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[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Speaking of Dazed & Confused, I was rockin' out to this on repeat yesterday:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YdBsF8sagQ


Never heard of Intacto, throwing it onto the list here, cheers!

[Mooncat]

This is the one I've been rocking to the most lately. That riff at full volume is killer!

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Is that in Dazed & Confused?   I don't remember it. Didn't make it to the soundtrack album if it is. But yeah, killer song. And album! Golden Age of Leather is an amazing tune.

[Mooncat]

No sorry, Detroit Rock City soundtrack!

[blessed1]

This is the one I've been rocking to the most lately. That riff at full volume is killer!

The song Nosferatu from that album is great. Never really hear people mention it when BOC come up.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

saw The Odyssey. Enjoyed it. Will def watch again; usually I need a second watch to properly appreciate a new vision of something I know fairly well in another form. Not to mention, in typical Nolan form, the final act(s) modify the deeper meaning of the rest, so at least one repeated viewing is expected. Read that review too. Self-important shite, a terrible review imo.

If anyone's interested in a more charitable deep-dive erudite review, fill yer sandals:
https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/23/an-ancient-historians-breakdown-of-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey/

[Mooncat]

Just back from The Odyssey, really enjoyed it. Which was a relief because I've always been into Greek mythology and I thought from the trailer it looked shite 

Definitely had some good horror parts, as someone mentioned. The pigs scene in particular was fucking fantastic, straight out of an 80s special effects fest.

It's been a while since I've read The Odyssey, but I think Nolan has taken his fair share of liberties there. Then again, it was an oral tale passed down over centuries that constantly evolved, so in a meta way he's just continuing that tradition, which would be very Nolan.

[Eoin McLove]

I think it's funny how upset people are over this. I wonder what percentage of the heads getting their knickers in a twist have even read it. And it's a story full of monsters, super natural entities and a Cyclops! If you can take a few liberties with any kind of tale, surely one this nutty is a perfect candidate 

[Emphyrio]

I'm probably biased as I'm a big Nolan fan, but ya, some of the criticisms are daft when you consider the subject matter. The review Shep linked is very good, albeit very long and I didn't read it all, but he justifies a lot of the creative choices Nolan made. Not all, mind, but at least it was a more balanced review.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Yeah, "taking liberties" might not even be the way to think about it, since it's less an adaptation as something new that Nolan has created using material from various sources plus his own additions. Like the character Sinon coming from Virgil's Aeneid, and according to the review above, the portrayal of Circé being inspired by a novel from a few years ago, etc. At least he didn't do a Coppola and call it 'Homer's The Odyssey'

[Bürggermeister]

Musk's AI version will keep the whiners happy, heat the planet and not employ anyone. It's win-win-win for those magamaniacs out there.