#so many memorable scenes

[wolframpant]

"And you don't have to pretend you'll miss me." "Of course, I'll miss you. You're my mother." "Well, that's very dutiful of you considering that I've never been very loving towards you. And I'm sorry for that but you've always been a great disappointment to me, Claudius."

[abzania]

I want to point out something I noticed while watching the Honda Odyssey scene that I haven't seen other people talk about.

The fighting sounds stop, but the car movement and the grunting doesn't (at least, not until they fall asleep in their post fight clarity). Pay attention as the coexist sign pans down. Initally, the fighting keeps up, but it gives way to a swaying car and some very fun Hugh Jackman noises. They totally fucked in that car. You cannot convince me otherwise.

[lulu2992]

So I watched the Director’s Cut versions of Rebel Moon Part One & Two, respectively renamed Chalice of Blood and Curse of Forgiveness, exactly one week ago, the day they were released.

As a person who generally doesn’t enjoy the idea of watching films that are over 2.5 hours, really isn’t a fan of gore, and thinks sex scenes are uncomfortable and unnecessary 95% of the time, I was rather apprehensive, to say the least, since those three things are precisely what the two movies promised. Still, I managed to watch them on the same day even though the fact it was hot outside and consequently almost 30°C in my room probably didn’t help me not to feel unwell for a good portion of my viewing experience :’)

However, there’s a fourth thing the new version of the films promised, and this, on the contrary, is exactly what I love and probably what kept me going: more lore. I won’t go into too much detail so as not to spoil major plot points here, but I think Chalice of Blood and Curse of Forgiveness kept all their promises.

Some characters get a proper introduction (notably Aris and Nemesis), or more screen time so we understand them and what they do (mostly the Priests, Hawkshaws, and Jimmy), or a better, more satisfying, sometimes more emotional ending. We also get completely new scenes and characters, and that too greatly helps the narrative, whether it’s by adding more backstory, taking the time to explain someone’s motivations more clearly, revealing how some people reacted to certain events, or detailing how something works.

Also, some of the “mistakes” viewers complained about, for example the spaceship being powered with coal or somebody not missing any teeth after we clearly see them get knocked out, are fixed in the Director’s Cut. It turns out those things were not illogical, they were just censored for the PG-13 version…

As for the sex scenes, while they weren’t indispensable, I have to admit they do serve a purpose. The two “main” ones have a character in common, so we can see how different that person feels and acts with each of their two partners. The scenes need to exist together because they’re only really interesting when you compare them, but that’s how they tell a story. Never in my life had I been so happy to see someone successfully remove a bra, haha! There’s also, of course, the one that involves tentacles, which was–thankfully–milder than I thought it would be, and another unexpected one that happens off-screen but was a rather nice and cute surprise, in my opinion.

And, yes, aside from giving us more blood and more sex, we also get… more wheat! I really don’t mind, though. In fact, this is probably an unpopular opinion, but I’d watch one hour of the cast (actually) harvesting crops in slow motion over just one minute of heads exploding any day :’)

While they’re still not perfect, I think Chalice of Blood and Curse of Forgiveness are improved versions of A Child of Fire and The Scargiver. I still like Part Two better than Part One, but overall, as promised, we get more information about the world, the characters, and their stories in the Director’s Cut. Sometimes, it’s just a new line of dialog or a short interaction that’s added here and there, but it really does a service to the films and makes them, although they’re much longer (especially the first one), feel more coherent, more compelling, and less rushed.

At the end of the day, I think what I most appreciate about Rebel Moon is still that it was brought to life with a lot of care and passion. The two art books, Wolf: Ex Nihilo: Cosmology & Technology and Wurm: Ex Materia: Heroes & Monsters, confirm how painstakingly made and well-thought-out everything was, and I will always love and respect this about this project.

[hungnitan]

I'm pretty suprise with 4.7 database, hoyo decided to sailing Sethos x Wanderer (additionaly HaiKaveh become more closer) and how heartwarming Sigewinne character story could be...

[waitineedaname]

putting aside all my insanity tonight. I recently read frankenstein for the first time and I was curious about how different it was from all the film versions so I decided to watch the 1931 film tonight and I can now say that while the 1931 film is not a very good adaptation of the novel, Young Frankenstein is an incredible adaptation of the 1931 film

[tweedledumandtweedlebum]

Day 12 - Callum's best scene

Anger, betrayal, astonishment, despair, hurt, the saddest dimples ever. Max was highly praised throughout the SA sl, and rightfully so. But I also appreciated Tony's performance in potraying the range and intensity of Callum's devastating feelings.

[sassyandclassy94]

Guess who found both The Pacific and Band of Brothers for practical steals?! Yup. Me.

I was looking and I saw the fancy tin boxes like the stupid library has. So I clicked on the BoB result and it said “BRAND NEW” for… get this, a starting bid at 10 dollars with no bids as of yet. So I started the first one at 12 dollars. Four days later I got a notification saying I won and I got it for 10 DOLLARS and FIVE DOLLARS SHIPPING!

Then yesterday I saw the Pacific blu-ray tin box set for 20 dollars and free shipping, with two people watching it. YOU CAN BET I SNAGGED THAT THING UP LIKE IT WAS THE LAST CAN OF CRANBERRY SAUCE ON THE EVE OF THANKSGIVING.

Do you know how much these things would be been if I had found them at Barnes & Noble?? Maybe sixty bucks, or seventy with these rotten Bidenomics. BUT I GOT THEM FOR HALF OF THAT!!! I’m so excited!!

Now if only my beloved masters of the air would be put on blu ray😭

[zakuryoishi]

don't ask me how i'm doing

[cursedhaglette]

how many times have you played inquisiton?

all the way through? i think 4

how many times have i started it? oof, countless

[darkseldarine]

🍓 for venny!!

Ooooooh I have many for Venny… Ven'axtha is a name he kind of got by accident!

When Tanyll and him met, and even later when they’d started up the theatre, Venny refused to give anyone a name to call him by. For their first play, he ended up playing the role of a character named “Ven'axtha”, so everyone in the theatre took to calling him “Our Ven'axtha”. From there it just kind of stuck, and after some time he really grew to be attached to it.

[melit0n]

So, unfortunately, because I've had to over-study Jane Eyre and analyse every quote word by word to death, I'm not a massive fan of the book. If I had read it outside of education, especially since I adore a good 1800s Gothic book, I'm sure I would have loved it, but my liking for it died the moment I had more than 20 quotes that looked like they didn't even mean anything shoved in my head by my English teacher.

But when Jane said; "To be privileged, to put my arms around what I value- to press my lips to what I love- to repose on what I trust: is that to make sacrifice? If so, then I'd gladly delight in it." Like. That one's got a good kick to it. Jane didn't need to be spitting moral fire like that in late 1800s

[cat-dragron]

Oh yeah, reaching that point of the obsession where I have so many thoughts and opinions on something that watching reviews about it is difficult bc they miss something I think is important.

I really need to start drafting a video essay at this point... <- guy who has never done media analysis in his life.

[merriclo]

went to see the barbie movie a few days ago and hm. weird

[daniclaytcn]

one thing that's always struck me as off about s1, and especially more so now with the added context of the later seasons was how the narrative kept emphasizing how Amazing and Great and Awesome abby was...it got a little wooden and old i have to admit

[faradaykay]

if there is one game i could force every single person ever to play it would be layton brothers mystery room but instead it's so unpopular that there's not even a fandom

[llycaons]

children's books that went downhill to the extent that they started to read like fanfiction for themselves

guardians of ga'hoole after book 6 (returned after a natural ending point)

maximum ride after book 3 (returned after a natural ending point)

percy jackson after the second series, and arguably the first (returned after a - well do I even have to say it)