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31-10-2019, 06:24 PM | #1 | |||
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01-11-2019, 09:04 AM | #2 | ||
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Cavill is a gamer, and it shows here because his performance here is very clearly based on Geralt from the games . He seems a little sullen ( ) though... Geralt has a sort of muted, dry humour that I hope they've also captured.
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01-11-2019, 09:30 AM | #3 | |||
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Holy sh*t I didn't even realise that was Henry Cavill until I saw his side profile
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20-12-2019, 08:41 PM | #4 | |||
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20-12-2019, 08:49 PM | #5 | ||
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I've been hearing nothing but good things tbh.
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20-12-2019, 08:52 PM | #6 | |||
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20-12-2019, 10:00 PM | #7 | ||
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From all over the place, a lot of reviewers were talking it up as the next game of thrones. I read that there was a bit of controversy about one review from a publication though as the reviewer admitted that they only watched the first and last episodes or something but gave it a bad review regardless.
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20-12-2019, 10:08 PM | #8 | |||
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I thought the first episode was brilliant. The Game of Thrones-inspired cinematography paired with numerous interesting plots that weren't overly complicated (for a pilot episode) really made it for me.
I only saw the reviews after I had watched the pilot, and was absolutely baffled that it was rated so poorly. I thought they'd be lapping this up. Last edited by Ashley.; 20-12-2019 at 10:09 PM. |
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20-12-2019, 11:21 PM | #9 | ||
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Hate watching things based on video games it normally is soulless action.
Does this actually have a plot? |
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20-12-2019, 11:46 PM | #10 | ||
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Also the Witcher games are very plot-heavy anyway. |
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20-12-2019, 11:48 PM | #11 | ||
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21-12-2019, 12:37 AM | #12 | |||
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21-12-2019, 12:41 AM | #13 | ||
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21-12-2019, 02:45 AM | #14 | ||
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21-12-2019, 05:02 AM | #15 | ||
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21-12-2019, 10:19 AM | #16 | |||
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I'm so happy for Henry Cavill, I heard an internet rumour that he had a "standing order" with his agent that if a Witcher adaption was ever made, he wanted to be in it, in any capacity <3 and apparently he'd frequently ask if there was any news on one coming
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21-12-2019, 02:23 PM | #17 | ||
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I watched the first episode, I quite enjoyed it. The script is clunky in places (the exposition is particularly painful) but it's a good start.
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23-12-2019, 02:11 AM | #18 | |||
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About halfway through this now, and, from somebody with little background knowledge of the series, I love the ambiguity of it all. I'm really interested to see how the storylines merge.
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23-12-2019, 07:26 AM | #19 | |||
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Jessica Meuse was robbed.
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I've only watched the pilot so far and I'm feeling positive about it.
I'm not sure on the actress playing Ciri so far, but the show is less GOT than I was expecting which is good considering the Games (and I'm gonna presume that the Books are the same) aren't meant to be GOT. I loved GOT so I'm not meaning to come across as a hater.
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23-12-2019, 01:34 PM | #20 | ||
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I've never read the books but have played the games, being "morally grey" was certainly always a big part of it. Moreso in the first two than the third one to be fair, where Geralt is more obviously "lightside", but that tend to be the "big picture" good vs evil stuff - when it comes to the "human storylines" he's always politically neutral (and often playing one side off against the other, whilst working for both).
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27-12-2019, 12:49 PM | #21 | ||
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I finished it a couple of days ago. I think the second half of the season is a real mess but I think Season 2 will be very good.
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27-12-2019, 12:55 PM | #22 | |||
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Finished it it was very good.
The casting of Triss and especially Fringella was a bad choice however. Geralt casting was perfect. Ciri and Yennefer castings I thought we’re good, although perhaps Ciri should have been a year or two younger considering she’ll be an adult by season 3. Dandelion casting was perfect also. Fringella was never black? And the actress was terrible. Likewise Triss is a favourite and is known for her red hair - is it really that difficult to dye her hair?
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27-12-2019, 01:07 PM | #23 | ||
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Triss only has bright red hair in the games, this series takes more inspiration from the books which describe her hair as being more chestnut.
Fringilla is definitely a character that can be racebended since nothing I've seen makes out her race to be important to her character, most of her descriptions focuses on her eyes and short hair. |
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27-12-2019, 01:17 PM | #24 | |||
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Fringella actress was very wooden and not very believable - she’s meant to be evil and have a presence but she was completely forgettable It’s weird that they cast these two, considering the Renfri actress who was only in an episode blew both these other actresses out the park - everyone online is in complete agreement also, so it’s not like they didn’t have actresses capable.
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27-12-2019, 02:46 PM | #25 | ||
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