If "fully legal" is old then I'm freaking ancient.

Hbd

Bappy hirthday!

Happy Birthday!

Today, I too, have aged another year.

Kougami's having the time of his life right now.

happy birthday!

Happy Birthday!

hap birf

Finished the Star Trek movies.

Watching Trans Formers I - Bumble Bee as Rise Of The Beasts is
on the big screen currently.

The new Rocky and John Wick movie both got a disk release
as well so may soon watch previous movies on DVD first.

Hey! Thanks for the Birthday Wishes! Sorry for the late reply, but I'm still trying to catch up with stuff I put off while I was working before, I jump back into more work.

Watched Tomb Raider 2018 this week.

While a relaunch movie it could take place before the first Tomb
Raider as Lara was in her 20s in the new movie.

She had met her dad in this movie and lost him.

I think I'm over the whole collector thing. Looking back, I think I was hitting it the hardest during the pandemic years when I had more cash to burn and little else to do. For a number of reasons, it's not really that rewarding anymore

Looking through my remaining POs, most of it is already paid for or not terribly expensive. No regrets, it's a ton of stuff I wanted and don't mind keeping. But yea, it's not really fun anymore. I do have plans to make some displays for the stuff I own now, but that's kinda a long ways away

I dropped trying to collect a few years back, and I think it's much better. I'm only getting the things I really want, and not having this looming feeling of "You're missing X and Y!" is just nice.

My fomo is strong atm. I hope one day I can feel less bad missing transformers (and to a lesser extent warhammer). Seriously shit is rough.

I know that feeling. There have still been a couple figures I was iffy on and pulled the trigger just because I didn't want to miss out.
But lately it's been nice to be able to walk down the Transformers aisle, see 5 new figures I don't have...And just leave without them.

I'm not iron willed, but it's just good to reel things back now.

New movies are 20 bucks so while they drop in price I've been catching up
some of the previous movies missed.

Some of them I'd seen in the VHS days.

I'm not into the whole collecting thing.

I watched a few movies on disk during the pandemic but that was it.

I play main line games on PS 2 mostly.

I think additionally, I either got most of the stuff I wanted, or other things I would like haven't been made yet. So there isn't that much of a drive to seek out other items I passed on the first time around

Ah yes, collectors burnout. I know how that feels.

I've stopped collecting Transformers, which has been great for me as I get the same enjoyment from watching people transform the toys on YouTube as I do actually transforming them.

I have preordered the Studio Series Gamer Edition WFC Megatron though for nostalgia purposes as the WFC games was a big part of my childhood. I have the WFC Optimus, and it's a fun toy. But other than those two, not gonna collect the rest of the line because I already have too much stuff.

I would say just collect the things you want, but that's another rabbit hole. Don't worry, you're not missing much if you decide to stop collecting.

The only real thing on my 'collection list' now is the Saber Figuarts as they're my favorite designs in Kamen Rider. I don't actually own a single Figuart yet.

I was worrying about trying to get the Legend ShuGods for King Ohger, but as more and more combinations are revealed, I'm finding myself less inclined and concerned about tracking them down as I find myself satisfied with King Ohger alone.

Found out right before I went to bed last night that Nano is going to be at a convention I'm attending in August. I'm so totally hyped!

Playing the first 9 Tomb Raider games on PS 2.

Will play Survivor Trilogy on PC at some point.

For the first 9 games you need a new computer
when the next game came out so I skipped out
playing up to Underworld on PC.

How we find a way to bring back the practical special effects in films/tv shows ?

TMNT 2003 gets a full series set of all 155 episodes plus Turtles
Forever.

Releases July 25 2023

Confirmed by Amazon.

Pre orders active

Then, when the strike of CGI specialists begins. Or the crisis will make CGI too expensive, even for the richest projects.
By the way, why are CGIs expensive in the first place? I understand that Avatar's special effects require more work than tokusatsu's computer-generated effects and will therefore be more expensive. But, if a painted explosion costs more than a real one, why is it needed at all?

CGI allows you to do visual work that would be difficult / impossible to capture with a camera, and doing it well so that it looks realistic takes a lot of honed skill and effort.

But in most cases, even in high-budget films, it is either used for something that can be filmed without CGI, or does not look realistic. That is, let's say Cameron was able to achieve a certain amount of credibility in his "Avatar", but, for example, Thanos from the MCU never looks like a real creature. Plus, Nolan in "Oppenheimer" was able to reproduce the atomic explosion without CGI, so if you wish, it is quite possible to refuse it.

Oppenheimer is an auteur who worships at the altar of practical effects. It would'veprobably been cheaper to not use literal explosives, and would definitely have involved less actual destruction, but he has that level of directive control for one of the most hyped movies of the year.

As for Thanos - yes, he isn't a real creature, but there's still work done with matching the CGI to the real lighting, the work done to make the skin - purple skin, but skin nonetheless - match the face, and to make it blend into the real world. Sure, it's not pefect, but go check out The Incredible Bulk and tell me CGI is easy to make look even slightly natural.

But it's possible blend both CGI and practical effects ?

Yeah, it's done in plenty of productions, to differing scales. One that springs to mind is the 2015 Thunderbirds Are Go Series, which used a mixture of practical modelwork in homage to the 60's original, typically for locations, with CGI characters and vehicles to allow for greater flexibility of movement for scenes. And that was a kids show on a UK Children's network. It depends on the director, the budget, and the special effects crew.

Recently I finished TMNT 1987 on Lionsgate DVD

Now having picked up a set for TMNT 2003 finishing the run I started
on Netflix Disk Rental.

I also had finished the movies with Mutant Meyhem out on the big
screen.

Also watching TMNT 2012 to finish my Hulu run.

Will buy 2003 once the price drops.

This set will catch me up for missed episodes from
2003.

At some point I need to finish Rise Of The TMNT.

The only TMNT I've seen is the 2003 run. Very fun. Only found out recently it had an unaired final season.

Currently watching Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on
DVD.

I picked up a 12 disk set that had up to Back To The Sewer and will
also see the 03 episodes. In order including Ninja Tribunal.

The unaired final series was the 13 part Ninja Tribunal. After 03
Series IV they switched to Fast Forward.

Due to half the episodes of Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles running on Nick Toons finishing the series on DVD.

For Tales Of The TMNT you need the following DVDs

Super Shredder
The Final Chapters
Wanted - Bebop And Rocksteady

After End Times you need to watch Disk 2 of The Final
Chapters. Line Rat And Cubs will be on Wanted Bebop And
Rocksteady and then swap back to Final Chapters Disk 1
to resume with Rapheal - Mutant Appocalyps

Why Bara Police didn't show up in Zeo season ?

The 2012 Nickelodeon 3D show that had Jason Biggs but later replaced by Seth Green as Leo is a good one. I recommend it. That said the Seth Rogen-produced TMMT looks fun and the visuals are what does it for me. Jackie Chan announced as Splinter was unexpected.

I have been enjoying my time at the beach in DE. Too bad that I need to leave tomorrow moring.

Trans Formers

Watching Trans Formers 2 Revenge Of The Fallen - Bumblebee on DVD.

Will see Rise Of The Beasts on disk at a later date.

I heard about the cage fight between Zuckerberg and Musk and id'like to know, the prize will be the META ?

What is Musk risking then?

Clue got a new updated version for 2023.
The digi version is out this month

I dunno, but i hope he wins.