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OK, the second episode was a little better than the first one, but it was also suspiciously similar to a certain sci-fi movie

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(Pitch Black)

in some respects. I hope it's not a trend - that sort of thing killed Sliders in Season 3.

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That's worrisome, 'cause I had pretty high expectations for First Man.

While the "conveying an experience" thing usually works for me in Kubrick movies, I didn't like Dunkirk very much. It's impressive on some levels (especially considering the moderate budget), but it was hard to connect with it. Nolan tried way too hard to be Kubrick and I like Nolan when he's Nolan.

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Wasn't the Doctor actually called "the president of Earth" on occasion? smile

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LatinAlice wrote:

P.S. this fanvid got me all excited and made me remember why I love Doctor Who.

Speaking of fanvids... Honest Trailers did a video that helped me to get a better idea of what "classic" Who was.

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I liked Jodie, but the episode itself was unremarkable. Hopefully we'll get better scripts in this season, she certainly deserves them.

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DarthPraxus wrote:

Kneel Before Rod!

http://cdn1.thr.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/landscape_928x523/2010/11/rod_stewart_10_a_l.jpg

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A new trailer for Discovery Season 2:

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The "Unix system" in Jurassic Park (widely ridiculed as "unrealistic") is an actual Unix system ("IRIX") running an actual user interface ("fsn").

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DarthPraxus wrote:

This problem is magnified a hundredfold now that streaming sites like Netflix and Amazon are doing stuff like cropping anamorphic films to fill 16:9 television screens.

Doesn't that happen on American TV?

Polish TV stations do that regularly and sometimes inconsistently (Parts 1 and 2 of The Hobbit were aired in 16:9 and Part 3 in 2.35:1; Star Wars Episode IV was in 16:9, the rest in 2.35:1). Fortunately, it's very rare on home video (the Polish DVD of The Mothman Prophecies is an example).

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I'm starting to really like The Orville; the show is having a lot of fun with Star Trek tropes while delivering some interesting social satire.

It's still a little too early to pass definite judgment on Discovery. The "darker and edgier" tone and other similarities to Stargate Universe can be the show's downfall. Discovery can work if the writers have a plan for the whole season (or even the whole series). If they're making it up as they go along, I don't see much chance of success.

I went to see it and all I can say is
http://i.imgflip.com/1u7ggs.jpg

A month ago I wasn't sure who should direct a Deus Ex movie. Now we have a soild candidate for the job.

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A new trailer for The Last Jedi.

EDIT: I think it's quite promising (except for that Pikachu creature on the Falcon, which may turn out to be another misguided attempt at Ewok-esque cuteness).

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Teague wrote:

https://i.imgur.com/Wfkm17R.jpg

So sexy. (Click to enlarge.)

http://memegenerator.net/img/instances/250x250/49663128/ill-be-in-my-bunk.jpg

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Deus Ex. A lot of potential there (although, as Ghost In The Shell proved, it's possible to totally screw these things up; hopefully Blade Runner 2049 will explore some of this territory better).

But the more important question is: who should do it? Existing video game movies leave much to be desired (even Duncan Jones blew his shot).

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This should be fun.

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I watched this shit so that you don't have to.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/26/Transformers_The_Last_Knight_poster.jpg

The DiF commentary for the first one mentions a Shakespeare quote: "A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing". The Last Knight isn't even a tale, it's incoherent rambling.

The plot is an unfocused mess that makes Dark Of The Moon look like Shawshank.

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Just like all the previous Transformers sequels, The Last Knight clumsily retcons the history of Cybertronians on Earth (which also turns out to be a giant robot). Megatron isn't Galvatron anymore, without any explanation (he might've gotten a new body from Quintessa; how and why they met is never clarified). Several Decepticon characters get introduced only to be dispatched by the Autobots in the next scene. The two Dinobots don't do anything interesting. Mini-Dinobots exist solely for kid appeal, as does "Little J-Lo" and her pet robot.

Even Stanley Tucci and John Turturro aren't very fun to watch this time. Anthony Hopkins does the best he can, but the script gives him no help (I hope that at least he got paid well for this). The robot characters don't fare any better (John Goodman's talents are totally wasted) and the few transformation sequences we get seem less impressive than the ones made a decade ago.

To add insult to injury, the aspect ratio changes at almost every shot transition. It must be an IMAX thing, but I can't figure out why was it carried over to home video releases; it can be very distracting. Some movies (like Scott Pilgrim) use this gimmick for a reason; here it makes no sense whatsoever.

There's a silver lining to all this, however: box office suggests that many moviegoers don't fall for this crap anymore (even China generated significantly less profit this time).

Easily the worst one yet.

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From what we've seen so far, this may be Abramsverse: The Series with focus on battles in space. The "exploring new worlds" aspect is absent so far (hopefully this will change a bit in the upcoming episodes).

I didn't hate it. I still prefer to think of it as another alternate timeline; trying to fit all the new stuff (like the various redesigns and anachronistic technology) into the Prime Universe is just too cumbersome.

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Regan wrote:

'The Orville' episode 1

I was expecting a disaster; it turned out to be watchable. The real thing premieres in two days cool
http://az616578.vo.msecnd.net/files/2016/03/20/635941049772774897-351854956_45971473.jpg

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MartyJ wrote:

A new episode! big_smile

We can stop worrying about Colin's involvement: http://www.starwars.com/news/j-j-abrams … 1069686719

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Faldor wrote:

Mars Needs Moms

Doesn't hold a candle to Doom - an awesomely rich story with complex characters, subtle acting, accurate science...
http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2005/startracks/051031/rock.jpg

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Faldor wrote:

Episode 134 Blade Runner 2049

You're not losing anything by avoiding Independence Day: Resurgence; it really is quite awful. Emmerich had Jeff Goldblum & Brent Spiner and no idea how to use them.

On one of the DiF commentaries somebody quipped: "Shyamalan is on his way back!". It's no longer a joke after Split  tongue

Denis Villeneuve at the helm really gives me hope. Aside from The Martian (easily my favorite Mars movie nowadays), Ridley Scott's work hasn't been great lately (I'd rather wander through the desert for 40 years than watch Exodus again).

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Plinkett's review of the 2016 remake:

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Jimmy B wrote:

Anyone who has seen Attack The Block has seen Jodie Whittaker as she was the woman the kids mug.

Anyone who's listened to the DiF commentary knows her as "British Felicia Day"  smile

(Welcome back, Jimmy.)

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Oh, look! A new episode! big_smile