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LapisLazuli posted...

America is pretty much a laughing stock right now. There is no greater deterent to illegal immagration that Trump's wrinkly orange face.

Ta for taking some of the heat off us mate.

Love,
The UK

CaptainOfCrush posted...

I thought Mexico had incredibly regressive immigration laws and an unfriendly attitude toward migrants/foreign workers. My gf is from Guatemala and tells me that Mexico is significantly less welcoming to Guatemalans and Hondurans than the US is toward Mexicans. Maybe that's started to change recently though, I dunno.

Now I can't speak to Mexico specifically but perception is everything. Australia is a great example - tough immigration laws, not very welcoming, still has high immigration because it's a desirable place to live. That's really what it comes down to.
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LapisLazuli posted...

The "throwing in Christianity" thing is misleading because the series was written on an episode to episode basis under awful time constraints, so nobody on staff but him knew what anything meant. It was less "this meant nothing" and more "I wasn't told what this means".

Yes, additionally while things like cross shaped explosions are obviously just window dressing, there are many cases where the symbolism obviously does mean something. Even just very minor things like angel names.

Also, the dub gets better as it goes on. It is definitely a case of good main cast bad supporting cast however. The sub is probably better overall, but watching either or both won't turn you too wrong. Although, at episode 7 you have yet to meet the character who was the most improved in the dub.
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Just Mario + Rabbids for now, that was the surprise hit of E3 for me. I am also cautiously looking at Sonic Mania and Life is Strange, we'll see how the reviews pan out for those.
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I mean

You're not wrong

But is it any more ridiculous than the initial statement?
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For the record, the cast includes:

Kenneth Branagh
Tom Hardy
Mark Rylance
Cilian Murphy
Michael Caine

What a terrible cast mirite guys?

To be serious though, I thought the newcomers did great as well as the big names.
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Lightning Strikes posted...

It's very good, but not one of the best games ever. The gameplay was great fun and really well balanced, as opposed to Tomb Raider (2013) which was the same gameplay balanced in a way that made you far too powerful.

My issues are mainly with the story. The presentation is top notch but the story itself was predictable, and I also did not like the ending. I won't go into spoilers but the dilemma they try to set up does not work.

What do you mean by the dilemma not working?

Are you that detached from human emotion?

It's not about the emotional angle, it's about the logical angle. When you stop to think about it, there's no dilemma.
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My issue with including Run is that it's not a platformer really.

I'm very excited for this KH thing.
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It's very good, but not one of the best games ever. The gameplay was great fun and really well balanced, as opposed to Tomb Raider (2013) which was the same gameplay balanced in a way that made you far too powerful.

My issues are mainly with the story. The presentation is top notch but the story itself was predictable, and I also did not like the ending. I won't go into spoilers but the dilemma they try to set up does not work.
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Episode 16, though things start picking up around episode 8.
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I would not count Run if we're not counting Maker.

Of course, Nintendo have muddied the waters with these two games, it used to be that Super Mario meant mainline. Except for original Kart I guess.

Anyway, Sunshine is better than Land and NSMB2, but that's it. Maybe Lost Levels.

Ah screw it:

Galaxy 2
Galaxy
World
3D World
64
Bros. 3
3D Land
NSMBU
NSMBWii
Bros.
Land 2
Bros. 2
NSMB
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Logan also had a relatively low budget at $97 million that would actually be below the original X-Men when you account for inflation.

Incidentally Logan is the best superhero movie in ages.
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With the exception of Apocalypse the X-Men movies may be the best of the lot at least where the current decade is concerned.

I feel they are the only ones which have some real variety for several reasons.
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Movie - Dunkirk. Good year though, Logan, Get Out, Baby Driver and War for the Planet of the Apes are all worthy.

TV - Samurai Jack, I suppose.

Game - Breath of the Wild easily.
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What I don't get is how a film like this, which is effectively a 105 minute sensory assault, can be described as "boring", even if you don't like it.
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redrocket_pub posted...

Anyway, Dunkirk is absolutely not Oscar bait. It's terrific, and really just a great action thriller. I would say there's never really been a war movie like this.

It's not a war movie!

Alright, Christopher Nolan.
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LapisLazuli posted...

The "highest metacritic score in a decade for any film" is actually pushing me away even more.

Weird they'd try to claim this, Boyhood is literally a 100 on Metacritic.

I'm guessing for blockbusters or at least wide releases. Although I think it might have fallen below Gravity now. Still no shame in that.

Anyway, Dunkirk is absolutely not Oscar bait. It's terrific, and really just a great action thriller. I would say there's never really been a war movie like this.
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Mr Lasastryke posted...

i'm usually entertained by masterpieces of cinema, so...

But the movies that gets thrown around at are very rarely deserving of it. For example, as was just brought up, Boyhood. Boring as hell movie with basically nothing going for it, praised as a masterpiece of cinema because of how it was made, which has.....absolutely nothing to do with how good it was and shouldn't even be a factor.

Kind of like how Leo won the Oscar for The Remnant because "he worked so hard, it was so tough!" even though he was one of the weaker actors in that movie (man that accent).

Yeah but there are many films for which this is not the case. Like, what do you think about Gravity, 12 Years a Slave, or Fury Road? Those got a similar response.
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iiicon posted...

Why are you posting a completely normal screen grab of the Wikipedia page? I don't get it.

...I wish Steal My Sunshine was more frequent. I need my fix.
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Forceful_Dragon posted...

swordz9 posted...

Wonder Woman was good, but maybe it was just a fluke >__>

Wonder Woman was good in spite of DC. Not because of them.

The director or WW gave an article where she said the DC executives wanted them to cut the 'no man's land' scene from the movie. She had to fight tooth and nail to be allowed to keep it in.

I enjoyed the movie but it did not restore my trust in DC even a little.

Well for starters, don't confuse DC and Warner Brothers. There was no DC entity that was controlling the film's when the first three came out, it was all WB doing that stuff. Then, as of WW they have an actual DC films division, so if anything it's the opposite.

Also, don't read too much into the wanting to cut No Man's Land thing, this happens for every studio film. They wanted to cut the foot chase from Baby Driver for instance. Sometimes it's even a good thing.
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99% sure tiny fence is going to get fixed. I would certainly hope so!
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Looks good but Cyborg looks dumb.

There are some reasons to be optimistic about this one too. Like Wonder Woman it is one of the movies they made after Geoff Johns came on board to actually sort out a coherent plan for the DC films that the first three did not have. Additionally Goyer's not writing this one, it's all Chris Terrio. And Joss Whedon is finishing it off. The trailers have been good unlike BvS which had that one good trailer then had all those terrible ones.

Also despite the second half, Luke Cage is still better than Daredevil season 2. The consistent decline is definitely true for new titles though. However, the Defenders ads they had up in Oxford Circus were pretty cool, so who knows.
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JonThePenguin (and his wife), lovely chap. I think I still have his adapter.
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I'm highly sceptical about this, but if he goes after the Matt Reeves Batman he will have played the role at least four times, which is more than any other film Batman.
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I don't know if this game is showing a complete lack of self-awareness or complete self-awareness.
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Yes TWD was excellent and fully deserved all the acclaim and awards it got. I loved season 1. After that however the diminishing returns were heavy, and they started putting out too many games based on whatever license was hot at the time.

There have been other, better games in that model from other companies. It's not a problem with the style of game they make it's them themselves.
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I'm basically completely done with Telltale at this point. I suspect I'm not the only one!
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Mr Lasastryke posted...

...how can nolan say this is not a war film? >_>

I think he's saying that this is not a film that adheres to the standard tropes of the genre. Also, marketing.
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

I figured it would get good reviews.

But man, I just can't bring myself to care about another World War 2 movie.

Yeah I think this is the reason Nolan says it's not a war film. Although I think even this WW2 story is one that is largely ignored in pop culture.
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http://www.metacritic.com/movie/dunkirk
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dunkirk_2017

96 Metascore, almost a lock for top film of the year. Nolan you absolute madman.
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Year was fine.

Rivals was pretty bad. The winner was as lopsided as year but with a much less interesting premise and one close match.
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scarletspeed7 posted...

Yeah, I saw that. I had no idea they had made a special about the portrayal of the First Doctor!

More the start of the show in general. He's great in it.

Also they recast the first doctor before like 34 years ago. They can do it again! I just want to see them recast the Third Doctor with Sean Pertwee taking up his father's role.
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I liked Capaldi's third season a lot. Granted, a lot of that is down to the finale two-parter which I think might be the best Doctor Who story ever. But it was generally a really solid season.

If I were to rank them:
9>5>4>10=6>3>7>8>1>2
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kevwaffles posted...

I didn't even realize Capaldi had been on there long enough to change actors.

Yep, he just wrapped is third and a bit series, same as Tennant and Smith. If you go by total time served from first appearance, he will have been The Doctor for longer than Smith.

Raka_Putra posted...

My level of excitement is slightly higher. Not that I watch any Doctor Who episode except for the one with Agatha Christie, but the reactions shall be delicious.

You should check it out. This upcoming series will probably be a good jumping on point.
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I'm not even going to acknowledge the salt (other than to say that changing genders has been in the show for years). Don't give it attention.
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Here's the reveal clip, should have been in the first post but whatever:



This is great news! She's good on Broadchurch and I'm happy for a lady Doctor.
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Eddv posted...

Also to attempt to give an actual answer to the question despite it being hard to answer and probably asked in bad faith, the answer seems to mostly be "increasing polarization of wealth"

as poorer people become more desperate their lives begin to revolve more around the kinds of activities that get them killed. In rural/suburba areas this is mostly people killing themselves with opioids.

In cities theres a lot more chances for people to all be hustling over the same illegal methods of making money pie. The wide availability of guns doesnt help. The police chief was around saying that so many of these disputes being solved with guns when a while back they would have been fist fights is a huge part of it.

Point is bad wealth distribution leads to poor people dying not even just of starvation or lack of medical care but from lack of hope altogether. I suppose on this last point Trump threatening to take away peoplrs medical care probably does make them feel more desperate but i dont think that would have any effect at all if they werent already desperate.

Yes, income inequality. The US has the worst income inequality of any advanced economy, and is comparable to places like Nigeria and Indonesia. It's almost as if a system which does not impose restrictions on the very rich or provide adequate assurances for the very poor is bad, or something.
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Bumps together strong.
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They actually do something minor in this movie to clear up the confusion slightly!
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I mean, overlooked is a bit far, the second one made a huge amount of money ($710 million) and the first one was also successful and well regarded. This one is also near certain to be a hit. I think they have quieter online buzz because it doesn't have the fervent built-in fanbase that you see for comic-book movies. I fully expect this film to be a big success, but I don't expect this topic to get as many posts as the Spider-Man topic!
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Yep, absolutely no reason he shouldn't get Oscar love. And if ever was going to this would be the film. Especially since unlike the first two this one is 95% apes. Serkis really carries the film.
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It's awesome. I love how they basically gave Matt Reeves $150 million to make a 60's style biblical epic with talking apes in the guise of a summer action film. And Andy Serkis, what a performance.
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In the case of Mario Kart, 64 is probably the worst in the series. However, not recognising DS or 8 for what they do is crazy. And hey, Star Fox dropped in quality so quickly it doesn't really matter.

SgtSphynx posted...

Finally listened to last week's Beastcast. Holy shit, the Jeremiah portion was fucking hilarious

I was in tears of laughter listening to that, and then almost in tears remembering it just now.
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There's not much ripping on Castlevania. Brad is surprised there is still a fandom which is valid given his reasoning: there hasn't been a high profile Castlevania game in over 6 years, and fandoms do wither without new games. Look at Half-Life.

Although, Jeff does just dismiss the series outside the first three and SotN. Which is unusually shortsighted. The DS games are the best in the series.
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Aloy's fine but I don't think she's a standout. I'm not super far in but she seems like a relatively typical video game protagonist to me.

Makoto is best.

Although, while I think 2B is likely to get more attention, I think 9S's character arc in Nier Automata is stunning.
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DeepsPraw posted...

I like how the Beastcast has turned into an improv comedy show

Also, I think last week's show definitively proves that Alex is a wet blanket that only drags down the energy of the rest of the crew.

And to think, I used to be an Alex apologist

The last episode was just as good as this one and had Alex in it. His dry nature makes him a great straight man.

Really these last three have all been killer.
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Well this topic was good while it lasted, see you all in the inevitable Planet of the Apes thread.
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@FFDragon - got a source on the Fox stuff? It seems odd given the first two made them a lot of money and they wanted to use F4 to set up their own cinematic universe which was scrapped before the film came out. It also seems suspect that they would deliberately lose money on a film to drive up the price when the deal Sony have would be substantially more lucrative.

Anyway, the Raimi films were unlike anything else when they came out. It is easy to forget as they have aged badly, but they were giant events. However, with the way superhero movies have gone I don't think a solo Spider-Man movie can be that big anymore.
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FFDragon posted...

I wonder what movies would look like today if Marvel hadn't whored themselves out to Sony and Fox early on.

I mean, I guess they were a necessary stepping stone in the beginning but...

We'd all be a lot worse off in terms of superhero movies. For starters the MCU probably would have never happened for various reasons. Even if it did emerge, Sony bankrolling this film means that Marvel can make other films with no extra cost, so we would see fewer films and fewer risks. And Marvel never would have done what Fox has so Deadpool, Logan, and the R-Rated big budget superhero film would not exist. I have to imagine that Warner Bros./DC would be running the genre unopposed.

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SupremeZero posted...

Pram_the_Oracle posted...

I miss when Spider-Man movies had their own feel, and were big events that you looked forward to all yea

This was a thing?

No.

Oh my bad. The Raimi films were small time movies with no hype.

They were huge 10 years ago but if they came out today they would not be what they were.
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SupremeZero posted...

I mean, unless they somehow sold the rights to Spiderman but not Venom, there was no transfer of rights involved whatsoever.

Meanwhile, unless the Vulture came about because Marvel's only allowed to use s***ty villains, Villains aren't a thing either, since Vulture's mostly obscure and wouldn't really be something anyone would think to transfer rights for.

So we know enough, really.

I'm pretty sure we know that Sony has the rights to make Spider character movies other than Spiderman set in the MCU, and that they plan to make a Black Cat and Venom movie.

It's worth emphasising that Sony is still making all the Spider-Man films, including this one. This is a Sony picture. It just happens to be set in the MCU in accordance with their deal with Marvel. Sony presumably could do things in or out of the MCU as long as Marvel agrees if it's the latter.

Relevant: http://variety.com/2015/film/news/details-spider-man-appear-in-sony-and-marvel-movies-1201429039/

Interestingly, Sony has been trying to do something like this for ages. TASM was supposed to be in the MCU. It makes sense as Sony and Marvel have always had a good relationship to my understanding. Definitely much better than the relationship between Marvel and a certain other studio.
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At least traditionally I think Uncle Ben is Peter's dad's brother.

HanOfTheNekos posted...

I mean, this movie very clearly introduced Scorpion and Shocker is probably still on the loose.


Did MCU get the rights to all of the Spidey villains?

Marvel Studios don't really have the rights to anything. The rights are still with Sony, so if Sony wants them to use a character they can.
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The casting in Raimi's films was awful except for the villains.

Like, what was with the ages of Uncle Ben and Aunt May? They were about 20 years too old.

Er, if anything, they were probably too YOUNG. Aunt May's old as fuck, man. This movie's just a huge exception. Even Ultimate May's still pretty old, and that was the youngest they got until now.

They were the 79 and 73 year old aunt and uncle to a 17 year old. That is unusual to say the least. Old aunt and uncle makes sense for an older Peter Parker but for teenage Peter they should be in their 50's. Maybe early 60's.
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