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Doctor Who: The Movie (1996) is coming to Blu Ray soon.

I haven’t seen this one, is it any good?

Not bad as a whole, but it feels a bit tired, and almost empty. In the past, their songs about being young and not wanting to grow up worked well because they were young. Now they’re singing similar songs, but they’re all in their forties. They try to recapture the spirit of some of their older immature songs in new songs like Built this Pool, but it doesn’t work as well when married fortysomethings in 2016 sing “I wanna see some naked dudes, that’s why I built this pool” as it could have with teens and twentysomethings in the 90’s. Songs like Teenage Satillites don’t work because they aren’t teenagers anymore. It all feels like a mid-life crisis.

San Diego is the best track here because it addresses the band’s current problems. The two remaining founding members had a falling out last year I think and one quit. The one who stayed laments and part of him wants to go back to San Diego, the early days of the band, but neither one of them want to apologize for whatever happened, and the replacement sings along seemingly as confirmation that they’ll never be able to go back. It’s a fairly tragic song.

The titular track, California, is where they finally grow up and realize that everything will be fine; that they should stop living in the past because everything is fine here in the present… until the last 30 second song Brohemian Rhapsody, where they revert to homoeroticism for an attempt at gross-out humor and shock value. “There’s something about you I can’t quite put my finger in.”

Basically, this album is diet-blink-182. Not bad, but just not the same.

Wow, I didn’t mean to write a whole thinkpiece there. Whoops.

FanFiltration said:

Their older stuff is better IMO.

Perhaps the Discovery could run into the Farragut 😉

Don’t forget C.) OUT is available for purchase and included in the set.

Speaking of Rotten Tomatoes, they’re so biased!! Disney is paying them bc this movie has such low score number but Zootopia has high number score?! not Fair! I mean, I haven’t actually even seen the former, but come on! Critics so used to Disney talking aminal formula and we need to shut down the site!!1

The deleted scenes will likely be on YouTube the day of release. As for the commentary, it really sucks that the original release didn’t have it, but it’s not enough to make me buy it yet. For now, I guess I’ll stick with online fan commentary.

That packaging is wonderful, though.

I’m currently playing No Man’s Sky and loving every second of it!

Three Imaginary Boys - The Cure

Since this thread made me aware of its existence:

I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her On A Meathook, and Now I Have A Three Picture Deal At Disney - 2/10

I think Batfleck really got triggered by the name Martha because it reminded him of a character from this short, and by extention this short.

I don’t like Uhura/Spock either, but I’m glad it didn’t totally sidetrack Beyond like the previous 2. Also, if they split in the future films, it’d almost definitely sidetrack the film because Spock in these films gets emotional far more easily than the original. IMO, breaking them up would be worse than keeping them together.

Considering how quickly people rise through the ranks at Kelvin Starfleet, Jaylah taking over for Chekov could be pretty cool.

This is the best Batman movie

Begins and TDK are great crime dramas. TDKR is a pretty cool popcorn disaster flick, but it’s too long.

darthrush said:

moviefreakedmind said:

My problems with Man of Steel (didn’t see BvS) had nothing to do with minute plot issues. It really didn’t even have to do with plot issues; I just couldn’t stand it because it was loud, long, and obnoxious.

You mean atrocious, disgusting and hideous, right?

WYSHS

DuracellEnergizer said:

My last dream was pretty disconcerting.

I was also the sidekick of both Superman and the Flash, dressed in some Kid Flash/Superboy combo outfit.

Please tell me the Superboy part of that is the 90’s one.

Yikes, that’s creepier than I remember. Mainly because I’m not entirely sure I’ve ever watch ROTS all the way through. Not even back when I sorta liked the PT.

moviefreakedmind said:

I remember liking it.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q3fVj8A-K8E

Beyond is my favorite film to come out this year so far, above 10 Cloverfield Lane and Civil War. I have my problems with Star Trek: The Star Trek (2009), and definitely with Into Darkness, but I’ll defend this film to the death.

I can understand people not liking the new cast as much as the old, but things like “Gene’s rolling in his grave!” just baffle me. Like the Wookiee said, his optimistic vision is definitely there if you look Beyond the action. 😉

TV’s Frink said:

darthrush said:

Lord Haseo said:

darthrush said:

Lord Haseo said:

I still don’t know why some think TDKR is a bad film. It was disappointing for sure but it was pretty well made.

I agree entirely! Though it’s the worst of the trilogy IMO I still think it’s a very good movie.

Have you seen the “Dark Knight Saga Recut, The - Part III” fanedit? It makes the film so much better. That fan edit is better than the theatrical version and Batman Begins in my opinion.

moviefreakedmind said:

Lord Haseo said:

I still don’t know why some think TDKR is a bad film. It was disappointing for sure but it was pretty well made.

I thought it was as good as the Dark Knight.

EDIT: But then again I don’t view the Dark Knight as the holy grail that some people do either.

For me it’s on par with Batman Begins but nowhere near The Dark Knight just like Return of The Jedi is nowhere near The Empire Strikes Back or how The Last Crusade is nowhere near Raiders of The Lost Arc.

I prefer Last Crusade to Lost Ark. Sue me

A man is on his way to serve you papers.

A top man.

Who?

The Bourne Ultimatum - 6/10

Throughout this film, one thought sat in my head. “Gee, I sure wish I was watching Identity again.” Not a bad film, but like Supremacy before it, it fails to live up to the first movie.

Dek Rollins said:

whoever made the Watchmen movie really likes to talk about and animate penises. That film disturbs me.

Suicide Squad only has a Bat-cameo though, yes? I haven’t seen it and I’m not going to.