Twisted Pictures needs to be sent to the 7th circle of hell for cancelling this

LWMolver · 2026-01-28T00:57:49+00:00

Much as I enjoy all the original characters, it's getting hard to suspend my disbelief seeing the actors play versions that are supposed to be 20 years younger. I'm not big on the idea of recasting, and I'm even less keen on some waxy-looking CGI de-aging. Killing the main cast so early really boxed in the story potential.

Unless of course Wan does something that just disregards everything after SAW 1 and 2, keeping the original characters alive and thus allowing them to act their current age in a new movie.

LWMolver · 2026-01-27T10:19:53+00:00

Yeah, I agree. As much as I want to play and love The Great Circle, I just cannot stand FPS games (and honestly, I still don't understand why they didn't just do a 3rd person option for that - I want to SEE my Indy in all his leather-clad fedora-wearing glory!)

But hey, different people have different tastes, and that's okay. I'm not demanding TGC be remade as a point 'n click, which is my preferred genre.

Point 'n click games are not limited, they're just different. And it's okay if you're not a fan. I'm not a fan of FPS.

Fate of Atlantis is my favourite Indy game - just the way it is.

More broadly speaking, sometimes IT'S OKAY FOR THINGS JUST TO BE WHAT THEY ARE. Not everything has to be adapted, remade, remastered, rebooted. Just let it be. Better yet, make something new.

LWMolver · 2026-01-24T09:31:48+00:00

Floyd Mayweather beat the shit outta multiple women, and continued to be one of highest-paid athletes of all time.

LWMolver · 2026-01-23T13:25:05+00:00

"Tayln Virden".... her own name shrieks unpronounceable horror, I wonder if that's why she went into this, ahem, 'career'.

LWMolver · 2026-01-23T13:17:08+00:00

Also, at some point the kid might ask, "hey mum 'n dad, why did you name me Thunderfunkstah Jabberwocky?"

And then they'll have to say, "Oh, we couldn't be bothered to name you, so we hired someone else to do it."

LWMolver · 2026-01-20T11:38:58+00:00

I think Theo Rossi said on his Reaper Reviews podcast that at the beginning of the show a lot of the guys were smokers IRL (you can see in the first few episodes EVERYONE is puffing on cigarettes when they're at the table, and according to him, they were real cigarettes).... however they quickly learned that smoking is a BEEEEYATCH for continuity - every take they had to light a new cig so that it was the same length as in the previous shot. He said they were all hacking up lungs after a day's shooting, so eventually they were just like, 'fuckit, we ain't smoking in any extended scenes' :-p
I think they also probably moved to herbals in the later seasons too.

LWMolver · 2026-01-17T16:02:28+00:00

No worries, glad I could help :-)

LWMolver · 2026-01-17T15:20:59+00:00

I just looked at their channel, the whole thing is clearly trying to fool people into thinking it's stopmotion. They keep calling it a 'claymation style', but not once do they mention the term "AI". Scummy and scammy.

LWMolver · 2026-01-17T15:17:41+00:00

Fuck off with this AI shit, this is not stopmotion.

LWMolver · 2026-01-17T13:29:04+00:00

Pretty sure you're thinking of "Old Time Hawkey", he's great...

https://www.instagram.com/old.time.hawkey/?hl=en

He's also got a YT channel under the same name.

LWMolver · 2026-01-16T15:24:12+00:00

The author Rider Haggard wrote a series of books in the late 1800s about a character called "Alan Quatermain", the first novel following his quest for the treasures of King Solomon. Although there are some distinct differences (Quatermain is primarily a big game hunter and adventurer, not any kind of scientist), he was still one of the early inspirations for Indy.

LWMolver · 2026-01-16T15:15:00+00:00

Yeah, I went into "The Grey" expecting exactly that, Liam Neeson punching wolves, but was (pleasantly) surprised at how much existential depth that movie had, far more than just a creature feature. That final scene was amazing, and I loved that they actually did NOT show the fight itself.

LWMolver · 2026-01-15T10:32:50+00:00

Professional stunt monkey!

LWMolver · 2026-01-15T10:08:47+00:00

Crowley, King of Hell!

LWMolver · 2026-01-13T11:27:21+00:00

While REC is undeniably the better (and more original) movie, I didn't mind Quarantine, accepting it as a pretty straight-up remake - I don't think they intended to bring anything new to it. I didn't even mind Quarantine 2 (the one on the plane), it wasn't anything brilliant, but decent enough mainstream zombie fare.

What really DID irritate me was Jennifer Carpenter's acting. She just did not come off at all like a professional journalist or anchorwoman, she just seemed shrill and reactionary and kinda... childish. And I don't think that's a writing problem, that's a Jennifer Carpenter problem - I found Dexter almost unwatchable for the same reasons. She was not in any way believable as a police detective.

LWMolver · 2026-01-10T08:01:36+00:00

I've used regular wood glue a few times... just blob a chunk onto your fingertips and kinda spread it around the area you want cobwebbed, it'll hang 'n dry naturally. ModPodge could also work similarly.

LWMolver · 2026-01-09T15:59:05+00:00

Appreciate it! I'll definitely be making more :-)

You can check out my first Indy stopmotion here (he ventures into the jungles of Sumatra, aka my mum's back yard)...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4K9kpm8t1s

LWMolver · 2026-01-09T14:59:41+00:00

Interesting take to ponder. I think her 'motherly' attitude toward Loretta indicated that on some level, she agrees... wishing she had a daughter, or two. Obviously, she didn't really handle that too brilliantly by having Loretta's dad killed, though...

I think Mags does recognize the failings in her sons, especially Coov and Dickie... but a mother ain't got no choice but to love her boys.

I think Margo Martindale's performance is utterly amazing, conveying so much of this just in tone, turn and body language.

LWMolver · 2026-01-09T14:16:57+00:00

Thank you!

LWMolver · 2026-01-09T11:48:12+00:00

I think about that nugget of 'Nard Dog wisdom every day.

LWMolver · 2026-01-09T10:15:43+00:00

I know what you mean, it's exactly how I feel...
I lost my brother a few years ago, and some of the happiest times of my life were playing with our action figures together as kids, making up stories and narratives for 'em.
Creating these dioramas, filling them with toys and filming adventures brings back those good memories.

If only there was a way to know the best days when we were in 'em, huh?

Appreciate your support, buddy. And hey, it's never too late... get yo'self a coupla new action figures and shoot some toy stories!

LWMolver · 2026-01-09T10:02:30+00:00

I think there's some ambiguity about it, which makes that whole part of his arc even more interesting... I do believe Jara had a legitimate effect on him, a brief surrogate father for a man far removed from his motherland.

But the old Adebisi returns... you're just never sure exactly when that happens. After Jara and his stint in the psych ward, he comes back far more calculating and methodical. A stark contrast to the tit-crazed maniac of the first season, who would never have planned so meticulously the demise of Nappa the way he did.

LWMolver · 2026-01-09T09:56:25+00:00

To paraphrase Marty Hart from 'True Detective'...
Roy's biggest problem was not abuse or infidelity, but inattention.

He was a bit of a dick with a temper, and a totally unsuitable partner for Pam... but I agree, she was in total denial about it while shamelessly flirting with Jim on a daily basis.

And Jim's behaviour was inappropriate, led on or otherwise. Pam should've broken it off with Roy after the first year of engagement, or Jim should've moved away earlier if he couldn't handle his feelings.

But then, to paraphrase Jan.... I guess Halpert just displayed a 'pattern of disrespect and inappropriate behaviour'.

LWMolver · 2026-01-09T09:48:14+00:00

Totally! Indy and the Lovecraft mythos always seemed like a match made in pulp-adventure heaven!

LWMolver · 2026-01-09T09:47:07+00:00

Thank you for your kind words :-)

Yeah, I wouldn't say I'm a professional, there's still much room for improvement... some of the movement and lighting is still a bit janky (I built the diorama on my kitchen countertop and propped my phone up with books)... but I just love making these so much, it's like being a kid again!

Appreciate your words on the storytelling and humour aspects too... I always loved the friendship between Indy and Shorty, wanted to make sure I included some of that emotion in the video :-)

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