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[Ironbunny]

Watched the first two episodes. It was surprisingly fun adventure. First show since Andor that didnt feel like its filmed in cubicle. Effects and sets are really good and it is in all very much goonies like. Nothing in it really bothered me and happy to see more.

 

[ManaByte]

Watched the first two episodes. It was surprisingly fun adventure. First show since Andor that didnt feel like its filmed in cubicle. Effects and sets are really good and it is in all very much goonies like. Nothing in it really bothered me and happy to see more.

I’m watching the episodes again tonight. Was tired when I watched them last night.

I haven’t bought any of the other series they’ve released on disc, but I want the steel book of this.

 

[Doom85]

Ephialtes was a real historical figure who betrayed the Spartans. Of course, 300 is a fantasy adaptation of history, but it would not be in character for the Spartans to be polite with someone like that. They are famously laconic hardasses who only respect strength. A weak, incapable man would not deserve to fight alongside them.

Fair enough (though I have heard the movie, or rather the original comic, gets some notable cultural details wrong), you just think the main character (or any of the others who heard the exchange) would be smart enough to realize the guy who is now screaming at him in fury MIGHT reveal to the enemy the path that can lead to the 300 soldiers’ downfall. Like, they’re hardasses, but they’re not dumbasses given the thought they put into their strategies, so one would think they would consider, “guy tells us about secret path that could greatly aid our enemy if discovered” and “same guy is now screaming at us in anger” and put two and two together.

Like, I feel if Ephialtes had just been shown with an absolutely furious expression on his face but didn’t actually yell out, and everyone else had already turned their back before seeing his anger displayed, it would fully justify the Spartan soldiers never considering the possibility he would betray them.

But again, I assume this was mostly present in the comic as I’ve heard the movie is mostly faithful to it, so this isn’t even the fault of the movie script or Snyder. Like, when he did majorly change a comic detail in an otherwise faithful adaptation, he altered the source of the massive detonation in Watchmen, which even as someone who loves the comic, I thought the change worked fine for the movie version, but lord did some readers of the comic proceed to nitpick every detail about that change and how it logically wouldn’t work.

And I’m not one to actually let minor details like this affect my opinion of a film’s overall quality. As I said, 300 is great in my book, probably tied with Man of Steel as my second favorite Snyder film (his Dawn of the Dead remake being #1, really solid remake though I do prefer the original). Honestly, I feel people these days do focus too much on such details, and forget that certain popular “critic” personalities online who do so usually make it clear they’re playing a character or doing a bit and this is not how they recommend people watch movies, like CinemaSins in particular has said a few times that their videos are primarily for fun but not how people should watch movies themselves.

 

[Ironbunny]

I’m watching the episodes again tonight. Was tired when I watched them last night.

I haven’t bought any of the other series they’ve released on disc, but I want the steel book of this.

They could really make some lost treasure kind of special edition sets for this. I can see this becoming goonies for todays kids. Hope it keeps up.

 

[ManaByte]

They could really make some lost treasure kind of special edition sets for this. I can see this becoming goonies for todays kids. Hope it keeps up.

As good as the first two episodes are, the reviewers say the third (the second Lowery episode) is where it really finds its footing and gets great.

 

[Doom85]

As good as the first two episodes are, the reviewers say the third (the second Lowery episode) is where it really finds its footing and gets great.

I had this comment in the corner of my eye, and before I was able to turn my head to fully see it, I “saw” the words “Lovecraft episode” and several milliseconds of my brain proceeded to marathon rapid emotions in this order:

Then I read the comment properly and I returned to reality. I now have a headache.

Seriously though, going that hard in a horror direction for this particular series based on episode one (and I assume two once I watch it) would feel like too abrupt a tone shift for me personally. But I certainly wouldn’t be opposed to a separate series, set in some remote part of the galaxy or maybe one of the neighboring uncharted galaxies, exploring a Lovecraftian feel.

 

[Dev1lXYZ]

I was content with not watching this show. But the Captain EO possible connections have me intrigued. I didn’t get to see it until I was an adult with my kids. It was in some dank old theater at Epcot missing just about every special effect present in the original, but it was worth seeing.

 

[jason10mm]

I had this comment in the corner of my eye, and before I was able to turn my head to fully see it, I “saw” the words “Lovecraft episode” and several milliseconds of my brain proceeded to marathon rapid emotions in this order:

Seriously though, going that hard in a horror direction for this particular series based on episode one (and I assume two once I watch it) would feel like too abrupt a tone shift for me personally. But I certainly wouldn’t be opposed to a separate series, set in some remote part of the galaxy or maybe one of the neighboring uncharted galaxies, exploring a Lovecraftian feel.

We did a little taste of it with the space octopus thing in Solo. Not to mention the asteroid worm thing in Empire. All these things need is some intelligence, go kill a few of those warp whales from Ahsoka, and we gots some legit space monster battles!

 

[John Marston]

As good as the first two episodes are, the reviewers say the third (the second Lowery episode) is where it really finds its footing and gets great.

I was about to quit thinking this wasn't really for me but I'll give it another chance then.

 

[ManaByte]

Ok hear me out.

At Attin being a Great Work of the High Republic is the Star Wars version of Walt Disney’s original concept of EPCOT.

An ideal Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow in the Star Wars galaxy isolated for centuries from the rest of the universe.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

Fuzzball is literally in the second episode. So that’s one character from EO in the show. George Lucas wrote and produced EO (and Coppola directed it).

At some point after the Sequel Trilogy, Wim and Neel get their own ship and set out to save the galaxy with music!

They save the galaxy..:WITH DANCE!!

 

[ManaByte]

They save the galaxy..:WITH DANCE!!

 

[jason10mm]

Damn, that was some good shit! Son was dubious but by the end of e2 he was 1000% on board. Mostly for one eyed Jac.....er SM-33.

The Captain Eo easter eggs were great. The kids did a surprisingly good job with the classic archtypes of The Dreamer, The Rebel, The Techie, and The Conformist. Tough chick is saved from being a girl boss by having the visor girl admonish her for being so mean. Nice seeing so many Cantina aliens.

A bit of a hard time imagining AT Allia or whatever its called bieng totally cut off for hundreds (thousands) of years but all these alien races still existing. We got blue greedo, red greedo, green furry, hammerhead, on and on. Though it seems like the droids actually control everything so its kinda like a zoo, or maybe an ark?

 

[ManaByte]

A bit of a hard time imagining AT Allia or whatever its called bieng totally cut off for hundreds (thousands) of years but all these alien races still existing. We got blue greedo, red greedo, green furry, hammerhead, on and on. Though it seems like the droids actually control everything so its kinda like a zoo, or maybe an ark?

Hundreds of years. The planet was setup by the High Republic and then lost when the High Republic came to an end. They still think the Republic exists so they’ve been completely cut off.

 

[jason10mm]

Hundreds of years. The planet was setup by the High Republic and then lost when the High Republic came to an end. They still think the Republic exists so they’ve been completely cut off.

So what are they a treasure planet of? Tech? Stacks of old fashioned credits? Getting vibes of WH40k and Battletech of machine worlds with lost tech to be plundered

 

[Darkmakaimura]

There's a Captain EO connection? I saw that as a kid in Disneyland and absolutely loved it.