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Please, someone who has subscribed, answer me this question: does Disney plus have the two Ewok movies?

No Ewok adventures yet. Or the animated droids series.

Now coming to the UK a week earlier,.

£5.99 per month or £59.99 for a year.

Excellent. Im glad you guys can join in the conversation. There are a good amount of shows to watch on there worth watching. The release of new content that i am directly excited for is a little slow atm. But the upcoming slate of marvel content is what i am most excited for.

Having just introduce God Sprog to Movie Night, I’ll definitely be mining lots of value out of this!

First up? Book off launch day and binge The Mando.

Then, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, and The Strongest Boy In The World. Haven’t seen those in years!


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And yes. I’ve marked my territory when it comes to introducing Wilf to Star Wars!

Think I might do them in numerical order...

I would not. Episodes 1 2 3 ruin several things for 4 5 6. Who and what yoda is gets spoiled in empire along with vaders identity. The emperor. What exactly bens connection with other jedi is. Alot of the mystery and intrigue of the originals goes right down the tubes.

1 2 3 really add nothing of value and take a lot away. That obi wan is a jedi becomes painfully obvious when you realize hes been hiding on tatooine in his uniform.

I have to agree- starwars is something best viewed in theatre release order not numerical. It's not alone in this either. The Narnia stories are the same, You don't want to read the "first" book because it basically spoils so much of what you get in discovery in the Lion the Witch and Wardrobe.




ALSO MAKE DARN SURE you either find the originals or cut out the whole greedo shoots first bit! (I'd also say cut out the jabba the Hutt bit because freaking heck whoever did that never saw the original Jabba the Hutt!)

Honestly, is MacKlunky going to bother anyone who hasn't seen the originals before? The Jabba scene is more egregious because it covers the same backstory points for Han as the Greedo scene (and Greedo is in it, skulking around in the background!)

That said, I'll be That Guy and recommend the Machette order: 4, 5, 2, 3, 6. You establish Luke, Vader, the two best twists in Star Wars, all that. Then you flash back to the prequels and establish who the Emperor is properly and why he needs to die, and organically come back to RotJ with a slightly older, wiser Luke.

The greedo scene changes are super minor overall. But the jabba scene does to rotj what the prequels do to the orig trig. It ruins the surprise of jabba. You hear about him in 4 but dont actually see him till 6. The shock of the giant wierd slug man is great.

I kind of like the Jabba scene, mostly because Ford is great in it. Also, I'll be totally honest; when I was a kid I never appreciated Han's story because I didn't catch the Jabba through line. Putting a face to the name makes it easier to appreciate Han's paranoia throughout ANH and Empire.

On a side note, modern day SW would have a field day with Han never getting the money to Jabba in the vague time jump between 4 and 5.

Honestly I always got the impression he just spent it on Alliance stuff and staying alive once he threw his lot in with them. Esp as at the start of Empire Strikes Back the Falcon is in repair. Clearly times were "good" for the Alliance at the end of A New Hope, but had taken a drastic turn for the worse. Chances are losing a whole planet likely lost them a lot of local allies and finances and left them having to scrounge and run. Through the whole of Strikes Back the core Alliance wing we see is basically on the run until the very end.

 Overread wrote:
Honestly I always got the impression he just spent it on Alliance stuff and staying alive once he threw his lot in with them. Esp as at the start of Empire Strikes Back the Falcon is in repair. Clearly times were "good" for the Alliance at the end of A New Hope, but had taken a drastic turn for the worse. Chances are losing a whole planet likely lost them a lot of local allies and finances and left them having to scrounge and run. Through the whole of Strikes Back the core Alliance wing we see is basically on the run until the very end.

I agree, I've just become accustomed to people losing their mind unless its explained to them.

Apparently the junior novelizations (both the pre and post Disney versions) say the rebels paid him in rare metals used to repair ships. Seems reasonable that he gave it back.

 LunarSol wrote:

 Overread wrote:
Honestly I always got the impression he just spent it on Alliance stuff and staying alive once he threw his lot in with them. Esp as at the start of Empire Strikes Back the Falcon is in repair. Clearly times were "good" for the Alliance at the end of A New Hope, but had taken a drastic turn for the worse. Chances are losing a whole planet likely lost them a lot of local allies and finances and left them having to scrounge and run. Through the whole of Strikes Back the core Alliance wing we see is basically on the run until the very end.

I agree, I've just become accustomed to people losing their mind unless its explained to them.

that's because it's true, everytime a new movie comes out and they don't baby walk the audiance through something they call it a plot hole.

"I don't think that means what you think it means" comes to mind

BrianDavion wrote:

"I don't think that means what you think it means" comes to mind

The bring that up and then NEVER explain what it means!

Could be worse. Could be ‘fan service’ as an inexplicable criticism?

About four and bit weeks to go until we get it in the U.K.

That’ll learn us for the colonial era.

Anyways. For those that’ve been there since Day One, do you feel your still getting your monies worth each month? Has Disney+ supplanted your previous main provider of telly goodness?

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
About four and bit weeks to go until we get it in the U.K.

That’ll learn us for the colonial era.

Anyways. For those that’ve been there since Day One, do you feel your still getting your monies worth each month? Has Disney+ supplanted your previous main provider of telly goodness?

Im probably 60% netflix 40% d+ atm.

Disney plus has a lot of good movies and old shows worth watching. New stuff keeps showing up but not at crazy rates and not all of it peeks my interest. That being said, I don't have kids. So someone with kids is probably getting much higher mileage out of it.

I am eagerly awaiting the marvel shows.

The question is "is it worth it past Mandalorian" I assume.

The answer is.... kinda? It feels very much like any service in a lull period. If I find a show I missed, I suddenly use it a lot, but there's nothing demanding my attention so I have to go looking for something.

I have subscriptions to Netflix, Disney, Funimation, and Amazon. My daughter actually prefers the Netflix options at the moment, so that gets the most play time even if I don't personally use it very often (not since Dragon Prince?). Funimation doesn't have a TON of shows I'm into this season beyond MHA, and Crisis Protocol has me in a Marvel mood so I've been catching Earth's Mightiest Heroes and random MCU flicks for painting motivation. Prime is honestly mostly for renting movies more than anything, though I did like Tick and the Boys. Nothing on it is why I pay for it.

Anyway, Disney+ currently is definitely a luxury more than anything. It's really, really convenient to be able to flip on any of the Star Wars, Marvel, or Princess films on the fly and there's some lovely nostalgia trips in the likes of Gargoyles, Darkwing Duck, and the FOX Marvel shows. It's also really good for catching some outstanding shows that have been hiding on the Disney channel like Gravity Falls, the new Duck Tales, and Clone Wars/Rebels.

So, if you put in the effort to find things to watch, its great. If you are in it to consume new releases, its not going to satisfy.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
About four and bit weeks to go until we get it in the U.K.

That’ll learn us for the colonial era.

Anyways. For those that’ve been there since Day One, do you feel your still getting your monies worth each month? Has Disney+ supplanted your previous main provider of telly goodness?

I did the free trial at the end of the year. Watched Mando (it was...ok), watched SW Rebels (I stopped catching episodes after the first five when it was on TV), poked at a couple other things, decided I didn't care, and cancelled before I got charged.

Don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. But then, my 'main provider of telly goodness' is nothing (which, not coincidentally, is the amount of 'goodness' I find on telly) and/or youtube. The sub services have no power over me, because they just don't produce things I want to watch. Or I got to the Castle beyond the Goblin City before midnight. Either/or.

Disney+ now has Willow up to watch. All other arguments are invalid.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
About four and bit weeks to go until we get it in the U.K.

That’ll learn us for the colonial era.

Anyways. For those that’ve been there since Day One, do you feel your still getting your monies worth each month? Has Disney+ supplanted your previous main provider of telly goodness?

Whilst there's obviously some stuff on there I want to watch, it's as much for the kids benefit as mine, so even though I'm not really using it now I binged all the stuff I was excited for, the household overall is getting their money's worth.

 Just Tony wrote:
Disney+ now has Willow up to watch. All other arguments are invalid.

The DVD of Willow was extremely affordable.

 Just Tony wrote:
Disney+ now has Willow up to watch. All other arguments are invalid.

Other than the Brownies taunting Val Kilmer, it doesn't have anything to offer as a film.
And I'm pretty sure I can find those clips on youtube.

BobtheInquisitor wrote:

 Just Tony wrote:
Disney+ now has Willow up to watch. All other arguments are invalid.

The DVD of Willow was extremely affordable.

Voss wrote:

 Just Tony wrote:
Disney+ now has Willow up to watch. All other arguments are invalid.

Other than the Brownies taunting Val Kilmer, it doesn't have anything to offer as a film.
And I'm pretty sure I can find those clips on youtube.

So what color do I need to make my texts to display obvious playful sarcasm?

Green?

 Just Tony wrote:


So what color do I need to make my texts to display obvious playful sarcasm?

No colors, just actual sarcasm that isn't indistinguishable from being a True Fan.
Internet sarcasm just doesn't work when there are people who will say the exact same thing with 100% sincerity.

Is Willow poorly thought of?

I’ve always rather enjoyed it. Spesh the battle scenes which for its time are actually pretty damned good?

Mad Martigan is one of the great characters in classic fantasy movies.

I though Willow was generally well-regraded, liked more than loved.