Here's a couple things I was debating whether to put up here at all. First, a review of Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, with some venting on the long-standing politics of the animation Oscar. A rant I referenced, the real breaking point to me was in 2016,when they not only chose Zootopia over Kubo but didn't even nominate Finding Dory.
https://trendytroodon.blogspot.com/2023/03/animation-defenestration-one-that-lost.html
And actually more closely related to what I've posted here, a review of Battle of the Bulge. I worked in some thoughts on the tiers of historicity for war movies. I suppose there could be room for discussion here about how the "fake" tanks in this moviecompare to others, especially in the direction of science fiction. To me, it's not a big issue when an existing vehicle is modified to represent a fictional or "futuristic" one, especially given my knowledge of how many ridiculously old vehicles are
https://trendytroodon.blogspot.com/2023/04/really-good-movies-one-with-fakest-fake.html
On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:26:41 -0700 (PDT), David Brown ><davidnbrown80@gmail.com> wrote:
Here's a couple things I was debating whether to put up here at all.First, a review of Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, with some venting on
the long-standing politics of the animation Oscar. A rant I referenced,
the real breaking point to me was in 2016, when they not only chose
Zootopia over Kubo but didn't even nominate Finding Dory. >>https://trendytroodon.blogspot.com/2023/03/animation-defenestration-one-that-lost.html
I saw all three (but not the Puss in Boots sequel yet). /Zootopia/ is
a very polished movie with a twisty plot, a hero who falls and redeems >herself, and a sequence at the end which, the first time I saw it,
actually made me fear for her life. It was, IOW, very effective.
I saw /Kubo/ but I didn't like it. And I liked it even less at the
end, when we find out what the "two strings" are.
/Finding Dory/ was nice, but it omitted the really interesting part of
the story: the trip across the Pacific. In many ways, the original's
journey to Sydney was the most interesting part of the film. Without
it, /Finding Dory/ seems ... hollow ... to me.
In article <e2ll3itctvt5tcvikj1tslaeog7k9u87k4@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:26:41 -0700 (PDT), David Brown >><davidnbrown80@gmail.com> wrote:
Here's a couple things I was debating whether to put up here at all. >>First, a review of Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, with some venting onthe long-standing politics of the animation Oscar. A rant I referenced,
the real breaking point to me was in 2016, when they not only chose >>Zootopia over Kubo but didn't even nominate Finding Dory. >>>https://trendytroodon.blogspot.com/2023/03/animation-defenestration-one-that-lost.html
I saw all three (but not the Puss in Boots sequel yet). /Zootopia/ is
a very polished movie with a twisty plot, a hero who falls and redeems >>herself, and a sequence at the end which, the first time I saw it,
actually made me fear for her life. It was, IOW, very effective.
I saw /Kubo/ but I didn't like it. And I liked it even less at the
end, when we find out what the "two strings" are.
/Finding Dory/ was nice, but it omitted the really interesting part of
the story: the trip across the Pacific. In many ways, the original's >>journey to Sydney was the most interesting part of the film. Without
it, /Finding Dory/ seems ... hollow ... to me.
Did not see Kubo although I wanted to, but Puss In Boots II is miles
ahead of Zootopia (which was not a bat film by any means). PIBII had
miles of heart, a solid story and surprising character arcs. Probably
the best movie of 2022.
Finding Dorry I liked much less than Nemo. In particular, my WSOD--
died when they started spending lots of time in mop buckets and other
dodgy water sources. Fish tend to die if you look at their
water wrong, much less replace it with a pine-sol solution..
On 15 Apr 2023 17:43:36 GMT, t...@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan
<tednolan>) wrote:
In article <e2ll3itctvt5tcvik...@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person <pspe...@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:26:41 -0700 (PDT), David Brown >><davidn...@gmail.com> wrote:
Here's a couple things I was debating whether to put up here at all. >>First, a review of Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, with some venting on >>the long-standing politics of the animation Oscar. A rant I referenced, >>the real breaking point to me was in 2016, when they not only chose >>Zootopia over Kubo but didn't even nominate Finding Dory. >>>https://trendytroodon.blogspot.com/2023/03/animation-defenestration-one-that-lost.html
I saw all three (but not the Puss in Boots sequel yet). /Zootopia/ is
a very polished movie with a twisty plot, a hero who falls and redeems >>herself, and a sequence at the end which, the first time I saw it, >>actually made me fear for her life. It was, IOW, very effective.
I saw /Kubo/ but I didn't like it. And I liked it even less at the
end, when we find out what the "two strings" are.
/Finding Dory/ was nice, but it omitted the really interesting part of >>the story: the trip across the Pacific. In many ways, the original's >>journey to Sydney was the most interesting part of the film. Without
it, /Finding Dory/ seems ... hollow ... to me.
Did not see Kubo although I wanted to, but Puss In Boots II is milesWhen I see the /trailer/ for Kubo, I still find it attractive. But
ahead of Zootopia (which was not a bat film by any means). PIBII had
miles of heart, a solid story and surprising character arcs. Probably
the best movie of 2022.
then I remember the movie.
Does anyone recall noticing a "fake tank" in sci fi films
that was especially unconvincing or distracting?
David Brown <davidnbrown80@gmail.com> writes:
Does anyone recall noticing a "fake tank" in sci fi films
that was especially unconvincing or distracting?
Digressing even further OT, I was jerked awake from a bad sci fi movie
by something inexplicably *real* in the wrong place.
I'm ever alert for how well blacksmithing is handled in movies. Was
Thorin Oakenshield's hammering style credible when he was shown as
supporting himself as a working smith? Magic aside, did the elves do
the right thing reforging the Sword That Was Broken? Was that a Peter
Wright anvil in a 13th c. forge shop? Was that guy in Laredo beating
cold iron?
Watching the 2009 movie, "Cargo". The year is 2267. The earth is >uninhabitable a la Wall-E but, unlike Wall-E, people live in crowded
orbital habitats more like Blade-Runner-inside-a-Greyhound-Bus and
have done so for a few generations.
We're on a huge spaceship, deep in interstellar space when someone
carelessly jams open the two-storey tall, 2' thick multi-ton sliding
doors to the refrigerated cargo hold. Two crew guys are detailed to
to free them up.
They appear to be equipped with:
+ Tanks for some kind of torch
+ Some sort of jack
+ 20th c. stick welder and mask
+ Crowbar
+ Cold chisel
Cold chisel? Ya gots to *hit* it with something. The hammer -- both >conceptually and practically -- has been around since the stone age.
What does a space-going 23rd c. hammer look like?
It's unequivocally a long-handled 3"x3" blacksmith's flatter with
which the crewman struggles to deliver useful blows to the chisel. It
shows moderate peening-over on the poll from use as a flatter but he
uses the big flat face to hit the chisel.
I was sure I could see the A-in-a-horseshoe Atha Tool logo but
failed to bring it up recognizably in any of several screenshots.
It's at about 00:46:00 if you have access to the movie and want to--
look for it.
Now back to "written"...
On 17 Apr 2023 02:27:16 -0300, Mike Spencer
<m...@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:
David Brown <davidn...@gmail.com> writes:
Does anyone recall noticing a "fake tank" in sci fi films
that was especially unconvincing or distracting?
Digressing even further OT, I was jerked awake from a bad sci fi movie
by something inexplicably *real* in the wrong place.
I'm ever alert for how well blacksmithing is handled in movies. Was
Thorin Oakenshield's hammering style credible when he was shown as >supporting himself as a working smith? Magic aside, did the elves do
the right thing reforging the Sword That Was Broken? Was that a Peter >Wright anvil in a 13th c. forge shop? Was that guy in Laredo beating
cold iron?
Watching the 2009 movie, "Cargo". The year is 2267. The earth is >uninhabitable a la Wall-E but, unlike Wall-E, people live in crowded >orbital habitats more like Blade-Runner-inside-a-Greyhound-Bus and
have done so for a few generations.
We're on a huge spaceship, deep in interstellar space when someone >carelessly jams open the two-storey tall, 2' thick multi-ton sliding
doors to the refrigerated cargo hold. Two crew guys are detailed to
to free them up.
They appear to be equipped with:
+ Tanks for some kind of torch
+ Some sort of jack
+ 20th c. stick welder and mask
+ Crowbar
+ Cold chisel
Cold chisel? Ya gots to *hit* it with something. The hammer -- both >conceptually and practically -- has been around since the stone age.
What does a space-going 23rd c. hammer look like?
It's unequivocally a long-handled 3"x3" blacksmith's flatter with
which the crewman struggles to deliver useful blows to the chisel. It >shows moderate peening-over on the poll from use as a flatter but he
uses the big flat face to hit the chisel.
I was sure I could see the A-in-a-horseshoe Atha Tool logo butSo, we now know that Atha Tool exists in the 23rd century.
failed to bring it up recognizably in any of several screenshots.
And has kept its tradition up very well.
It's all a matter of perspective, after all.
It's at about 00:46:00 if you have access to the movie and want to
look for it.
Now back to "written"...
Here's a couple things I was debating whether to put up here at all. First, a review of Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, with some venting on the long-standing politics of the animation Oscar. A rant I referenced, the real breaking point to me was in 2016,when they not only chose Zootopia over Kubo but didn't even nominate Finding Dory.
https://trendytroodon.blogspot.com/2023/03/animation-defenestration-one-that-lost.htmlmovie compare to others, especially in the direction of science fiction. To me, it's not a big issue when an existing vehicle is modified to represent a fictional or "futuristic" one, especially given my knowledge of how many ridiculously old vehicles
And actually more closely related to what I've posted here, a review of Battle of the Bulge. I worked in some thoughts on the tiers of historicity for war movies. I suppose there could be room for discussion here about how the "fake" tanks in this
https://trendytroodon.blogspot.com/2023/04/really-good-movies-one-with-fakest-fake.html
David N. Brown
Mesa, Arizona
On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 11:50:51?AM UTC-4, Paul S Person wrote:
On 17 Apr 2023 02:27:16 -0300, Mike Spencer
<m...@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:
So, we now know that Atha Tool exists in the 23rd century.
David Brown <davidn...@gmail.com> writes:
Does anyone recall noticing a "fake tank" in sci fi films
that was especially unconvincing or distracting?
Digressing even further OT, I was jerked awake from a bad sci fi movie
by something inexplicably *real* in the wrong place.
I'm ever alert for how well blacksmithing is handled in movies. Was
Thorin Oakenshield's hammering style credible when he was shown as
supporting himself as a working smith? Magic aside, did the elves do
the right thing reforging the Sword That Was Broken? Was that a Peter
Wright anvil in a 13th c. forge shop? Was that guy in Laredo beating
cold iron?
Watching the 2009 movie, "Cargo". The year is 2267. The earth is
uninhabitable a la Wall-E but, unlike Wall-E, people live in crowded
orbital habitats more like Blade-Runner-inside-a-Greyhound-Bus and
have done so for a few generations.
We're on a huge spaceship, deep in interstellar space when someone
carelessly jams open the two-storey tall, 2' thick multi-ton sliding
doors to the refrigerated cargo hold. Two crew guys are detailed to
to free them up.
They appear to be equipped with:
+ Tanks for some kind of torch
+ Some sort of jack
+ 20th c. stick welder and mask
+ Crowbar
+ Cold chisel
Cold chisel? Ya gots to *hit* it with something. The hammer -- both
conceptually and practically -- has been around since the stone age.
What does a space-going 23rd c. hammer look like?
It's unequivocally a long-handled 3"x3" blacksmith's flatter with
which the crewman struggles to deliver useful blows to the chisel. It
shows moderate peening-over on the poll from use as a flatter but he
uses the big flat face to hit the chisel.
I was sure I could see the A-in-a-horseshoe Atha Tool logo but
failed to bring it up recognizably in any of several screenshots.
And has kept its tradition up very well.
It's all a matter of perspective, after all.
It's at about 00:46:00 if you have access to the movie and want to
look for it.
Now back to "written"...
For a quick glimpse of some *very* fake tanks, try 1936's
'Things to Come"
https://youtu.be/knOd-BhRuCE?t=1282
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