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[mmcv]

Yeah it has an impressive cast and I generally enjoy Ridley Scott's films, seems well received, it's rare for critics and audiences to agree these days. Just seems to have misdirected his reasoning for why it failed at the box office.

Looks like it's due to hit Disney+ on the first of December so may give it a watch over the Christmas break and see. I'm pretty terrible at watching films mind you.

[Ithoriel]

Currently watching, and enjoying, The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime. Only 4 episodes released so far. New episode arriving every Friday at the moment.

[Raider4]

Anyone seen/heard of Ridley Scott's The Last Duel?

I hadn't, up until a week ago, until a trailer for it appeared in my YouTube 'recommendations'. How widely was it advertised?

Might have been the sort of thing I'd go to see before, but I have no desire to sit in a movie theatre for 2-3 hours. Apparently this is a very common theme amongst the over-45s.

The Bond film was being hyped as having excellent opening figures, but now they're saying it's going to lose 100 million dollars, apparently.

I'd normally wait for these movies to turn up on 'terrestrial' TV (i.e. Freeview), but I suspect that now a lot of studios have their own pay TV streaming channels, they're going to keep them all to themselves, so I may never get to see Dune, or Bond 25, or The Last Duel. I'm still waiting for Knives Out to turn up, but so far nothing.

[Steve J]

We found the first three episodes of 'The wheel of time' a bit slow, but the latest episode was more enjoyable.

[mmcv]

Yeah I find investing a few hours in a film a bit of a chore, and often not worth the payoff compared to a TV series where you have more time to spend with the characters and story.

I am looking forward to starting wheel of time as I loved the books in my teens (though like a lot of people stopped around book 10 when the story was dragging and the books took forever to come out. But the early books are fantastic from memory. I hope the show does it justice as it has great potential.

We just finished Cowboy Bebop last night and despite the mixed reviews, quite enjoyed and hope they do a season 2. I'd seen the anime a few times over the years so it and the fantastic soundtrack held a special place in my heart but while the live action was a bit different and could have used a higher budget it was still enjoyable and my wife who hadn't seen the anime enjoyed it too.

[Raider4]

Currently watching, and enjoying, The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime.

Daughter has Amazon Prime, so watched the first two episodes whilst baby-sitting.


Never read the books, so did not know what to expect.

Frankly a bit dull so far. Obviously had wargaming head on, so the attack on the village made me go look at the Pendraken website to see if there were suitably figures for a beastman-style warband. And when they get to the abandoned walled city I thought "That's what a Mordheim/Frostgrave table really ought to look like!".

Dunno when/if I'll get the chance to watch more episodes.

[Ithoriel]

Daughter has Amazon Prime, so watched the first two episodes whilst baby-sitting.


Never read the books, so did not know what to expect.

Frankly a bit dull so far. Obviously had wargaming head on, so the attack on the village made me go look at the Pendraken website to see if there were suitably figures for a beastman-style warband. And when they get to the abandoned walled city I thought "That's what a Mordheim/Frostgrave table really ought to look like!".

Dunno when/if I'll get the chance to watch more episodes.

I think Amazon were wise to release episodes 1-3 together as they are all pretty much scene setting. The books are full of descriptive prose and background and contain more characters than the phone book. Hats off to them for having done as well with it as they have.


My opinion so far? It's a load of old trollocs! But I like it!

[Leon]

I saw the trailer for that and was a bit tempted.  I'm not sure if it's just a GoT clone though and I've got a certain reluctance after that last season...!

[Ithoriel]

At least WoT is finished, even though Brandon Sanderson had to step in and liaise with "Robert Jordan" to complete the series. 14 books and a prequel give lots of material to work with!

[mmcv]

Yeah they'll not run out of material at least and Brandon has been a "producer" on it to provide advice, though I think has butted heads with the showrunner a few times over certain decisions and changes, e.g. Perrin....

Watched the first couple of episodes with my wife (who knows nothing of the books) and both quite enjoyed it, despite the changes they've made. I do understand accelerating a lot of the plot and having the characters being a little more grown-up though I do think it has "GoTified" itself a bit more than RJ would perhaps have chosen had he been alive. He wasn't so much about the sex and gore, but they probably think that's what people expect post-GoT.

Still looking forward to seeing what they do with the rest.

[Raider4]

. . . though I do think it has "GoTified" itself a bit more than RJ would perhaps have chosen had he been alive. He wasn't so much about the sex and gore, but they probably think that's what people expect post-GoT.

Eh? No nudity in either of the episodes I've seen, so not very GoT-ified I'd say!

[mmcv]

Eh? No nudity in either of the episodes I've seen, so not very GoT-ified I'd say!

Haha fair, I thought they were almost going to with the bath scene. I guess they're aiming to skip over the more "stroppy teens" of the first book and straight into the "surly young adults" they grow into.

So far I have to say the casting is pretty good. Not miles off how I would have imagined the characters for the most part. One or two not quite matching my vision but not far off either. They're not going to be able to get everything right (e.g. a 6ft 6 Rand!) but they've tried to match up appearances reasonably well with the books.

[hammurabi70]

One or two not quite matching my vision but not far off either. They're not going to be able to get everything right (e.g. a 6ft 6 Rand!) but they've tried to match up appearances reasonably well with the books.

I know nothing of this but why is a 6ft 6 Rand not achievable? There is no shortage of actors who exceed that height so what is the issue?
https://www.ohsosmall.com/internationaltallactors.html
https://www.ohsosmall.com/tallactors.html

[mmcv]

I know nothing of this but why is a 6ft 6 Rand not achievable? There is no shortage of actors who exceed that height so what is the issue?
https://www.ohsosmall.com/internationaltallactors.html
https://www.ohsosmall.com/tallactors.html

6ft 6, late teens/early twenties, red hair and blue/grey eyes. I imagine finding all those qualities as well as someone who can act the part is a tall order*. They got the rest of it right and don't think the height itself is that important from memory beyond just another way he stood out from others, marking him as being from other parts.


*No pun intended.

[Leman]

I watched the first five minutes of Wheel of Time. Far too self-important gobbldy gook for my taste. I do enjoy The Witcher though. Cowboy Bebop - Nah!That also got a 5 minute switch off.