The Mandalorian

[TordelBack]

Two riders in a desert, contemplating probability.

I love that film!!

https://youtu.be/u3xIs0aajN4

Great film, great play.  Stoppard has a magic touch.

[Colin YNWA]

Yep it is a piece of gold - took me an age to track it down so I could watch it again and its been an even longer age since I've seen the play live.

[JayzusB.Christ]

I've only just started watching the Mandalorian recently, but this being the Covid era, I'm already up to date.  It's brilliant, isn't it?  Captures the epic feeling of the original trilogy in a way that none of the movies since have managed.

Also, I'm pleased to note, the response to 'may the Force be with you' really is 'and also with you'.  I can't remember it from the movies, but Irish people of my generation have been responding to jocular uses of 'may the Force be with you*' this way for years - it's a tic we've picked up from the 'peace be with you' part of attending Mass.

*Or 'May the Fourth be with you' which approximately 5 people will text on that date every year.

[shaolin_monkey]

Captures the epic feeling of the original trilogy in a way that none of the movies since have managed.

I would argue that both Solo and Rogue One captured the magic of the original trilogy.

[JOE SOAP]

Stoppard has a magic touch.

[TordelBack]

You know what they say about what sorts of things you can and can't polish. And hey, at least it wasn't Attack of the Clones!

[JOE SOAP]

at least it wasn't Attack of the Clones!

Which oddly always stirs the most intriguing of memories and interest, and then you watch it.

[TordelBack]

Mando Chapter 10 seems to be getting a bit of a kicking around the place, but I thought it was fantastic fun. Proper bit of world building, and that Child is a right little shit!

[JayzusB.Christ]

Captures the epic feeling of the original trilogy in a way that none of the movies since have managed.

I would argue that both Solo and Rogue One captured the magic of the original trilogy.

I completely disagree - they were both total garbage.

Actually I haven't seen either of them.  I might now, though, with your recommendation.  (In Solo's case, I was sore that that young guy on Youtube who looked and sounded exactly like Harrison Ford didn't get the part, and as for Rogue One, I kept meaning to watch it then let it slide.)

[JOE SOAP]

Mando Chapter 10 seems to be getting a bit of a kicking around the place, but I thought it was fantastic fun. Proper bit of world building, and that Child is a right little shit!

Where I think Mando has been consistently hitting the spot is in the moments with him and the lad, and it doesn't shy away from the survival challenge and danger of the SW Galaxy –even down to the simple matter of innocently eating a few eggs– but this season's story of the week format is working a lot better than last season's. I can't complain.

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

***SPOILERS***: [spoiler]I wonder how the Disney-isn't-Star-Wars-and-Chuck-Wendig-is-a-Cuck crowd will react to Favreau using the entirety of the Empire's End version of the story of Fett's armour, verbatim? [/spoiler]

Mando Chapter 10 seems to be getting a bit of a kicking around the place...

I like you Mister Back, but you seem much too concerned with the opinion of weird internet weirdos.

'Tis a fine show, a welcome return to episodic adventures. Nutrek and Kurtzmann should take note.

[Professor Bear]

Enjoyed it very much, but I was kind of stumbling on the whole "it's supposed to be funny he's [spoiler]eating her babies[/spoiler]" thing.

[TordelBack]

I like you Mister Back, but you seem much too concerned with the opinion of weird internet weirdos.

I will take your views to heart.

[JayzusB.Christ]

Enjoyed it very much, but I was kind of stumbling on the whole "it's supposed to be funny he's [spoiler]eating her babies[/spoiler]" thing.

I kind of thought the same thing - I'd thought it was leading up to some [spoiler]meaningful moment of empathy toward other desperate children when he was touching the jar[/spoiler].  It was the first time I thought of him as a bit of a little bollix - he also [spoiler][spoiler]caused the spider-attack[/spoiler][/spoiler] with his bullshit.

[shaolin_monkey]

Enjoyed it very much, but I was kind of stumbling on the whole "it's supposed to be funny he's [spoiler]eating her babies[/spoiler]" thing.

Yeah, that was a bit weird. I guess it was riffing on [spoiler]how much he liked to eat frogs, and just the fact it's a sometimes naughty child that doesn't know any better[/spoiler] but I exclaimed at the time[spoiler] "You can't eat her BABIES!"[/spoiler] It was quite dark, but I like my humour dark, so I had no problems laughing at it.

I chained the Disney Gallery specials on the first season this weekend. It was both fascinating, enjoyable, and strangely emotional. Everyone involved in the making are clearly enormous Star Wars fans, and that came across loud and clear. Just listening to them chatting about their favourite bits from the OT had me wiping some dust out of my eyes. Plus 'The Volume' - what an extraordinary way to make TV and films! Revolutionary!