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  • Coyote Vs. ACME

    From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to All on Fri Sep 11 06:40:18 2026
    I was able to sit down last night and watch Coyote Vs. ACME.

    For me, this film was much anticipated. From the behind the scenes studio drama to looking forward to the personal nostolgia of remembering seeing Who Framed Roger Rabbit in my early teens.

    How did it live up to my expectations? It really didn't, wich is not to say it was a bad film. It wasn't. The humour landed, it definately captured the spirit of the WarnerBrothers Saturday morning cartoons, but I think it suffered from being in the shadow of the afformentioned Who Framed Rodger Rabbit. It had to potential to be at least as good! The story had potential, the acticing was there. It just couldn't deliver in the end.

    What am I aactually comparing? If memory serves me correctly (and I may need to rewatch Roger Rabbit.), the film could have stood on it's own as either a full live action hard boiled detectice noir piece or as a Disney animated feature, so both adults and children got something out of it.

    While Coyote Vs. ACME could have stood as a fully featured Looney Tunes feature film, its live action piece suffered, in the parts that it could have developed drama on the live action side with a little efford, it moved straight into an animated gag, both in and out of the courtroom scenes.

    Does this make it a do not watch? I don't think so, it was entertaining. It certainly was better than a lot of films coming out of Hollywood these days, just don't sit down expecting anything groundbreaking like Who Framed Rodger Rabbit.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/107 to Rug Rat on Fri Sep 11 16:11:40 2026
    I was able to sit down last night and watch Coyote Vs. ACME.


    I was wondering if anyone I knew might check that one out. Thanks for the impressions.


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  • From Aug@2:460/256 to Mike Powell on Fri Sep 11 20:48:34 2026
    Hi Mike...

    I was able to sit down last night and watch Coyote Vs. ACME.

    I was wondering if anyone I knew might check that one out. Thanks for the impressions.

    The trailer(s) look great. But.. the film is still "only in theaters"?

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/107 to Aug on Sat Sep 12 14:46:38 2026
    Hi Mike...

    I was able to sit down last night and watch Coyote Vs. ACME.

    I was wondering if anyone I knew might check that one out. Thanks for the impressions.

    The trailer(s) look great. But.. the film is still "only in theaters"?


    The horror!!! :D

    It was just released within the past couple of weeks, IIRC.

    Mike

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/107 to August Abolins on Mon Sep 14 16:01:40 2026

    What's your data option/quota via cellular?

    I've had pretty good results watching whatever I want via 123moviesfree.net
    and via fawesome.tv

    I couldn't find the LooneyTunes "Day the Earth Blew Up" though. :(

    And.. if your TV supports casting, just send the video from your phone to it.

    I just use my phone. I find that the perceived screen size from the phone at
    about 1-2 ft away from my face is just about the same as watching the material on the TV about 15ft away from my face.


    Watching things on my phone that last very long is a big no-no. My neck and shoulders do *not* like that!

    My TV is not a smart TV. I never used the smart features on the old one, and it isn't spying on me. ;)

    Mike

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  • From Mortar M.@1:124/5016 to Mike Powell on Mon Sep 14 11:24:09 2026
    Re: Re: Coyote Vs. ACME
    By: Mike Powell to August Abolins on Sun Sep 13 2026 16:18:52

    I had actually never heard of Ketchup Entertainment until I read your reply.

    They say Heinzsight is 20-20.
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  • From Mortar M.@1:124/5016 to August Abolins on Mon Sep 14 11:25:49 2026
    Re: Coyote Vs. ACME
    By: August Abolins to Mike Powell on Sun Sep 13 2026 13:04:00

    I just use my phone. I find that the perceived screen size from the phone at about 1-2 ft away from my face is just about the same as watching the material on the TV about 15ft away from my face.

    Sure, nothing like holding a phone in front of your face for a couple hours. --- SBBSecho 3.37-Linux
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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/107 to Mortar M. on Mon Sep 14 21:38:12 2026
    Re: Re: Coyote Vs. ACME
    By: Mike Powell to August Abolins on Sun Sep 13 2026 16:18:52

    I had actually never heard of Ketchup Entertainment until I read your reply.

    They say Heinzsight is 20-20.

    LOL good one. ;)

    Mike

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Mortar M. on Mon Sep 14 20:07:00 2026
    Hello Mortar M.!

    ** On Monday 14.09.26 - 11:25, you wrote to me:

    I just use my phone. I find that the perceived screen size from the phone
    at about 1-2 ft away from my face is just about the same as watching the
    material on the TV about 15ft away from my face.

    Sure, nothing like holding a phone in front of your face for a couple hours. -+- SBBSecho 3.37-Linux

    I'm not holding the phone at all. You can prop it up in a stand.
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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Mike Powell on Mon Sep 14 20:08:00 2026
    Hello Mike!

    ** On Monday 14.09.26 - 16:01, you wrote to me:

    I just use my phone. I find that the perceived screen size from the
    phone at about 1-2 ft away from my face is just about the same as
    watching the material on the TV about 15ft away from my face.


    Watching things on my phone that last very long is a big no-no. My neck and shoulders do *not* like that!

    I'm propped up in bed, or it can be a favourite chair, and the phone is propped up near eye-level beside me, or nearly directly in front. I am not holding the phone at all.


    My TV is not a smart TV. I never used the smart features on the old one, and it isn't spying on me. ;)

    My TV doesn't have the smarts either. But an Android TV box connected to it brings home wi-fi access to it, and therefore.. a phone can cast to the Android TV box if the "receiver" app is installed on the Android TV box.

    Most of the time I access my phone's DATA services via enabling hotspot mode, let the Android TV box to use the signal, and simply browse and stream videos directly from the Android TV box browser.

    But lately, I really like the simplicity of just having the phone propped up next to me as previously described.
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