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The saddest thing to me (as someone who hasn't watched any of the three movies so I could be waaaay off) is that a movie from the perspective of villains would be, I think, a valuable chance to teach kids about morality and how it's not straightforward but nope, Adventures of the Marketable Mascot. 
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AlphaKretin posted:The saddest thing to me (as someone who hasn't watched any of the three movies so I could be waaaay off) is that a movie from the perspective of villains would be, I think, a valuable chance to teach kids about morality and how it's not straightforward but nope, Adventures of the Marketable Mascot.
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Feb 14, 2016 10:25
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I'm simultaneously glad to hear it and even more annoyed at the minion-centric marketing.
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AlphaKretin posted:The saddest thing to me (as someone who hasn't watched any of the three movies so I could be waaaay off) is that a movie from the perspective of villains would be, I think, a valuable chance to teach kids about morality and how it's not straightforward but nope, Adventures of the Marketable Mascot. The first movie was actually pretty entertaining and the minions weren't the major characters. They spent most of the movie not being seen and were, you know, minions. If you haven't seen Despicable Me I recommend watching at least the first one; it's pretty funny if you dig silliness and slapstick.
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Feb 14, 2016 11:14
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Megamind was the superior super villain movie
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Feb 14, 2016 15:29
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Sleeveless posted:I can't buy personal hygeine products unless they're explicitly labeled as for men and an unthreatening manly color like black or camo, otherwise I might as well be suckin' dicks on the golden gate bridge! Jesus, that reads like a parody.
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Feb 14, 2016 16:02
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/02/10/my-little-pony-guardians-of-harmony-exclusive/80103638/
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Feb 14, 2016 18:42
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AlphaKretin posted:The saddest thing to me (as someone who hasn't watched any of the three movies so I could be waaaay off) is that a movie from the perspective of villains would be, I think, a valuable chance to teach kids about morality and how it's not straightforward but nope, Adventures of the Marketable Mascot. The mascot marketing didn't start til after the first movie became a hit, and while they were a key part of the second film, they still weren't the central characters. What the films are actually about surprisingly, is family, and regardless of how you make it. The first film's plot has the villain adopt three sisters as part of a scheme, and then suddenly realize like halfway through "crap, these girls aren't just props, I'm a father now!" They're much better family movies than you expect them to be. Then the Minions spin-off is exactly the layer of silly pap it looks like.
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Feb 14, 2016 18:50
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I saw a (rare) Opel Tigra today and it reminded me of the terrible commercial for it I used to see when it was new - the TwinTop variant is the 2004 successor of the original Tigra line after a three-year break in production. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYyRveeXSp0 I still vividly remember this because I immediately thought "sure, I want to (eventually, I was 14) drive the same car as a moron who is incapable of eating and not pissing onto other people". And I have always liked Opels.
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Feb 14, 2016 19:50
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This is one of the worst things I saw in this thread. How can spraying urine over the walls (and people next to you) sell any product, let alone a car?
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Feb 14, 2016 23:45
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Doctor Malaver posted:This is one of the worst things I saw in this thread. How can spraying urine over the walls (and people next to you) sell any product, let alone a car? Maybe spraying piss everywhere means something different in Germany.
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Feb 15, 2016 00:59
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Krispy Kareem posted:Maybe spraying piss everywhere means something different in Germany.
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Feb 15, 2016 01:36
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Nitrox posted:What is so special about the current minions? Other than people are weirdly obsessed with em, according to terrible tattoo thread. 
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Feb 15, 2016 02:00
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Grey Fox posted:Hard to say.    
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Sleeveless posted:http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/02/10/my-little-pony-guardians-of-harmony-exclusive/80103638/ ToxicSlurpee posted:The first movie was actually pretty entertaining and the minions weren't the major characters. They spent most of the movie not being seen and were, you know, minions. If you haven't seen Despicable Me I recommend watching at least the first one; it's pretty funny if you dig silliness and slapstick. AlphaKretin posted:... Adventures of the Marketable Mascot. Nitrox has a new favorite as of 04:07 on Feb 15, 2016 |
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Feb 15, 2016 04:04
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Nitrox posted:Could you explain the dumb move in marketing for those of us not intimately familiar with cartoon ponies? Thanks People were talking about how stupid gendered marketing is and then someone posted an article about marketing a girls toyline to boys, what could it mean???
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Feb 15, 2016 04:10
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Nitrox posted:What is so special about the current minions? Other than people are weirdly obsessed with em, according to terrible tattoo thread. Minions are what Garfield was 20 years ago, and what that rabbit character that was everywhere 10 years ago. Just current cute thing that can be combined with sarcastic sayings to sell lots of poo poo. (Speaking of which, is that rabbit thing still around? If you shopped at Spencer's/hot topic at all in the 00s you know the one...)
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Feb 15, 2016 05:08
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Happy Tree Friends? I never watched it, but I think that is what you are talking about.
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Feb 15, 2016 05:27
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Ugh Rabbids. Bastards hijacked the Rayman series for like a decade. For content, I was in a public toilet in a mall recently and they were piping in ads over the stereo. There's a time and place, and while making GBS threads is neither! 
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Feb 15, 2016 05:31
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So, I watch a certain show on the Internet, and I dont mind getting interrupted by adds every once in awhile. Just like watching TV twenty years ago, I just go do a chore for two minutes while I wait. But lately the ads have either been excruciatingly loud or they crash the video such that I never actually see the add nor can I continue the show I was watching. So guess who finally installed Adblock? Me. I did. Now I'm not seeing any ads ever. So good job assholes.
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Feb 15, 2016 06:57
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AlphaKretin posted:For content, I was in a public toilet in a mall recently and they were piping in ads over the stereo. There's a time and place, and while making GBS threads is neither! And what? Just not market to you while you're on the shitter? Motherfucker do you think you're entitled to your time? Your first responsibility as a human being is being the best consumer you can possibly be. It's the future, and you're having a dream. In the dream you're looking at a waterfall. The waterfall is made out of Red Bull brand energy drink. You wake up feeling great. Your bathroom mirror is already checking #RedBullWaterfall. An endless stream of people from all over the world enjoying top-tier brand engagement. Such a great dream! Plus you get 12 extra BullPoints for just having it. If you want a vision of the future, imagine an hand-crafted, personal, premium piece of footwear stomping on a human face - for $6 a month naah but it's fun bein all cynical
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Feb 15, 2016 07:15
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Bast Relief posted:So, I watch a certain show on the Internet, and I dont mind getting interrupted by adds every once in awhile. Just like watching TV twenty years ago, I just go do a chore for two minutes while I wait. But lately the ads have either been excruciatingly loud or they crash the video such that I never actually see the add nor can I continue the show I was watching. So guess who finally installed Adblock? Me. I did. Now I'm not seeing any ads ever. So good job assholes.
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Feb 15, 2016 07:58
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I use UBlock Origin now and don't notice any difference with Adblock. It appears to do the same thing.
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Feb 15, 2016 07:59
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444-4444! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6koCAXFb63M
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Feb 15, 2016 08:11
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Mu Zeta posted:I use UBlock Origin now and don't notice any difference with Adblock. It appears to do the same thing. I promise you two things: 1. Your pages are loading quicker (it makes a difference for those of us in the shiternet parts of the world) because UBlock Origin does things in a non-stupid way, and 2. You're getting less ad leak than folks on Adblock. Adblock has a whitelist that companies can pay to join. UBlock doesn't.
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Feb 15, 2016 08:41
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Note that Adblock is different than Adblock Plus and the latter's the one that actively courts companies to toss money at them to get whitelisted.
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Somfin posted:I promise you two things: 1. Your pages are loading quicker (it makes a difference for those of us in the shiternet parts of the world) because UBlock Origin does things in a non-stupid way, and 2. You're getting less ad leak than folks on Adblock. Adblock has a whitelist that companies can pay to join. UBlock doesn't. I still get the pop up on some pages forcing me to log in before reading the site like LivingSocial. Any way to get rid of those?
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Mu Zeta posted:I still get the pop up on some pages forcing me to log in before reading the site like LivingSocial. Any way to get rid of those? With UBlock you can manually block arbitrary screen elements.
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AtomD posted:And what? Just not market to you while you're on the shitter? Motherfucker do you think you're entitled to your time? Your first responsibility as a human being is being the best consumer you can possibly be. It's the future, and you're having a dream. In the dream you're looking at a waterfall. The waterfall is made out of Red Bull brand energy drink. You wake up feeling great. Your bathroom mirror is already checking #RedBullWaterfall. An endless stream of people from all over the world enjoying top-tier brand engagement. Such a great dream! Plus you get 12 extra BullPoints for just having it. This post made me laugh while waiting for surgery thank you good person
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Somfin posted:With UBlock you can manually block arbitrary screen elements. Insanely helpful for aggrogator banners and homestuck and pony avatars 
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I installed an adblocking thingy. I am technologically illiterate at this point so it's pretty amazing that I went through the effort at all. I don't think I actually installed THE Adblock. I just wanted to make the point that I finally installed something because ads are that obnoxious and it seems like a self defeating tactic for marketers.
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Bast Relief posted:I installed an adblocking thingy. I am technologically illiterate at this point so it's pretty amazing that I went through the effort at all. I don't think I actually installed THE Adblock. I just wanted to make the point that I finally installed something because ads are that obnoxious and it seems like a self defeating tactic for marketers. Seems all the news sites that I view on my Android phone love full page pop-up adverts that block the website until the advert eventually loads. With a tiny 'close' button that usually results in accidentally clicking the advert instead of closing it. Do these guys have no memory of the reputation of pop ups in the 2000s?
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It's why I don't read any articles on sites anymore. I just use Pocket to save everything to read later. It removes all the ads. Even Apple put in the simple reader into Safari that removes the extra crap on sites.
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I love those SwolePT ads. "YOU'RE A PATHETIC FAT loving GOON, GIVE ME A LOT OF MONEY SO I CAN CHAT WITH YOU OVER AIM, YOU'RE SO loving FAT AND DISGUSTING, I KNOW HOW TO HELP YOU, GOD YOU MAKE ME SICK." 
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:Insanely helpful for aggrogator banners and homestuck and pony avatars And full-screen ads and blockers! If someone tries to stop you from reading a site, you can just say 'gently caress off with that poo poo' and block the whole screen element. It's awesome.
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Somfin posted:And full-screen ads and blockers! If someone tries to stop you from reading a site, you can just say 'gently caress off with that poo poo' and block the whole screen element. It's awesome. This is my number one use for uBlock, nuking 'SUBSCRIBE' full-page blocking things. That, and removing all the social button garbage from everything.
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I'm scared my ad blocker/malware eliminating software is just some Russian nested dolls of malware themselves 
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