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I've been making my way through various movie groupings. On Monday I
watched Dragon movies:
Dragonslayer (4K disc) 1981 movie starring Peter MacNicol as a
sorcerer's apprentice who takes over his master's promise to battle a
dragon. This was a childhood favorite, but it's not as good as it was
when I was a kid. I think probably because when I was a kid I just
cared about the dragon, and now I also look at the plot. The disc has a
new commentary track with Matthew Robbins who writer and directed the
movie and Guillermo del Toro. At first I was confused why del Toro was
on the track, but it turns out Robbins has written several movies for
del Toro, and del Toro was geeking out on the track about how much of a
huge Dragonslayer fan he is.
Dragonheart (4K disc) 1996 movie starring Dennis Quaid who teams up with
a Dragon (voiced by Sean Connery) to run a con where the dragon flies
over a town then Quaid rides in and offers to rid the town of their
dragon problem for a fee. But the two end up having to stop their con
and fight an evil king by movie's end. OK, I guess. I know they made >umpteen sequels, but this was good enough for me.
Eragon (blu-ray) 2006 movie starring Ed Spellers as a young man who
finds a dragon's egg. The egg hatches and he has a magical bond with
his dragon. Which is a good thing because now everyone is counting on
him and his dragon to overthrow the evil king (John Malkovich). Jeremy
Irons costars as a good knight who trains Eragon (Speleers) and Robert >Carlyle serves as the king's evil magical enforcer and main villain. I >swear, Carlyle's evil character here was basically "Mr. Gold" with
different makeup. I really like this movie and I continued to be upset
the movie ended without any resolution so it could set up a sequel that
never got made.
Dragon Wars: D-War (blu-ray) 2007 movie with a vary convoluted plot.
But basically an evil sorcerer and his army are trying to take over the
world and they've got dragons. I think. Like I said, the plot is >convoluted, but the important thing is, this movie has dragons fighting
the modern military. And that's all I care about. I love that the FBI
has a supernatural task force that's up to speed on these types of
things, and knows exactly what needs to be done to handle it. And
unlike Reign of Fire (a movie I will never stop cursing), this movie
actually has attack copters vs. dragons. >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_5iRVuof0A
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (4K disc) 2023 movie based on
the board game. Chris Pine leads a cast of thieves who are trying to
steal treasure and rescue Pine's daughter from her evil adoptive father.
It's an OK movie, but I know others liked it a lot more than I did.
There's a scene in the movie where they briefly show characters from the
80s cartoon version. I grew up watching that cartoon and those were the >characters I wanted to follow. Hopefully some day someone will make
that version into a movie.
What did you watch?
On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:31:37 -0800, Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
I've been making my way through various movie groupings. On Monday I
watched Dragon movies:
Dragonslayer (4K disc) 1981 movie starring Peter MacNicol as a
sorcerer's apprentice who takes over his master's promise to battle a
dragon. This was a childhood favorite, but it's not as good as it was
when I was a kid. I think probably because when I was a kid I just
cared about the dragon, and now I also look at the plot. The disc has a
new commentary track with Matthew Robbins who writer and directed the
movie and Guillermo del Toro. At first I was confused why del Toro was
on the track, but it turns out Robbins has written several movies for
del Toro, and del Toro was geeking out on the track about how much of a
huge Dragonslayer fan he is.
Dragonheart (4K disc) 1996 movie starring Dennis Quaid who teams up with
a Dragon (voiced by Sean Connery) to run a con where the dragon flies
over a town then Quaid rides in and offers to rid the town of their
dragon problem for a fee. But the two end up having to stop their con
and fight an evil king by movie's end. OK, I guess. I know they made
umpteen sequels, but this was good enough for me.
Eragon (blu-ray) 2006 movie starring Ed Spellers as a young man who
finds a dragon's egg. The egg hatches and he has a magical bond with
his dragon. Which is a good thing because now everyone is counting on
him and his dragon to overthrow the evil king (John Malkovich). Jeremy
Irons costars as a good knight who trains Eragon (Speleers) and Robert
Carlyle serves as the king's evil magical enforcer and main villain. I
swear, Carlyle's evil character here was basically "Mr. Gold" with
different makeup. I really like this movie and I continued to be upset
the movie ended without any resolution so it could set up a sequel that
never got made.
Dragon Wars: D-War (blu-ray) 2007 movie with a vary convoluted plot.
But basically an evil sorcerer and his army are trying to take over the
world and they've got dragons. I think. Like I said, the plot is
convoluted, but the important thing is, this movie has dragons fighting
the modern military. And that's all I care about. I love that the FBI
has a supernatural task force that's up to speed on these types of
things, and knows exactly what needs to be done to handle it. And
unlike Reign of Fire (a movie I will never stop cursing), this movie
actually has attack copters vs. dragons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_5iRVuof0A
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (4K disc) 2023 movie based on
the board game. Chris Pine leads a cast of thieves who are trying to
steal treasure and rescue Pine's daughter from her evil adoptive father.
It's an OK movie, but I know others liked it a lot more than I did.
There's a scene in the movie where they briefly show characters from the
80s cartoon version. I grew up watching that cartoon and those were the
characters I wanted to follow. Hopefully some day someone will make
that version into a movie.
What did you watch?
I finished out Season 5 of The Expanse. Yes, I'm that far behind. Got distracted and stopped watching the series but I still recorded all of
them.
On 12/31/2024 8:49 AM, shawn wrote:snipped text
On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:31:37 -0800, Arthur Lipscomb
<arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
I've been making my way through various movie groupings. On Monday I
watched Dragon movies:
I started watching it, then life intervened and I didn't get back to it
What did you watch?
I finished out Season 5 of The Expanse. Yes, I'm that far behind. Got
distracted and stopped watching the series but I still recorded all of
them.
for many. I couldn't figure out where I left off, so decided to read the >first book, thinking that would help. It didn't because there's so much
more in the book, I just kept going with the series. Glad I did, because >there's two books more beyond the series.
I've been making my way through various movie groupings. On Monday I
watched Dragon movies:
Dragonslayer (4K disc) 1981 movie starring Peter MacNicol as a
sorcerer's apprentice who takes over his master's promise to battle a
dragon. This was a childhood favorite, but it's not as good as it was
when I was a kid. I think probably because when I was a kid I just
cared about the dragon, and now I also look at the plot. The disc has a
new commentary track with Matthew Robbins who writer and directed the
movie and Guillermo del Toro. At first I was confused why del Toro was
on the track, but it turns out Robbins has written several movies for
del Toro, and del Toro was geeking out on the track about how much of a
huge Dragonslayer fan he is.
Dragonheart (4K disc) 1996 movie starring Dennis Quaid who teams up with
a Dragon (voiced by Sean Connery) to run a con where the dragon flies
over a town then Quaid rides in and offers to rid the town of their
dragon problem for a fee. But the two end up having to stop their con
and fight an evil king by movie's end. OK, I guess. I know they made umpteen sequels, but this was good enough for me.
Dragon Wars: D-War (blu-ray) 2007 movie with a vary convoluted plot.
But basically an evil sorcerer and his army are trying to take over the
world and they've got dragons. I think. Like I said, the plot is convoluted, but the important thing is, this movie has dragons fighting
the modern military. And that's all I care about. I love that the FBI
has a supernatural task force that's up to speed on these types of
things, and knows exactly what needs to be done to handle it. And
unlike Reign of Fire (a movie I will never stop cursing), this movie
actually has attack copters vs. dragons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_5iRVuof0A
What did you watch?
After an arduous workout, I watched:
Nothing.
OK, I did see some YouTube videos...
Whar did you watch?
Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
I've been making my way through various movie groupings. On Monday I
watched Dragon movies:
Dragonslayer (4K disc) 1981 movie starring Peter MacNicol as a
sorcerer's apprentice who takes over his master's promise to battle a
dragon. This was a childhood favorite, but it's not as good as it was
when I was a kid. I think probably because when I was a kid I just
cared about the dragon, and now I also look at the plot. The disc has a
new commentary track with Matthew Robbins who writer and directed the
movie and Guillermo del Toro. At first I was confused why del Toro was
on the track, but it turns out Robbins has written several movies for
del Toro, and del Toro was geeking out on the track about how much of a
huge Dragonslayer fan he is.
Roger Ebert pointed out in his review that there are easier ways to save >virgins from being eaten by the dragon, than fighting the dragon.
Dragonheart (4K disc) 1996 movie starring Dennis Quaid who teams up with
a Dragon (voiced by Sean Connery) to run a con where the dragon flies
over a town then Quaid rides in and offers to rid the town of their
dragon problem for a fee. But the two end up having to stop their con
and fight an evil king by movie's end. OK, I guess. I know they made
umpteen sequels, but this was good enough for me.
I enjoyed my one viewing of this mostly for Connery and Quaid always does a >good job. The whole “last Dragon“ deal is usually depressing though.
Dragon Wars: D-War (blu-ray) 2007 movie with a vary convoluted plot.
But basically an evil sorcerer and his army are trying to take over the
world and they've got dragons. I think. Like I said, the plot is
convoluted, but the important thing is, this movie has dragons fighting
the modern military. And that's all I care about. I love that the FBI
has a supernatural task force that's up to speed on these types of
things, and knows exactly what needs to be done to handle it. And
unlike Reign of Fire (a movie I will never stop cursing), this movie
actually has attack copters vs. dragons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_5iRVuof0A
I have either seen this or reign of fire and I can’t tell you which.
What did you watch?
Hey, thanks for asking!
Nothing.
On 12/31/2024 8:49 AM, shawn wrote:snip
I started watching it, then life intervened and I didn't get back to it
What did you watch?
I finished out Season 5 of The Expanse. Yes, I'm that far behind. Got
distracted and stopped watching the series but I still recorded all of
them.
for many. I couldn't figure out where I left off, so decided to read the first book, thinking that would help. It didn't because there's so much
more in the book, I just kept going with the series. Glad I did, because there's two books more beyond the series.
On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:09:25 -0800, suzeeq <suzeeq@imbris.com> wrote:
On 12/31/2024 8:49 AM, shawn wrote:snipped text
On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:31:37 -0800, Arthur Lipscomb
<arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
I've been making my way through various movie groupings. On Monday I
watched Dragon movies:
I started watching it, then life intervened and I didn't get back to it
What did you watch?
I finished out Season 5 of The Expanse. Yes, I'm that far behind. Got
distracted and stopped watching the series but I still recorded all of
them.
for many years. I couldn't figure out where I left off, so decided to read the
first book, thinking that would help. It didn't because there's so much
more in the book, I just kept going with the series. Glad I did, because
there's two books more beyond the series.
Yes, I have the books and fully intend to read them all one day. I'm
still going to go ahead and finish the TV series before reading the
books. As for there being more in the books, that always seems to be
the same. I know it was that way with Dune series of books. I've heard
the same about the 3-Body Problem.
I've been making my way through various movie groupings. On Monday I
watched Dragon movies:
Dragonslayer (4K disc) 1981 movie starring Peter MacNicol as a
sorcerer's apprentice who takes over his master's promise to battle a
dragon. This was a childhood favorite, but it's not as good as it was
when I was a kid. I think probably because when I was a kid I just
cared about the dragon, and now I also look at the plot. The disc has a
new commentary track with Matthew Robbins who writer and directed the
movie and Guillermo del Toro. At first I was confused why del Toro was
on the track, but it turns out Robbins has written several movies for
del Toro, and del Toro was geeking out on the track about how much of a
huge Dragonslayer fan he is.
Dragonheart (4K disc) 1996 movie starring Dennis Quaid who teams up with
a Dragon (voiced by Sean Connery) to run a con where the dragon flies
over a town then Quaid rides in and offers to rid the town of their
dragon problem for a fee. But the two end up having to stop their con
and fight an evil king by movie's end. OK, I guess. I know they made >umpteen sequels, but this was good enough for me.
Eragon (blu-ray) 2006 movie starring Ed Spellers as a young man who
finds a dragon's egg. The egg hatches and he has a magical bond with
his dragon. Which is a good thing because now everyone is counting on
him and his dragon to overthrow the evil king (John Malkovich). Jeremy
Irons costars as a good knight who trains Eragon (Speleers) and Robert >Carlyle serves as the king's evil magical enforcer and main villain. I >swear, Carlyle's evil character here was basically "Mr. Gold" with
different makeup. I really like this movie and I continued to be upset
the movie ended without any resolution so it could set up a sequel that
never got made.
Dragon Wars: D-War (blu-ray) 2007 movie with a vary convoluted plot.
But basically an evil sorcerer and his army are trying to take over the
world and they've got dragons. I think. Like I said, the plot is >convoluted, but the important thing is, this movie has dragons fighting
the modern military. And that's all I care about. I love that the FBI
has a supernatural task force that's up to speed on these types of
things, and knows exactly what needs to be done to handle it. And
unlike Reign of Fire (a movie I will never stop cursing), this movie
actually has attack copters vs. dragons. >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_5iRVuof0A
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (4K disc) 2023 movie based on
the board game. Chris Pine leads a cast of thieves who are trying to
steal treasure and rescue Pine's daughter from her evil adoptive father.
It's an OK movie, but I know others liked it a lot more than I did.
There's a scene in the movie where they briefly show characters from the
80s cartoon version. I grew up watching that cartoon and those were the >characters I wanted to follow. Hopefully some day someone will make
that version into a movie.
What did you watch?
Nothing.
anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
Dragonslayer (4K disc) 1981 movie starring Peter MacNicol as a
sorcerer's apprentice who takes over his master's promise to battle a
dragon. This was a childhood favorite, but it's not as good as it was
when I was a kid. I think probably because when I was a kid I just
cared about the dragon, and now I also look at the plot. The disc has a >>> new commentary track with Matthew Robbins who writer and directed the
movie and Guillermo del Toro. At first I was confused why del Toro was >>> on the track, but it turns out Robbins has written several movies for
del Toro, and del Toro was geeking out on the track about how much of a
huge Dragonslayer fan he is.
Roger Ebert pointed out in his review that there are easier ways to save >>virgins from being eaten by the dragon, than fighting the dragon.
Not having any virgins being the obvious solution.
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
After an arduous workout, I watched:
Nothing.
OK, I did see some YouTube videos...
Whar did you watch?
I watched what you watched except for the YouTube videos.
Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:09:31 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
Dragonslayer (4K disc) 1981 movie starring Peter MacNicol as a
sorcerer's apprentice who takes over his master's promise to battle a >>>dragon. This was a childhood favorite, but it's not as good as it was >>>when I was a kid. I think probably because when I was a kid I just
cared about the dragon, and now I also look at the plot. The disc has a >>>new commentary track with Matthew Robbins who writer and directed the >>>movie and Guillermo del Toro. At first I was confused why del Toro was >>>on the track, but it turns out Robbins has written several movies for
del Toro, and del Toro was geeking out on the track about how much of a >>>huge Dragonslayer fan he is.
Roger Ebert pointed out in his review that there are easier ways to save >>virgins from being eaten by the dragon, than fighting the dragon.
Not having any virgins being the obvious solution.
anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
Nothing.
Not even what your dreadful roomate watches, via osmisis?