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  1. Excellent - great films to get stuck into! Love the first Rocky - really nice film and my favourite of the series.
  2. Just watched the first two. Agree with the general consensus on here. Looks good, it not quite gripping me. Big fan of Rebels and it’s great to see them all in action. Sabine & Chopper - spot on. I like the actress playing Hera (big fan of Scott Pilgrim), but she doesn’t quite feel right for me as Hera… Maybe giving off too young vibes? I’m not sure what it is. Ray Stevenson is excellent - what a sad loss he was. Lots of good roles he has played. Liked his comment at the end about being sad to reduce the Jedi numbers. Feels like his motivations might be a bit more interesting than first thought… Issues - it doesn’t make sense for Sabine to be a Padawan. Feels tacked on as they wanted the Apprentices to go after each other. Agree the general amount of force users is not right - where were these mugs when Luke was on his own bravely going up against Palps & Vader? Jeez… But good stuff generally and like the idea on the inquisitor type character having a big reveal. Maybe this person is responsible for planting the map? Have issues with Maps to places after the rubbish use of it in The Rise of Skywalker!!
  3. Did you ever watch Krull? Those of us of a certain age will definitely have caught it I’m sure. Be interested in your thoughts as I recently caught it again while channel hopping (even though I have it on Blu-ray). It’s a funny one - clearly targets the OT Star Wars audience of the time (I was one of them in 1983! Would have been between 6 & 7 years old at the time!), but there are just some odd story elements in there that don’t suit that target (gruesome-ish deaths, a nastily described act of revenge from the widow in the web for example). A great cast (Liam Neeson & Robbie Coltrane in early roles and the lead Ken Marshall went on to have a recurring role in DS9, plus a number of other actors more well known to a UK audience maybe), giving it their all and soundtrack is very enjoyable (lots of Wrath of Khan moments as Horner had just done that films score the previous year). But just a few bits that stopped it breaking away from being just a cult film.
  4. Finally watched this as it dropped on Sky to watch - lots of fun! Doesn’t take itself too seriously, but at the same time does not mock the genre. Great cameo’s from the characters from the cartoon! And good to hear Baldurs Gate getting a number of references! Hope we get to see a sequel!
  5. Saw this a bit late as we were on summer hols, but have to say this was a really enjoyable watch. Great to have all the surviving cast back and I thought those doing the characters of actors we have lost did a fine job. Story was allowed for a good bit of fun and also as a bit of a recap of what’s gone before, plus the ending left things interesting as to what they might do next if this release does as well as JMS hopes. I enjoyed this release a great deal. One addition is that the original series is finally getting a Blu-ray upgrade and release at the end of the year - I have that on pre-order and looking forward to a rewatch.
  6. Episode 7 - the crossover with Lower Decks! That was a lot of fun to watch! Top marks for me! Rest of the series has been very strong - enjoying the Spock/Chapel storyline, Uhura had a standout storyline with actual Kirk rather than the 2 alternative versions we have seen so far. Bloomin good stuff!
  7. Agree with you there - watched Ep 3 last night - very clever on the wording for events in that timeframe. Very much like Doctor Who as you say with the fixed points in time. Giving the supporting cast a chance to shine - very good episode. Initially I didn’t like the portrayal of Kirk, but that was meant to be the case with the events leading up to us meeting him. Lots of fun had between those 2 characters on their mission!
  8. Finished off season one and ep 1 of s2 done. Really enjoying this - a lot of highlights, interesting stories and character dev. Agree with comments above that Pike not being in the opener was odd, although less so when blitzing through it on the back of a Pike heavy finale to S1. That episode was very clever by the way - doing an alternative of Balance of Terror was so clever and intriguing. And we are clear from that future vision from Discovery (a series I didn’t get past the opening 2 episodes), they were a little burdened with. The one that got me was the fairytale story - the ending set that up to something special. Maybe as I have a 5 yr old daughter, but still think it would have got me if that wasn’t the case! And Carol Kane coming into s2! She’s great - Scrooged is a Christmas must for me!
  9. Ha ha! Pikes reaction at the end! Enjoying this series so much! Not sure why I haven’t got round to it - so many things to watch I guess!
  10. Lot of buzz on this show online - crossovers with Lower Decks, the musical episode this week that looks like they had so much fun from the snippets on Twitter! Anyone been watching? I am behind as doing a long overdue second watch of DS9, but taking a mini break from that I think. On ep4 of season 1 and will blitz my way through over next week or two! Loving it so far - great style and cast, and the stories feel fresh!
  11. Looking forward to seeing this at some point. Nolan is a really special filmmaker. I loved Tenet! Big fan of this and would really recommend you watch it. Very clever and rewards the second viewing seeing some parts a little differently.
  12. Yep, I rewatched Infinity War & Endgame over the weekend and it makes no sense that character is a skrull. For me, he gets swapped post Endgame and before Falcon & Winter Soldier series. And that’s that!
  13. Yes, I thought they would pad things out a bit to make the first game cover a couple of seasons maybe. Did feel a little rushed, despite enjoying it a great deal. There was a second game that came out - set 5 years after the first so maybe they will fill the gap with newer content possibly? I haven’t read to much on what their future plans are.
  14. Yep, agree with you there Tank - the TV shows have been very enjoyable and moved things along with Avengers 2.0, for want of a better description! As to the final episode, it’s been getting some negative comments online and I understand that. All resolved very quickly which was my fear in the opening post, and referring to She-Hulk’s final episode (online, not in Secret Invasion itself), of big CGI battle vs character driven resolution. But hey, I had fun watching it and overall really enjoyed this series.
  15. Yeah ok, episode 5 was another belter! Loving this series - a shame it finishes next week! Really enjoying Olivia Coleman’s “Sonya Falsworth” character - is this a brand new addition to the Marvel world or does she have a history in the comics? Hope this is a sign of good things ahead for the MCU after a few lacklustre outings.
  16. I loved the first one. That was the peak for me. The others have good moments, but nothing that made me want to rewatch. I’ll probably try and give them another go over the summer while I wait for the new one to drop on Sky to watch.
  17. Finally dropped here in the UK on Paramount channel, and enjoying working my way through! 4 episodes done in the first evening! Lead actor is very entertaining, right sort of banter to make this fun. Not sold on his fiance, but early days. Interesting plot going on in present day which is a nice change to the format. Bit odd why it’s Al’s daughter who is the science genius - would have thought there might be scope for it to be Sam’s daughter in some fashion - maybe the result of his return home in that season 4 episode…
  18. That’s Helena Shaw - Phoebe Waller-Bridge wrote and starred in BBC comedy series Fleabag - definitely worth a watch. Side note - she was also the voice of Lando’s droid L3-37 in Solo amongst other acting and notable writing duties (Killing Eve for example).
  19. Didn’t make it to the cinema for this one, but caught it last night. Really enjoyed it - agree this and Spidey NWH are the standouts since End Game, although I did quite enjoy the low key Black Widow as well. Lots of fun and good way to finish the trilogy.
  20. Yeah, really enjoying it! 3rd episode was just as good. My only fear with this is how it ends - so many in places of power and up for the objective of their leader. Fearing some sort of easy resolution as we are already half way through! But thoroughly enjoying it. Great cast, well written dialogue, and lots of fun.
  21. Yeah, exactly this. When you grow up with something like those original 3 films, they are elevated to legend status for not only being great fun and brilliant films, but all the good memories they bring with them. Certainly for me anyway - the big family Christmas film in certain years, the original trips to the cinema, quoting the lines endlessly with your mates - “He chose… poorly” being a great example that fits into a lot of situations! Crystal Skull - I was thinking on this on the weekend. Definitely 5th place by a good margin. But I think that, aside from the fridge moment, it’s only the alien thing that annoys me about it really, and I find it odd when you have Lucas & Spielberg involved - 2 people with a fairly decent track record on that subject! Must have made total sense to go that way with the age Indy was at that time and all the Roswell stuff. But once you deviate from that historical, archeological goal, it just lost something. Really pleased that everyone seems to be having a great time with Dial of Destiny! Good to finish up on a strong note!
  22. Definitely an author thing from my memory - it was clear in that first book he looked exactly how we see him now, and there was references in the book about how exceptional that was for him to rise to that position with the Empire’s dislike of the alien races.
  23. Me and the wife went to see this today and have just got home. With both of us in our mid(ish) 40’s, lots of love for the original 3 films so were eager to get in early and avoid spoilers. We had a great time! Lot more history in the plot like films 1 and 3, great cast, excellent sequences in some top Jones style locations. Story was good, no more crazy than the Holy Grail, Ark of the Covenant or Shankara Stones and all their magical properties! Hope you all enjoy it - a much, much better way to call it a day than the 4th film.
  24. Episode 2 done and I am really into this show! Doesn’t feel the need for crazy action, concentrating on some damn good plot. Very nice!
  25. Saw the first episode last night - good cast, they clearly look like they are having lots of fun! Biggest criticism I’m reading about online is that the opening titles were (apparently) AI generated - massively unpopular not allowing artists to do their work. But that aside, loved the scenes with Olivia Coleman (she has national treasure status here in the UK!) and Fury. Problem I have is coming into this on the back of Picard and having a double whammy of Shapeshifter plots. Trust no one, are characters really dead and the resolution of these types of things can be a bit “hit the reset button”. Not my favourite type of plot as you might be able to tell. But I thought we got off to a decent start.
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