Bandom Holidays

So the past days have been a bit like the past weeks have in general, a sense of feeling ‘tuned out’ especially at night. It’s a weird feeling that I can’t fully articulate, but I wish I could, because it’s so annoying.

But I digress, onto the post (and I just saw the Friday five which looks interesting this week so I might do that late or tomorrow.

I saw that Netflix have a new show coming called Below which is about a sea monster terrorising a coastal town so I’m really interested already. It’s also got Josh Hartnett and Charlie Heaton in it. Maybe there’ll be a trailer at comic con.

Also speaking of comic con, Hasbro have a panel… and let slip they have the license for the Zelda film and will be showing some off next week. That’s gotta mean a trailer is due too surely?

Being tuned out in the night has meant I’ve not been able to do much. But I did have better nights Wednesday and last night. On Wednesday I watched the Strange New Worlds/Lower Decks crossover ep, which was so fun and funny. I loved it so many, it’s made me wanna watch the rest of the show. I just have to remember where I left off (I think it was season 3 I fully watched?). Then I watched the next Widow’s Bay and damn, I feel so bad for Patricia.

Then last night I watched one of the films from my arrow delivery! The first Sana film, which has a band called Generations (also known as Generations from Exile Tribe). Thoughts ahoy!

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This morning I was gonna go see The Odyssey, intending to go to the first showing. So I came down and had the bright idea to do pop tarts, since I’d seen the boxset the other day… and I managed to fuck it up, scalding my hand getting one out and the other broke apart in the toaster. So now my hand had three blisters which wasn’t fun at all.

I still managed to go, albeit an hour later.

(I also had mail come, In The Mouth Of Madness to add to the Sam Neill things to watch. I need to find Jurassic Park cause it seems to be awol)

When I got to the cinema I got the minions cup thay they did (with a minion in an explore outfit with a lil flaming torch).

Trailers before The Odyssey were: the uprising, digger, heart of the beast, pressure, the dog stars, Spiderman. I’m not gonna talk much on them this time as most were done before (Digger was new though, and it’s funny it has Eva Stratt from Project Hail Mary in it. And The Uprising was something I’d not seen before and doubt I will).

This is where I usually put in a warning or note about mid/post credits stuff but instead I’ll just say DO NOT TAKE IN A DRINK YOU WILL REGRET DRINKING IT.

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Next cinema trip shall be to see Spiderman. But I also saw the cinema is getting Kiki’s Delivery Service next month which makes me wonder if there’ll be other Ghibli stuff.

Afterwards I had food, wandered around town (including getting from Tesco some new haribo, the Mandalorian’s N1 and the Fantastic 4 comic). There was a vinyl market/event thing but it seems to be wrapping up when I got there and I didn’t see anything of interest in my quick look.

When I got to the station the train was delayed and when I saw it was delayed 25 minutes I went to Smiths and got a Doctor Who bookazine, some Star Wars Unlimited packs (I opened the ones I got the other night, I got some good cards though damnit I got Luthen again as a leader) and they had the Stranger Things sticker starter packs. That’s the first time I’ve seen them since I got my own one.

I read some SFX reviews while waiting, then the train got delayed again on the way back. Apparently there’s been signal issues for weeks. Ugh.

Home I’ve listened to the proms and watching Magnum PI since Dave is starting the series again and, well, Magnum’s hot.

And damn this took too long cause I got sidetracked.

First off before getting into the post I woke up and saw the sad news that Sam Neil has died. It feels especially sad because I’d read in sfx a few issues back that he’s just beaten cancer so to go so soon after that... We’re gonna try and watch Jurassic Park in his honour soon (and I’m gonna watch Event Horizon alone) and maybe I’ll see if there’s any stuff of his on the players. But man it’s so sad.

But anyway.

There’s been some recent deliveries these past days. On Friday I got Adam Lambert’s new album which came with some art cards (just 2) which sounded pretty good when I put it on Spotify. There was also the Heated Rivalry fancy vinyl soundtrack, but I’ve not opened it cause the heat was making me sweaty and I didn’t wanna mess it up. (There was issues with the preorder price guarantee thing but that’s been sorted). And then there’s sfx (which must’ve come Saturday but I didn’t see till Sunday, thouh it was funny cause the site said it’d be sent on the 17th) which is Strange New Worlds themed which makes me glad I’m able to watch.

(There’s a really Cool pic of M’benga and La’an in western attire in it, plus there’s a film I’m curious about from the reviews, a Japanese horror called The Curse so I’ll have to get it sometime, it’s on digital on prime at least)

The weekend as a whole was low energy for the most part. My brain kinda tuned out, mostly due to the heat so I was tired and unfocussed until Sunday night.

Sunday night I was actually able to watch stuff, which I’d not been able to do. So I finished off Spider Noir, which I sense is easily gonna be in my top 5 of shows this year, it’s so so good. I watched the whole thing in black and white, so if I watch again it’ll be in colour cause I’m sure it looks great. Then I rewatched Wildhood and the waterfall scene is still one of the hottest things I’ve ever seen, and I love how Pasmay (Joshua Odjick) is shirtless a lot.

I also did the arrow sale order since my money went in. I was only gonna get a few things, but I ended up getting: The Sana Collection, Three/Three Extremes, Hound Of The Baskervilles, Kolobos, Dark Water and the One Missed Call trilogy. Sana is the one I’ll probably watch first cause I watched a trailer and it looks so like my kinda thing. I mean I’d been hyped since I saw it announced but that made me need. (Plus I got the stranger things boxset, though who knows when I’ll actually watch it.) I do wanna get in the Mouth Of Madness

The order has already been sent though and might be here as soon as tomorrow!

Today was the day I’d considered going to town and thankfully it cooled off. The original idea was to see Minions And Monsters first (cause it had two showings) and Evil Dead Burn second, but I switched them last minute and went earlier to have food first.

Before I saw them though I got some stuff for mum from B and M, and saw that the WH Smiths is closing (I know the name is changed but I can never remember it). That’s a shame and I looked in briefly and got some Star Wars Unlimited cards with 20% off. I’ll have to open them tomorrow, see if I’ve got anything good. I’ll have to look in again Friday.

I also went in smyths and got the Mandalorian and Rotta funkos (the latter is so weighty!) but couldn’t find the Heihei I was gonna get mum. I did get the heihei cup for her from the cinema though.

Trailers were, for the most part, new.
Werwulf: Looks pretty well done, but I don’t think I’m sold enough to see it. Though the lead guy (who I’m guessing is the werewolf) does look hot
Clayface: first time seeing a trailer in cinemas and it’s a new short one. Looks pretty good and I love the body horror of the concept. It’s also got a date, my birthday week.
Resident Evil: I’ve seen this trailer when it went live, first time seeing it in the cinema. I’m hyped though, especially for the… whatever is coming through the doorway
Fall 2: New to me, not something i think I’d see.
Insidious Out Of The Further: Dunno if this was a different trailer but I still wanna see
Ice Cream Man: new trailer, better than first but… eh
Tad And The Magic lamp: looks pretty good, I saw one of the twd films a few months back and it was pretty fun. Might see if something else is on when it’s out.
the Forgotten Island: Same trailer as before
Shaun The Sheep The Beast Of Mossy Bottom: New trailer, still looks really fun
Coyote Vs Acme: Damn this looks really good! First time seeing a trailer and it looks fun
paw Patrol: same as before

Before I start, two things to note about Evil Dead Burn (in case anyone is thinking of watching). It has a midland post credits scene, so stick around for those. The second is warnings, it does have a dog dying and there is an elderly woman with dementia.

So that said let’s get to the thoughts.

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Next cinema trip will be for The Odyssey (I’m not gonna bother trying for the Backrooms with extra footage Wednesday, since the footage is going on YouTube this week) then the new Spiderman film. (I don’t think I’ll see Moana, recent pics/clips make it look so soulless which I really hate)

After the cinema I grabbed more things for mum (from Aldi) then came home. Again the train had issues, but I got home ok and just flopped.