So, uh, on the one hand, no film has ever pissed me off as much with its incompetence (even the choice of camera angles made me angry) as Catwoman did, but...

having said that, I think the villainous conspiracy, on paper, was a solid beginning for what could have been a genuinely excellent and truly feminist superhero movie.

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It's sad, and I've gotten really used to hearing your voices, but of course, y'all owe us nothing. If you feel like not recording any more, don't record. Simple as that.
I'm glad there'll still be an archive of shows, and that the forum is staying open though.

Thanks for the thousand-or-so hours  smile

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It's really nice that the Indiana Jones films didn't just have one kind of god. Raiders/Crusade had the Christian (and by extension Muslim) God, Temple of Doom had gods (plural!) from Hinduism, and they had also written a script which they'd intended to film, but definitely didn't, in which aliens were real.

My only hope with the possible continuation of the Indy franchise is that they continue to validate different cultures' gods. I guess if they made a 4th film, that Egyptian gods would be a logical one. Or maybe something Austronesian. That would be nice smile

They did! It's called Outland and stars Sean Connery.

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Intermission episode: when is cynicism (as opposed to fatalism and pessimism) justified? when is hope?
Etc.

Really?

I goddamn WISH a remake or prequel or sequel or whatever WASN'T trying to just cash in cheap points by playing the "hey! remember this?!?" card.
But come on.
Prometheus? Bollocks.
Thing prequel? Bollocks
Star Trek into Darkness? Things only happened so they can reappropriate Wrath of Khan quotes, not because they organically served the story.

I just do not understand where the hope is coming from.

We had 2 good Alien films and one that has severely divided people.
Between Resurrection, AvP and Promethearse, the franchise leans heavily towards crap.

Let's be honest, here. The first two films have an awesome creature. If the creature alone was enough to make a good film, we wouldn't have crap sequels. Scott and Cameron caught lightning in a bottle, and told a nicely wrapped up story. Scott tried worldbuilding with Prome"It's just gonna share some DNA with Alien"theus. It was bollocks.

Reboots and remakes and prequels, in this day and age, are nothing more than "HEY! REMEMBER THIS?!?". Every now and again, there are very rare exceptions, but past a certain point, there is a nonexistent line between hope and delusion.

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Gosh! I am so glad that Better Call Saul has lived up to my expectations. Great stuff, already really excited to see the rest of the season big_smile

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I finally saw The Grand Budapest Hotel. I generally enjoy Wes Anderson's movies (even though I can't explain why), and can understand why they wouldn't be everybody's cup of tea. But I can immediately see why this one was so well-received by most people. I thought it was absolutely lovely smile

(And I immediately bought the soundtrack. Haven't done that in yeeeears.)

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This is assuming best-case scenario, because let's be honest, there are a thousand more ways to do these wrong than do them right:

For Sci-Fi: Iain M. Banks books set in the 'The Culture' universe would be interesting.

History/real events: if they ever make the documents openly available, you could make an amazing, say, 6-part series on the 90s RAMPART scandal (absurdly corrupt L.A. cops, inspiration for The Shield).

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Not yet, but I saw your recommendation on twitter and I'm definitely going to go see it. Disproportionate criticism makes me deeply suspicious, so I'm gonna go make up my mind for myself.

edit: is it worth seeing in 3D, or just regular?

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Hahaha! Oh wow that takes me back. Saturday (?) nights: Gladiators, Blind Date, and The Generation Game. Nostalgia attack!

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Yeah, eventually it's just gonna be a grab puddle.

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I hope the next one is just you guys telling boastful stories about living in L.A., just so it could be called: Grab Bag 7: Brag Gab.