The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime)
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I remember what really got me hooked to see the first film was the little talk with Gandalf and Bilbo about not being the same when he returns. The whole atmosphere that it was setting up.
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How did the Beatles make objectively better music than Take that? What absolute nonsense ( and i am a fan of the beatles)
Oh the delicious irony there Vincent
You post "You can't trust them, it's just a cash grab" every time a youtuber negatively reviews something you like, all without evidence that the reason for the negative review is cash driven.
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The next Predator movie - Prey (2022 on Hulu)
The first movie is ridiculous but we give it a pass because its Arnie. We "give it a pass" because it's good, not just because its "Arnie". If this new movie is "good" people will like it too, but based most current Hollywood writing being crap (irrespective of what/who stars in it) I'm not...
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Captain Marvel (2019)
I was about to say, the spider suit is a tiny part of the film. That is a crazy weird thing to turn a film off for.
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Are they released weekly or do they all come out at once? Weekly. All D+ Marvel & Star Wars shows are weekly releases to keep people subscribed for more than a month at a time.
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He's one of the most annoying people to ever appear on TV..
Is ainsley harriot in this too? he's the correct skin tone
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Oh the delicious irony there Vincent
You post "You can't trust them, it's just a cash grab" every time a youtuber negatively reviews something you like, all without evidence that the reason for the negative review is cash driven.
Obi Wan Kenobi (Disney+)
Oh yeah definitely. As i have said before, i really loved the introduction of the inquisitors and some of the later fights were spectacular (Ahsoka v Vader) and the demise of Maul was a great scene along with the Thrawn arc. The Clone Wars was a little weird to me but understandable. The...
The next Predator movie - Prey (2022 on Hulu)
The first movie is ridiculous but we give it a pass because its Arnie. We "give it a pass" because it's good, not just because its "Arnie". If this new movie is "good" people will like it too, but based most current Hollywood writing being crap (irrespective of what/who stars in it) I'm not...
Captain Marvel (2019)
I was about to say, the spider suit is a tiny part of the film. That is a crazy weird thing to turn a film off for.
Marvel Studios Loki
Are they released weekly or do they all come out at once? Weekly. All D+ Marvel & Star Wars shows are weekly releases to keep people subscribed for more than a month at a time.
You might want to sort your quotes out as three of them aren't relating to me and the one that is is talking about how ludicrous Predator is (even though I do love the movie)
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Henry has been on the BBC gravy train for 40 years for no disernable reason whatsoever.
He's an idiot too
I bet he didn't say too less white people at Notting hill carnival.
Not bad first couple of episodes, the female dwarves/dwarf kids felt out of place - about the only thing which really bothered me - would have been better inferred as it doesn't really work on screen like it might in a book. Though they were there for story purposes both immediate and later. There were some woke/virtue signalling type elements (plays on the old patriarchy agenda, etc.) but to be fair they (mostly) did make an effort to work them into the story in a believable way so they didn't stand out like a sore thumb - they weren't just shoehorned in like so many movies/TV show these days.
EDIT: Not sure how well it opens up the story for those who aren't at least passingly familiar with the source material though - the background of some of the characters, which is important to understanding them, doesn't seem very well introduced for me aside from 2-3 central characters.
EDIT: Not sure how well it opens up the story for those who aren't at least passingly familiar with the source material though - the background of some of the characters, which is important to understanding them, doesn't seem very well introduced for me aside from 2-3 central characters.
I haven't seen the episodes as of yet, but I think this is always going to be the case - how do you do the background of some of these characters, Tolkien has written so much, and yet so little in some regards and you could probably spend 3-4 seasons on some of the characters backgrounds.
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Reviewers are sent digital versions with watermarks including their names.
Or
They go to a press showing in their own country.
People aren't getting flown around the world and put up in fancy hotels regularly to see a movie/TV show.
Well, they do. But most likely for an editorial piece rather than a straight-up review. It's a combination of all of the above, in reality.
Anyhoo, I came into this thread to find out what people thought, but it seems full of nonsense arguments soooooo...
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Yes, to do articles/features they are on set.
I've listened to a lot of the empire reviewers on their podcast, slating movies they were on set for.
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Every frame I've seen on this show feels like it's shot on a stage, which no doubt it mostly is but look at this shot from the BBC. Look how specifically lit the characters are, like they are lit with a spotlight from the side, with that level of sunlight you'd expect the background too be bright as well but it looks like it's under a lunar eclipse.
While it looks good from "how well the characters are lit' perspective, subconsciously it feels fake and it takes me out of the the story immediately.
GOT/House of the Dragon (HOTD) does this aspect a lot better.
While it looks good from "how well the characters are lit' perspective, subconsciously it feels fake and it takes me out of the the story immediately.
GOT/House of the Dragon (HOTD) does this aspect a lot better.
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You mean you've watched the first two episodes and felt like this?Every frame I've seen on this show feels like it's shot on a stage, which no doubt it mostly is but look at this shot from the BBC. Look how specifically lit the characters are, like they are lit with a spotlight from the side, with that level of sunlight you'd expect the background too be bright as well but it looks like it's under a luna eclipse.
While it looks good from "how well the characters are lit' perspective, subconsciously it feels fake and it takes me out of the the story immediately.
GOT/House of the Dragon (HOTD) does this aspect a lot better.
Because that's just a promo shot...probably photoshopped.
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We'll see, but you understand 100% and agree that 100% that looks fake from what I am saying. You are not even disagreeing.
I get the same impression during the trailer too.
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I'll watch it tonight or tomorrow.
Got the final bonus episode of Sandman to watch first, before diving in to another fantasy World.
Got the final bonus episode of Sandman to watch first, before diving in to another fantasy World.