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DarkBuster22904 posted...

Tyranthraxus posted...

DarkBuster22904 posted...

Sony could easily make MUCH worse movies.

I hated TLJ, but sony could do much, MUCH worse. Easily.

No it would actually be really impressive if they did worse than TLJ

Considering sony puts out much worse movies on the regular, it really wouldnt be.

TLJ isnt even the worst star wars movie. It's definitely second worst, but to say the studio behind fucking Pixels, grown ups, and The Emoji movie couldnt do worse is silly.

I was mostly being sarcastic, but I also don't give two shits who owns Star Wars anymore. I don't know why but it seems impossible to come anywhere close to the precedent set by the OT.
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Picture Wanda Maximoff v Thanos but with Sue instead. That's what I want in her opening scene.
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I'm sure in 15-20 years that YouTube will face similar problems that TV faces now. Netflix and other streaming services are already heading there. But right now, there's no comparison for mindless entertainment, unless you factor in nostalgia.
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OctilIery posted...

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DirkDiggles posted...

The next rumored Avengers villain is to be Anninilus.

Marvel probably barely knows who the next Avengers villain is. It's probably going to be more akin to Phase 1, where they didn't know the villain for Avengers was Loki until shortly before production started.

The only big comic story to rival Infinity Gauntlet that's been mentioned in interviews so far, IIRC, was Secret War by the Russos. I'd love to see their take on that story, or anyone with Marvel really, but I'd be surprised if they've planned that much ahead.

There's honestly plenty they could do. I wouldn't be opposed to them giving Ultron another go, or having their time travel shenanigans lead to Kang coming around.

I'm open for anything at this point. I'll freely admit that I was skeptical of GotG because no one (even many comic fans) knew much about them. Now they're two of my favourite movies. They should just pick the weirdest shit and run with it.
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OctilIery posted...

DirkDiggles posted...

The next rumored Avengers villain is to be Anninilus.

Marvel probably barely knows who the next Avengers villain is. It's probably going to be more akin to Phase 1, where they didn't know the villain for Avengers was Loki until shortly before production started.

The only big comic story to rival Infinity Gauntlet that's been mentioned in interviews so far, IIRC, was Secret War by the Russos. I'd love to see their take on that story, or anyone with Marvel really, but I'd be surprised if they've planned that much ahead.
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Tyranthraxus posted...

OctilIery posted...

Which they absolutely will. They need the hits badly.

No they don't. Disney needs Spider Man more than Sony needs to make money off sublicensed movies.

I think after Rise of Skywalker becomes a mega flop Sony might try to negotiate a trade Spider Man for Star Wars. This would also give Sony exclusive rights to Star Wars games.

Don't get me wrong, Spider-Man is a massive draw for many moviegoers, but Disney would be fools to consider that trade. Star Wars is one of the biggest franchises of all time. Maybe in another decade or two that trade would be reasonable - there's no indication that Marvel will slow down - but on the other hand, Marvel's meteoric film rise began way before acquiring Spider-Man.

That said, I'd love for Star Wars to leave Disney. Not like Sony could make worse films than them, right?
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DarkBuster22904 posted...

CyricZ posted...

The Grandmaster

Didnt the post credits scene of ragnarok pretty well suggest hes dead?

No one's dead until Thanos says "no resurrections".

Yeah they did suggest it, but if they wanted him back, the writers could come up with a plausible explanation. He's entertaining af so I wouldn't mind.
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Shablagoo posted...

yeah my girl will comment when she sees a cute boy, idc

That would probably bother me, idk if I'm insecure but I don't see the reason for mentioning it.
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a_riot04 posted...

Shablagoo posted...

fired Mark Ruffalo? what

I remember reading it in my feed. I'm probably not remembering it correctly.

OctilIery posted...

There have been multiple instances of leaks, with Ruffalo and Holland being the worst offenders.

Yeah. It feels like they're considering the film to be their magnum opus, it's totally understandable. Besides, it came out the way it supposed to, dethroning Avatar on the way. Well, after the re release.

I'd be very surprised if Ruffalo was really fired. Despite what the Internet likes to think, he's one of the most popular remaining actors in the MCU.

He doesn't even seem to have a big spoiler problem. There was the interview about Infinity War where he said "hal - uh - everybody dies!", almost saying that half of everyone dies at the end. But other than that, there hasn't been anything, and Tom Holland has let slip many more things (like the title of Far From Home) over the years. Ruffalo did accidentally stream the audio for the first 10 minutes of Thor 3 at the premiere, but that was more of a technology thing than having a loose mouth.
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CyricZ posted...

Marvel: Oops, No Villains!

Still alive:

Ayesha and the rest of the Sovereign

The Grandmaster

Zemo

Vulture

Scorpion

Various members of Mysterio's group

Hela and Surtur also weren't confirmed dead. It's obviously implied but I could see the writers pulling something out of their hats if they wanted to bring them back.

TC's question kind of surprises me. If you mean villains that were already introduced in the MCU, then most of them are dead. If you mean potential new villains from the comics, then they have almost an unlimited pool to pick from. Marvel's been around for a long-ass time.
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Tyranthraxus posted...

EndOfDiscOne posted...

Maybe he didn't watch Infinity War and he thought his family was just kidnapped or something

That could have filmed the scene during Infinity War. It's not like they didn't already know it was being made.

Renner's kind of known for not caring much about the MCU movies in general. He does his part and he does it well, but he's far from a fan of the films. At least that's what it seems like in interviews.

Also Infinity War and Endgame were filmed back-to-back, so I'm sure the actors forgot a lot of particular moments over the grueling process.
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SaccharineSmile posted...

Well considering the actors are just all CGI anyway, does it matter if the actors know or not?

The actors themselves aren't CGI, that would be ridiculous. Though apparently the entire close-up in Infinity War where Tony suits up for the first time is CGI, including RDJ's face and hands. Pretty impressive.

I know sort of what you mean though. A lot of scenes are filmed out of context, whether it be CGI or green screens or other actors wearing motion capture suits or in the extreme case replacing faces. I'd be surprised if that's the norm though.

But I'll stand by the statement that the main cast all gave great performances, so I don't think it makes the movies worse. It just means that today's actors work differently than in the past, which has always been the case considering that the very first movies had no sound.

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I've played WoW for a few years now and I've noticed something that probably applies to many RPGs.

Some players want their characters to be a representation of them and they get very invested in a single character. Sure, they might choose a non-human race, but otherwise their character needs to be as close in abilities and personality to their real selves as possible. They also find it hard to make other characters because they never feel as authentic as their main. These are also the players that are more likely to get into RP.

Then there's players like me who just want to experience as much of the game as possible. My main changes in WoW every expansion depending on which class I want to play, and I try to pick a different class each time. I don't personally identify as any of my characters so I'll just make them look interesting. Some races look goofy as females like Tauren (though male ones aren't much better) so I make them male, while others like Night Elves look better as females (the male eyebrows are way too much). Plus I was interested in how the playing experience changes as a female (it doesn't unless you go out of your way). The gender makes more of an impact in games like Dragon Age though. I also think a lot of male races in WoW look funny as cloth-wearers because a lot of robes look like dresses.

I'm sure there are players that fall into the first category but also play a character of the opposite sex. I have no idea what that means about them, but it's no weirder than making a character a non-human race IMO. And there are PLENTY of roleplayers in WoW that play as elves.

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LightningAce11 posted...

Imagine how much better they could have been.

I heard Shuri's actress didn't know she was snapped away until the endgame poster came out.

Audiences didn't know about Shuri either, as it wasn't shown in the film, was it?

I'm not sure how much better the performances would've been. The main cast were already stellar as is (except for Brie Larson, she was passable at best). And it made for a cooler experience, not knowing what to expect from everything.

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bobbaaay posted...

What gen did they do the physical/ mental split? Because that was a huge improvement that took a game series from barely playable to great

Gen 4. I agree that it was a huge improvement.

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bobbaaay posted...

People who don't like tattoos are the most basic of the basic

I can understand not wanting any or thinking specific ones look shitty, but I just can't imagine finding tattoos unappealing on everyone based on principle.

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The phrase should be "practice makes habit".

If you practice with bad habits, you won't magically improve. You need to self-reflect and ask for feedback from others, nip bad habits in the bud, and of course practice.

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RoadsterUFO posted...

I love AC/DC, but na, gotta disagree. Their best riff is in Overdose.

I can respect that.

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Duncanwii posted...

Yes they did. Unless you want to call breeding, natures, abilities, the physical/special split, hidden abilities, snd mega evolution "minimal improvements." Also every game improved and streamlined breeding and training making it easier and easier each game to get a competitive team ready in a increasingly shorter amount of time. It is laughsble you can look at me and tell me this series hasny improved over time.

I didn't say that it hasn't improved. Of course it has. I said that they made minimal improvements. Enough to keep people buying more games. The infrastructure has needed to be reworked for a long time. There are certain quality of life features that every JRPG has that Pokemon has refused to adopt.

Anyway, despite all that, I would still have bought Sword and Shield without this whole fiasco.

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Hexenherz posted...

I have only played a few Pokemon games (Red, Yellow, Pearl and parts of X) and I kind of assumed that that's how Pokemon games were anyway - that you couldn't catch or own every Pokemon from every generation :\

It's not just that you can't catch them, they simply won't be programmed into the game. Some Pokemon won't exist at all.

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Duncanwii posted...

If you honesty think this youve either havent actually played the games or are lying through your teeth. None of the games (aside from maybe Sun and Moon) have had "minimal improvements" every game had something big to bring to the table

Besides more Pokemon and graphical improvements, no, they didn't. They all made improvements but it's ridiculous that simple improvements like the one I mentioned took 4 iterations.

HMs are another example. They were permanent because otherwise, it was possible to replace them with a regular move and get stuck somewhere. Not only is this nonsensical to begin with because HMs can be used as many times as you want, but the moves themselves were also terrible. It took 7 gens to turn them into out-of-battle items instead of moves that waste a slot. Everyone hated having an HM slave.

The point that really bugs me is the multiple versions. It was a cute gimmick when you had to meet someone IRL to trade. Now it's a totally obvious milkfest. They should either stick to one game or take a page from Fire Emblem's book.

Anyway, I don't think you're obligated to hate them at all. I'm just explaining why many people do hate them.

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Speaking of riffs, I think we can all agree that Back in Black is the GOAT.

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Hexenherz posted...

What's the controversy with this game exactly? I've seen that a lot of people are upset about it but I don't know why.

Far as I can tell, it's because not all 807 Pokemon will be available in Sword and Shield.

This happened once or twice before when the games went to a new platform. When Ruby and Sapphire came out for the GBA, it was impossible to trade old Pokemon from Red, Blue and Yellow. Until the remakes for the originals, and Emerald version, came out you simply couldn't obtain a chunk of them.

I think it may have happened again temporarily when X and Y moved to the 3DS, before Pokemon Bank was available.

The Switch doesn't use Pokemon Bank, I guess, so all of your Pokemon from previous games are toast.

Now, they've said that the missing Pokemon simply won't be programmed into the game, making them impossible to obtain in any form. This could be changed later, but it would be a massive undertaking for a patch.

Honestly it seems symptomatic of a larger problem. The franchise has made extremely minimal improvements every gen, banking on a fan base captivated by nostalgia. Even the most basic improvements - like having quick access to battle items (Poke balls, potions, etc.) during battle - didn't happen until gen 4.

Fans are getting the feeling that the company is phoning it in. I think they did a long time ago, especially since they've continued to have multiple versions of essentially the same game every time. But I haven't been as big of a fan for a long time now, so I'm not that shook.

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My perception of incels isnt that they necessarily want sex that badly. They just want some kind of female contact. After so long of getting none, and a total lack of confidence, they put the blame on women, which will make it almost impossible for them to get close to said women.

Its a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Far less than 80% for some huh bois
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I don't think you grasp the concept of exercise.
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Dampproof posted...

boxington posted...

Hairistotle posted...

boxington posted...

the Disney Star Wars movies are all way better than the PT, and a bit better than Return of the Jedi

i agree that quality-wise they are better than the prequels. no contest. i dont see how some1 could say TLJ is better than Return tho - what makes you feel that way?

also i havent seen the spin-offs. tried watching rogue one on netflix but got bored after 5 minutes

that whole thing with the teddy bears was ridiculous, and lasted way too long.

but besides that, it's been years since I've seen RotJ, and I remember just not being into it, but I can't remember much of my criticisms.

If Jedi was released these days people would be losing their minds over the Teddies defeating the Empire.

But it wasn't. Movies don't exist in a vacuum.

If TFA came out before ANH then it might actually be considered original.

TC, I share your opinion of the new movies but I don't think you should be so harsh on others for their choice. It's not a good way to win people over.

I have no idea why this is happening, but recent media has been so obsessed with sUbVeRtInG eXpEcTaTiOnS that they've stopped caring about crafting relatable characters, heartfelt stories, and tight narratives. The Game of Thrones disaster is just the latest example.

Doing unexpected things makes sense and should be valued, if it rewards the emotional investment of your viewers rather than mocking it. For Rian Johnson to suggest that fans were foolish for being disappointed about Rey's parentage when her entire character had no room for growth or exploration besides her parents is completely ridiculous.

Rey's introduction in TFA was fabulous. We see the beginnings of, God forbid, an interesting character with relatable traits that could evolve over the trilogy. That's thrown out the window when she's never shown to have any flaws, and as I said, her one area of interest was cast aside for Johnson's precious subversion. It makes all mention of her parents before the reveal a waste of time and attention.

Luke's character was obviously butchered. Arguably no one knows him better than Mark Hamill, and he wasn't shy at all about his disappointment.

Kylo had potential, but it's clear in TLJ that they didn't know what to do with him. His goals and motivations aren't present besides being pissed off at Luke, and then full-blown insane. Hux's promising character was thrown in the garbage for the sake of a joke.

Snoke has the same problem as Rey's parents. "Haha you pathetic imbeciles, no one said that Snoke would be an important villain!" On a rewatch, anything involving Snoke is useless. We don't know how he contributed to Kylo's fall, where he was during Palpatine's reign, why he appears to be the strongest Force user in the franchise so far...
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That's really weird dude
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I'm about halfway through 25 now, I'd say worst
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Prestoff posted...

It was decent, but the ps4 game just blew my mind with the web swinging.

Did you play Spider-Man 2? I lost my copy a long time ago but I remember the swinging being even better in that game. PS4 swinging is second best by a close margin though.
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You were being selfish and cocky by assuming she'd rather spend more time with you than save $5.

You should have just asked her. If she really was enjoying herself then she probably wouldn't have minded paying the fee. This is basically equivalent to buying something for someone that you "know" they want and then saying "okay you owe me [price of thing]".
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Explaining that you thought X was different for Y reason doesn't do anything but make you look defensive, which is a bad look.

Unless your mistaken reasoning is important for reaching a solution or making an improvement, which it probably isn't.

Just don't do it. Smile and accept the correction and you'll look mature.
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PatrickMahomes posted...

tldw please

She wants to feel like herself again. Doesn't want to look like the "Katy Perry" stage persona.
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I just can't imagine being satisfied with this writing and directing.

There were so many times in episode 3 that main characters should have been dead - surrounded by wights and no one nearby to help them - but they cut before we see a resolution, and next time the camera goes back to them, they're fine. Plot Armor is thicker than any historical armor, it seems.

I don't care that Arya killed the Night King, but at least let someone have a payoff. He's been a major part of the last few seasons and so many people had arcs that were left dangling when Arya killed him. Jon's whole motivation over almost the entire show was about killing him and he stands yelling at a dragon while it happens. Bran knows the most about the Night King and spends the battle sitting under a tree, flying as a raven?

Episode 4... Dany "forgot" about the iron fleet? She was talking about it and reminded of it in all of the strategy meetings this season. Who forgets such a crucial part of the enemy's forces? And then they're a non-issue in the next episode?

The seeds of her madness had been sown, but the leap from burning slave masters in Essos to burning literally a million innocent women and children is wider than the grand canyon. Remember when she freaked out and locked up her children because she was told that they killed a random innocent kid? Now she's commanding Drogon to do it a million times over? What have these characters become when Cersei is more sympathetic than Dany and all of the Northmen?

Don't even get me started on the Jaime cringefest of episode 5.

Unexpected things aren't good because they're unexpected. They have to be executed well, make sense in retrospect, and be satisfying in some way. Throwing plot threads and character arcs away for shocking moments is not good writing. There are so many great shows and movies with pretty predictable plots that work because of strong character work and worldbuilding. This show used to have that AND have plenty of surprises.

It has nothing to do with wanting nonstop action. The action looks great and feels visceral. The meaning behind it is trash.

The writers can explain the episodes as much as they want, but if NONE of it comes through in the episode itself, then it was poorly done.

Masterpiece my ass. The first 5 or even 6 seasons are as close to that as we'll get.
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