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StoicFnord posted:Just finished watching FoldableHumans "review" of the Book of Henry and I am pissing myself in laughter at the car crash of it. (the film, not the review)  I'm interested.
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MiddleOne posted:Isn't that the movie that had that trailer that completely bizarrely switches its tone half-way in? Holy poo poo that twist. It starts off as a sickening "look at this precious, precocious, perfect boy who helps his weary mother" movie. I thought the twist was going to be he loving bites it. Honestly, I'm almost tempted to see it, though Henry seems insufferable. The twist does put his insufferability and his mother's reliance on him in a totally different, sinister light.
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Jun 17, 2017 19:08
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nothing I love more than a film about jesus-like children
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Inspector Gesicht posted:That Rabbit Hole Video on DarkSydePhil gives me the impression he is some kind of tragic literary character whose name I can't remember; he screws up badly and ends up in financial jeoaordy, but is delivered from debt by making a deal with a new company, only to screw up once more having not learned nothing. But, in the book there's no screaming at video-games and the act of masturbation is only alluded to instead of captured on webcam. Ignacius C. Riley is a blueprint for nearly all internet losers
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Jun 17, 2017 20:06
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ynFWZvCrLg Man all Todd's reviews of popular songs involve nitpicking the lyrics and inserting his boring movie opinions to the exclusion of most anything else, nowdays huh
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Jun 17, 2017 20:35
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They have always been that.
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Mr. Fowl posted:Holy poo poo that twist. It starts off as a sickening "look at this precious, precocious, perfect boy who helps his weary mother" movie. Go see it. Gawk. Stare. Let your jaw go slack with bewilderment.
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Puppy Time posted:They have always been that. Well I'm noticing it now then
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Jun 17, 2017 21:30
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FoldableHuman posted:Go see it. Gawk. Stare. Let your jaw go slack with bewilderment. If we all see it, we may double the gross. It's listed as opening next week in the UK. I don't know how I can wait in suspense for so long. Edit : don't want to double post but this is from "The Numbers" "One last result worth looking at is The Book of Henry, which opened with $508,000 in 579 theaters. It won’t open below the Mendoza Line, but it will come awfully close. The film’s box office numbers, plus its reviews, are so bad that more than a few people are talking about whether or not Colin Trevorrow, the director, will keep his Star Wars Episode IX job."
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lol Anyway, did anyone ever figure out why judging literary only based on its prose is derived from upper-class snobbery? I'm still confused about that. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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The Vosgian Beast posted:Well I'm noticing it now then Him nitpicking the lyrics to bad and boujee was hilarious but not the way he intended. Lmao
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Jun 18, 2017 00:18
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I'm really interested because it's such a philosophical house of cards.
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MiddleOne posted:Isn't that the movie that had that trailer that completely bizarrely switches its tone half-way in? That's amazing. You'd think it would at least have the same tone throughout, so it's either a weird dark comedy or paints the situation as unsettling.
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:lol lol shut up u baby EDIT: ok that was mean but seriously nobody cares that was like a year ago dude get with the times man Augus fucked around with this message at 05:22 on Jun 18, 2017 |
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more importantly is who the hell wrote the movie anyway? who thought people want to watch a movie about a literal know-it-all kid?
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Tired Moritz posted:more importantly is who the hell wrote the movie anyway? who thought people want to watch a movie about a literal know-it-all kid? Presumably to take the audience down that hard-left turn into  .
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MiddleOne posted:Isn't that the movie that had that trailer that completely bizarrely switches its tone half-way in? How the hell did Dean Norris get roped into this? Did he already blow through his Breaking Bad money? E: I read the spoilers and this goes straight into  territory. In case anyone cares (you should because what the gently caress)The kid dies of a tumor early in the movie. BUT WAIT, he left a bunch of tape recordings detailing the crime next door and how to catch the abusive father -- this is why Naomi Watts is wearing the earbuds in that trailer. So not only is this insufferable shitface of a kid the focus of the movie, he's even the focus from beyond the grave. Dan Olson was right, I have to see this now. Benne fucked around with this message at 09:02 on Jun 18, 2017 |
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Jun 18, 2017 08:22
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Dean Norris is cursed, go watch Under the Dome.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbyhhVkrKG0 Nash has upgraded from cats to literal muppets hanging out in the background of his show now. WTFIWWY has taken a weird turn man...
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Benne posted:How the hell did Dean Norris get roped into this? Did he already blow through his Breaking Bad money? That's not even the spoiler, that's just straight up the premise. Apparently there's an even more thing that I didn't spoil myself on
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Jun 18, 2017 09:18
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What did Naomi Watts did to have so many terrible movies
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Jun 18, 2017 11:40
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How many critics even judge literature only based on its prose? It seems like a pointless worry.
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Tired Moritz posted:What did Naomi Watts did to have so many terrible movies She 's one of my favorite actresses but she should def' get a new agent.
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Tired Moritz posted:What did Naomi Watts do to have so many terrible movies Movie 43  .
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:How many critics even judge literature only based on its prose? It seems like a pointless worry. Where the hell is this coming from?
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Darth Walrus posted:Where the hell is this coming from? A BOTL post.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Movie 43 James Gunn and Chris Pratt didn't hurt from that though.
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Darth Walrus posted:Where the hell is this coming from? He's stuck in a feedback loop, just ignore him
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Sarcopenia posted:She 's one of my favorite actresses but she should def' get a new agent. She had one of the best scenes in nu-Twin Peaks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qOkfWBdUpU
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nine-gear crow posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbyhhVkrKG0 I always forget about WTFIWWY, but when I do remember to watch it, it's always fun because Nash and Tara have such great chemistry. I haven't seen it since he got those red curtains which make it look like he's broadcasting from the black lodge though.
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OldMemes posted:I always forget about WTFIWWY, but when I do remember to watch it, it's always fun because Nash and Tara have such great chemistry. I haven't seen it since he got those red curtains which make it look like he's broadcasting from the black lodge though. It's actually a green screen and the red is part of the show broadcast background. It's really noticeable when his cat starts playing around in the background and it looks like he's just floating in midair behind Nash's head.
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Jun 18, 2017 22:08
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Well I'm glad he's not actually broadcasting from the Black Lodge. That would probably make things unpleasant.
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So, lost a job, falling back onto da Youtubes, so here's a video on Everworld #4 - Realm of the Reaper. This is the book where the Norse underworld goddess Hel tries to magic rape three teenage boys. It's a bit gross.
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I'm going back through some of Noah Caldwell Gervais's older reviews, and I just finished his System/Bioshock video. Pretty good overall but I disagree with him a whole lot on Bioshock Infinite. To me that game falls into the same trap of The Last of Us in that its story and presentation only serve to highlight how mundane gameplay mechanics can gut the enjoyment of a game's story. The storytelling in Last of Us and Infinite are both excellent, but then you ask "what is the point of playing this?" when both games are just bog standard 3rd person survival with sluggish controls and linear corridor shooter respectively. I feel like the trouble with a lot of game stories is that they don't synergize well with the actual gameplay, which is where games can define themselves from books, films or television. So I disagree with Noah's assessment that Infinite was one of the most important games of the decade, because they accomplished a compelling plot at the expense of the mechanics and complexity that the 'shock games are praised for.
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It's the opposite. The below-average gameplay dulls your brain to the point where you think anything about the story actually makes sense because hey, at least it isn't more boring gauntlets of running around in circles and shooting generic enemies. I've been replaying Opposing Force recently and it's making me bitter about modern FPS-design. Has there been anything good besides Prey so far this year?
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Not this year, no. Last year you had DOOM and if you like stop and pop Gears 4.
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Maybe I'm showing my age here (will turn 30 next month! Real geezer here!) but I've rapidly lost interest in games with a heavy "storytelling" emphasis, because most of them don't actually have a compelling story and age poorly as a result . Just give me something with fun gameplay, good controls and strong replay value, and I'll probably enjoy it. Everything else is window dressing. I'm still playing Super Mario World after 20+ years, and that barely pretended to have a story. Just saying. I'm probably yelling at clouds here, so judge my hot takes accordingly.
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Benne posted:Maybe I'm showing my age here (will turn 30 next month! Real geezer here!) but I've rapidly lost interest in games with a heavy "storytelling" emphasis, because most of them don't actually have a compelling story and age poorly as a result . Just give me something with fun gameplay, good controls and strong replay value, and I'll probably enjoy it. Everything else is window dressing. On the flip side, MGS2 aged fairly well in some ways, with the addition of postmodern readings and the odd prescience some of what it had to say ended up having. MGS ages pretty well as a whole outside of how it portrayed women, where it floundered pretty hard. And of course the further we get from any single KH release the more it's clear that it overthrows Shakespeare, what with such amazing writing as "I'm already half-Xehanort!"
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Arcsquad12 posted:I'm going back through some of Noah Caldwell Gervais's older reviews, and I just finished his System/Bioshock video. Pretty good overall but I disagree with him a whole lot on Bioshock Infinite. To me that game falls into the same trap of The Last of Us in that its story and presentation only serve to highlight how mundane gameplay mechanics can gut the enjoyment of a game's story. The storytelling in Last of Us and Infinite are both excellent, but then you ask "what is the point of playing this?" when both games are just bog standard 3rd person survival with sluggish controls and linear corridor shooter respectively. I feel like the trouble with a lot of game stories is that they don't synergize well with the actual gameplay, which is where games can define themselves from books, films or television. So I disagree with Noah's assessment that Infinite was one of the most important games of the decade, because they accomplished a compelling plot at the expense of the mechanics and complexity that the 'shock games are praised for. The problem with Infinite is that the storytelling is also not very good. And I say that as someone who kinda likes the ending reel that everyone else hates. The same lack of depth to the gameplay creeps into the story since the Shock games have always heavily intertwined them using the environment; if there's nothing to explore then there's no story to find. And then as a cherry on top they did incredibly dumb things like turn audio logs into an easter egg hunt achievement collectible, which meant that a fair few players didn't even get the whole story, which made the metaphysical stuff all the more confusing. John Murdoch fucked around with this message at 11:34 on Jun 19, 2017 |
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John Murdoch posted:The problem with Infinite is that the storytelling is also not very good. And I say that as someone who kinda likes the ending reel that everyone else hates. The same lack of depth to the gameplay creeps into the story since the Shock games have always heavily intertwined them using the environment; if there's nothing to explore then there's no story to find. And then as a cherry on top they did incredibly dumb things like turn audio logs into an easter egg hunt achievement collectible, which meant that a fair few players didn't even get the whole story, which made the metaphysical stuff all the more confusing. The problem with Infinite is it's three disparate script drafts stapled together with portals.
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