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WonderCon / Re: Wondercon 2024 - Merchandise
« Last post by Jesse O on March 21, 2024, 05:36:22 PM »
A $13 lanyard? Hmmm.
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WonderCon / Re: WonderCon 2024 Meetup
« Last post by Jesse O on March 21, 2024, 05:07:46 PM »
HI!!!

I have baseball tickets for Friday night. Trying to swap them with some friends. I really want to be there for the meet-up.

(miss me?)
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Movies and TV Shows / Re: Trailers! Trailers!
« Last post by perc2100 on March 21, 2024, 05:05:17 PM »
Is a Beetlejuice sequel made 30+ years after the original break-out hit that cemented Tim Burton & Michael Keaton as stars big enough to anchor a BATMAN franchise a good idea?  Can that weird, funny, gothic magic be recreated?  Can Tim Burton, who’s made a lot of..not great looking CGI Disney remakes still capable of making a legit-great movie (IMO his last ‘good’ movie, not great but entertaining and worth seeing film, was SWEENY TODD)?!

The verdict is still out, but we have the first teaser for BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE that dropped this afternoon


The premise from WB:
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After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River.  Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened.  With trouble brewing in both realms, it's only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice's name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.
I certainly can’t guess the answers to the above questions of mine, but this certainly LOOKS like the original BEETLEJUICE vibe, and I’ve been a big Michael Keaton fan since seeing NIGHT SHIFT and MR. MOM on cable TV in the early 1980’s; I was a Tim Burton fan from the beginning, since seeingPEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE in theater when it was first released.  I saw BEETLEJUICE in theaters opening weekend, and I must’ve been the rare middle schooler in the late 80’s when it was announced Burton would direct and Keaton would be BATMAN that I was legit really excited to see what they’d do.  So I’m cautiously optimistic!

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE comes out September 6, so here’s a movie we’ll likely see a big presence of at SDCC
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WonderCon / Re: WonderCon 2024: March 29-31
« Last post by ocwankenobi on March 21, 2024, 01:29:33 PM »
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The schedule shows this for Hasbro:

Saturday, March 30 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Hasbro hosts an action-packed toy panel with brand marketing team members revealing exciting new products, giving fans a first look across its iconic action brands. The panel will include select product reveals from Ghostbusters entertainment, celebrate the 40th anniversary of Transformers with new Studio Series figures, and announce new Cobra team members joining the G.I. JOE Classified Series line. In addition, the panel will bring updates on the Hasbro lines inspired by Star Wars, including The Black Series and The Vintage Collection, and Marvel, including exciting news about the Marvel Legends product line.

Looking forward to updates on the dragonfly and ghost. 
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Off-Topic Chat / Re: In Memoriam
« Last post by perc2100 on March 21, 2024, 01:26:53 PM »
Totally hate that I forgot to post this Wednesday, but this was an exceptionally great character actor who passed away: E. Emmet Walsh.  He was pretty old, but he had 200+ credit, and was known on sets as a very down-to-earth, likeable guy.  You may know his as Bryant from BLADE RUNNER, he was in a few early Coen brother movies BLOOD SIMPLE & RAISING ARIZONA, he had a fairly small but fun role in KNIVES OUT.  He was the kind of actor where if you saw him in a movie you know you were in for an interesting character!
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SDCC Housing, Parking, and Transportation / Re: 2024 SDCC Parking registration
« Last post by perc2100 on March 21, 2024, 12:19:35 PM »
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Giving the traffic situation I'm still not sure about driving. Even Uber drivers, who know the area, seem to have trouble getting close to the convention center.
It's tough; I live in San Diego so I drive every year, and you DEFINITELY need to plan things out as far as parking, time (ie super early), etc. if you're driving in.  All of the 'best' parking sells out well in advance, but there is quite a bit of 'fringe' parking that's a walk.  I have a little kid I take with me, so I hope to get decent parking, otherwise I'll take the trolley.
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Movies and TV Shows / Re: Dune 2
« Last post by perc2100 on March 21, 2024, 12:06:10 PM »
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Movies have to stand on their own and not rely on the viewer to be familiar with the book (I read Dune in H.S. but I don't think I finished it). Having the film end by having everybody taking off for a big climactic space battle seems like a cheat or just a set up for a squeal.
Yeah I don't recall how the book ended, at least as it pertains to going to all-out galactic war (a star war, if you will  :tongue: ), but I think that was a movie convention.  I remember the first novel (which I too read in HS, or at least started in HS and picked up in college - it is hard to get into!) def ended with Paul realizing he was indeed abandoning the Fremen while ascending up the ranks to rule over all, but I don't remember setting up an all-out Fremen war against the Imperial forces.  I kind of think the book ended a bit more sinister w/Paul, but I could be wrong (it's been, like, around 30 years).  One thing that IS obvious about the Dune novels is the heavy "beware of 'heroes;' don't give everything over to the charismatic, hero-type!" which I suspect many people will miss, equating Dune with a much lighter sci-fi theme such as Star Wars w/the "hero journey" theme.
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Movies and TV Shows / Re: Dune 2
« Last post by Old Man Grey on March 21, 2024, 11:23:49 AM »
Movies have to stand on their own and not rely on the viewer to be familiar with the book (I read Dune in H.S. but I don't think I finished it). Having the film end by having everybody taking off for a big climactic space battle seems like a cheat or just a set up for a squeal.
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Movies and TV Shows / Re: Dune 2
« Last post by perc2100 on March 21, 2024, 11:07:25 AM »
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I was disappointed. Part one was exciting and spectacular. Part two was beautiful but dull. And the ending seemed rushed (if a nearly 3 hr. movie can be rushed). Based on the ending, I guess a third film will be out in a few years,
There are, like, a ton of novels to pool from: maybe half a dozen from the original author/creator (and these two latest films = just the original novel).  I'm sure Dune: Messiah is coming next at some point down the road, but likely not for a little while, according to the writer/director.  It'll be fun when all of the casual fans see Messiah and realize "Paul is the bad guy actually" and realize all of their snarky commentary about the character from Dune films is kind of actual harbinger of where the character is headed (like how he blows off the Fremen to take over as big ruler guy).

(note: I'm likely only a hair above 'casual fans' of the movies where I haven't read all the books but I do know some stuff)
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Movies and TV Shows / Dune 2
« Last post by Old Man Grey on March 21, 2024, 08:54:19 AM »
I was disappointed. Part one was exciting and spectacular. Part two was beautiful but dull. And the ending seemed rushed (if a nearly 3 hr. movie can be rushed). Based on the ending, I guess a third film will be out in a few years,
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