Category: Musings

Yes, I Saw Deadpool & Wolverine.

I won’t go into the nitty-gritty of things because that involves touching on things that the rest of the internet might have spoiled, but I’d rather let those who haven’t spoiled discover the fun stuff for themselves. But I will say this much; it is very much a Deadpool movie with the usual Deadpool tropes mixed in with some bad cop/bad cop dynamics between Wade and Logan. Even though there’s some hints of MCU stuff that I don’t care for, they’re not the dominant aspects of this film. And thank fuck for that because I want to watch a movie that’s actually content at being a fun ride and not world-building nonsense for the next three series that I could possibly not give enough of a shit to watch.

And before anyone asks, no, I will not be watching. This is the first Marvel thing I’ve seen since Falcon/Winter Soldier. I’ve not touched anything else. I’m not inclined to watch anything else. Naturally, I was concerned that this would be tainted and toned down. It hasn’t; it’s still the same Deadpool goodness because Ryan Reynolds and friends give enough of a shit about this character to do him justice and continue to make him the best possible interpretation of the character in modern media.

This isn’t Marvel Jesus. This isn’t going to make me care about anything involving the other Marvel stuff or their Multiversal phasing stuff. I’m not exactly clamoring for any other potential projects that this might be teasing. And this sure as shit isn’t going to make the MCU great or even good again. It is, however, a largely fun and enjoyable movie that, if you can put up with a little crass humor and lots of gratuitous violence, is not a bad way to kill a couple hours at the movie house.

At the end of the day, I just want to have a good time at the movies. This gave me that. And if I had more movies like this, I’d spend more time and money at the movies. But I don’t have those. So I don’t go. And that’s fine. I’ve got other stuff to keep me entertained.

So yeah, if you liked the first two Deadpools, give this one a whirl. And if not… watch something else, instead.

Doom Getting A New SNES Port From *sigh* Limited Run

Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/08/doom-is-getting-a-new-and-improved-definitive-release-on-super-nintendo

Anyone remember when Doom got a Super Nintendo port? It wasn’t all that great, but the fact that we got Doom on SNES is nothing short of a miracle. Well, Limited Run is going to be putting out a new version of Doom for SNES, which supposedly contains all four episodes intact as well as improved performance and – get this – CIRCLE STRAFING.

The universe beckons.

I gotta admit; part of me is intrigued by this new port and wants to grab a copy for myself. I just wish that this was being done by someone other than Limited Run, but… eh, we’ll see how things go, ya?

RDJ as Dr. Doom… Meh…

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/robert-downey-jr-doctor-doom-marvel-rcna163991

So we had this guy who played Kang The Conqueror for a couple things here and there… and then it was discovered that he was involved in some heinous shit. Obviously, we can’t keep him around, but now we’re totally fucked because we have this whole movie built around this guy and now we’ve gotta find someone to replace him.

The solution? Replace Kang with Dr. Doom… and the guy playing Dr. Doom will be none other than Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr.

Because, sure… why the fuck not?

You want to know the funny thing about this whole deal? I read up on the news online, I assume it’s a bit of a joke, and then when I discover that this is an actual thing they’re doing, I just shrugged and moved on with my life. I had no real, tangible reaction to this piece of information. I was ambivalent. I simply didn’t care. I’m sure there are questions, but honestly… I’m in no hurry to get answers any time soon. I’m just like… “Whatever.”

I’ve said this before. I’ll say it again. My interest in the MCU narrative ended with Endgame. While I enjoyed one or two of these things (the Spider-Man team up movie and the Falcon/Winter Soldier series), I never bothered with the rest of it. I simply didn’t have any interest in anything they had going and also their dwelling into the multiverse for the story ideas feels like they’re just tossing shit to a wall and seeing what sticks.

The Deadpool/Wolverine movie, judging by box office results and audience reactions, seems to be the one thing sticking on that wall, which mean they’ll want to do more of that… except people assume that they want more of this multiverse garbage when the reality is that they just wanted to see this long-awaited team-up between our ol’ pal Wade and his frenemy Logan. And Deadpool works because the people behind Deadpool give enough of a shit about Deadpool to do the character justice. Otherwise, you get shit like X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which was awful.

If the MCU made more films like Deadpool – not so much the R-rated stuff or the fourth wall breaking stuff, but mostly just being fun little schlockfests – more people would be into it other than the diehards. But as it is, the only thing that this current MCU is capable of producing is more X-Men Origins: Wolverine. One of those is more than enough.

I haven’t even watched Dark Phoenix yet… but I’d much rather watch that than anything involving the MCU at this point.

That has been my Theodore Conversation.

Longtime Trekkie Reacts To New Alien Movie Trailer: “Where Are All The Romulans?”

Longtime Trekkie Theodore L. Pinkus was interviewed by local media and expressed his excitement for the upcoming Alien: Romulus motion picture. The latest attempt by FOX to inject new life to the Alien franchise after several failed attempts was met with approval from the longtime Star Trek fan.

“You know, it was a well-done trailer,” Pinkus stated, “Looked really dark and scary. This might be the first Alien movie in a while that actually looks like it could be good.”

Pinkus did note one aspect of the trailer that got to him and he couldn’t quite put his finger on it until the last moment.

“Where are the Romulans?” he decried. “If you’re going to name your movie Alien: Romulus and you’re going to have it take place on Romulus, it only makes sense that there should be Romulans in this movie!”

“Instead, it’s just a bunch of humans. Boring.”

After a brief pause, the interviewer decided to – calmly and politely – explain to Pinkus that the Romulans are part of Star Trek, which has nothing to do with this movie. He also had to explain to Pinkus that Romulus was referring to the historical figure Romulus.

Pinkus stared at the interviewer blankly, trying to process what was just told to him. After what seemed like five minutes of uncomfortable silence, Pinkus finally mustered the energy to respond.

“Will there be Klingons, at least?”

Section Dookey-Von

So… Section 31… eh…

Yeah, I’ll be frank; this looks pretty bad… not just as a Star Trek thing, but just as a thing that exists. You’d have a better chance of getting me excited if you just remade Earth: Final Conflict into a Tee Vee Movie instead.

I wasn’t sure what I was expecting out of Section 31… but this sure ain’t it. But at least I can say that this looks bad whether it’s a Star Trek thing or not because it just looks terribly generic.

But then I saw the SNW clip and…

I need a bit more time on that one, kids.

Tony Khan Considers A Stupid Idea

Source: https://itrwrestling.com/news/tony-khan-admits-hes-open-to-divisive-ring-of-honor-rebranding/

At a recent ROH PPV Media thing, Tony Khan considered the idea of rebranding the ROH brand that he bought in 2022 and is generally considered an afterthought by anyone but the most hardcore of AEW fans to rebrand the show as AEW Ring Of Honor. The idea being to bring the two promotions closer together… which is what most people who stopped watching AEW DO NOT WANT.

Tony Khan bought Ring of Honor in 2022… and to say that he has done a great job with the promotion would be a bit of a fib. It exists, it provides a platform for wrestlers to work and earn a payday, and there’s occasionally good stuff happening on that show – Athena, I’m told, is a highlight and I’m happy for her that she’s getting the limelight on a show nobody watches. In fact, it’s quite sad that the most ROH stuff I’ve seen was on AEW television and that’s usually so that they can lose to the bigger AEW stars, even the champions.

One of my reasons for no longer watching AEW – and there are plenty of reasons, let me tell you – is that there’s more than a bit too much focus on ROH that could’ve been used to spotlight some of the other AEW talent that got signed, showed up on TV for a few weeks, and are now sitting on the sidelines. In fact, I could tell you that AEW really started falling off the rails the instant they started interjecting more ROH stuff on the program and the ROH stuff is often the worst part of the show. It certainly doesn’t help matters that ROH brings about another set of belts on top of AEW’s already inflated collection of championships that nobody could possibly care about… compared to when the promotion first started when they only had a handful of titles that were treated with some reverence.

On top of all of that, however, the idea to rebrand Ring Of Honor as AEW Ring Of Honor in hopes of getting more people interested? Does anyone remember when WWE revived ECW in 2006, where they teased you with a couple ECW tribute shows on PPV and then when the weekly series came along, they tried to turn it into a lesser third brand for developing talent? Because the last time I checked, that went over like a full-blown orgy at church. And also last time I checked, WWECW eventually died after a few years so that they can make way for NXT, and even that took a few years before it became what it is today. I would think that Tony Khan, who supposedly has an encyclopedic knowledge of wrestling history that almost comes across as a detriment in his booking, of all people, would know how rebranding a dead brand by associating it with your bigger brand would turn out.

I know some people like ROH. I know some people are happy to see ROH out there. I know some people want to see ROH succeed. I certainly don’t want ROH to fail. I just don’t want it on AEW television. This isn’t a spur of the moment thing that came out of the blue. I’ve been saying this for years now. The association would’ve been fine if it helped ROH in the slightest, but it really hasn’t. If Tony Khan wants people to care about ROH enough to get it on proper TV, then a simple rebrand isn’t going to cut it.

No, I Did Not Watch Deadpool & Wolverine

I’ve been busy prepping for the road trip. Hell, by the time you’re reading this post, I’m probably long gone by now.

I liked the Deadpool movies just fine. They’re funny stuff and Ryan Reynolds pretty much owns the role to the point where I tried to play the ol’ Deadpool game from a decade ago (has it really been that long?) and hearing some other dude voice the character – as good as he was – simply felt wrong because he wasn’t Ryan Reynolds. It’s almost like having someone else besides Cal Dodd or Hugh Jackman play Wolverine feel wrong, no matter how good they try to play the role. You simply couldn’t imagine anyone else doing the role justice.

That in mind, there’s a possibility that I might see it down the line. If not in theaters, then wait until it hits home video like I did the other Deadpool movies. That way, when my phone rings, I can pause the fucking movie and answer said phone… or take a fucking piss… which is more likely than answering the phone because it’s eternally set to Do Not Disturb, which is most of the time.

I hear it did well, so good for them, I suppose.