I looked up the plot summary, saw the big controversial twist, and now I no longer want to watch this movie. Why do prequels constantly need to shit on canon?
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MAD hate for the Nagini crap, the DUMBEST part of that is that JK Rowling says that her backstory is "the secret she's been hiding for 20 years". Either A.) She's lying and she made it up recently or B.) Her publishers told her to hide it because its the worst backstory ever imagined.
From an article about said twist:
To buy into this twist, one of two things must be true: 1) we have to believe that Dumbledore knew about his orphaned brother’s existence, but didn’t care enough to try to rescue him from horrific physical and emotional abuse, which is highly out of character for him
Yes, because Harry Potter didn't get left with the Dursleys.
How weird is it that it seems Warner Brother-I MEAN-JK Rowling created a WORSE prequel movie than George Lucas? I mean at least with Star Wars the Clone Wars supposedly TIED INTO the original trilogy, what the fuck does any of the new nonsense add to the "Wizarding World"?
AND WHILE WE'RE QUESTIONING THINGS-will Ezra Miller get a new agent after this? I am UTTERLY surprised to say this is a low point for him after Justice League but...there it is.
AND WHILE WE'RE QUESTIONING THINGS-will Ezra Miller get a new agent after this? I am UTTERLY surprised to say this is a low point for him after Justice League but...there it is.
GasBandit
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The only thing I can think of is they were maybe trying to recreate the cult popularity success of that "Tales from Jabba's Palace" Star Wars EU short story about the rancor and its trainer. Problem is, that was a really well written story with a really interesting hook.
I thought Ezra Miller's low point was directing a movie about the murder of Michael Brown that sympathized with Darren Wilson, the officer who shot the teenager.
*Uses serious Google-Fu* WOW-I had NO idea about that! Holy shit, yeah screw Ezra!
I emphasize google-fu, as SERIOUSLY its not on his IMDB page. He CLEARLY wants that shit erased but the INTERNET REMEMBERS!
That's the thing about the Star Wars EU - half of it was fucking brilliant, about a third was kind of tedious retreads of previous stories but with the author's star character in place of ones we'd actually enjoy, and the rest was screaming gibbering insanity.
And about 1/12th was Troy Denning's ryona fetish.
So, I've been binging Star Trek like mad. Loving immersing myself in my favourite series of series. Then Red Letter Media puts out a re:View episode about The Motion Picture, which rules and people are too hard on. I love this movie, I don't give no shits. It's dull and weird and boring and I love it.
Good episode.
Good episode.
You have to understand, it wasn't the movie itself, but what it represented: a sci-fi franchise that was literally raised from the dead because of fan interest.
As someone who saw the film in theaters, I was elated to see these characters again after years of watching re-runs. And what they were wearing, how it looked, the whole premise was very futuristic (for the 1970's).
Yes, it's incredibly dated, and yes, there was a bit too much reliance on the special effects (and the whole thing with the transporter accident was just to appease NASA), but it was still, at its heart, a damn good story.
As someone who saw the film in theaters, I was elated to see these characters again after years of watching re-runs. And what they were wearing, how it looked, the whole premise was very futuristic (for the 1970's).
Yes, it's incredibly dated, and yes, there was a bit too much reliance on the special effects (and the whole thing with the transporter accident was just to appease NASA), but it was still, at its heart, a damn good story.
Link?
Oh Shatner did: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Return_(Shatner_novel)
I've actually read that book. I can't remember how I got it, maybe a gift? But it wasn't crap. COMPLETELY out of anybody else's canon, but not a terrible book from what I remember.
It's actually supposed to be the other way around; V'Ger created the Borg to get information through assimilation, not the Borg creating V'Ger through assimilation.
However, THAT is non-canon as well; ST:Voyager had the Vaadwaur say they fought the Borg 900 years previously ("Dragon's Teeth"), so this couldn't possibly be true.
Star Trek Online has V'Ger looking Borg Bosses in the Borg Red Alert as a nod to all of this though.
However, THAT is non-canon as well; ST:Voyager had the Vaadwaur say they fought the Borg 900 years previously ("Dragon's Teeth"), so this couldn't possibly be true.
Star Trek Online has V'Ger looking Borg Bosses in the Borg Red Alert as a nod to all of this though.
I thought ST:TMP was boring when I was younger, but I have watched it in the last year or so, and thought it was really good.
Yes, this is the actual poster for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie.
*SHUTTER* Look at his...his weird little hedgehog fingers! We gettin' UNCANNY VALLEY up in this!
I know, right? The overall design certainly isn't good, but something about his small, ungloved hands is really making me uncomfortable.
At this point, I almost feel the only saving grace for this movie would be if we get some prime scenery chewing from Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik.
figmentPez
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I don't want to see his face. It's going to end up being some blue CGI version of this:
That‘s probably just PTSD from the current administration.
Oh, I don’t expect that will be a problem. I’m imagining Fire Marshal Robotnik.
—Patrick
Original character do not steal.Yes, this is the actual poster for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie.
...I was actually going to reply, “Well, obviously the plot is...” but then you arrived there yourself.
—Patrick
figmentPez
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GasBandit
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Well, they managed to find SOMETHING to make an actually fairly-well-liked animated series out of...
"All those weird pictures of me?" SONIC KNOWS ABOUT DEVIANTART