Trailer Lanterns | Official Teaser | HBO Max

DrunkonDuty · 2026-03-12T23:01:39+0000

jian said:
even flawed gems like Eternals, which I really liked

I liked it too. I agree it was flawed. Mostly by the final fight sequence. But the general theme of a family/cult drifting apart then exploding was well done.

MarkB · 2026-03-12T23:08:26+0000

sabrinathecat said:
The droid and Vader were the only good parts of Rogue One. Director seems to be in severe need of a reminder that movies are meant to be seen. In the original movie, even when it didn't make sense for there to be any lights in the trash compactor, it was always easy to see what was happening. And Vader cutting his way through the rebels was the opposite of the Vader that is calmly walking around just minutes later in the original movie--this was pure "fan" "Service."
So no, I did not enjoy Rogue One. Brian Daley's Star Wars Radio Play did a vastly superior job of telling essentially the same story in a way that was a great deal more compelling.
If I want a political drama that seems oddly prescient, I'll watch Babylon5 or the (Original British) House of Cards series.

No TV show can be so good that it warrants enduring BoBF or Kenobi, any more than any TV show can recover from the utter tedium of (hot take trauma warning) the 1st season of Game of Thrones.

Ooh, it's like walking on the sun.

Reynard · 2026-03-12T23:13:15+0000

I think Lanterns looks great.

But I would also be 100% behind an animated saga running about 5 seasons culminating in the Sinestro Corps War.

Tea Cozy · 2026-03-12T23:19:01+0000

jian said:
Let's see if Kelly Macdonald can do a decent Nebraska accent.

She got a lot of praise for playing a Texan in No Country for Old Men.

payn · 2026-03-12T23:46:57+0000

MarkB said:
Ooh, it's like walking on the sun.

Smash Mouth Vmas 2018 GIF by 2023 MTV Video Music Awards

chuckdee · 2026-03-13T02:09:07+0000

DrunkonDuty said:
I liked it too. I agree it was flawed. Mostly by the final fight sequence. But the general theme of a family/cult drifting apart then exploding was well done.

I thought Makkari was one of the best representations of a speedster in a fight that we've had.

DrunkonDuty · 2026-03-13T02:59:44+0000

Oh my issue is with the fight scene is that it was there at all. That and convincing the Celestial to abort itself. That was aserious WTF moment for me.

But I'm happy to put Eternals on my re-watch list and refresh my memory and to see how I feel about the fight scene now.