Dynaman

Yup, the SW sequels did not do any of the actors in them any favors.

Zombie movies are not my thing (very few movies are these days) but it looks worth a watch when it comes out on streaming.

17 hours ago, Thom said:

No exclusive clip and no first 5 minutes! Will watch all in one go!

Yup - I'm already sold, no need to preview it.

SpongeBob looks like it will be worth a watch when it comes to streaming.  They really ought to stop calling them "The SpongeBob Movie" at this point, don't remember if this is the fourth or fifth one.

The most interesting bit of that robotic fail is the handlers seemed to be VERY much expecting it to happen.  Makes me thing corporate demanded a demo for some reason when the techs said it was not ready yet.

On 11/12/2025 at 6:03 PM, Thom said:

That ending was perfect! Plus that swelling soundtrack, just wow! It blows my socks off every time!

Good point. It might be set somewhere near the middle of the series.

Only problem with that is Forky did not exist then but is in the teaser trailer, Woody is also missing his Sherriff's badge.  A teaser trailer often has little inaccuracies like that however.

Another Glider video was uploaded a few days ago.  I love the flying machines in Valley of the Wind so always happy to see a really really close recreation of one.

On 11/6/2025 at 6:49 PM, Big s said:

I kinda think that if they were trying to capture the magic of 85, they should’ve done a more traditional animation style, maybe something looking like a Don Bluth style or something 

True - but I doubt they had anywhere near enough money for that.

Hope it is good too, the second one was completely forgettable.  (as in I hope they forget it was made and make this a sequel of the first one only)

10 hours ago, myk said:

Just why did most of us stop going to places like these?  Maybe I'm just too old now, but I can't remember.  Miss you guys...

The ones I used to use regularly slowly died off.  Mailing list wise I am still on a few and get the surprise email from them a few times a year.  Sadly the "new shiny" syndrome has kicked in for all them and people just disappear.  

I was going to say give me serious Godzilla or give me nothing, then I remembered how much I loved The smog monster and Jet Jaguar and even that little Godzilla (whatever the heck the name of it actually is).

That reminds me - whatever happened to the Segway?  For regular people it was mostly a waste but for the disabled it could have been modified and be a massive help.  Those in wheelchairs might have been able to "stand" and "walk" with it and thus be able to go a lot more places.  (like that chair in an anime, the CGI Harlock maybe)

The predator species is far more technologically advanced than humanity and clearly consider us nothing more than dangerous game.  The ones who have to prove themselves would be the humans - and learn the predator language.  The predators probably have computers translate everything for them just like we are very close to having now.

14 hours ago, glane21 said:

The same eagle toy is $330 stateside here:

https://www.zicatoys.com/eagle-1976-mattel-edition/

 

Zica is the manufacturer.  The Gerry Anderson site upcharges everything.

Since a similar scale plastic model goes for $100 these days that is not bad.  Not enough room to store it sadly or I would be tempted.

3 hours ago, Big s said:

Anger makes people more engaged unfortunately. You could be checking on something about wholesome animals, then they start feeding you clips of goats getting knocked off a cliff by an eagle when all you really wanted to see was a cow playing soccer with a bale of hay

THAT is exactly what I am talking about.

The problem with discord is the lack of threaded conversations.  It all ends up in one big jumble.  I hate that.  Old message boards could get away with that since there were far fewer people on them.  (I think there was an option to view conversations in a threaded manner but I don't remember it doing much)

The problem with social media sites (all of them I am aware of) is they work best by fueling anger - things that make you angry get pumped to your feed in ever greater numbers.  Unlike the old days of mass media the companies doing this are not held responsible for content that appears on their site.  Partly due to the laws shielding them early in the nineties and partly due to claiming it is just an "algorithm".

It looks interesting but I am not a fan of the animation style.  Still I'll be giving it a watch when it comes to the US.

Aliens and Alien 3 are great examples.  The crappiness of A3 (or any of the other piles of garbage after) in no way diminished Alien or Aliens.  Does anyone here think the original Superman movie is in any way diminished by the dreck of Superman 3?

2 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

It's pretty straightforward, really.

It's the same principle as when a public figure or family member is revealed to have done something really heinous and unforgivable. 

The difference an original fictional work is in NO WAY lessened by a future movie (or book or TV season, etc...).  A "good" person found to really be a despicable person is an entirely different thing.

5 hours ago, Mog said:

Why do I suddenly want to see panoramic shots of the Scottish Highlands while twirling around a katana blade? 

You should get a chance at seeing that "soon".

This looks like a good finish to the series (and sadly my Netflix subscript along with it most likely - I've not watched much of anything on it the past few months)

I really don't understand the idea that a sequel can make someone dislike the original.  ( I was going to write more but that sentence really covers it all)

14 hours ago, Knuckles7173 said:

Well, people are willing to fork out $400+ for an SDF-1 which is half the size.

Something for everyone

Or that Enterprise toy/model.  I don't have that kind of free cash for any of them.

I love the Eagle but $540?!  OW!

The first thing they would have to ask is how to maximize profits.  With the movie business still going through the fallout from Covid and the unrelated drop off in Superhero box office (I think the drop off in Superhero movie take was due soon anyway) I'm not sure anyone can answer that.  From what I hear those that have actually seen the movie said it was decent and worth seeing at the theater - but getting people out to a movie takes more than that now.

2 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

Sometimes a movie can make what you'd think is a decent return, but it didn't make enough profit for the bean counters.🤷‍♂️

Well, they are in the business of making money.

The idea of such a pathetic whiny character getting another movie was even considered is a bad sign.  Between his temper tantrums and admiral snivel the First Order was a joke at best.