I’ve Just Seen… II -

***Nate*** · #**871** 12-27-2009, 04:00 AM

The End of Time Part One.

Wonderfully tense and atmospheric, until the last few minutes where RTD decided to be RTD and everyone went all headspinny in one of the most shoddy special effects sequences yet seen in the new series. Also, John Simm got to mug for the camera like he was so looking forward to doing. Lawrence Miles is going to have a field day.

Oh, and Steve Moffat has got the series reboot he so desperately needs.

Josh · #**872** 12-27-2009, 04:40 AM

This episodes gay joke was disturbing. RTD is really losing his touch.

***Nate*** · #**873** 12-27-2009, 05:08 AM

I don't think it was so bad. And do you really think RTD ever had a touch in that regard? I mean, pretty much every other gay joke in DW so far has been a clunker*.

Bonus thought: The Master is meant to be menacing. Obvious chroma key shots of John Simm giggling and waving to himself are not menacing. They're not even funny. They're just pathetic.

EDIT: Bonus bonus thought:
* With the possible exception of "I'm sure he would Rose, I'm absolutely certain. But who with?"

Taco · #**874** 12-27-2009, 05:21 AM

I just watched Australia. And I hated it. It was too predictable and went for longer than it should have

Fuzzle Guy · #**875** 12-27-2009, 07:22 AM

Apart from the Bernard Cribbons scenes, everything sucked.

Russell T Davies thinks Doctor Who is a Special Effects series (When the effects are everything but special) He's wrong. Doctor Who is a DRAMA series which should use Special Effects when the story requires it.

Rather than writing a story and then including CGI when it's needed, Russell seems to write the story for the sake of CGI, and he has admitted several times that the CGI in Doctor Who is meant to be bad because it's supposed to be like the original... once again Russell, you've failed to understand what your audience wants.

I can't wait till Moffat takes over from RTD. Moffat is a master of his trade and I really, really hope it turns out well.

I know Wil would challenge me on my thinking of Moffat as a master of his trade, but frankly I don't care what a fan of Ugly Betty and Friends thinks makes good television.

Josh · #**876** 12-27-2009, 09:19 AM

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but frankly I don't care what a fan of Ugly Betty and Friends thinks makes good television

Prepare to die.

I just hope the next part has a better story than "TEH MASTEH IZ CRAZEH AND TEH TIME LORDS R BAK!!11!!1"

MOD EDIT: Spoiler tags are useful and sexy.

Fuzzle Guy · #**877** 12-27-2009, 09:37 AM

RTD was clearly jumping on Heath Ledger's Joker bandwagon with this new interpretation of the Master.

OddjobAbe · #**878** 12-27-2009, 12:08 PM

When I watch the new series, I just wonder why I'm not watching a DVD of an episode from the Jon Pertwee series instead.

Wings of Fire · #**879** 12-27-2009, 02:58 PM

Purupurupurupuru!

I just finished Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. I have mixed feelings about that series, namely due to the horrifically comedic start and the fact that they introduced what may in fact be one of my favourite anime characters only to kill her off later in a rather mean spirited manner whilst they were dropping space stations on Ireland.

That's 3/4 of the main Gundam mythos seen so far, now just the movie to go before I take a break from Gundam.

***Nate*** · #**880** 12-27-2009, 04:36 PM

Bonus bonus bonus thought:

What Russel T. Davies doesn't seem to understand in his season finales is that one man fighting against overwhelming odds to prevent impending doom = dramatic tension.
However, one man fighting against impossible odds when doom has already occurred = we all say "Meh" whilst waiting for the Deus to jump out of the Machina.

OANST · #**881** 12-28-2009, 07:46 AM

What Oddworld Forums doesn't seem to understand is that Dr. Who is a fucking terrible show. I mean, it's really bad.

MeechMunchie · #**882** 12-28-2009, 07:50 AM

It has being downhill quite lot recently.

MA · #**883** 12-28-2009, 07:56 AM

your spelling is atrocious tonight.

OANST · #**884** 12-28-2009, 07:59 AM

Good lord. Did I start another meme?

MA · #**885** 12-28-2009, 08:03 AM

even that's a meme.

i watched The Gruffalo the other day on telly. it was just enjoyable, sure kids loved it, and i found it rather funny at times. but i have an easy sense humour so, i consider that a blessing.

Mac Sirloin · #**886** 12-28-2009, 01:02 PM

Watched UP with my family, wonderful little movie. I have nothing bad to say about it.

I also watched District 9 in my dingy, unlit room by myself. It too was a good movie, but i don't understand how the 2 Disc Special edition didn't come with that scene shown in the trailers of the MNU Agents Interrogating one of the prawns.

Leto · #**887** 12-28-2009, 01:23 PM

perhaps it was made just for the trailer? was the trailer included on the dvd?

Wings of Fire · #**888** 12-28-2009, 02:40 PM

Watched Part 1 of the new dramatization of Day of the Triffids, which is basically a melodramatic zombie survivor flick with added blind people and more plants.

Daxter King · #**889** 12-30-2009, 02:45 PM

Inglourious Basterds.

It was pretty good, it really dragged on too much though, and could've used some more action.

shaman · #**890** 12-30-2009, 03:08 PM

Yeah, i also saw Inglorious Basterds. It's good, but the gaps between the actiony parts were way to long.

I like the way this is the only war film i've seen where The good guys kill Hitler

Fuzzle Guy · #**891** 12-30-2009, 03:11 PM

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Yeah, i also saw Inglorious Basterds. It's good, but the gaps between the actiony parts were way to long.

I like the way this is the only war film i've seen where The good guys kill Hitler

Well, I foolishly scrolled over the spoiler tag before having seen the film. Bummer.

Strike Witch · #**892** 12-30-2009, 03:12 PM

Good lord GI Joe was painful.

Underwater Sub battle what the hell.

shaman · #**893** 12-30-2009, 03:14 PM

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Well, I foolishly scrolled over the spoiler tag before having seen the film. Bummer.

Sorry.

But you gotta admit, that is pretty epic. Feel free to negrep me.

Fuzzle Guy · #**894** 12-30-2009, 03:27 PM

I wouldn't negrep you. I love you.

I'll just add it to the long list of things I read that I wasn't meant to.

Wings of Fire · #**895** 12-30-2009, 03:32 PM

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Good lord GI Joe was painful.

Underwater Sub battle what the hell.

It's pronounced Gaah-lick, not gaylic. Also the assumption that the villain has his instructions in Gaelic because he's Scottish speaks miles about the quality of the film.[/Rant]

I watched the second half of that Day of the Triffids thing which was awesome because Eddie Izzard was being awesome in it, and Char's Counterattack which was pretty awesome but I feel the weakest of the main Gundam tetralogy .

slig# 5719 · #**896** 12-30-2009, 03:59 PM

Nan's Christmas Carol.

Yet another take on a christmas classic. It was still quite funny though. The end (After the credits) didn't surprise me at all.

Sekto Springs · #**897** 12-30-2009, 05:37 PM

Saw Avatar, finally. I really have nothing to say about it that hasn't been said already. T'was pretty fucking awesome though. 3D was pretty good too.

Also watched a film called Santa's Slay. A hilariously twisted comedy/slasher in which Santa is actually the son of Satan, and has only been spreading cheer for the last thousand years because he lost a wager. The thousand years are up and he goes on a massacre, giving dozens of helpless idiots a christmas-themed death. The role of Santa was portrayed by ex-wrestler Goldberg, you know, the only wrestler's name you knew when you were a kid and pretended to like it. I thoroughly enjoyed it, a nice slice of holiday-themed slasher cheese for me to munch on.

~Oprilthevykker~ · #**898** 12-30-2009, 05:40 PM

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Saw Avatar, finally. I really have nothing to say about it that hasn't been said already. T'was pretty fucking awesome though. 3D was pretty good too.

Also watched a film called Santa's Slay. A hilariously twisted comedy/slasher in which Santa is actually the son of Satan, and has only been spreading cheer for the last thousand years because he lost a wager. The thousand years are up and he goes on a massacre, giving dozens of helpless idiots a christmas-themed death. The role of Santa was portrayed by ex-wrestler Goldberg, you know, the only wrestler's name you knew when you were a kid and pretended to like it. I thoroughly enjoyed it, a nice slice of holiday-themed slasher cheese for me to munch on.

Santa's slay is an old movie, but you did get every detail
about it right. I thought it was actually more comical then scary.

Sekto Springs · #**899** 12-30-2009, 05:44 PM

It's roughly four years old, I know. I haven't really immersed myself in indie, low-budget, tongue-in-cheek horror for a long time. It was refreshing.

I also watched this god-awful Korean horror film titled "Red Eye" (no affiliation with the American Cillian Murphy/Wes Craven turdfest). It made no fucking sense and it really boiled down to another film that tried and failed to ride the asian horror bandwagon.

Leto · #**900** 12-31-2009, 02:37 AM

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It has being downhill quite lot recently.

quite late, but it was never uphill. thank god there's one other person on the internet who shares my hate of that godawful show.