pik_d posted:Should I be watching the movie Willow before the series? The show uses footage from the movie in flashbacks to fill you in a couple of times, and tells you anything you need to know from the movie. Also the focus so far has largely been on the new characters. So, while keeping in mind that this opinion is only from having watched the first two episodes, I think you're fine if you don't want to watch the movie. But it certainly wouldn't hurt, as they're definitely referring to it a lot. Azhais posted:That depends, do you want to see a young hot Kilmer? That's a good point. It may be Kilmer at the height of his hotness.
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# ? Dec 2, 2022 23:19 |
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thrawn527 posted:The show uses footage from the movie in flashbacks to fill you in a couple of times, and tells you anything you need to know from the movie. Also the focus so far has largely been on the new characters. So, while keeping in mind that this opinion is only from having watched the first two episodes, I think you're fine if you don't want to watch the movie. True. Although there's serious competition from Real Genius Kilmer.
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# ? Dec 2, 2022 23:22 |
Everyone posted:True. Although there's serious competition from Real Genius Kilmer. Hmmm. That's a drat good point.
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# ? Dec 2, 2022 23:55 |
How does Real Genius hold up as to problematic stuff. I remember loving it, but I loved Revenge of the Nerds too, and welp
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# ? Dec 3, 2022 00:18 |
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https://twitter.com/kortizart/status/1598800231680086016?s=61&t=O6-W39QJEfY6tmPPSY-X4w
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Soonmot posted:How does Real Genius hold up as to problematic stuff. I remember loving it, but I loved Revenge of the Nerds too, and welp I haven't watched it very recently but I think it holds up alright I don't remember any comedic rape at least
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# ? Dec 3, 2022 00:23 |
TIP posted:I haven't watched it very recently but I think it holds up alright low loving bar to clear but that's the 80's for you
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# ? Dec 3, 2022 00:51 |
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I watched it recently and I don't recall anything terribly offensive. The only things I can recall at all are 1) the obligatory hot beauticians brought in for a party and 2) the laser infomercial vaporizing Generic Arab Man(tm). Neither of which even really tip the scale by 80s comedy standards
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# ? Dec 3, 2022 00:58 |
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Soonmot posted:How does Real Genius hold up as to problematic stuff. I remember loving it, but I loved Revenge of the Nerds too, and welp I haven't seen it in some years, but believe it holds up better than a lot of 80s films. This post digs into some details: https://www.tor.com/2015/05/21/30-years-later-real-genius-is-still-the-geek-solidarity-film-that-nerd-culture-deserves/
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Quinton posted:I haven't seen it in some years, but believe it holds up better than a lot of 80s films. I admit that I still have something of a crush on Michelle Meyrink as Jordan.
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# ? Dec 3, 2022 02:04 |
Parkingtigers posted:https://twitter.com/kortizart/status/1598800231680086016?s=61&t=O6-W39QJEfY6tmPPSY-X4w Remember when Loki (really only a few days ago from his point of view) wanted to enslave all of humanity and was compared to Hitler?
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# ? Dec 3, 2022 02:32 |
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PriorMarcus posted:Remember when Loki (really only a few days ago from his point of view) wanted to enslave all of humanity and was compared to Hitler? Yeah this is very much shades of "even DOOM sheds a tear for 9/11"
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he had watched the tape of his future life and become our lovable scamp by that point
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Mameluke posted:he had watched the tape of his future life and become our lovable scamp by that point To be fair, in the scenes before that, Loki had it firmly established for him and the audience that all this time travel/timeline fuckery is very real and dwarfs even the power of the Infinity Stones. So, while it is lazy-ish writing, at least there’s an attempt to lend gravitas to Loki’s viewing of the “this is your life” film. Clever-lazy? I think it ‘works’, but you’re right, it’s unsatisfactory.
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Marsupial Ape posted:To be fair, in the scenes before that, Loki had it firmly established for him and the audience that all this time travel/timeline fuckery is very real and dwarfs even the power of the Infinity Stones. So, while it is lazy-ish writing, at least there’s an attempt to lend gravitas to Loki’s viewing of the “this is your life” film. Clever-lazy? I think it ‘works’, but you’re right, it’s unsatisfactory. Also, they had six episodes to tell this part of the story and they didn't want to spend 3-5 of them with Loki as a homicidal would-be enslaver. So they speedran his moral development.
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Considering that time doesn't exist in the TVA, just assume he spent years watching that video.
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# ? Dec 3, 2022 20:20 |
It’s also Loki experiencing the worst possible repudiation of his philosophy. He just learned he’s always destined in every universe to be a failure and die, and the TVA prunes any possible differences. He’s a loser and the universe is conspiring to ensure he always is.
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# ? Dec 3, 2022 20:30 |
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chitoryu12 posted:It’s also Loki experiencing the worst possible repudiation of his philosophy. He just learned he’s always destined in every universe to be a failure and die, and the TVA prunes any possible differences. He’s a loser and the universe is conspiring to ensure he always is. And that anytime he made any other choice say to not try to enslave humanity, he was pruned.
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# ? Dec 3, 2022 21:12 |
https://twitter.com/jamesgunn/status/1596623640958640128?s=46&t=ujn-kZq9bF1afiwzosKNKg
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Nebula is a post “I literally murdered a worse previous version of myself” woman. Bucky was never gonna keep that arm. Also, I am team Nebula/Valkyrie.
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Soonmot posted:Is there no thread for the Willow series on D+? First two episodes were lots of fun.
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# ? Dec 4, 2022 11:30 |
https://twitter.com/jamesgunn/status/1596631007452692480?s=46&t=6F2qmWuToRBsCaIgrqqIrQ
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chitoryu12 posted:https://twitter.com/jamesgunn/status/1596631007452692480?s=46&t=6F2qmWuToRBsCaIgrqqIrQ drat, I was riding the "Oh, they FUCKIN'" train. Thanks for wrecking it, Gunn.
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ApeHawk posted:drat, I was riding the "Oh, they FUCKIN'" train. Thanks for wrecking it, Gunn. Christmas Spirit is what Bucky calls his dick. The dream lives.
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# ? Dec 4, 2022 15:56 |
https://twitter.com/ironwhovian/status/1597297386065661952?s=46&t=tIZAcCIPs2lBpZt5fGn3NQ
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ApeHawk posted:drat, I was riding the "Oh, they FUCKIN'" train. Thanks for wrecking it, Gunn.
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# ? Dec 4, 2022 18:11 |
chitoryu12 posted:https://twitter.com/jamesgunn/status/1596631007452692480?s=46&t=6F2qmWuToRBsCaIgrqqIrQ Okay, it’s official, I love James Gunn.
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# ? Dec 4, 2022 18:21 |
James Gunn is ready good at pulling off ideas that probably shouldn’t work. His sets are also known in the industry as very positive and fun and he likes giving new actors a chance with his own training. Bautista and Cena became good actors through his lessons.
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# ? Dec 4, 2022 18:46 |
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Just got around to watching the Holiday Special and that was lots of fun. I liked Mantis in GOTG 2 but thought she needed more time to shine so I was glad that she got it in this. That first family taking a picture with Drax only to walk away thinking he was dressed as Kratos was pretty great.ashpanash posted:Granddad you mean? I could see that. I mean his last memory of Earth is his mom dying (and of course there was probably a long cycle of her getting worse/sicker until the end) and then getting kidnapped. He's got nothing holding him there since his only relatives looked to be much older (and thus honestly have a high chance of being dead when he gets back) and he's got a whole universe to explore without bad memories. Ah, as soon as I saw the animated segment I thought it was aping some obscure Christmas special I haven't seen but just Bakshi in general is nice too.
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TwoPair posted:Ah, as soon as I saw the animated segment I thought it was aping some obscure Christmas special I haven't seen but just Bakshi in general is nice too. star wars christmas special had some bakshi-ish animation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC2Q6ANLXQ0
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# ? Dec 4, 2022 21:58 |
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I prefer to believe Nebula hosed her way through the Dora Milaje until she learned the secret “touch here to make arm pop off” trick. I can’t believe we aren’t referencing that fight scene.
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# ? Dec 5, 2022 05:38 |
Marsupial Ape posted:I prefer to believe Nebula hosed her way through the Dora Milaje until she learned the secret “touch here to make arm pop off” trick. I can’t believe we aren’t referencing that fight scene. He's just so stunned when it happens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yue4-sSGyYY
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# ? Dec 6, 2022 19:51 |
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/james-gunn-guardians-of-the-galaxy-holiday-special-1235265608/ Along with writing the Holiday Special in a few hours, Gunn reveals that the special was shot simultaneously with GOTG 3 so all of the sets for Knowhere and the Bowie are the same. The Bowie is a 4-story practical ship set. quote:Besides buying their records at Amoeba, can you share your history with the Old 97’s?
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# ? Dec 7, 2022 15:22 |
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I will say that the guys in the alien band did an excellent job of emoting under all that makeup. They legit looked like happy space guys and not actors in heavy prosthetics smiling weird so the makeup doesn’t fail.
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Marsupial Ape posted:I will say that the guys in the alien band did an excellent job of emoting under all that makeup. They legit looked like happy space guys and not actors in heavy prosthetics smiling weird so the makeup doesn’t fail. Yeah, I really liked the band in all their makeup, and the music was good. I thought the lead for the band did a great job with the few lines he had. I thought it was amusing having aliens infatuated with weird human music and culture.
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# ? Dec 8, 2022 14:23 |
Marsupial Ape posted:I will say that the guys in the alien band did an excellent job of emoting under all that makeup. They legit looked like happy space guys and not actors in heavy prosthetics smiling weird so the makeup doesn’t fail. Yeah, they actually did play in the makeup on set.
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# ? Dec 9, 2022 15:09 |
https://twitter.com/realscreengeek/status/1601342763580420097?s=46&t=XF7R-1fItuzU994C25Z8tA Well poo poo.
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This is why Marvel usually kills the parents
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thrawn527 posted:https://twitter.com/realscreengeek/status/1601342763580420097?s=46&t=XF7R-1fItuzU994C25Z8tA Yikes
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