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When the Wind Blows is literally the most depressing thing I have ever seen. Full stop.
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Movies stink I hate movies the only good movie was Sixth Sense.
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Jul 4, 2015 19:10
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My Skype account was compromised. If you received a message from me with a link, do not open it.
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Jul 4, 2015 19:14
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If anyone is interested in The Day After, you can watch the whole thing on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yif-5cKg1Yo QuoProQuid posted:The Day After is an interesting movie. It got a lot of attention and ABC had to set up a 1-800 number with counselors for people who could not handle the potential reality of nuclear war. It also had some good newspaper advertisements. I really like this one in particular: I've also never seen When the Wind Blows, but I should. I also haven't heard of The Last Policeman, but I'll give it a look since it sounds like my kind of thing. I totally get what you mean about pre-apocalypse fiction. My interest is in the process, so seeing it from the beginning through to whatever end is really interesting to me. I just love watching the whole progression of something huge happening to everyone and the mental gymnastics people go through to ignore it or to make it fit into their world view, but then accepting it, adapting to it, and whatever it is eventually just becoming part of your life, but that this happens at a different pace and in a different way for everyone. I find that much more interesting than watching a single person or family go through a disaster situation. I also get frustrated when movies or books gloss over that kind of thing in the prologue so they can get to the post-disaster stories. Also I'm talking about the episode of Black Mirror with the memory implants since it feels very "let's take people of today and imagine that we dumped this technology on them" and then started filming it, rather than it feeling like it was something that developed organically in their world and it would be something they are used to. And I mean this for more than the stupidity of being caught cheating in the most obvious way that would absolutely have a failsafe. It's also about the arguments they had over whether something was said or not in a previous conversation. People wouldn't have that kind of conversation anymore if they had really become accustomed to this technology.
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Jul 4, 2015 19:17
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Oh hey When the Wind Blows is also on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdtpvoOXn2o
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Jul 4, 2015 19:19
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was contact the movie film a lot different from the novel, i dont remember. i enjoyed the novel big lots though, so i'm guessing many of you have terrible wrong opinions about things
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Jul 4, 2015 19:24
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I dunno, but if they are similar I'd love to read the novel someday. EDIT: I found this article that says they are fairly similar, but that the love interest was a movie only thing and that there were 5 people sent instead of just 1, but otherwise the overall message and themes were the same. Asiina fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Jul 4, 2015 |
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Jul 4, 2015 19:26
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Asiina posted:If anyone is interested in The Day After, you can watch the whole thing on youtube. Sometimes with bad disaster/action movies, my friends and I play a game called "After the Credits" where we try to figure out what exactly society is supposed to do after the credits roll. Even if the movie rolls on a supposedly happy conclusion, with the aliens being defeated or the protagonists surviving the natural disaster of the century, there's still the uncomfortable consequences lingering in the background. Thousands of people are dead and various national landmarks have been irrevocably damaged, but the writer wants you to go along and pretend as though everything will be fine. I know you aren't intended to put any thought into these kind of movies, but my friends and I find it really entertaining to look at whatever horrifying reality the writer ignored to make their ending possible. Take White House Down, for example, which ends on a lovely aerial tour of Washington but takes place in a world where high-ranking government officials and DoD contractors have orchestrated a false flag terrorist attack to remove the President. Even though the Speaker of the House is revealed in Scooby Doo fashion as the real villain, Jaime Foxx has legally been removed as President. The Speaker is dragged away in handcuffs, but he technically remains U.S. President, a case which will inevitably make its way before the Supreme Court. This is to say nothing of the panic that the American public will experience when they realize a bunch of weapons manufacturers orchestrated a semi-successful coup d'etat against the United States government. That's a huuuuuge crisis that everyone is going to immediately deal with. The Day After Tomorrow is another fun movie to play with, as is Top Gun. I get your issues with Black Mirror. I didn't have the same complaints, and enjoyed the episode, but can see why it might be frustrating. QuoProQuid fucked around with this message at 19:55 on Jul 4, 2015 |
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Jul 4, 2015 19:48
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i think you have to watch that black mirror episode with the perspective of him being an obsessive freak, and her being a naieve moron. just like people in plenty of relationships in the real world
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Jul 4, 2015 19:51
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My sister likes pre-apocalypse movies for the same reason, and says that's a large part of why she hated T3. I've never seen Terminator 3, but I assume that makes sense to people who have.
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Jul 4, 2015 20:03
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uranus posted:i think you have to watch that black mirror episode with the perspective of him being an obsessive freak, and her being a naieve moron. just like people in plenty of relationships in the real world That's fine because they are both of those things, but then I'd rather watch something more realistic since "idiots will be idiots no matter the technology" isn't really a compelling story about either people are large or the technology itself.
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Jul 4, 2015 20:03
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I am legitimately excited for the Amy Schumer movie coming out soon but I'm so confused - Bill Hader seems like such a strange choice? Like, there's just a big disparity in attractiveness is all, it's weird.
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Jul 4, 2015 20:23
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EccoRaven posted:I am legitimately excited for the Amy Schumer movie coming out soon but I'm so confused - Bill Hader seems like such a strange choice? Like, there's just a big disparity in attractiveness is all, it's weird. I didn't know there was an Amy Schumer movie coming out. I like her show, but the trailer left me feeling pretty cold. Not sure if I will see it.
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Jul 4, 2015 20:32
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http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Sephiroth_vs._Goku
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Jul 4, 2015 20:47
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If you're attracted to either of those people you need to raise your standards lol
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Jul 4, 2015 20:51
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being attracted to sephiroth is normal. hes very pretty
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Jul 4, 2015 20:55
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i'm at a catholic wedding and angry about the patriarchy rn. Thanks for listening.
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Jul 4, 2015 21:27
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are these real people holy poo poo
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Jul 4, 2015 21:47
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Same with Goku, really.
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Jul 4, 2015 21:49
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GulagDolls posted:being attracted to sephiroth is normal. hes very pretty Little Mac posted:Same with Goku, really.
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Jul 4, 2015 21:49
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goku=53.5 sephiroth=50
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Jul 4, 2015 23:03
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What is Sephiroth's power level?
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Jul 4, 2015 23:09
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Little Mac posted:What is Sephiroth's power level? Goku is the Strongest in the Univers. < Period. Do you see it? It proves your statement invalid. Sephiroth would never in his life stand a chance. Goku could easily dispatch him with one hand. Seph's sword would not even cut Goku let alone kill him. Its a stupid idea to think anyone could defeat Goku. Luffy from One Piece could kill sephiroth. Goku would erase his existence altogether. And if you were to really compare power levels Sephiroths might be at like between 1000-7000 Nowhere near Son Gokus. Whose is probably at full power an 8 digit number. or more.
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Jul 4, 2015 23:11
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Imagine us getting to page 1000 on the fourth. 
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Jul 4, 2015 23:18
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The new thread is ready to go. Prepare yourselves!
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Jul 4, 2015 23:18
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you guys netrunner is on tabletop simulator
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Jul 4, 2015 23:19
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Hello fair mafia thread! We are in the sunset of my reign as OP; sometime on page 1000 or so I will close the thread and let the next person take my place (who we all agree will be Asiina). This thread has had many ups and downs, but it introduced fun concepts where we learned more about each other, like the Buzzfeeds and how polarizing pineapple is on pizza. On the whole I think it was a Good Thread, and the next one promises to be even better. To help encourage our reaching Page 1000 faster, to shatter the image of me as a mysterious gestalt figure, and as one final act of self-aggrandizement, I volunteer to be interviewed by the Mafia Community on topics mundane. Hello I am ecco AMA.
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BottleKnight posted:Imagine us getting to page 1000 on the fourth. Imagine the first post on page 1000 being about Goku.
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Jul 4, 2015 23:25
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Sic transit gloria pagina.
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Jul 4, 2015 23:26
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EccoRaven posted:Hello I am ecco AMA. Why do you enjoy playing a character on a message board so much?
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Jul 4, 2015 23:27
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Do you plan to keep our appointment?
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Jul 4, 2015 23:30
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EccoRaven posted:Hello fair mafia thread! shtu the gently caress up
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Jul 4, 2015 23:31
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Little Mac posted:Why do you enjoy playing a character on a message board so much? because I like seeing how people collect information about each other to form a cohesive identity on who the other person is and seeing what they do when the information conflicts. Tremendous Taste posted:Do you plan to keep our appointment? not particularly but I'll be around GulagDolls posted:shtu the gently caress up no you
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Jul 4, 2015 23:33
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EccoRaven posted:because I like seeing how people collect information about each other to form a cohesive identity on who the other person is and seeing what they do when the information conflicts. thats not the reason and you know it
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Jul 4, 2015 23:35
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i have met asiina irl but not in new york ... you guys don't want that tyrant ruling over us she chatted with me about the intricacies of dota 2 when we met, and i suspect she would easil;y change the shank 2 op to a dota 2 op if given the chance
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Jul 4, 2015 23:38
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i chatted to her about counter strike and was met with this ... glassy gaze in her eyes almost like she was attempting to understand why someone would willfully choose to play a good game as opposed to succmub to the torture of screaming "STAY IN YOUR LANE" at the top of her lungs
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Jul 4, 2015 23:42
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though my opinion carries little weight, I trust asiina with the new thread more than fronz/gulag, despite her not proving herself on the field of battle like they did.
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Jul 4, 2015 23:43
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EccoRaven posted:Hello I am ecco AMA. Ecco, tell us about a time when you felt in harmony with the universe.
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Jul 4, 2015 23:47
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EccoRaven posted:though my opinion carries little weight, I trust asiina with the new thread more than fronz/gulag, despite her not proving herself on the field of battle like they did. Hang on is Gulag Fronz?
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Look Under The Rock posted:Hang on is Gulag Fronz? no they are just both two sides of the same coin. Look Under The Rock posted:Ecco, tell us about a time when you felt in harmony with the universe. I have never felt harmony with the universe.
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