Follow on to review of Dr. Strange & the Multiverse of Madness: * Excellent flic, lots of fun, worth full price * The multiverses were well represented, and numerous. I remember eight variants off the top of my head where action took place, and more than a dozen visually distinct, stunning, interesting, ones that flash by as America and Dr. Strange flee from danger. * The CGI was OMG amazing ( no surprise )
On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 9:04 PM melchar via Basfa <basfa@lists.basfa.org> wrote: > Minutes of Meeting #1654 > Monday, May 16, 2022 > > Trey Haddad, President > Ken Patterson, Vice President > Dave Gallaher, Treasurer > Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms > Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary > held online, in exile > > ***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link: > > https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckc--rqj4sG9cRuFWIpeMknSsAxghBFh0T > > Called to order at 8 pm > 15 varied beings attended > > The minutes of meeting 1653 were accepted as 'Post-it notes from the edge' > > the Treasurer reported that everything is as it was & he is surviving new > gainful employment > We have: Regular: $15,748.81; Party: $230.58 > Money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = > dwgalla...@gmail.com > > the VP had nothing fannish to report > > the President had nothing fannish to report > > Committees= Rinse & repeating from the Sports Committee: > SJGiants Saturday, July 30 Marvel's Defenders of the Diamond Night > (evening game, 6pm) It’ll be the same Party Patio (along the first base > line), $70/person. Buffet meal, 2 drinks tickets, unlimited water soda and > snax. Send inquiries or PayPal to ba...@p4tt.com > > ANNOUNCEMENTS: > > Ken announced that there have been more casting for the 60th anniversary > of Dr Who posted online, including that David Tennant will be in it & says > there is proof that the production filming is underway > > Howeird announced that Las Vegas is having a heat wave & it was 101 in his > front yard today. Trey noted that it's been unseasonably warm here, too > > REVIEWS: > > Howeird reviewed binge watching 'Outer Range', an Amazon alleged 'science > fiction mini-series' as it stars an incredibly stoic Josh Brolin. It's a > basic 'Bonanza' series with a few weird elements added that they left > hanging with no real resolution. He especially liked the role played by > Tamara Podemski as the Native American gay sheriff, but felt disappointed > by the show overall & since he got it for free - rates it as worth > half-price > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11685912/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 > Craig follow-on'd, saying that he really wanted to like the show, but > that the mild fantasy elements were inconsistant & arbitrary & not well done > and Howeird reviewed the final episode of 'Picard' - spurred on by > Yochanan's review - but he found himself frustrated because the episode was > very, very long & there were at least 8 points at which a resolution was > reached, then a horrible thing happened, so it all had to be resolved again > and again. He would have preferred at least a third less length to the > episode to have enjoyed it more > > John O reviewed the 'Bob & Nikki' books by Jerry Boyd as a 24-book series > that are lightweight & fun. They are more short novellas than novels & are > highly self-referential & repeat many of the same elements over and over in > a series of space opera adventures, but as a self-published series of $2.99 > Kindle books, they aren't bad > and he reviewed 'Everything Everywhere All at Once', also a > multiverse movie as it was really fun. He says all of the acting was > handled very well & highly recommends the movie. He thinks it should be > seen on the big screen & Yochanan agrees with John 100% > > Yochanan reviewed 'Dr. Strange & the Multiverse of Madness' at an AMC > discount showing & thought it was very fun. He recommends watching the > Disney Plus shows, especially 'Wandavision' for background information. He > was disappointed that the 'multiverse' was only represented by 3 or 4 > different worlds & thinks it is worth maybe full price, if you like Marvel > movies > and he reviewed the remake of 'Firestarter' [original movie 1984, > remake mini-series 2002] as he wanted to like it but wasn't very good, > saying there were lots of plot-holes, the filming was constantly really > dark or shot at night & it came across as a low-budget horror movie. He > does think the young actress played her part well > and he reviewed 'Project Pendulum' by Robert Silverberg as a time > travel book with interesting ideas. He enjoyed it, found it easy to read & > highly recommends it > > Gayle favorably reviewed the 4th person who helped them find out what > their problem with Comcast was - which turned out to require an actual > visit & replacement of a cable that had been chewed on by squirrels and > their router. > > Gerry reviewed an old ST Voyager episode, 'Once Upon a Time', as very well > done & a gem of the genre. Gayle commented that it was very touching > > we adjourned at 8:36 pm > > and the rumor of the week was = 'You can fit a lot of stuff in a hollow > desk' > > > -- > ******************* > She/whispered/'Oh/my/goodness/what/are/all/these/squirrels/doing/here?' > melc...@gmail.com > ******************* > _______________________________________________ > Basfa mailing list > Basfa@lists.basfa.org > http://lists.basfa.org/listinfo.cgi/basfa-basfa.org >
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