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John Wick of Dogs posted:Sounds like some Pete Buttigieg stuff He was CIA. Edit: god I miss new movies. I wanted to see KvG this weekend but I can't and I can't next weekend or the next weekend. Idk when I will get to see it now.
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Mr Hootington posted:He was CIA. Post your phone number here and I'll call you and describe the film to you, in detail. With as much flourish as I can.
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Apr 3, 2021 20:48
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A vast majority of conspiracy theories are far right entryism or deeply racist (usually both) and their constant promotion as just a "fun neutral kooky thing" in pop culture is extremely dangerous. Alex Jones exemplifies the average peddler of conspiracies far better than Fox Mulder.
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Apr 3, 2021 20:56
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This isn't to say that government coverups, assassinations, harmful chemicals distributed through everyday items or manufactured consent don't exist. There is plenty of historical precedent there. But there is a big difference between following the evidence of such to expose the truth and "just asking questions" about 5G towers.
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Apr 3, 2021 20:59
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That would explain the shocked and horrified reactions when they re-invented J. Jonah Jameson as an Alex Jones type, literally in the Spider-Man game and most recent movie, as a fun, kooky character.
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Apr 3, 2021 21:00
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Arist posted:Like the twist on the Avengers theme in that trailer Also, Space Jam trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olXYZOsXw_o It looks loving wretched. It's Ready Player Basketball.
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Apr 3, 2021 21:00
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Shirkelton posted:That would explain the shocked and horrified reactions when they re-invented J. Jonah Jameson as an Alex Jones type, literally in the Spider-Man game and most recent movie, as a fun, kooky character. It remains to be seen how far they take movie JJJ, but the set they have him on in the video is pretty much 1:1 Alex Jones.
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Apr 3, 2021 21:08
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Aphrodite posted:It remains to be seen how far they take movie JJJ, but the set they have him on in the video is pretty much 1:1 Alex Jones. I mean, I very severely doubt they're going to make him into a raving lunatic in that exact regard, but it is bizzare that a character who is clearly very broken and inept and seeking refuge because of the vicious tragedy he's experienced and doesn't express any conspiratorial beliefs that are actually harmful is treated as some kind of Alex Jones clone despite not really resembling him as a damning criticism of a film, but just casually aping Alex Jones entire style as a good is fine, because....? I don't get it, it's either bad or it isn't, but I don't remember this talk when it was much, much more substantiated, maybe I'm forgetting someone taking a hardline stance?
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Apr 3, 2021 21:17
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I haven't seen Godzilla vs Kong yet but they don't sound like the same thing? The GvK thing seems to be a conspiracy theorist being proven correct while the JJJ thing as him showing up to share a false story with as of yet no followup? The criticism didn't seem to be "having a conspiracy theorist as a character is bad" but "having a conspiracy theorist character be proven right is bad."
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Apr 3, 2021 21:24
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The issue with Jonah was more associating a fictional character people love (in spite of his flaws and him being a villain sometimes) with a real life person who is disgusting. I'm of two minds on it, but it's a very separate conversation.
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Apr 3, 2021 21:27
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The security guy gave me more art bell vibes than Alex jones tbh
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Apr 3, 2021 21:29
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site posted:The security guy gave me more art bell vibes than Alex jones tbh Yeah it seemed more Dale Gribble/ancient aliens variety of conspiracy where the government working with or stealing from ufos is the answer to everything and less turner diary/nazi conspiracy where Jews and brown people are trying to take over the world and make everyone gay or whatever.
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Apr 3, 2021 21:37
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CapnAndy posted:I like how a few days after this thread has a conversation about how the MCU lacks any strong themes for their heroes that aren't the Avengers theme, the Black Widow trailer just goes "gently caress it, her theme is the Avengers theme except in Russian." The speed at which my excitement dropped to 0 when I saw the Iron Giant appear on-screen was enough to cause a flash freeze in my village.
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Apr 3, 2021 21:56
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i'm excited for the clockwork orange guys to rape and murder lola. what a fuckin weird thing to put into a kids movie
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Apr 3, 2021 21:58
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Hey Pennywise is there too
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Apr 3, 2021 22:11
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site posted:i'm excited for the clockwork orange guys to rape and murder lola. what a fuckin weird thing to put into a kids movie Pepe? No way. Droogs? Vidy on.
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Apr 3, 2021 22:42
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Ah, finally a continuation of his films that Kubrick would approve.
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Apr 3, 2021 22:44
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It is amazing how much genuine loathing I felt at the latest swarm of "Boy don't you love this OWNED BY WB IP. Don't you want to CONSUME it." Especially since they just brought back the loving Iron Giant again. because god forbid you not pretend like you're just trying to make your own Ready Player One.
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Apr 3, 2021 22:58
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site posted:i'm excited for the clockwork orange guys to rape and murder lola. what a fuckin weird thing to put into a kids movie The entire murderers row of WB villains but no pepe is hilarious.
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Apr 3, 2021 23:05
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It really is beyond parody that they cut that scene of LeBron teaching Pepé Le Pew about consent and then gleefully include the loving droogs.
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Apr 3, 2021 23:07
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Space Jam is a piece of poo poo and this somehow looks worse.
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Apr 3, 2021 23:10
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The War Boys are there too. Unquestioning service unto death of a fascist is fun for the whole family!
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Apr 3, 2021 23:11
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Aphrodite posted:Space Jam is a piece of poo poo and this somehow looks worse. Space Jam was dumb but at least it had a vaguely coherent concept. ("Haha, Looney Toons play basketball along famous basketball man.")
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Apr 3, 2021 23:11
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The inclusion of other IPs works in something like Wreck-It Ralph because they fun background nods to things that related to the subject matter, but they mostly remain where they belong in the background and don’t overshadow the main characters or plot. The trend of that poo poo being the entire plot is awful and needs to stop.
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Apr 3, 2021 23:15
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Sanschel posted:The inclusion of other IPs works in something like Wreck-It Ralph because they fun background nods to things that related to the subject matter, but they mostly remain where they belong in the background and don’t overshadow the main characters or plot.
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Apr 3, 2021 23:20
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Also why are you putting Gandalf on a list of basketball players, LeBron? I don't think Gandalf has any sick moves that he's keeping under his hat. Legolas would be the better choice.
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Apr 3, 2021 23:20
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Codependent Poster posted:Also why are you putting Gandalf on a list of basketball players, LeBron? I don't think Gandalf has any sick moves that he's keeping under his hat. Legolas would be the better choice. Are you kidding? He's fly, you fool.
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Apr 3, 2021 23:21
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I mean obviously they shouldn't have made a sequel to Space Jam in the first place, but once they committed to that this is probably the kind of expansion it needed. This movie's not for kids, it's for adult men in their 30s who still remember the first one.
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Apr 3, 2021 23:23
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The whole 'convert the Looney Tunes to full 3D CGI' thing is very odd Like say what you will about the original but I think keeping them looking more like cartoons is the way to go
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Apr 3, 2021 23:25
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Aphrodite posted:I mean obviously they shouldn't have made a sequel to Space Jam in the first place, but once they committed to that this is probably the kind of expansion it needed. The expansion was hanna-barbara characters lol
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Apr 3, 2021 23:26
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Trailer just cements Jordan as the GOAT even more.
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Apr 3, 2021 23:27
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Sanschel posted:The inclusion of other IPs works in something like Wreck-It Ralph because they fun background nods to things that related to the subject matter, but they mostly remain where they belong in the background and don’t overshadow the main characters or plot. In fairness the trailer basically literally puts all those IPs in the background too. All the main and court stuff seems to be the Looney Tunes.
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Apr 3, 2021 23:38
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Aphrodite posted:I mean obviously they shouldn't have made a sequel to Space Jam in the first place, but once they committed to that this is probably the kind of expansion it needed. Well that's me and I say gently caress this movie.
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Apr 3, 2021 23:42
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The subplot about how the Droogs got front row seats is really going to be a treat for the kids.
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Apr 3, 2021 23:51
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John Wick of Dogs posted:He does say tap water has fluoride because it pacifies the population. I had to pause the movie and tell my kid that absolutely is made up and fluoride is good for your teeth You know that Big Bottled Water spreads that rumour to get you to buy their products. Lurdiak posted:A vast majority of conspiracy theories are far right entryism or deeply racist (usually both) and their constant promotion as just a "fun neutral kooky thing" in pop culture is extremely dangerous. Alex Jones exemplifies the average peddler of conspiracies far better than Fox Mulder. Yea, that's exactly what i'm getting at. Some UFO ones are pretty neutral and based on reasonable trust with the goverment, its when you get into the Aryan Space Brother types you can start going 'wait what?'. STAC Goat posted:I haven't seen Godzilla vs Kong yet but they don't sound like the same thing? The GvK thing seems to be a conspiracy theorist being proven correct while the JJJ thing as him showing up to share a false story with as of yet no followup? The criticism didn't seem to be "having a conspiracy theorist as a character is bad" but "having a conspiracy theorist character be proven right is bad." Thing is he's not just a Conspiracy Theorists for Kaiju, saying that Monarch is hiding their true nature or something else that is only specific to the world of the film, but he's got every conspiracy going on, like the fluoride stuff, GMOs and he certainly mentions a bunch of other stuff. As i said, every Qanon and 9/11 truther thinks theyre that guy.
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Apr 3, 2021 23:52
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Down-tempo and moody Mortal Kombat theme was cool in a dorky way. Down-tempo and moody Space Jam just feels wrong.
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Apr 4, 2021 00:18
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BrianWilly posted:lol @ at the idea that WW hates the justice system so her response is to deploy...excessive, lethal force. Falcon and the Winter Soldier is good for this. Love it everytime they bring in the grinding theme of Winter Soldier.
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Apr 4, 2021 00:50
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My guess on Space Jam is that everyone involved sat in a big circle and then as they went around the room they named all the characters you'd think would be in the movie like Bugs Bunny or The Animaniacs. And then they started to run out and moved on to characters Yogi Bear and Scooby Doo. And then they really ran out so like one guy was well how about Agent Smith? And then the flood gates opened. First it was Mama Fratelli. Then Baby Jane. One guy thought he was being cute by suggesting the War Boys but someone took him seriously and said "Yeah we can have the Droogs too!" and then it was so far gone that literally anything was on the table. Except for that one skunk.
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Wait so the villain is a sentient blockchain who amassed the world's art, culture and media into an Uber NFT, allowing all properties to cross over with each other? And LeBron must fight against this to prevent his son from being consumed from this/having his legacy and personhood taken from him? That's cool.
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No the villain is walter hamada
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