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I'm a little surprised no one has suggested Robocop.
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Anyone have recommendations for STEM toys for an almost-3 year old? I'm that annoying uncle who has been slowly convincing my brother and mom to move my niece away from pink homemmaking toys and playsets over the past year and I'm starting to think about Christmas. It's been going pretty well, she's been really into doctors and airplanes recently, so I was thinking indulge those a bit and maybe also get her a little laboratory set that she can use her doctors coat in as well.
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Nov 4, 2018 16:55
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If you haven't seen Boy, seriously do that, and City of God is also miraculous. Not a movie, but Netflix's The OA is about as perfect a series you can get. Season 2 is taking forever. feedmyleg posted:Anyone have recommendations for STEM toys for an almost-3 year old? As a shareholder, I must inform you of Nintendo's LABO initiative. Also doc McStuffins.
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Nov 4, 2018 16:59
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feedmyleg posted:Anyone have recommendations for STEM toys for an almost-3 year old? Uhm, Lego?
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Nov 4, 2018 17:10
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Schwarzwald posted:I'm a little surprised no one has suggested Robocop. I was going to say that as well but I didn't want it to seem like I was just listing my favorite movies or something.
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Nov 4, 2018 17:21
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YTOTD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4TPU8xtekw
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Nov 4, 2018 17:45
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Oh so I saw Beautiful Boy last night. I think the soundtrack pushed it from my “okay” to “good.”
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Nov 4, 2018 18:03
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Closest I have to a “perfect movie” is The Thing. I don’t really like categorizing film like that.
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Nov 4, 2018 18:04
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Friends Are Evil posted:Closest I have to a “perfect movie” is The Thing. I don’t really like categorizing film like that. If you think about it we really don't need any other movies to exist besides Blade.
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Nov 4, 2018 18:06
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It's clearly Die Hard.
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Nov 4, 2018 18:10
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CPL593H posted:If you think about it we really don't need any other movies to exist besides Blade. Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill
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Nov 4, 2018 18:11
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If there is indeed a difference between a perfect and a favourite film, the much more interesting question would be: Which film do you consider perfect but don't actually like?Vargo posted:Do you have a Star Wars DVD available? There's THX picture and sound calibration tests built into the special features that make those granular adjustments easy, and I use those standards for my default film settings. I do actually, so that should work. Thanks. Egbert Souse posted:I use my Apple TV and iPhone with the THX Optimizer app. You can point the camera at the screen for adjustments that it shows live. The future is now, huh.
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Nov 4, 2018 18:16
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Samuel Clemens posted:If there is indeed a difference between a perfect and a favourite film, the much more interesting question would be: Which film do you consider perfect but don't actually like? Probably Godfather.
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Nov 4, 2018 18:20
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Samuel Clemens posted:If there is indeed a difference between a perfect and a favourite film, the much more interesting question would be: Which film do you consider perfect but don't actually like? I guess Baby Driver, too. Friends Are Evil fucked around with this message at 18:26 on Nov 4, 2018 |
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Nov 4, 2018 18:20
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Samuel Clemens posted:If there is indeed a difference between a perfect and a favourite film, the much more interesting question would be: Which film do you consider perfect but don't actually like? Kubrick's Sparticus is perfect, but it's the last of his I'd revisit. I've heard a lot of people say The Master is perfect but they hate it. I love that movie, though.
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Nov 4, 2018 18:39
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CPL593H posted:If you think about it we really don't need any other movies to exist besides Blade. There's seven basic plots: 1. Rags to riches – a steady rise from bad to good fortune 2. Riches to rags – a fall from good to bad, a tragedy 3. Icarus – a rise then a fall in fortune 4. Oedipus – a fall, a rise then a fall again 5. Cinderella – rise, fall, rise 6. Man in a hole – fall, rise 7. Daywalker – a killing of all vampires while wearing sunglasses
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Nov 4, 2018 18:42
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Just started The Norsemen on Netflix and it's a hard recommend. It's Norwegian holy Grail, so dry humor but absolutely brutal in parts.
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Nov 4, 2018 18:51
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I'm not afraid to say it: Scandinavian humor is garbage
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Nov 4, 2018 18:56
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Mechafunkzilla posted:I'm not afraid to say it: Scandinavian humor is garbage I'm not saying white people can't be funny, but I do think they need to meet someone who isn't white first.
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Nov 4, 2018 19:05
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Samuel Clemens posted:If there is indeed a difference between a perfect and a favourite film, the much more interesting question would be: Which film do you consider perfect but don't actually like? Probably Alien Though "dislike" is a bit strong. It's a movie that I can find no fault with at all other than it mysteriously doesn't grab me for reasons I've never been able to explain. It leads to the weird thing that while I think Alien is objectively the far superior film by all metrics, I still enjoy Prometheus more. On the other hand I do consider Aliens to be pretty much perfect and love the hell out of it. Also Stalker. I can't fault it but I just found it a bit dull. Can't think of one I outright dislike though.
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Nov 4, 2018 19:21
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Skwirl posted:I'm not saying white people can't be funny, but I do think they need to meet someone who isn't white first. What about white Jews? They seem to hold their own comedically. Wheat Loaf posted:A couple I think of as basically perfect: I haven't seen Sleuth in ages, that might be my favorite movie to spring on friends willing to humor me precision posted:Oh, good call. That'd make my list, though probably only the director's cut. Is there a version without the voiceover but also without the replicant implications? That's the version I'd like the most
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Nov 4, 2018 19:22
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Adlai Stevenson posted:What about white Jews? They seem to hold their own comedically. I'm not sure how close of attention you are paying attention to modern politics but I don't think Jews are feeling particularly white at the moment, at least in America.
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Nov 4, 2018 19:33
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Adlai Stevenson posted:I haven't seen Sleuth in ages, that might be my favorite movie to spring on friends willing to humor me I recently learned there's a remake with Michael Caine in the Laurence Olivier role and Jude Law in the Michael Caine role. I haven't seen it, though, because I don't think there's likely to be much point because the original version, as I said, is basically perfect. Another movie that's nearly perfect, from the same screenwriter, also with a lesser remake: The Wicker Man.
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Nov 4, 2018 19:37
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Mechafunkzilla posted:I'm not afraid to say it: Scandinavian humor is garbage If you can't laugh at Songs from the Second Floor, I question your sense of humour. Friends Are Evil posted:Most of Tarantino’s or Fincher’s filmography. See, that just makes me wonder what your definition of perfect is, because to me, Tarantino is a prime example of a flawed director whose best work succeeds in spite of his more annoying traits.
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Nov 4, 2018 19:43
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Skwirl posted:I'm not sure how close of attention you are paying attention to modern politics but I don't think Jews are feeling particularly white at the moment, at least in America. sad but fair Wheat Loaf posted:I recently learned there's a remake with Michael Caine in the Laurence Olivier role and Jude Law in the Michael Caine role. I haven't seen it, though, because I don't think there's likely to be much point because the original version, as I said, is basically perfect. I think the kindest word I heard about the Sleuth remake was "unnecessary" Also Wicker Man was by the same person? I should really stop putting that one off and just watch it
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Nov 4, 2018 19:48
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YTOTD feat: Ray Winstone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCxHvNl9MmQ
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Nov 4, 2018 19:49
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Adlai Stevenson posted:Also Wicker Man was by the same person? I should really stop putting that one off and just watch it Yeah, Anthony Shaffer wrote them both. Sleuth was adapted from his own stage play. He was also an uncredited co-writer on the Sidney Lumet version of Murder On the Orient Express and subsequently wrote the first two Peter Ustinov Poirot movies.
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Nov 4, 2018 19:59
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Timby posted:YTOTD feat: Ray Winstone I literally though Nick Cave was dead, but apparently that's not true. He's still too old to be dyeing his hair.
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Nov 4, 2018 20:00
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Wheat Loaf posted:Yeah, Anthony Shaffer wrote them both. Sleuth was adapted from his own stage play. He was also an uncredited co-writer on the Sidney Lumet version of Murder On the Orient Express and subsequently wrote the first two Peter Ustinov Poirot movies. Well now I feel even sillier for missing out, be back in a bit
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Nov 4, 2018 20:05
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Skwirl posted:
No, Nick is in a period of gradually ramping up his touring following his son literally falling off a cliff during a bad trip, and also dealing with the recent death of longtime keyboardist / pianist Conway Savage.
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Nov 4, 2018 20:06
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Wheat Loaf posted:He was also an uncredited co-writer on the Sidney Lumet version of Murder On the Orient Express and subsequently wrote the first two Peter Ustinov Poirot movies. Evil Under the Sun is a seriously underrated mystery film. It's pretty much the platonic ideal of the "someone was murdered in an enclosed location and everyone present is a suspect" concept.
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Nov 4, 2018 20:10
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Mechafunkzilla posted:I'm not afraid to say it: Scandinavian humor is garbage 
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Nov 4, 2018 20:19
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Skwirl posted:
Thanks for devastating me for five seconds there.
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Nov 4, 2018 21:09
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CPL593H posted:I was going to say that as well but I didn't want it to seem like I was just listing my favorite movies or something. I just rewatched RoboCop last night, and I gotta say that that movie doesn't miss a single trick. It is so tight.
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Nov 4, 2018 21:15
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So Def Jam records social media intern is writing as hell of a thread. https://twitter.com/defjam/status/1059118004435406849
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Nov 4, 2018 21:24
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Skwirl posted:I'm not saying white people can't be funny, but I do think they need to meet someone who isn't white first. The basic hook of The Norsemen is that the characters are all vikings and thus murderers, rapists, and slavers, but they're written as insufferable modern middle-class types. The whole idea is basically to skewer white people. They also filmed the English version simultaneously with the original, so the actors are performing with their natural cheeping, slurring accents, which really drives it home.
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Nov 4, 2018 21:59
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:The basic hook of The Norsemen is that the characters are all vikings and thus murderers, rapists, and slavers, but they're written as insufferable modern middle-class types. The whole idea is basically to skewer white people. I can't tell if this is an endorsement or a warning.
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Nov 4, 2018 22:04
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It's really good. At least watch the first episode. The second one dealing with the husband not being able to get hard without raping and pillaging is real good too.
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Nov 4, 2018 22:04
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bushisms.txt posted:It's really good. At least watch the first episode. The second one dealing with the husband not being able to get hard without raping and pillaging is real good too. You're just loving with me at this point.
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Mechafunkzilla posted:I'm not afraid to say it: Scandinavian humor is garbage A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence is like a filmed version of The Far Side
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