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Post by Ben Grimm on May 15, 2019 13:27:19 GMT -5
Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind will be doing the special Ghibli Kids shows next week, with Dubbed on Monday and Subbed on Tuesday. I haven't seen it yet, so I'm really looking forward to it.
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Post by chalkdevil 😈 on May 15, 2019 13:39:26 GMT -5
Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind will be doing the special Ghibli Kids shows next week, with Dubbed on Monday and Subbed on Tuesday. I haven't seen it yet, so I'm really looking forward to it. I remember really liking Nausicaa a lot, but I haven't seen it in years. I'm thinking of checking this out. I saw Princess Mononoke last year in the theater and it looked amazing.
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Post by Powerthirteen on May 16, 2019 22:34:29 GMT -5
People talk a lot about the transgender subtext of The Matrix, and rightly so, but does anyone ever talk about the fact the Wachowskis’ initial casting preferences would have had all the good guys black and all the bad guys white?
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Post by Hachiman on May 17, 2019 0:34:14 GMT -5
People talk a lot about the transgender subtext of The Matrix, and rightly so, but does anyone ever talk about the fact the Wachowskis’ initial casting preferences would have had all the good guys black and all the bad guys white? So, sci-fi Blaxploitation? I'll take two tickets, but with the caveat that the casting for Mouse and Cypher stay the same since both their characters (dweeby white ally & obviously duplicitous white ally) are pretty common in those films. On a more serious note, I actually did pick up on it. I really, loved the diversity of the Matrix films and thought it was hilarious that the system they were fighting was patrolled by these J. Edgar Hoover-clones and managed by some guy who looked like King Leopold II. That these Pre-Mad Men AI's were opposed by this diverse group of rebels both in the matrix and in the real world further reinforced how much the movie was against systems controlled by this patriarchal white-heteronormity, which the programs themselves note is modeled on our civilization at its height. This view of the Matrix as a representation of White Patriarchy is furthered strengthened when you consider all of the "Outcast" AIs we encounter who were POCs or otherwise Othered by something about them. And I really, really loved how diverse this film was. Up to that point (and even now), I have a really hard time thinking of a more diverse popular film that wasn't specifically made with minority audiences in mind. And the sequels added even more minority cast members, which was probably their best point.
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on May 18, 2019 14:18:03 GMT -5
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Post by Floyd D Barber on May 18, 2019 22:53:29 GMT -5
I watched the first episode of the new miniseries of "Catch 22", and was severely disappointed, so I rewatched the Mike Nichols movie version.
Judging from that first episode, the people making the miniseries didn't get the book at all. It isn't just about misery, it's about the insanity of war, and the insanity that war wreaks on those involved.. While the earlier movie version has it's own shortcomings, it faithfully finds the deep vein of paranoia and chaos that runs throughout the book. There is so much going on in the book, and the structure is such that it may be basically unfilmable. I think it would need the length of at least a miniseries, but with the attitude of the Nicholes movie.
Catch 22, and another of Heller's novels "Something Happened" are two of my favorite books, and it's been too long since I read them.
I may give the new miniseries another episode or two to reel me in, but I am doubtful at this point if I will find it satisfying.
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Post by Celebith on May 19, 2019 1:45:26 GMT -5
I watched the first episode of the new miniseries of "Catch 22", and was severely disappointed, so I rewatched the Mike Nichols movie version.
Judging from that first episode, the people making the miniseries didn't get the book at all. It isn't just about misery, it's about the insanity of war, and the insanity that war wreaks on those involved.. While the earlier movie version has it's own shortcomings, it faithfully finds the deep vein of paranoia and chaos that runs throughout the book. There is so much going on in the book, and the structure is such that it may be basically unfilmable. I think it would need the length of at least a miniseries, but with the attitude of the Nicholes movie.
Catch 22, and another of Heller's novels "Something Happened" are two of my favorite books, and it's been too long since I read them.
I may give the new miniseries another episode or two to reel me in, but I am doubtful at this point if I will find it satisfying.
That's disappointing. Catch-22 is one of the truest novels ever written, though, so I have no real hope that anyone will adapt it well.
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Post by chalkdevil 😈 on May 22, 2019 13:48:45 GMT -5
Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind will be doing the special Ghibli Kids shows next week, with Dubbed on Monday and Subbed on Tuesday. I haven't seen it yet, so I'm really looking forward to it. I remember really liking Nausicaa a lot, but I haven't seen it in years. I'm thinking of checking this out. I saw Princess Mononoke last year in the theater and it looked amazing. At 11pm last night, laying in bed, it occurred to me that I forgot to go to this. I think has a bootleg DVD somewhere...not sure it has any English subtitles though.
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Post by Ben Grimm on May 22, 2019 13:58:47 GMT -5
I remember really liking Nausicaa a lot, but I haven't seen it in years. I'm thinking of checking this out. I saw Princess Mononoke last year in the theater and it looked amazing. At 11pm last night, laying in bed, it occurred to me that I forgot to go to this. I think has a bootleg DVD somewhere...not sure it has any English subtitles though. We saw it. I liked it, quite a bit, even if I generally prefer whimsical Ghibli to heavier Ghibli. Definitely seemed to hit on a lot of big Miyazaki themes and the animation was, of course, gorgeous.
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Post by Hachiman on May 24, 2019 2:26:38 GMT -5
At 11pm last night, laying in bed, it occurred to me that I forgot to go to this. I think has a bootleg DVD somewhere...not sure it has any English subtitles though. We saw it. I liked it, quite a bit, even if I generally prefer whimsical Ghibli to heavier Ghibli. Definitely seemed to hit on a lot of big Miyazaki themes and the animation was, of course, gorgeous. This one probably has more Miyazaki in it than most of its other films since he actually based it off a full manga that he also wrote. The manga series was translated decades ago now and is definitely worth a read if you wanted to know more about that world's backstory.
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Post by Ben Grimm on May 24, 2019 5:51:51 GMT -5
We saw it. I liked it, quite a bit, even if I generally prefer whimsical Ghibli to heavier Ghibli. Definitely seemed to hit on a lot of big Miyazaki themes and the animation was, of course, gorgeous. This one probably has more Miyazaki in it than most of its other films since he actually based it off a full manga that he also wrote. The manga series was translated decades ago now and is definitely worth a read if you wanted to know more about that world's backstory. I saw that. If the manga was available electronically, I probably would have bought it by now. I"ll probably pick it up anyway, it's just book storage passed "it's becoming an issue" several years ago and I'm trying to mainly get stuff electronically now.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2019 8:47:56 GMT -5
This one probably has more Miyazaki in it than most of its other films since he actually based it off a full manga that he also wrote. The manga series was translated decades ago now and is definitely worth a read if you wanted to know more about that world's backstory. I saw that. If the manga was available electronically, I probably would have bought it by now. I"ll probably pick it up anyway, it's just book storage passed "it's becoming an issue" several years ago and I'm trying to mainly get stuff electronically now. The Manga is also like really big. I was able to snag it for free off amazon(because they stupidly had a 50 dollar manga on a promotion of getting a free book for trying a free trial of one of their things) but have like no space for it because it is like the size of an encyclopedia volume.
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Post by oppy all along on May 24, 2019 8:54:45 GMT -5
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Post by Roy Batty's Pet Dove on May 27, 2019 11:10:37 GMT -5
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on May 27, 2019 14:31:42 GMT -5
Also Rod Taylor was Pongo! That’s up there with Brian Bedford as Robin Hood for semi-recognizable name perfectly cast in classic Disney film.
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Post by sarapen on May 27, 2019 18:17:08 GMT -5
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Post by Roy Batty's Pet Dove on May 27, 2019 19:05:51 GMT -5
What kind of "doctor" is Bruce Banner?
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on May 28, 2019 13:20:56 GMT -5
What kind of "doctor" is Bruce Banner? So far, I think all we know is "not a psychiatrist".
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Post by chalkdevil 😈 on May 28, 2019 13:43:29 GMT -5
What kind of "doctor" is Bruce Banner? I think he has an honorary doctorate in "Mass Communications and Gamma Radiation Studies" from Florida State.
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Post by Superb Owl 🦉 on May 28, 2019 14:33:52 GMT -5
What kind of "doctor" is Bruce Banner? Pretty sure it's one of those "only in comics" situations where he has like 8 different degrees in whatever science and engineering disciplines the comic writer could think of.
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Post by Ben Grimm on May 28, 2019 15:41:56 GMT -5
What kind of "doctor" is Bruce Banner? A bunch of physics and engineering disciplines, I think.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2019 15:47:14 GMT -5
What kind of "doctor" is Bruce Banner? Pretty sure it's one of those "only in comics" situations where he has like 8 different degrees in whatever science and engineering disciplines the comic writer could think of. He has a PhD in "Punch, Hulk Does!"
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on May 28, 2019 15:53:07 GMT -5
Pretty sure it's one of those "only in comics" situations where he has like 8 different degrees in whatever science and engineering disciplines the comic writer could think of. He has a PhD in "Punch, Hulk Does!" PUNY AURORA BORENANAZ NOT MAKE HULK"S NAME LOWERCASE IN ACRONYM! HULK SMASH PUNY AURORORRORA BANANAZ!
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2019 17:39:04 GMT -5
I'm reading a review of Godzilla King of Monsters that says the movie is boring because it is just non stop monster action. They praise the 2014 godzilla for building to an awesome climax, and while I appreciate that approach and liked 2014 Godzilla..... I want all monsters all the time, and thinking there is anything wrong with that is dumb.
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Post by Dr. Rumak on Jun 5, 2019 17:24:12 GMT -5
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Post by Post-St. Patty's Day Bloat on Jun 9, 2019 10:11:40 GMT -5
I'm reading a review of Godzilla King of Monsters that says the movie is boring because it is just non stop monster action. They praise the 2014 godzilla for building to an awesome climax, and while I appreciate that approach and liked 2014 Godzilla..... I want all monsters all the time, and thinking there is anything wrong with that is dumb. The new one really is not non-stop monster action. They spend a lot of time on character and world building. Sadly, the character and world building is extremely undercooked. The Kaiju porn stuff is tops, though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2019 17:40:53 GMT -5
I find it annoying that people are liking Keanu Reeves. Not because I think he shouldn't be liked, but because it is basically a meme at this point. There seens to be a degree of disingenuous intent to it all. It wasn't even that long ago in 2013 that most of the public saw him doing 47 Ronin as a laughing stock. People always shat all over his resume before John Wick, even though his 90s output involves a lot of great stuff and his 00s work had some roles that went overlooked.
Keanu Reeves deserves to be liked for real, not just because it is the new hotness.
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Post by Hachiman on Jun 9, 2019 19:26:46 GMT -5
I find it annoying that people are liking Keanu Reeves. Not because I think he shouldn't be liked, but because it is basically a meme at this point. There seens to be a degree of disingenuous intent to it all. It wasn't even that long ago in 2013 that most of the public saw him doing 47 Ronin as a laughing stock. People always shat all over his resume before John Wick, even though his 90s output involves a lot of great stuff and his 00s work had some roles that went overlooked. Keanu Reeves deserves to be liked for real, not just because it is the new hotness. I get where you're coming from. There's definitely the same sort of personality cult-effect going one that we had like 5 years ago during the "The McConaissance."
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Post by Rainbow Rosa on Jun 10, 2019 23:07:03 GMT -5
I find it annoying that people are liking Keanu Reeves. Not because I think he shouldn't be liked, but because it is basically a meme at this point. There seens to be a degree of disingenuous intent to it all. It wasn't even that long ago in 2013 that most of the public saw him doing 47 Ronin as a laughing stock. People always shat all over his resume before John Wick, even though his 90s output involves a lot of great stuff and his 00s work had some roles that went overlooked. Keanu Reeves deserves to be liked for real, not just because it is the new hotness. Related thought: when did Keanu Reeves suddenly become Asian? I've heard more references to his Chinese/Polynesian ancestry in the past month than I heard in the entire decade after The Matrix.
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Post by Roy Batty's Pet Dove on Jun 11, 2019 0:29:57 GMT -5
I find it annoying that people are liking Keanu Reeves. Not because I think he shouldn't be liked, but because it is basically a meme at this point. There seens to be a degree of disingenuous intent to it all. It wasn't even that long ago in 2013 that most of the public saw him doing 47 Ronin as a laughing stock. People always shat all over his resume before John Wick, even though his 90s output involves a lot of great stuff and his 00s work had some roles that went overlooked. Keanu Reeves deserves to be liked for real, not just because it is the new hotness. Related thought: when did Keanu Reeves suddenly become Asian? I've heard more references to his Chinese/Polynesian ancestry in the past month than I heard in the entire decade after The Matrix. I would guess that it was on September 2, 1964, which Wikipedia lists as his date of birth.
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