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Quiet Feet posted:Yeah, it's got its little issues but I think it's still fun.
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Alaois posted:they peaked right at the start with the funniest developer logo reveal i've ever seen for Star Wars: Eclipse https://www.twitch.tv/woolieversus/clip/TastyTenderHamburgerDatBoi-I9vg_hDm8G8v0c1s
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GD_American posted:You guys are insane. The Star Wars movie was deeply flawed but the only one that tried to break the cycle of fanboyism bullshit. Knives Out was amazing. Brick was great. I was getting ready to make this exact post Johnson isn't flawless but he's very, very good, and he tried to do Actual Interesting poo poo with Star Wars—which was a breath of fresh air after Force Awakens made it very clear we were heading straight for trodden ground with the new trilogy. Also Knives Out and Brick are incredible Edit: Like seriously one of the reasons Rise of Skywalker sucked so badly is Abrams and the powers that be looked at the implications and questions raised by Last Jedi and entered panic mode, screaming PULL UP PULL UP until finding and slamming an open palm onto the blinking red Palatine button Toaster Beef fucked around with this message at 10:34 on Dec 10, 2021 |
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Dec 10, 2021 10:29
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Alaois posted:they peaked right at the start with the funniest developer logo reveal i've ever seen for Star Wars: Eclipse It had been rumored for a while and one of my buddies hadn’t heard that rumor, so his reaction was priceless 
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Dec 10, 2021 10:41
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Remember when the last Jedi script leaked and absolutely no one believed it was real.
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FizFashizzle posted:Remember when the last Jedi script leaked and absolutely no one believed it was real. All three sequel scripts leaked a good week or more before the movies came out (To the point either GBS or FYAD has “Han Solo Dies” in its title well before Force Awakens opening night), but it was Rise of Skywalker that was really the only one I remember everyone going “…This one has to be a joke… right?” compared to the others.
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fartknocker posted:All three sequel scripts leaked a good week or more before the movies came out (To the point either GBS or FYAD has “Han Solo Dies” in its title well before Force Awakens opening night), but it was Rise of Skywalker that was really the only one I remember everyone going “…This one has to be a joke… right?” compared to the others. Yeah, that's what I remember, too. Lot of people thinking that it HAD to be fake
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Dec 10, 2021 12:35
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The movie that made me want to take film classes was The Brothers Bloom. It's rough but it has more charm than anything Abrams could lens flare into existence. Knives Out rules and the people who dislike it haven't been poor in America.
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Dec 10, 2021 13:16
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Woke up feeling like complete rear end after getting my booster yesterday. First two I had no reaction except for a sore shoulder Make it stop 😩
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Dec 10, 2021 13:26
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Joey Freshwater posted:Woke up feeling like complete rear end after getting my booster yesterday. First two I had no reaction except for a sore shoulder I mixed up my days and actually got my booster last night as well. My arm almost immediately hurt and I was feeling pretty rough last night. This morning I feel fine but my arm is super sore and can barely lift it. Sorry to hear about you feeling bad still.
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Dec 10, 2021 14:45
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Thanks, I'm just being a whiny baby, I'll be fine. Luckily I only have one meeting today and the rest of the day is blocked off.
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Dec 10, 2021 14:51
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Joey Freshwater posted:Woke up feeling like complete rear end after getting my booster yesterday. First two I had no reaction except for a sore shoulder Booster knocked me on my ad a week ago.
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Dec 10, 2021 15:02
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Alaois posted:ive never seen star wars the last jedi and at this point i've made the conscious decision to never watch it Same, I’ve also not seen Indiana Jones 4, I really don’t think I’m being precious by refusing, I just know I’m going to be mad and why bother
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Dec 10, 2021 15:30
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GD_American posted:You guys are insane. The Star Wars movie was deeply flawed but the only one that tried to break the cycle of fanboyism bullshit. I respect what he tries to do with it, and that he recognizes that the Prequels have raised questions that must be addressed if the franchise is to move forward. (What's the point of rebellion when fascism is the norm that the Galaxy always yearns to return to? What's even the point of the Jedi, are they even good?) However, Luke enunciating "well, we're stuck in a Star War, we're gonna have to do this forever, I guess I'll just loving die" isn't really an answer.
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Dec 10, 2021 15:55
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BlindSite posted:Knives out loving sucked. Plot holes you could drive a loving truck through, about forty minutes too loving long It was at best cute. Also the Last Jedi was the worst movie I've ever seen, somehow a bigger failure in every way than the prequels
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Dec 10, 2021 16:02
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Are people conflating the Last Jedi with Rise of Skywalker? Because Last Jedi wasn't great or anything, and had way too much apocalypse porn for my taste, but I thought people generally liked it, whereas I noped out on Rise about 10 minutes into a flight when Palpatine showed up to do some Scooby Doo villain monologuing.
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Dec 10, 2021 16:05
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Yeah The Last Jedi was good. Feel like the critiques mostly centered on Star Wars nerds getting mad that Luke Skywalker made jokes or that Rey could possibly be a Jedi without a contrived connection to some royal Star War family member.
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Dec 10, 2021 16:13
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fsif posted:Yeah The Last Jedi was good. Fans were just pissed because Luke wasn't a swashbuckling adventurer anymore. See also: The internet losing its collective mind with glee because of 30 seconds of CGI Luke ripping apart Dark Troopers in The Mandalorian.
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Dec 10, 2021 16:20
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I thought y'all wanted Ehud to come back and post with us.
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Dec 10, 2021 16:28
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fsif posted:Yeah The Last Jedi was good. Star Wars, especially the sequel project, was definitely in need of a good self-critique, but The Last Jedi was a C-minus self-critique. It raises all these good questions about Why We Fight, and the cyclical nature of the franchise. and the functions of religion and iconography- and ultimately none of the characters learn anything, and the fact that none of them learn anything is kind of presented as a triumph? All of that said, it is the best of the sequel trilogy. Its the only one that actually attempts to be about something other than playing with action figures, and it’s certainly not the one the that “ruined” the sequel trilogy, seeing as how the whole thing was stillborn with Force Awakens. General Dog fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Dec 10, 2021 |
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Dec 10, 2021 16:37
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Yeah but they're Star Wars movies. Would anyone think Episodes 4–6 were any good if they were released today?
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Dec 10, 2021 16:39
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drat  I took my dog to daycare to see how he does before boarding him. He's been relegated to the crate because he's been too reactive around the other dogs.This after having to escalate my assistant's malicious compliance and outright combativeness yesterday which left me completely emotionally drained.
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Dec 10, 2021 16:46
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fsif posted:Yeah but they're Star Wars movies. Would anyone think Episodes 4–6 were any good if they were released today? I mean, yes? I think while flawed they’re genuinely, critically good films and still hold up
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Dec 10, 2021 16:52
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Magnus Carlsen now a 5-time world chess champion. Fun to watch people at the peak of their powers just kicking rear end.
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Dec 10, 2021 16:53
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LeeMajors posted:I equate medic life with being an amateur golfer—where every time you go out you’ll connect with a ball perfectly or drain a long putt, or smash a ball cleanly out of a trap, it’s that one shot that brings you back. This actually makes me feel better. I've been part time fire for 10 years, part time EMS for 5, and still enjoy every minute, but I've had a lot of medics I work with say "Great working going for your medic license! Makes the transition to nursing much easier" I start second guessing my entire life 😐
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Dec 10, 2021 17:09
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Pumped up! Braks just got us some tickets to a Weird Al show next year. October will be here before we know it.
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Silly Burrito posted:Pumped up! Braks just got us some tickets to a Weird Al show next year. October will be here before we know it. That's awesome! I hope he plays that "ain't nobody gonna tell me how to live" song for you 
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Dango Bango posted:That's awesome! I hope he plays that "ain't nobody gonna tell me how to live" song for you Not sure. This is supposed to be a bit scaled down tour. Last time we saw him was in Biloxi and he went through all through his hits. I’m sure it will be a great show either way.
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Apparently this is a very scaled down show. He's not doing any of his parody songs or costumes or any of that stuff. It's original songs. Also Emo Phillips will be there.
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Braksgirl posted:Apparently this is a very scaled down show. He's not doing any of his parody songs or costumes or any of that stuff. It's original songs. Also Emo Phillips will be there. This sounds loving incredible
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Emo Phillips in person seems like it would be unbearable. The astoundingly uncomfortable atmosphere that man puts off is hilarious but I don't think I'd like to be right there with him while he's doing his thing.
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Y’all idk how to deal with my sister. She’s unvaccinated because recently her doctor told her she could probably wait to get the vaccine because she’s recently been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. I think either A) this guy is full of poo poo or B) she’s making it up because she doesn’t want to get vaccinated. She was “waiting” before the diagnosis and I think that was just her out to make something up and not get vaccinated. The Crohn’s colitis foundation recommends and supports getting the vaccine. Oh and add to that she’s had mild to severe asthma all her life. She also works in a gym and is a hair stylist. I cannot believe she hasn’t gotten covid yet. She asked if I wanted to hang out with her recently and I made up some excuse to avoid confrontation. She asked me again today, except added that our dad would be in town. My dad has been dealing with cancer on an off for the better part of a decade. He’s DEFINITELY immunocompromised. So when she said that I flat out told her I didn’t want to be around her because she wasn’t vaccinated and that I wasn’t going to see her until she was, and that I was pissed she was seeing our dad knowing his health problems. She, completely missing the point, asked if I was aware of her health problems. I told her I was but that argument doesn’t hold any weight because she’s making zero effort to protect herself since she can’t get vaccinated. At all. So now she’s pissed and bitching to my mom about it as well so I’m having to hear about it from my mom. I’m just so loving frustrated because she’s so hard headed she’s just pissed now instead of listening to what I’m saying. The weird thing is the rest of the family is all vaccinated. Her and her boyfriend are the only holdouts. They’re also completely non political so this stubbornness about it is coming from somewhere else…maybe one of her friends. And it PISSES me off that I have to even clarify that part.
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It sounds like it’s not “can’t” get vaccinated, but “won’t”. If you meet her on her terms then she’s just going to continue to avoid it. Confronting her may not be much better, but if the CCF is saying it’s OK for Crohn’s patients to get vaxxed, then you need to tell her outright that you can’t hang out until she gets the shot. Godspeed though. My partner is an Actual Doctor and my stepmother still won’t get vaccinated despite being given a very thorough rundown of the risks and benefits by her.
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General Dog posted:Star Wars, especially the sequel project, was definitely in need of a good self-critique, but The Last Jedi was a C-minus self-critique. It raises all these good questions about Why We Fight, and the cyclical nature of the franchise. and the functions of religion and iconography- and ultimately none of the characters learn anything, and the fact that none of them learn anything is kind of presented as a triumph? Yup
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Oh man Demaryius Thomas passed away today. Just last night I was researching him because my family is doing a Christmas trivia contest and he was born on December 25th, so when I saw his name pop up today I thought it was because of search algorithm poo poo, but sadly no. He was a good dude.
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fsif posted:Yeah but they're Star Wars movies. Would anyone think Episodes 4–6 were any good if they were released today? No one thinks episode 6 is good.
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MrLogan posted:No one thinks episode 6 is good. I always thought Episode 6 had great setpieces, just... bad execution. I liked how there were 3 converging stories going on at once (Luke vs. Vader & the Emperor, Lando leading the attack against the Death Star and Han & Leia on Endor). I would have preferred the original script idea that had wookies instead of ewoks on Endor - at that point, it definitely felt like George Lucas was more interested in selling toys than a story.
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I was like 4 when I first saw Return of the Jedi, so I liked it way more then 4 or 5, and my dad loved all three so I saw them a bunch of times. Eventually grew to like Empire but swamps suck, Yoda's awful, the Falcon space scenes take forever, just a long dull movie to a little kid. Man I had a lot of star wars toys as a kid, my dad must've been dropping them on me hoping I'd love it. Haha sorry dad, maybe you should watch Akira.
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Joey Freshwater posted:They’re also completely non political so this stubbornness about it is coming from somewhere else…maybe one of her friends. Honestly, it sounds like she falls into the "Don't tell me what to do!" camp, especially with her response being completely about her and not her father who she could legitimately kill of she passes it on.
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