Those look like a fusion between Teletubbies and Power Rangers.

Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Kibouchi wrote:

I Blade Runner 2049 is a testament to Denis Villeneuve's ability to use light and composition to tell a story. The long, slow-burn of the pacing felt just like the original. Almost every frame could have been printed out and hung in a photography exhibit. Just beautiful work.


Fixed.

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I remember the first time I noticed that programming in different languages was similiar.
I had to some basic coding whilst setting up a forum way back when, to enable god knows what, but it was only in 2003-ish, when I started modding Max Payne, I realised that I understood the code. It struck me as something that was pretty close to PHP. Of course; it wasn't, it was just a programming language, and they're all fairly logically set up.

This is post 1337. Remember when leetspeak was a thing?

Loot crate has some cool exclusives, but after a 6 month sub, I couldn't justify keeping it up.

Of course, my girlfriend at the time subbed me for an entire year a week or so before I dumped her.
It was a tragicomic 12 months.

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Kibouchi: I dare because I can. Also, in a more comical sense, you're an avatar I don't know, and according to the latest rumours, I'm a sociopath, so hurting your feelings apparently mean nothing to me tongue


You're welcome though. I'd absolutely love the curvy road shot in a bigger resolution to use as a wallpaper  big_smile

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It's quite entertaining. 3-player hack-and-slach RPG, with a compelling story.

I watched the Babadook.
It should also be mentioned that me and horror flicks don't get along. It's not that I'm frightened, I just simply can't put my state of mind in that place. All horror movies, for me, are just silly. I know nothing like that could ever happen, because they're mostly based around the world we already live in, which makes them all impossible, and IMO, dumb.

Sure, I get startled by jump scares every now and then, but apart from that, and perhaps Cabin in the Woords, I'm not watching them. Apart from IT, which I'll get around too, because apparently that thing is the stuff of legends.


//disclaimer: I like sci-fi, fantasy and the likes, because they already set the stage by telling us their worlds.

I'll have to say the Malariathon.

Last year, around May, I got a girlfriend. What would probably be the love of my life.
Problem was, she lived 500km away, and with work getting in the way, it was hard commute to endure every now and then. She would take the bus to my place, I would take the bus to her place, and so forth.
The bus trip up there was 8 hours; the trip home again was 10.
Back when I was 17, I used to take these long bust trips on a bi-weekly basis, so I don't mind it, but as I've gotten older, and more reliant on internet, music, podcasts and whatnots, it's a bit of a stretch to endure 18 hours of bus to be with the girlfriend for a week.

In any case, what I did, was pre-load the Malariathon, which helped keep me sane. It's a crazy 24 hour show, with awesome hosts and guests, and I love it to bits.

Last year, the day before Black Friday(which is actually a thing in Norway too, and I work in consumer electronics retail), she broke up with me. I had quit my job, and told the landlord I was moving, because that was the plan. Ditch this place, and move to the same city as her, so that we wouldn't have to be in a long-distance relationship, because the truth is; that shit sucks, and I hate it. But when she broke up with me, I was left with nothing. I had to ask the landlord not to get anyone else for the apt, but my job was a tad tougher. We had already hired my replacement, which I was training, and in february, I had my last day there.

I had about 3 months worth of sleepless nights and depression, and I only managed to truly rid myself of that state in July.

What kept me going those bus rides, and what helped me stay on the fairly happy side of the spectrum, was you guys. Every time I listen to the malariathon, I'm taken back to a heighten state, where I remember how fucking happy I was back then, and that I won't let depression take me, because I know I can be genuinely happy, and that depression, at least for me, is a fucking temp job that I simply don't need.


I managed to clear things up with her in June, we're friends, and might end up together somewhere down the line, and I got my job back this monday.

It's been a hard year, but it's looking up again.

Thanks, guys. Now start recording again!

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Uwe Boll.


Still better than Trump.


If you had the ability to travel back in time 20 years, whilst retaining all your memories and personality, would you?
Remember, me, for instance, would be 11. It's a daunting task to wait at least 7 years to become an adult, and go through school again.

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Yeah, I enjoy hard games, but the Souls' games are literally designed to be insanely hard.

Like, say a game like Monkey Island, where I would get stuck is just fine. I'd spend hours figuring out the next bit, whilst enjoying the game, and then later solve the puzzle and jump for joy.

Same with RPG's. If you're stuck on a boss, simply go back, and grind for a bit. Power up your characters, build up a new strategy and whatnot.

Driving games? Tune your engine(if possible), and nail that corner next time.

Souls? You're literally dead 5-10 times within the first 5-10 minutes of the game, which for me, is simply not fun. I have no desire to get better at it, because I know if I make it through the first 10 minutes, the next 10 minutes are even harder.

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FWIW, My brother and I are going through War In The North for the second time these days.

It's quite fun.

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I should say; I'm more than happy with Netflix's Daredevil. It's pretty damn good.

As for remakes?

Prequels.

It rings a bell, but I was born in 86, so the nineties are just a lens blur set at 500.

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I hate Bloodborne and all the Souls' games with a passion.

I mean, sure, they're not bad games per se, and I like a challenge, I just can't stand a game that will repeatedly kill me within the first 10 minutes of my first playthrough.

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I forgot about this.


Now I'm nostalgic again.

Thanks Teague, and, incidentally: me.

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Loved most of them.
A bit irked that the background is white.

And you panorama shot has 3 obvious seams tongue

Alright, I know there are several takes on this, but my best friend keeps insisting Revenge Of The Sith is the best Star Wars movie, so I had to sort of re-write them on the spot, to make him realise all the errors, and how it could be way, way better.

So, this will be a bit loose, and have some plot holes in it, and borrow some small bits from other rewrites, but this is mine nonetheless.
In it, I will delete Episodes 1-3 that already exist, and both animated Clone wars shows. I'll allow Rebels, Rogue One and the Old republic, as they sort of fit into my plot.

Episode 1.

I haven't quite figured out exactly where we start, but we certainly don't start with Anakin as a kid. Anakin is a cocky padawan, trained by Obi-Wan Kenobi. He's good. He's really good. Most of their missions are training missions and the odd courier and whatnots. There isn't a war going on, so there's not much serious stuff to do for the Jedi.
They are part of the Galactic Empire. There's no republic, and there is peace, more or less. The galactic empire has a droid army, led by a Droid General, let's call him Griveous, as names don't really matter. Griveous isn't a cyborg, he's a sentient droid. AI, so to speak. We'll get back to this bit.

Amidst a mission, Anakin meets Padme(still calling her Padme, doesn't really matter), and they hit it off. (TPM introduced the whole bit about Jedi not being able to love. Fuck that shit, it doesn't work. If Luke's dad has it, Luke has it, and Luke's sister has it, it's genetic, and Jedi SHOULD be able to procreate.) They become a couple at some point, and all is well.
Enter Darth Maul. Darth Maul is a dark jedi, aka Sith. He's on some sort of mission for his master, and is, by chance, intervened by Anakin and Obi-Wan. They have both read about dark Jedi, but neither have met one before. Maul know what the Jedi are, but try to manipulate them into letting him go about his business. Move along, move along.

The two Jedi report back to their council, the Jedi council. They all agree that they should pursue Maul, but when they get back to him, there are two; Maul and... I don't know, Asajj Ventress. They get into a fight, and while both Jedi are immobilized, the Sith escape, as their mission is more important than dealing with two Jedi, plus killing Jedi, the guardians of peace and justice, is far worse than simply immobilizing them. Episode 1 ends on this. The Jedi report back to the council which is now revealed to be a council, but smaller and less prominent than in TPM. The Jedi are wise, and some of them are warriors and generals for the army, commanding the droids.

Episode 2.
Anakin and Padme are happy together. Padme is pregnant, expecting twins.
Obi-Wan and Anakin are shown to train hard, sparring against each other, in order to prime themselves for a possible encounter with the Sith again.
It is revealed that the clones are to replace the droids. Griveous, outraged by it, realising himself and all of his army will be decomissioned, plots to send some AI programming from himself, I don't know, copy/paste to the entire hive network, making all droids sentient. Suddenly Griveous is a good guy being hunted by the empire, and his story is a sad one, but not resolved in Episode 2.
The Jedi are hearing about the clone army for the first time. Not against it, send two of their own to greet the cloners, but on the way are intervened by Asajj and Maul again. This time, they've been training hard, and manage to kill of Maul, but Ventress manages to escape, hurt, but still escapes.

The clone army is comissioned. To replace the droids as more rational soldiers. Soldiers that don't rely on a network of information to take decisions, but individuals that are smarter than droids.


Episode 3.
The twins are growing up. 2-3 years old.
There's a new bad guy revealed; Darth Vader.
Anakin and Padme are starting to realise the problems with the Empire, and vow to take it down from the inside, by gaining the trust of the emperor, and somehow overthrow it.

The Jedi generals are still on the side of the Empire, but now, decomissioning is a case of genocide, which noone will stand for.
It is revealed that Palpatine is the Sith Master. We haven't seen him before, only heard his name by Maul and Asajj.
Palpatine tells the clone commanders that the problem is the generals; the Jedi. In order for them to wipe out the newly sentient droids is to kill the Jedi. No easy task, but the Jedi aren't aware of this, which makes it easier. They should be restistant to this, but are for some reason not able to resist direct orders like this one.
As Obi-Wan and Anakin are on a mission to destroy the two sith in the midst of all this, Palpatine has been made aware of the plot to overthrow, and as a counter-attack, he sends a squad of clones to kill Padme and her toddlers.
Padme somehow is informed of this(probably by the elephant-nose-mask dude from ANH), and manages to send her children away. Luke will go to his uncle Owen, while Leia will go to her uncle Bail Organa, Padme Organa's brother. Padme is then killed by the clones.

In a weakened state, from sensing her murder, Anakin is wounded in battle, and falls of a cliff. Obi-Wan manages to kill Asajj, and rushes for Vader, who he also kills, by pushing of the same cliff(Borrowing elements from Dorkman's rewrite here). Both are seen as burning "corpses", but you can't tell who's who.

In mourning, Obi-Wan vows to watch over Luke, his nephew of sort, but to protect him from the Empire, he's going to watch him from a distance.

Anakin, still alive, still wanting to overthrow the empire, identifies as Darth Vader when found by the rescue team. As he's severly burned, and nobody has seen Vader without the mask, he's accepted as such.
He's fashioned a new suit with a similar look, and that's where we end.




Now, as stated, there are holes.
But there are some things that will work.
-The rule of two was initiated in Episode 1. Episode 1 is deleted.
-Midi-chlorians isn't a thing, and it's more or less insinuated in ROTJ that it's genetic, so having kids would make sense.
-Having Anakin as a good guy throughout the saga works. He's corrupted over time by the empire, after countless missions in order to regain his strength and finding a clever way to overthrow the emperor, who he now knows is a powerful sith. He then finds out his son lives, and tries talking him into joining him, but Luke is scared, and more or less jumps down the shaft before Vader can even finish. In RotJ he's torn between two sides, but ultimately redeems himself by helping Luke.
-We don't need Qui-Gon, or anyone else that isn't crucial to be fair. Bail Organa is needed here, as he is the older brother of Padme. Leia now remembers her mother because she's brought up by her uncle, who has always talked of her, and shown her pictures or something. Luke, however, is thrown to Tattooine, and after awhile forgets it all, as very well could happen.
-I'm using Maul and asajj, because I like them both. It could be anyone.
-I'm exluding the separatists, as they're not needed in this storyline.
-Order 66 isn't a thing, but the order is there, and referred to in Rebels, with clones having a sort of restraining bolt, neglecting the ability to withstand the order.

There are several more plot points that I've since forget, but let me know what you think, and they'll probably come back to me smile

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Shackman wrote:

Nice to see this thread get bumped up, just because i love this movie so much.  It's nearly impossible to not see this movie through a 2017 lens if you haven't seen it before, so i can understand if it doesn't hold up to some.

and two things - possibly mentioned in the commentary, i can't remember, it's been a while since i listened.

one thing that always bothered me was the Die Hard 2 doesn't take place during New Years Eve.  one of the last lines in the movie is Argyle saying, "If this is Christmas, I gotta see new years!". 

The other is the shoot the glass scene.  the idea that the german terrorists don't understand "schieß dem Fenster" until Hans says it in english is just nonsense.  but you know what? i don't care.  i'll go to the mat for this movie....i'd guess along with every other 35-50 year old dude.

I first saw all three Die Hard films in December 2016, when Saniss came to my place. We planned on watching them all and make a weekend out of it.

And you know what? Dated schmated. I loved 2 of them, namely Die Hard, and Die Hard with a Vengeance. Die Harder didn't sit as well, but I'll still watch it again.

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Neat.

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Curious as to why you chose revenge of the Jedi? It was, to my knowledge, never released using that title. I get that it's retro and "cool", but it's never, apart from one trailer and some posters, been call that?

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I honestly have zero recollection of recording this last one.

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Yeah, X-Y= is pretty much what you'd need there, genius.

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I work at a cinema, which incidentally gives me free access. As such, I've seen a lot lately.

Covenant was the first one I watched, and as stated above; It made me feel like I should watch Prometheus.

Your Name
is a brilliant cartoon/anime. I don't enjoy Anime in general, but this one I did. Fairly free of slapstick/chibi humour, it's a love story about two people who involuntarily swap bodies at random days. It then spirals into something I didn't see coming, and I highly recommend it to anyone who like fairly surprising and deep stories.

Pirates of the Caribbean - Salazar's Revenge/Dead Men Tell No tales
I know what you DiF's think about Pirates. You love the original, hate the sequels.
I'm in a place where I love the original, and part 2 and 3. I couldn't stand the fourth one, but according to several people I know, I'm wrong and should rewatch it.
5, on the other hand, was a pretty good wrap up. It closed several storylines, and opened it up to a new generation. Highly recommended if you like the franchise.

Baywatch
I had absolutely nothing going in. I'd seen the trailer, but had no desire to see it. But it was free, so I went in, and oddly enough, I loved it. It doesn't take itself seriously at all, and sets the satirical, parodical bar right from the titles. If you're into stupid comedies with hot chicks, this one's pretty good.

The Mummy
Now, the original series holds a special place in my heart, and I was skeptical towards this one. Not being a reboot, rather just a playground set in the same universe, with little-to-no mention to the originals, it's not that bad. Tom Cruise is excellent as always, and while the story and plot aren't great, it's not simply rehashing the originals, and doing it's own take on it. Sure, it's a bit campy, but it's light hearted, has some good performances(silly Russel Crowe aside, what the fuck was up with that?), and all-in-all is an enjoyable ride. It's not great, but it's not pure shite.

Next up is a series of animated films, Wonder Woman and..... ugh, fucking transformers. Before you give me shit about that last one, I'm working that day, which basically forces me to watch it.

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Also, bodies are easier if they're dead.

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You don't NEED to do sound proofing like that though, you could just hang stuff up on the walls.