Meh. He's been like that as long as I've been here.
Just do what I do. Roll your eyes and scroll on past.
Just do what I do. Roll your eyes and scroll on past.
Rate the Moffat era so far...
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Bones reminds me of DiamanHagan, a caustic reviewer who overall seems to dislike NuWho - a soundwave of pure nerd rage - with her review of "Voyage of the Damned" degenerating into ridiculous, almost incoherent rantings about the Doctor's age, the angel robots, and the fake SS Titanic crashing into the TARDIS' console room.
The only thing about the Tennnant era I really see eye to eye with her is how dull and full of nothing "Fear Her" is and she gave the event horizon of shit that was Bonekickers a well deserved kicking.
The only thing about the Tennnant era I really see eye to eye with her is how dull and full of nothing "Fear Her" is and she gave the event horizon of shit that was Bonekickers a well deserved kicking.
Going completely off topic for a moment, have you watched the Daniel Craig ones on DVD at all, or have you completely ignored them?
I only say because I hated the notion of him being Bond from the moment he was cast until the moment I saw Casino Royale...
I'm still not entirely sold on the ultra gritty nature of the films, and Casino Royale isn't really the brilliant film its made out to be (though it is good) but the only think about either film I don't complain about is DC, proved me utterly wrong, he's great.
nope, i'm standing by my principles that i think he was wrong, that the reboot was wrong and that the trailers look like they're trying to rip off Bourne and i've steadfastly refused to watch them. all i've seen is part of the Parkour scene in Africa when my dad was watching it and i was reading the paper.
Eh. I suppose that is the best scene in the movie, and perhaps the only scene that really makes it worth watching. I thought Casino Royale was decent and Daniel Craig's intense performance works for what the current direction of the franchise is.
That said, I don't particularly like the current direction of the franchise. They've sapped all of the fun & sophisticated charm that gave the franchise its unique signature flavor for 40 years.
And Quantum of Solace was utter shite. Rarely have I left the theater feeling so depressed after the end of an action movie of all things. Nearly every other scene was devoted to emphasizing all of the real world problems we're currently dealing with-- from environmental crises to getting into bed with unpleasant dictators to the old chestnut of impervious shadowy corporate types secretly screwing everyone over just to make a buck. These are the things I typically go to the movies to forget about.
But anyway, back on topic, I look forward to Season 7. I love Matt Smith. I'm eager to see what new sides of the 11th Doctor we'll see when he gets this new companion. And will the new series ever do a pure historical again?
As for comparing Christmas specials, I think the Christmas specials have always been some of the weakest episodes from both the RTD & Moffat eras. Not that they're horrible but I think they're usually weaker than the regular seasons.
That said, I give a slight edge to Moffat's specials. "A Christmas Carol" continues one of my favorite trends of the Moffat era: Making it a show about time travel rather than just a show that uses time travel to get into the plot of the week. "The Doctor, the Widow, & the Wardrobe" is a thin story but Matt Smith gives a great performance that carries it through.
There were some great bits in the RTD Christmas specials. The Doctor's big speech to the Sycorax at the end of "The Christmas Invasion" immediately sold me on Tennant as the Doctor. (Too bad the 1st 40 minutes of the episode is just endless, pointless Rose whining that the Doctor isn't going to wake up when we all know that he is.) "The Runaway Bride" gets lots of points for introducing Donna. The 1st half of "The Next Doctor" is brilliant up until Jackson Lake finds out who he really is. After that, they seem to have no idea what to do with the character and the episode degenerates into a loud CGI mess with the Cyber-king stomping around London. I'm not crazy about "Voyage of the Damned" but I've never understood why it's so reviled. "The End of Time" is better than I remember but it's still tough to deal with Tennant & Simm constantly trying to out-overact each other.
Casino Royale is a brilliant movie, and certainly one of the 2 or 3 best of the entire Bond series. To paraphrase and alter somewhat something Stephen King once said, you don't get brownie points for deliberately avoiding good movies, or good art of any kind. You might be making some kind of philosophical point, but you certainly won't be doing yourself any favours.
Anyway, back to the topic, I suppose.....
Anyway, back to the topic, I suppose.....
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There was a recent quote from Moffat in an article about Caroline John's passing that I think sums up one of my favorite elements of the Moffat era: "The Doctor's companions should never be his assistants - they're the people who keep him on his toes and that's what Caroline did." I think that philosophy informs a lot of how Moffat has written the show. Amy & Rory are great characters in their own right, not just sidekicks. Here's hoping the new companion is just as awesome!
Yup, it's important to use the Companion to ask questions for the audience and to answer them to, but, the Companion needs to have an arc and to be strong people that stay themselves, while maturing/growing through the Doctor, not treat them as props almost while asking/answering questions through them
2 stars. Some parts are well done but ultimately I prefer the over-the-top RTD era.
Another thing I prefer about the Moffat era is that hardly any of his episodes feel like they have an ax to grind of give the Doctor an insufferable holier than thou attitude. I suppose you got a bit of that in "The Beast Below." But overall, the 11th Doctor has been far less self-righteous than the 10th Doctor was in episodes like "The Christmas Invasion," "Planet of the Ood," or "The Doctor's Daughter." I also didn't like the 10th Doctor getting all uppity about UNIT using guns, something which I would think he'd have grown accustomed to after working with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart for all that time. Not to mention all of the lingering daddy issues in "The Idiot's Lantern" & "Fear Her."
Steven Moffat changed the tenth Doctor's understandable stance against violence, I say understandable given how the Time War ended, by making the 11th Doctor overly famous.
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