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Got my tickets for that opening weekend in Dolby Cinema. No IMAX screenings at my theater. The holdover for Mandalorian and Grogu I suppose.

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So AMC is saying the date for the art print tin and merch is the 4th, does anyone know if those have been available for the early access screenings? (on Wed the 3rd in this case)

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Unfortunately I can’t see the Early Access screening as I have to work really early the next day. Oh well. I’ll most likely catch it the weekend it opens.

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God... Just a few more weeks.

This is going to be epic.

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Brian May of Queen? Holy shit! I gotta wait until I get home to listen to it. Had no idea.

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Credit where it's due, they know what makes for an 80s nostalgia fueled experience.

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I love it, but prefer the end credits version because of the mellow medieval fantasy intro.



I hope Brian May also collaborates on the score for the Highlander remake.

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I've had this track on repeat while I workout and might have doubled my gainz.

I can't wait to hear the rest.:D

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I can't think of a worse misfire in recent memory. Everybody responsible for this should be fired.

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Who hurt you? :sad:

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For the music, the movie, what exactly? Are you saying playing to children of the 80s is a bad thing?

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TBH It didn’t do much for me but if it’s responsible for one pr hasnt it done its job really?

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No hash-browns with breakfast is an automatic dealbreaker for me, too. You raised your kids correctly, story.

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Those character posters have me hyped for this. Trap Jaw looks really good along with most of the rest.

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It's interesting (maybe I was a bit over the top w my response) but we are now several generations removed from the high point of the IP.(Unlike the Transformers movies which were closer to one generation removed) And we are in our prime earning years with money to spend, and Mattel is clearly targeting us with the figures lines, etc. I just think the movie should've elevated itself, aim higher, be a great movie on it's own without the nostalgia bait. I'm sure it will be a fun movie - for a very small group of people.

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We have a clip of the transformation scene.

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I want to say that my daughter and I saw The Sheep Detectives today and Nicholas Galitzine who plays Adam is in that movie. Not only was the movie very good, Gailitzine was really good in it, too. Makes me mkre excited for Masters of the Universe!

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Also, this has one week and then Disclosure Day opens the following week. Amazon really needs to stop dropping films in between other potential blockbusters.

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You want them to make a MoTU movie...........


.....without nostalgia??????????? :hscratch:

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Without relying on it is the key. Let the story and film work on it's own first and then layer in those moments instead of using them to prop up a poorly constructed film. Maybe they will do a great job on that, I'll reserve judgement until I've seen the film. I will admit my excitement is building, I know someone who attended last night's premier...he loved it.

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If the nostalgia presented itself in the form of a lot of practical effects I might have been inclined to see this. But this looks like every other blockbuster Hollywood churns out. Just an over saturated CGI mess. I loved He Man as a kid. But I made the mistake of trying to parlay my love of Transformers and G.I Joe into following the live action franchises. But ultimately they were all a waste of time and revisiting the cartoons themselves proved more enjoyable.

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Agreed. It's the visuals, overall designs and cg looking elements that I find to be more of a turn off for me. (I work in vfx/environment art so this is admittedly nitpicky stuff) But I really hope Eternia doesn't involve an everlasting golden hour lighting scheme, I haven't seen one shot that looks different than that so far...

Also a great point on getting older and how our tastes in movies and entertainment should naturally change...this is part of my earlier posts critical of this movies approach. I'm the target audience, and I'm not really looking for a live action version of the cartoon, adapt it, elevate it!

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The Justin Marks version would've been for you. Although I am looking forward to this movie, I still lament we never got that version.

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While they surely want to bring in the old fogeys, I'd think they'd also want to bring in a bunch of new kiddos to sell toys to. So I can understand not going too deep, and why they'd treat this differently than, say, Barbie.

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That looks fun. :lol: I'll give them this... He-Man looks good and his Sword looks amazing. The sword seems to have some good solid heft which makes it seem legit. And I'll give them this, they had the balls to make the cartoon's more crazy lookin' characters, no matter how goofy they were, accurate in live action and they actually look pretty good.

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Seems like Knight got this thing right, and is keeping it very close to the cartoon for us geezers in our late 40s/early 50s...might not be the best idea, but glad he thought of us! :D
But seriously, I would rather have one movie done right that honors the source material than several done wrong (aka Transformers) that make a lot of money and seemingly justify worse subsequent entries. This is looking like the theatrical release will be more for the hardcore fans and then hopefully it finds an audience on streaming to greenlight more entries. Amazon has the money, they could make more happen if they wanted, and I'm sure this will prove more popular on Prime than Rings of Power.

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I love The Darkness (saw them live 4x)
The love the movie trailer

But damn, that song sucks :lol:

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The opening chords are great, then the singing starts... Credit where it's due, they're making this as close to an 80s action-adventure flick as they can, including the song for the soundtrack. That sounds just like something one would find on an 80s soundtrack, except it would be the song most people skipped.

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By what metric exactly? Because unless I'm mistaken, Rings of Power is the most watched show in Prime history.

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It's no Flash's Theme by Queen, but I appreciate the tone they're going for.

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Sounds like a poor imitation of the the band Hällas.

Now those guys would've absolutely killed it.

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I figured they were going for Flash Gordon 2.0.

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I was unexpectedly invited to the NY premiere! Since I'm in the Southeast, it'll be the most expensive movie ticket I've ever gotten for free :p, but I'm still really excited. (And to see a bunch of old friends I haven't hung out with in ages.)

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YOU HAVE THE POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I’ve been hearing good early buzz about this. A guy I watch on YouTube, Pixel Dan who’s a huge fan of the franchise and did a book on the toyline was able to see it early and really enjoyed it.