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Ars Technica's Christmas downtime federal government shutdown special: four movies retold as medieval tales, thanks to the highly enjoyable online Historic Tale Construction Kit, based on the Bayeaux Tapestry (inspired by a tweet from @pinstripedline)
The Bayeux Tapestry previously:
- It was the early days of the graphic novel (October 18, 2017) The Bayeux Tapestry - all of it, from start to finish. (SLYT) [22:40]
- Bourne on the Bayeux. (April 12, 2007) -- The Bayeux Tapestry, animated (YouTube) [4:16]. Or, if you prefer, the tapestry served as old school, Web 1.0 embeddedimages [dead link], scene-by-scene with explanatory text (official site), and as a QuickTime VR panorama.
The Historic Tale Construction Kit previously:
- Retconning William the Bastard. (October 29, 2018) -- HTCK open-sourced
- We have tapestries (November 26, 2003) -- "nine pages of raw [Something Awful] humor created with the toy"
- 1066 and all that (September 15, 2003) -- original Flash-based HTCK
The Bayeux Tapestry previously:
- It was the early days of the graphic novel (October 18, 2017) The Bayeux Tapestry - all of it, from start to finish. (SLYT) [22:40]
- Bourne on the Bayeux. (April 12, 2007) -- The Bayeux Tapestry, animated (YouTube) [4:16]. Or, if you prefer, the tapestry served as old school, Web 1.0 embedded
The Historic Tale Construction Kit previously:
- Retconning William the Bastard. (October 29, 2018) -- HTCK open-sourced
- We have tapestries (November 26, 2003) -- "nine pages of raw [Something Awful] humor created with the toy"
- 1066 and all that (September 15, 2003) -- original Flash-based HTCK
MetaFilter: EXCELSIOR, EXCELSIOR
posted by wenestvedt at 9:51 AM on January 11, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by wenestvedt at 9:51 AM on January 11, 2019 [1 favorite]
"Praise be to God I am delivered from Douchebaggery!" may be new favorite film line.
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 10:09 AM on January 11, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 10:09 AM on January 11, 2019 [2 favorites]
There are also some frames that didn't get expanded into full tales:
- Robocop
- Breaking Bad
- The Fugitive
- Big Trouble in Little China, 2, 3
- The Big Lebowski (maybe a little obstruse, since it refers to the TV edit)
posted by filthy light thief at 10:24 AM on January 11, 2019 [3 favorites]
- Robocop
- Breaking Bad
- The Fugitive
- Big Trouble in Little China, 2, 3
- The Big Lebowski (maybe a little obstruse, since it refers to the TV edit)
posted by filthy light thief at 10:24 AM on January 11, 2019 [3 favorites]
I did one: https://imgur.com/NwjgMlY
posted by glonous keming at 10:41 AM on January 11, 2019 [14 favorites]
posted by glonous keming at 10:41 AM on January 11, 2019 [14 favorites]
I love this!
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 10:42 AM on January 11, 2019
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 10:42 AM on January 11, 2019
I love this! Thanks for posting it!
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 10:42 AM on January 11, 2019
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 10:42 AM on January 11, 2019
I don't know which is better, the Commando "Twas a grand prevarication" panel, or the Silence of the Lambs Goodbye Horses panel.
posted by The Man from Lardfork at 11:06 AM on January 11, 2019
posted by The Man from Lardfork at 11:06 AM on January 11, 2019
Previously on the Blue: Pulp Shakespeare
posted by lostburner at 2:56 PM on January 11, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by lostburner at 2:56 PM on January 11, 2019 [2 favorites]
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"Speak not of my stepmother wretched Theodore."
posted by Hypatia at 9:43 AM on January 11, 2019 [3 favorites]