The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime)

Glanza · 1 Sep 2022 at 15:15

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V F · 1 Sep 2022 at 16:51

Bigpig said:
LOTR is the greatest trilogy ever.

Don't mind the Hobbit but that was more down to Freeman and McKellen.

It's has some fantastic moments.

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.

Bassmansam · 1 Sep 2022 at 18:21

Darujhistan said:
Good is in the eye of the beholder to a degree, some things are just objectively better than others, like The Beatles and Take That, now YOU may much prefer TT and you're not wrong for doing so, but The Beatles still made objevtively better music.

How did the Beatles make objectively better music than Take that? What absolute nonsense ( and i am a fan of the beatles)

ianh · 1 Sep 2022 at 20:23

Mint8 said:
A lot of reviewers these days will give something a good review if it hits all the right virtue buttons - regardless of the actual quality .

VincentHanna said:
That's certainly what people keep repeating.

Without evidence.

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...

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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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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.

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arknor · 1 Sep 2022 at 20:27

rids57 said:
Lenny Henry seems to be getting well into fantasy, he's in the Witcher prequel series too.

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

VincentHanna · 1 Sep 2022 at 21:03

ianh said:
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...

forums.overclockers.co.uk

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...

forums.overclockers.co.uk

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.

forums.overclockers.co.uk

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.

forums.overclockers.co.uk

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)

Darujhistan · 2 Sep 2022 at 00:23

arknor said:
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

Henry has been on the BBC gravy train for 40 years for no disernable reason whatsoever.

arknor · 2 Sep 2022 at 04:26

Darujhistan said:
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.

Rroff · 2 Sep 2022 at 05:11

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.

Bigpig · 2 Sep 2022 at 06:07

Why do people not trust critics? Access Media?

Fancy trips around the world, put up in fancy hotels to see early viewings.

Most publishtions these critics work for rely on advertising.

But no no reviews are not paid for.

Throrik · 2 Sep 2022 at 08:08

Rroff said:
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.

VincentHanna · 2 Sep 2022 at 08:34

Bigpig said:
Why do people not trust critics? Access Media?

Fancy trips around the world, put up in fancy hotels to see early viewings.

Most publishtions these critics work for rely on advertising.

But no no reviews are not paid for.

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.

Scam · 2 Sep 2022 at 08:42

VincentHanna said:
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...

VincentHanna · 2 Sep 2022 at 08:45

Scam said:
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...

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.

MissChief · 2 Sep 2022 at 08:53

Now here's a suggestion. I know for some this will be pretty 'out there', but go with it OK? Watch it?

Raymond Lin · 2 Sep 2022 at 08:53

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.

VincentHanna · 2 Sep 2022 at 09:01

Raymond Lin said:
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.

You mean you've watched the first two episodes and felt like this?

Because that's just a promo shot...probably photoshopped.

Raymond Lin · 2 Sep 2022 at 09:05

VincentHanna said:
You mean you've watched the first two episodes and felt like this?

Because that's just a promo shot...probably photoshopped.

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.

doodah · 2 Sep 2022 at 09:10

Right - can we get on to some OcUK reviews? Was it worth $500m lol?

VincentHanna · 2 Sep 2022 at 09:13

I'll watch it tonight or tomorrow.

Got the final bonus episode of Sandman to watch first, before diving in to another fantasy World.