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jezebelgoldstone · 10 months

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RRR (2022, dir S. S. Rajamouli)

things i am not now and likely never will get over from RRR

DRIFT COMPATIBLE BATTLE COUPLE DETECTED

queer? platonic? queerplatonic? who gives a shit no matter what it was it was AWESOME

Colonialism Is Bad Actually: The Musical

the symbolism. holy shit. every BIT of it was absolutely amazing.

wow all the mains in this movie are just, really hot? my poor lil pan heart had a rough time with this one ngl

the fact that someone (likely many someones) watched this movie about Colonialism Is Bad Actually and said 'you know what let's dub this whole thing into Hindi and English and then not give an option to watch it with the original Telugu dialogue' sure was,,,,,,,,, A Choice

THE MUSIC

by which i mean the actual song-and-dance numbers as well as the like story soundtrack all of it is going on my playlist asap

listen the spirk-behind-glass scene is awful. spock and kirk can't even touch. they can hear. they can see. but they cannot touch. and i in my sweet ignorant bliss thought that was as bad as it could get.

tonight i learned that holding someone in your arms through the bars of their cell is so much worse

I watched it on Netflix but i looked it up on a few other ahem websites and on EVERY SINGLE ONE Telugu audio wasn't even an option.

there was not one single chance to tie things together or make a connection or do a setup/payoff or callback that was not taken. not a single one.

everything about this movie is 100% Extra

in short: this movie is a masterclass

aaaaaand the rest below a cut because WOW i have a lot to say actually

which brings me to the dancing oh my gods. not sure i've ever seen such enthusiastic dancing in anything in my entire life. seriously by the final number i was exhausted just watching them

in general, this movie is: stunning

"RAM." "BHEEM." "SEETHA." IT'S ABOUT THE SYMBOLISM.

also this was kinda hilarious because i watched it in hindi [the least disorienting option] and they kept SAYING "ram" but in the subs it was always fuckin RAJU so like. again with the Choices. like seriously what was the thought process there. WAS there a thought process.

FIRE. WATER. STORY. I JUST. I. HELP ME.

i ADORED jenny. with my whole entire heart. she is one of the very BEST examples of Ignorance Is A Privilege and also At What Point Does Ignorance Become Malicious that i have ever ever seen. i loooooooooved it. i mean i hated it a whole lot while it was happening but also i am SO GLAD that now rather than trying to explain all of this to people i can just tell them to watch this movie and then sit them down and be like, so what are your thoughts on jenny's culpability in literally everything?

oh and how you can be a kind person and still do atrocities! like jenny is so sweet and so kind and you just like her so much and yet. and yet.

t h e s y m b o l i s m

i cannot remember the last time i saw a movie so visually stunning. the cinematography is breathtaking. pause on just about any random frame and it could be a movie poster or hanging in an art gallery or what have you.

they also dubbed all the lines that were actually in english? i mean i get it for the characters who spent most of the movie speaking Telugu because you'd need their voices to stay the same through the whole movie yeah fine whatever. but like. they dubbed all the ENGLISH characters, too? like literally dubbed them from english into english??? the dialogue matched their mouths except the timing was veeeery sliiiiiiiightly off but it SOUNDED really obviously dubbed??? Y THO???

HOLY SHIT THE FIGHT SCENES OH MY GODS

Malli. Malli honey i love you. i'm just realizing i don't know if that's your actual name gods damn it. but whatever your name is child i love you.

and did i mention that everyone in this movie is beautiful? like. seriously. Ram and Bheem especially holy SHIT.

Physics Does Not Work Like That And I Do Not Care Because That Was AWESOME: The Musical

oooohhhhh they re-recorded and dubbed the fucking SONGS too. i am so pissed about this y'all i can't even tell you.

oh i want to do a whole entire post that's even longer than this one about the symbolism. hell i could probably do a whole entire post just on the fire/water symbolism even without everything else. It was AMAZING.

okay ram is fire and bheem is water and ram's people go to a valley on the shores of a river and the river is in literally every shot of the village and just ram BEING fire but water being a place of HOME and SAFETY for ram

i'm not crying shut up

MALLI AND HER MOTHER TRY TO REACH EACH OTHER BUT THEY CANNOT TOUCH THROUGH THE GLASS

BHEEM AND MALLI HOLD EACH OTHER THROUGH THE BARS OF HER CONFINEMENT AND HE HAS TO LET GO AND LEAVE HER

BHEEM AND RAM HOLD EACH OTHER THROUGH THE BARS OF HIS CONFINEMENT AND BHEEM RIPS THE DOOR RIGHT OFF

ooooooohhhhhhh and people holding hands right before they part. oh that hurts. all of those hurt so bad.

how every single time people held hands when they parted they always held on till the last possible second EXCEPT FOR RAM'S MOM.

she lifts her hand away from him and then pulls back and it was devastating

Predators Do Not Work Like That But I Do Not Care Because That Was Awesome And Also They Ate A Bunch Of Colonizing Cops: Queercoded Edition (ACAB)

bheem with his arms spread and rope or chains around his wrists or in his hands. i just. the way it flipped back and forth from 'he has the power' to 'he is helpless' to 'he should be helpless and isn't' was just. breathtaking.

AND THEN. AND THEN RAM. CHAINED UP THE SAME WAY. DOING THE SAME GODDAMN THING AND USING THE FACT THAT HE'S CHAINED UP FOR HIS OWN FUCKING PURPOSES BECAUSE HE SAW BHEEM DO IT FIRST DON'T TOUCH ME

okay listen this movie would've been good no matter what but like. they really are just SO beautiful. and. when ram. with like the long hair. and. beard. and like. you know? like. his. his hair. his general. everything. um.

literally at the most emotionally inappropriate moment i literally thought about that whole 'i saw a man so beautiful i started crying' thing and like that almost literally happened literally

Why There Can't Be Any Such Thing As Good Cops: The Romance (ACAB)

and like here's the thing i'm not sure i would've even NOTICED this had it not been for the linguistic chauvinism with the audio and everything but like both of them were hindu and a lot of the symbolism though awesome was also really strongly hindu and i just i don't know nearly enough about hindutva to have any kind of opinion BUT i also feel like maaaaaaaybe there was something a little uncomfy about some of this

oh no wait the suspenders dance. that might've actually been the best part. yeah.

oh all the british actors did SUCH a good job being so eminently punchable

throw cheetahs at each other! and snakes! somehow have upper body strength greater than the force exerted by a 800+ lb tiger lunging! throw those motorcycles! punch through those walls without breaking your fingers! use herbal paste to heal broken bones in a matter of a minutes! break solid stone with nothing but the strength of your shoulders and gay love! i am so here for all of this!!!

Throw Rocks Marble Pillars Live Tigers Cops At Cops: The Movie (ACAB)

i love that jenny felt bad for the poor little girl who got kidnapped enslaved and imprisoned so she. bought her a dress and a toy.

you know, to make her feel better about the whole 'being kidnapped enslaved and imprisoned' thing.

instead of doing, i don't know know, literally anything else. like even just saying to her aunt 'hey this makes me sad' or something. #solidarity.

the violence was violent and the romance was sweet

okay so during the fight at the midpoint like i know that by the end of it ram and bheem are literal fire and water BUT ALSO. Ram enters the scene in a flaming carriage and from that point forward the fountain is in pretty much every shot of bheem. just sayin.

love that lachu (or whatever his name really is) told ram that there was no cure. like yes! you go man! ram may be so beautiful that in forty minutes i'm going to be in tears but that's no reason to tell a cop the truth about anything! you lie to that cop man!

A BRITISH SOLDIER HIT LOKI IN THE HEAD WITH A BRANCH AND THEN STOLE MALLI AWAY

BHEEM HIT RAM IN THE HEAD WITH A BRANCH AND THEN STOLE MALLI AWAY

i know other people got hit in the head with tree branches too but STILL

honestly i really like that ram and bheem were, well, ram and bheem. but i mean im glad they weren't like ram and lakshman or bheem and arjun or something. not even just because that would've been brotherly like i'm glad they weren't arjun and krishna or something either. i liked that their names weren't from the same story. i liked it better this way and i can't even articulate why.

i am never ever ever going to get over the progression of part of bheem's introduction being something going wrong and him holding two ropes (he has all the power) with his arms spread and that being used to show us how incredibly strong he is -> something going wrong and bheem with ropes around his wrists (he shouldn't have any power at all) holding his arms spread and that being used to show how incredibly strong he is in a completely different way

like every time there were ropes or chains in bheem's hands or around his wrists it meant something, and it was a beat in the rhythm of a discernable arc, but now i can't remember all of them gdi

oooohhhhh there was SO much more symbolism i wanted to talk about but it's so late that i have a headache and this post is so long my computer's lagging like two sentences behind so i should stop and go to bed. sigh.

just go watch this movie, okay? pleae? I cannot IMAGINE who would've read this whole thing,m but if you did, just watch it, all rigth? (and if you happen to know of any site - ANY site - where i can watch it in FUKIN TELUGU kindly drop a link please and thank)

#rrr #queer movies #rambheem #i don't even know how else to tag this #op #rrr movie #ram x bheem #movie recs

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marvelousmop · 10 months

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Ranking the Songs of Jack the Giant Killer (1962)

Jack the Giant Killer isn't a musical... or at least it shouldn't be. If you haven't heard of it (and I'd assume you haven't), it's one of those fantasy adventure movies with lots of stop-motion puppets like "Jason and the Argonauts" and "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad"... unfortunately, Columbia Pictures saw this similarity and weren't too pleased, threatening to sue the filmmakers.

Their solution to avoid getting sued? Make it a Musical!

No new footage was filmed and boy can you tell. If you saw the musical version without knowing the history, you could probably guess that some of these songs were added in post.

Fortunately, nowadays you can see the non-musical version quite easily (in fact it's up on some of those movie youtube channels and freebie streaming services - it's an alright adventure flick with really good set design and some interesting visuals), but I'm not interested in that. I wanted to see the musical. So I did, and now I just want to talk about the songs, from best to worst.

[Disclaimer: there is no official soundtrack, most of these song titles are just conjecture on my end.]

1) A Spectacle!

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This song has been stuck in my head for days. It is a very ill-fitting ice capade-esque song underscoring an action scene where Jack fights a bunch of monsters... it's also a duet with the main villain (Pendragon) and his henchman, which only serves to make it more bizarre. If you had to listen to any song from this soundtrack, listen to this one, there's a reason it's the only song I could find on youtube without uploading the unlisted clip myself.

2) You Can Do It!

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Picture this: you're near the end of the movie. You think Jack has won, but Pendragon has a trick up his sleeve... in a flash, he raises his red cape, and his form shifts into that of a mighty dragon! Swiftly, he descends upon Jack's ship, ready to take the fight into his own hands in a climactic final battle... and then this song plays. This goofy motivational song better suited for the middle of a musical than the final song.

It has also been stuck in my head for days.

One other confusing thing is that I'm not sure who's meant to be singing this song. Like, it's the same nasally male singing voice used by both Pendragon's henchman (though it can't be him since he has no reason to cheer Jack on) and the Leprechaun (though this song doesn't use the same rhyme scheme the Leprechaun uses, and all his words are accompanied by a jingle which is absent here, so it can't be him either). Maybe it's God?

3) Title Card Song & Coronation Song

These two songs play near the beginning of the movie, with the former also getting a reprise for the end credits. I'm lumping them both together because I couldn't remember what they sound like if you held a gun to my head, though, for the Coronation song, it's quite amusing that they have to hide most of the crowd because it would be very visible that they aren't singing.

4) Just Ask Me

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Quite a boring love song with generic and slightly repetitive lyrics, but what makes this song stand out to me is the editing going on in this scene. You see, the lyrics are barely close to anything the characters are saying, so the editors have to pull out all the stops to make it fit the scene - footage is slowed down, sped up, looped (and it's all very visible thanks to the various background elements) and in the end the woman is still clearly saying something very different to the lyrics. It's honestly like a proto-youtube poop.

5) We Have Failed, Master

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This is where we get into the real good stuff. A keen listener may pick up on the fact that, despite their attempt to make "We have failed, master, we have failed!" into a chorus and the slight rhytmic patter of the henchman's lines, this is very clearly just a normal dialogue scene that has been recklessly converted into a song. Granted, you see this stuff in operas all the time, but it's very bizarre to see in something that's trying to sound like a Rankin Bass musical.

6) To Us

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If you thought the last one was bad, this one is barely trying to sound like a song. There's no clever editing, no rhythm, no chorus, not even a cheeky attempt to add more lyrics while a character is facing away from the camera, it's just a dialogue scene!

Thank you for sticking with me through my inane opinions, and I hope you enjoyed this tour through probably the most bizarrely constructed musical. Credit to this Twitter post for inadvertently informing me of this... masterpiece.

#jack the giant killer #musicals #review #musical theater #Mop's inane ramblings

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adamwatchesmovies · 9 months

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

Each viewing of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World reveals new depths to its narrative and humour, making its failure at the box office an even bigger shame. Well, better late than never. Go in for the memorable characters, arresting visual style, humour, and creative story. Come back to catch all the gags you missed. See it a third time to see what this movie is REALLY about.

22-year-old Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is a slacker musician dating 17-year-old high schooler Knives Chau (Ellen Wong). He's with her because he knows it’ll go nowhere. It's only a matter of time before he dumps her, which will be easy. Enter Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). Promptly ditching Knives for the Amazon delivery girl of his dreams, Scott learns he must defeat her seven evil exes before they can date.

If the plot sounds crazy, it is. Director Edgar Wright (who co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Bacall, based off the comic series by Bryan Lee O’Malley) injects special effects in nearly every scene. References and Easter eggs to video games are everywhere in the form of health meters, bonus points, sound cues, non-sequiturs, and more. You can have a great time with a notepad playing “spot the reference” but it’ll be tough. There are so many and the deluge of gags is one hell of a distraction. It’s an outlandish tale with many characters and to ensure you never forget who’s who, we have a hugely talented cast bringing these quirky people to life. Kieran Culkin as Scott’s gay and very seductive roommate, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman and more as Ramona’s evil exes, Anna Kendrick as Scott’s disapproving younger sister, Aubrey Plaza, Brie Larson, Alison Pill, Johnny Simmons and Mark Webber as Scott’s friends/bandmates... Every time one of them appears on-screen again, you perk up. What hilarious new line are they going to deliver? It never fails. You always laugh out loud.

This is sort of a “battle of the bands” movie, meaning you get all sorts of musical talents adding extra oomph to the dazzling visuals. The score & soundtrack is another character, another reason to re-watch the film so you can properly see (well, hear) how every note perfectly compliments the characters’ actions and the point we’re at in the story.

While you’re dazzled by the audio and visual, you might overlook one of the most important aspects of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: its theme. Those references to bands and video games? They’re just gravy. The fact is, this movie has a great message. It’s not actually about battling a bunch of crazy enemies in order to get a prize lady. All that’s a metaphor. What this movie is actually about is a slacker, a person you’re not really supposed to like. Scott is lazy and he’s stringing Knives along. Even when it’s obvious he wants to move on to the new hot thing, he takes way too long to admit it. When he does get with “the girl of his dreams”, he takes forever to get over the fact that she has a past, that Ramona broke some hearts and was selfish in her past relationships despite Scott having done the same thing to Knives. The battles he fights are actually against himself. To win Ramona, what he must actually do is learn humility and self-respect. This is what pushes Scott Pilgrim vs. the World from being “merely” good to being great. If you really look at it, you’ll learn something.

I might change my mind about this the next time I view it but right now, the only flaw I’ll bring up is the running time. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World a fast-paced, highly economical movie, which makes seven evil exes A LOT of enemies. The combat actually winds up slowing the film down and I can think of a couple of bad guys who could’ve been removed without losing much. Otherwise, it’s an instant favorite. You’ll want to come back to it over and over thanks to its unmistakable style, the ample creative choices made throughout, the humor and the characters. (On Blu-ray, July 24, 2020)

#scott pilgrim vs. the world #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #edgar wright #michael bacall #bryan lee o'malley #michael cera #mary elizabeth winstead #kieran culkin #chris evans #anna kendrick #alison pill #brandon routh #jason scwartzman #2010 movies #2010 films

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moviemunchies · 5 months

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For this week’s movie, I was between this one and Snake Eyes, which was free on YouTube at the time of the writing of this post. I’d had vague interest in seeing both films, but not being a super fan of either Mario or G.I. Joe, I hadn’t gotten around to either of them. I’d heard more positive things about Super Mario Bros. than Snake Eyes, so I went with the former.

So! Super Mario Bros! Here we go!

Mario and Luigi are brothers and Brooklyn plumbers struggling to start their own business. Somehow, they get transported to another world; but while Mario goes to the Mushroom Kingdom, Luigi lands in Bowser’s realm and quickly gets captured. Upon finding out what happened to his brother, Mario begs the Mushroom Kingdom’s leader, Princess Peach, to help rescue Luigi. Though she’s sympathetic, facing Bowser (who is coming to invade) requires fighting skills and an army, and even then it’ll be no easy task.

Most of the Discourse around the movie that I saw revolved around the voice acting, especially Chris Pratt as Mario. I had my own doubts when it was announced–I did not think he could do an Italian accent. In truth, doing a voice like Mario has in the games would probably be seen as offensive by someone, or too ridiculous to take seriously by others. I don’t think that Pratt’s voice acting here is bad; at the same time, I really don’t think it’s great either, and it’s obvious that him being a big name star is the only reason he was picked. He can do a good voice performance, The LEGO Movie proves that; I think selecting someone else would have fit better.

The same with Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong. He’s not bad, and there are moments where he’s actually great, but overall it feels like a miscast because they thought people would like it better if a famous star was Donkey Kong instead of someone who fit the role.

Cranky Kong was mostly awful, though. His voice just sounds all wrong whenever he speaks. He’s not even voiced by a big-name celebrity (it’s Fred Armisen), and somehow I found his lines the worst in the movie. How is this possible?

As many predicted, Jack Black as Bowser is wonderful. He’s a shining star in this film. He’s clearly having a ball with the role. Black would not have been my first choice for voicing this character, but he does such a great job at doing such a ridiculous and over-the-top villain who relishes in wrecking kingdoms, I would gladly overcome any reservations I have about the movie just to see more of him in this role.

Peach is fine, mostly? There were times in this movie that I wondered why Princess Peach isn’t the one doing everything. I don’t know why she’s selected Mario to be her champion when she’s much more capable on her own. Why isn’t she the one fighting Donkey Kong? Well, because Mario vs. Donkey Kong is A Thing, yeah, though in-universe I can’t figure why it’s done as she’s a much better fighter. That being said, the climax of the movie has her and Mario separated, and her actions make sense in-universe.

Toad is… kind of there.

I won’t lie, though–the final battle is loads of fun. I found myself thinking that if the rest of the movie had this sort of energy all the way through, I’d be having a lot more fun. I don’t know that Mario and Luigi’s character arcs are slam dunks the way they should be, but then again I don’t know how true this is to the game personalities.

There are licensed musical choices I didn’t quite like so much? None of them are bad songs, I just don’t know if so many of them belonged here. It reminded me of Ayers’s Suicide Squad, though thankfully it was nowhere near as bad as using it every few minutes. TV Tropes claims that the licensed songs were originally placeholders, then the makers decided it fit the movie’s scenes well enough to keep. I don’t know if I agree! It sounded more like the director or the producers thought the only way to keep some older audience members interested was through putting songs like “Thunderstruck” in the soundtrack.

The movie is fine, I remembered thinking about halfway through. It’s good, I guess, and I didn’t find anything overtly wrong with it. I didn’t find anything I really loved about it, either, other than Jack Black’s performance. The bits that were obvious references to gameplay in the Mario games were cool. Besides that? Eh. It didn’t feel memorable, it felt like a pretty by-the-numbers animated family film, with forgettable jokes and dialogue. The world is colorful and pretty to look at, at least?

I don’t know. Maybe if I was a fan of the Super Mario games there’s something I wouldn’t miss, or I’d have something in this movie I’d love more. But I don’t. If you’re a fan of the games you will probably have a lot to look forward to here. Otherwise, I think it’s mostly a movie that you can skip. You’d have some fun, though it’s hardly a must-watch.

#Movie Munchies #Super Mario Bros #Mario #Luigi #Princess Peach #Bowser

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straightfacedstrangeness · 9 months

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Broly movie semi-liveblog because of reasons

I only ever watched the original Broly movie once or twice cus of the suuuper long fight scene ending (and I think it came out, or we borrowed it from Blockbuster, around the time I was losing interest in DBZ)…which is great cus watching it now after the reboot movie has me going in almost totally fresh

Krillin’s puppy song (and how he just pauses then keeps singing after the ship lands X’D so you just hear him wailing in the background during Paragus’ big speech)

Paragus: I’m starting a new planet and I want you to be king Vegeta: :/ Paragus: Uhh…there’s also this big strong bad guy and only YOU can stop him! Vegeta: :/ Trunks: Dad, don’t go with him Vegeta: DON’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! *goes out of spite*

Vegeta gets to the planet, gets his ear talked off by Paragus, sees Paragus’ whole army, doesn’t react to anything, but takes one look at the big buff shirtless dude covered in jewelry and decides “I want to be alone with that guy for a while” (Trunks: “DAD NO” Vegeta: “DON’T KINKSHAME ME”)

Son “cat trying to convince you it didn’t just eat five minutes ago” Goku

“Golly, who could the Legendary Super Saiyan be?” *shows a whole flashback of Broly being the Legendary Super Saiyan and names the movie “Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan”*

Still gets me that the fan-favorite His Power Is Maximum villain’s weakness is that he flips out at the sight of the guy who cried in the crib next to him when they were babies

I’d still fight Master Roshi if I could risk getting within ten feet of him but thanks man for deflating the tension every time it gets serious here. And more importantly, giving my boy Oolong an actual reason to be here (designated driver). Which kinky freak on staff came up with that sequence of the two of them in bed together though?? XD

Realizing I haven’t seen the old DBZ movies since before my dad got his giant TV, and watching this thing in HD on a huge screen with surround sound blasting the doofy 2000s grunge rock songs shoehorned into the soundtrack just feels so wrong X’D

With Paragus’ whole thing being about trapping Vegeta on this planet so a comet can smush him, how much funnier would it have been if Goku had just shown up and immediately IT’d everyone back to Earth

This version of Broly is SO annoying, OMFG. Hulked-out glowing guy cackling about how he was gonna kill a child, “What do you expect from a true freak?! Wahaha~” Like 100% one of those guys who saw The Dark Knight and went “the Joker’s so dark and edgy, I wanna be just like him” Shut up already

Actually Broly’s fixation on hurting Gohan to upset Goku plus the Trunks-Vegeta dynamic could’ve made for an interesting subplot about father-son relationships, but nope I guess. Gohan and Trunks aren’t even in the reboot movie where they really dig into Paragus’ abuse of Broly (just a brief scene of Goten and Trunks calling Bulma for two seconds to tell her plot stuff)

Piccolo dragging Vegeta to the battle by his hair

I also actually love sad scared Vegeta because it makes him so much more interesting. Goku’s an excitable child whose relationship with martial arts is basically like a good work ethic, so he hears about someone stronger than him and gets all excited cus he wants to test his strength by fighting them. Vegeta’s an arrogant jerk generally used to getting his own way, so he hears about someone stronger than him and his first instinct is to go “pff, no way,” then when it’s clear the person IS much stronger he just shuts down. Probably a remnant of being terrorized and probably physically beaten by Frieza or his minions as a kid, cus you KNOW he wasn’t gonna just start taking orders from some guy who isn’t even his king dad

The classic DBZ squeaky foot noise when Broly walks...bless

“I’m the prince of all Saiyans, even you, Broly” “Then please try your best to make me kneel before you” Get a ROOM

“Did he really think I would die just because this planet is about to explode?”

*gives you my power, but in a tsundere way*

I’d been wanting to watch the first bunch of movies for a while since they use clips from em in the Ocean dub opening, but wound up with the 2nd movie set cus I found a good deal and the Broly reboot made me curious to revisit the original…now I’m torn between going on to Return Of Cooler & Super Android 13 my dumb funny beloveds, or going back to the 1st movie set and working my way up to truly Earn them XD

#dragon ball #rambling #goku #vegeta

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cyberp-1-nk · 1 year

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[ he's a pirate! || oc-verse. || P1 ]

Warnings: Violence, and kidnapping.

Tags: @insane-horror-movie-addict @cheesefanboy2

A/n: Okay so, this feels so much better to read when you listen to this. It's from the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack, and it's great lol. The scene Varrick was in made me chuckle.. and the scene with Azrael was badass. This is only a part one BTW, the arena fight is going to be so cool, I can't wait to finish it.

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Smoke, the captain of his crew, stood at the helm of his ship with a determined expression etched onto his face. The salty sea air whipped his coat and tangled his hair, but he paid it no mind. He had a more pressing matter at hand.

"Listen up, everyone," Smoke bellowed, his voice booming over the roar of the waves. "We've got a mission to complete, and it's not going to be easy. But we're pirates, damn it, and we don't back down from a challenge!" The crew gathered around him, their faces reflecting a mixture of curiosity and excitement. Smoke could see the determination in their eyes, and it filled him with pride. The Sirens in his crew hummed in interest, as the seafolk apart of his crew echoed large cheers of encouragement.

"Our target is the castle on the cliff over yonder," Smoke gestured towards the imposing structure looming in the distance. "Inside that castle is Anni, a human held captive by the sorceress, Fang. We're going to get that human out of there, no matter what it takes." The crew let out a cheer, their spirits lifted by Smoke's confident words. They knew that their youthful captain was a force to be reckoned with, and they were ready to follow him into battle. As Smoke turned back to the helm, the ocean around them grew even rougher. The waves rose higher and higher, crashing against the sides of the ship with a deafening roar. The crew held onto whatever they could, bracing themselves for the tumultuous ride ahead.

Smoke gritted his teeth, his hands tight on the wheel. He could feel the ship straining against the waves, but he refused to let it falter. With every passing moment, he grew more determined to succeed. Smoke stepped to the edge of his ship, the wind whipping his coat and tangling his hair. He raised his hand to his mouth and let out a piercing whistle, the sound carrying far over the churning waves. The other four ships followed suit— closely following his command.

For a moment, nothing happened. The ocean continued to churn and rage around them, the waves growing higher and higher. But then, something stirred beneath the surface. A massive tentacle emerged from the water, followed by another, and another. Smoke grinned as his pet Kraken rose from the depths, towering over everything in sight. The creature's eyes glinted with intelligence, and Smoke knew that his old friend understood him perfectly.

The rough waves suddenly stopped, and the sky seemed to brighten around them. Smoke laughed out loud, patting his pet Kraken on one of its massive tentacles.

"Listen, old friend," he said, his voice carrying over the sound of the wind. "I need your help to get that human. Fang may have put up defenses, but he won't be able to withstand the might of the Kraken." The creature let out a low rumble, almost like a chuckle, and Smoke knew that it was ready to do his bidding. He grasped onto one of its tentacles, his feet barely touching the deck as the Kraken lifted him up into the air.

Together, they charged towards the first defenses on the cliff, the Kraken's massive tentacles slamming into the ocean with a deafening roar. Smoke could feel the power of the creature coursing through him, and he knew that they were unstoppable. As they drew closer to the castle, Smoke could see everyone scrambling to defend the stronghold. But it was no use. The Kraken was too powerful, its tentacles crashing through walls and crushing everything in its path.

"I hope you're ready, Vixen."

— . — . —

"Shit— SHIT! That bastard is attempting an ambush!" Viper practically tore off the curtains to the window— her face contorted into fear as she pulled on her pigtails. Viper paced frantically back and forth, her eyes darting around the room as she tried to think of a way out of the situation. Smoke and his crew were on their way, and they were coming to take Anni. Fang had tasked Viper with protecting the human, but now it seemed like an impossible task.

Varrick watched her with an anxious expression, pacing back and forth himself. Anni sat in a corner, muttering to herself about how stupid it had been to try and protect this human in the first place— why had they even brought her here? She disliked the answer, but now it was too late, and they were going to have to deal with some irritatingly strong pirate. The rest of the humanoid dragons in Fang's fortress mumbled amongst themselves, their faces reflecting a mixture of fear and uncertainty.

That's when Fang stepped forward, her eyes blazing with determination. She leapt up onto a large hill using her magic, her voice carrying over the murmurs of the others.

"Since when were we scared of a few pirates?" she exclaimed, her voice strong and sure. "For God's sake, we have the Shadows on our side! We have the strongest, most powerful dragons in the land. We will not be intimidated by a bunch of pirates."

The other dragons looked up at her, their eyes wide with wonder. Fang had always been a leader, but now she seemed more powerful than ever. "We will stand our ground," Fang continued, her voice ringing out across the fortress. "We will fight for what is right, and we will not let these pirates take Anni from us. We are the guardians of this land, and we will defend it with all our might."

Fang stood tall, her eyes narrowed with determination, and her sword raised high in the air. The metal blade glinted in the sunlight, casting a shimmering glow over the surrounding area. As she held the sword aloft, a faint aura of magic began to swirl around it, growing stronger with each passing moment. The crowd fell silent, watching in awe as the magical energy intensified. Even the humanoid dragons, normally so boisterous, had stopped their playful antics and were now fixated on Fang's sword.

With a deep breath, Fang began to speak. Her voice was strong and commanding, filled with conviction and passion. "Now is the time to rise up or to stand down," she declared, her words ringing out across the gathering. "We have a choice to make, and we must make it now. Will we cower in fear, or will we fight for what we believe in?"

The crowd erupted into cheers, humanoid dragons blowing out sparks of fire in excitement. Fang's sword seemed to pulse with even greater magical energy, as if responding to the enthusiasm of the crowd. The other dragons let out a cheer, their spirits lifted by Fang's words. They knew that they could count on her to lead them into battle, and they were ready to follow her into the fray. Viper took a deep breath, her eyes meeting Fang's with a newfound sense of determination. She knew that they could win this battle, as long as they stood together and fought with everything they had.

Ocv-Anni, standing nearby with her wolf Azrael, rolled her eyes with a smirk. She had seen Fang give speeches like this before, and while she respected her friend's passion and determination, she couldn't help but find it a bit amusing. But even Anni couldn't deny the power of Fang's magic. As the energy continued to swirl around the sword, it grew more intense, crackling with an almost tangible force. It was as if the sword itself had become a conduit for the magic of the world, and Fang was its master. She was surprised a human could ever get this far— but Fang could barely be considered a human anymore.

With a final flourish, Fang lowered her sword, the magical energy dissipating into the air around her. The crowd continued to cheer, and even Anni couldn't help but feel a bit inspired by her associate's words and the raw power of her magic. It was a moment that would be talked about for years to come, a symbol of hope and strength in a world that so often felt dark and uncertain. Right as her speech was finished, and everyone was bursting with confidence, and joy— Anni quickly took her aside.

The air was thick with tension as Fang and Anni stood facing each other. Anni's expression was serious, her eyes narrowed as she delivered the news. "You must know we can't fight against them. He's bringing ten ships." Azrael constantly shifted his form while Anni had been talking— the shadowy figure leaned in, their form growing more defined as it nodded to Anni's words. Fang's fox jumped off of her shoulder, leaning into Azrael and examining him cautiously.

Fang sighed, her shoulders slumping in defeat. "I know," she said, her voice heavy with resignation. "This is why...I have something to ask of you."

Anni raised an eyebrow, her expression skeptical. "What could you possibly ask of me?" she said, her tone laced with doubt.

Fang hesitated for a moment, steeling herself for what she was about to say. "I need you to start a possession ritual with me and Viper," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. Anni's eyes widened in shock. Fusion was an extremely unstable ability, one that had long been thought impossible. Even the most skilled magic users struggled to control it, and the consequences of failure were dire.

"You're fucking crazy," Anni said, her voice incredulous. "You know how dangerous fusion is!"

Fang nodded, a look of determination crossing her features. "I know," she said. "But we don't have any other choice. We have to do something to stop them."

Anni hesitated for a moment, weighing the risks against the potential rewards. Finally, she nodded. "Okay," she said, her voice steady. "Let's do it." The two women stepped forward, standing face to face. Viper, Fang's faithful companion, stood nearby, watching intently. Fang, Viper, and Anni stood in a circle, their eyes locked on each other. The air around them was charged with an electric energy, and the ground beneath their feet shook with anticipation. This was the moment they had been waiting for, the moment when they would fuse together and become one powerful entity.

Viper, however, was hesitant. She hasn't always been the cautious one, she usually wasn't one who thought things through before jumping into action. But this was a concerning task, "Are we sure about this?" she asked, her voice skeptically lowering.

Fang and Anni exchanged a knowing look before turning back to Viper. "Yes," they said in unison. "We're sure." Fang closed her eyes, focusing all of her energy on the task at hand. Anni did the same, her breathing slow and steady. For a moment, nothing happened.

With that, the three of them intertwined their hands, their fingers locking together in a tight grip. As soon as their hands touched, their magic auras began to swirl around them, growing stronger and more intense by the second. The air crackled with energy as the three of them began to glow with a bright, almost blinding light. Then, slowly but surely, the three women began to merge. Their bodies twisted and contorted, their magic intertwining in a chaotic dance.

Fang, Viper, and Anni closed their eyes, their bodies shaking with the intensity of the fusion process. It felt as though they were being pulled apart and put back together all at once, their very essence melding together to form a new, more powerful being. The light around them grew brighter and brighter until it reached a blinding crescendo, and then there was a deafening explosion of energy. When the light faded, there stood a single being where once there had been three.

The being was tall, with long, slender arms and legs that seemed to stretch on forever. Their skin was a shimmering, iridescent shade, and their eyes glowed with an otherworldly light. They looked down at their hands, flexing their fingers experimentally as they marveled at the power that surged through their veins. As the fusion progressed, the tension in the air grew more and more intense. It was as if the very fabric of reality was being torn apart. Finally, with a burst of blinding light, the fusion was complete. Fang, Anni, and Viper had become one, a being of immense power and magic. The three of them stood there for a moment, stunned by the sheer force of their combined abilities. But there was no time to waste. They had a battle to fight, and they were ready for whatever lay ahead.

"I...we...did it," they said in a voice that was a mixture of Fang, Viper, and Anni's voices. It was a voice that boomed with power and authority, a voice that could move mountains and shake the very foundations of the earth. "This is great!" The possessed part of them that Viper controlled felt their face with excitement, but the possession's other arm slapped it off, "No, focus." The merged voice said sternly— but it was clearly Anni talking some sense into Viper.

"I…– I mean, we hope that bastard is ready."

— . — . —

"We're almost there!" he shouted, his voice carrying over the sound of the wind. "Hold on tight, everyone!" The crew nodded, their faces set in grim determination. They trusted in their captain's abilities, and they knew that together, they could overcome any obstacle. With a final surge of effort, Smoke steered the ship towards the castle on the cliff. The ocean raged around them, but they pushed on, their eyes locked on their goal.

As they drew closer to the castle, Smoke could see the faint outline of Anni in one of the upper windows. He grinned fiercely, knowing that they were almost there. With a mighty roar, the crew charged towards the castle, their weapons at the ready. The ocean continued to churn and rage around them, but they paid it no mind. They were pirates, after all, and nothing could stand in their way.

"Ready yourselves, men!" he cried, drawing his sword. "We're going in!"

Together, they charged towards the castle on the cliff, the Kraken's massive tentacles slamming into the walls with a deafening roar. Smoke could feel the power of the creature coursing through him, and he knew that they were unstoppable. As they drew closer to the fortress, Smoke could see the dragon humanoids all lining up— some even embracing their true form as they roared. But it was no use. The Kraken was too powerful, its tentacles crashing through walls and crushing everything in its path.

Smoke rushed through the halls of the fortress, his heart pounding in his chest with excitement as he searched for the human he had sworn to kidnap— in order to find something out. The sound of the Kraken's furious roars echoed through the walls, and smoke could feel the fortress shaking beneath his feet. Smoke's pet Kraken had been unleashed upon the fortress, its massive tentacles thrashing wildly as it tore through walls and buildings. The sound of crashing stone and splintering wood reverberated throughout the area. As chaos reigned, Azrael, the giant nightwalker, shifted into a massive creature, towering over even the Kraken. With a snarl of pure fury, Azrael lunged at the Kraken, its massive jaws clamping down on one of the tentacles.

Smoke grinned fiercely as they burst into the room where Anni was being protected. The human looked up in surprise at the sight of the Kraken, but Smoke wasted no time in killing every demon— who was left to protect her. "Come on, we've gotta get out of here!" he shouted, his voice carrying over the sound of the Kraken's rampage.

Finally, he found Anni, standing in the middle of a room, her arms crossed and her face twisted in anger. "What do you think you're doing?!" she shouted as Smoke burst into the room. "I'm not leaving my home, no matter what's going on out there!"

Smoke gritted his teeth, his eyes flickering with determination. "I'm sorry, human, but I have to get you out of here. You have no choice."

Anni shook her head, her eyes blazing with fury. "I don't care! This is my home, and I'm not leaving it!" Smoke hesitated for a moment, torn between his duty to kidnap Anni and his respect for her wishes— but then he remembered he didn't care. But then he heard a loud crash, and the sound of the Kraken's tentacles slamming into the walls of the fortress. He knew he had to act fast.

Without another word, he lunged forward, picking Anni up and pulling her towards the door. Anni struggled, her fists violently pounding against his chest as she tried to resist him.

But Smoke was too strong, and he pulled her out of the room and into the chaos outside. Rubble flew everywhere as the Kraken and Azrael battled, their roars echoing through the air. Smoke dragged Anni towards safety, his heart pounding with excitement and adrenaline. Anni continued to struggle, but Smoke refused to let go. He knew that he had to save her, even if it meant going against her wishes. Finally, they reached safety, and Smoke released Anni's arm. She glared at him, her face twisted in anger, but Smoke knew that he had done the right thing. He had saved her life, even if it meant going against her wishes.

The Kraken roared in anger, its other tentacles lashing out to strike at Azrael. But the giant nightwalker was too quick, dodging and weaving through the tentacles as he landed blow after blow on the Kraken's massive body. As the battle raged on, Fang's little fox teleported onto his shoulder, shooting little fits of fire through her mouth as she watched the fight unfold. Together, Fang and the fox roared in pure fury, joining the fray. The Kraken thrashed and writhed, its massive tentacles slamming into the ground and sending rubble flying everywhere. But Azrael and Fang's tiny fox were undaunted, fighting with all their strength as they pushed the Kraken back.

Smoke had made up his mind. He would do whatever it took to save Anni, the human he had sworn to protect. He stormed through the halls of the fortress, his sword held tightly in his hand, determined to get Anni out of danger. But as he turned a corner, he was confronted by Varrick, the pirate who claimed Anni as his own. "That's my human!" Varrick shouted, stepping in front of Anni and blocking Smoke's path.

Smoke's eyes flickered with fury as he glared at Varrick. "I don't care who she belongs to," he spat. "I need her for a personal mission— and if you nuisances won't let me have her— I'll take her by force."

Varrick's expression hardened, and he gestured to Kellin, one of his fellow proxies. "Toss me a sword!" he shouted.

But Kellin only tossed him a pan.

Varrick looked confused for a moment, but then Kellin spoke up. "Sorry, but we don't have any swords left. And I'm sure as hell not giving you any of my weapons— not after the last time."

Varrick rolled his eyes, but he knew he had no choice. He raised the pan, ready to defend himself against Smoke's sword. The two men lunged at each other, their weapons clashing in a shower of sparks. Smoke was skilled with a sword, but Varrick was a fierce fighter, wielding the pan with surprising agility. Smoke's smirk grew wider as he watched Varrick approach, his weapon at the ready. Smoke knew that Varrick was a skilled fighter, but he was confident in his own abilities. As they clashed their weapons together, the sound of metal on metal echoed through the air.

Smoke's weapon was a long, curved sword, and he wielded it with ease. He swung it in a wide arc, aiming for Varrick's shoulder, but Varrick was quick to dodge. Varrick's weapon was just a pan, but he used it with incredible speed and precision. He parried Smoke's attacks with ease, his amber eyes glinting with an otherworldly color. The two fighters circled each other, each looking for an opening. Smoke feinted to the left, then lunged to the right, but Varrick was ready for him. He stepped back, then launched a counterattack, his sword flashing through the air.

Smoke blocked the blow, then pressed forward, his sword striking against Varrick's with a loud clang. Varrick stepped back, then swung his pan in a wide arc, aiming for Smoke's midsection. Smoke leaped back, then swung his own sword in a tight circle, aiming for Varrick's arm. Their weapons clashed again and again, the sound of metal on metal filling the air. Smoke's smirk grew wider with each blow, his confidence growing as he saw Varrick begin to tire. But Varrick was not so easily defeated. He gritted his teeth, his amber eyes blazing with an otherworldly intensity as he launched a final attack.

Smoke parried the blow, then lunged forward, his sword striking true. Varrick stumbled, then fell to the ground, his pan clattering against the stones. Smoke stood over him, his sword raised, his smirk now a full-blown grin of triumph. As they battled, Anni watched in horror, unsure of what to do. She knew that Varrick was trying to protect her, but she also knew that Smoke was a dangerous opponent. Varrick kicked the sword of his hand, and quickly grabbed his trustworthy pan. The battle raged on, with neither man gaining the upper hand. But finally, Varrick landed a powerful blow, knocking Smoke's sword out of his hand.

Smoke stumbled backwards, his eyes wide with shock and fear. He knew that he was no match for Varrick without his sword. Varrick advanced, raising the pan high above his head, before nearly knocking Smoke's hat off of his head. This pissed the pirate off— but he didn't have a lot of time left, so he grabbed Anni. Smoke ran as fast as he could, his arms wrapped tightly around Anni as he fled from Varrick, Kellin, and the dragon humanoids. He could hear their footsteps pounding the ground behind him, their shouts of anger and frustration echoing through the air.

As they reached the edge of the cliff, Smoke skidded to a halt, his heart pounding in his chest. He looked down at the drop below, the water churning and frothing far below. He turned to Anni, his eyes locking onto hers. "Do you trust me?" he asked, his voice low and intense.

Anni shook her head, her eyes wide with fear. "NO!" she yelled, her voice tinged with panic.

Smoke smirked, his eyes flickering with amusement. "Too bad," he said, before whistling to one of his crew members to toss a rope near the cliff. The rope landed with a thud, and Smoke grabbed onto it tightly, pulling Anni close to him. "Hold on tight," he warned, before launching himself off the edge of the cliff.

Anni screamed as they swung through the air, her grip on Smoke tightening with every passing moment. The wind whipped through their hair, and Smoke could feel his heart racing with excitement and bliss. As Smoke swung through the air, the wind rushed past him, causing his hair to whip wildly around his face. His strong arms held Anni tightly against his chest as they soared high above the sparkling blue waters of the ocean below. The salty sea air filled his lungs, invigorating his senses and making him feel alive.

Smoke's powerful swing propelled them higher and higher into the sky, giving Anni a breathtaking view of the world below. She could see the vast expanse of the ocean stretching out in all directions, the waves crashing against the rocky cliffs and sandy beaches that dotted the shoreline. The sun was setting in the distance, casting a warm, golden glow over the landscape and painting the sky with a brilliant array of colors.

As they swung higher, Anni could see her reflection in the shimmering surface of the sea below. The water was so clear that she could see all the way to the bottom, where schools of fish darted back and forth in the coral reefs. The sight was both beautiful and awe-inspiring, and she felt a sense of wonder and excitement welling up inside her.

Despite the dizzying height and the rush of adrenaline that coursed through her veins, Anni felt completely unsafe in Smoke's strong, capable arms. With each swing, she felt her worries and anxiety slipping away, replaced by a sense of freedom and fear that she had never experienced before. As they landed on one of the ships, Smoke breathed a sigh of relief, his arms still tightly wrapped around Anni. He looked down at her, his eyes softening.

"Are you okay?" he asked, his voice low and gentle— yet it seemed he cared very little.

Anni nodded, her eyes still wide with shock. "NO! OF COURSE NOT!" she yelled, as she scrambled on the ship's foundation. Eventually, her hand found a rock, and she tossed it towards his face.

Smoke smiled, his eyes flickering with amusement as he quickly caught the rock being tossed toward him. "Good, we can't have you being too comfortable," he said. "Now, let's get out of here before they catch up to us again. Onward, men!"

The crew of the pirate ship, including Smoke, were going about their business— about to hide Anni in a room, when suddenly a shadowy figure appeared on the deck. Smoke, always alert for danger, immediately reached for his sword, ready to defend one of his ships and his crew. "Who are you and what do you want?" Smoke demanded, his sword at the ready.

The figure stepped forward, revealing himself to be Vince, a notorious Enid proxy— one of the shadows, who was known for his love of adventure and his daring escapades across the many different realms. Smoke let out a sigh of amusement, recognizing the old enemy.

"Vince? What are you doing here?" Anni yelled out in surprise. Vince simply winked at her and pulled out his own sword, his eyes gleaming with excitement at the prospect of a good battle.

"I heard you guys were in the area and thought I'd drop by for a visit," he said, a mischievous grin spreading across his face. "I can't let you take my favorite little human after all," Smoke and Vince circled each other warily, their swords clashing in a fierce battle. Each of them was a skilled fighter, and the clash of their swords echoed across the deck of the ship. Anni watched in amazement, her heart racing as she witnessed the breath-taking battle. The battle was intense, with each fighter giving as good as they got. Sparks flew as their swords clashed, and the sound of steel against steel filled the air. Smoke and Vince were evenly matched, with neither one gaining the upper hand.

Everything was going to shit.

#simp party #simp party my beloved #anni my beloved #ocverse anni my beloved #ocverse #i love smoke

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tophthedaydreamer · 9 months

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my thoughts on gotg vol. 3! (Part one)

spoilers ahoy!

I have to say, the guardians are perhaps my favorite MCU group. The first two movies are beloved in my house, as my family loves the characters, the jokes, and the music. So, there was a lot of hype riding on this one.

To put it plainly, I liked it. But not as much as the first two. Which I'm a little bit sad about. But I feel like things could've gone a lot worse, considering how awful the mcu's been lately.

I only have a few issues with the film. Firstly, the soundtrack. I really hate to say it, but it wasn't good and that really sucks! The soundtrack is an integral part of the guardians movies. It brought us awesome moments like the "Come And Get Your Love" opening in vol. 1 and "Mr. Blue Sky" in vol. 2. "The Chain" playing during the Quill vs. Ego battle. Not to mention the sublime scene that is the Yondu + Rocket + Groot vs. The Ravagers fight to "Come A Little Bit Closer". However, I do like vol. 3's usage of "Creep", "No Sleep Til Brooklyn", and "Dog Days Are Over". "Creep" is so perfect for Rocket and it breaks my heart. "I want a perfect body"??? "I wish I was special"??? Bro??? "No Sleep Til Brooklyn" also rocks so hard and the hallway fight scene is really well filmed. Nothing screams guardians more than a wild, epic fight with our heroes to some raging banger tunes. And "Dog Days Are Over" is one of my favorite songs, so I'm really biased lol. It was perfect for the ending to me. It was wonderful and relieving to see the guardians joyously dance after all the suspense. Sadly, none of the other songs worked for me. They all sounded rather same-y. Even my oldies-loving mother didn't like the music.

Another complaint is the humor. Or, kinda lack thereof. Don't get me wrong, I totally understand why this film is darker than the first two. Rocket's backstory is harrowing, and I'm glad it got the seriousness it deserved. However, the stuff in-between Rocket's flashbacks (the guardians' quest to get the key to the kill switch) isn't very funny. Everyone keeps arguing in a very serious tone which kinda stressed me out.

Ok, I will continue this later!! I started writing this at a bad time and I have to pause here. I don't wanna lose what I wrote. Until part two!

#toph musings #toph reviews #guardians of the galaxy #gotg #gotg vol 3 #gotg volume 3 spoilers #gotg vol 3 spoilers #gotg spoilers #mcu

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cadyrocks · 2 years

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Saw Love and Thunder. Mild spoilers ahead.

It was fine. Not Waititi's best work, not as good as Ragnarok, but definitely an enjoyable popcorn flick.

Suffers, like many Marvel projects, from a serious difficulty taking anything seriously. Like, I'm sorry, Thor getting in a fight with his magic axe because it's jealous about him caring about Mjolnir? It's so silly and absurd that it makes it very hard for the scenes that are supposed to be powerful or poignant to work. It's this constant tonal whiplash. In one scene, Thor is having an "argument" with his axe (me and the person I watched it with disagree on this subplot; she thinks it's so stupid it's awesome; I think it's so stupid it's stupid). In the next, our protagonists are being tortured by shadow tentacle monsters. In one scene, a child uses her stuffed rabbit to annihilate hordes of monsters (monsters we're supposed to be somewhat concerned about, mind you); in the next, multiple major characters are having a battle of rhetoric for the fate of the universe while slowly dying.

Guardians of the Galaxy and its sequel managed this tightrope walk between lighthearted humor and heavy subject matter well. Love and Thunder does not, and suffers as a result. The individual scenes are all pretty excellent - I gripe about the rabbit scene in the overall structure but as an individual scene it's absolutely amazing - but they tend not to cohere very well, particularly with the "Natalie Portman has stage 4 cancer and is not handling it well" subplot.

On the level of individual scenes, I have to critique most of the fight scenes. For most of the movie up until the end of act 2, not a single fight feels meaningful or impactful. It's all Thor and Friends utterly demolishing endless waves of mooks and shadow monsters, none of which do anything resembling bleeding. Unless Gor is personally fighting, the stakes seem virtually nonexistent, and there's no drama. This is pretty funny in the opening fight scene, establishing just how much Thor out lasses the Guardians in terms of raw strength, but it just keeps happening long after it stops being an interesting setup.

So what does work?

Well, the "Thor is an emotionally unstable dick who his friends are entirely right to hate" opening is extremely well done. Gor is a great villain (who belongs in a movie that takes itself far more seriously) and owns basically every scene he's in. The beat where Thor gets stripped naked and Zeus's female entourage faints is just absolutely hilarious; yes, Chris Hemsworth is a very sexy man, glad we got that settled. The aforementioned bunny rabbit scene is incredible. While the cast talking up the movie as "super queer" is a very obvious lie, the few small gay scenes, particularly Valkyrie flirting with one of Zeus's entourage, are tasteful and fun. The ending is poignant and heavy and, again, belongs in an entirely different movie from the aforementioned (and genuinely incredible) bunny rabbit scene. Matt Damon's cameo is incredible.

More generally, Taika Waititi's direction shines through. The visuals are excellent and when the movie is allowed to be silly and camp, it looks, sounds, and feels incredible. The vibes are immaculate. Also, it's a bit of a cheap shot for the soundtrack to be mostly Guns And Roses classics, but I am nothing if not a sucker for badass action scenes set to Paradise City. Sue me. It works.

So yeah. Lots of excellent pieces that don't quite fit together, a lot of good actors putting in solid performances, a soundtrack that's just barely on the right side of cliché, no handjobs for the US military-industrial complex, Chris Pratt disappears from the plot after about five minutes, which is about as much Chris Pratt as I'm interested in tolerating these days... It's not bad! It's a perfectly serviceable blockbuster.

It's also gonna be the last Marvel film I watch for a good long while, because throughout the entire movie, I couldn't help but notice those little critiques niggling at me. It's impossible to take anything seriously when everyone's response to everything is witty quips. People don't actually talk or act like that, to an embarrassing degree. There's an attempt to raise the stakes by doing something truly horrific, but we never grapple with any of the consequences or tragedy of that event, and you could have replaced it with Gor stealing Thor's favorite irreplaceable Macguffin for all the impact on the story it ends up having. In other words: it's a Marvel movie, with all that entails. As lovely as Taika Waititi's sensibilities and visual direction are, the fact is we've been here before a few too many times.

As I watched the small city worth of people who worked on this thing roll by in the credits, I couldn't shake the feeling that the Marvel formula has, at long last, become stale. The committee design has run out of ideas. The crowning moments of awesome can't distract me from how shallow and incongruous the whole is. Your flying screaming goats are but yet another plaything in the infinite sandbox of bored, apathetic gods, and I don't care if this gets me uninvited from the Orgy.

#Thor #love and thunder

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** I had to mute so many portions of this game because of copyright issues.** Hook for the Sega CD: A Retro Review The Sega CD, known for its ambition to bring the power of CD-ROM to the gaming industry, hosted a variety of titles that sought to exploit its enhanced audio and visual capabilities. Among these games was "Hook," a title based on the 1991 film directed by Steven Spielberg. The game promised an adventure with the beloved Peter Pan character, but time has revealed limitations that cast a shadow on its memory. In this review, we will explore "Hook" for the Sega CD in detail, examining the developer's efforts, the game's presentation, and its gameplay, along with its narrative and the reception it received upon release. [gallery ids="168754,168753,168751"] Developer and Production "Hook" for the Sega CD was developed by Ukiyotei and published by Sony Imagesoft, a subsidiary of Sony that focused on video game publishing. The game followed the tale of the movie, tapping into the fantasy of Neverland and the battle against the notorious Captain Hook. Ukiyotei, not as well-known as giants like Konami or Capcom, had a challenge ahead of them: to create a game that lived up to the cinematic experience. Graphics and Music At the time, "Hook" was praised for its beautiful graphics. The Sega CD allowed for a richer palette and more detailed sprites than its cartridge-based counterparts. The characters were recognizable, and the backgrounds captured the whimsical yet perilous world of Neverland, from lush forests to the foreboding pirate ship. The music of "Hook" was a highlight, utilizing the Sega CD's ability to stream CD-quality audio. It featured compositions that were inspired by John Williams' iconic score, and its orchestral sound was a treat for the ears. The soundtrack successfully conveyed the magic and tension of Peter Pan's journey. [gallery ids="168749,168755,168752"] Listen to Hook's Soundtrack Gameplay and Mechanics "Hook" is a side-scrolling platformer where players take on the role of Peter Pan as he attempts to rescue his children from the clutches of Captain Hook. The gameplay involves running, jumping, and sword fighting through various levels filled with pirates and other dangers. One of the key elements that differentiated "Hook" on the Sega CD from other platforms was the inclusion of voice-acted cutscenes. These scenes aimed to flesh out the story and provide a cinematic feel. However, the game suffered from clunky controls and repetitive gameplay, which could not be overlooked by the voice acting or the narrative attempts. Story and Narrative The story of "Hook" follows the film's plot closely, with Peter Pan, now an adult, returning to Neverland to save his children. The game's narrative was presented through the aforementioned cutscenes, which were a novelty at the time. Despite these efforts, the story was sometimes hard to follow due to the limited storytelling capabilities of games from that era. Reception and Reactions When "Hook" was released, it generated mixed reactions. Some players were enchanted by its music and the novelty of playing a movie-based game, while others were frustrated by its gameplay flaws. "I remember being captivated by the music and the animations, but even as a kid, I felt something was off. The controls were stiff, and I never quite felt like the hero Peter Pan was supposed to be," recalls Michael Townsend, a member of the "Retro Replay" community. Facts About "Hook" for Sega CD "Hook" was one of the few games that featured full-motion video cutscenes on the Sega CD, pushing the limits of the hardware. The game's music, while not composed by John Williams, was designed to closely mimic the film's original score. Unlike its SNES and Genesis counterparts, the Sega CD version of "Hook" featured voice acting, which was a significant addition at the time. "Hook" for the Sega CD is considered rare and has become a collectible item among retro gaming enthusiasts.

Replay Value Despite its charm, "Hook" for Sega CD struggles with replay value. The gameplay mechanics and level design do not hold up well against modern standards, making it a title more appreciated for its nostalgia than for its lasting playability. Final Thoughts In retrospect, "Hook" for the Sega CD is a game that promised much but was hindered by the limitations of its time. The developers' ambition to deliver a cinematic gaming experience was evident, but the technology could not support their vision fully. With its enchanting soundtrack and an earnest attempt at storytelling, "Hook" remains a curious piece of gaming history—a reminder of the era's growing pains as the industry explored the possibilities of CD-ROM technology. It's a game that serves as a snapshot of the early 90s gaming culture, capturing the excitement and experimentation of the time. [gallery ids='168748,168749,168750,168751,168752,168753,168754,168755' main_size='full' tile_size='full' style='mosaic']

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gsmattingly · 2 months

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Review: "Dune: Part Two"

Yesterday afternoon I went to see "Dune: Part Two" directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides,, Zendaya as Chani a Fremen who helps teach Paul and also becomes his lover, Rebecca Ferguson as Jessica, Paul's mother, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, a Fremen warrior and believer in Paul, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha, Christopher Walken as the Emperor, and numerous others. This picks up from Dune: Part One, and prepares us for "Dune: Part Three", supposedly to be released sometime in the future. For the most part this has received good reviews but some thought it wasn't really that interesting or this or that didn't make sense (yeah, the sword and knife fighting in an advanced civilization does seems a little, um, odd), I like Christopher Walken as an actor but I'm not sure that he fits the role of Emperor 100% of the time in the film.

I liked the movie. I was quite entertained by the battle scenes, the scenes highlighting the religion and the faithful, the sandworms, the interaction between Paul and Chani, the cinematography, the music and soundtrack in general even though the IMAX sound system did seem a bit overbearing and floor shaking at times. and just the general feel of the movie. It has been a really long time ago that I read Dune so I couldn't tell you one way or another how closely it followed the book, or didn't follow the book. I liked the story as presented in the film however close or distant it was from the book.

I had a good time watching it. A classic film for the ages? Well, maybe not. Will I purchase the physical media and watch it again at home? Yeah.

#film #science fiction

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Ok, so you've told us what you think the best anime were last year. What are the anime you've been most disappointed by the last few years then, if you don't mind me asking?

Oooh a spicy ask, and a chance to complain about anime? Don't mind if I do!

This got long so I'm gonna put it under a readmore

First of all, gotta kill my darlings and go for Undead Unluck. Because like. The animation, the voice acting, the soundtrack, the sound effects, the little anime original things they add to filler some episodes, they're all amazing, and as someone who deeply loves the manga I am genuinely So Glad we've gotten an adaptation, even if it hasn't boosted the manga sales

But!

THAT. FUCKING. PACING! IS DRIVING ME NUTS!

WE HAVE COVERED 28 AND A HALF MANGA CHAPTERS IN 14 ANIME EPISODES! THAT'S 2 MANGA CHAPTERS PER EPISODE! THAT'S "ANIME'S CURRENTLY RELEASING AND WE NEED TO FILLER THIS BITCH UP TO BURST LEST WE CATCH UP" PACING, NOT "WE HAVE LITERALLY MORE THAN 150 CHAPTERS LEFT TO COVER" PACING!

THERE'S SO MANY FLASHBACKS! WHY'S THERE SO MANY FLASHBACKS!? SHIT'S WAY TOO SLOW, WHICH MEANS SEASON 1'S LIKELY GONNA END ON CHAPTER 53 WHICH MEANS CHAPTER 132 IS LIKELY NOT GONNA COME UNTIL SEASON 3 WHICH MEANS THE MOMENT WHERE UU GOES FROM GOOD TO TOP 3 CURRENTLY AIRING SHONEN IS LIKELY TWO WHOLE ASS SEASONS AWAY!!! WHAT THE FUCK!!!

I have a theory about why they're doing the pacing so slow, but honestly at this point I wish the season had been 20 episodes like To Your Eternity instead of 24, because this pacing's unbearable

Anyways, enough complaining on a full stomach, time to shit on My Hero Academia. The manga's gone to shit, and the anime's following the story which means it's also gone to shit, but additionally the anime feels less quality than it used to be. While there are some impressive battle scenes and high-speed movement scenes every now and then, there's also some noticeable lower quality moments, characters speaking facing away from the camera so they don't have to animate their mouths, repetitive scenes with moving camerawork to disguise the lack of animation... maybe it's because BONES has been doing the mha movies at the same time as the series, but you compare stuff from seasons 2 and 3 with stuff from seasons 5 and 6 and it's a really bad difference. I used to be really hype about this series, and it breaks my heart to see how far it's fallen

Kimetsu no Yaiba's secret village arc was also pretty meh. It might be the only time the manga's better than the anime, which felt unnecessarily padded and killed a lot of the tension of the fight scenes

The second season of My Next Life as the Villainess was pretty mediocre, flanderizing characters and bouncing aimlessly around with the plot. Here's hoping the movie raises the quality back up

Beastars season 2 was. Not as good as season 1. I don't remember exactly what ticked me off, but I remember I didn't like how Haru got sidelines, and I found Legosi very annoying this time around

The second season of Reincarnated as a Slime was also pretty mediocre. The first half was full of filler which killed the pacing, and when the main character's village was raided and some important characters killed, he conveniently met an elven princess who knew the secret to unlock resurrection magic, which meant that from there on out there are no stakes. Honestly a shame, I loved the first season, tho I gotta admit it peaked at the Orc Disaster arc

Sakugan began with incredible promise and a super straightforward plot premise, and then meandered away on meaningless, boring sidequests from episode 3 onwards, wasting a perfectly good plot, setting and characters

A very similar thing happened with Giant Beasts of Ars, which looked like a great fantasy series and then just... did nothing with anything

And the same with Synduality: Noir, a really high value tie in anime to an upcoming game with a postapocalyptic setting and the most insufferably boring main duo I've ever seen in anime. I gave it like 8 episodes and it's like that shit was allergic to moving the plot or the characters forward. It dedicated a whole episode to the obligatory tsundere character working up the courage to confess, and then she didn't

Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko could've been great if it had been 24 episodes, instead of hypercondensing the whole ass series into 13. I had to stop watching because I was getting mad with all the stuff they were skipping

Cells at Work Black was a pretty good drama until literally the last moment where the main cells, whose host body has finally started improving his health, thus giving them a better work and life environment, are sucked into a blood transfussion and taken to a body that's in an even worse state. So like, fuck you and abandon all hopes of things getting better I guess

And speaking of saying "fuck you!" to your audience, we can't forget about Science Fell in Love, the romcom that decided to end it's season 2 with an attempted gang rape of one of the main girls, intercut with the main guy putting on a powerpoint presentation on why she didn't deserve it. I would like to know what the fuck the mangaka was thinking

And if we're speaking about disasters, we can't not talk about the absolute trash fire clusterfuck that was Wonder Egg Priority

WEP, for those who don't know, was a delightfully dark original series about four girls who lost someone to suicide, entering their dreams to fight monsters to save the souls of girls who killed themselves, with the promise that one day they'd find those they'd lost and bring them to life. Lots of action, lots of kickass animation, very interesting character drama and mystery both human and magical

In the last three episodes (this was a 13 episode series btw), the series added the concepts of the multiverse, multiversal travel, syntetic humans, none of which it could do justice. And then the final episode breaks off the main group. All their goals are revived, but they're girls from other universes which means they had no bonds with the main characters. One of the girls dissappears into another dimension, another gets traumatized and leaves, another is implied to be looking for excuses to kill herself, and the MC spirals into depression before ending the series with a hopeful scene of her going back into the dreamworld, which would never happen because the series ended there and then, and there were never any plans to continue. A dissappointment on all fronts the likes you had to see to believe

Another series that shat the bed during the last three episodes was Takt Op Destiny. It wasn't as dramatic because the series wasn't as good as WEP, but still. Absolute disaster of an ending

Annnnd yeah, I think that's it for the last five years. Sure have been a lot of disappointments huh

#Das Answer #anime

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So I just watched the Black Clover movie.

Was I the only one that thought that sound design in the movie was really crappy? I’m mostly talking about soundtracks here. They didn’t fit the scenes they were in at all.

Especially the battle ones. In battles there is supposed to be tension and suspense and I feel like those poppy and very positive soundtracks did nothing to make it feel that way. I think it was the most visible in the ice king fights.

#though the animation was very good #the plot felt kinda... meh?#black clover #black clover movie #black clover sword of the wizard king #gin posts black clover

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기생충 시계방향 소파신 다시보기 (PARASITE 2019)

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Like the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series, Dave Filoni participated in the production as a general manager, and the screenplay was written by X-Men's Simon Kinberg, Rogue One's Gary Whigg, Clone Wars' Henry Gilroy, as well as Greg Wiseman, Charles Murray, and Kevin Hobbs. has participated

On October 3rd, the TV movie was first aired on Disney Channel, and season 1 was aired on Disney XD in earnest on October 13th. In Japan, it has been airing since October 2015 on TV Tokyo. The season 2 TV movie premiered on in April 2015 and premiered on Disney XD on June 20. Ralph Macquarie participated in the design, and he passed away in 2012. In honor of Haja, many of the concept images drawn in the past were changed or discarded. For example, the design of the early A-wing that appears in the work appears as a concept image version he drew, and the spider-type monster 'Krikna' that appears at the end of season 2 is a design of a creature native to Dagoba that was not originally used in The Empire Strikes Back. was one of them.[1] C1-10P uses the earlier R2-D2 design.

And season 4 was confirmed as the final season, and it was aired on October 16, 2017, and ended on March 5, 2018. It's not bad. Still, the evaluation is good compared to the Clone Wars theatrical version, which marked the beginning of the Clone Wars series.[4]

There are many opinions that the expressions using the Force, like the Clone Wars animation, look a little weak. This direction may be intentional, as Kanan has only been trained to the Padawan level, and Ezra is just a newbie. Lightsaber Duel is said to be as satisfying as Clone Wars 3D. The problem is that the lightsaber design is very thin compared to the Clone Wars series, and there are many fans who are dissatisfied with this. If you don't like it, put it like a toothpick. In addition, there are no descriptions of sparks or flames that occur when lightsabers face each other, so there are many complaints that it seems like fighting with a glowing LED bar. The reason for this change was that the Rebel crew referenced the design of the early concept art of Ralph McQuarrie, who drew the concept art for the first Star Wars series in the 70's.[5] Maybe that's why the thin lightsaber design that came out here doesn't come out in other media, and the lightsaber of the characters from the rebels appearing in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes also follows the thick sword design of the original.

In the same vein, Karazeb Orelius' design was also taken from the original Chewbacca's design in the same concept art. Also, Darth Vader's helmet has more ferocious eyes and a more protruding chin than in the movie, and this is also the result of partially reflecting the design of the concept art.

Unlike The Clone Wars, there are many parts that pay homage to the original trilogy. The aerial battle between the Ghost and TIE Fighter in the short animation pays homage to the showdown between the Millennium Falcon and TIE Fighter in A New Hope, and the speeder bike chase scene is also similar to the chase scene in Return of the Jedi. Unlike the Clone Wars TV series, which mostly used its own OST, the soundtrack of the original trilogy was used for the background sound, and the artwork also used the clunky and clunky sound of the original trilogy, not the smooth look shown in the clone wars and prequels. It appeared with a rough design. The phase 1 helmet of the clone trooper that appeared in the work[6] was changed to a design similar to the movie version rather than the design seen in the previous clone wars, and the character design was rounded and the costume or alien design was simplified.

Until season 2, the 15-year-old main character, Ezra, never killed anyone. It's not that people don't die, but it's not like the clone wars 3D, and in many scenes, stormtroopers hit by blasters bounced off with lightsabers are shown a lot of falling and wriggling, expressing "they're not dead." However, all of the tie fighter pilots who dogfighted with Ghost were killed. However, in season 3, Ezra, who has grown up, uses mind tricks to make stormtroopers shoot at each other and just slices them up with a lightsaber, so we can no longer see the non-killing principle.

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MASTER OF VILLAINOUS VOICES (#122, JAN 2011)

Corey Burton is Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ go-to guy for the voice of villainy. His vocal talents have given life to characters as diverse as Count Dooku, Cad Bane, and Ziro the Hutt. Words: Jonathan Wilkins

Star Wars insider: How do you get into character i before recording?

Corey Burton: I scan the script for an overall “feel,” hearing how it might possibly sound in “the mind’s ear,” and establish rough mental images that tell the story. I do a bit of warm-up to open up the vocal range that will be required for the character that day—usually with a bit of singing and various noises or [by] belting out familiar character phrases. Naturally, over the years, with constant use, the vocal range becomes permanently expanded and seasoned, so there is hardly any need for thorough workouts anymore. But without some kind of warm-up beforehand, that first scream or vocal stunt of the day can wipe out the tone and texture of your voice—possibly for days to come. It’s just like any athletic activity—you have to be mindful about staying in shape to avoid lasting damage.

You’re known for playing villains in The Clone Wars. What makes for a good villain?

A good villain has a mix of every kind of human expression, from the most sincere and noble sense of purpose to our most tragic frailties. They harbor a pain and resentment for one reason or another—which they often mask with smug celebration of their powers—and vary from wildly theatrical to eerily detached. I have played good guys, just no recurring characters for this series. But, as most actors will tell you, it’s much more fun to play villains.

Cad Bane is very much based on the Western movie archetype of the “hired gun.” Which actors inspired his character?

I’ve been saturated with Western films and radio lore all my life. Bane was specifically designed to evoke the Spaghetti Western gunslinger as popularized by Lee Van Cleef. The influence of Peter Lorre was George Lucas’ suggestion, as I understand it, delivered in classic Western outlaw style. I’ve drawn from a few contemporary soft-spoken heavies, along with shades of Humphrey Bogart and maybe Robert Mitchum. I play him like a transplanted European immigrant in the Old West who has adopted the dialect of the place. He’s an extremely cinematic character.

In “Evil Deeds” (note: 3.08 Evil Plans) you have scenes with C-3PO. Given that Anthony Daniels records his performance from London, does this make a sense of interaction challenging?

Cast members usually record together, but in the absence of an actor, we make do with our imagination or mimicked read-ins from another cast-mate. Sometimes Dave [Filoni] will set up our cues with his own loose impression of the missing player. We’re mostly used to solo recording in feature animation work anyway, which is why having a sharp-eared director is essential in making pieced-together interchanges sound believably real-time in the finished soundtrack.

Some actors are sympathetic to their characters’ point of view. Do you think Cad Bane is evil or simply making his way in the universe?

He’s ultimately a dispassionate realist doing a dirty job for his personal survival and enrichment. It’s like he’s choreographing a ballet to complete his missions with heartless grace. His cool, unflappable demeanor overrides any shame that could arise from the cruelty and destructiveness of his methods. He’s just what his benefactors ordered, and nobody does it better.

When you read the words “an awesome fight ensues,” is the battle described in detail in the script?

Sometimes there is a detailed outline, but with non-verbal battle scenes I don’t try to remember all the steps to be produced on screen. I’m only concerned with specific action points to vocalize during the initial recording session. If more complex vocal choreography is called for, we’ll do that “to picture” once the basic animation is cut together.

Are you ever surprised by the completed animation?

I enjoy being surprised when a finished piece of animation hits screens. It’s better to let yourself be transported by the fully-produced presentation, and not allow memories of the session work to shatter the suspension of disbelief.

Did you try any other voices for Ziro the Hutt before settling on the Truman Capote style?

I think there were a couple of other suggested vocal models to try. Of course, Capote had a famously “funny” voice, so I do try to avoid sounding completely silly. But Ziro is a spiteful buffoon, and if the voice inspires a few snickers amidst the dramatic adventure, it only helps underline the darker aspects of the story with contrasting comedic punctuation.

Is it a challenge to play scenes where you are playing two characters talking to each other?

Once the characters are well established, it feels natural to converse between them, even if you’re playing more than one in the same scene. It’s only difficult when the character voice isn’t fully baked yet, and you’ve got to keep reminding yourself what you sounded like in the last take as you alternately perform the other role.

Did you ever anticipate that you’d play a love scene with Sy Snootles?

No—that was just another of the regular surprises that seem to show up in each new script. Who knew?

How much of your own interpretation have you put into Count Dooku?

George Lucas had Dave Filoni relay his wishes for the voice cast to make the characters our own, stressing the importance of playing the role rather than trying to precisely match the voice of the original [live action] actor. What you hear is still based on Christopher Lee, but the actual performance comes purely from my personal sense of his characterization.

The sequence in which Dooku is training Savage Opress is reminiscent of Yoda training Luke. Was it fun playing the “dark side” of Yoda?

I think it’s just a natural master/ protégé training relationship: straightforward instruction peppered with surprise challenges and pointed efforts to trip up and pull the rug out from under the student. It was fun to show Dooku’s paternal impulses seeping through the intimidating lesson plan he [gives Savage] to turn Savage from apprentice to warrior.

Does Count Dooku have any redeeming features?

He’s extremely well-mannered, eloquent, orderly, and tidy down to the smallest of details, and outwardly patient—even as he commits incredibly dastardly acts. He’s always impeccably groomed and stylish, too! He’s classy and ingenious. And he’s remarkably fit for his mature years.

Do you think Dooku knows or suspects Anakin’s connection to the dark side?

Of course. I doubt there is much he wouldn’t at least sense in the infinite matrix of the Force.

VOICES OF EXPERIENCE

Corey Burton learned his trade working with legendary voice actors like Hans Conried (Captain Hook and Snidely Whiplash) and Daws Butler (Yogi Bear among others). What kind of advice did they offer and how has it been useful?

There was literal advice—like, “They are not ‘voices’; they are characters.” Daws would state that he only had a handful of different voices, but a nearly unlimited range of characters he could build using tone, texture, and placement; attitude, accent, pacing, and expression. The character is the star. We use our vocal talents to transport the character off the page to the ears of the audience. So, while we may create an identifiable sound for a character, the voice comes from the writers’ imagination, and we do not own our character voices. Aside from those basics, a great deal came from advice-by-example: seeing how they conducted themselves and how they related to the work and fellow performers. Daws equated us with jazz musicians: We develop our talents and techniques and assemble to make great music together. We do it for the love and appreciation of the words, characters, and stories, in the company of deeply admired fellow creative artists. It’s great to be a part of something that can magically transport and inspire audiences for generations to come. If you’re lucky, you can make a decent living as well!

#Corey Burton #Count Dooku #Cad Bane #Ziro the Hutt #insider #i122 #cast #the clone wars

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