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Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-06-14 (Friday)
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2024 09:21:14 -0700
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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?