So what do we think, first move into a live action series?
https://youtu.be/aOC8E8z_ifw
So what do we think, first move into a live action series?
https://youtu.be/aOC8E8z_ifw
Last edited by dougair; 19th December 2020 at 12:17.
I'm up for anything that Werner Herzog chooses. I liked his turn in the Jack Reacher film - this will be, at best, competent, and could be good. Streaming? Disney's streaming service?
I watched this trailer yesterday and didn't even realise it was for a series - I thought it was the next stand-alone movie!
This trailer debuted at the "D23" expo along with a new Star Wars the Last Jedi extended trailer... sadly they have refused to share that one, it was for people at the show only! Grrrr.
I quite like the idea of the disney streaming service. It looks (based on the US pricing) like it'll cost about a fiver a month, which look like good value for all of the Disney movies, all of the Star Wars and related franchise stuff and all of the Marvel movies plus related TV series.
I'm secretly hoping they have produced another Daredevil or Punisher series to launch with, they have both proven to be exceptional (I was skeptical at first).
Unfortunately I am currently hooked on Netflix, and considering a Prime subscription as well for stuff like The Grand Tour. I believe Prime have also outbid Netflix to be the exclusive channel for the new Jack Reacher series when that finally kicks off... add Disney as well and I'll be paying a fortune in subs for channels.
I’m guessing it will come to DisneyLife in the U.K.? £4.99 a month! As you say all the subs add up, however I think they offer a 7 day free trial...enough time to watch the whole series 👍🏻
Looks cool to me. Also has a cool lookingJeff Goldblum series too on Disneyplus
Looking forward to this.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
It looks a lot darker and edgier than the Star Wars series. I like it, but then Werner Herzog is an excellent actor.
Its harkening to that Rogue One edgy , rugged look. I like it. It seems very Gaza-strip-esque , bombed out buildings , heads on poles (are they helmets or heads in helmets) . It's got a post war Iraq feel to it but focused on local inhabitants and it's characters not the forces (pun intended) outside such as the Empire per say.Originally Posted by Kris
Oh just seen Carl weathers and Nick Nolte also , I'm in . Got to be better than that Solo film.
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Last edited by bond; 24th August 2019 at 22:19.
Looks good but a quick look on IMDB shows that Carl Weathers, Werner Herzog, Nick Nolte, Giancarlo Esposito and the eye candy provided by Ming-Na Wen and Gina Carano are only in it for one episode
I really wanted to love this because it should have been fantastic.
I enjoyed it but it could have been much better, just thought it was a bit slow and boring. Hopefully the 2nd season is better, even if it isn't, I'll still watch them all with the kids anyway.
And yes, the art work is amazing.
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Loved the first 2 episodes of season 2.
More enjoyment in 40 mins then the last two movies.
Agree it could be a little darker and im sure it will be at some point.
I think it’s brilliant. It’s got better and better. The closing scene of season 1 had my son and I exclaiming because of a specific reveal.
Season 2 has got off to a good start although my son really didn’t like chapter 10 due to a particular set of creatures.
In that case, it really 'delivered'.
I agree that the series offers more action than the movies. I love the way the director(s) incorporated westerns and thrillers into the 'look and feel'.
M
Haven’t got round to series 2 yet but did series 1 on one weekend so will be diving in very soon. Letting the excitement build up!
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It is so rare that I can watch something with my 2 children and my wife and we all enjoy it. The Mandalorian is great for that. It is now part of our Friday night routine.
I’ve watched it all to date with my 11 and 8 year olds. We love it, and I thought the first series built really nicely. It’s become real occasion TV here and it’s great to settle down on a Friday to watch together.
A friend of mine won’t stop waxing lyrical about this series! Is it possible that a non sci-fi loving wife could get into it?
Asking for a friend!
Last edited by D3ckard; 7th November 2020 at 18:50.
Always difficult to answer if you're not into SF. On the other hand: it's good enough to watch alone. I'm blessed with a wife who's more into all sort of genres than me. That includes SF thriller and even horror.
(My oldest and my wife always watched horror movies together. She rated them with 1, 2 or 3 pillows...)
I really enjoy the series
Whole family love it here.
Star Wars has always been a bit of a Western in space, Ralph McQuarrie illustrated it well in his pre-production paintings:
Boba Fett was Clint Eastwood in space, Joe Johnston added a poncho & Ben Burtt the sound editor on the Empire Strikes Back even added the sound of spurs as Boba Fett joins Darth Vader on Cloud City, even though he wasn't wearing any:
Think The Mandalorian takes this even further, like a future version of the Man with No Name:
Great series, we love it.
Good comparison!
Menno
Proper link:
https://youtu.be/Y7EB4ZYWKYI
I still enjoy The Mandalorian a lot, but this guy isn't exactly wrong...
https://twitter.com/paul_haine/statu...133815300?s=20
Maybe on one level, but he is missing out the bigger narrative that is being revealed each week IMO
I'm still into this in a big way
Happy Christmas all
They could have Darth Vader as Herod.Maybe on one level, but he is missing out the bigger narrative that is being revealed each week IMO
I'm still into this in a big way
Happy Christmas all
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Started series one this lunchtime
I’m hooked
It’s outrageously easy to watch
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I thought it was pants. Perhaps it’s because I’m old enough to remember the sense of wonder of the original films. Somehow that Star Wars magic and atmosphere is completely lacking. Perhaps it’s because of the no doubt very clever technical trickery, which doesn’t allow it to be directed in the way you would direct a real film in a real location. Perhaps it’s because it features a man wearing a helmet talking to a mini Yoda who doesn’t talk. Perhaps it’s because the Mandalorian has the worst, pan pipes based theme tune in the entire Star Wars universe. Somewhere between the poor pacing, bad acting, and dull episodic story, everything that makes Star Wars capture the imagination trickles down the drain. I watched the first episode of series 2 to see if it had improved - well the first half of it - but it clearly hasn’t. I feel it’s been made by people who simply don’t understand Star Wars. Perhaps it’s a generational thing.
Well, I saw Star Wars (before they renamed it a new hope) when I was 8 years old and have been a bit of a fan ever since. The Mandalorian and Rogue One have been the only live action Star Wars that ‘feels’ like Star Wars to me since the original trilogy. I don’t see anything wrong with the pacing, the acting or the music - as others have said it’s a space western which imho captures the spirit of the original and - like rogue one - is clearly made by a fan, not by committee. So I totally disagree!
I agree with this.
The Original Trilogy, followed by Rogue One and The Mandalorian.
None of the others have the same 'feel' about them.
Agree with this. The Force Awakens had a few sprinkles of magic but ended up too cheesy and Disneyfied.
Just hope they dont ruin the Mandalorian later down the line.
Agree totally with this
Enjoyed the first two episodes very much, and the general ambience throughout season 1 (including the fantastic musical score!), but the further the season goes on the more it slides into more conventional good guys and bad guys, Star Wars clichée storytelling, which turns a bit boring. I also thought the ending with Giancarlo Esposito came out of nowhere, it felt like the writers had no idea how to end the story and just threw something together last minute.
If, by the end of Season 2, it's still mostly The Mandalorian and Bxxx Yxxx going from place to place having hour long self-contained adventures then I would probably agree with you. Having said that, I'm enjoying every episode whether it advances the stary arc or not.
It's like those Thunderbirds episodes from the 60s. Epic TV, still etched in my memory. All episodes were simple 50 mins adventures, but part of a larger story.
The Mandalorian's voice has been bugging me, as it sounds really familiar. I've just realised it sounds a lot like Clint Eastwood. Is it just me?
Sounds like Oberyn Martell from Game of Thrones if you ask me ;)
Pretty happy to see a certain character at the start of season 2. Hoping to see the rumoured characters from clone wars/rebels series fairly soon as well.
Pedro Pascal that is. Amazing actor check him out in Narcos etc
I don't take Star Wars as seriously as some, but I quite enjoyed the first series of the Mandalorian.
Personally, I found the self-contained episodes a bit limiting on the whole, but my wife liked it, so you pays your money...
I thought the first episode of S2 was particularly good though (if a bit Magnificient Seven), so I hope they can maintain that standard throughout the second series.
It's a bit of fun and worth 40 minutes or so of your time once a week.
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
Concept art for an unused scene from the Empire Strikes Back...
Just remembered, something that's been bugging me through both seasons.
Why, when it is set just 5yrs after ROTJ and in the same part of the galaxy (Tatooine and there abouts), does no one seem to know who or what a Jedi is or know anything about the force?
Some people clearly know about the force, in chapter 10 The Mandalorian says 'May the force be with you' to some X-Wing pilots.
(I'm not a super nerd, I just watched it last night)
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Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
That’s the same situation as at the start of Star Wars. It’s almost as if the Clone Wars never happened.
Exactly - plus (puts on nerdy voice) it’s a big universe, a lot of the Mandalorian takes place in ‘the outer rim’ which is the equivalent to the middle of nowhere, and the Empire might have declared ‘Jedi and the force - its all fairy stories’ to keep people from uprising. That’s how my inner nerd has always justified it anyway!
By my count (and I’m no expert), there were only 3 Jedi left alive in the Return of the Jedi, and only 1 by the end (unless you count Leia). They weren’t a huge part of the galaxy I guess so wouldn’t be that well known? Or maybe it’s just bad continuity...
The Jedi were so unknown that Uncle Owen felt OK wandering around dressed in the uniform of a proscribed terrorist organisation!
BrilliantThe Jedi were so unknown that Uncle Owen felt OK wandering around dressed in the uniform of a proscribed terrorist organisation!
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New characters and name dropping. The plot thickens according to the SW fanatics in this house (wife and youngest son).
Nice to see Titus Welliver (Bosch on Amazon Prime) as well.
Menno
Great to see them continuing The Clone Wars storyline.
The end of Rebels suggests that there are 2 or 3 more Jedi at that time too.By my count (and I’m no expert), there were only 3 Jedi left alive in the Return of the Jedi, and only 1 by the end (unless you count Leia). They weren’t a huge part of the galaxy I guess so wouldn’t be that well known? Or maybe it’s just bad continuity
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