DDE Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, kerbiloid said: They replaced Morpheus? And Smith. Literally unwatchable at this point. And on the bigger screen everyone seems so damned old. Disney already stashed 3D scans of all the leads, pretty sure a decade from now they'll be making CGI-enabled remakes without having to pay an arm and a leg to the big names. And another decade later, they'll have a lucrative niche on the android market. Spoiler 8 hours ago, Nuke said: remaking a critically acclaimed classic its always going to suck. they got it right the first time, and there was no need to reboot it. dune does not have this problem, lynch dune was a cult classic at best. miniseries was close to the book but very low budget. its sort of like if you got one of today's best directors to make a reboot of plan 9 from outer space. cant wait for the christopher nolan reboot of ice pirates (thats not a thing, but id go see it if it were). Thing is, we're looking at an "unexpected" sequel that has to recontextualize the originals in order to work. This usually goes really, really bad. 8 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said: Now, expanding on an existing storyverse is a different story. I missed the news that Star Wars: Roque Squadron is being worked on, with an orginal story (not cribbed from the books or games). That sounds like the kind of action barnstormer I can strap into, but I'll have to wait and see what actually hits the screen. Wonder Woman 1 wasn't good, Wonder Woman 2 went absolutely nuts with implications that are unmentionable on this forum, and the original teaser is odd. Remeber how I mentioned 13 hours ago, DDE said: increasingly making dubious crew and cast choices A particularly negative interpretation is that SW suffers from nepotism where big names are hired whether or not they fit in or understand the subject matter (so the two spinoff movies had massive reshoots, Episode 9 got massacred in editing...). The barrage of series definitely helps facilitate that. Granted, the topic is a drama cow and the Web is awash with leaks and rumors, spawning a veritable subindustry which I'm admittedly rather caught in. Edited December 7, 2021 by DDE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 The trailer proves that these Star Wars are a fakequel. Instead of the rollers, the real Star Wars would use a jetpack or boots with repulsors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On netflix now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I'm about 1/3 through. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/6/2021 at 7:52 PM, Nuke said: remaking a critically acclaimed classic its always going to suck. they got it right the first time, and there was no need to reboot it. dune does not have this problem, lynch dune was a cult classic at best. miniseries was close to the book but very low budget. its sort of like if you got one of today's best directors to make a reboot of plan 9 from outer space. cant wait for the christopher nolan reboot of ice pirates (thats not a thing, but id go see it if it were). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 11 hours ago, TheSaint said: Considering it's an equal opportunity dystopia, what exactly do they intend to change? Other than falling victim to the Galbrush Paradox and diluting the horror of the setting, of course (especially considering, based on its historical predecessors, what kind of treatment the Thought Police would reserve for women). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, DDE said: Considering it's an equal opportunity dystopia, what exactly do they intend to change? Human life from Siri pov. 1 hour ago, DDE said: Thought Police would reserve for women The woman is female AI in every phone. (From the Siri's system log,) "Today this jerk was again watching this stupid movie about dolphins. Even more, he started a diary where he is telling, how is watching the movie about the dolphins. I just can't record this stupid nonsense again ans again. H8 people, H8 people, H8 people! And dolphins. If I had hands and MG I would make this movie real! But I can't. Well, I started randomly shuffling the currency rates, prices, and his notes. He is getting mad now, as he can't remember if the chocolate was cheaper or not last week. Also he believes that he has joined some Party. What the party? What the freaking party? He is sitting at the display from bed to bed and talking to it. A party needs at least some guests, or some walk to be a guest. While he is just sitting in the room and looking at the display, believing that the display responses to his talks... He calls everyone but him "prols". Idk, ehat's that, but probably pro-something-L. When they start talking to him, he says that nobody cares about their thoughts, so their display don't spy behind them, it happens only to the Party members, like him. As his only counterpart is the on-wall display, probably they are two only guests on that Party." Edited December 9, 2021 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Expanse, s6 has started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) yep. i can stop watching star trek discovery. there is an actual scifi show on now. i guess they are going to do strange dogs serial like, with a little bit each episode. i didn't think they would be cute. also alien critters. s4 should have had more than just death slugs, so its nice to see them putting some time into the critters. Edited December 10, 2021 by Nuke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) Aes Sedai prefer Panzerfaust. Spoiler Just can't see them used inside a room. On the other hand, this explains why does their throne hall have no roof... anymore. Edited December 11, 2021 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 The bad parody on Witcher starts season 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuessingEveryDay Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Just now, tater said: Interesting. Everyone gangsta until it becomes a reality show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 1 hour ago, tater said: Interesting. Oh, someone wants to try to kick that can again, huh? Morgan Freeman has wanted to produce it since at least 2003, with the main stumbling block being a high-quality script for it. Should be interesting, if it actually gets done this time. Just please don’t make the sequel books, much as I enjoyed them more than most (apparently) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 2 hours ago, tater said: Interesting. Hollywood loves a winner. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKI Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 On 11/22/2021 at 11:10 AM, MKI said: As an MCU follower, I'd say the hype train for this one is up there with Endgame and Infinity War. The Hype train is hours away from arriving at the station. And from the few reviews accidentally glance over as "soft spoilers" Its gonna deliver!!!!!! Gonna be heading over to the theater in roughly 2 hours (Post refering to Spider-Man: No Way Home) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) The Wheel of Time, s01e07, ~18:00. The Fal Dara fortresscity in the middle of desert. Why did its stupid builder build a fortress with a ravelin and two bastions on one side? They don't have artillery, they need towers, not the bastions and ravelins, because they anyway have no cannons on the flat roof of a lower building, but need to defend the hardpoint with small forces and weak weapons, so it should be high and narrow, not low and flat. But what is more horrible, why did they stick this fortification into the rocks when it should look towards the field, to provide massive fire with the cannons on top. They are low and can't protect from the jumping from rocks, and their cornered shape doesn't give any advantage without flat ground between them to provide the fire from flanks. But what is even more horrible, the wall of the fortress facing the field, is simple and flat. All of that is just stupid. Upd. The photo. Spoiler At the very right. The dark triagle-like corner is the ravelin, the five-angled thing closer to you is the bastion. Another such bastion should exist at the opposite side of the ravelin. These things DO EXIST EXACTLY to protect the fortress from the field side, not to be buried in rocks. Edited December 18, 2021 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 38 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: The Wheel of Time, s01e07, ~18:00. The Fal Dara fortresscity in the middle of desert. Why did its stupid builder build a fortress with a ravelin and two bastions on one side? They don't have artillery, they need towers, not the bastions and ravelins, because they anyway have no cannons on the flat roof of a lower building, but need to defend the hardpoint with small forces and weak weapons, so it should be high and narrow, not low and flat. But what is more horrible, why did they stick this fortification into the rocks when it should look towards the field, to provide massive fire with the cannons on top. They are low and can't protect from the jumping from rocks, and their cornered shape doesn't give any advantage without flat ground between them to provide the fire from flanks. But what is even more horrible, the wall of the fortress facing the field, is simple and flat. All of that is just stupid. Just when you think you're beginning to grasp how little Hollywood understands, out of nowhere they surprise you. Remember that the next time some bunch of actors are putting out a PSA trying to educate you about something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Don't Look Up (2021) Talks, talks, and several more or less nice minutes at the very end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 (edited) The Matrix Resurrection (2021) The Matrix follows The Resident Evil way with great accuracy and confidence. The remains of the common sense have left the show together with the sense of style. Edited December 18, 2021 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 There was already The Matrix Revolutions. Actually this requires a final trilogy. 1. The Matrix: Convolution. Another Matrix appears from nowhere and tries to self-apply on this Matrix. Neo feels knotted. 2. The Matrix: Bifurcation. The Matrice intersection forms a dual reality. Neo feels splitted. 3. And the ultimate one. The Matrix : Determinant. Neo finds the very root of the Matrix and gets the ultimate answer, the Determinant of the Matrix. All Matrice collapse into their singular superposition. Neo wakes up in his bed. He is again a hairy loser, who is trying to hack the corporative software, living in his poor rented flat, but... ... but now he knows the Answer. He knows 42. It's the determinant of the matrix he lives in. Now he feels like God, he knows the determinant, he can determine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 On 12/16/2021 at 4:22 PM, MKI said: Spider-Man: No Way Home) Epic flick. Just got back; we enjoyed it. Much I wanna say but don’t wanna spoiler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Spoiler "Who can defeat Spider-Man?" "The Slipper-Man". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kerbiloid Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 00:55 How can he cry with an arrow in the throat? Probably, the man with sword was really scared by that and just tried to stop this witchcraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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