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  1. tekering
    Ironically enough, I would've found it much easier to accept Picard as its own thing, if only it hadn't tried so hard to piss all over the legacy of The Next Generation. Without TNG baggage, it's just harmless crap; but bring Picard et.al into it, and it's downright offensive.
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    Well, that's certainly an improvement. It's not nearly as good as their Grub, even, but I'm eager to see what a final production sample will look like.
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    Well, Indiana Jones will never be Logan, but with a little quiet introspection and thematic depth, it could at least equal Mangold's The Wolverine... ...whereas all the old Indy formula would produce is something akin to Dark Phoenix.
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    Yeah, but I think that's precisely the kind of mature direction the series will have to take at this point. Consider belated sequels like Rocky Balboa (that came to terms with aging), and Creed (that focused on the younger generation). They're good films because they acknowledge the passage of time -- and don't try to recreate the '80s formula -- instead using the old films as a rich backstory to build a new legacy on. A '70s China setting, perhaps centered around the discovery of the Terracotta Warriors, could be a good story... ...but not if the Terracotta Army magically came to life or something. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull proved you can't just update the setting and hope the old '80s tropes will still work. A more grounded, realistic tone is necessary.
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    Well, damn. I thought HasTak had outgrown that a decade ago. I mean, the 2010 Reveal the Shield figures (like Wheeljack, Jazz, Tracks, Windcharger, Inferno or "Grappel") didn't have that problem... and since then, third-party figures have avoided it, too. When (and more importantly, why) was the "open hand" look abandoned?
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    Oh, that's much worse than we'd been led to believe. The proportions are laughable, the Matrix is tiny and misshapen, the fists have perfect holes in them, and the arm cannon's practically dragging on the ground!
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    By not identifying the figure, determining the scale, or even providing the name of the manufacturer, were you just hoping somebody was going to ask...? Or is everyone reading this thread already capable of recognizing New Age's "Harry," despite my reservations? After their inaugural Bumblebee release, "Flipper," was very well-received, New Age obviously decided that establishing their own scale was the way to go, ignoring what Iron Factory, DX9's "War in Pocket" figures, Magic Square's "Brobdingnag" series, Generation Toy's GT-model, and the official Legends/Legion/Cyberverse/Core-class had already established. Can you tell I'm still salty about it two years later? Honestly, I stopped buying anything from New Age at that point, fearing it wouldn't scale with any of the existing figures in my collection... but with Hot Soldiers and MechFanToys further muddying the waters, it's become really difficult to determine which figures from any company are likely to be compatible. I just wish there were more reviewers like Mike (or EmGo) buying figures at this size class, so I'd have a better idea of what I should buy.
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    Why didn't you just get the DX? Admittedly, they aren't often found on the secondary market... ...particularly this set.
  9. tekering
    C'mon, guys. We all have our personality quirks, but there's no need for personal attacks. Let's restrict our opinions to Southern Cross, shall we? Here's just a taste of how good the show might look in high-definition...
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    Most of my Japanese friends did as well, which I found a little disconcerting... I mean, "hyperspace skipping" was every bit as stupid as the bright sunlight in Hollow Earth. Yeah, The Last Knight was a special kind of bad. Oh, even I wouldn't go that far. Certainly, the Showa films were the nadir, but the Heisei series has a lot to answer for, too: Whereas the failure of Godzilla vs. Kong is almost entirely at script level*, most of the Japanese films represent cascade failures at every stage of production, be it story, design, dialogue, performance, editing, or visual effects. I find most of them unwatchable, right up to Final Wars. Godzilla vs. Kong pissed me off with its drooling idiocy because I was holding it up to a higher standard, the standard set by the previous films of the MonsterVerse (yes, even King of the Monsters, which is still better than most Japanese monster movies). It reflected poorly on Gareth Edwards' Godzilla and Jordan Vogt-Roberts' Kong: Skull Island, and both of their superlative films are retroactively tainted by Godzilla vs. Kong. Nonetheless, on a production level, it remains superior to most of the Toho films. * Okay, the scale inconsistency issue is a whole 'nother rant. Don't even get me started.
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    I don't get it. What's a Star Trek character doing in Guardians of the Star Wars Galaxy?
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    And I won't, thanks to that pic you just posted. That huge chunk bisecting the engine bells is inexcusable.
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    As was Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, two other enormously successful films that literally INSULT the audience's intelligence. I'm genuinely envious of all of you who are able to "check your brain at the door," and actually enjoy movies that I would've liked to enjoy right along with you... ...except my brain doesn't have an OFF switch, see.
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    WTF? That looks like a cheap-ass vinyl figure... You know, the type that needs a stand because it's too thin and hollow to support its own weight.
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    I was afraid this was going to be a sequel to Jupiter Ascending... ...and now I kind of wish it were.
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    Well, die-hard Star Trek fans are the only audience they can expect to keep watching... and there's kind of a battered woman syndrome going on there.
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    Every film is shot that way, of course; the average shooting ratio on film is 10:1, and much higher for Hollywood blockbusters. That has nothing to do with a movie's runtime. Wingard is saying there's five hours' worth of CONTENT, not raw footage. No, Independence Day is dumb. Alien vs. Predator is dumb. Godzilla vs. Kong is STULTIFYING. HBO Max should add a viewer discretion warning to the effect of "Watching this film could result in neurological illness or permanent brain damage."
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    So last week, Adam Wingard was interviewed by Den of Geek, and his comments reveal the biggest problem with the film: With FIVE credited writers (and surely more uncredited), there were obviously big script problems... It sounds like the film was rushed into production before they had a finished script, which is always a recipe for disaster. So he shot FIVE hours of scripted material for a film he wanted to be under TWO hours? He sounds like an irresponsible idiot, trying to solve problems in the editing bay that should've been solved before millions of dollars were wasted shooting unusable footage. Strangely enough, the most basic problems of geography haven't been addressed in any online review or YouTube video I've come across:
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    Lots of new voices, but they sound good in the trailer... and I like the fact that two feature-length films are required for a faithful adaptation. The second part will reportedly be rated R. As always, DC does better in the animated realm, and Marvel fares better in live-action.
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    Ryan George makes it fun, as he always does. He covers most of my criticisms so succinctly I've decided to abandon my own review video, which was just bitter and sarcastic.
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    That depends entirely on the scale. I'd pay $180 each if they were 1:12 scale, or $120 each for 1:18... but I imagine they'll be a lot smaller, in which case we already have the superior Moscato crabs.
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    I have a strong nostalgic attachment to Centurions, but I'm too old to think these look cool. I'd rather they tackled Mighty Orbots or Pole Position... you know, toyetic IPs that never got toys.
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    Not if they want my money. Ah, who am I kidding? They could paint it Day-Glo orange and I'd still buy one.
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    Wow, that Prime's not to scale with the others, is he...?
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    Whether he's directing Star Wars or Godzilla, Gareth Edwards has proven to be the real King.
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