@FuriousMachine What baked my noodle was the announcement of these disc releases in the US coupled with the outright cancellation of the entire Disney physical media business in Australia. How is that supposed to work? I'm completely with you on the piracy and bootleg issue with the sole exception of the untampered with versions of the original "Star Wars" trilogy. I've paid for those movies so many times in their various home media incarnations that I reckon I'm owed a freebie.đ.
@LN78 Agreed, I was also puzzled by that. Why single out Australia? Are there taxes/tariffs on these over there that Disney finds prohibitively expensive? Or is it a culture war thing (ie: Australia won't let us do a so we'll deprive them of b, see how they like that)? Whatever the reason, it makes absolutely no sense from where I'm sitting.
And I'll grant you the Star Wars thing. Funny thing is, this is Disney themselves creating a market and a legitimately good reason for bootlegs/piracy: withholding content that is clearly in demand.
(This baffles me with some of the streamers as well: If you have a paid service, why not open it for global audiences? For me, if I want to watch Twisted Metal, Poker Face, Justified. City Primeval , Walking Dead: Dead City, to name a few, piracy is my only option; at least for now. Some are rumored to come later in the year and Poker Face is apparently coming to physical, but still...)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - I wasnât entirely sure what to expect with this one, Rogen and company can be pretty hit or miss for me. Thankfully, they knocked it out of the park. It doesnât hit the emotional highs of, say, Across the Spiderverse, but it also doesnât try to. This is a really straightforward story about finding your way, told with all the grungy and gross out gusto one would expect to see from this universe. A lot of little, smart creative decisions (such as the titular turtles actually behaving like kids) go a long way to making this an enjoyably grounded and relatable gag fest of imaginatively slimy proportions. Special shout out to the amazingly realized overall aesthetic of the film.
Eighth Grade - This film captures the awkwardness of this awkward stage of life with an unflinching earnestness. Performances, pacing, writing - itâs honestly a perfect film. For all the ways this could have careened into a train wreck, Iâm kind of in awe of how such a simple âslice of lifeâ narrative and stripped down approach says so much by just being exactly what it wants to be. Brilliant film.
@JohnnyShoulder Saw that one earlier today and thought "no wonder these companies are worried about their bottom line". Poor, poor megacorporations. I can't help but wonder how and when greed went from being a mortal sin to humanity's dominant trait. Now, there's nothing wrong with wanting to make sure that oneself and one's family is financially secure and, even, well off, but come on... the amount of resources some of these people are hoarding is nothing short of insane and society seems content to sit back and let it continue.
Sorry, that rant was somewhat off-topic, so I'll attempt to make amends: Saw Cobweb at the cinema the other day, and it was quite fun. Anthony Starr and Lizzy Caplan steal the show and the last third is somewhat underwhelming, but still, an entertaining little horror film
@FuriousMachine No worries, you were only reacting to what I posted which I wouldn't class as off topic.
Someone that I follow on Twitter mentioned that film a few weeks back. Sounds interesting and will check it out once it I see it it available in the UK!
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