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  • This is great, a deep dive into tracing the history of the joke 'Fill this beaker for me' 'From here?' in NSNA (spoiler: it goes back further than Porridge!): https://www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/07/from-here/
  • Must admit I've never gone near Last Blood, it sounded pretty bad and I didn't really see how it could be a Rambo film. The previous 'last' Rambo film they did before that was decent enough really, and that involved him basically just standing still…
  • Yeah I can believe he will go straight from one to the other, and there will be preparation going on as he makes Dune as I think that's how a lot of directors do work (we've already heard he's been meeting with Knight etc. so he's obviously on the j…
  • Univex wrote: » mtm wrote: » When you apologise. We've been over this. I'd rather talk about watches. Care to publicly say what you want me to apologise for? So all can know? My comments were all public, in the open, transparent, you s…
  • I kind of feel like First Blood is his origin story..? Does he need more explaining than that?
  • On interesting, good spot.
  • Superficial is a good descriptor, I'd agree with that yes. I liked Lower Decks, I thought that's probably the best of the recent Trek shows to be honest.
  • It's a great release. I guess it's one of those which helps you understand why the soundtrack album is like it is though, as listening to the whole thing does mean the All The Time melody appears a lot, to the extent it can outstay its welcome! :D
  • The rumoured titles are very weird. Both TND and TWINE were rumoured to be 'Avatar' for a while, which seems bizarre now. I think Baz Bamigoyme regularly dragged that one up: a bit like the 'ATJ has done his gunbarrel' story, the tabloids depend on …
  • Yeah, from (dodgy) memory, GE did have a title at press launch (that is the big launch at Leavesden, not the beardy Brosnan launch in a hotel the year before); TND didn't; can't remember about TWINE but I've feeling it didn't either; DAD didn't; the…
  • Richard Osman, who knows a thing or two about UK quiz shows and said 'the first series seemed to have been untouched by entertainment hands' (i.e. no-one who knows anything about making a reality quiz show seemed to have worked on it), says he's hea…
  • Monorailer wrote: » No, there was no title announced at the DAD press launch in Jan '02. The press pack from that day only has Bond 20 on the front. Yes that's what I meant; they crept the title out later on its own. I phrased it badly; I m…
  • Seve wrote: » mtm wrote: » ...he learns as a person through the movie. They don't 'reprogram' him: it's explicitly stated that they flick the switch to allow him to learn from his experiences. If you don't think that's personal growth then I'v…
  • Yeah, they got a bit better at that, I think maybe only NTTD didn't have a title when they did the press launch? Might be misremembering. Whereas I remember DAD's title just creeping out on about page 4 of the papers that day; TND was title-less for…
  • Seve wrote: » mtm wrote: » Again, that's kind of the same thing. And what's wrong with characters growing? Terminator 2 is bad because the character changes and learns? And you can't say he doesn't change and learn: they literally flip a swit…
  • Never spotted that, interesting. More like an engagement ring you'd think. It'd fit with Bond's predilection for married women.
  • SIS_HQ wrote: » mtm wrote: » I’ve never thought Barbara Bach is that bad. I find her quite engaging and characterful. She’s not the best but far from the worst, I’d say. I agree Bianchi is pretty uninteresting. I guess it’s fairly notable tha…
  • Thanks, yeah I've only watched about one and a half myself so far (truth is, I have seen these films before! :D )
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » Which Trek shows did you typically enjoy before? Pretty much all of them, this one just doesn't feel worth it to me whenever I try it. I just can't care about the characters in SNW, it has a more 'bang average US ne…
  • I guess the most similar I can think of is when some movies do a bit of a reveal of cast/crew at ComicCon, or maybe that cast reveal video for the new Avengers movies they did a month or two back. Do any other movies do the press conference thing li…
  • It’s really hard to say, isn’t it? Do any other movies do that? I can’t remember seeing it happen, so MGM may decide they don’t need to, and yet it’s always big news so they may well keep it. Certainly the Bond actor reveal feels like it makes fron…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » HitchBondUSA wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » Remington wrote: » He's an intelligent dude and certainly knows his stuff. That said, he's also an overly picky bitch at times lol. It's a fine release. My only r…
  • I watched the free episode of SNW they put on YouTube (first episode of the new series), I still don’t get the show I’m afraid. It’s all so insubstantial, I just can’t care about anything going on.
  • That’s nearly as long as the film. The disc looks great in my opinion.
  • I’ve never thought Barbara Bach is that bad. I find her quite engaging and characterful. She’s not the best but far from the worst, I’d say. I agree Bianchi is pretty uninteresting. I guess it’s fairly notable that despite the 70s Hamilton films ar…
  • 007HallY wrote: » peter wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I’m not sure what’s going on with Mendes’ Beatles films. I know it’s four movies but surely there’s some overlap in the material they shoot and how much each lead is needed will vary? It’d…
  • Seve wrote: » mtm wrote: » Sometimes, but you make him do different things and put him in different situations, and he'll reveal new sides of who he is. Yes, exactly, that's what I'm saying, I want to learn about different facets of "wh…
  • When you apologise. We've been over this. I'd rather talk about watches.
  • When is Beatles happening then? They're obviously much further along with that, as you say. I guess the only issue is that it's four movies, so presumably will take a while..? I would also say don't forget about Josh O'Connor, I think he's a dist…
  • Torgeirtrap wrote: » Funny you should mention the Nivada SuperAntarctic @mtm, as I had a look at it only last night! It's a not a cheap watch for sure, but I guess for what you get, the watch is reasonably priced. How is the build quality and your…