Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-12-29 (Sunday)

On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 22:50:46 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:

Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

On 12/30/2024 6:48 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:

Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
 

What did you watch?

 
Just football. And the only game worth mentioning was the evening game of
Atlanta vs. Washington which at least went to overtime - Washington’s win
helps Tampa get into the playoffs.
 
 
 
 
 

 
I watched:
 
 
Conan the Barbarian  (4K disc) 1982 sword and sorcery movie which has
Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) escaping enslavement, falling in love, and
battling Darth Vader all in the same movie.  This was a new 4K set with
tons of new extras including new multiple cuts of the movie, multiple
commentary tracks, and a new Dolby Atmos sound.   Contemplate this on
the tree of woe, do you watch this new disc with a new commentary or
Dolby Atmos?  It was a tough call, but I went for the extended cut
(longest option available) and the Dolby Atmos track.
 
 
Conan the Destroyer (4K disc) 1984 sword and sorcery sequel which finds
Conan being sent on a quest by Sarah Douglas to escort a princess
(Olivia d'Abo) to obtain a magic horn.  Growing up as a kid this was my
Conan movie.  I saw it so many times before I ever got around to seeing
the first.  I don't think I even knew this was a sequel.  The disc had
several new commentary tracks.  I decided to watch with a Sarah Douglas
commentary.  She didn't talk much about the movie, but she did talk a
lot about her life and career which was more than enough to keep me
happy. Although when she did talk about the movie she and her commentary
track companions were generally making snarky comments about it, and
that was good too.

>
I’m sure we’ve talked about this before. Supposedly there’s an R-rated
version out there that never got released

The 1984 film Conan the Destroyer has been released in multiple
versions, including an uncut version with censored footage restored:

    DVD
    The 2001 DVD release of Conan the Destroyer included all censored
footage restored and was rated "15".

German DVD
The German special edition DVD restored some scenes that were not
included in the UK or US versions.
High Fliers UK Blu-ray
This release included scenes that were cut from the UK cinema and
video versions, such as horsefalls and a camel being hit on the head.
Amazon
The uncut version of Conan the Destroyer is available on Amazon.
Arrow Video US Limited Edition Blu-ray
This release includes a 4K restoration, restored mono audio, and
remixed Dolby Atmos surround audio. It also includes commentary from
the director, actors, and genre historians.

 
 
Red Sonja (4K disc) 1985 sword and sorcery movie which stars Brigette
Nielsen as Red Sonja, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan, I mean
Kalidor.  The two of them team up to go on a quest to stop an evil queen
from destroying the world.  Unfortunately this disc doesn't have a
commentary track.  It's directed by the same guy who directed "Conan the
Destroyer." I briefly sampled about a minute of the Conan the Destroyer
director's commentary and he mentioned he was one of the few directors
to ever survive making multiple movies for Dino De Laurentiis (who
produced this and the Conan movies).  If I ever get around to rewatching
Conan the Destroyer with the director's commentary, hopefully he'll have
some good stories about making this movie too.
 
 
The Northman (4K disc) 2022 movie directed by Robert Eggers and starring
 Alexander Skarsgård as a man, who when he was a boy saw his father
murdered and his mother (Nicole Kidman) taken.  He escaped and vowed to
return as a man and get revenge and rescue his mother.  I didn't enjoy
it as much as I did when I watched it before, but maybe I wasn't in the
mood.
 
 
What If...? - (Disney+) "What If... the Watcher Disappeared?" - Some
other Fifth Dimensional beings (hey isn't that where Mxyzptlk lives?)
are fed up with the Watcher interfering so they decide to step in and
stop him.  But a multiverse team of heroes he has helped in the past
notice and decide to attempt a rescue.
 
"What If... What If?" - In the sense shattering series finale, it's the
multiverse heroes vs. the Watchers.
 

>
I keep meaning to watch this, but in 24 hours I’ll be home and can see it
on the plasma

It's worth waiting.