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TopicCivil War is getting rave reviews after premiere
dancing_cactuar
04/12/24 9:16:52 PM
#126
ModernPost posted...
Sometimes good directors drop a stinker.
This is true, and it was a couple years ago with Men that he dropped his worst movie which imo had little to offer aside from that one actor pulling a James McAvoy from Split, the ending, and the extremely on the nose messaging. Thankfully Civil War is much better even if it doesn't reach the heights of Ex Machina or Annihilation, because I fucking love those movies so much it would be hard to reach them.

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TopicCivil War is getting rave reviews after premiere
dancing_cactuar
04/12/24 2:11:01 PM
#110
Prestoff posted...
I still hold onto my opinion that you can't change how people will interpret a movie to see themselves as the hero unless you make the message very on the nose to the point where there's no room for interpretation, which majority of the time makes for very bad movies.
Even then this doesn't work, as seen with people saying that Light did nothing wrong, calling Homelander based when his followers in the final episode of Season 3 literally had the Viking Capitol dude in shot, and the anti fascism messages of Starship Troopers going over people's heads despite Neil Patrick Harris being dressed like a literal nazi.

Speaking of Starship Troopers though, there is actually a comparison and bear with me here, between Johnny Rico and the Jessie character. Both start off each film bright eyed, "oh yeah I'm going to photo the war/kill the bugs just like my idols (who they don't realize are kinda terrible people)" not fully realizing what they're going to be dealing with, then they go through the horrors of war where reality kinda sets in, but by the end they essentially evolved/devolved into the archetype of the character they admired at the beginning where Johnny Rico is now the one in the propaganda piece leading soldiers to war, and Jessie is the more callous photographer who moves on from the death of her idol real quick so she could get front row seats to the Oval Office execution.

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TopicLmao Bethesda really does hate the Pre-Fallout 3 lore (show spoilers)
dancing_cactuar
04/12/24 1:41:04 PM
#97
CountCorvinus posted...
I loved every minute of it. They nailed the Fallout 4 / 76 aesthetic.
So it nails the aesthetics of the worst Fallout games?


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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicCivil War is getting rave reviews after premiere
dancing_cactuar
04/12/24 1:36:05 PM
#98
[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Good thing that's not what the movie's about.

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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicCivil War is getting rave reviews after premiere
dancing_cactuar
04/12/24 1:20:19 PM
#84
GATTJT posted...
Oh shit, TIL
Most real thing in The Power of the Dog, Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst getting married.

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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicCivil War is getting rave reviews after premiere
dancing_cactuar
04/12/24 1:12:22 PM
#79
Can I just talk about how Jesse Plemons, despite being in literally one scene where he's credited as an unnamed soldier (although I suspect he and his crew are more opportunists wearing gear than actual soldiers in any of the armies, same deal with the gas station guys), also made it the most memorable scene in the movie and fucking nailed it out of the park

bsp77 posted...
we rarely even know whose "side" most of the characters are on. It doesn't matter.
I'm remembering that one scene with the snipers vs the crazed sniper near the abandoned christmas village, and when Joel's asking questions about what's going on and who they're for in the army, they're basically like "we don't fucking know dude, we just know he's shooting at us and if we don't shoot back at him we're dead"

Zikten posted...
I'm disappointed that it sounds like they don't go into the backstory of the war. Damnit
Yeah that was a bit of an issue for me, the closest we get to an inciting incident is mentions is that the president (who was compared to people like Gaddafi in one scene by one of the main characters) essentially repealed the 22nd amendment and disbanded the FBI, but I feel like there would be more if you get the US split up the way it is in the movie. They also mention drone strikes on civvies, but I assume that would serve to inflame things after the war already started, not a cause before.

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TopicFallout companion
dancing_cactuar
04/11/24 3:52:51 PM
#51
hyperskate65 posted...
ED-E, my love.


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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicCivil War is getting rave reviews after premiere
dancing_cactuar
04/10/24 11:26:14 PM
#61
Only CE would go call the writer/director of Men and Annihilation a secret right wing leaning chud.

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Topicnewest horror movie trailer to give away the story - Speak no Evil
dancing_cactuar
04/10/24 11:10:14 PM
#3
Shitty American remake of good foreign movie, move along.

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TopicHi CE! It's time for a random giveaway!
dancing_cactuar
04/10/24 10:26:13 PM
#201
Vampire Survivors x Contra collab looking great.

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Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicHi CE! It's time for a random giveaway!
dancing_cactuar
04/10/24 10:06:48 PM
#180
Been a bit since my other post, making another post. Was rewatching the last 30 minutes or so of King of the Monsters and will never stop being amused how the credits label Godzilla, Ghidorah, Mothra, and Rodan as having played themselves in the movie.

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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicHi CE! It's time for a random giveaway!
dancing_cactuar
04/10/24 8:41:14 PM
#95
Poast 3!

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Topichave you seen the Twilight films, CE?
dancing_cactuar
04/10/24 7:53:39 PM
#3
Due to a series of circumstances, I was forced to watch the first movie on at least 3 different occasions. Shit barely felt like a movie, it felt like the setup to a movie stretched to feature length.

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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicHi CE! It's time for a random giveaway!
dancing_cactuar
04/10/24 7:47:23 PM
#49
Probo93 posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/2a72b268.png
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/7b222038.png

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Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicAre you gonna watch Fallout tomorrow?
dancing_cactuar
04/10/24 7:46:16 PM
#35
CADE_FOSTER posted...
poor deluded soul
This isn't a Fallout TV show hype topic, this is a topic asking if you give a shit so I gave my thoughts that I think it looks terrible (Walton Goggins is alright though). I know you're excited about this show as given from the fact that you posted 2 trailers and the rottentomatoes score, but deal with it, m8.

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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicHi CE! It's time for a random giveaway!
dancing_cactuar
04/10/24 7:34:16 PM
#37
Time to roll the bones I guess.

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Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicAre you gonna watch Fallout tomorrow?
dancing_cactuar
04/10/24 7:32:32 PM
#33
Looks like shit. Nothing in it will probably be as bad as some of the stuff in 4 though.

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TopicWith Gunn at the helm, I think DC is about to overshadow the MCU.
dancing_cactuar
04/10/24 7:01:52 PM
#66
LonelyStoner posted...
I dont think any of those projects have anything to do with Gunns upcoming reboot.
They don't, but they're examples of how they're using the DC brand to just experiment with random shit where you got a mobster gang miniseries in one thing, a musical another place, and a fantasy anime elsewhere.

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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicWith Gunn at the helm, I think DC is about to overshadow the MCU.
dancing_cactuar
04/10/24 6:49:27 PM
#62
DC's clearly throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks and I don't mean with the upcoming DCU either where the tone ranges between a Superman movie inspired by All Star Superman and a Swamp Thing horror movie, just look at how they're making a Penguin miniseries, how Joker 2's a jukebox musical with Lady Gaga, or how they're putting out that Suicide Squad Isekai to name a few examples.

DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC posted...
What DC needs/needed was their own Kevin Feige.
Yeah, and his name is James Gunn, he's literally in charge of the DCU along with Peter Safran.

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Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicBlumhouse developing a new Blair Witch Project movie
dancing_cactuar
04/10/24 5:52:47 PM
#2
Jason Blum makes a good remake/sequel/reboot of a classic horror movie challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
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TopicPoorly describe a game.
dancing_cactuar
04/09/24 1:52:03 AM
#55
thisworld posted...
Asura's Wrath?
Nailed it.

Devilanse333 posted...
You run around an area solving your problems with guns and violence.
Literally any Metal Slug game

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TopicPoorly describe a game.
dancing_cactuar
04/08/24 11:35:09 PM
#40
legendary_zell posted...
Mentally ill twunk commits terrorism with a group of weirdos, then convinces them to stalk his former coworker.
Final Fantasy VII

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Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicPoorly describe a game.
dancing_cactuar
04/08/24 9:45:17 PM
#35
mach25687 posted...
Kratos, and yes it was Pac-Man.

Hambo posted...
God of War

Monkey is so angry that it dies. Then it's still angry.

-Crissaegrim- posted...
DOOM

No, though good guesses. I want to say that the monkey game is King Kong related, but that wouldn't fulfill the second half of the statement.

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Devil May Cry V

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TopicPoorly describe a game.
dancing_cactuar
04/08/24 9:17:16 PM
#23
mach25687 posted...
You're a round guy who is a glutton.
Pac Man or Kirb

Man is quite literally too angry to die

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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicWhat's the consensus on going into Iraq?
dancing_cactuar
04/08/24 8:48:01 PM
#55
It was a complete mistake in every way, shape, and form, and I will never forgive any of the Dems who were completely lost in the sauce and voted to go to Iraq.

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Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicITT list female characters that are lesbian or bisexual
dancing_cactuar
04/07/24 7:53:30 PM
#45
Main protags in Love Lies Bleeding.

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TopicHave you played at least 3 of these 10 90s games? No worries, there's no penalty
dancing_cactuar
04/07/24 7:52:29 PM
#56
SrRd_RacinG posted...
Pokemon Snap

Donkey Kong Country

Mega Man X
Safe, but just barely. Though all of the others except Gran Turismo I'm interested in getting around to eventually.

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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicPlaying Neo: The World Ends With You for the first time. Any tips or tricks?
dancing_cactuar
04/07/24 6:23:25 PM
#37
saspa posted...
Yeah I thought mammoths were the worst, but T-Rexs are so much worse. I don't love sharks either when I'm grinding my C-tier pins and none of them are that effective against the shark's annoying swim mechanics.

I already go for gold on all mind dives just to get those extra friendship points, but it having an added benefit is good to know. I can revisit chapters anyway which is good because I know I missed some stuff here and there. I feel like this was also something in the first game, being able to revisit each week.
It's been a real hot minute since I played Neo, but while I remember the T-Rexes being the worst in terms of killing you, the chameleons were absolutely abominable in terms of actually fighting them, absolutely annoying wretches.

And hold on m8, just like in the first game Week 3 is a wild fucking ride.

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TopicPalworld is getting a dating Sim where uh... Pals take off their clothes
dancing_cactuar
04/07/24 11:33:00 AM
#33
Tyranthraxus posted...
That someone is the guy who drew Salazzle in the first place
Guys who designed Salazzle and other pokemon like Lopunny:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eodVPWv0sWY

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TopicHellblade 2 confirmed to run at 30fps on XBOX, no performance mode
dancing_cactuar
04/07/24 1:05:43 AM
#18
I knew it, 60fps was going to be the big old thing that gets chucked out the window by developers the instant they can make their games look better even though 60fps >>>>>> 30fps in games.

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TopicI need a new anime to watch
dancing_cactuar
04/06/24 7:30:56 PM
#53
-ctrl f Monster
-Only mention is regarding the premise for Delicious in Dungeon
Absolutely disgraceful, Monster is legit one of the best shows period and it's on Netflix right now.

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TopicMake up a lame super power
dancing_cactuar
04/06/24 4:24:12 AM
#56
Mind reading, but it's always on and works in a 20 foot radius around you.

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TopicGodzilla x Kong (Minor Spoilers)
dancing_cactuar
04/06/24 12:18:29 AM
#54
FortuneCookie posted...
We're allowed to play by different rules from adaptation to adaptation?
Yes, because going by Toho alone there are approximately 10 different variants on King Ghidorah which include being a destructive space alien, an incorporeal planet devouring entity from another dimension worshipped by a cult that offers planets as sacrifice, the fusion of 3 genetically engineered creatures, a cyborg sent from the future to kill Godzilla, a good guy that's a relative of the Yamato no Orochi, and a quadruped that initially looks like a skeletal humanoid.

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TopicHow Hidden Nazi Symbols Were the Tip of a Toxic Iceberg at Life Is Strange
dancing_cactuar
04/05/24 12:52:57 PM
#16
LonelyStoner posted...
Those games always were ass.

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TopicDie Hard or Robocop
dancing_cactuar
04/05/24 12:36:09 PM
#11
Die Hard, but paradoxically Robocop has more memorable stuff in it.

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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
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TopicWas there just a baby earthquake in NYC just now?
dancing_cactuar
04/05/24 12:33:10 PM
#37
Apparently it was the beefiest quake we had in a century according to the telly news.

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TopicInvincible Season 2 finale and no topic? *spoilers*
dancing_cactuar
04/04/24 8:44:20 PM
#10
Sterling K Brown and Steven Yeun fucking killed it in this episode, holy shit.

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TopicFirst look at 'Mufasa: The Lion King' movie, arriving Dec 20
dancing_cactuar
04/04/24 12:07:25 PM
#8
Can't wait for this piece of shit to make a billion just because it's tied to the Lion King.

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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicGodzilla x Kong (Minor Spoilers)
dancing_cactuar
04/04/24 12:01:23 PM
#30
FortuneCookie posted...
I don't remember that being his entire strategy.
Well let me give you a refresher.
-Brushed all branches and leaves off tree to make a bat
-Despite this nearly died in a boat wreck without other humans distracting it with gatling gun
-Needed someone to shoot it in the head with a flare gun
-Repurposed boat propeller tied to a chain as a weapon like the fucking blades of chaos
Dude's been using weapons and needed a third party's help since Skull Island, take this depiction up with Jordan Vogt Roberts if you have beef.

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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicGodzilla x Kong (Minor Spoilers)
dancing_cactuar
04/04/24 11:40:46 AM
#27
FortuneCookie posted...
Kong has picked up trees or boulders to use as weapons, but he was never in a fight where his entire strategy was reliant upon a weapon.
T. Someone who has never seen Kong Skull Island and doesn't know that most of the final fight has him using makeshift weapons.

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TopicHank is actually the protagonist of Breaking Bad when you think about it
dancing_cactuar
04/04/24 1:47:54 AM
#38
Punished_Blinx posted...
Yeah the same shit happened to The Godfather, Goodfellas and Scarface. There's always the guys who just ignore how this story ends and what happens to the people around them because the fantasy of gaining power is so appealing.
People lost all media literacy YEARS ago, never forget how there were and still are people in our reality that will tell you with a straight face that Light did nothing wrong.

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TopicThe Stellar blade fans are so obnoxious
dancing_cactuar
04/04/24 1:17:25 AM
#7
It's actually really easy to ignore coomers, they didn't stop me from playing Bald Gate 3 or Near A tomato for instance.

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PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX
Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money.
TopicGodzilla x Kong (Minor Spoilers)
dancing_cactuar
04/03/24 11:11:07 PM
#21
FortuneCookie posted...
The rules are pretty simple: if it's silly or cute, it goes to Kong. If it's badass: it goes to Godzilla.
Kong literally does several Mortal Kombat tier fatalities across Godzilla vs Kong and this new one.

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TopicFrench Sci-fi android murder mystery animation inspired by GotS and Blade Runner
dancing_cactuar
04/03/24 9:33:50 PM
#2
I had a feeling that this animation style looked really familiar. Unfortunately, I realized why: same director as the DyE Fantasy music video.
Still seeing this though.

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Topic''Who is this for'' and ''No one asked for this'' are just the dumbest criticism
dancing_cactuar
04/03/24 9:26:58 PM
#92
Why the fuck is a lot of this topic recently missing and how did we get to start talking about pacing.

But either way, "who asked for this" and "no one asked for this" are usually just springboards for other arguments be they positive or negative.

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TopicOmg Wish is on Disney Plus!
dancing_cactuar
04/03/24 2:23:10 PM
#8
It's an appropriate title since it's basically a Disney movie ordered from Wish.

Revisited posted...
Ok um... why does this movie's animation look... weird?
Because it's their 100 year joint, they wanted to have a homage to 2D animation in the 3D animated movie. They failed, so it looks like shit as a result. Real kicker is that apparently it was originally going to be full 2D, but some nitwit convinced everyone that 2D is too limiting for characterization.

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TopicHave you ever been blocked on GameFAQs?
dancing_cactuar
04/02/24 8:16:30 PM
#195
bsp77 posted...
Wow

I didn't think he blocked anyone. We bicker all the time, but admittedly it isn't really that nasty. At least not on my end.
He was who I was sarcastically referring to as CE's film maestro earlier in this topic, so there's more people, and I'm probably not the first either. But he's a pretty scummy guy, he called someone mentally ill for listening to music on Spotify. The fuck is that shit?

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TopicHave you ever been blocked on GameFAQs?
dancing_cactuar
04/02/24 8:07:05 PM
#190
DrizztLink posted...
Technically I asked him if he likes movies because he doesn't know how to read.
Pretty sure the zinger I made about him being more akin to the Cinema Jester as opposed to the Cinema King that one of his sycophants referred to him as was what got me on his block list.

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TopicFirst poster for Joker 2
dancing_cactuar
04/02/24 2:10:12 PM
#42
I'm bipolar as fuck on this, first I was skeptical about the musical part, then I warmed up to it a bit more gradually over time thinking about how we could use some variety in capeshit movies, and then it's a jukebox musical and now I'm feeling skeptical again.

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