The last time I watched them all I think I finally managed to get my own perspective settled - Shaun is the best overall film of the three, Hot Fuzz has the best cast, which elevates it to an incredible level, and World’s End, whilst not quite reaching the heights of the other two, does have the final confrontation…

I think the way they could work around G’iah being overpowered is that she’s not as practiced with her powers as the actual heroes, but her and Gravic did both seem to hit the ground running for their fight. A bit of a testing period between them as they both figured out what they were now capable of would have been…

Yeah, even seeing quick clips of the fight scenes here there’s nothing about it that looks bulky or awkward, they’re genuinely great! I can’t imagine the work that must have gone into performing in the suits!

I loved it when I was a kid but haven’t seen it for years. I read a retrospective a little while back that really made me think about it in a new light though, looking at how well-made it is on a technical level. Not to mention just how incredible the animatronics are. I really need to watch it again!

I seem to remember the cinematography of that first film going far harder than you’d expect for a film about mutated reptiles doing martial arts.

I only saw it the once but I distinctly remember being quite pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Will have to watch it again at some point.

It’s well worth being on your radar, it’s great! Give it a go. Be prepared for a bit of a slow burn, but one that’s rewards sticking with it.

If you don’t have a physical copy sitting on your shelf, you don’t own it. You’re renting it.

This reads like she actually sat down at the Avid herself. Which I’m sure would be supremely entertaining. In reality I’m imagining a lot of finger snapping and screen touching...

That whole rescue is my favourite live-action Batman action scene. Realising the ‘hostages’ are really the henchmen, Batman taking down the SWAT team and the goons whilst simultaneously protecting the hostages...it just felt like the most genuinely ‘Batman’ action scene we’ve ever had. 

Considering we hear everyone speaking Basic as English, I’m content to just consider it part of the translation. In the same way that in Lord of the Rings the hobbits’ names are actually Maura, Ban, Kali and Razar, but every time they’re mentioned we hear the ‘translated’ names.

Don’t we have enough gritty modern reboots of beloved 80's cartoons?

I’m a bit torn. The kind of exposure the films can get by being featured here could give a very welcome boost to people who are just starting out in the industry. On the other hand, as someone who has worked on some indie horror films that you are never going to watch or hear of...there is often a reason for that.

This is good, give Monica some experience in working as part of a team.

There’s a very quick shot in the first trailer that seemed to be exactly that, all three of them tackling the villain and every time they use a power they swapped positions. I thought it looked amazing!

Did you see the comments the other day from the head of WB, I think it was, who said they were happy to let the strikes continue until the writers get so strapped for cash it puts their mortgages at risk? Clearly these are people who grew up in the era of the 80's villain who took exactly the wrong messages from those…

And half of those remaining bits of recap were a quick and easy way to fill 3-4 pages without having to write or draw anything new...

So. Many. Times.

I hadn’t heard about that one, that’s brilliant! I did a full rewatch during one of the lockdowns and started with the streaming versions for convenience. I didn’t even get to the end of the first episode before digging out my DVDs.

I think there’s quite a bit of scope for this to work well, given that by the time of the prequels the Jedi can be quite rightly criticised for being overly rigid in their outlook and blinkered to the damage this causes. The best villains believe that they’re the heroes, and there’s definitely stuff there for them to…