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Zed wrote: *All statements reflect my opinion at this moment. if some sort of pretty new model gets released (or if I change my mind at random) I reserve the right to jump on any bandwagon at will.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
.......... I am curious to see how it turns out to be a horror film, you know; beyond the usual human exploitation of the Earth angle.......
I love the subversion of expectations here. It starts out very much like an A24 horror ad, with the magic circle and the dog, then delivers the twist: it’s secretly about sexy, sexy stonework.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2026/04/16 01:00:08
Subject: Re:Thread for Upcoming Movies and Trailers
Even though he didn’t shoot a single scene, Voorhees has been able to realize his vision of having Kilmer in the ensemble by using state-of-the-art generative AI. And he’s done it with the cooperation of the late actor’s estate and his daughter Mercedes (Voorhees says Kilmer’s son Jack is also supportive).
“His family kept saying how important they thought the movie was and that Val really wanted to be a part of this,” says Coerte Voorhees. “He really thought it was important story that he wanted his name on. It was that support that gave me the confidence to say, okay let’s do this. Despite the fact some people might call it controversial, this is what Val wanted.”
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2026/04/16 06:41:16
Subject: Re:Thread for Upcoming Movies and Trailers
The fact is, of course, that nobody would be paying a fraction of this attention to As Deep As The Grave—about early female archeologist Ann Axtell Morris—if it weren’t now being used as the stage on which Voorhees was very publicly accepting the dare to go full-on ghoulish with AI tech. Someone was going to do it, selling whatever genuine interest that their film could have drummed up on its own merits in favor of acting as a carnival sideshow; Voorhees is just the one who got there earliest, and with a dead movie star’s family on board to support it. The upshot is that the trailer (which also stars the actual human faces and bodies of Abigail Lawrie and Tom Felton, who presumably worked very hard to make it) is now almost impossible to parse through any other angle; turns out, once you create a puppet of a famous dead person and then parade it around on stage, the taste it leaves in the mouth overwhelms and obliterates everything else.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
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I’ll be skipping that one.
I’m not necessarily against digital resurrection. For instance, Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue One, and General Organa in Rise of Skywalker. Both were done for solid narrative reasons and with the full blessing of the family.
But get your AI out of it. If you need or want to recreate an actor? You do not need AI to do that.
Fed up of Scalpers? But still want your Exclusives? Why not join us?
I still remember the first time the Timurids showed up in the eastern parts of the Medieval 2 map and just laid waste to all of the regions I just wrested from the Mongols. Had always been somewhat fascinated with Tamerlane ever since.
I'll give it a rent, only because I like historical war/origin stories for the most part, but I'm expecting some massive historical inaccuracy, highly suspect battle sequences and a healthy dose of revisionism. Dude's wars may have killed as much as World War 1, in some sources. Reminds me of 2007's Mongol, which I did like.
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"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2026/04/22 14:12:44
Subject: Re:Thread for Upcoming Movies and Trailers
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
I'm so happy this is seeing the light of day. I was so bummed when it got squatted during the Zaslav purge and assumed I'd never get to see it. Looks great and if you haven't, take the time to see "The Day the Earth Blew Up" which barely made it out of the same mess and is an absolute treat of a classic Looney Tunes film.
2026/04/23 22:27:56
Subject: Re:Thread for Upcoming Movies and Trailers
