Mando & "Baby Yoda" (aka. "The Mandalorian and Grogu") (Disney+) - In >glorious 4k!
OK, let me get this out of the way first - overall, I enjoyed this.
It's not deep. But as "Space Westerns" go, it's mostly decent.
That said, I can see the problems here, and can understand why it
didn't do well at the Box Office.
Well, first - It's a theatrical movie spinoff of a TV show. Have
those EVER worked?!! I mean, since "Batman '66", has this ever worked?!
In article <117ivbj$23hns$1@dont-email.me>, ijball@mac.invalid wrote:
Mando & "Baby Yoda" (aka. "The Mandalorian and Grogu") (Disney+) - In
glorious 4k!
OK, let me get this out of the way first - overall, I enjoyed this.
It's not deep. But as "Space Westerns" go, it's mostly decent.
That said, I can see the problems here, and can understand why it
didn't do well at the Box Office.
Well, first - It's a theatrical movie spinoff of a TV show. Have
those EVER worked?!! I mean, since "Batman '66", has this ever worked?!
If memory serves, the Batman movie with Adam West came before the TV
show.
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Islam is a peaceful religion, just as long as the women are beaten, the
boys buggered and the infidels are killed.
Well, after working hard for two weeks straight (had to run meetings,
and get new instructors ready for the new semester, and then classes
started this past week), I decided that this long weekend, and
especially today (Saturday), I was going to blow off some steam and just watch movies!!
Unfortunately, a number of the movies I wanted to watch are either unavailable to me (e.g. Project Hail Mary) or haven't come to streaming
yet (e.g. It Ends, Backrooms).
So I think I cobbled together a pretty decent line-up of flicks for a Saturday anyway:
Mando & "Baby Yoda" (aka. "The Mandalorian and Grogu") (Disney+) - In glorious 4k!
ÿÿ OK, let me get this out of the way first - overall, I enjoyed this.
It's not deep. But as "Space Westerns" go, it's mostly decent.
ÿÿ That said, I can see the problems here, and can understand why it
didn't do well at the Box Office.
ÿÿ Well, first - It's a theatrical movie spinoff of a TV show. Have
those EVER worked?!! I mean, since "Batman '66", has this ever worked?!
ÿÿ Second, this is basically nothing more than a higher-budget over-
long episode of "The Mandalorian" TV series. There is nothing wrong with this if you like the series - But why did this have to be released in theaters?!! Why not just do another season of the TV series?
ÿÿ And, third - There is just *way too much* CGI in this flick! Like,
not just the monsters - I think that almost every *character* besides
Mando (and Sigourney Weaver) in this film is CGI. This seriously took me
out of the movie in several places... Remember when they used to make
movies with "practical effects" and, like, costumes and puppets and
stuff?! Well, you don't have to worry, because there's not much of that
in this film!
ÿÿ In addition (and this was not unexpected) - it does pretty literally become the "Baby Yoda" flick for a stretch in the middle.
ÿÿ But, mostly aside from the gratuitous and annoying over-use of CGI,
I did actually enjoy this film. It's fine as a low-stakes "popcorn" Star Wars-universe film.
The Martian (Ultra HD Blu-ray disk!) - So this wasn't just in "glorious
4k" - it was in "super-duper glorious 4k!!"ÿ :D
ÿÿ And, yes - I had never actually watched this before. It's been on TV
for years now, but it's one of those films I refused to watch for the
first time on ad-supported TV. And then I bought it on UHD Blu-ray a
couple of years back and decided tht I would wait to watch on UHD disk. Well, today was finally the day for it, esp. as I can't watch "Project
Hail Mary" yet.
ÿÿ I thought the film itself was quite good.
ÿÿ Yeah, sure, they definitely gloss over the specifics of how Matt
Damon manages to survive on Mars for so long.
ÿÿ But this is a good, mostly hard-science based thriller, and I'd love
to see more flicks like this made.
ÿÿ And it looks incredible on UHD Blu-ray - I'm guessing better than it would have looked in a theater.
The Long Walk (HBO Max) - I quite enjoyed this too, though I didn't find
it as emotionally involving (or wrenching!) as some people on r/horror apparently did.
ÿÿ I did think David Jonsson was quite outstanding in this - get this
guy more acting gigs, STAT!! (Oh... He's the new "Black Panther"! Now it
all makes sense...)
ÿÿ And Mark Hammil is unrecognizable in this - I didn't even realize it
was him until the final credits!
ÿÿ Apparently, Stephen King thinks this is one of the better
adaptations of his works, and I think I mostly agree. Though I was a
little horrified to learn after watching this that the film total
changes the character arc for Peter McVries (Jonsson's character) which, while it works for the film, is a major change from King's book's
ending. This put me a little off after the fact.
ÿÿ Anyway, this one gets a 'Thumbs up' from me.
And what did you watch, at the start of your Labor Day weekend?!
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
In article <117ivbj$23hns$1@dont-email.me>, ijball@mac.invalid wrote:
Mando & "Baby Yoda" (aka. "The Mandalorian and Grogu") (Disney+) - In
glorious 4k!
OK, let me get this out of the way first - overall, I enjoyed this.
It's not deep. But as "Space Westerns" go, it's mostly decent.
That said, I can see the problems here, and can understand why it
didn't do well at the Box Office.
Well, first - It's a theatrical movie spinoff of a TV show. Have
those EVER worked?!! I mean, since "Batman '66", has this ever worked?!
If memory serves, the Batman movie with Adam West came before the TV
show.
Memory does not serve. It was originally intended to be produced first to launch the show, but the schedule was changed. The show came first and the movie was produced and released in the hiatus between seasons. It does apparently take place before the series or else Bruce Wayne would notice Catwoman when she was unmasked.
On Sep 16, 2026 at 9:20:51 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
In article <117ivbj$23hns$1@dont-email.me>, ijball@mac.invalid wrote:
Mando & "Baby Yoda" (aka. "The Mandalorian and Grogu") (Disney+) - In >>> glorious 4k!If memory serves, the Batman movie with Adam West came before the TV
OK, let me get this out of the way first - overall, I enjoyed this.
It's not deep. But as "Space Westerns" go, it's mostly decent.
That said, I can see the problems here, and can understand why it
didn't do well at the Box Office.
Well, first - It's a theatrical movie spinoff of a TV show. Have
those EVER worked?!! I mean, since "Batman '66", has this ever worked?! >>
show.
Memory does not serve. It was originally intended to be produced first to launch the show, but the schedule was changed. The show came first and the movie was produced and released in the hiatus between seasons. It does apparently take place before the series or else Bruce Wayne would notice Catwoman when she was unmasked.
Well, honestly they're all morons for not recognizing each other just because they put those little masks on.
How can Commissioner Gordon not know that Batman and Robin are just Bruce and Dick dressed up in silly costumes?
BTR1701 wrote in article <118eorn$3l0df$4@dont-email.me>:
On Sep 16, 2026 at 9:20:51 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
In article <117ivbj$23hns$1@dont-email.me>, ijball@mac.invalid wrote:
Mando & "Baby Yoda" (aka. "The Mandalorian and Grogu") (Disney+) - In >>>>> glorious 4k!If memory serves, the Batman movie with Adam West came before the TV
OK, let me get this out of the way first - overall, I enjoyed this. >>>>> It's not deep. But as "Space Westerns" go, it's mostly decent.
That said, I can see the problems here, and can understand why it
didn't do well at the Box Office.
Well, first - It's a theatrical movie spinoff of a TV show. Have
those EVER worked?!! I mean, since "Batman '66", has this ever worked?! >>>>
show.
Memory does not serve. It was originally intended to be produced first to >>> launch the show, but the schedule was changed. The show came first and the >>> movie was produced and released in the hiatus between seasons. It does
apparently take place before the series or else Bruce Wayne would notice >>> Catwoman when she was unmasked.
Well, honestly they're all morons for not recognizing each other just because
they put those little masks on.
How can Commissioner Gordon not know that Batman and Robin are just Bruce and
Dick dressed up in silly costumes?
A lot of superhero shows have that problem.
In the comic books, Bruce always speaks in a low metal growl
while dressed as Batman. This must be enough, since other people
have subbed as Batman without Commissioner Gordon noticing the
difference.
On Sep 16, 2026 at 9:20:51 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
In article <117ivbj$23hns$1@dont-email.me>, ijball@mac.invalid wrote:
Mando & "Baby Yoda" (aka. "The Mandalorian and Grogu") (Disney+) - In >>>> glorious 4k!If memory serves, the Batman movie with Adam West came before the TV
OK, let me get this out of the way first - overall, I enjoyed this.
It's not deep. But as "Space Westerns" go, it's mostly decent.
That said, I can see the problems here, and can understand why it
didn't do well at the Box Office.
Well, first - It's a theatrical movie spinoff of a TV show. Have
those EVER worked?!! I mean, since "Batman '66", has this ever worked?! >>>
show.
Memory does not serve. It was originally intended to be produced first to
launch the show, but the schedule was changed. The show came first and the >> movie was produced and released in the hiatus between seasons. It does
apparently take place before the series or else Bruce Wayne would notice
Catwoman when she was unmasked.
Well, honestly they're all morons for not recognizing each other just because they put those little masks on.
How can Commissioner Gordon not know that Batman and Robin are just Bruce and Dick dressed up in silly costumes?
On Sep 16, 2026 at 9:20:51 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
In article <117ivbj$23hns$1@dont-email.me>, ijball@mac.invalid wrote:
Mando & "Baby Yoda" (aka. "The Mandalorian and Grogu") (Disney+) - In >>>> glorious 4k!If memory serves, the Batman movie with Adam West came before the TV
OK, let me get this out of the way first - overall, I enjoyed this.
It's not deep. But as "Space Westerns" go, it's mostly decent.
That said, I can see the problems here, and can understand why it
didn't do well at the Box Office.
Well, first - It's a theatrical movie spinoff of a TV show. Have
those EVER worked?!! I mean, since "Batman '66", has this ever worked?! >>>
show.
Memory does not serve. It was originally intended to be produced first to
launch the show, but the schedule was changed. The show came first and the >> movie was produced and released in the hiatus between seasons. It does
apparently take place before the series or else Bruce Wayne would notice
Catwoman when she was unmasked.
Well, honestly they're all morons for not recognizing each other just because >they put those little masks on.
How can Commissioner Gordon not know that Batman and Robin are just Bruce and >Dick dressed up in silly costumes?
BTR1701 wrote in article <118eorn$3l0df$4@dont-email.me>:
On Sep 16, 2026 at 9:20:51 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote: >>
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
In article <117ivbj$23hns$1@dont-email.me>, ijball@mac.invalid wrote: >> >>
Mando & "Baby Yoda" (aka. "The Mandalorian and Grogu") (Disney+) - In >> >>> glorious 4k!
OK, let me get this out of the way first - overall, I enjoyed this. >> >>> It's not deep. But as "Space Westerns" go, it's mostly decent.
That said, I can see the problems here, and can understand why it
didn't do well at the Box Office.
Well, first - It's a theatrical movie spinoff of a TV show. Have
those EVER worked?!! I mean, since "Batman '66", has this ever worked?!
If memory serves, the Batman movie with Adam West came before the TV >> >> show.
Memory does not serve. It was originally intended to be produced first to >> > launch the show, but the schedule was changed. The show came first and the
movie was produced and released in the hiatus between seasons. It does >> > apparently take place before the series or else Bruce Wayne would notice >> > Catwoman when she was unmasked.
Well, honestly they're all morons for not recognizing each other just
because
they put those little masks on.
How can Commissioner Gordon not know that Batman and Robin are just Bruce >> and
Dick dressed up in silly costumes?
A lot of superhero shows have that problem.
In the comic books, Bruce always speaks in a low metal growl
while dressed as Batman. This must be enough, since other people
have subbed as Batman without Commissioner Gordon noticing the
difference.
On Sep 16, 2026 at 12:22:57 PM PDT, "The True Melissa"<thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
between his face and Clark Kent's face was the glasses, for gawd's sweetBTR1701 wrote in article <118eorn$3l0df$4@dont-email.me>:
because
On Sep 16, 2026 at 9:20:51 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote: >>>
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
In article <117ivbj$23hns$1@dont-email.me>, ijball@mac.invalid wrote: >>>>>
Mando & "Baby Yoda" (aka. "The Mandalorian and Grogu") (Disney+) - In >>>>>> glorious 4k!If memory serves, the Batman movie with Adam West came before the TV >>>>> show.
OK, let me get this out of the way first - overall, I enjoyed this. >>>>>> It's not deep. But as "Space Westerns" go, it's mostly decent.
That said, I can see the problems here, and can understand why it >>>>>> didn't do well at the Box Office.
Well, first - It's a theatrical movie spinoff of a TV show. Have
those EVER worked?!! I mean, since "Batman '66", has this ever worked?! >>>>>
Memory does not serve. It was originally intended to be produced first to >>>> launch the show, but the schedule was changed. The show came first and the >>>> movie was produced and released in the hiatus between seasons. It does >>>> apparently take place before the series or else Bruce Wayne would notice >>>> Catwoman when she was unmasked.
Well, honestly they're all morons for not recognizing each other just
they put those little masks on.
How can Commissioner Gordon not know that Batman and Robin are just Bruce >> and
Dick dressed up in silly costumes?
A lot of superhero shows have that problem.
Superman was the worst. He didn't even wear a mask. The only difference
In the comic books, Bruce always speaks in a low metal growl
while dressed as Batman. This must be enough, since other people
have subbed as Batman without Commissioner Gordon noticing the
difference.
On Sep 16, 2026 at 12:22:57 PM PDT, "The True Melissa" <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
BTR1701 wrote in article <118eorn$3l0df$4@dont-email.me>:
On Sep 16, 2026 at 9:20:51 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote: >>
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
In article <117ivbj$23hns$1@dont-email.me>, ijball@mac.invalid wrote: >> >>
Mando & "Baby Yoda" (aka. "The Mandalorian and Grogu") (Disney+) - In
glorious 4k!
OK, let me get this out of the way first - overall, I enjoyed this. >> >>> It's not deep. But as "Space Westerns" go, it's mostly decent.
That said, I can see the problems here, and can understand why it >> >>> didn't do well at the Box Office.
Well, first - It's a theatrical movie spinoff of a TV show. Have
those EVER worked?!! I mean, since "Batman '66", has this ever worked?!
If memory serves, the Batman movie with Adam West came before the TV >> >> show.
Memory does not serve. It was originally intended to be produced first to
launch the show, but the schedule was changed. The show came first and the
movie was produced and released in the hiatus between seasons. It does >> > apparently take place before the series or else Bruce Wayne would notice
Catwoman when she was unmasked.
Well, honestly they're all morons for not recognizing each other just
because
they put those little masks on.
How can Commissioner Gordon not know that Batman and Robin are just Bruce >> and
Dick dressed up in silly costumes?
A lot of superhero shows have that problem.
Superman was the worst. He didn't even wear a mask. The only difference between his face and Clark Kent's face was the glasses, for gawd's sweet sake.
That was bad enough in the 50s. Now with facial recognition software, you'd think his "secret identity" would be outed in milliseconds even if the people around him were so galactically stupid they didn't recognize the guy working right next to them whenever they saw Superman on the news.
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
On Sep 16, 2026 at 12:22:57 PM PDT, "The True Melissa"<thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
between his face and Clark Kent's face was the glasses, for gawd's sweet sake.
BTR1701 wrote in article <118eorn$3l0df$4@dont-email.me>:
because
On Sep 16, 2026 at 9:20:51 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote: >>>>
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
In article <117ivbj$23hns$1@dont-email.me>, ijball@mac.invalid wrote: >>>>>>
Mando & "Baby Yoda" (aka. "The Mandalorian and Grogu") (Disney+) - In >>>>>>> glorious 4k!
OK, let me get this out of the way first - overall, I enjoyed this. >>>>>>> It's not deep. But as "Space Westerns" go, it's mostly decent.
That said, I can see the problems here, and can understand why it >>>>>>> didn't do well at the Box Office.
Well, first - It's a theatrical movie spinoff of a TV show. Have >>>>>>> those EVER worked?!! I mean, since "Batman '66", has this ever worked?!
If memory serves, the Batman movie with Adam West came before the TV >>>>>> show.
Memory does not serve. It was originally intended to be produced first to
launch the show, but the schedule was changed. The show came first and the
movie was produced and released in the hiatus between seasons. It does >>>>> apparently take place before the series or else Bruce Wayne would notice >>>>> Catwoman when she was unmasked.
Well, honestly they're all morons for not recognizing each other just
they put those little masks on.
How can Commissioner Gordon not know that Batman and Robin are just Bruce >>> and
Dick dressed up in silly costumes?
A lot of superhero shows have that problem.
Superman was the worst. He didn't even wear a mask. The only difference
Spit curl
That was bad enough in the 50s. Now with facial recognition software, you'd think his "secret identity" would be outed in milliseconds even if the
people
around him were so galactically stupid they didn't recognize the guy
working
right next to them whenever they saw Superman on the news.
All of the attempts to fix it have been worse than nothing. There was the quickly aborted idea that he used super hypnotism to make everybody see him as someone else. And John Byrne?s terrible reboot had him super vibrate his face so you could see him just looking at him normally but he couldn?t be photographed. He?d just come out as a blur. Honestly, I think if every photograph of Superman had his face as a blur that would scare me more than anything else.
BTR1701 wrote in article <-3ednVneMKdo-
jb3nZ2dnZfqn_WdnZ2d@giganews.com>:
On Sep 16, 2026 at 12:22:57 PM PDT, "The True Melissa"
<thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
BTR1701 wrote in article <118eorn$3l0df$4@dont-email.me>:
On Sep 16, 2026 at 9:20:51 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
In article <117ivbj$23hns$1@dont-email.me>, ijball@mac.invalid wrote:
Mando & "Baby Yoda" (aka. "The Mandalorian and Grogu") (Disney+) - In
glorious 4k!
OK, let me get this out of the way first - overall, I enjoyed this.
It's not deep. But as "Space Westerns" go, it's mostly decent.
That said, I can see the problems here, and can understand why it >> >> >>> didn't do well at the Box Office.
Well, first - It's a theatrical movie spinoff of a TV show. Have >> >> >>> those EVER worked?!! I mean, since "Batman '66", has this ever worked?!
If memory serves, the Batman movie with Adam West came before the TV
show.
Memory does not serve. It was originally intended to be produced first to
launch the show, but the schedule was changed. The show came first >>>>> and the
movie was produced and released in the hiatus between seasons. It does
apparently take place before the series or else Bruce Wayne would notice
Catwoman when she was unmasked.
Well, honestly they're all morons for not recognizing each other just >> >> because they put those little masks on.
How can Commissioner Gordon not know that Batman and Robin are just Bruce
and Dick dressed up in silly costumes?
A lot of superhero shows have that problem.
Superman was the worst. He didn't even wear a mask. The only difference
between his face and Clark Kent's face was the glasses, for gawd's sweet
sake.
That was bad enough in the 50s. Now with facial recognition software, you'd >> think his "secret identity" would be outed in milliseconds even if the
people
around him were so galactically stupid they didn't recognize the guy working
right next to them whenever they saw Superman on the news.
They've addressed this a few times, though never convincingly.
One explanation, during the time when writers gave Superman new
powers at random, was that he used superhypnotism.
Another was
that he used superspeed to blur his face slightly whenever he
detected cameras, so there were no good pictures of him (but most
of the Daily Planet staff had met him in both guises).
In the end, I think we just have to accept it as part of the
comic book premise. The goofiest example I know is Super
President, in which everyone is unable to recognize the President
of the United States. I guess Super President at least has a
mask, but still.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbn-zwNB7r4
On Sep 17, 2026 at 12:54:24 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:happens.
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
On Sep 16, 2026 at 12:22:57 PM PDT, "The True Melissa"<thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
between his face and Clark Kent's face was the glasses, for gawd's sweet
BTR1701 wrote in article <118eorn$3l0df$4@dont-email.me>:
On Sep 16, 2026 at 9:20:51 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote: >>>>>
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
In article <117ivbj$23hns$1@dont-email.me>, ijball@mac.invalid wrote: >>>>>>>
Mando & "Baby Yoda" (aka. "The Mandalorian and Grogu") (Disney+) - In >>>>>>>> glorious 4k!
OK, let me get this out of the way first - overall, I enjoyed this. >>>>>>>> It's not deep. But as "Space Westerns" go, it's mostly decent. >>>>>>>> That said, I can see the problems here, and can understand why it >>>>>>>> didn't do well at the Box Office.
Well, first - It's a theatrical movie spinoff of a TV show. Have >>>>>>>> those EVER worked?!! I mean, since "Batman '66", has this ever worked?!
If memory serves, the Batman movie with Adam West came before the TV >>>>>>> show.
Memory does not serve. It was originally intended to be produced first to
launch the show, but the schedule was changed. The show came first and the
movie was produced and released in the hiatus between seasons. It does >>>>>> apparently take place before the series or else Bruce Wayne would notice >>>>>> Catwoman when she was unmasked.
Well, honestly they're all morons for not recognizing each other just >>>> because
they put those little masks on.
How can Commissioner Gordon not know that Batman and Robin are just Bruce >>>> and
Dick dressed up in silly costumes?
A lot of superhero shows have that problem.
Superman was the worst. He didn't even wear a mask. The only difference
sake.
Spit curl
That was bad enough in the 50s. Now with facial recognition software, you'd >> think his "secret identity" would be outed in milliseconds even if the
people
around him were so galactically stupid they didn't recognize the guy
working
right next to them whenever they saw Superman on the news.
All of the attempts to fix it have been worse than nothing. There was the
quickly aborted idea that he used super hypnotism to make everybody see him >> as someone else. And John Byrne?s terrible reboot had him super vibrate his >> face so you could see him just looking at him normally but he couldn?t be
photographed. He?d just come out as a blur. Honestly, I think if every
photograph of Superman had his face as a blur that would scare me more than >> anything else.
Yeah, no kidding. I'm immediately starting to think 'vampire' if that
else.Another was
that he used superspeed to blur his face slightly whenever he
detected cameras, so there were no good pictures of him (but most
of the Daily Planet staff had met him in both guises).
Yet people *did* see him on the news and in interviews with Lois Lane, etc. and no one ever said, "Hey, Superman, why is your face an amorphous blur?" which, as anim8r said, would be more disturbing than anything
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