Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-06-14 (Friday)

On 6/15/2024 8:59 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
 

Ran more errands Friday morning. But then took it easy the rest of the
day. So I watched:

 

Sidenote: I noticed a 2009 movie called "The Casino Job" on Tubi. The
reason I bring this up is, based on the promo Tubi shows, it looks like
the movie was shot *on video tape* in *standard def*! What movies were
still being shot on *on video tape* in *standard def* in 2009?!!

 Shirly on betamax
 

Don't call Ian Shirley.

IMDb sez "35 mm" with no other information, so that's useless. I suggest
that it was run through several lossy processes before a video file was
created for Tubi and I doubt it was an issue with the original
production process.

I watched:
Welcome to Wrexham (FX) - "Down to the Wire" - Season 3, episode 8, and I think the season finale.  I really should have paid closer attention. Looking forward to season 4.
Presumed Innocent - "People vs. Rozat Sabich" - Episode 2 - I see here the series is starting to deviate from the movie.
Doctor Who (Disney+) - "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" - A really good penultimate episode.  The spoilers are too massive to say much, but they directly address the who is the mysterious woman who has been appearing in all the episodes.  And classic Who fans are given lots of love with this episode.  :-)
Justice League vs. Teen Titans (blu-ray) 2016 DC animated movie set in the DCAMU.  The title is a little misleading, but basically Batman's brat Damian goes too far and gets kicked to the curb.  He's sent to train with the Titans.  When the League is compromised it's up to the Titans to save the day. Except in reality the Titans are no match for the League and I liked how that was portrayed in the movie.  Wonder Woman and The Flash alone were basically able to take out the Titans. Pretty good movie.  And back in the 2010s when these movies were being dripped out one at a time even though they were the same continuity there wasn't much a thread from movie to movie.  This is the first one where I can see where things are headed down the road.
Batman: The Killing Joke (blu-ray) 2016 standalone DC animated movie. This movie was not rated, but if it was rated, it would probably struggle to get an R.  Which is why I'm guessing it's not rated.
SPOILERS Follow!
At the start the plot focuses on Batman who has teamed up with Batgirl. In a plot development I *hated* the two of them slept together which ultimately leads to Batgirl leaving crime fighting.  But the Joker (whose backstory is told in flashbacks) decides to prove that one bad day can break anyone.  To prove this theory he breaks in on Commissioner Gordon while he's visiting with Barbara.  He shoots her in the spine paralyzing her.  And while not shown, heavily implied his gang rapes her.  They then take Gordon, strip him naked, and humiliate him at a carnival.  All the while taunting Batman with what they are doing.  Of course Batman arrives to save the day, but is it before Gordon breaks?