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Movies! The Last Jedi: Ragnarok
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state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
Watching it now. About 30 minutes in. The Amazon accents are driving me crazy. Super pumped they appear to be leaving this dang island soon.
state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
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Ugh. Disappointing. I think I let my expectations get to high off the hype.
Ugh. Disappointing. I think I let my expectations get to high off the hype.
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I could see that. I tempered my expectations, and it being a comic book movie helped that, but I was blown away by it. If I were a comic book nerd (no insult intended) I could see my opinion changing.
I could see that. I tempered my expectations, and it being a comic book movie helped that, but I was blown away by it. If I were a comic book nerd (no insult intended) I could see my opinion changing.
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Had the day off, so rolled with the Grindhouse (Planet Terror/Death Proof) double feature and then the Machete/Machete Kills series.
I had forgotten how redonkulous and awesome all those movies were. For the uninformed, IIRC, these movies were the precursor to the ScyFy Sharknado/Megashark Vs Giant Octopus genre movies. Movies that were purposely made bad enough to be entertaining. It really is an art form.
Had the day off, so rolled with the Grindhouse (Planet Terror/Death Proof) double feature and then the Machete/Machete Kills series.
I had forgotten how redonkulous and awesome all those movies were. For the uninformed, IIRC, these movies were the precursor to the ScyFy Sharknado/Megashark Vs Giant Octopus genre movies. Movies that were purposely made bad enough to be entertaining. It really is an art form.
Kepler
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The missing reel is one of the funniest things I've ever seen in a film.
The missing reel is one of the funniest things I've ever seen in a film.
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Mute:
A mute man looks for his missing girlfriend in "near-future Berlin" (which is set 40 years ahead). The premise is good, given that many things are voice-activated, along with the traditional communication barriers. However, that does not excuse the "let's just throw random sh* that breaks social norms for the helluva it" stuff. I guess half the population has weird hair and is into transexual relations, etc.
Paul Rudd excels at his role, even though he's really a co-star. No other real names in the movie. Worth a watch if you want to try something a bit out of the ordinary.
Mute:
A mute man looks for his missing girlfriend in "near-future Berlin" (which is set 40 years ahead). The premise is good, given that many things are voice-activated, along with the traditional communication barriers. However, that does not excuse the "let's just throw random sh* that breaks social norms for the helluva it" stuff. I guess half the population has weird hair and is into transexual relations, etc.
Paul Rudd excels at his role, even though he's really a co-star. No other real names in the movie. Worth a watch if you want to try something a bit out of the ordinary.
Kepler
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I would think the future will be far more accessible than the present, unless the Dumpies got to Germany too.
As far as tranny sex or whatever goes, meh, they might well be. These things have always been fluid. We are emerging from a brutally intolerant period in the West. That will most likely continu, again, unless the Bad People win.
I would think the future will be far more accessible than the present, unless the Dumpies got to Germany too.
As far as tranny sex or whatever goes, meh, they might well be. These things have always been fluid. We are emerging from a brutally intolerant period in the West. That will most likely continu, again, unless the Bad People win.
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I would have really loved this movie had it not decided to throw random useless crap in there, because "it is set in the future." Yawn.
I will ask you to leave the politics out of movies, unless that movie directly relates to a present issue. The only reason is that I use movies to escape the real world. For real. Thanks.
I would have really loved this movie had it not decided to throw random useless crap in there, because "it is set in the future." Yawn.
Kepler
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At the risk of stating the obvious: your equation of that stuff with "useless crap" is your politicization. Do you honestly not see that?
I will ask you to leave the politics out of movies, unless that movie directly relates to a present issue. The only reason is that I use movies to escape the real world. For real. Thanks.
I would have really loved this movie had it not decided to throw random useless crap in there, because "it is set in the future." Yawn.
At the risk of stating the obvious: your equation of that stuff with "useless crap" is your politicization. Do you honestly not see that?
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My issue as was stated, was "Let's throw in a bunch of 'out of social norms' stuff because we can, because it's set in the future. While that does go against the present admin, it is a weak excuse to toss in whatever the director/whoever wants, and does not forward the movie one bit. Nothing of this sort helped the plot or story, IMO.
My issue as was stated, was "Let's throw in a bunch of 'out of social norms' stuff because we can, because it's set in the future. While that does go against the present admin, it is a weak excuse to toss in whatever the director/whoever wants, and does not forward the movie one bit. Nothing of this sort helped the plot or story, IMO.
Kepler
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"Gay stuff is stupid."
"Not to gay people."
"Stop being POLITICAL!"
"Gay stuff is stupid."
"Not to gay people."
"Stop being POLITICAL!"
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Ok, let's back up a bit. For real. I felt that the director threw in a bunch of "gay sh*" just to do it, and for no other reason than controversy or whatever. It really added nothing to the story. I did a "Girl With Dragon Tattoo" marathon today, also, and her sexuality was part of her character, and added to the story. As far as I'm concerned, Mute added that stuff just to get shock value. Meh. Blech.
Kepler
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Is projecting interplanetary travel "shock appeal"? A story set in the future projects future tech and also future social habits. And by the sound of it it projects them along pretty boring trend lines from the present.
It's like a white supremacist seeing a story about the year 2100 and saying, "all this miscegenation is just in there for shock appeal!"
Um, no. It's a projection that people and cultures are continuing to grow up.
Is projecting interplanetary travel "shock appeal"? A story set in the future projects future tech and also future social habits. And by the sound of it it projects them along pretty boring trend lines from the present.
It's like a white supremacist seeing a story about the year 2100 and saying, "all this miscegenation is just in there for shock appeal!"
Um, no. It's a projection that people and cultures are continuing to grow up.
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St. Clown
Liberal Rebel Scum, apparently
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Well, let's not assume too much. Cultures continue to change, but they don't inherently grow up. In many ways, we've regressed over the past couple decades while at the same time advancing, depending upon the issue at hand.
Kepler
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Fair point. Our acceptance of violence is for instance far worse than it was just fifty years ago, to say nothing of the Hindu cow-like docility in the face of the ruling class raping us and destroying our towns, our homes, and our kids' futures. All in the face of a consumerist advertising onslaught that has destroyed our public spaces and has to be actively fought to keep from raping us in our private space.
Fair point. Our acceptance of violence is for instance far worse than it was just fifty years ago, to say nothing of the Hindu cow-like docility in the face of the ruling class raping us and destroying our towns, our homes, and our kids' futures. All in the face of a consumerist advertising onslaught that has destroyed our public spaces and has to be actively fought to keep from raping us in our private space.
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