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On 4/19/2024 at 1:04 AM, 505thAirborne said:

Wake me up when SV-51's & VF-11B/11C's are announced. 

Likely the SV will rely a lot on how well the Vf-0 did in sales. In Japan, they sold well, but in the American market, they seem still quite available. 

Perhaps another deciding factor will be the Zero streaming by Disney... ???

Undoubted, it will be a typical Bandai shame to leave out at least a canon fodder SV... 

18 hours ago, Big s said:

Don’t get me wrong, the ghoul is very important. But there’s a lot I liked other than him. I loved the Armor guy and awkward armor shenanigans and the stuff going on in the vaults is pretty entertaining as well. There’s a lot of little mysteries going on in the show. The ghoul and his story are definitely the glue that helps tie things together and a lot of things revolve around his character

In my view: The armour guy (Maximus) was utterly devoid of any consistency, one moment a clumsy buffoon, then a bit of psychopath, then mister aloof of the year, and all while he kept changing direction. He was too annoying with his multiple personality issues, and seemed the writers really know how to build him as every time something twitched in his head, the same pity guilt flashback played out... almost every episode. If anything, at one point, I was like really "Really? They're seriously trying to copy Fin from SW and can't even get that right?"

I'm not going into detail with the amount of plot holes and face palm moments with vault 31 to 33 (Plenty of YT videos breaking that down), but I stand firm that the ghoul grabbed back attention each time he appeared as the rest of the show was a reheated stew of cliché characters and obvious twists. 

The ghoul is 90% of the show. Remove him, and it's very forgettable. 

🤮 

Easy pass. 

So this will be available in the US. 

Did something change with the Merch license along with Disney's announcement?

And why US but not Europe?

Well, there goes my whole collecting budget for the year... it's a must this. 

Any links for the pre-orders? Can't find any yet on my end...

49 minutes ago, Seto Kaiba said:

From what I can see about it on social media, it does seem that there is a significant portion of the Star Wars fanbase who are not enamored of the premise for The Acolyte.

The sticking point for many of them appears to be the apparent continuity problem mentioned earlier in this thread WRT the Jedi explicitly stating they haven't seen hide nor hair of a Sith in 1,000 years with this series set just 100 years before that statement.

It's certainly possible it's review bombing, but given the size and devotion of the Star Wars fanbase it's at least equally likely that it's an honest-to-goodness audience reaction to the teaser trailer specifically.  The Like/Dislike button does specifically court that kind of snap judgement.

1 hour ago, Thom said:

I'm actually more inclined to call it 'review bombing.' It's a teaser that doesn't show that much, so we know literally little about it. Cetianly not enough to complain so much, though that never stopped anybody.

The Like/Dislike button are really that. Did a person like it, or not, or is undecided/doesn't care to click either. 

The term "Review-Bombing" was created by film studios, and still used by them and whoever they pay to market them, to "try" deviate from the masses' discontent with their product. The term shouldn't be used as a way to shrug off mass opinion just because the minority disagrees with it. 

That said, sock puppet/bots services are VERY expensive, and if anything, probably only major studios can afford them, and if it was studio against studio, everyone would know it as the numbers would be unrealistically inflated on both ends. 

Watched some reviews. Saving my time and money, and rather rewatch the original. 

When I read the title, I'm like... "Oh no, Chris Pratt as Link." 

On 3/24/2024 at 2:58 AM, Convectuoso said:

Is this a confirmation that parts swapping will be required?

Yes. Confirmation on the official release.

Set contents
: Main body
, Pilot figure
, Launcher pod
, Shield
, Fighter shield
, Fighter head antenna left and right
, Replacement wrist left and right (4 each)
, Replacement shoulder parts left and right
, Replacement face parts
, Landing legs (front wheel, rear wheel). (left and right)
, cover parts for fighter
, joint parts for sound booster
, set of joint parts for display,
set of dedicated pedestal

It's a HMR valk, so it will always likely have it.

While the prospect of Zero finally dubbed has me overjoyed...

The censoring agenda has me very, very gloomy...

That said, it forces me to give the Mouse money...

9 minutes ago, Big s said:

It would make more sense to be on Hulu, but the poster still says D+. I guess we’ll find out one day

I've read it's D+ for the whole lot... 

Now I wonder the possibility of eventual US/Euro Blu-Ray releases? 

On 3/11/2024 at 5:10 PM, Tking22 said:

No 4K release? Why only Bluray? Lots of people have moved onto 4K and Dolby Vision, and this film deserves the best. 

4K might be included in the US and Euro release...

My only interest in this film is the new Batmobile, and if there will be a new one... 

Otherwise the whole Batman lore now is like cereal in a super market... just endless half empty boxes... 

Pics from TFcon LA.

20 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

The upcoming BTAS Batmobile will be $59.99 but I'm still looking forward to it.  One of my favorite Batmobiles.

Better be dark blue.

Looks quite Barbie doll.

7 hours ago, jvmacross said:

I don't see any articulation on that Zentran fig...wonder if they will just go with static figs in the end...

45 minutes ago, Big s said:

They made the regult to open up and the pilot is way too thick not to have joints. It’s probably gonna be one of those figures with a cloth body suit and armor around it. Otherwise the armor around the arms and legs would be much tighter and especially around the elbows 

They could go for 2 static figures. One seated and the other standing. It's the easiest option. 

9 hours ago, CoryHolmes said:

Call me crazy (and people often do) but I don't like Zendaya's a great actress or particularly good-looking.

Agreed on the looks. As for the acting she does the job well. 

And... I've checked out.

While only a few details about the TRON: Ares story have emerged, the official synopsis states "TRON: Ares follows a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings."

🤬

 - TRON: Ares will have a major shift in setting, focusing on a Program sent to the real world on a mission, a departure from The Grid.
- The new film will star Jared Leto and an ensemble cast, potentially exploring the interaction of AI with humans outside of The Grid.

🤬

They've totally missed the plot that the Grid is Tron, and Tron is the Grid. 

5 hours ago, CoryHolmes said:

I think I still prefer the Lynch version of the Sandworms, though.  Tri-lobed mouths for the win!

That and Chane's looks in Lynch's were certainly better. 

First 3 episodes down, all fantastic so far and we still haven't had a glimpse of the trailer's best parts. Says a lot. 

On 3/4/2024 at 2:49 PM, MKT said:

More than that though, I'm pretty shocked by how B-grade the visuals appear to be... Yeah in the 80's there are worst looking productions out there, and perhaps I'm unfairly comparing with the most memorable productions of its era like SW, Indiana Jones, Blade Runner, Aliens etc. But it struck me how much of a gulf in the looks department between 2024 Dune and 1984 Dune, when Blade Runner 2049 does not necessarily look much better than Blade Runner 1982.

On 3/4/2024 at 9:03 PM, renegadeleader1 said:

The 1984 Dune movie deserves to be crapped on for it's effects when you take into account it cost $42 million to make while Empire Strikes Back cost $30 million, Blade Runner $28 million, Raiders of the Lost Ark $20 million, and Aliens only $18 million.

David Lynch's Dune is an ugly incoherent mess made by someone that didn't understand the source material that was in way over his head who never should have been given the job in the first place.

Lynch chose to do it as if it was on a stage with very old school techniques. Then with the deadlines never met and a constant change in direction along with a demanding producer, the costs shot up and the delays caused a desperate dash to cut the losses by releasing whatever they had. 

Classic case of a high budget film meltdown. 

6 hours ago, Thom said:

Well, only two major apocalypses in thirty years*, so I think they're doing pretty good.

 

*before anyone mentions Ghostbusters II, I think it's been retconned out of existence.

You forgetting all the other franchises that enjoyed making NYC suffer 😆

13 hours ago, M'Kyuun said:

Joe Kyde, former Hasbro TF designer and now LEGO designer, who designed LEGO OP will likely work on this Bee set as well. Kinda cool to have a designer with one foot in each world.

This I didn't know. Very interesting, and perhaps his involving explains Lego recent years broadening at more mechs and futuristic vehicles across it's themes. 

Another doomsday apocalypse emerging from NYC... Really trying hard to catch up to Tokyo for most cursed land on Earth. 🤣