Star Wars + The Heavy Water War
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yuuagoI've started watching the Star Wars films. Going in the order they were filmed, because why not. The film that's coming out in 2015 looks like something I might want to see in cinema, so I might as well... go through the backlog.
No, really! I haven't seen most of them! Except for The Phantom Menace (which I loved) and Attack of the Clones (which I didn't) when they were in cinema. Other than that... I just never got around to watching the older films, since they weren't A Thing in my parents' household when I was growing up, and there's so much stuff out there I haven't seen....
Anyway. The first one was all right. It's kind of strange to know all the references, but at the same time be seeing them for the first time. Mostly, what I'm impressed by is the fact that for the most part, the special effects and other visuals still look good. Old, yes, but not bad.
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And then, there's another thing entirely that I have my eye on. Kampen om tungtvannet, AKA "The Heavy Water War". It's a Norwegian miniseries about the Norwegian heavy water sabotage during WWII, and obviously it's very relevant to my interests.
It's been picked up by the BBC, but it hasn't been subtitled yet. So here I am, trying to decide whether to go ahead and watch it or... not. My command of the Norwegian language is, frankly, terrible. But this looks so exciting and I'm impatient! And it would be good practice! At least if I could manage to understand anything. But I would prefer to watch a version that I can understand, first....
Kanskje jeg kan se først episoden, og efter bestemme seg hvis jeg vil se det full serie på norsk.
No, really! I haven't seen most of them! Except for The Phantom Menace (which I loved) and Attack of the Clones (which I didn't) when they were in cinema. Other than that... I just never got around to watching the older films, since they weren't A Thing in my parents' household when I was growing up, and there's so much stuff out there I haven't seen....
Anyway. The first one was all right. It's kind of strange to know all the references, but at the same time be seeing them for the first time. Mostly, what I'm impressed by is the fact that for the most part, the special effects and other visuals still look good. Old, yes, but not bad.
--
And then, there's another thing entirely that I have my eye on. Kampen om tungtvannet, AKA "The Heavy Water War". It's a Norwegian miniseries about the Norwegian heavy water sabotage during WWII, and obviously it's very relevant to my interests.
It's been picked up by the BBC, but it hasn't been subtitled yet. So here I am, trying to decide whether to go ahead and watch it or... not. My command of the Norwegian language is, frankly, terrible. But this looks so exciting and I'm impatient! And it would be good practice! At least if I could manage to understand anything. But I would prefer to watch a version that I can understand, first....
Kanskje jeg kan se først episoden, og efter bestemme seg hvis jeg vil se det full serie på norsk.
Yuu. Fic writer & book lover. M/Canada.
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Date: 2015-01-18 11:40 am (UTC)Star Wars though! [Insert asffds you've never watched those films reaction here!] I did not enjoy Attack of the Clones. But I grew up on the original trilogy, mostly a video-taped Empire Strikes Back ...
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Date: 2015-01-18 05:38 pm (UTC)And yeah, I guess it's a little crazy that I haven't seen such an influential film series. xD But! At least now I'm taking care of that! It's really fascinating, seeing it for the first time.
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