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Movies and San Diego Comic Con...
Jul. 18th, 2020 10:48 pm1. Watched the The Old Guard tonight - the movie starring Cherliz Theron and Kiki Layne (who was in If Beale Street Could Talk - I highly recommend "If Beale Street Could Talk", if you've not seen it - it was hands down the best film I saw last year and this year to date.)
Anyhow, The Old Guard felt less like a movie and more like the pilot of a television series. It's clunky in the same way that television serial pilots are, with lots of exposition, and set-up, but a feeling that future episodes might carry more weight. And - much like pilots of television serials - it's last scene was by far the most intriguing. I think that pretty much tells you everything you need to know about the movie without getting spoiled. In other words, if it were a television series? I might stick with it for a bit. But as a movie? Eh..it's not bad, just clunky. The villains are kind of cliche. Although it is progressive with LGBTQ relationships and casting. But there's not much to the plot - lots of expository material. Go watch "If Beale Street Could Talk" and "Mad Max: Fury Road" instead.
2. I'm irritable.
Also, NYC has made me dislike bicyclists. I'm perfectly fine with bicyclists anywhere else. It's just here that I'd like to strangle them. Or poke them with a large stick while they ride by me on the sidewalk. That's right, in my neighborhood, people are riding their bikes on pedestrian paths, sidewalks, etc. The only relief from the nasty fiends is Greenwood Cemetery - which prohibits bike riding. It's the only place in the city that prohibits the riding of bikes. Ah...
3. Flirting with various forums on Comic Con.
Whedon appears to have left it. Not quite sure why - can't find anything discussing it and it was sudden. Either that - or they don't want to let me attend it for some reason, but I'm neither that egotistical nor paranoid. I mean why would anyone care if I attended? I lurk. And I'm not a journalist. I'm nobody. I think he asked that they remove it. But Nathan Fillon may have him drop in on his Q&A, so that's possible. Fillon's is also more doable - it's on Sunday. I kind of want to do Cherliz Theron - Badass Heroine - and a Q&A on her career. I like Cherliz Theron. She plays tough characters. It should be noted that I've never done a comic-con in my life. And I dislike Zoom. So, we'll see if this works.
OOOhhh, I found something really really cool - Star Trek Universe It has the creator of Rick and Morty, and the casts of Discovery and Picard on it. The Discovery Cast will do a scene read-through. ( https://comiccon2020.sched.com/list/descriptions )
Anyhow, The Old Guard felt less like a movie and more like the pilot of a television series. It's clunky in the same way that television serial pilots are, with lots of exposition, and set-up, but a feeling that future episodes might carry more weight. And - much like pilots of television serials - it's last scene was by far the most intriguing. I think that pretty much tells you everything you need to know about the movie without getting spoiled. In other words, if it were a television series? I might stick with it for a bit. But as a movie? Eh..it's not bad, just clunky. The villains are kind of cliche. Although it is progressive with LGBTQ relationships and casting. But there's not much to the plot - lots of expository material. Go watch "If Beale Street Could Talk" and "Mad Max: Fury Road" instead.
2. I'm irritable.
Also, NYC has made me dislike bicyclists. I'm perfectly fine with bicyclists anywhere else. It's just here that I'd like to strangle them. Or poke them with a large stick while they ride by me on the sidewalk. That's right, in my neighborhood, people are riding their bikes on pedestrian paths, sidewalks, etc. The only relief from the nasty fiends is Greenwood Cemetery - which prohibits bike riding. It's the only place in the city that prohibits the riding of bikes. Ah...
3. Flirting with various forums on Comic Con.
Whedon appears to have left it. Not quite sure why - can't find anything discussing it and it was sudden. Either that - or they don't want to let me attend it for some reason, but I'm neither that egotistical nor paranoid. I mean why would anyone care if I attended? I lurk. And I'm not a journalist. I'm nobody. I think he asked that they remove it. But Nathan Fillon may have him drop in on his Q&A, so that's possible. Fillon's is also more doable - it's on Sunday. I kind of want to do Cherliz Theron - Badass Heroine - and a Q&A on her career. I like Cherliz Theron. She plays tough characters. It should be noted that I've never done a comic-con in my life. And I dislike Zoom. So, we'll see if this works.
OOOhhh, I found something really really cool - Star Trek Universe It has the creator of Rick and Morty, and the casts of Discovery and Picard on it. The Discovery Cast will do a scene read-through. ( https://comiccon2020.sched.com/list/descriptions )
