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2 hours ago, Dobber said:

I was hoping the shows were going to “low key” ignore the sequels and just do their own thing without overtly saying so….but this past episode, unfortunately, kind of set the stage for them.

Chris

Didn't Disney theme their Star Wars Land at their parks around the sequels they made? I think they're going to remain pretty invested in that storyline even if they know people hate it.

1 hour ago, Roy Focker said:

I'd say something happened after the first 2 (episode IV & V) movies that has carried on ever since.  The badguys became comical.  In those movies they were a threat.  From episode VI they all start making more stupid mistakes.

 

That did happen. George kiddified Return of the Jedi and wanted to wrap up the series as quickly as possible. So all the villains became buffoons to accomodate his desires.

8 hours ago, tekering said:

Based on what?  A single black-and-white illustration from back in the day?

I question its canonicity.

I would like to imagine that's just blast damage done to the shield, not purple polka dot camo, but the toy designers think otherwise.

Whelp.

I lost a little over $100 with the NY scam site. They strung me along with fake store credit.

Guess I'm not as burned as others.

9 hours ago, hutch said:

So far as I have read we have no idea when this will be on any streaming service. The most authoritative thing I’ve read said that it would be on Netflix in 18 months after release?

Sony has been releasing their latest movies for streaming about two months after their theatrical debut. So I would expect it'll be online sometime in February.

7 minutes ago, Dynaman said:

I can't be the only one thinking that having Vader in this is a bad idea.

I don't think Obi-wan should be fighting Vader in his suit at all until their encounter on the Death Star, but my fan status for this series has waned so much due to its treatment over the years by Lucas, and now Disney that I can't care much anymore. This is just whatever to me.

The only other animals shown in the movie are small desert rodents that look like kangaroo rats.

I watched it. When I started it I was expecting this movie to have all of the story that was in the 1984 version. Once they meandered a bit on Caladan I figured this movie wasn't going to make it and yup, it doesn't. 

The weird technological anachronisms in Dune get to me more than in most sci-fi stories, but I know I need to just ignore that thought in my head as I watch it. 

Okay movie. Did not blow me away, but maybe its the deju-vu I got from seeing the 1984 Lynch version first or the above mentioned anachronisms that brought it down a bit for me.

I am glad Paul seems to have more misgivings about his origins this time around. Its been a while since I've seen the original, but in the Lynch version I got a sense that all the characters, including Paul, thought that he was some sort of prophesized savior all along. That sucked most of the tension out of the original, but I still liked it enough. The new version still has Paul quickly becoming a super being, but there was a little more pushback here which was better.

Also glad all that internal dialogue exposition was taken out. Show, don't tell, is the best for movies.

On 10/4/2021 at 11:58 PM, Shawn said:

Found the issue and have corrected it.

Does anyone care about the email notifications when following a post/getting notified?
I re-enabled personal message emails, but was wondering about the rest...like is it too much noise

S

Guess I'm a little late to figure out what was happening, but I was relying upon the notification emails to help me when pre-orders started. Not receiving anything now.

12 hours ago, Hikuro said:

Booooo. When I see time travel stuff it makes me think, lower budget.

Yup. Already getting thoughts of 1987's Masters of the Universe in my head.

Meh.

Another soft reboot because the story doesn't have anywhere else to go. 

Ghostbusters (1984)

10 hours ago, 100mega said:

G-Kids just announced the TV show limited edition. I already ordered, but I didn't realize until afterwards that it does not include Fly Me To The Moon for any of the endings. Now I'm kind of sick to my stomach to be honest. Too expensive for an incomplete version. It's like owning Evangelion, but not owning Evangelion.

 

https://store.gkids.com/pages/neon-genesis-evangelion?utm_source=General Anime List&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NGE Ultimate Pre-order (TagC4x)&utm_id=NGEnewsletteraug19&_kx=JgEtAAGKhX9P_mtYWNDXkubsJKXuUwRQ6bKdIMQ-9THA_R7HLhQIjyIMdYQcUNNP.Vqqx2y

I was tempted to get this but with missing content I'm sticking with my 2015 JP blu-ray set.

1 hour ago, Keith said:

Always was the Palpatine saga, Palpatine was Annie's daddy too.

If we are to believe Palpatine in that scene from Revenge of the Sith it could be that his former master, Plagueis, birthed Anakin by influencing the "Midichlorians."

I take it Blitzway, the Voltron producers, want to know you're serious about your pre-order.

ShowZStore just cancelled my pre-order so I went with BBTS. 

Weird seeing a Spielberg-ian style movie constantly invoke imagery and sometimes even footage from a comedy of a different genre.

If I see this at all it'll be on home video. Not going to pay theatre prices for "Remember this?" the movie.

Dang. Guess I'm getting two expensive Voltron figures this year. 

Just how many brainwashed Russian agents that secretly control world events are out there? Definitely felt like a rehash of Winter Soldier.

On 5/26/2021 at 11:35 AM, Sgt Nate V said:

Hey, I just rememebered

One of my most favorite games ever, Turrican 2, has the protagonist look like this:

Look familiar?

The Turrican games loved taking inspiration from popular 80s animation.

43 minutes ago, Special Sauce said:

Yeah!  I miss those old comics.  The covers for those were great.  Man I forgot all about those little comics.  Wish I had kept them.

I never kept mine either, but I did buy that minicomic collection book that came out a little while back.

https://www.amazon.com/He-Man-Masters-Universe-Minicomic-Collection/dp/1616558776

All the mentions of NY reminded me to try to use the "store credit" they gave me instead of my Fast Pack set on another pre-order item that I know won't sell out.

Apparently they only give you a year to use your store credit, then it expires and you lose any money you might have had with them. 

I'm actually not even expecting this similarly priced item from them, but giving it a shot anyway.

Just now, Special Sauce said:

Whew, got one at AE.  Paid up front just like everybody else.  Too panicked to look for a different option 

Anime Export seems to be the only one I get to order from these days when these preorders happen.

Just now, spacemanoeuvres said:

Got one at AE and paid because I got too excited.  Do they require payment up front?

I paid upfront. I don't want to give them an excuse to cancel my order.

Got one from Anime Export.