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[Randorama]

Re: Wenders (in general). I believe that his movies went downhill roughly when he became (relatively) mainstream (mid 1990s?). I just have blurry memories of several of his works after Lisbon Story being beautifully shot but being weakly written. Maybe I just lost interest in his style, so I cannot add much.

Re: Russ Meyer.

….same definitely blurry memories again, but I remember that if you approach his (best) movies as exaggerated, “live action looney tunes cartoons with tons of skin” (but no actual fully explicit deeds, sadly), they are ok. I am pretty sure that I watched Beneath the valley of the ultra-vixens with friends while being extremely drunk and nevertheless we concluded the session by asking each other: ‘WTF did we watch?’ And ‘should we prevent Marco from ever choosing movies for movies night?’

Marco still resents us to this day (Also, 1970s Cans had their charms!)

[xEbb1993x]

War of the Worlds on Prime Video. I... have no idea what to say about it.

[GaijinPunch]

GP, you lead a rich and colourful life. Looking forward to your Vixen write up!

If you know what I fucking did, you'd wonder why I haven't died of a heart attack. This current relationship is crazy-town long distance. (SF to London). And we see each other a lot, all things considered. I went for 10 days in mid-June, then we went to Spain for about 9-10 days late July. (I work about half of it btw). I have not pulled the trigger on it, but I might be going to Berlin to see her leaving on a Thursday, coming back on a Monday. Then she comes over and we go to Burning Man.

And in all of that, I take a million photos of her and she posts about 5 on her IG. And yes, I use film cameras. $$$

My tombstone will say "at least it wasn't boring".

War of the Worlds on Prime Video. I... have no idea what to say about it.

You don't have to - the rest of the internet is.

[xEbb1993x]

I never saw the 2005 War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise (2005 is one of my most hated years of my lifetime and I don't think Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg make a good pair given how boring Minority Report was despite it being the primary inspiration for the anime series Psycho-Pass), but this might be even worse.

[RGC]

I never saw the 2005 War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise (2005 is one of my most hated years of my lifetime and I don't think Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg make a good pair given how boring Minority Report was despite it being the primary inspiration for the anime series Psycho-Pass), but this might be even worse.

My favourite of Spielberg's films so far this millenium. It's very easy viewing. Discerning types would probably say Lincoln is his best though.

I have a morbid curiosity about this recent attempt at WotW. There will be worse films making a shit load more $$$ at the box office this year, that's for sure.

[RGC]

GP, you lead a rich and colourful life. Looking forward to your Vixen write up!

If you know what I fucking did, you'd wonder why I haven't died of a heart attack. This current relationship is crazy-town long distance. (SF to London). And we see each other a lot, all things considered. I went for 10 days in mid-June, then we went to Spain for about 9-10 days late July. (I work about half of it btw). I have not pulled the trigger on it, but I might be going to Berlin to see her leaving on a Thursday, coming back on a Monday. Then she comes over and we go to Burning Man.

And in all of that, I take a million photos of her and she posts about 5 on her IG. And yes, I use film cameras. $$$

My tombstone will say "at least it wasn't boring".

Madness! It's tiring just thinking about all that jetting about. Hope you like airline food. My epitaph will say simply:

"Survived, mostly."

[xEbb1993x]

I never saw the 2005 War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise (2005 is one of my most hated years of my lifetime and I don't think Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg make a good pair given how boring Minority Report was despite it being the primary inspiration for the anime series Psycho-Pass), but this might be even worse.

My favourite of Spielberg's films so far this millenium. It's very easy viewing. Discerning types would probably say Lincoln is his best though.

I have a morbid curiosity about this recent attempt at WotW. There will be worse films making a shit load more $$$ at the box office this year, that's for sure.

Honestly, I only liked his Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones movies, as well as Jaws, Bridge of Spies, Saving Private Ryan, and sue me, but I loved Ready Player One. But really, I don't think Cruise and Spielberg work together. He has much better chemistry with Christopher McQuarrie.

[GaijinPunch]

Madness! It's tiring just thinking about all that jetting about. Hope you like airline food. My epitaph will say simply:

"Survived, mostly."

I take lots of my own food -- and he will make me some for the trek back quite often. Hoping to close the geographic gap soon. We shall see.

[neorichieb1971]

I'm on a savings month, trying to claw back some cash for my car maintenance this month. So I went on a movie binge with little success. I decided to watch a whole bunch of old stuff that was recommended over the years or that I remember from years ago

First up -

Logans run - 1976. The positive is that I finished it. This is one of those movies that just keeps moving without any idea where its going. Many people have recommended this over the years, I give it a 7/10. Reminded me of Running man a bit, with a touch of "out of time" mixed in. Has one of those endings where for no apparent reason everyone starts running, infrastructure falls and blows up. Hilarious.

The last starfighter - 1984. I also finished this one. Could only be made in the 80's although rumour is its getting a remake. This is one of those movies that I remember something of it, but I don't remember how it played out. I give this one 6/10.

Jacobs Ladder 1984 - Wasn't in the mood for this, got 42 minutes in. Its quite a depressing movie and its appeal is lost on me. I didn't care about the characters or the psychological reasoning behind its weird and strange flips from reality to whatever it was he was going into. I looked at the timeline it was way too long for me to bear. I Won't score this because Its not my thing to score and I didn't finish it.

Galaxy of terror - I remember this as a kid from the rental store. Laughably low budget horror. Turned it off half way through. 3/10.

Krull - This wasn't anything like I was expecting. Its like a space Lord of the rings adventure with a musical background. Its terrible in its stuntman execution to the point you will laugh. It also has one of those unexplicable endings where killing a monster makes the mountain fall, crumble, blow up and incinerate whilst the heroes run for their lives. I've never understood this type of ending, it seems for 3 decades every adventure movie had the exploding, falling debris ending. I give this a 7.5/10.

I will probably watch Battle beyond the stars and the Wizard next. The former i've seen, the latter I haven't.

A friend wants to watch Mortal Kombat 2, and I haven't seen part 1 yet. So ill get into those 3 next.


Oh, I watched War the worlds on amazon prime. Hilariously bad movie. An amazon movie about a amazon prime delivery driver.

[Randorama]

Ah, so you have finally discovered true food, GP?

Coming out and confessing my sins:

How to train your Dragon (live action)

I watched this to see if "mixed modality" movies (CGI creatures and/or backgrounds plus real actors) are getting any better. Toothless the dragon is better: he looks more like a dragon (=a fictional, but smart creature), rather than a dumb dog with wings (eugh, dogs!). Not sure about the rest of the movie, but I watched this as a "visual demo" of the aforementioned modality/movie type and it seems that slow progress is being made.

Section 31

Astonishingly dumb action movie in which Michelle Yeoh plays the final act of an astonishingly dumb character she played in Star Trek: Discovery, the first and astonishingly dumbest of the "new" Star Trek shows. Ms. Yeoh/Mrs. Todt might have won an Oscar out of "luck", but she is not 20-something anymore. Her action scenes suck and her acting is awful, and the movie is a vanity project revolving around these two elements. Eugh. Still a stunningly beautiful woman, but mixed ancestry Malaysian women tend to be stunningly beautiful into their 70s, in my experience, and they do not push studios for horrible vanity projects (luckily so!).

I think that I should start watching movies/anime/TV series following Sturgeon's Law, anyway. These thingies take a lot of time!

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Ah, so you have finally discovered true food, GP?

Coming out and confessing my sins:

How to train your Dragon (live action)

I watched this to see if "mixed modality" (CGI creatures and/or backgrounds plus real actors) are getting any better. Toothless the dragon is better: he looks more like a dragon (=fictional, but smart creature), rather than a dumb dog with wings (eugh, dogs!). Not sure about the rest of the movie, but I watched this as a "visual demo" of the aforementioned modality and it seems that slow progress is being made.

Section 31

Astonishingly dumb action movie in which Michelle Yeoh plays the final act of an astonishingly dumb character she played in Star Trek: Discovery, the first and astonishingly dumbest of the "new" Star Trek shows. Ms. Yeoh/Mrs. Todt might have won an Oscar how of "luck", but she is not 20-something anymore. Her action scenes suck and her acting is awful, and the movie is a vanity project revolving around these two elements. Eugh. Still a stunningly beautiful woman, but mixed ancestry Malaysian women tend to be stunningly beautiful into their 70s, in my experience, and they do not push studios for horrible vanity projects (luckily so!).

I think that I should start watching movies/anime/TV series following Sturgeon's Law, anyway. These thingies take a lot of time!

Well, actress Michelle Yeoh was in the newest "Star Trek Discovery: Section 31" movie -- I thought it was well done explaining her character's background history in greater detail (that the ST:D series doesn't delve into). Michelle won an Academy award for best actress in the "Everything Everywhere All at Once" hybrid sci-fi/comedy/action film which is saying something.

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[Randorama]

Well, actress Michelle Yeoh was in the newest "Star Trek Discovery: Section 31" movie -- I thought it was well done explaining her character's background history in greater detail (that the ST:D series doesn't delve into). Michelle won an Academy award for best actress in the "Everything Everywhere All at Once" hybrid sci-fi/comedy/action film which is saying something.

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...that Hollywood people should be nuked away from the planet for the sake of Humankind. No need to thank me for this gratuitous epiphany.

Empress Georgiou's story was mildly interesting, but the rest of the movie was a disaster: generic "action movie from the 1980s" lines, slow-motion fights that have nothing to do with ST, Michelle Yeoh not understanding that at 60+ she is too old to do her HK roles of her 20s.

Regarding Discovery, my understanding is that the original plans were simple. M. Yeoh would only guest-star in the first episode of Season 1 and then leave (salary/budget reasons), but then Kurtzman basically begged her to have a more active participation in the show, and she weaselled her way into the "Empress Georgiou" role and into doing her own stunts because she is convinced that she can still do those well.

I would have preferred her doing a "Captain Georgiou" role, but I imagine that a TV series with an Asian woman as "the captain" protagonist and a Black/Afro-American woman as "the vice-captain" protagonist would have been too risky even in 2017

[GaijinPunch]

Ah, so you have finally discovered true food, GP?

I have! In fact I made myself a pasta dish last night that she taught me. Of course, it low key sucked but it was the pasta she gifted me last trip.

Coming out and confessing my sins:

[RGC]

Weapons (2025) Dir. Zach Cregger
Caught this at the local IMAX yesterday and sadly have to report overall disappointment. I love that we're living in an era where mainstream movie makers are at least trying to break away from the tired monster and slasher film formulas of the past. And there's an interesting concept at the core of this one, for sure. But ultimately that's why it was a let down. Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, and Alden Ehrenreich all play their parts well in a solid mystery drama for the first two thirds, as do the supporting cast. It's a very slow build, and I'm paying close attention thinking everything we're being presented with now will have some relevance later. Then the payoff arrives in the final third and I'm left feeling shortchanged. Turns out even though we get some nicely fleshed-out character insights thanks to the switching perspectives structure, most of it can be disregarded once the solution is unveiled, and various bits of subplot are left unresolved. Then the film switches gears and turns into a kind of horror comedy, which was bizarre. I laughed a little at one of the gags (it was pretty amusing!), but after all that build up I didn't want to be laughing. The change in tone came across like a cheap distraction from Cregger not knowing how to wrap the story in a more mature or satisfying way. Too ambitious perhaps? Most likely a 'one and done' for me, but who knows, might give it another shot eventually.

[Ixmucane2]

Weapons

In what appears to be a typical town in the USA, a whole class of children (except one) run away simultaneously from their respective homes in the middle of the night. Their schoolteacher takes it a bit personally, and with the involvement of other friendly characters she eventually finds the missing children.

It could have been a straightforward story of normal people confronting a supernatural menace, with an interesting premise and a vast spectrum of possible tones, characters and plot outcomes, from a nihilistic grotesque massacre to a thrilling and coherently developing slasher/adventure to a sad tragedy of broken people.

Unfortunately the desire to be modern and artistic interfered with storytelling: presenting overlapping chapters that focus on specific characters obscures the timeline of events and drains meaning and attention, wasting time with events that cannot be understood because the director is playing games, not because they are actually mysterious.
On a deeper level, many potential themes are sadly underdeveloped, from parents dealing with the loss of missing children to amateur heroes meddling with magic; "mature" coolness (e.g. lots of screen time for the protagonist's sentimental life and alcoholism, not for what she certainly noticed about the developing situation before the incident) prevails over drama and realism (e.g. no effective police investigation despite the gravity of the incident).

[Randorama]

Ah, so you have finally discovered true food, GP?

I have! In fact I made myself a pasta dish last night that she taught me. Of course, it low key sucked but it was the pasta she gifted me last trip.

Practice makes perfect, but please be sure to be extremely careful with ingredients. Italian food is simple, so if you do not use good (and very fresh) ingredients, the dish will suffer from it (which pasta brand, btw?). Also, you are now ready to go and watch the Stanley Tucci TV series I suggested in the TV movie and his Big Night

Coming out and confessing my sins:

I cannot be the only one to confess, dammit

Oh, by the way: my university slightly changed my work requirements in the new contract, so now I have service hours to complete each semester. Given that "service hours" means anything that might count as a "community service" on campus, my dean of Faculty "ordered" me to attend movies night at our amphitheatre ("well, someone has to do it and it's better than attending thesis defence sessions"). I can grab comfy chairs from the department (it's 400 metres to amphitheatre), even, but snacks and drinks are on me.

Wednesdays are "Chinese movie night", Fridays are "international movie night", and "International" really means a little bit of everything. I suspect that I will struggle with non-European/US movies with Chinese sub-titles, but I saw that the plan includes the integral version of Koyaanisqatsi and quite a bit of classic SF. I bet a zenny coin that I will be the only one left awake at the end of Koyaanisqatsi, if previous experiences are indicative.

[GaijinPunch]

t (which pasta brand, btw?). Also, you are now ready to go and watch the Stanley Tucci TV series I suggested in the TV movie and his Big Night

One you've definitely never heard of -- the brand for Italian week at Lidl... which is named Italiamo. While it's not the best, it is definitely good value as it's dirt cheap. And trust me, she will not bullshit to save face. She's a harsh food critic. I also have some "real" stuff here but haven't gotten to it yet. Unsurprisingly they have America Week as well, and the brand (that I'm sure they own) for that week is called McEnnedy's. It just sounds like a UK-made name for America. And it's all greasy fried shit, also unsurpringly.

You may think this is heresy, but my quarantine roommate was an ex-Tokyo Expat that I've known for ages. Greek. He knows some other Greeks in the area. One of them's family business is olive oil, so I get a 17 liter container for $100 USD. And it's the fucking bomb.

my dean of Faculty "ordered" me to attend movies night at our amphitheatre ("well, someone has to do it and it's better than attending thesis defence sessions"). I can grab comfy chairs from the department (it's 400 metres to amphitheatre), even, but snacks and drinks are on me.

Sounds like a great dean!

but I saw that the plan includes the integral version of Koyaanisqatsi and quite a bit of classic SF. I bet a zenny coin that I will be the only one left awake at the end of Koyaanisqatsi, if previous experiences are indicative.

Oh wow, that would be a treat to see in 35mm on the big screen. Enjoy that! What a ride that one is!

[Randorama]

IMPORTANT TOPICS:

Lidl often buys local produce from small companies, slaps their label on them, and then ships them to their shops. Thus, you may actually get good food from which Lidl does take a too high profit for their role as distributors, but that would not be otherwise accessible without their role as distributors/brand makers (like Ikea, really).

Just *please* avoid the big commercial brands like Barilla: they mostly produce pasta by blending sub-par varieties of wheat (because capitalism, etc.). In doubt, a minor Italian company is inherently better than these guys. Small companies are often made of farmers' cooperatives who prepare good pasta with the local wheat from where they operate. "Small" companies often pack a punch, in Italy.

On oil...I am not a "nationalist", but my two cents are that good extra virgin olive oil should be mellow, or it will hide the flavour of just about everything. If you can eat a teaspoon of this oil and feel that it is gentle to the palate and slightly sweet, you're good to go, also because the price is excellent! Though I guess that your sweet half my think otherwise (Italians are always harsh food critics and too "nationalist", for my taste). McEnnedy's is hilarious though: wannabe Irish-American something?

Re; Koyaanisqatsi. I have seen this movie as a child, then a re-issue when I was a BA student (2004) in my hometown, then a third time in a "KunstKino" in Gothenburg (artsy cinema). Life-defining experience, so I am thrilled to see it again in a yet very different environment (China, amphitheatre with squirrels and chipmunks stealing your popcorn, etc.). My guess, however, is that by the time The grid rolls in (i.e. the final, ultra-fast and rather long movement), only the squirrels and I will be awake. Each time I saw this movie, I was literally the only one person still awake.; everyone else was put to sleep by the very slow pace and generally harrowing tone of movie and OST.

The rest of the schedule is TBA, but I suspect that the School/Faculty of Cinema may select other aurally impressive movies: their blurb mentions that they want to put the fairly expensive audio system to good use

[GaijinPunch]

Lidl often buys local produce from small companies, slaps their label on them, and then ships them to their shops. Thus, you may actually get good food from which Lidl does take a too high profit for their role as distributors, but that would not be otherwise accessible without their role as distributors/brand makers (like Ikea, really).

This is the case w/ Trader Joe's. I'm not sure about the US stuff. It's so bad -- it's basically the worst US food you can imagine, which is on par w/ the worst British food you can imagine. At least we did not produce "Brown Sauce". We have advertising departments. But this Italian stuff is made in Italy, as per the label, which I think is hard to lie about.

Just *please* avoid the big commercial brands like Barilla: they mostly produce pasta by blending sub-par varieties of wheat (because capitalism, etc.). In doubt, a minor Italian company is inherently better than these guys. Small companies are often made of farmers' cooperatives who prepare good pasta with the local wheat from where they operate. "Small" companies often pack a punch, in Italy.

I do whenever possible. I make it so seldomly I usually get good but overpriced stuff at Whole Foods. There is also an Italian shop in San Fran called Limoncello, but I'm not in SF at the moment. I will be soon.

As for simple, I can probably out-simple even Caccio e Pepe. Also learned from my greek mate, I sometimes do Spaghetti, pecorino/parmessiano and that kick ass greek olive oil. It's dope.

On oil...I am not a "nationalist", but my two cents are that good extra virgin olive oil should be mellow, or it will hide the flavour of just about everything. If you can eat a teaspoon of this oil and feel that it is gentle to the palate and slightly sweet, you're good to go, also because the price is excellent! Though I guess that your sweet half my think otherwise (Italians are always harsh food critics and too "nationalist", for my taste).

Yeah, this stuff is not mellow. If you get the first batch is acidic, which apparently for the greeks is highly desired. I guess maybe you just use less? They are hilarious though. The guy says, "The Italians are smarter than us... they buy our olive oil and put their name on it.". Haha.

McEnnedy's is hilarious though: wannabe Irish-American something?

Irish immigrants that produce American junk food? The lineup is so shameful my GF sends me a video of her walking through Lidl laughing her ass off. She says "they're trying to give everyone diabetes".

[emphatic]

Superman (2025) - 5/5

Very entertaining, would watch again and again.

Fantastic Four - First Steps - 3/5

Second time ever I fell asleep in a movie theater, I might rate it 4/5 or 2/5 when I see it in full at home, what I was awake for was quite good, even with Pedro Pascal fatigue on the brain.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

The upcoming much hyped "Alien Earth" will debut today on Hulu+ at 5:00 pm PST. It takes place in 2120 AD. Should be quite good, especially with all the practical special effects + CG EFX showcase.

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[PC Engine Fan X!]

Checked out episodes 1 & 2 of Alien Earth -- they both fit within the Alien film universe (except with better character development due to the longer TV episode format being used here -- which is a first for the Alien franchise indeed). It does have that classic "Nostromo" type background scenery that is so familiar in the Alien/Alien Romulus/Aliens movies. New episodes of Alien Earth stream every Tuesday @ 5:00pm PST on Hulu+.

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Color me impressed with Alien Earth's grand and extravagant debut/entrance in being presented in 4K format -- audio is presented in surround sound format and sounds awesome if you use an adequately powered TV sound bar setup or even an "old-school" 5.1 speaker setup for better audio fidelity via Toslink.
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There's "more than meets the eye" with the mega companies of Weyland-Yutani and Prodigy as shown in just the first two episodes.

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[GaijinPunch]

The trailers haven't done much for me, but Noah Hawley has delivered one of the best TV shows ever with Fargo, so I've got high hopes. Maybe I get a hulu subscription tonight.

[neorichieb1971]

Today is the release of Alien Earth on Disney+, which I don't have great hopes for, but it made me watch another great alien movie last night "LIFE".

I've seen it before its on blu ray disc. I think this movie is a great contender for top 5 alien movies of all time. It blends action, suspense and horror quite well.

And its also set up for a sequel that never happened. One of those movies that stays with you for a while after watching it. If you haven't seen it, give it whirl.

[RGC]

I'll be checking out Alien Earth. Expectations set appropriately low.

I really enjoyed Life, even if the twist at the end didn't quite work. I think the director expected audiences to be floored, like they were seeing Sixth Sense for the first time. But even I could see where it would end up, and I normally fall for plot twists. Still a fun movie though!

[GaijinPunch]

I'll be checking out Alien Earth. Expectations set appropriately low.

Did you see Fargo? I've not watched Legion which would probably be a more appropriate title to set expectations on, but Fargo is excellent.

[RGC]

I'll be checking out Alien Earth. Expectations set appropriately low.

Did you see Fargo? I've not watched Legion which would probably be a more appropriate title to set expectations on, but Fargo is excellent.

Fargo seasons 1&2, yep. I hit this weird issue when streaming s03 on Prime where the subs were missing for the non-english sections. That was months ago but I still haven't got around to torrenting instead.(somehow I ended up rewatching s02&03 of The Wire in the interim -- pretty much gold standard stuff right there). But yeah, Fargo is excellent so far. I'm only setting expectations low for AE as I'm not sure how much more there is of interest to explore with the alien universe in general. Also my default expectations are low, so I didn't really need to adjust them, lol.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

I'll be checking out Alien Earth. Expectations set appropriately low.

Did you see Fargo? I've not watched Legion which would probably be a more appropriate title to set expectations on, but Fargo is excellent.

Fargo seasons 1&2, yep. I hit this weird issue when streaming s03 on Prime where the subs were missing for the non-english sections. That was months ago but I still haven't got around to torrenting instead.(somehow I ended up rewatching s02&03 of The Wire in the interim -- pretty much gold standard stuff right there). But yeah, Fargo is excellent so far. I'm only setting expectations low for AE as I'm not sure how much more there is of interest to explore with the alien universe in general. Also my default expectations are low, so I didn't really need to adjust them, lol.

Don't set your default expectations too low with Alien Earth, RGC, as the production budget just to film each episode was quite expensive and no expenses were spared, especially with excutive producer Ridley Scott and his Scott Free production company at the helm. It's through the multi-layered "character development" of the key characters of AE with it's longer TV episode format to eclipse the "high bar" already set with the Aliens movie (as it's regarded as a hybrid sci-fi/horror action flick told in the span of two hours or so).

Sure, there are some "white knuckle/high-tension inducing moments & jump scares" sprinkled throughout each AE episode as expected within the already well-established Alien mythos/universe (with the Alien xenomorphs just being one piece of a multi-linked jigsaw puzzle with many moving parts).

Will Weyland-Yutani get ahold of their valuable cargo before the Prodigy Corporation does? -- that alone makes for a rather interesting situation/predicament premise unto itself thus making it a high stakes "cat 'n' mouse" race against time which could lead to a possible showdown/war between the two giant conglomerates (that isn't mentioned/explored in the Alien movies anyways).

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It's interesting to learn that there were talks/discussions about doing an Alien TV series going as far back to 2018 if you watch the AE podcast episodes streaming right now on Hulu+. If you watch the AE ending credits of episode 1 and 2, you'll see that AE was shot on location in Thailand (that doubles for the "New Siam City" shown that's considered property of the Prodigy Corporation).
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[AGermanArtist]

Watched the first episode.
Massively impressed and it looks like it cost a fortune to produce.
There's some excellent world building, easily on par with Alvarez's Romulus.

Followed it with Prisoners, a high end old school made for TV style movie with religious, fundamentalist overtones, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Leo, David Dastmalchian and Paul Dano. The problem with these movies is you usually have it figured out and you're simply watching to have it confirmed you were correct, but this movie manages to provide clues that don't make sense until you get to the end.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_(2013_film)

[RGC]

Yep, I'm already eating crow ribeye over here. The first episode was great! Visuals, check, characters, cast, dialogue, all solid so far. Only one minor callback -- or callforward? -- infraction noted thus far ("Will I dream?" / "I dunno, Newt...I mean Marcy. Why are kids always asking that stoopid question in this universe anyway?").

Hope it can keep up this level of quality. Setting expectations to...medium.

Also, the per episode budget must be immense!
Also, also, Dio era Sabbath for end credits is surely a first for any TV show, let alone a horror SF?

Edit: mods, should we move the last several posts into the TV thread?