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Calvinmiller76 — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:42:20 GMT

I've got some extra data to use up so if anyone wants to chat/txt, I'm here ! Should be getting Ghostbusters tomorrow, I'll let you know if it's any good, 😱

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mikeliuk — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:48:40 GMT

Is that Ghostbusters: Afterlife on some streaming service? 🤠

Does anyone know whether a Disney+ annual subscription will renew at GBP 59.99 or GBP 79.99 based on the fact the original annual subscription was at GBP 59.99 ? I read that early subscribers will remain on the lower price but I wasn't all that early in subscribing.

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Calvinmiller76 — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:58:57 GMT

I'll let you know tommorow, !

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Northerner — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 21:09:41 GMT

Hi @Calvinmiller76

Got Ghostbusters. The Eternals is also out today 😉

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mikeliuk — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 21:48:54 GMT

Just went out to run 2.8 km in the cold and dark. Think I'm going to try that after work instead of after dinner next time.

Isn't Eternals out on 12th Jan? I would have watched it today if I'd known. I miss Star Trek: Discovery. Looking forward to Star Trek: Picard still 😄

As I stare at a blank Disney+ UI, I remember I'm on Reserve Data for another few days so no 4K HDR for me. 😂

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Calvinmiller76 — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:29:51 GMT

I'll try and check Eternals out, well done you wots 2.8 km in miles, ?

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Calvinmiller76 — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:30:56 GMT

Wot did you think of Ghostbusters, ?

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mikeliuk — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:22:16 GMT

I really enjoyed Ghostbusters: Afterlife in IMAX. All the bits with humans in were great and I liked the characters and the acting. The bits with the ghosts I didn't like so much and I felt they missed an opportunity to give a plausible backstory to the villains, which were too derivative.

A search engine tells me 2.8 km is 1.74 miles which sounds much less impressive. 😂

I'm quite disappointed I didn't get a chance to see Eternals a second time in a cinema as I was being cheap and waiting for a free voucher. Was told by a family member that vouchers can be used as part payment for IMAX with a surcharge which seems a great way to see big movies soon to come out. Want to try that Lidl app cinema society thing for cheap cinema tickets. 😁

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Calvinmiller76 — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 07:16:03 GMT

Cool

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mikeliuk — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:35:46 GMT

5.5 km (3.4 miles) in 37 mins earlier this evening in like 3 C, second lap was pretty difficult but I think I can complete a Parkrun now. 😃

Currently watching Disney+ Eternals on Reserve Data. Claims to be HDR on 2 Mbps but it's so dark even on OLED. I'm reminded of how much I was anticipating and looking forward to Eternals before it was released. It wasn't perfect but I wasn't disappointed. 😊

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Calvinmiller76 — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 02:45:30 GMT

Just watched (Ghostbusters), and a film called (finch) both really good , should have Eternals soon cant wait, wow 3.4 miles that's alot, keep it up, !

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Jon_K — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 07:55:49 GMT

That's not bad going at all, @mikeliuk. Have you been running for long?

Jon

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mikeliuk — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:12:02 GMT

I was running with colleagues at a previous work place around 2013/2014 and have done a few 10 km runs. There were some years of inactivity and I've recently, in the last two or three years, started to run around the estate, which accounts for the 2.8 km distance.

My ex-colleagues have gone on to do half marathons and marathons so I'm really the runt of the group. 😁

I think Eternals really needs to be watched with the lights out. The Disney+ IMAX version/print too. I think some of the low rumbles in Ghostbusters: Afterlife really benefited from the IMAX cinema sound system. It's not an essential part of the story, but when the whole room feels like it's physically moving a little in an earthquake, there's a nice sense of immersion.

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Calvinmiller76 — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:33:44 GMT

Cool, 👍 can you recommend any other films, I'm mainly into sci.fi, !

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Jon_K — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:48:01 GMT

Running 5.5km is a great way of getting back into it, @mikeliuk!

I think @Christopher_G is considering the Great North Run again this year.

Jon

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mikeliuk — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:26:20 GMT

I'm also a big fan of sci-fi although nothing new or anticipated comes to mind at the moment. I think Eternals was the last thing I looked forward to. Matrix Resurrections was a little disappointing at the cinema but the online YouTube discussions helped to improve the context a little.

I rewatched ST:TNG S3E15 Yesterday's Enterprise recently which I quite enjoyed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday%27s_Enterprise

Netflix Mother/Android I felt was only ok. Recently, I've recommended Netflix ARQ to a family member as I recall it being quite good.

I think ex-colleagues have been up to do the Great North Run some years ago. Having done the Coast to Coast bike ride, I probably estimated I wasn't up to the challenge. 😂 Once you get a little way into something, it becomes clear how much fitter the high achievers are in comparison!

My sci-fi thing at the moment is staring at the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image (6200 x 6200 pixels)

https://esahubble.org/images/heic0611b/

and procrastinating about whether I want a "Direct Print on Aluminium Dibond" metal print.

https://www.whitewall.com/uk/metal-prints/dibond-printing

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Calvinmiller76 — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:21:02 GMT

Have you seen any of (The book of boba fett) series yet, ?

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mikeliuk — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:37:15 GMT

I haven't yet, but it's on my list when my data allowance refreshes so I can watch it in HDR. 😃

I really enjoyed watching Disney+ The Mandalorian and found out late how so much of it was filmed inside "the Volume" instead of using blue/green screen.

https://www.starwars.com/news/the-mandalorian-stagecraft-feature

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Calvinmiller76 — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:01:46 GMT

I've seen both series of (The mandolorian), the last episode, chapter 16, when Luke Skywalker turns up at the end is brilliant,

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mikeliuk — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 23:10:14 GMT

Yea, I like how things stepped up at the end to show everything at the beginning was child's play compared to the Jedi.

Was watching Raducanu v. Rybakina replay on Amazon Prime Video earlier. Need to find some sci-fi to watch tomorrow. Not finished The Expanse or Lucifer yet. Man in the High Castle is obviously very good.