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ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 4d

Stranger Things

Very happy to be rewatching this. Last time I did was in 2017. 8 years later I’m back for my third watch of Season 1.

It’s basically perfect. The whole cast is on point. Hopper’s story especially stands out. Steve’s redemption arc is still peak. Love the VHS style Blu-ray case too!

Stranger Things Blu-ray front cover in a VHS-styled box. The cover shows Eleven (a girl with a shaved head) in the background, and three boys (Mike, Dustin, and Lucas) on their bikes in the foreground.

Stranger Things Blu-ray back cover in a VHS-styled box. It features a picture of Joyce, a mother, in front of the alphabet written in black paint on a wall covered in Christmas lights. The text on the box reads: “A love letter to the '80s classics that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is set in 1983 Indiana, where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl.”

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ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 4d

Stranger Things - Review Thread

a neon sign that says stranger things in red letters

Alt: Stranger Things title in glowing red letters

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ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 5d

Luke Cage: Season 1

ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 5d

Luke Cage: Season 1

Mike Colter shines as Luke Cage (just like he did in Jessica Jones) alongside a great cast of friends and foes. Cottonmouth and Mariah were both phenomenal villains, the latter of which being particularly hate-able. Diamondback’s story could’ve been better though. He’s just okay

Poster for Luke Cage: Season 1. Luke stands up straight with his muscular arms crossed in front of him.

ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 5d

Luke Cage: Season 1

Mike Colter shines as Luke Cage (just like he did in Jessica Jones) alongside a great cast of friends and foes. Cottonmouth and Mariah were both phenomenal villains, the latter of which being particularly hate-able. Diamondback’s story could’ve been better though. He’s just okay

ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 5d

One Battle After Another

Excellent film with a particularly standout performance from Sean Penn. Saw this projected on 70mm film and it looked incredible throughout. I liked how there’s so much more going on in the background beyond the main plot, but that’s not this story. Makes it feel grounded.

ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 9d

KPop Demon Hunters

Took me a while to watch this one and I ended up having a really good time with it! Great work by Sony Pictures Animation with similar levels of care as they put into Spider-Verse. The soundtrack and performances are great too! Definitely lives up to the hype.

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Jennifer/Aster Unkle 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔪 @spookycutewitch.bsky.social · 10d

Tell your favorite artists you love their work

Murlin @murlin.bsky.social · 11d

From bravewave.net/interviews/t...

Mo: Do you remember the first time you met someone who said they loved your work on Mega Man 2?

Tateishi: You’re the first, in 2013. No one else has.

Mo: Wow. I’m surprised. I don’t even have a follow-up question… how could no one come up and say something.

Tateishi: …

Mo: Now that you know how big Mega Man 2 is outside of Japan, do you look fondly back at the soundtrack?

Tateishi: Yeah, my thoughts have changed since I met you and became more aware of how people felt. But even when I was at Konami, I didn’t even bother telling anyone I did Mega Man 2. So the fact you came all the way to Japan to tell me these things makes me very happy I worked on the game all those years ago.

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ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 16d

I’m hoping they can allow all the characters equal opportunities to take things seriously a bit more. I know it’s a comedy show but when some characters feel like they never act like real people, it can be a bit frustrating as they stop feeling like real people.

ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 16d

Midge, Joel, and Suzy continue to be great but I felt Abe and Rose were a bit reduced to parodies. They’re very ridiculous in Season 1 and that continues, but Abe lost any sense of seriousness or emotion that he had in Season 1. Rose got great development at first but that was quickly forgotten.

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ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 16d

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 2

The story this season started very fun and full of great drama, but the standup comedy scenes were rough in the first few episodes. Luckily they managed to improve that as the season went along and the rest of the show held strong.

Poster for Season 2 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

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ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 23d

The physical release has over 90 minutes of bonus features. The 4K Blu-ray is also much higher quality than streaming. Plus you own it. Those are the benefits.

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ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 24d

I ultimately care more about having everything on cartridge than I do the box art so I would still go for the Switch 2 Edition, but I honestly would consider printing my own cover to replace the stock one in these cases.

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ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 25d

Wow, pumping out a video in 6 hours. I’m impressed /s

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ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 25d

Hey Jon, did you notice there are changes in the new version of Galaxy? You can see in these screenshots that the font and grass texture have completely changed from previous versions. First pic is Wii, second is 3D All-Stars, and third is the new one. Could make for an interesting comparison video!

ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 25d

I’d pay even more if they’d give me a cover without the big block of legal text at the bottom.

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ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 25d

It went up on Amazon in Canada just last night so maybe keep an eye on Amazon UK!

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ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 25d

Not sure I’d go that far but I’m curious why they changed things.

ki700 - MitcHELL 🎃 @ki700.bsky.social · 25d

Hey Jon, did you notice there are changes in the new version of Galaxy? You can see in these screenshots that the font and grass texture have completely changed from previous versions. First pic is Wii, second is 3D All-Stars, and third is the new one. Could make for an interesting comparison video!