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Ian (RebelGeek)
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Nov 28, 2021 11:13AM
Nnnooooo!!!! That was so bad! The musical, not the show. Impatiently waiting for Bambi to be ready to watch Hawkeye episode 2.
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Funny how the Hulk talks in the musical but not much in the movies. The Trolloc of the Marvel universe.
Ghostbusters Afterlife is a nice fan service film for the first movie. Just like The Force Awakens, Creed, and Halloween have been in recent years. Ultimately an enjoyable experience.
Elder Scrolls online cutscene film.https://youtu.be/y7Ulq5dvTpo
Even though I haven’t played the game and there’s no dialogue till the end and there are clearly story elements happening between these scenes, I had no trouble following the threads.
The animation is truly spectacular.
best things I've watched recently were 5 seasons of "The Bureau" (french with English subtitles), season 1 of Fargo, and a rewatch of "Watchmen"
Calvey wrote: "Any one watching blade runner black lotus? We have caught up and enjoyed it. They are doing a Black Friday Blade Runner special, including Blackout 2022 (which is apparently canon). "Toonami is ce..."I watched the Black Lotus on Adult Swim. I like the way they put year 2020 and left the two letters AD or AH to show what calendar the blade runner set in. To me , it might be the Hijra Islamic calendar.
Which 2020 AH ~= 2598 AD .
And the DNA Sequences might be Neanderthals/Denisovans that make Elle the one.
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I assume from the lack of posts and also the lack of its own topic that everyone else was kind of bored by Hawkeye too.
Lol. I mostly like the 3rd episode with the car chase and the arrows. I'm tempted by The Chestnut Man.
RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "I assume from the lack of posts and also the lack of its own topic that everyone else was kind of bored by Hawkeye too."I loved it. I didn’t get to watch it until last night. Easily the best of the Marvel TV series by a country mile. It’s the only one that doesn’t feel like it was altered significantly halfway through production.
Since it’s been spoiled by headlines (WHY do article writers do that?!), the return of Vincent D’onofrio’s Kingpin was interesting. He was one of the best things of the Netflix Marvel shows. (view spoiler)
I also liked the payoff of the Black Widow movie, which makes that movie seem less of a pointless side story.
Trike wrote: "RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "I assume from the lack of posts and also the lack of its own topic that everyone else was kind of bored by Hawkeye too."I loved it. I didn’t get to watch it until la..."
It was good fun... Nice watching a self contained story that doesn't have earth shattering consequences..
The return of a certain blonde was good too.
Book of Boba Fett: I read how Ep 1 was one long fanservice slobber and having just watched it, yep. Decently done for that but that's all it is.Also woulda figured a bounty hunter would be a better fighter, and have better situational awareness. Oh well, only five episodes left, I'll give 'em watch.
John (Taloni) wrote: "Book of Boba Fett: I read how Ep 1 was one long fanservice slobber and having just watched it, yep. Decently done for that but that's all it is.Also woulda figured a bounty hunter would be a bett..."
I thought it was okay. They had to answer that looming question of, “So how DID he survive the Sarlaac?” Which they did rather well, and succinctly, to boot. The follow-on experiences with the sand people follows the standard tropes of Western movies, and I am fairly positive that 90% of the audience has no knowledge of them, so this will all look new and cool to them. For instance, there were bits directly out of A Man Called Horse, but they were solidly executed.
Trike wrote: "So how DID he survive the Sarlaac?"Patton Oswalt from the fifth season of Parks and Recreation
https://youtu.be/5BBhNkywMJY
I'm about to watch Book of Boba Fett episode 2. Likely I will watch all of them within 2 days of release. That's not because it's great, it's pretty much barely adequate. It's that if I hope to get any enjoyment out of it I need to watch before the flood of spoilers starts. Already skipping past them all day today and the episode just came out yesterday.
Before long, we'll all be doing the Tusken Hokey Pokey.
^ After watching it, I'm thinking we'll need a game show, "Rip Off or Tribute?" Boba Muad'Fett leading his tribe of Fretuskens on the spice route, BLEAH!
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In a few scenes I saw Temuera channelling his ancestry and doing a bit of a Haka.
Just needed a bit more tongue action ;-)
The part of Boba Fett with Jabba’s twin niece and nephew was fun, particularly the fact that they had Black Krrsantan with them. That was pretty awesome.https://images.app.goo.gl/oYAa8Qj5Hxf...
https://images.app.goo.gl/B538BdGQiHv...
For those who’ve read the Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 1: Aphra comics, the appearance of Black Krrsantan foretells great mayhem on the horizon.
I recently watched the movie Kahaani on Netflix. It is not "Sword or Laser flavoured" but it was probably the best movie I have watched over the last year.It is a Indian film production, but has a very European / American style. No Bollywood singing here!
Anyone else been watching The Witcher Season 2?I found the aesthetics of the sets, costumes, music etc extremely beautiful and atmospheric and the actors were good, but the plot wasn’t as engaging as Season 1. They’ve responded to criticism by streamlining the narrative and tbh I found it less interesting. There was also less humour than before although I did enjoy Jaskier’s scenes.
I also found the action scenes less compelling than before- I think they’ve changed the way they film them in response to Henry Cavill getting injured and they now feel less fluid.
I haven’t read beyond Blood of Elves, nor have I played the games, so the revelations of the final episode were pretty “wtf??” for me!
Yes, the Deathless Mother and the finale wasn't in the books.
Trike wrote: "The part of Boba Fett with Jabba’s twin niece and nephew was fun, particularly the fact that they had Black Krrsantan with them. That was pretty awesome.https://images.app.goo.gl/oYAa8Qj5Hxf......"
I was so excited to see BK on the screen! You can ask Bambi, I geeked out!
I've heard all the Bambi jokes. Ian really did geek out over the cool Wookiee!
Bambi wrote: "I've heard all the Bambi jokes. Ian really did geek out over the cool Wookiee!"I was just excited to find a gif of Bambi nodding. 😆
(There are actually several, much to my surprise.)
Just watched Riders of Justice, the Danish film starring Mads Mikkleson. It’s a really powerful story about trying to make sense of a senseless world. What do we do when faith and science let us down? We just have to get through somehow.It’s John Wick but with a heart and soul.
Tried Eternals, couldn’t get through it. It’s super dark… as in underlit and you can’t see what’s going on. Also incredibly boring. We were both falling asleep, so we bailed on it.
Kid wanted to watch a Harry Potter movie, so I used it as an excuse to buy the 8-film collection from iTunes for $80. Now they won’t watch anything else.
Trike wrote: "Tried Eternals, couldn’t get through it. It’s super dark… as in underlit and you can’t see what’s going on. Also incredibly boring. We were both falling asleep, so we bailed on it."I'll see it eventually. But really, just get the large-format hardcover of Kirby's original and marvel at the artwork in the first four issues. Available at most big city libraries if you balk at the price.
I’m always surprised how much people rip on Eternals but like Shang Chi. I’m the opposite and found Shang Chi too silly (although the bus fight was dope).
Why did they add hover Walmart space scooters to The Book of Boba Fett? The biker gang came off as silly and hurt Boba Fett’s reputation.
I watched ep 3 of Boba Fett last night. That show really is a hot mess. The goofy flying vespas of the Space Mods were the least of its issues.“Mods, mods, we are the mods!”
https://youtu.be/WxzRnlIu2Uw
Geezer mods
https://youtu.be/UNG3U1cUDOg
Sheena Easton through a time warp.I am not hating the show, but this person is by no means Boba Fett. This one...is all about sparing people and loving his dog? Not the guy who said "He's no good to me dead."
Rewatched all of Hawkeye last night. That show is super tight at 6 episodes. Frequently funny, often heartfelt, and it boasts the best car chase scene I’ve seen in years.
Phillip wrote: "Why did they add hover Walmart space scooters to The Book of Boba Fett? The biker gang came off as silly and hurt Boba Fett’s reputation."
That Geezer mods clip - so isn't the Brighton I know! :-D
I loved the Vespa speeders! I want the red one!
I watched Westworld, Season three. Season 4 is currently filming for a release date in 2022.I also watched The Witcher Season Two on Netflix.
I am watching The Book of Boba Fett on Disney Plus. It is released week by week and will be completed in February 2022.
Next, I plan to watch Star Trek Discovery Season 3 on DVD from the Library. They released seven episodes of Season 4 last year and the other six will be released before March 2022 on Paramount Plus
The Legend of Vox Machina, based on the Critical Role D&D campaign has started on Amazon. It's really well done and worth watching even if you don't watch Critical Role. You may remember they had a record breaking Kickstater campaign a couple of years ago to raise 750 thousand dollars to make one episode and ended up making 11 million. Then Amazon partnered with them and there will be at least 2 seasons now.
I found the Station Eleven miniseries to be great, and interestingly different than the book
I recently watched Arcane, this show does for Steampunk what The Matrix did for Cyberpunk
Christos wrote: "I recently watched Arcane, this show does for Steampunk what The Matrix did for Cyberpunk"It’s super great, right? And the gorgeous animation is unlike anything I’ve ever seen.
“Needle in a Timestack” is a silly title, even for a sci-fi film, but damn that’s a beautiful movie.5 out of 5 old music players.
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Currently on Amazon Prime in the States.
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It's about a guy who agrees to have his brain split in 2 (the severance the title refers too) so that he can work in a top secret underground base.
His outside brain (his "Outie") has no idea what his work brain does or experiences and vice versa. They switch on the elevator ride down to the underground base and nothing from either life can be bought in or out.
The work brain is constantly at work and has no say in whether they work or not. They leave work going up the elevator and, for them, they are instantly on the elevator going back down to work. They can't quit the job unless their "outie" agrees to it. They also have no idea what they are working on. They are sorting numbers on a computer screen, based on emotions and have no idea what the numbers relate to. Only that there is some real world application. They have to comply or they are treated to psychological manipulation until they do comply.
For the work brain it is some sort of Kafka-esque living hell of constantly working in a bureaucratic hell where the bosses can psychologically torture you. There are a few employees that either enjoy the experience or have been there long enough to have been ground down into thinking they enjoy it.
Of course there is a mystery involving both halves of our protagonist's life. Neither side aware of the other's involvement and various conspiracies.
There are 4 episodes so far and it will be interesting to see where they take this.
Oh BTW it has Christopher Walken in it as some minor department employee. He looks after "Optics & Design". He arranges the decor and paintings on the wall (Which I don't believe for a second) I expect to find out he is somewhere close to the top of the corporate tree and is running the show.
Severance is some excellent sci-fi fare. It’s kind of horrifying and depressing but I’m loving it. Side note: I’m pretty sure one or more of the people working on this show played the game Control. There’s so many similarities: retro technology, brutalist architecture, a strange entity known as The Board.
Brad wrote: "There’s so many similarities: retro technology, brutalist architecture, a strange entity known as The Board."Well, now I am wondering if it has any shared DNA with Counterpart. I cannot recommend that show strongly enough (J.K. Simmons is a treasure).
Bambi & I are getting a kick out of Peacemaker! We recently finished Wheel of Time (which we were totally into). We also watched the 1st episode of Picard season 2. I'm looking forward to digging into the new season of Star Trek Discovery as well.
Peacemaker is way better than I expected. The opening credits sequence is not to be skipped. It’s so wonderfully weird.https://youtu.be/_mrr3UNALww
Trike wrote: "Peacemaker is way better than I expected. The opening credits sequence is not to be skipped. It’s so wonderfully weird.https://youtu.be/_mrr3UNALww"
I just watched the finale today. Way better than I could have reasonably hoped for.
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