TV/Movies Megathread

[mongers]

The 'Soviet' version of 'The Fellowship of the Rings' :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56641258

[Syt]

The 'Soviet' version of 'The Fellowship of the Rings' :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56641258

Frodo looks like Blackadder.

[Sheilbh]

I really want to read that Russian re-write of LOTR that's from the perspective of Mordor. I think it's basically mutli-national/racial group of oppressed people trying to develop their own power base using industrialisation and technology, and facing continual challenge and oppression from their racially segregated, reactionary and feudalist Elves/Men/Dwarves/Wizards.

I think it's very difficult to get in English because of huge copyright issues with the Tolkien estate but it sounds kind of fascinating.

[Sheilbh]

Very sad news that Paul Ritter has died of a brain tumour, aged 54.

I knew him from Friday Night Dinners but he was a regular actor in the UK who'd pop up in lots of things and invariably make them better. I had not clocked at all that he was also Dyatlov in Chernobyl:

Which is one hell of a range

[The Brain]

He's delusional. Take him to the infirmary.

[Duque de Bragança]

I really want to read that Russian re-write of LOTR that's from the perspective of Mordor. I think it's basically mutli-national/racial group of oppressed people trying to develop their own power base using industrialisation and technology, and facing continual challenge and oppression from their racially segregated, reactionary and feudalist Elves/Men/Dwarves/Wizards.

I think it's very difficult to get in English because of huge copyright issues with the Tolkien estate but it sounds kind of fascinating.

Seems to be translated and available in French and Portuguese.  I am tempted. 

[Habbaku]

I really want to read that Russian re-write of LOTR that's from the perspective of Mordor. I think it's basically mutli-national/racial group of oppressed people trying to develop their own power base using industrialisation and technology, and facing continual challenge and oppression from their racially segregated, reactionary and feudalist Elves/Men/Dwarves/Wizards.

I think it's very difficult to get in English because of huge copyright issues with the Tolkien estate but it sounds kind of fascinating.

https://files.meetup.com/137839/The%20Last%20Ringbearer.pdf

[Josquius]

Paul Ritter has died.
Friday Night Dinner sequel movie hopes dashed.

[The Brain]

Paul Ritter has died.
Friday Night Dinner sequel movie hopes dashed.

You didn't see Sheilbh's post. You DIDAANT!

[viper37]

I finished the last season of Vikings.

Not as good as the previous seasons, but I kinda like how they closed the series, it was a fitting end for most characters.  Of course, no one in his right mind should view this as an history lesson, outside of a general perception of viking attitudes and customs of the time.

[grumbler]

I really want to read that Russian re-write of LOTR that's from the perspective of Mordor. I think it's basically mutli-national/racial group of oppressed people trying to develop their own power base using industrialisation and technology, and facing continual challenge and oppression from their racially segregated, reactionary and feudalist Elves/Men/Dwarves/Wizards.

I think it's very difficult to get in English because of huge copyright issues with the Tolkien estate but it sounds kind of fascinating.

It's been out in English for many years.  It's free, so fair use.

What it isn't is very good.  It's not horrible, but the only really  good bits are when they take the Ring (surrogate) to Lothlorien (the mirror-universe equivalent of Mordor) to be destroyed.

[Duque de Bragança]

I need to check out The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire. Loved that movie when I was a kid.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082027/

The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire (1981)

Found the German DVD copy for cheap. After credits and intro in rough shape, quality improves though this is no HD-sourced transfer.

Long story short, you might want to stay with your kid memories, though the movie is not near as bad as Hawk the Slayer. Lots of dated effects [spoiler]colour filters[/spoiler]. It's not on the level of Dragonslayer for instance.
Still, for a TV pilot predating Millius' Conan the Barbarian, I can see why it could make such an impression.

The background is interesting though with references to the Roman Empire, barbarian tribes feuds, civilization decline. Plus, it has REPTILIANS! [spoiler]auxiliary role though with make-up effects done reasonably well for the time unlike some wigs[/spoiler].

Open ending [spoiler]pilot of TV show with the 5 minutes not dubbed in German since it paves the way for the series[/spoiler]. Movie got a cinema release in some countries such as France and Germany.
[spoiler]There is indeed a super-weapon worthy of the Atlantean Sword or the super bow[/spoiler] of Luci's Conquest, my next review.

[viper37]

The Boys, season 2.

Just as good as season 1.  If you haven't watched this already, take the plunge, it's an amazing series.

[Berkut]

I am now a Formula 1 fan because of the Netflix series. Going to some friends house on the 18th to watch the race in Italy.

[The Larch]

I am now a Formula 1 fan because of the Netflix series. Going to some friends house on the 18th to watch the race in Italy.

How come? What is it that you find exciting about it?