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I really liked the idea of Dimensions and it had a hell of a lot of work put into it. (And while there's a certain charm to having them silent, they did get one hell of a voice cast for that.) But I've never owned a console and it's never come out for other platforms.

Headcanon: something about a fandom that you believe or take on faith, without evidence. Or anyone else backing you up. Because you may be insane. But it makes ya happy. What have you either heard of or come up with lately? One I realised today: David Lightman(Wargames) and Ferris Bueller('s Day Off) are one and the same person. Having saved the world with his l33t haX0r and psychology skills, David gets put into Federal Witness Protection: with a new name, new identity, and newfound unassailable confidence from having confronted nuclear armageddon and won, he becomes a vastly cooler version of his old self (but still can't help hacking/phreaking the school).

There's a lot of villainy out there to be done, y'know. But yes, even at the risk of typecasting, you want a great and glorious bad guy, he's your go-to. (Also: if he ever, ever gets billing for a convention you're thinking of going to, GO. 100%. He might not be the biggest name, but far and away the nicest and funniest in person.)

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Inquisitors. Sith temples(?). An unsteady Obi-Wan, hiding out and refraining from using his powers or intervening in the world - much like Gandalf, knowing that the eye of darkness will fall upon him if he does. Good premise... Cast & crew notes: that booming, mocking voice is clearly Rupert Friend. Not quite sure what Kumail Nanjiani's up to in this one (possibly a droid). Fine journeyman actor Joel Edgerton turning up as Owen: expect some friction, maybe friends falling out. Relative newcomer Moses Ingram looks like an Inquisitor (edit: she has a name, Reva - that mean anything to anyone?) on a journey of discovery: perhaps being tempted by the light side? Nobody from the Mando/Boba crew writing or directing on this one. Joby Harold's only major previous credits were Army Of The Dead and King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword, which... don't inspire confidence or hatred. Hannah Friedman's done broad comedy and cartoons. Hossein Amini has many Serious Drama creds and was brought in in post-prod, which reads to me as script surgeon. So: definitely looks the business, just a little worried about the writing crew hewing a little too close to the original Lucas vision (and leaden scripts) for a generation who've had the lighter, fluffier, more kinetic stuff. Will still be watching it, though. Ewan's gonna nail it. Let the wild, unfounded speculation begin...

Considering some of the other stuff that made it to D+ (The Black Cauldron for one), still seems like an odd omission.

Weirdly, Condorman is not on Disney+. I'm not sure whether they're just embarrassed about it or there's some kind of terrible thing I've forgotten in the movie.

Will have to dig that one out. Also, some weirdo called James Gunn had a crack at the same theme a couple of years later. Not sure he went on to have a career.

Well that's just wait what...Hancock is old folks' stuff now? SRC: Titanic_84_Years_Meme.gif alt="ironic_fake_code_tag" Okay, here's a curveball I forgot that's one of my favourites - it should by rights be a cult classic. It's a cape spoof (plus quite a lot aimed at American politics), The Incredibles owes more than a little debt to it, there's terrible Thunderbirds-level SFX, it's even got songs by Richard O'Brien - one of them sung by Christopher Lee... ...and it's Australian. So practically nobody's heard of it. Go find it. Or just watch this bit: Picking up on the spy and cape themes - one quite terrible movie I've loved unironically since I was a kid. Condorman was the first (maybe last) venture of comedian Michael Crawford into Whollyodd, famous for playing an accident-prone milquetoast on British TV (and later for nailing the original West End Phantom of the Opera - hell of a casting choice but one that paid off.) It's a straight rip of From Russia With Love for kids - a gorgeous Russian defector wants to make it to the West, but believes only one person can assure her safety. Unfortunately he's a cartoon, so the CIA recruit his creator as the only person who could act and think like him. It's not great. I could go on about the dialogue, acting, etc. But I'm going to shut up and show you one of the single greatest car chases in cinema history. (With that glorious Henry Mancini music. If I ever have to make a public appearance as a hero, I'm nicking it.)

Christopher Lee - Name Your Poison

We're Nazis on the moon, we carry a harpoon, but there ain't no whales so we tell tall tales and sing this whaling tune... ...wait, is that right?

A most excellent list, especially Galaxy Quest. (Oddly, I'm just getting into The Orville, and it's again the kind of spoof that could only be done by absolutely faithful Trek nerds:.Lower Decks has taken a lot of the ideas and satire and run with it but it's canon. Even the bit about Caitians and boxes.) Speaking of space spoofs, the mighty Mel Brooks. Blazing Saddles: absolutely yes, even with the studio breakout sequence at the end. Young Frankenstein: 100% works. Spaceballs... eh. There's quite a few good gags in here (plaidspeed, the video store, John Hurt's guest shot), but not a cogent plot to hang it all off, some less than convincing acting, and some flat-out joke fails that even Mel himself is ashamed of (Druish Princess for one). List denied. Also, it's inconceivable that no-one's come up with Princess Bride, which as both book and movie is a classic of the fantasy genre while exploring/ripping the hell out of a lot of its conventions (giants, revenge, bad guys, kissy bits and Rodents Of UnusuAAAARGHgetoffyoulittlebas[FX/GRAMS: DW beating ROUS with Mac cooler stand]yeah those.

David Hasslehoff - True Survivor (Kung Fury)

Queen - A Kind Of Magic (Highlander OST Mix)

Episode 1 was Napoli (pizza), Episode 2 was Rome (the four pillars... and quite a lot of pasta). CNN/BBC releasing this during diet season is pure, pure evil. I'm impressed. Also, Big Night and Chef are the two movies that I can happily talk about with pro chefs - I've only ever worked front of house but both feel absolutely real. As for Julie & Julia: yes, very much so. The one trick I think they missed in that movie was rewinding to how Paul & Julia met... Hauling this back slightly on topic... I have now seen Kung Fury. ...and the accompanying, equally terrifying Hasslehoff video (which I just inflicted on the Jukebox thread. Because evil is fun, kids.)

Just slipping this thread a wakie: I'm around L30 on my DP/Traps build now, but having serious problems with END. Without a "sustain power" like the combi stealth/+END from Devices, I've got that runnin' out of blues to use blues... any ideas?

Elfman - and Prince! - will always be the go-to Bat-Soundtrack for my Batmobile moments. That said: this particular Bat-flick has one Michael Giacchino on board. Starts out funereal, turns into something soaring but solemn. Not as instantly catchy, but definitely fits the brief. Side note: I do love the epic, petty, funny rivalry with David Arnold. https://edithbowman.com/2019/10/episode-164-composers-michael-giacchino-and-david-arnold/

So, The Batman - all near-as-dammit-3-hours-of-it is here, and a very nervy first post(?)pandemic trip for me. Kudos to my local flick pit for using the I WEAR THE MASK TO PROTECT THOSE I LOVE tagline, and the usher who'd retrofitted theirs into an actual Bane mask. Curtains up: Bat-spoilers ahead.

It does. But that list has a bottom. Possibly even a sub basement. A locked one, with the stairs removed and a sign saying Beware Of The Leopard.

I'd argue it's a spoof in the same vein as Shaun: it lampoons all the conventions of cape movies (eg: Jeff can fly, but what if you're afraid of heights - or only took Hover at L6?), relocates it to a different environment (DC in the bad old days) with people who behave differently in that scenario (Cypress Hill and NBN, the wonderful Marla Gibbs as his mum, and James Earl Jones and his stunning hair pulling unexpected physical comedy chops). And yet, it works perfectly as a cape movie - better than quite a few I can think of. I wouldn't suggest a remake, but with a little script polish and modern FX... @Techwright - haven't seen Undercover Blues, but love Tucci and am already grinning at the thought. Will hunt it down. (BTW: he's currently playing at being a slightly slicker Bourdain on CNN/BBC's In Search Of Italy. Do not watch when hungry.)

Groening: “It’s a true honor to announce the triumphant return of Futurama one more time before we get cancelled abruptly again.”

Steve is your classic 40s fisticuffs hero in Cap America, plus a few extra little Brooklyn moves. Still feels more StJ. By Winter Soldier, he feels a lot more like a trained SHIELD agent with a range of techniques at his disposal - StJ, Fighting, maybe a couple from Speed, Flight, Jumping. Probably Natasha's doing. Noticeably they're all explosive groundfighting and fast-returns, keeping weight very central, rather than big (over)reaches. Nothing really showy / Bruce Lee style like the higher MA showpieces. Whereas SuperPeggy behaves more like a Shield/SS tank with a couple of Fighting/Jumping moves (and maybe Sands Of Mu or Flurry), short jabs mixed with big swings and haymakers, plus chucking bikes, Hulk-ing trucks, very much out front and at'em.

I'm kind of enjoying my Radiation Armour tank toon - though I might choose something other than Titan Weapons if I reroll. As well as, well, being a pretty decent Tank, you get a whole suite of handy debuffs (2 x -Defs, -ToHit, and -Regen), and a combined mini-nuke/group heal (Ground Zero). Still in my late twenties so I haven't tested it against Recluse yet, but more than holding my own against the likes of Arakhn. I can definitely solo quite happily with it - a Scrapper or Brute might get things done faster. Stalker loses Beta Decay for Hide, which makes sense if you don't WANT to constantly aggro people, but makes you less of a walking nerf machine.

So, this happened. ...no spoilers for guessing this is a spoof (well, the movie-in-a-movie for Judd Apatow's The Bubble, about a bunch of actors stuck together during COVID filming. I'm kinda hoping it doesn't take off as a genre, but Gillan, Pascal, Duchovny and Serafinowicz are in it, so... maybe?) I have opinions on spoof movies. Some of them I like - most of Jerry Zucker's stuff (Airplane!, Police Squad, quite a few others), some of Mel Brooks' (Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles), some cult oddments like Meteor Man and Mystery Men... ...but best of all, the Pegg/Frost/Wright Trois Saveurs Cornetto trilogy - World's End, Hot Fuzz, and Shaun Of The Dead. Because although they're taking the mick, they play by the rules and work as fine examples of the genre. But just throwing stereotypes and lifted characters at a wall and seeing what sticks... maybe not so much. What do you lot think?

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