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Ternaugh

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  1. I've watched the first two episodes of X-Men '97, and I'm looking forward to more. (Disney+) The Ten Commandments: It's been a tradition to watch this movie around Easter/Passover since I was a kid. A few years back, Paramount released it on 4K UHD, and it generally looks and sounds great. It's a good watch. (4K UHD Blu-ray) Paint Your Wagon: This was the favorite movie of one of my bosses, some 25 years ago. I'll admit, the movie's grown on me. It's based on the Lerner and Loewe stage musical, modified a bit for the screen. It's essentially a Comedy-Musical-Western, with Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, and Jean Seberg in the lead roles. Lee Marvin's singing voice was described by Seberg as "like rain gurgling down a rusty pipe". Kino Lorber released a 4K UHD version today. Picture is much improved over the older DVD copy I have had, and there's the choice of 2.0 or 5.1 sound. (4K UHD Blu-ray)
  2. From the 2018 album, Smalls Change, by Derek Smalls of Spinal Tap. Probably NSFW.
  3. Who Done It: the Clue Documentary: A documentary about the movie, Clue, with interviews with some of the cast. It would have been a great 30-minute Youtube video; unfortunately, it's 11 minutes longer than the movie it is discussing. I recommend skipping, and just watching the original movie again. (Amazon Prime) Highlander: A battle of immortals for the Prize. I'd wish for a sequel, but "There can be only one." It's a good watch. (Amazon Prime)
  4. So long as the mushrooms don't start singing, "A Whiter Shade of Pale".
  5. True Lies: A spy thinks that his wife is having an affair, and the couple accidentally get captured by terrorists. This is the recent 4K release, and it looked fine. It's a good watch. (4K UHD Blu-ray)
  6. The folks on the ground will just think you were on a 737 Max flight with a window seat.
  7. There's safety in numbers When you learn to divide How can we be in If there is no outside (From "Not One of Us", by Peter Gabriel)
  8. That would be the 1990 version, and it's included on the 4K and standard Blu-ray discs. While I like that version, the original 1986 release seemed to be a tighter and scarier version. Without the sentry guns, for example, they are forced into a firefight with very little ammo against the hordes of aliens.
  9. Aliens (1986 Theatrical Cut): Ripley's lifeboat is found, 57 years after the events in Alien. After finding that the planet's been colonized for 20 years, and that communications was suddenly cut off, she becomes an advisor to a crew of marines sent to investigate. This is the recently-released 4K version, and the picture's much more detailed and brighter than I remember on VHS or DVD. HDR color grading is very good, but the picture looks a bit scrubbed to eliminate film grain*. Sound mix is detailed, but mixed somewhat low for most of the scenes. The package features both the 1986 Theatrical Cut and the 1990 Special Edition on UHD and standard Blu-ray, with an additional Blu-ray of extras. It's a good watch. (4K UHD Blu-ray) *The three recent releases (Aliens, True Lies, and The Abyss) were supervised and approved by James Cameron, and the conversion reportedly involved processing to make them look like they were shot on modern digital cameras.
  10. The food synthesizers weren't as good during TOS.
  11. Kung Fu Panda 3: Po meets his biological father, and travels with him to a hidden panda, and has to face an evil spirit threatening all of China. It's a good watch. (Blu-ray) Kung Fu Panda 4: In order to become a spiritual leader, Po must find someone to train to become the dragon warrior. Meanwhile, an evil sorceress has plans to release all of Po's vanquished enemies from the spirit realm. It's a good watch. (In theaters)
  12. The Thirteenth Floor: A computer scientist is accused of murder, and the clues lead to a VR simulation. I enjoyed it, but found certain plot points to be predictable. (Bravia Core) Dune, part one: Detailed adaptation of the novel about messiahs rising in the desert, a good watch. (Max) Dune: This is the version with a soundtrack by Toto. Sets and costumes are very detailed in many of the scenes. Acting, not so much. A nostalgic watch. (Max)
  13. Liar Liar: A comedy about a lying lawyer who is forced to tell the truth for 24 hours when his son makes a birthday wish. I enjoyed it. (Movies Anywhere) Toys: After the death of its founder, a toy company is taken over by a general, and proceeds to make weapons. The children of the founder must find a way to stop him. It's a polarizing Robin Williams film, that bombed at the box office. The design is best described as surreal and quirky. It's a movie that I like enough to have tracked down a 2003 DVD copy, which is long out of print. The movie's never been released on Blu-ray, can't be found for digital rental or purchase, and only occasionally shows up on streaming. (DVD) Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters: Rona Jaffe wrote the book that this TV movie was based on in only a few days, and its production was rushed to release without any real editing. It was loosely inspired by the reports of the disappearance of James Dallas Egbert III from Michigan State University, and blending in some of the tropes from BADD (Bothered About Dungeons and Dragons--part of the "satanic panic" of the early 80s). The movie's not much better, though it does star a young Tom Hanks. The streaming copy I watched looked very much like it had been captured from an old VHS tape, complete with some of the chromatic dropouts near edges of objects, and a certain blurriness familiar to anyone who used a VCR to time-shift. It's a bit of a nostalgia watch, but I can't really say that the movie is good. (Amazon Prime Video)
  14. While this is a bit of crankiness, given the subject matter, I'm putting it here. I had to drop off a package at the local post office, and I noticed a little stand on the sidewalk, with a big sign saying, "Defend Trump". I was going to ignore them, but as I was getting back into my car, one of them waved me over. Probably not his best idea. After I asked why are we defending a billionaire, his response was, "well, they're trying to take it away." To which I responded, "Good. He deserves it." I then gave him a short rundown of how he stiffed a company I worked for ("I don't know the details of that"). So, then I explained to him about how Trump Tower was built using undocumented workers. I finished by saying that he is dangerous, should never be near the presidency again, and that he should be locked up. I then wished them a good day, and left. As I was getting back in my car, the gentleman I had been talking to looked like a deer caught in the headlights.
  15. It's only water in a stranger's tear Looks are deceptive, but distinctions are clear A foreign body and a foreign mind Never welcome in the land of the blind You may look like we do Talk like we do But you know how it is You're not one of us, not one of us No, you're not one of us Not one of us, not one of us No, you're not one of us There's safety in numbers when you learn to divide How can we be in if there is no outside? All shades of opinion feed an open mind But your values are twisted, let us help you unwind You may look like we do Talk like we do But you know how it is It's only water It's only water It's only water It's only water in a stranger's tear You may look like we do Talk like we do But you know how it is You're not one of us, not one of us No, you're not one of us You're not one of us, not one of us No, you're not one of us He's not one of us He's not one of us He's not one of us He's not one of us He's not one of us No, no, no, no, no, no, no He's not one of us He's not one of us No, no, no, no, no, no, no He's not one of us He's not one of us No, no, no, no, no, no, no He's not one of us He's not one of us No, no, no, no, no, no, no He's not one of us He's not one of us No, no, no, no, no, no, no He's not one of us
  16. https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/12/24098398/roku-hackers-breach-credit-card-info
  17. Time Bandits: A kid gets involved with a troupe of thieves with a map showing holes in spacetime. It's a quirky, good watch. (Max) The Lost Boys: After moving to a new town, two brothers find out that there's a sinister reason people keep disappearing. It's a good watch. (4K UHD Blu-ray) Atlantis: The Lost Empire: Animated film from Disney, a linguist leads the search for the lost city of Atlantis. This one's much better than I remembered from watching it in the theater. (Blu-ray)
  18. Labyrinth: Fathom Events had it for two nights in theaters, tonight, and Sunday, March 10. While I've seen the movie multiple times, I'd never seen it on the big screen. It was a great watch. (Fathom Events at select theaters).
  19. Oppenheimer: It's a very good watch. Ostensibly, it's about the father of the atomic bomb, but the story's much more complicated. Highly recommended. (Peacock)
  20. Rollerball: In the Future (2018), Jonathan E. is the best Rollerball player in a world run by corporations. When he refuses to retire, the corporate managers make lethal changes to the game. The movie's been recently remastered for 4K, and it looks wonderful. My old Blu-ray copy would get banding in some of the darker scenes, but the HDR10/Dolby Vision on this version eliminates that. It's a good watch. (4K UHD Blu-ray) Night of the Comet: A couple of valley girls survive the return of the comet that wiped out the dinosaurs, and must battle zombies and survivalist scientists.This has been remastered in 4K, and looks and sounds great. It's a good watch. (4K UHD Blu-ray)
  21. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom: Thor must team up with his brother Loki Aquaman must team up with his brother Orm to defend the Nine Realms to defend Earth from Dark Elves an ancient evil that has possessed Jane Foster Black Manta. It's not something I need to watch again. (Max)
  22. I have an old DVD copy that gets played occasionally, I usually get the urge after watching movies from the Thin Man series. Shout Factory has it remastered on Blu-ray for about $13, so I might upgrade soon.
  23. Clue: To make a long story short*, this is usually a regular re-watch for me. I'd had a DVD for ages, but found out that Shout Studios had recently put out a 4K version. Picture and sound are both improved from the DVD, and this version allows choosing the DVD's ending, or randomly choosing one of the three (like when it was released in the theaters). It's a good watch. (4K UHD Blu-ray) My Cousin Vinny: Two youts traveling through Alabama are accused of murder, and reach out to a family member to help with their defense. It's a good watch. (Blu-ray) *Too late!
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