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Mechafunkzilla posted:"The holidays" was never even a thing in my atheist, nominally Jewish household growing up. I've had few partners get mad at me after they got me a Christmas present and I got them nothing because holiday gift-giving isn't something I ever think about. Which also means my holiday season is incredibly relaxing since I don't have to worry about doing any Christmas shopping. Hell yes, I see the pressure that xmas puts in people, especially parents, and the financial strain to pay for things which are socially expected, and am very grateful that we Jews don't have to participate in that. There is such massive pressure to spend a lot of money, which a lot of people don't have.
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Nov 29, 2017 15:50
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lol the Infinity War trailer looks so bad
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Nov 29, 2017 16:00
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X-Ray Pecs posted:lol the Infinity War trailer looks so bad I thought Civil War was teething pains but the Bros. Russo have either regressed from Winter Soldier or this is like a storyboard problem.
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Nov 29, 2017 16:03
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I thought Civil War was teething pains but the Bros. Russo have either regressed from Winter Soldier or this is like a storyboard problem. I’m just astounded at how bad the lighting is, like they don’t actually want me to pay attention to their superheroes, it looks worse than Revenge of the Sith.
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Nov 29, 2017 16:17
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well personally I like not being able to see anything on screen, makes it mysterious
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Nov 29, 2017 16:20
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Thanks for the anime opinions y’all. I’m not sure I need another shonen in my life when Jojo exists though.
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Nov 29, 2017 16:21
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YouTube of the day: happy 10th birthday to the most important video on the internet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiARsQSlzDc
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Nov 29, 2017 16:21
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X-Ray Pecs posted:I’m just astounded at how bad the lighting is, like they don’t actually want me to pay attention to their superheroes, it looks worse than Revenge of the Sith. The Quake 3 fullbright skin lighting is what the people want.
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Nov 29, 2017 16:22
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Mechafunkzilla posted:"The holidays" was never even a thing in my atheist, nominally Jewish household growing up. I've had few partners get mad at me after they got me a Christmas present and I got them nothing because holiday gift-giving isn't something I ever think about. Which also means my holiday season is incredibly relaxing since I don't have to worry about doing any Christmas shopping. I had a similar experience (although instead of Jewish, it was a particular Christian sect strongly against "pagan holidays") up until the point my parents divorced, and each parent used Christmas as a way to compete with each other. I've come to like Christmas shopping for the most part, but hate all the pageantry that comes with it.
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Nov 29, 2017 16:32
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Coffee And Pie posted:YouTube of the day: happy 10th birthday to the most important video on the internet Hell yes.
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Nov 29, 2017 16:45
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I thought Civil War was teething pains but the Bros. Russo have either regressed from Winter Soldier or this is like a storyboard problem. As I recall, the one part of Civil War that everyone talks about (the airport fight) was ghost-directed by someone else (one of the effects guys, I think).
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Nov 29, 2017 17:57
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are Civil War and all those movies fun to watch at all?
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Nov 29, 2017 18:19
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:are Civil War and all those movies fun to watch at all? Civil War is loving painful. Doctor Strange is funny just because Cumberbatch's accent is beyond terrible.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:22
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:are Civil War and all those movies fun to watch at all? Yeah. Civil War is a solid C+ and has some decent action set pieces, like the fight scene mentioned. I think Guardians of the Galaxy is more fun than any of the new Star Wars and Thor Ragnarok is a solid action comedy. The less the movies have to do with the Main Franchise of the MCU, the better they are. But I also see them in theaters and rarely re-watch them outside of Guardians and Ragnarok.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:23
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Timby posted:Civil War is loving painful. Doctor Strange is funny just because Cumberbatch's accent is beyond terrible. It's literally Cumberbatch playing Doctor House, the Superhero.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:23
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:are Civil War and all those movies fun to watch at all? Civil War was okay but like most of them way too long. Thor 3 was better but still too long.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:27
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Guardians of the Galaxy and Iron Man are the only ones I’ve seen that I’d actually consider good, with Iron Man being the only one to go out of your way for. Avengers and Iron Man 2 loving suck, Captain America: The First Avenger is good until it shits the bed by abandoning character in favorite of dumb action, Thor and Winter Soldier are just completely whatever nothings of movies.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:29
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:Civil War was okay but like most of them way too long. I think the only thing I really appreciated about Civil War was them bringing William Hurt back as Thunderbolt Ross; it was nice to see them not ignoring The Incredible Hulk for once.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:31
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The Captains America are good, which is why it sucked that we got another Avengers movie instead of a proper third one.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:37
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These are the ones I enjoy, loosely ranked from best to worst. Thor: Ragnarok Guardians of the Galaxy Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 Thor Captain America: The Winter Soldier Captain America: Civil War The Avengers Iron Man 3 It's not a strict ranking, but overall I like all those movies because I think they are fun to watch. I'm one of the few goons who'll go to bat for The Avengers. My favorite ones are the ones that funny, so Ragnarok and Guardians are at the top. I really like Thor because it's a very straightfoward and low-stakes movie compared to all the rest. Winter Soldier is fine, but really pulls its punches short of actually making any actual political commentary, which really weakens it for me. Civil War has a couple of really great scenes. Iron Man 3 has some great sequences but also some really boring/don't care ones. There are other films that were okay on a first viewing, like Spiderman: Homecoming and Dr Strange, but they are also so completely paint-by-numbers that they don't leave much lasting impression. I absolutly hated Ant Man, and would rank it even lower than like, Age of Ultron.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:39
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I fund most of the Marvel movies pretty fun. Of the ones I've seen I've only really disliked the original Thor and Iron Man 2 and even those ate watchable.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:40
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Ant Man is actively terrible, made worse by the fact that Edgar Wright could have made it amazing. A lot of my friends really enjoy almost everything Marvel's done. I think Defenders is the only one that they all agree is terrible. They got pretty pissed the last time I was the bad guy and told them how The Avengers is such a shallow movie made obsolete by pretty much every Marvel movie made since.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:43
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Franchescanado posted:A lot of my friends really enjoy almost everything Marvel's done. I think Defenders is the only one that they all agree is terrible. You have friends who go to bat for Iron Fist? You, uh, may want to examine your life choices.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:44
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Franchescanado posted:Ant Man is actively terrible, made worse by the fact that Edgar Wright could have made it amazing. I'm glad to hear someone else say this, because when it came out, Ant Man's reception by goons was very positive.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:44
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:Verso Books 50% off paperbacks.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:51
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Timby posted:You have friends who go to bat for Iron Fist? Oops, sorry. They hate Iron Fist and like Defenders. My bad. I can't make it through 4 episodes of a Marvel show without losing interest. Snak posted:I'm glad to hear someone else say this, because when it came out, Ant Man's reception by goons was very positive. It's just really sloppy obvious writing with shoehorned motivations that are just dumb. Ant Man: I can't make the ants do stuff. Person: Just remember you have a daughter. Ant Man: Oh poo poo, I do have a daughter. I can make ants do stuff now. Ant Man: I can't climb that leaf Person: You have a daughter Ant Man: I can climb that leaf. Ant Man: No way I'm getting out of-- Person: Daughter Ant Man: GOT IT Ant Man: I can't Person: Dau-- Ant Man: Done Also, the comedic sidekick was dumb (and I like Michael Pena) and unfunny and annoying. The action was lame. Just solidly mediocre. The last act where he goes into the trippy microverse was visually cool, but I was also high as gently caress off dabs, so that still not saying much.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:52
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Also the whole Michael Douglas is gonna be mad I'm getting with his daughter stuff was all like... copy pasted from some bad script from the 90s.
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Nov 29, 2017 18:54
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I'm convinced my opinion of Defenders would be higher if they managed to get to the end without feeling the need to assure the audience Daredevil wasn't dead. As a last moment in the series it just left a sour taste in my mouth because of how completely unnecessary it was on multiple levels
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Nov 29, 2017 18:56
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I watch most of my films at home because it's a hassle to arrange and pay for a babysitter to go out to the cinema when I get sent a lot of screeners, but I applied for and was given two seats to the motherfucking PHANTOM THREAD next Wednesday. (It's the new film from PTA, and I am so excited).
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Nov 29, 2017 19:05
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Thor Ragnarok is the most fun I've had at one of those movies, mostly because it felt like a semi-adaptation of a scene from Hitchhiker's Guide. Coffee And Pie posted:YouTube of the day: happy 10th birthday to the most important video on the internet omg
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Nov 29, 2017 19:06
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I enjoyed everything about The Defenders that did not include the character the Iron Fist or any elements from the series Iron Fist
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Nov 29, 2017 19:06
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therattle posted:I watch most of my films at home because it's a hassle to arrange and pay for a babysitter to go out to the cinema when I get sent a lot of screeners, but I applied for and was given two seats to the motherfucking PHANTOM THREAD next Wednesday. (It's the new film from PTA, and I am so excited). The new film from PTA, and Daniel Day-Lewis' final performance. I'm envious.
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Nov 29, 2017 19:08
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therattle posted:I watch most of my films at home because it's a hassle to arrange and pay for a babysitter to go out to the cinema when I get sent a lot of screeners, but I applied for and was given two seats to the motherfucking PHANTOM THREAD next Wednesday. (It's the new film from PTA, and I am so excited). loving awesome. I love PTA and can't wait for this film. I also wish I got screeners. 
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Nov 29, 2017 19:08
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GonSmithe posted:A girl I went to college with and was pretty good friends with apparently got hit by a truck this morning and died. poo poo, I'm sorry man. It wasn't the girl on a bike who got hit yesterday in Philly, was it?
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Nov 29, 2017 19:12
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:I enjoyed everything about The Defenders that did not include the character the Iron Fist or any elements from the series Iron Fist I knew it was gonna be garbage when they killed off Marko Zaror in the first few minutes after barely giving him a half-assed little fight scene in a poorly lit tunnel.
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Nov 29, 2017 19:12
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In general in Defenders the build up to all the characters coming together was better than anything that happened after, which is a problem It was also pretty funny that the plot just sort of took all the side characters from all the series and stuck them in a room together so they could fret about the main characters together.
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Nov 29, 2017 19:16
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Baron von Eevl posted:poo poo, I'm sorry man. It wasn't the girl on a bike who got hit yesterday in Philly, was it? It was
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Nov 29, 2017 19:25
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:are Civil War and all those movies fun to watch at all? Yes. Very much so.
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I'm trying to watch Barbarella(1968) due to its cultural significance, but god it's almost unwatchable. I was not surprised to learn that it was directed by a drunk person. And it feels like it wasn't edited at all.
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