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Home REGIONAL Patiala Regiment in Kashmir – An ignored reality
Patiala Regiment in Kashmir – An ignored reality
Osama Tabasam
Patiala Regiment
Do you know that there was a Patiala regiment in Kashmir before Tribal intruded? Perhaps the biggest of lies related to the Kashmir Dispute is that the Indian Army had arrived in Kashmir only after the Tribals intruded on 22nd October 1947. Whereas, the reality is that the Indian Army was present in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir on 17th October 1947 which means five days before the Tribals came and ten days before the 27th of October.
This fact came to the light first when Major Khurshid Anwar wrote that they encountered "the first Sikh Regiment of Patiala State" at Uri. These troops from Patiala had been sent to the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the first two weeks of October and were present in three different cities/towns of the state namely, Srinagar, Jammu, and Uri by 17th October. By then, these Patiala Regiment forces were legally a part of the Indian Army.
General Lionel Protip Sen Phrases
"I was astonished to find a Battery of Mountain Artillery deployed for action. As I stood watching them with equally surprised Intelligence Officer, the Battery Commander came forward to meet me. As a result of our conversation, I learnt that it was the Patiala Mountain Battery which had been sent to the Valley in answer to the request made by the Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir, and had been in Kashmir for ten days."
[Lt. General L.P. Sen, Slender was the Thread: Kashmir Confrontation 1947-48, page. 64]
Major General D. K. Palit
Another Indian Army officer, Major General D. K. Palit, who has authored many books related to war and military history, has this to say regarding this topic;
"The only reinforcements that J&K state forces had prior to the outbreak of hostilities (22nd October, 1947), had been from Patiala State. A request from Maharaja Hari Singh for the military aid had been met by the ruler of Patiala with the despatch of an infantry battalion to Jammu, presumably to replace the local garrison which had been sent forward to Mirpur- Poonch area, and a Mountain Battery, which had been sent up to the Kashmir Valley."
[Maj. General D.K. Palit, Jammu and Kashmir Arms: History of the J&K Rifles, page. 197]
Famous historian Alastair Lamb has quoted the above mentioned Indian sources and has explained this topic in detail. An extract from his book has been reproduced hereunder for the sake of readers;
"The Government of Jammu and Kashmir during this crucial period was also in contact with the Rulers of a number of Indian States who, despite their own accession to India, may to some degree have been operating independent policies. The Sikh Maharaja of Patiala, for example, in the first two weeks of October 1947 provided his colleague in the State of Jammu and Kashmir with a battalion of infantry and a battery of mountain artillery from his own State Armed Forces.
When Indian troops finally intervened in Jammu and Kashmir on 27 October 1947 they found, apparently to their surprise, Patiala gunners already guarding the vital Srinagar airfield, where they had been encamped since at least 17 October. The Patiala Infantry was stationed in Jammu as reinforcements for the garrison of the Maharaja's winter capital.
It is possible that they were moved as part of the supply convoys despatched to Jammu and Srinagar by the Government of India in reply to the alleged Pakistani "blockade". Shortly after the formal intervention of the Indian Army the Maharaja of Patiala, Yadavindra Singh, came to Jammu to command his contingent in person.
In that, by October 1947 the Patiala State forces had by the terms of the State's accession to India (as part of the Patiala and East Punjab States Union) on 5 May 1947 come under the control of the Government of the Indian Union at the moment of the Transfer of Power, this deployment of Patiala State troops raises a number of questions which have yet to be answered, not least how they actually managed to reach the State of Jammu and Kashmir without the fact being reported to the senior British commanders still in the service of the Indian Army (who would surely have informed Mountbatten had they known).
The arrival of such exotic forces could hardly have escaped the notice of the Indian Army observer in the State, Lt.- Colonel Kashmir Singh Katoch. While it is probable that some members of the Indian leadership, including perhaps Sardar Vallabbhai Patel and Baldev Singh, were aware of this development." [Alastair Lamb, Kashmir: A Disputed Legacy 1846-1990, Roxford Books, 1991. page. 131]
Published Patiala Regiment sources
On a different occasion, Alastair Lamb, on the basis of some published Patiala sources, says that all this had happened at the behest of Jawaharlal Nehru. To quote him;
"Published Patiala sources, which have surely been heavily doctored to accord with the chronology of established Indian mythology, suggest that this intervention took place at the personal request to the Maharaja, Yadavindra Singh, by Jawaharlal Nehru."
[Birth of a Tragedy: Kashmir 1947, Roxford Books, 1994 , page. 71]
These soldiers from Patiala Regiment were also involved in the genocide of Muslim civilians, especially in Jammu. In this connection, Muhammad Yusuf Saraf writes;
"A few days before the entry of tribesmen, the Maharaja of Patiala had sent an infantry battalion and a Mountain Battery of the Patiala State forces, The former was posted at Jammu while the latter took up position on the Badami Bagh side of the air-field in Srinagar. The Infantry battalion collaborated with the Dogra army and local non-Muslims in the genocide at Jammu but the Mountain Battery which had apparently taken position in the air field was presumably feeling shy of coming in contact with the tribesmen…The commander had been given no targets and his guns were without dial sights. In the confusion that prevailed, neither were they given these dials nor did they ask for them, perhaps because of having been used to the killing of defenceless civilians, they were afraid of facing expert marksmen like the tribesmen. It is also possible that they were afraid of retribution for the crimes they had already committed in Patiala and perhaps elsewhere in East Punjab."
[Yusuf Saraf, Kashmiris Fight for Freedom. Vol. II, page. 195]
More Facts about Patiala Regiment
These troops from Patiala had also helped the Indian Army in protecting the Srinagar's airport from the advancing Tribals. In this connection, Christopher Snedden writes in his book "Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris";
"New Dehli..dispatched the Indian Army to Srinagar on 27 October 1947. There was some uncertainty about whether the Indian Army would land in Srinagar and whether they would meet opposition. Their initial aims, therefore, were to secure Srinagar's Airport, if possible, then to defend J&K's summer capital from the advancing Pakhtoons. They achieved both aims, including with some unexpected help in the former task from a small battery of gunners from Patiala who, surprisingly but advantageously, were stationed at Srinagar airport."
An Indian journalist Prem Shankar Jha whose father (Chandra Shekhar Jha) had represented the Indian case on Kashmir at United Nations also confirms that Indians troops from Patiala were stationed in Kashmir. Prem Shankar Jha, who blames Muslim League and the Tribals for instigating the JK dispute, writes;
"[It's a] fact that Patiala troops were in Kashmir before the instrument of accession was signed."
[Prem Shankar Jha, Kashmir 1947: Rival Versions of History, Oxford University Press, 1996. page. 25]
Similarly, Victoria Schofield also confirms the presence of Patiala Regiment in the state before 22nd October but she is not confirmed about the exact date "when the Patiala state forces arrived".
(See. Victoria Schofield, Kashmir in Conflict: India Pakistan and the Unending War, page. 52)
In the light of all this evidence, it can be said, without any doubt, that Indian soldiers had arrived in the cities of Jammu and Srinagar. This was done before 17th October and Tribals were not the first who "invaded" the state.
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Syrian newcomer Bashar Nouri just wanted to get out of the Södertälje suburbs and meet some Swedes. But then he stumbled into a job at Renault, stayed in Södertälje, and he couldn't be happier.
For most refugees, finding a job tops the list of priorities. But this 28-year-old business administrator tells The Local Voices how he felt trapped in a microcosm of the Middle East, and made meeting Swedes his primary goal.
When I first came here I was so optimistic. I loved this country, and everything in it. Sweden is a place where you can be what you want.
I studied the language and went through almost all the prescribed integration programmes. But real life in Sweden got me down. For months I studied Swedish for about seven hours a day. But I ended up using it only at school because where I lived in Södertälje you didn't really need Swedish since people mostly spoke Arabic or English.
That was not my ideal option – not the life I wanted in Sweden. My neighborhood felt like a barrier between me and real life in Sweden, where I was supposed to use my Swedish.
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That was the turning point: I decided to change the course of my life.
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A guest post from Sarah Bretherton, a VSB science teacher.
The students went to the crime scene in groups and had to stay on the other side of the police tape.
Having already reviewed the story of the crime, the students had to observe the room and decide what evidence they wanted analyzed. They compiled a list of objects and described what they wanted them tested for. For example, the glass cup should be checked for fingerprints.
They were given any evidence that they found that went with the Death on Denman case file that was shared last year.
NOTE: The students really enjoyed the crime scene and have suggested some ways that we can make it more interactive next year!
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GOP non-endorsement attracts money from conservatives GOP's decision not to endorse boosted state reps' popularity with Sharonville conservative group Check out this story on cincinnati.com: http://cin.ci/1j9kwWL
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Ohio House Republican leaders' decision not to endorse three members of their caucus boosted the candidates' popularity with one conservative group: Sharonville-based Citizens for Community Values Action, which advocates against same-sex marriage and abortion.
The group is holding a fundraiser May 2 for Warren County Rep. Ron Maag, R-Salem Township; Clermont County Rep. John Becker, R-Union Township; and Pickaway County Rep. Ron Hood, R-Ashville.
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Syndecan-1 in the Mouse Parietal Peritoneum Microcirculation in Inflammation Academic Article
BACKGROUND: The heparan sulfate proteoglycan syndecan-1 (CD138) was shown to regulate inflammatory responses by binding chemokines and cytokines and interacting with adhesion molecules, thereby modulating leukocyte trafficking to tissues. The objectives of this study were to examine the expression of syndecan-1 and its role in leukocyte recruitment and chemokine presentation in the microcirculation underlying the parietal peritoneum. METHODS: Wild-type BALB/c and syndecan-1 null mice were stimulated with an intraperitoneal injection of Staphylococcus aureus LTA, Escherichia coli LPS or TNFα and the microcirculation of the parietal peritoneum was examined by intravital microscopy after 4 hours. Fluorescence confocal microscopy was used to examine syndecan-1 expression in the peritoneal microcirculation using fluorescent antibodies. Blocking antibodies to adhesion molecules were used to examine the role of these molecules in leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions in response to LTA. To determine whether syndecan-1 co-localizes with chemokines in vivo, fluorescent antibodies to syndecan-1 were co-injected intravenously with anti-MIP-2 (CXCL2), anti-KC (CXCL1) or anti-MCP-1 (CCL2). RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Syndecan-1 was localized to the subendothelial region of peritoneal venules and the mesothelial layer. Leukocyte rolling was significantly decreased with LPS treatment while LTA and TNFα significantly increased leukocyte adhesion compared with saline control. Leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions were not different in syndecan-1 null mice. Antibody blockade of β2 integrin (CD18), ICAM-1 (CD54) and VCAM-1 (CD106) did not decrease leukocyte adhesion in response to LTA challenge while blockade of P-selectin (CD62P) abrogated leukocyte rolling. Lastly, MIP-2 expression in the peritoneal venules was not dependent on syndecan-1 in vivo. Our data suggest that syndecan-1 is expressed in the parietal peritoneum microvasculature but does not regulate leukocyte recruitment and is not necessary for the presentation of the chemokine MIP-2 in this tissue.
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What nobody tells you about raising venture capitalist finance
Raising funding for a startup is hard. There's no question about it: raising capital from angel investors or venture capitalists is a huge hurdle for almost every startup out there.
The reality is that very few startups are successful at getting funded. UK Funders – which tracks a lot of angel investments – notes that only 3% of deals its angel investors looked at ended up raising financing. So the odds aren't good. And truthfully, not every startup needs funding, you can always bootstrap or raise "friends and family" money. But for those startups and entrepreneurs that are going to raise venture capital or angel investment, you need to be as prepared as possible.
There are numerous great resources out there to help you raise venture capital or angel financing. But there are some parts of the process that few people talk about and they're important; especially for startups raising money for the first time.
Signing a term sheet is only step one. Of course there are many steps involved in getting a term sheet. You'll submit an elevator pitch (followed by a bunch of other things), have numerous meetings, negotiate, etc. — all before you get the beloved term sheet. Getting a term sheet is a significant milestone but if you think the process is smooth sailing after that, think again. Post-signing of the term sheet is when the real work begins!
It might not be worth negotiating the finer points of the deal at the term sheet stage. The fact is, everything can be changed once a term sheet is signed, so negotiating on the finer points of it may be overkill. You may push hard to have very specific language in the term sheet only to realize when you get to the real agreement that it will be re-worded anyway. This doesn't mean you shouldn't negotiate for what you want and believe in, but recognize what the term sheet is: a letter of intent to invest, not a binding or absolute contract.
Due diligence is an "interesting" process. And for most entrepreneurs it's a completely foreign concept and frustrating experience. You've just got a term sheet, you're excited, you're ready to roll, and suddenly you get a rather extensive list of questions and deliverables the venture capitalists would like to see.
The paperwork is extremely detailed and extensive. Maybe this won't come as a surprise (because legal documentation is in a special category unto itself), but when the closing paperwork for your financing is in a folder so heavy it'll collapse your desk...that's something! And even with good lawyers on your side to wade through things, there's a good chance you'll be neck-deep in legalese!!
Most of the deal focuses on negative details. This is the sad truth of legal documentation and contracts. Most of what you'll negotiate, and most of what will be found in the contract between you and the venture capitalists is there to account for potential problems. This can be frustrating because you want everyone on the same page; everyone's excited and eager to turn the business into a success, but here you are negotiating what to do when things go pear shaped.
You pay all the legal bills. This is pretty standard practice, although others may tell me otherwise...but it's something that first-time entrepreneurs wouldn't expect. You pay the legal bills of the venture capitalists. So they hand you the money, only to require that some of it go right back (to the lawyers.) Of course you pay your own legal bills too. The best advice I can offer is this: Find out what others are paying to close similar sized deals and try to get a cap on fees.
Don't just focus on how much you're raising and what chunk of the company you're giving up. The amount you're raising and what you're giving up in terms of ownership are extremely important, but there many other things to think about as well. For example: the composition of the board of directors.
For entrepreneurs raising money for the first-time there's no experience quite like it, nothing to really draw a comparison to. The best thing you can do is find others that have done it before and get their advice — get them on board as advisers if need be. Find a lawyer with experience in these kinds of deals, especially within your industry. And educate yourself.
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KARACHI: Eight outlaws were taken into custody in a combing operation of Sindh Rangers and the police from various areas of Karachi.
As per details, eight outlaws were held, in a combing operation by Sindh Rangers and the police from city's areas of Memon Goth and Essa Goth, in the wee hours of Saturday night.
During the operation betel nut, machinery to make 'Gutka' and illegal weapons were confiscated from arrested law-breakers.
In another operation of the LEAs, on November 20, in the metropolis, as many as 12 suspects were held in Bhangoria goth of Karachi's area of Azizabad .
Around 104 houses were searched and 12 suspects were taken into custody during an operation in the area.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Central Karachi while briefing the media had said, three stolen motorcycles were recovered from the nabbed suspects.
The two law enforcement agencies have been conducting raids in different parts of the metropolis in order to maintain peace and law and order in the city.


It's finally here! Hope you've seen the start of the New Year off with a bang and now your Dry/Vegan/Dull January is out of the way, we can start to hatch some plans for MAX FUN!
We officially have less than six months til Burning Nest!
The Community Meeting seems so long ago now, but we were delighted with how many people came and contributed and gave feedback. Thank you so much to all those who came in person and those who interacted online.
It was wonderful to see everyone engaging with the new style of Nest and, in particular, our move into an open space instead of the purpose built cabins in Wales. And rather beautifully, the collective decision was made that to honour where Nest began, so we will still refer to our camps as Cabins, while instead of a playa – for want of sand, really – Nest will sit in a Glade.
As you should all know from previous announcements, you've got just over a week to go to apply for grants over £800. Deadline is 8 February, so get your finishing touches done and ready to send in!
We've put some videos and photos in a cloud folder for all those applying, to give you a sense of space and terrain for your events, installations and Theme Cabins. Our person who organises these things, Paul, will be in charge of Cabin planning based on your applications, so the more detail and information you can include on the application the better.
The visit to the Glade in December went very well. Even though it was drizzly and cold, we really started to get a sense of how epic our new Home is. Some pictures have been released and they're littered through this copy of Nest News so you can get excited too!
More excitement for you with community site visit! It's open to everyone who would like to come and see the Glade for themselves.
Date for Community Visit to the Glade is 25 February.
Please look out for Nina's announcements on the Burning Nest Facebook Group where we will be coordinating cars and drivers and attendees.
As you may have seen from the Burning Nest group, we're delighted to now have Low Income/Low Wealth and other subsidised memberships available for application, so please navigate to the Memberships Page on the Nest website, where you will find all the relevant information on criteria and how to apply.
We are delighted to be able to offer Low Income/Low Wealth memberships. As a community it's our job to support and include each other, because we believe that everyone deserves to come to Nest, regardless of income. We offer this membership on an honour basis, so please do consider whether you're able to contribute full price to ensure that those who really need to take advantage of Low Income memberships, can.
As for everyone who fits into our standard membership bracket, there are a very very tiny number of Super Early Bird memberships left and we're releasing our next tier of memberships in the next couple of weeks, so if you want a cheapy cheap one, you better get in there quick!
Right-o, I'm off to do a little Spring dance! See you all at the Glade Visit or at Burning Pub.


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Fluoxetine Shows No Benefit for Post-Stroke Functional Outcomes
Despite smaller trials suggesting some benefit, a trial of more than 3000 patients has demonstrated no differences between placebo and fluoxetine 6 months post-stroke.
Martin Dennis, MD
Although the results of several small trials have suggested that fluoxetine might improve patients' functional outcomes post-stroke, new data indicates that this may not be the case.
The FOCUS trial findings have shown that 20-mg fluoxetine administered daily for 6 months post-acute stroke did not improve functional outcomes (P = .439). It did reduce the incidence of depression after a stroke, but it increased the frequency of bone fractures.1
Study authors, led by Martin Dennis, MD, the chair of stroke medicine at the University of Edinburgh, wrote that "these results do not support the routine use of fluoxetine either for the prevention of post-stroke depression or to promote recovery of function."
"I think the key take-home message for clinicians is that routine use of fluoxetine to boost recovery after stroke is not effective, and should not be used unless further, more positive evidence becomes available in the future," Dennis and co-chief investigator Gillian Mead, MD, the chair of stroke and elderly care medicine at the University of Edinburgh, told NeurologyLive.
The pragmatic, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial randomly assigned 3127 patients at 103 centers to either fluoxetine (n = 1564) or placebo (n = 1563) and assessed them for functional outcomes, measured with the modified Rankin Scale (mRS), at 6 months. At the end of the study, data were available for 1553 patients in each group (99.3%).
Distribution across the mRS categories at 6 months was similar for both groups when adjusted for minimization (common odds ratio [OR], 0.951; 95% CI, 0.839 to 1.079; P = .439). Additionally, the unadjusted findings provided similar results (common OR, 0.961; 95% CI, 0.848 to 1.089; P = .531). Dennis and colleagues wrote that "the ordinal analysis was done with the assumption of proportional odds, in the model of mRS by treatment. This assumption was found to hold in the score test for proportional odds assumption (P = .9947)."
Of the variables used in the minimization of data, no significant differences between subgroup were observed. The probability of being alive and independent at 6 months (P = .3259), delay from onset to randomization (P = .9507), presence of motor deficits (P = .1530), and presence of aphasia (P = .1234) were all statistically comparable.
"We need more data from the ongoing Affinity and Effects trials to allow us to properly balance the benefits on enhanced mood against the risks in terms of adverse effects," Dennis and Mead said. "These trials should report their results in 2020. It would be good if we could also understand the discrepancy between the results of our FOCUS trial and the myriad small studies which lead us to believe that fluoxetine would be effective."
Secondary end points included scores on the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) which included multiple functional measurements (including strength, hand ability, mobility, motor functionality, daily activity, physical function, memory, etc.), as well as European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions-5 Levels (EQ5D-5L) score, Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5) score, and vitality from the Medical Outcomes 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) score.
The difference in MHI-5 scores was 76 (95% CI, 60 to 88) with fluoxetine compared to 72 (95% CI, 56 to 88) with placebo (P = .01), though this difference was not sustained through 12 months. Comparatively, both vitality scores (P = .6726) and EQ5D-5L scores (P = .5866) were not significant statistically.
Dennis and colleagues acknowledged that in their assessment, they observed an effect of treatment among the subgroup of patients with motor deficit at baseline (n = 2702) but found no evidence of an effect on the mRS (common OR, 0.919; 95% CI, 0.803 to 1.051; P = .2172) or on motor score based on the mean of SIS Strength, Hand, and Mobility domains (fluoxetine median, 48.43 [interquartile range [IQR], 24.98 to 78.84]; placebo, 52.66 [IQR, 25.28 to 77.22]; P = .4714).
Data did show that patients who were allocated to fluoxetine (n = 210; 13.43%) were less likely than those allocated to placebo (n = 269; 17.21%) to develop new depression by 6 months (difference, 3.78%; 95% CI, 1.26 to 6.30; P = .0033), but these patients also had more bone fractures (45 [2.88%] vs. 23 [1.47%]; difference, 1.41%; 95% CI, 0.38 to 2.43; P = .0070). There were no significant differences in any other event at 6 or 12 months.
"We were not expecting the increased risk of bone fractures associated with fluoxetine treatment. Although some observational studies have suggested this might be an issue, previous [randomized controlled trials] of [selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors] had not confirmed it," Dennis and Mead said. "This is probably because previous [randomized controlled trials] of fluoxetine have been small, with short treatment periods, and predominantly carried out in much younger patients who have much lower risks of falls and fractures. We will be carrying out further analyses to learn more about the fracture risk."
Dennis and colleagues wrote that ongoing trials might be able to confirm the external generalizability of these findings to other patient populations, "and a planned individual patient data meta-analysis could clarify whether any subgroups might benefit from fluoxetine and provide more precise estimates of any harms."
"For now [the results] put the emphasis firmly back on primary prevention—for instance, by ensuring patients with atrial fibrillation are anticoagulated—patients receive thrombolysis and thrombectomy as early as possible and that adequate rehabilitation services are available in both hospital and community settings," Dennis and Mead said.
1. Dennis M, Mead G, Forbes J, et al. Effects of fluoxetine on functional outcomes after acute stroke (FOCUS): a pragmatic, double-blind, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet. Epub December 5, 2018. thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)32823-X/fulltext
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Godzilla vs Kong must wait
On April 3, 2021 April 3, 2021 By ghostof82In 4K UHD, Commentary, Favourite Films, Movies
I want to watch Godzilla vs Kong (released this week on home rental) but I think I'll save my £16 to put toward the 4K release in mid-June. The studios just haven't got their rental pricing right for these new hybrid-release movies: the only film I could conceivably be suckered into paying that price for a rental for would be Villeneuve's Dune if I absolutely can't see it in a cinema come October.
I understand some premium level of pricing is inevitable and even necessary but I can't see how its really going to work regards recouping the mounting costs these films have while waiting for release. How can they possibly break even whatever they charge, so shouldn't they be aiming for something more towards the impulse-rental level? Maybe something like £10 would be sweet spot enough to tempt those like me in to giving it a rental and get sufficient rentals enough to be worthwhile. I don't know.
My worry is where all of this leaves these franchises once the dust clears. How in the world Dune Part Two ever happens is quite beyond me, and I'm rather worried about the gap in time between the productions if they even get Part Two greenlit next year (Dune was completed last year). Will Villeneuve be enthusiastic following the HBO Max nonsense, or will he jump ship as Christopher Nolan is rumoured to have done?
You know, all this actually makes me thankful, in a weird way, that BR2049 proved a box-office failure back in 2017. Had it been successful enough to warrant a third entry in the Blade Runner franchise, it would possibly have been caught up in all this, even had it been still in pre-production. How do 'big' films get made in times such as this?
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7 thoughts on "Godzilla vs Kong must wait"
badblokebob
I can only presume the £16 price point is working out for them, because they've pretty unanimously stuck to it now. I can kinda see the logic: if there's even two of you watching, it becomes favourably comparable to the price of a cinema ticket (bearing in mind you're not getting the true big screen experience); and for a family with kids, it's a bargain compared to a cinema trip. But for those of us on our lonesome, yeah, it's not at all friendly.
(I… did not pay to watch GvK. I've been a good boy up til now and waited for "home premiere"-priced films to come down to acceptable levels, but here is where I cracked. Thing is, if it gets a cinema release near me when they reopen, I'll almost definitely pay for that; and I will definitely-definitely fork out £25 for the 4K release in a few months' time. So I might not be legally entitled to save £16 but watch it anyway right now, but I'm fine with it morally.)
Just had a thought: if that £16 rental came with a discount off a future disc release (even if a partial one, say £10 rather than the full £16), I probably would've taken the punt a few times. Of course, studios would rather we all switched to streaming anyway, I think, so probably a moot point.
ghostof82
That's EXACTLY the kind of thing they should consider- after all, if they think everyone is going the way of streaming anyway, they probably wouldn't think it would impact revenues much if at all. Like you, I'd certainly be more likely to take a punt, and if I didn't like the film, then I wouldn't buy the disc and would take a positive from the 'hit' that way, and the studio would be on a winner too because they aren't really mindful of disc revenue (apparently, but I see they are getting Zack Snyder's Justice League out there on disc as well as a remastered Batman v Superman).
I'm actually heartened that you didn't fork out £16 for it (where's the review by the way?) I don't understand all the torrents business etc- I was one of the few who waited months to watch GOT until my in-laws got Sky Atlantic. Its one of the things I'm curious about regards streaming and all things digital, its like the studios have given up on piracy as I'm reliably informed every time anything decent goes digital its on the pirate feeds overnight.
Those of us who still buy discs will always give something back to the studios, we are probably the best suckers/customers the studios have. I watched a few films on Kodi several years ago and if I liked a film, I'd always go buy the disc for a better-quality experience. As I've gotten older I've become a bit more discerning/wary/suspicious of some of the pricing and £16 for a rental is… well, maybe its the future. I suspect some kind of hybrid release format will become the new normal and maybe as you say £16 will seem more reasonable for a couple otherwise facing a £30 outlay at the cinema (those cinema tickets do keep sneaking up in price).
Matthew McKinnon
Don't bother. It's shit.
There's a lot of 'oh, it's actually OK' and 'much better than the last one' type three and four-star reviews out there. And on the strength of those and goodwill towards the director after 'The Guest' (and having liked the Skull Island film) I gave it a punt.
It is pretty much exactly the same as 'Godzilla: King Of Monsters'. Same paper-thin non-characters, barely even introduced before running around the world on some nonsense quest and then fading into the background for the big fight. It's really really poor.
And the sound mix is atrocious: I had to constantly whack it up a full ten notches above normal to hear the inaudible dialogue and then quickly turn it down when the explosions started up again.
There is some nice design in the Hollow Earth sequence, and the big fight between Godzilla and Kong is spectacular, but otherwise it's a wasteland. Avoid like the plague.
Bugger. I'd hoped that KOTM was a blip. The enjoyment of a good movie (Skull Island) can really sucker you in for disappointment can't it- I even bought KOTM on 4k and only watched it once, it didn't even qualify as eye-candy, which takes some doing with a blockbuster movie in 4K. Film-makers seem to think the toybox of CGI can replace such nonsense as drama and characters and I suppose if the films make enough money they are proven right; who wants to make 'movies for the ages' now? Its all about the money. I guess Covid has finally undone that facet of the Monsterverse (although I hear they are making another Godzilla?).
I thought GvK was a lot more like Skull Island than KotM, tonally. But your mileage will vary — everyone seems to have completely different views on which MonsterVerse films are better / worse / dogshit / brilliant.
I thought this piece by Matt Zoller Seitz was an eloquent defence of the series: https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/my-heart-belongs-to-the-monsterverse.html (FYI, the paragraph near the end that begins "Godzilla vs. Kong expands on that idea." has some spoilers in it, if you want to avoid them.)