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Title: Bright
Post by: APOCALYPSE on February 22, 2021, 07:21:59 PM
I will assume that many saw this a couple years ago. I literally just watched it recently. While it wasn’t perfect and had too much going on as well as many unanswered questions, it was a good Shadowrun like movie. This was literally the best way that I could show my wife what the Shadowrun world was like visually.

Thoughts or comments?
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: ROOTless on February 23, 2021, 03:39:59 AM
I remember telling my better half "We're watching that!" - and never doing so. ;)
Thanks for the reminder!
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: APOCALYPSE on February 23, 2021, 12:31:47 PM
Then look forward to thoughts after you see it.
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: ROOTless on February 24, 2021, 04:04:24 AM
Have now seen it. Enjoyed it.
Was it pure Shadowrun? No.
Did it remind me of Shadowrun? Yes.
Was it entirely watchable? Yes.

They leaned a bit more heavily into the racism thing that we've usually done, maybe (probably) because it's more of an issue in the US that here. Not that we don't have racists - we do! - but racial tension are less significant.

I also thought they leaned a bit heavily into the 'Damsel in Distress' trope with Tikka, while still leaving her big scene(s) predictable and even necessary.

But those are probably my main complaints. It was an enjoyable movie. :)
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: Zone on March 03, 2021, 09:18:25 AM
Never heard of it. Will put it on the to do list.
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: APOCALYPSE on March 03, 2021, 01:33:10 PM
Have now seen it. Enjoyed it.
Was it pure Shadowrun? No.
Did it remind me of Shadowrun? Yes.
Was it entirely watchable? Yes.

They leaned a bit more heavily into the racism thing that we've usually done, maybe (probably) because it's more of an issue in the US that here. Not that we don't have racists - we do! - but racial tension are less significant.

I also thought they leaned a bit heavily into the 'Damsel in Distress' trope with Tikka, while still leaving her big scene(s) predictable and even necessary.

But those are probably my main complaints. It was an enjoyable movie. :)

You summed up exactly what I thought. The one point that was nice is that it was actually a good introduction into the Shadowrun universe for my wife. She could finally appreciate my interest and her interest has been growing.
I guess my complaint about the movie is that there are a lot of plot holes and it felt kind of incomplete at the end at least for me.
Regardless a decent movie.
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: ROOTless on March 03, 2021, 03:51:17 PM
The one point that was nice is that it was actually a good introduction into the Shadowrun universe for my wife. She could finally appreciate my interest and her interest has been growing.
Ah! I should absolutely show it to my better half then! :)
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: Ingo Monk on March 06, 2021, 01:41:39 AM
I watched it when it first came out. After watching it I felt that "magic lore" pulled those "Shadowrun" feelings out, but at the same time I felt that since it was set in a modern time it didn't have any of the cyberpunk from Shadowrun. Due to this it felt more like a Tolkien-like fantasy setting set in the modern world.

Still, it was an enjoyable experience.

Title: Re: Bright
Post by: Zone on November 16, 2021, 09:39:20 AM
Finally saw this.  I agree with pretty much all your points, guys. Huny liked the depiction of fairies as pests particularly.  And we did note that it wasn't done as Shadowrun - as an explosive evolution thing introduced with the new age, but that the multitude of races seem to have always been co-existing. Could it have been better, Oh, yeah. But it was an interesting take on the urban fantasy thing.
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: ROOTless on November 18, 2021, 03:38:18 AM
Could've been better. Could've been worse.
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: Zone on November 19, 2021, 12:13:17 PM
In a nutshell.

Segued over to Lucifer for the next foray in urban fantasy, and despite the pretty great Tom Ellis, same review applies ;)
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: APOCALYPSE on November 19, 2021, 02:49:25 PM
It seems there is potential for a Bright 2. Really curious how they would do that as it can go both ways. Doubt they will get same actors but who knows.
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: ROOTless on November 21, 2021, 05:53:44 AM
In a nutshell.

Segued over to Lucifer for the next foray in urban fantasy, and despite the pretty great Tom Ellis, same review applies ;)
Lucifer: The comic was better ;)
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: Zone on November 26, 2021, 03:34:40 PM
Ah, see, that was why I watched the show.  This Lucifer is based on Gaiman's from the Sandman series, which is absolutely outstanding, but I never read the Lucifer spin off - okay, I read the first two issues, but then could never find the rest.
So watched this, and although we're hijacking here, it is a longstanding Pub tradition to do so.  Anyway, the above review was before I saw season 6.  Gotta say the last season almost ruined the whole for me.  I was quite pleased with series 1-5 despite some inconstant writing, the story teller in me was really was thoroughly and bitterly disappointed with the wrap.  I recommend that if anyone watches this show, they stop at the end of season 5 before going on to the weak and pointless season 6.

As for Bright 2, I'd watch it.  We all know the Shadowrun world is rife with plot ideas.
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: ROOTless on November 26, 2021, 04:39:31 PM
ThreadJacking isn't really a problem here, is it now ;)
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: APOCALYPSE on November 26, 2021, 06:40:19 PM
I almost feel threadjacking is an obligation here.  ;D

Never seen Lucifer. A bit curious but just didn?t seem to appeal to me. My daughter has seen all of it but not sure if she watched season six yet or not.

I just remember Lucifer showing up for a cameo during the DC crisis when John Constantine needed some info. 
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: Zone on December 02, 2021, 12:25:56 PM
Oh, yeah!  I looked that up specially, since a) Lucifer and b) Constantine.  Tiny little cameo but spot on.  I loved Constantine's appearance in the Sandman comic series as well, and have read quite a bit of Hellblazer - funny, wasn't a comic kid, but have read a lot of DC since my grad school start, and a few Marvel in the form of X Men too. When I had questions during a nerd out, my friend gave me a two foot stack of XMen so I could find the answers.
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: APOCALYPSE on December 02, 2021, 08:05:08 PM
It was a great cameo nonetheless. Love watching Constantine. The only real reason that I watch DC?s Legends of Tomorrow.

I was more of a Marvel fan hence my board name..heh heh.
But read my fair share of DC. Always loved Flash and Joker/Harley.
Don?t like the mainstream these days with Harley but I get it.
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: ROOTless on December 03, 2021, 10:59:29 AM
I've tended more towards Marvel than DC myself.
But DC does have some neat stuff. Like Constantine, Sandman and the like.
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: Zone on December 05, 2021, 08:13:18 AM
On summer vacay as a little kid, my comic allowance (the only time we got one) was spent on stuff like Ripley's Believe It Or Not and True Ghost Story comics,  later I did the Elfquest thing, but really never DC or Marvel til quite late in the game, as described above...I think if we're choosing sides I'll bat for DC.  Honestly, having the Endless on my team seems a bit safer bet than even Superman, who will eventually lose to the eldest sister of that group, too.
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: ROOTless on December 05, 2021, 10:55:19 AM
The Endless are pretty awesome indeed!
"Finally a Death worth dying for" ;)
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: APOCALYPSE on December 08, 2021, 07:27:57 PM
Allowance??? Never knew that word.
Even if I did chores then somehow ended up never getting paid or somehow owing money.

I worked at a grocery store and would go to the magazine section often and appropriate various comics after closing. That?s how my comic experience started.
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: ROOTless on December 09, 2021, 12:25:55 PM
*Hugs the Dragon - apparently he needs it* ;)
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: APOCALYPSE on December 13, 2021, 07:34:48 PM
 ;DI won?t say it wasn?t needed. Thank you sir!
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: ROOTless on December 14, 2021, 11:52:08 AM
C'mon everyone, you can join.
Plenty of dragon to hug ;)
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: Zone on January 02, 2022, 08:54:18 AM
Okay, I'm in, but only because it's a long distance hug - I'm not completely mental...and I'll still count my limbs once we're done here.
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: ROOTless on January 04, 2022, 10:13:12 AM
Okay, I'm in, but only because it's a long distance hug - I'm not completely mental...and I'll still count my limbs once we're done here.
Obviously!
I doubt any of us would do otherwise! ;)
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: Capt_North on January 07, 2022, 07:44:29 PM
Bah! Lost limbs are just an excuse to get newer better chrome;3
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: ROOTless on January 08, 2022, 04:55:12 PM
So I hear ;)
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: APOCALYPSE on January 10, 2022, 07:34:13 PM
I?ll help support any of those wanting a reason for new limbs.  :P
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: ROOTless on January 11, 2022, 03:57:18 AM
I?ll help support any of those wanting a reason for new limbs.  :P
lol!
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: Zone on March 24, 2023, 11:40:41 AM
Heard there is an animated something set in this world out there. Has anyone seen it? heard anything?
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: Ingo Monk on March 30, 2023, 09:17:50 PM
Looks like it's this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright:_Samurai_Soul

Appears it's also on Netflix
Title: Re: Bright
Post by: ROOTless on March 31, 2023, 10:05:19 AM
Looks like it's this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright:_Samurai_Soul

Appears it's also on Netflix
Interesting