br />;)Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.com