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Korruptor posted...

You probably wouldn't even need a PS5/X-whatever if you have a decent PC anyway

I would. Partly because I hate PC gaming in general, partly because I don't want to deal with Steam's bullshit (or Epic's bullshit), and partly because most of the games I actually want to play either aren't on PC at all, or tend to have worse versions on PC (WB games being notorious for that, for example).

Nearly every single complaint I have about modern consoles or gaming in general is something that PC fucked up first, or that is the direct result of consoles trying to be more like PCs. It doesn't really encourage me to jump in bed with "Patient Zero".
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The firat reactions of, The Rise of Skywalker are in, and the film is doing what i thought it would do, which is spend a great deal of time course correcting from The Last Jedi.

I will see the movie early next week, but I assume that the first 45 minutes will be fixing what Rian Johnson broke, the next 45 will be plot, and the final 20 will be rushed climax to tie everything into a neat bow.

I know I'm not wrong on this one. Which is why J.J. should have written and directed all three films in the first damn place. What do you all think?

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Think? It might be closer to "know." The mouse ears of doom should have stayed the fuck away from the franchise. For one thing the movies and games would not be leaving such a horrid taste in my mouth, as well the canon would potentially hold some of the extended universe. For another, we would have gotten another Tron movie.

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Grabbed some more blind-boxes. Was in Wal-Mart picking up some other shit and saw The Loyal Subjects' MotU blind-boxes for $10. Even though I realized that Battle Cat and Panthro weren't possibilities (*those* I kinda want), I picked up in the hopes of getting Sorceress or Skeletor (or Mer-Man... although Ram-Man would have been okay) and with the knowledge that, except for maybe Stunkor or Orko, there was no character I really didn't want. Wound up getting Fisto, which isn't a thrilling surprise. At any rate, $10 is a bit much for a blind-box even if the figurines are articulated (and there's not much functional posing with something that size so he's going to stand vanilla on my shelf).

Went over to Target since I was in the area anyway, saw that they had Funko's Universal Studios Horror Mystery Minis (I think I only saw the one box) and Aladdin Mystery Minis. I love the old Universal films and had been meaning to pick up another blind-box (first one I bought -- back before Halloween -- had Frankenstein, which wasn't a top choice but I wound up being happy with it). Aladdin I had passed on simply because I didn't care enough, but figured a few of the characters might be neat. Wound up getting another Frankenstein (what are the odds?! Well, probably 1/12 =x) and the Target exclusive Genie-Jafar. I kinda hadn't wanted the Genie-Jafar (since I already own the Pop!) but... I kinda like the look of it.

Also picked up a Target-exclusive ( wireless Switch controller for $15. I had been meaning to get a rechargeable one (probably the $28 one or whatever third-party one that somebody had mentioned in a topic a while ago), but I figure I could always buy rechargeable batteries or something and that this could have a longer life for having batteries instead of a rechargeable. This way I'll feel safer playing some fighting games since I was worried about wearing out the joycons, which are expensive to replace.

The Wave Master posted...

The firat reactions of, The Rise of Skywalker are in, and the film is doing what i thought it would do, which is spend a great deal of time course correcting from The Last Jedi.

I will see the movie early next week, but I assume that the first 45 minutes will be fixing what Rian Johnson broke, the next 45 will be plot, and the final 20 will be rushed climax to tie everything into a neat bow.

I know I'm not wrong on this one. Which is why J.J. should have written and directed all three films in the first damn place. What do you all think?

JJ was 90% of the problem with this trilogy, so that'd only make things worse. Honestly, the best parts of TLJ blow the best parts of TFA out of the water, even if the worse parts are a bit worse. TFA was so lousy I almost contemplated rewatching TPM to get the taste out of my brain. The only way to have a great RoS would be to restart almost everything from scratch.

Of course, the easiest TLJ correction would be killing Rose, which takes less than a minute.

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Frozen 2 was pretty good

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After the Todd episode, I had my hopes up for the Simpsons but this week's episode was pretty meh except for the repeated "Baby Shark" stuff... and I'm kinda curious how that caught on. Can't remember when I first heard it.

In other news, trying to figure out what to migrate between laptops. Bought one with a 256gb ssd to replace my barely-working one but, with less space, I obviously can't move everything and some of the stuff I have on the laptops could be duplicated.

I figure at least some of the stuff from my old HP Envy will need to go on my Lenovo... whatever since that has a larger harddrive. Then the more important/interesting stuff *should* go to the new one. However, I'm also thinking I don't need to save everything. Plus I'm not sure if I should concentrate work files on the new one or split it between the new and the Lenovo.

Metalsonic66 posted...

Frozen 2 was pretty good

I own but still haven't seen Frozen 1 =x This is despite the movie featuring a few of my favorite actresses/singers and an interesting premise.

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It's darker than the first but has fewer songs that will likely end up on my playlist

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JJ was the executive producer in TLJ, he is just as guilty of the dumpster fire it became.

TLJ was good yo

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I am not in a hurry to see Rise of Skywalker. Might do that on Monday night if time allows.

Currently happier to see Season 2 of NWA Powerrr, to be honest.

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Entity13 posted...

Think? It might be closer to "know." The mouse ears of doom should have stayed the fuck away from the franchise.

If anything, I'm tempted to still put the blame on Lucas.

Disney handled the Marvel films perfectly. They mostly worked because they had a singular vision, coming from a producer who actually liked the material and was passionate about creating something that would both satisfy comic fans and appeal to a wider audience, while respecting the mateiral (see also, what DC/WB constantly get wrong). Feige coordinated, he plotted things out in advance, and if he needed to rein a director in, he didn't hesitate to do so.

But Kathleen Kennedy came as part of the deal when Disney bought Lucasfilm - Lucas hired her to basically be his co-head before Disney bought the company, and when it was sold, Disney just kept her on promoted to full control. From their perspective, it makes sense - you don't want to rock the boat too badly and disrupt the internal workings of the golden goose, or piss fans off too badly because you're perceived as gutting an acquisition (see also, EA).

It's possible the only thing Disney did wrong is not immediately fire her/replace her with someone better (more capable, more willing to actually take control and not cede total artistic direction to multiple different directors with no end goal in sight, etc). But it's hard to say that Disney had any real reason to suspect she was going to be a problem until after she was already a problem - after which the well is already somewhat poisoned.

Though for conspiracy theory fun, Lucas only hired her to help run his company the same month he supposedly started discussing the idea of selling to Disney, so it's entirely possible he basically got her the job solely so she WOULD fuck up and make him look better by comparison. One last fuck you on the way out the door (along with reediting the Han/Greedo scene again and not telling anyone so no one would know until years later).

I can easily imagine an alternate world where Disney bought the company and put someone like Kevin Feige in charge and the sequels wound up being incredible. You don't even really need to change all that many characters or actors (Rey, Finn, and Poe are fine as protagonists, and they're all well-cast). All you really need is an ending in mind before you start telling the story, and enough creative control over the full arc to make sure you get to the ending effectively, and not spend the middle movie wallowing in metaphorical feces before you have to resort to a desperate Hail Mary play to salvage things.



Entity13 posted...

For another, we would have gotten another Tron movie.

Okay, now that, I can't argue with.
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Reviews have been middling to bad so far for RoS, which makes sense. Seems the consensus is that it looks really gorgeous, but little of it makes sense, there's way too much stuff happening at a breakneck pace, and that it spends half the time course correcting TLJ, the other half ripping off RotJ.

I'll see it probably within the next week, because I hate not finishing stuff, even if the spoilers guaranteed this would be a total mess.

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ParanoidObsessive posted...

Disney handled the Marvel films perfectly. They mostly worked because they had a singular vision, coming from a producer who actually liked the material and was passionate about creating something that would both satisfy comic fans and appeal to a wider audience, while respecting the mateiral (see also, what DC/WB constantly get wrong). Feige coordinated, he plotted things out in advance, and if he needed to rein a director in, he didn't hesitate to do so.

Then why are so many of the Marvel films lousy and why did they butcher so many costumes?

ParanoidObsessive posted...

I can easily imagine an alternate world where Disney bought the company and put someone like Kevin Feige in charge and the sequels wound up being incredible. You don't even really need to change all that many characters or actors (Rey, Finn, and Poe are fine as protagonists, and they're all well-cast). All you really need is an ending in mind before you start telling the story, and enough creative control over the full arc to make sure you get to the ending effectively, and not spend the middle movie wallowing in metaphorical feces before you have to resort to a desperate Hail Mary play to salvage things.

Seeing it handled like Marvel wouldn't really improve it for me. Otherwise yes, planning things out beforehand is always a good idea. And other-otherwise, I'm not exactly wowed by the characters or casting. The only sequel trilogy new additions/casting I liked were General Hux (who was hilarious, especially when he pulled out his blaster then put it back) and Admiral Holdo (whose antagonisms were amusing).

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Even the worst Marvel movies are mediocre at worst

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Metalsonic66 posted...

Even the worst Marvel movies are mediocre at worst

I'd sooner re-watch The Avengers (1998) than The Avengers (2012)

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lol wut

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I take it you've never seen the 1998 film so that criticism means nothing to you =p

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I haven't, but Avengers 2012 was one of the best

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Zeus posted...

I'd sooner re-watch The Avengers (1998) than The Avengers (2012)

You're straying dangerously close to Helly levels of contrarianism here.
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

You're straying dangerously close to Helly levels of contrarianism here.

Srsly, that's my job. Get your own thing.

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ParanoidObsessive posted...

You're straying dangerously close to Helly levels of contrarianism here.

This. Yeesh.

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Zeus, you re talking about the trash with Beatrix kiddo and Voldemort?

Yeah, you need your head examined.

What's wrong with the MCU in your opinion anyway?

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Zeus posted...

I'd sooner re-watch The Avengers (1998) than The Avengers (2012)

The best part of that movie is Eddie Izzard getting to say "Fuck!"

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ParanoidObsessive posted...

You're straying dangerously close to Helly levels of contrarianism here.

I think I've made my views on Whedon hypnoxing onto a window pretty clear in the past. And I single it out because it was the stupidest of the phase 1 films.

The Wave Master posted...

What's wrong with the MCU in your opinion anyway?

Usually it's a mix of plot, writing, casting, pacing, or the fact that some films feel like they exist solely to set up other films. The first few that came out I kinda enjoyed (well, Thor 1 kinda lagged in places and IM2 was probably the beginning of my disappointment), but Avengers was garbage and everything since then has been hit or miss. At best, most are the same kind of tolerable as a lot of so-so superhero films. I will say that I liked Civil War (haven't seen Winter Soldier) and Thor 3 (haven't seen Thor 2) despite Thor 3 being a madcap mess.

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Lulz

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Already breaking my resolution to hold off buying sequels until I play the earlier games I own >_> Saw the Legendary edition of Injustice 2 for $15 and can't resist it; granted, I half-expect I'd find it cheaper down the road and might not get around to it by then. Kinda tempted to play through Injustice 1 at least once before trying Injustice 2.

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Yarr matey...

V > IV > VI > III > VII > II > I > VIII > IX

This seems appropriate to post this week:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL75nHUigmg
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Going to see "The Rise of Skywalker" on Monday, and so I'm pretty much avoiding the Internet this weekend to avoid spoilers.

The Inyernet is a much better place whe you're really selective about what you read.

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Going tomorrow morning

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Think I'm going Monday

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The Wave Master posted...

Going to see "The Rise of Skywalker" on Monday, and so I'm pretty much avoiding the Internet this weekend to avoid spoilers

I won't spoil anything, but I'm going to suggest you make sure to stockpile a lot of alcohol in the house before, so you can drink the pain away after.
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Oh God, it is that bad? Well darn, I don't drink alcohol so the images will just have to haunt me forever. I still plan on going tomorrow morning, then do some last minute Christmas shopping.

My friend, Throwback Jersey, said it was terrible after he went opening night. I have not had any expectations since then. The Last Jedi frustrated me, and do I don't see this one being any better.

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And now I am glad I have not even seen episode VII, let alone the films that came out after. I'm not signed up to Disney+ either, so they're not getting my money to support their mutilation of the franchise.

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Entity13 posted...

to support their mutilation of the franchise.

It's been a corpse for 20 years, it's not like they're doing anything to it that Lucas didn't already do.
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

It's been a corpse for 20 years, it's not like they're doing anything to it that Lucas didn't already do.

Hence why I'm calling it a mutilation and not a butchering.

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Let's say that they defiled its grave.

I'm still digesting it and may need to see it again.

But I went in expecting a train wreck even though I liked TLJ. And came out pleasantly surprised.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pAsss_nTlk

Henry Cavill makes a better Geralt than he did Superman, imo. Also, I'm perturbed by the time skipping that the Witcher series seems to be doing.

I am also now finishing episode 4 of the netflix series.

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Oh yeah, TRoS is bad. Saw it today. Everything from the breakneck pacing to the fan service cameos makes this for a sloppily made movie. But as expected, Palpatine's existence is the biggest offender. That, and the Force going full-on space magic and serving as a Swiss Army Knife for the plot shows that care and attention to this series has been jettisoned out the window for good. Most of the video games handle the Foce with more tact and respect.

Strangely, I probably still prefer this to TLJ, for if nothing else at least it felt like stuff was happening (even if most of the stuff was wrong or poorly explained).

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I saw Rise of Skywalker last night.

I liked it a lot. A whole lot.

Yes, the pace is insane, and some stuff isn't explained, but it was a good movie.

When s lptore time has passed we can discuss it more.

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I thought I might make it to Rise of Skywalker yesterday after work, but traffic was at Mario Kart levels of stupidity due to the holiday, so I ended up going straight home and bunkering down. Will try for the theater again on Sunday.

Speaking of work, it is looking like it is about time for me to switch jobs. The current one has been devastating to my free time and quality of life over the past year, and the added money has not been worth the added stress. ("I'm gettin' too old for this shit, Martin," quoth Murtaugh.) Fortunately, my second job looks like it will be turning into a full-time opportunity, so this transition should be simple. Just have to bide my time.

Granted, it will mean less money (and no health insurance, at least for a good while), but life was meant to be enjoyed, IMO, so long as the bills are paid and the needs are met.

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The Wave Master posted...

I saw Rise of Skywalker last night.

I liked it a lot. A whole lot.

Yes, the pace is insane, and some stuff isn't explained, but it was a good movie.

When s lptore time has passed we can discuss it more.

Time to bring Wave back in for re-programming. Yikes.

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I just didn't hate the film like everyone elwe or the Inyetnet. It's not perfect, but I enjoyed it a lot, and look forward to seeing it again for more perspective and reflection, but two days out, and I still think it's a good movie.

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Wave blink twice if the mouse did something to you.

Merry Christmas to all you Geeks out there.

May the holidays be filled with quality entertainment that won't turn your soul black.

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The Wave Master posted...

May the holidays be filled with quality entertainment that won't turn your soul black.

My holidays are going to busier than usual. New owner/CEO is a real Scrooge. Meanwhile all I want to do is check out that new Scrooge miniseries that I saw an ad for on Hulu...

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What did everyone get for Christmas? I got a fat lip from Oreon as he punched me in the face. Aren't the holidays and family wonderful? He apologized, but compared to getting stuck in the chest with huge dialysis needles every other day a punch in the face is nothing.

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I got the new pirate-themed Ascension set, Lego Batman, Watchers by Dean Koontz, a toaster oven, and some $$$

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