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On 6/20/2024 6:37 AM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
> 300: Rise of an Empire (Netflix disc rip - screencapping project)
> 300: The Sequel!  Is there really much more to say about it than that? 
> Oh, a small amount of Eva Green boobies amidst massive CGI blood.  There.
> 
> 
> Dogfights 'Supersonic' (disc)

Now I have the J. J. Fad song stuck in my head.

> "The development of jet aircraft was perhaps the most significant change 
> ever in air combat.  The stories of those who tested these aircraft in 
> the early stages and in battle are told here, and some of the greatest 
> supersonic air fights are recreated."
> Of note, there has only been one confirmed air to air gun kill at 
> supersonic speed.  An F-4E shot down a MiG over Vietnam in 1972 at Mach 
> 1.2.
> 
> 
> What Did You Watch?
> 
> 


I had a day of rest and relaxation and watched:


Dark Matter (AppleTV+) - "Jupiter" - SPOILERS! -
SPOILERS
At the end of last week's episode Jason walked into a gun store to buy a 
gun.  He walked out and left.  Then Jason walked into the same gun store 
to buy a gun.  At the end of the episode I was confused as to which 
Jason was which.  This week's episode explains the confusion.  Turns out 
within the infinite multiverse where each decision can create a new 
universe, there are now an infinite number of Jason's trying to make 
their way back to the same Earth.  And they are now all starting to show 
up!  In a major revelation Daniela now knows there are multiple Jasons 
from the multiverse, but *which* Jason is the real Jason?  They *all* are.


Presumed Innocent (AppleTV+) - "Discovery" - The show continues to move 
at a snails pace, but I guess it's holding my interest.  This week they 
talk discovery.


The Nutty Professor (4K disc) 1963 comedy starring Jerry Lewis as a 
geeky college professor who creates a potion that turns him cool.  Holds 
up well enough.  It was mostly background noise with a Jerry Lewis 
commentary track.

The Nutty Professor (blu-ray) 1996 comedy starring Eddie Murphy as an 
overweight college professor who creates a potion that turns him cool. 
I guess it's OK.  It was mostly background noise.

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (blu-ray) 2000 sequel which has Eddie 
Murphy once again playing an overweight college professor and his thin 
inner id.  It wasn't very funny.  This was mostly background noise with 
the director's commentary.  The director spent the commentary justifying 
all the fart jokes.


Justice League vs. the Fatal Five (4K disc) 2019 DC animated movie.  One 
of things I noticed about the stand-alones is they usually bring back 
the voice actors from the original Justice League show, and I think they 
might be in continuity with the original series, but I can't say for 
sure.  Anyway, this one starts out 1,000 years in the future with 3 
members of the Fatal Five breaking into League headquarters and stealing 
a time machine  They escape to present day with "Star Boy" latched on 
trying to stop them, but when they arrive Star Boy winds up in Arkham 
Asylum thanks to a mental health issue that's easily treated in the 
future, but not so much in the present.  Meanwhile the villains, who 
were trapped in the time machine, are eventually freed by the League to 
continue with their evil mission.  Overall this was a pretty good movie. 
  The Green Lantern sequences in particular were great.  "It's Star Boy. 
  I'm a superhero."

Batman: Hush (4K disc) 2019 DC animated movie set in the DCAMU. Bruce 
Wayne starts to date Selina Kyle while Batman starts to date Catwoman. 
What could go wrong?  Meanwhile pretty much Batman's entire rogue 
gallery decides to make a go at him under the direction of the 
mysterious "Hush." Pretty good movie.

Wonder Woman: Bloodlines (4K disc) 2019 DC animated movie set in the 
DCAMU.  After a short backstory showing when Diana met Steve Trevor and 
came to the U.S. the movie jumps ahead to present day and has Wonder 
Woman having to save her people from a team up of villains.  This was 
better than I remembered.  Towards the end I was thinking they should 
have used some of these plot elements and fight scenes for the live 
action movie!