Movie review thread...
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Return of the Jedi... I think that might be the only one I saw at the movies, but... I had the “Storybook with cassette” long before. Fucking official merch Spoiler.
Anybody remember those? Super-abridged kids book of the plot, with a cassette of key dialogue and special effects. That was my first exposure to Star Wars.Cassette? Sure it wasn't the record version (I had a record version and a pop up book too) or were you one of those fancy rich fellas?
But yeah, this reinforces the whole theory of "George Lucas is a shit director/producer - but he had one good (plagiarised) idea for a movie, and saw the future of merchandise"
A pop-up book with LP, or Read-Along StoryBook with cassette...
... I mean, who thinks that shit up. Only somebody who has more to make out of selling this shit, than of box-office ticket sales.
I decided to re-watch the sequel-Trilogy this weekend, but have only got as far as the first one. And one of my first thoughts was "yeah, pretty shit story, totally relying on callbacks to the first/original trilogy, but you can see the merch-opportunities everywhere" - particularly, video games. That unnecessary flying of the Millenium-Falcon into the crashed whatever, dodging beams/etc... looked custom-made for a video-game level of games released in about... 2005.
And then thinking back to the prequel trilogy - I had the same very strong thought about a couple of scenes... particularly somebody on a conveyor belt, dodging stamping presses and buckets full of molten lead, or some shit - and just thinking "this is what somebody who saw a video game 15 years ago would write into a script so that a video game based on the movie could include it as a level".
I genuinely hope this doesn't "trigger" all the ridiculous usual suspects who have inexplicably strong feelings about these movies into reminding us of their views... again... but... Yeah. George Lucas looks to be a merch genius, even realising that video games were the new "merch gold mine", albeit with his ideas of video games typically being about 15 years behind the curve.
There is a perfectly good Star Wars page for hysterical rants like this.
TBF, it's now just memes ...
I take full responsibility and regret nothing
Hahaha fair enough, for someone so pro the prequels you sure as hell post a lot of memes that take the piss out the prequels. Are you a double agent?
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@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Return of the Jedi... I think that might be the only one I saw at the movies, but... I had the “Storybook with cassette” long before. Fucking official merch Spoiler.
Anybody remember those? Super-abridged kids book of the plot, with a cassette of key dialogue and special effects. That was my first exposure to Star Wars.Cassette? Sure it wasn't the record version (I had a record version and a pop up book too) or were you one of those fancy rich fellas?
But yeah, this reinforces the whole theory of "George Lucas is a shit director/producer - but he had one good (plagiarised) idea for a movie, and saw the future of merchandise"
A pop-up book with LP, or Read-Along StoryBook with cassette...
... I mean, who thinks that shit up. Only somebody who has more to make out of selling this shit, than of box-office ticket sales.
I decided to re-watch the sequel-Trilogy this weekend, but have only got as far as the first one. And one of my first thoughts was "yeah, pretty shit story, totally relying on callbacks to the first/original trilogy, but you can see the merch-opportunities everywhere" - particularly, video games. That unnecessary flying of the Millenium-Falcon into the crashed whatever, dodging beams/etc... looked custom-made for a video-game level of games released in about... 2005.
And then thinking back to the prequel trilogy - I had the same very strong thought about a couple of scenes... particularly somebody on a conveyor belt, dodging stamping presses and buckets full of molten lead, or some shit - and just thinking "this is what somebody who saw a video game 15 years ago would write into a script so that a video game based on the movie could include it as a level".
I genuinely hope this doesn't "trigger" all the ridiculous usual suspects who have inexplicably strong feelings about these movies into reminding us of their views... again... but... Yeah. George Lucas looks to be a merch genius, even realising that video games were the new "merch gold mine", albeit with his ideas of video games typically being about 15 years behind the curve.
There is a perfectly good Star Wars page for hysterical rants like this.
TBF, it's now just memes ...
I take full responsibility and regret nothing
Hahaha fair enough, for someone so pro the prequels you sure as hell post a lot of memes that take the piss out the prequels. Are you a double agent?
I think it’s a case of hating the sequels much more than the prequels rather than any great love for the prequels.
In any event, it’s hardly a bombshell claim to make that the prequels had scenes that resembled video games. Ep1 was chock full of them.
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@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Return of the Jedi... I think that might be the only one I saw at the movies, but... I had the “Storybook with cassette” long before. Fucking official merch Spoiler.
Anybody remember those? Super-abridged kids book of the plot, with a cassette of key dialogue and special effects. That was my first exposure to Star Wars.Cassette? Sure it wasn't the record version (I had a record version and a pop up book too) or were you one of those fancy rich fellas?
But yeah, this reinforces the whole theory of "George Lucas is a shit director/producer - but he had one good (plagiarised) idea for a movie, and saw the future of merchandise"
A pop-up book with LP, or Read-Along StoryBook with cassette...
... I mean, who thinks that shit up. Only somebody who has more to make out of selling this shit, than of box-office ticket sales.
I decided to re-watch the sequel-Trilogy this weekend, but have only got as far as the first one. And one of my first thoughts was "yeah, pretty shit story, totally relying on callbacks to the first/original trilogy, but you can see the merch-opportunities everywhere" - particularly, video games. That unnecessary flying of the Millenium-Falcon into the crashed whatever, dodging beams/etc... looked custom-made for a video-game level of games released in about... 2005.
And then thinking back to the prequel trilogy - I had the same very strong thought about a couple of scenes... particularly somebody on a conveyor belt, dodging stamping presses and buckets full of molten lead, or some shit - and just thinking "this is what somebody who saw a video game 15 years ago would write into a script so that a video game based on the movie could include it as a level".
I genuinely hope this doesn't "trigger" all the ridiculous usual suspects who have inexplicably strong feelings about these movies into reminding us of their views... again... but... Yeah. George Lucas looks to be a merch genius, even realising that video games were the new "merch gold mine", albeit with his ideas of video games typically being about 15 years behind the curve.
There is a perfectly good Star Wars page for hysterical rants like this.
TBF, it's now just memes ...
I take full responsibility and regret nothing
Hahaha fair enough, for someone so pro the prequels you sure as hell post a lot of memes that take the piss out the prequels. Are you a double agent?
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@Bones said in Re: Movie review thread...:
but can someone please suggest a good cricket movie
Pinocchio?
Dad joke level: extremely hilarious
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@Bones said in Re: Movie review thread...:
but can someone please suggest a
goodcricket movieBodyline
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@Bones said in Re: Movie review thread...:
but can someone please suggest a good cricket movie
The Final Test from the '50's was on TV a while ago. Bit of a crap film despite Rattigan writing the script.
Loads of documentaries though on IMDB.
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@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
All except Ferris Buellers Day off
Haven't seen...
The star wars ones
Airplane
Who Framed Roger Rabbit-not properly anywayToday we watched Netflix "Finding Ohana", very similar to Goonies and lots of little nods to it, The actor who played Data is in it too. It's no Goonies but still a really enjoyable family film!
4 night marchers out of 5 incredibly haaawt dead dads.
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@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
All except Ferris Buellers Day off
Seen all bar FBDO and Big. Would not watch either now. Can’t stand Matthew Broderick and early Tom Hanks < later Tom Hanks by a days march. Second thoughts on Breakfast Club as I think I saw it over two sittings but was pissed both times.
Oh and can’t understand the love for ET. Saccharine with and added layer of schmaltz topped with sugar.
Yuck!
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@Catogrande said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
All except Ferris Buellers Day off
Seen all bar FBDO and Big. Would not watch either now. Can’t stand Matthew Broderick and early Tom Hanks < later Tom Hanks by a days march. Second thoughts on Breakfast Club as I think I saw it over two sittings but was pissed both times
I think Matthew Broderick has turned me off every single movie he has been in except Godzilla and the Cable Guy.
He’s horrific
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@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
All except Ferris Buellers Day off
100%
I would say half ive seen in the last decade too, just on TV, watched the Indie and Star wars during lockdown
slight tangent, anyone read "ready player one"?, not the movie but the book, loads of throw back references to 80's movies
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@Kiwiwomble said in Re: Movie review thread...:
slight tangent, anyone read "ready player one"?, not the movie but the book, loads of throw back references to 80's movies
yep, kinda fun and a real throwback nod to the 80s. I have tried the sequel. It's ... not good
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@Catogrande said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
All except Ferris Buellers Day off
Seen all bar FBDO and Big. Would not watch either now. Can’t stand Matthew Broderick and early Tom Hanks < later Tom Hanks by a days march. Second thoughts on Breakfast Club as I think I saw it over two sittings but was pissed both times.
Oh and can’t understand the love for ET. Saccharine with and added layer of schmaltz topped with sugar.
Yuck!
Not seen Roger Rabbit.
Ferris Bueller's day off is the most over rated movie of all time. Although it has stiff competition from Bill & Ted.
