The Compleat Al

[algonacchick]

I think the term "mockumentary" suits The Compleat Al best.

[Cinnamon]

iisryan27 Posted on Oct 29 2006, 05:11 PM
  I'm not sure if I'd call it a movie, really...

Really? How about one of my favorite things on VHS that's partly fact, partly fiction, that's silly and vastly entertaining?

algonacchick Posted on Oct 29 2006, 06:02 PM
  I think the term "mockumentary" suits The Compleat Al best.

That's what Al called it, isn't it? hehe

[algonacchick]

I believe he did, yes. That's why it's perfect! I believe The Rutles was also termed a mockumentary, but that was pure fiction.

I also like your other definition, Cinn. Cute!

[SwissAlFan]

i bought it from OwlsBook on Amazon.....it arrived today...the tape is in good condition, but the cover is missing, i think i will ask on that, can't remember they said in the description that the cover is missing...

but the "mock" is really good. i'm happy to have it, it was about 23 bucks, currently on amazon there are 7, from 24.99 - 54.75 $

[crazygurl14]

last night i had a dream that i went up to my parents room and my mom was buying it for me off the internet...after that i woke cuz of my cat

[Well, Well, Well]

God, I hate that. I don't often remember my dreams, but when I'm having a "good" one, it never fails that I'll be awoken by something...or nothing, for that matter. I always think if I just lay still and keep thinking about what I was dreaming about, I'll fall back into the dream. But, it never happens. I hate dreams.

[Yankovic-Gretzky]

What does "Compleat" mean? How is it pronounced?

Is it the same as "Complete"?

[algonacchick]

It was spelled that way as kind of a parody of of "The Compleat Beatles", which was a documentary. It means the same thing as "complete". It's a funny video that I highly recommend, as long as you can find it at a fairly reasonable price, which I'm afraid is hard to do.

[Yankovic-Gretzky]

I've seen it.

Is compleat a real word? Is it like an old English spelling?

[algonacchick]

I don't know, I just know The Beatles had a documentary that came out in 1984 in which they spelled that word that way. Do you own a copy of The Compleat Al, or did you watch it somewhere else?

ETA: from dictionary.com

com·pleat (km-plt)  Pronunciation Key   
adj.
Of or characterized by a highly developed or wide-ranging skill or proficiency: “The compleat speechwriter... comes to anonymity from Harvard Law” (Israel Shenker).

Being an outstanding example of a kind; quintessential: “Here was the compleat modern misfit: the very air appeared to poison him; his every step looked treacherous and hard won” (Stephen Schiff).


[Variant of complete.]