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Steven010702 posted...

I didn't hate her, but I didn't love her.

This. Was pretty much indifferent to her.
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>Was film student
>Was not as TC described
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scigeek101 posted...

Blightzkrieg posted...

I'm a big fan of the "Poe and Finn should just blindly trust the leadership for no reason" subplot.

I like how basically half the movie wouldn't have happened had she just answered his question as to what the plan was instead of being a secretive bitch

Yeah that was super annoying.
Then when Leia tells Poe, he's like "OMG, she was right all alonnnnggggg", when his real response should have just been, "Why the fuck didn't she just say that, especially after I point-blank asked like a dozen times?" It was stupid.

Overall, I liked this way more than FA, mainly because it wasn't a complete Empire clone, like FA was to ANH, but there's too many nagging issues for me and incoherence with the overall plot. And there's basically no way for IX to redeem it all now. This new trilogy basically feels like a let down.
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Zangulus posted...

I can see that. Ive definitely found certain things more enjoyable with the mystique preserved. Though a TV show doesnt necessarily need to explain it. It could just dive into it, just showing how it worked. Not necessarily where it came from, or why it worked.

Fair enough. I did like to see that the gold coins were professionally made in 2, and stuff that expanded it all, like the High Table and whatnot.

I'm just smitten with the series, and you can tell it's effective story telling when even my mom gasped when John broke the rules of the Continental. Even on my first viewing, I really didn't want him to break the rules.
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Probably can count on one hand the amount of times I have done so in my whole life. I'm pretty passive, it'd have to be a massive fuck up.

Think the last time I did was because my chicken fried steak was really red and bloody inside, which I've never seen from a chicken fried steak before.
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Zangulus posted...

Well, what I think Sunny meant by why fight the guards was just an extension of why shoot her. If he hadnt shot her. He could have claimed he didnt kill her, and thus avoided the fight altogether.

Yes and no. These are trained killers, and John Wick showing up at your place can mean one thing. The "I didn't shoot her" line would fail pretty quickly, as it would be obvious as to why she would kill herself out of nowhere to begin with.

I hope they do make the TV series about the underground assassin society. That would be cool.

Again, yes and no. While I do like the details, especially the expanded knowledge the second movie provided, I think it would kill some of the fun if the mystique was exposed. I kinda like that there's just hotels that openly cater to assassins-I don't need to know how or why they were founded. Or why assassination in general seems to be an open secret. I like that this stuff is never fully explained. It's what made the moves so cool on first viewings, that the extraordinary was in fact, ordinary.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Zangulus posted...

Not necessarily. Her brother could have claimed that John didnt fulfill his debt and thus could have forced John into doing something else.

True. Bad people are terrible.

That, and she was still dying from the bloodloss. The bullet made sure she was gone, almost like a mercy. Plus, being an assassin, I'm sure it's basically instinct at this point to make sure the job is done with 1 to the head.

As for him fighting the guards, her body guard/lover Cassius recognized John on the way out, and instantly pieced together that he could only be there for one reason.
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The Wave Master posted...

Where is everyone?

I'm off-work, so I hypothetically have more free time, but I'd devoting pretty much all of it to games atm. Finished Mario Odyssey (or at least, collected enough moons to feel satisfied), moved onto Doom (finally) and Fractured But Whole. I'm also up to 77 movies watched on the year. Will see Star Wars this weekend.

Raganork posted...

Working and playing Xenoblade 2,

How yah liking it so far? Without major spoilers or anything. I bought mine, but I won't touch it til next year. Gonna trying to finish the above listed games, and Kingdom Battle, first (not to mention the BotW DLC).
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Yeah, that plot twist was awesome. I remember loving it instead of feeling angry about it.

Good write-up, I think I'll try and snag it sometime.
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^That's a good pitch, thanks. I dunno why I passed up origins originally. I think something about the plot details I didn't like...like, you only have 3 characters in your party, rather than the 8 or so from BK? Or something? How is the plot, without any spoilers?

Maybe I'll pick up Origins soon, one of my local gameshops should have it.
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^I never did, actually...
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I have a weird itch to revisit a few of my GCN games, an itch I am avoiding because I already have a back catalog the size of a mountain I'm trying to chip away at. But having only beaten BK once long ago, I feel the urge to boot it up again.

Don't suppose any modern or other games have attempted something like it, eh?
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PK_Spam posted...

They drink every day, and then go and say that illegal drugs like weed need to be permanently put onto a list that guarantees a spot on death row if you're seen anywhere near it.

I'm sorry your life is so empty without a half bottle of wine every Monday, Sharmon, but I can say, with absolute certainty, that your wine is waaaaaaaaaay worse for you than pot will ever be.

While I get your point, this is unture. research has show wine, especially red wine, offers a slew of health benefits, especially when compared to other alcohol.
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darkknight109 posted...

Moore, on the other hand, has accused the multitude of women accusing him - including one that has his signature in her yearbook - of being liars. Trump (who has a bevy of sexual assault allegations himself and has faced no comeuppance for them) has voiced his support.

This is significant. The idea that the GOP voters are hand-waiving more because of supposed Democrat transgressions is non-sense. A casual scroll through the comment sections of AL newspapers shows that a large % of people simply believe either Moore is innocent, and that is some secret hit-campaign by the "Deep State", or they simply don't care if he's innocent or not, so long as the magical "R" is next to his name.

Those actually saying "B-But Bill Clinton!" are loons as well, since getting a consensual blowie and literally raping underaged girls is about as far removed as possible.

Anyone defending Moore is basically a psychopath. Stop with the whataboutism.
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Zeus posted...

Blightzkrieg posted...

Those darn corrupt politicians. No backbone.

Now excuse me while I go vote for a paedophile over a democrat.

To be fair, it's Alabama so the Democrat is probably the same or worse.

Man, at least try and pay attention. The dude actually has a squeaky clean reputation, and he went after, and prosecuted, KKK members.

The fact that it's still a toss up shows how hopeless the South really is.
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^I don't have cable, wonder if someone has it..online...yet...
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

And the fastest distance runner in the school at the time (who also held the overall school record time in the mile and who was the 5th fastest runner in the state at the time) would generally clock in around 4:10 or so.

I think 5:05 was my best mile time in HS, when I last did track. I was a short-sprinter, though-I actually had various 100M records and stuff at 2 of my HS. So longer distances weren't really my jam.

I'm building a new computer this year (this current rig is about 8 years old), and I'm pretty damn excited for it. All the parts should be in by Wednesday.

Also, go watch Godless on Netflix. I worked on it, if you recall, and it's getting great receptions and reviews.
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Zeus posted...

You mentioned it and I had asked what method you were using to track it but you never got back to me. Somebody else then responded and we got into a side-discussion where I talked about my horror film spreadsheet.

Oh. I just have a notebook on my desk where I log it, but I recently uploaded it to Google Docs as well.
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Did I ever tell you guys that years back, I started to log every new game, book, film, or TV season I finished in a given year, just to see what I consume in a given year? I feel like I have. And by "new", I mean, I have never read/watched/played it before, the year it came out doesn't matter.

I'm up to 80 films and 20 TV seasons this year. I'll have to check again, but I think 12 games, too. Only 3 books though, sadly.
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knivesX2004 posted...

I just pulled the trigger and bought a new desktop.

What are some awesome games that game out in the last couple of years?

Didn't you say you were building one?

I'm waiting for Black Friday/Cyber Monday price cuts, but I more or less have mine mapped out.

Holy holy shit, robo-leg? We will require pics once it is all done.
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Zeus posted...

I thought Spidey 4 was supposed to be the Lizard? At any rate, after Spidey 3, they'd shit on anything Raimi had to say.

The open secret is SM3 was shit BECAUSE Sony kept dicking Raimi around, so he basically said fuck it, made a the shit movie that Sony wanted, then went "See? I told you so." But instead of learning anything from it, Sony double-downed jettisoned Raimi, now coming back to his idea for SP4 a decade later.

Sony is just a really dumb company.
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So, Sony now wants to make a Morbius the Living Vampire movie...which is the same concept Sam Raimi had for the original Spider-Man 4, which they shit on.

Let's all take a second to appreciate this.
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It's a show about drama between talking trains. Like, who the fuck cares where it was located.
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Fantastic. The library is already very strong, and the portability and controls are fantastic, and perfect for my on-the-go life right now.
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Zeus posted...

Entity13 posted...

Oh, poor Zeus. He thinks having and hoarding pictures is kinky.

idk, saying they aren't for mass consumption leaves connotations.

Just that, they are of the nature that if they ever got out or leaked out, context of the photos could give enough clues leading back to me. Even if I edit myself out.

Which, ultimately, is likely not a huge deal. Most of the photos aren't on set, so I wouldn't be breaking an NDA or anything by disclosing where we are not at work, but I'd still want to get her permission first, at least. And I'd still probably edit myself out, anyways, rendering the proof of these photos being authentic moot anyways.

Besides, the paparazzi found us anyways:

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Doctor Foxx posted...

Netflix is going to do more original programming. Fingers crossed they do something like an animorphs series that would be rad

*hi-five on the Animoprhs shout-out*

On the one hand, a lot of the original content is great, and it's a great idea. Hell, I helped make "Godless:, which is coming out in a few weeks, for Netflix.

But They should be careful. Doing it at the expense of stuff people want to re-watch or see, especially from traditional cable series, will come back to bite them.
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WhiskeyDisk posted...

CyborgSage00x0 posted...

I'm playing pool with Margot Robbie every weekend on the show I'm on.

Pics or it didn't happen.

I actually do have some, but not for mass consumption.
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Think I might see Blade Runner and Thor this weekend.

Picked up Mario Odyssey, which evrryone is claiming to be basically the BOTW equivalent to Mario. Gotta do that, Rabbis, and Splatoon 2. On the plus side, I'm playing pool with Margot Robbie every weekend on the show I'm on.

Apparently Odyssey has already sold 2 million copies, which is like a 30% attachment base for the Switch, which is bonkers. Hard to deny that the console is having a very impressive year. New details on Xenoblade 2 will also be out in a few days.
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knivesX2004 posted...

CyborgSage00x0 posted...

Whoa, this is creepy. So am I, and my rig is nearly that old (although everything but the motherboard and processor has been upgraded).

Are you me?

But am I you?
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I mean, I'd prefer Jarvis to all of them, so...
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Whoa, this is creepy. So am I, and my rig is nearly that old (although everything but the motherboard and processor has been upgraded).
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Happy Birthday!

Or, since we're talking about Wolfenstein, Alles Gute zum Geburtstag
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green dragon posted...

CyborgSage00x0 posted...

streamofthesky posted...

Didn't see anything saying it had to be developed by Nintendo.

"Nintendo Franchise" implies as much.

2nd parties count no matter what, since it's still in-house.

2nd party means it wasn't developed by nintendo though

Yes and no. It's not developed by an in-house Nintendo team,but Nintendo owns them, and Nintendo producers oversee all projects from IS, Retro Studios, etc.
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streamofthesky posted...

Didn't see anything saying it had to be developed by Nintendo.

"Nintendo Franchise" implies as much.

2nd parties count no matter what, since it's still in-house.
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shadowsword87 posted...

CyborgSage00x0 posted...

I thought you were talking about strictly competitive games

Starcraft 2, Call of Duty and Dark Souls?
Also pokemon?

Sorry, I worded that wrong (I'm tired, long film day). Like, online/competitive ONLY. Games only server side. So anything with an off-line, single player mode basically doesn't count.

To also be fair, I won't admit I know the extent of possible hacking in all these games. You can hack in SCII multi-player?
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streamofthesky posted...

Uh... Baten Kaitos, then.

Baten Kaitos wasn't developed by Nintendo.

I'd say Smash, but if that doesn't count, then Metroid and Fire Emblem. Really would like to see another AW, or Custom Robo, though.
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Because you have a gross misunderstand what a "micro-transaction" is, TC.
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I'm working on a film with Margot Robbie right now. It's a struggle, but you get used to it, especially after so many shows. Plus, you rarely get to witness anything truly sexy.
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shadowsword87 posted...

Dark Souls (any), Starcraft 2, Borderlands, Any Call of Duty, Pokemon, and those are just the ones that I know about.

I thought you were talking about strictly competitive games. Obviously, you can hack games that aren't entirely server-side. The scope of what you can do varies, though.

So, it looks like Nintendo will be giving the NES Classic another go:

https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/26/16553374/nintendo-switch-supply-reggie-fils-aime-interview

The "Nintendo artificially restricting demand" argument never made any sense (since there's nothing to gain by hyping what already is insanely over-hyped, and guaranteed to sell), but as I thought, seems to just be a mix of being over-cautious, or incompetent in reading the pulse on how popular their stuff is. Or, as Reggie suggested, they might have have legit stupid supply chain problems.
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shadowsword87 posted...

Besides, hacking is just a sort of what you need to learn to live with on PC, it's equivalent of getting robbed, yes it sucks, but it's not ever time you go outside.

Maybe for low-tier games with weak servers. It's basically non-existent with actual big title games.

Like, LoL is the biggest game in the world, and it's basically impossible to hack.
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Yes
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Jen0125 posted...

edit your post to take out my typo @TheCyborgNinja lol

LOL I was like, wtf.
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5'7
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yutterh posted...

CyborgSage00x0 posted...

I guarantee you any local Chinese place has better food.

Completely not true.

I have had many many different local Chinese restaurants. Panda express is pretty high up there. Their orange chicken is literally these best orange chicken anywhere. Chow mein is better at local places but the broccoli beef and orang chicken is top notch

Christ, this is sad to read.
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900 Moons?
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I guarantee you any local Chinese place has better food.
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If it was absolutely critical to my mortal health, sure.
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Zeus posted...

I was asking specifically what recording it entailed. Is he taping the things he does? Writing reviews and thoughts? Just making a list or spreadsheet?

Oh, just logging them in a notebook and on a Gdrive sheet that I have shared with a few people. I sometimes do small reviews and impressions and stuff, and always do a top 10 list/rankings as well.

But to go with what Wave said, it's kinda cool to sit back and go "wow, I watched HOW many movies this year?"

FYI, I'm up to 62 films, 15 TV series,10 games, and 3 books.
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Btw (triple post, fuck it), did I ever tell you guys that a few years back, i started recording, in a year-to-year basis, every single *new* (as in, new to ME, as in I've never experienced it before) type of media I consumed? Particularly, film, games, books, and TV seasons (and theater shows/plays, to a lesser extent, since I saw a bunch in London this year). I got my one friend into it, too (shes almost already to 100 films alone this year, the no-lifer). Wonder if any Geeks have considered tracking this, or doing this as well.

I'm up to 61 films (I also denote if they came out during the current year, or if I saw them in theaters), 15 TV seasons, 7 games, but only 3 books.

Would be interesting to see what everyone else comes up with in a given year. Would also be cool to keep a running track of what each has seen, so we can comment on it (i.e., I saw the original "Wicker Man" for the first time this year).
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The Wave Master posted...

Cuphead looks interesting, but I don't think it's a game that I will play. Because it's on the Xbone and the pc, and I loathe pc gaming. The other reason is that it's difficult for the sake of being difficult. However, I do like the art style. It looks like a Steam Boat Willy cartoon bought to life, and that's pretty cool.

It IS one of the few games for the PC that I've run into as of late that I'm sure would feel better with a controller. Even after customizing the controls, it still doesn't feel *quite* right. That said, I disagree with the "difficult foe the sake of difficult" part. Don't get me wrong, it IS difficult, but looking back on many of the bosses (I'm a little over half-way through), many of their attack patterns are very simple, and it was just my own impatience/ham-handedness that cost me so many tries to beat. Interestingly, it doesn't really have that "here's where I take all of your quarters" feel of many run and guns, like Metal Slug (which, btw, is a series I adore), especially since the attack patterns of many bosses are randomized, so you can't sit there and remember them, a la Donkey Kong). It' very much adapting on the fly and having great situational awareness, which leads to interesting results (some bosses I absolutely struggled with my friend would beat with ease, and visa versa).

That said, I likely wouldn't be playing the game if not for the amazingly charming animation style and music, which is of course the chief draw here.
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