ChainsawAsh

This sounds interesting. Any screenshots?

DominicCobb said:

darthrush said:

I absolutely agree with suspifciouscoffee (which also is exactly in line with my previous post). And I really don’t think it’s a “crazy idea” or that anyone reasonable would disagree with that.

At least I hope not.

And that’s the whole point of my last post. I basically agree to a certain extent with what you guys are both saying (not Peterson).

I’m with you. I’m not sure why anyone would feel the need to point it out. There are many things that could be the “cause.” Being nice to someone, smiling, being mean to someone, ignoring someone, etc. Pointing out “causes” seems fruitless and only serves to shift at least some of the blame on the victims.

This.

ZigZig said:

ChainsawAsh said:

The VCD is usable for timing and positioning, but shit for figuring out the drop shadow.

Actually it is not, as you can see on the screenshots. Positioning is not the same (plus a few long sentences are split on 2 lines to fit on P&S VCD).

There is currently no official home release with original theatrical subtitles.

Sorry, I meant the Z bootleg, which I have in VCD format. I didn’t actually notice the other VCD shot up there.

TV’s Frink said:

Collipso said:

i pronounce ric olie as “rick olly (as in oliver)”

I mean, that’s how it’s pronounced, so…

JEDIT: You pronounce “oliver” as “ollyver”?

I’ve always pronounced it “Oh-lay”…

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing…

suspiciouscoffee said:

Fuck you, ash.

See? I have now given you A Fuck™. Spend it wisely.

Is it weird that this is the one that made me feel the best? 😉

Seriously though, thanks to all of you. I really appreciate it. I need more real life friends like you guys.

Between when I found out I’m getting moved back to night shift and the day it happens (the 29th), and with the music festival I’m going to, I only had about 6 days available to hang out with the few friends I have. It’s down to 2 after tonight (which would be tomorrow night and Memorial Day).

Not one of my friends has made time to hang out with me. One of them said they would tonight and has blown me off ever since I got off work 3 hours ago. And that’s my upstairs fucking neighbor, who was home when I got back and then suddenly left 10 minutes later.

I really feel like no one I care about gives a fuck about me right now.

Lando may not be familiar with the concept of putting a human in carbon freeze hibernation. Vader knows it can be done since he’s done it, but still wants to test it because of the “crude” facilities.

The VCD is usable for timing and positioning, but shit for figuring out the drop shadow.

Bourbon and ginger beer is better than bourbon and ginger ale, but I like both. *shrug*

Saruman.

I didn’t say there weren’t parts of the ROTK EE I liked, but on balance it’s not as good as the theatrical.

I’m not a huge fan of the Mouth of Sauron scene myself, but it’s mostly the extra stuff with Aragorn the ghost army that make me prefer the theatrical. It’s not just that, but that’s most of it.

Yeah, the EE of both Fellowship and Two Towers are superior. Not so for ROTK, though - I prefer the theatrical for that one for a few reasons.

Hey, “Paint it Black” again in tonight’s episode! A slightly different version, too.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Aside from the first film, I don’t recall Tobey quipping much. That’s not his fault, though; Raimi dropped the ball.

Yeah, that’s a big part of it for me. Tobey’s Spidey didn’t feel like the Spidey I grew up loving - but his Peter felt spot-on. Holland’s got both down IMO.

Possessed said:

Gin and ginger ale.

I know, I know.

You know that it should be bourbon instead of gin? I certainly hope so.

b0bafett said:

Is this getting posted anywhere other than the spleen? I’m trying to get the torrents for the 1080 & 2160p & am pulling nothing. Both have over 80+ seeds plus double digit peers but I’m not pulling down any bytes! Ha

I download/seed other torrents just fine.

I’m sending the 2160p on the Spleen, for what it’s worth.

rodneyfaile said:

I want! I want!

How does it look compared to the most recent Harmy?

Now I just have to figure out how to get it!

If you want a copy that approaches official Blu-Ray release “standards” (like Harmy attempts to match), you’ll want to hold off until a DNR and shot-by-shot color correction is completed, which might be a bit. There will be many offshoot releases of this - what’s out now is pretty much the “base” that others will build off of.

Which isn’t to take away from the amazing achievement of the project or the final product - it’s amazing, looks wonderful, and perfectly captures what watching a very clean 35mm Technicolor print from 1977 would be like.

LuckyGungan2001 said:

ChainsawAsh said:

Dek Rollins said:

ChainsawAsh said:

Tom Holland is far and away the most perfect Spidey and Peter Parker we’ve had in live acfion

I haven’t seen Homecoming, but Toby was already the most perfect, and the trailers/clips I’ve seen don’t convince me that Holland is actually better.

Toby was an excellent Peter Parker, but a subpar in-suit Spidey. Andrew Garfield was a subpar Peter Parker, but an excellent in-suit Spidey. Tom Holland is excellent at both.

I do not get this at all. Tobey was great in or out of the suit, Andrew was abysmal with or without the suit. Holland is like Tobey.

Tobey’s Spidey never feels like he is having any fun being Spidey (note that I’m talking about in the suit exclusively here). Garfield and Holland both do. Garfield out of the suit was too “cool” to be Peter, but Tobey and Holland both capture the awkward nerd who takes the weight of the world on their shoulders perfectly.

Dek Rollins said:

ChainsawAsh said:

Tom Holland is far and away the most perfect Spidey and Peter Parker we’ve had in live acfion

I haven’t seen Homecoming, but Toby was already the most perfect, and the trailers/clips I’ve seen don’t convince me that Holland is actually better.

Toby was an excellent Peter Parker, but a subpar in-suit Spidey. Andrew Garfield was a subpar Peter Parker, but an excellent in-suit Spidey. Tom Holland is excellent at both.

DominicCobb said:

I’m not sure why it has to be an either or thing. I think most people who are pro gun control would agree completely that we need to improve how we deal with people with mental illness.

The problem is lawmakers on the right (and many on the left too) don’t want to actually do anything about either.

All of this, too.

To illustrate the issue with a personal anecdote: I’m 98% sure I have major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and 85% sure I have bipolar II disorder. But I haven’t been diagnosed with any of these because no insurance I’ve ever had (including the new plan we started on at work this month) covers mental health treatment to any degree that it would be affordable to me. When I was seeing a therapist (who wasn’t able to clinically diagnose anything), it helped somewhat, but I had to stop going because it got far too expensive.

I can only imagine what it’s like for someone who has a mental illness that has more of a negative effect on their daily life than mine do, especially if it affects them to the degree that they can’t work and thus are probably uninsured altogether.

DominicCobb said:

It’s his first “line” in the film.

Ooooooohhhh! Yeah, that actually works really well.

I have some issues with Homecoming, but Tom Holland is far and away the most perfect Spidey and Peter Parker we’ve had in live acfion, which makes up for pretty much every nitpick I have about the movie.

oojason said:

SPOILERS for S2xE04…

Forgot to mention I’m very happy Felix and Sylvester are still alive (for now…); some great chemistry and humour in there 😃

 

Really enjoying the music used so far this season too (just like the quality used last season!) - some if it can be found on here:-

https://www.youtube.com/user/WaterTowerWB/featured

and the Season 1 Soundtrack to Westworld is well worth a listen too.

(I hope Ramin gets to work on that Season 5 soundtrack for Person Of Interest soon, though that ship has likely sailed…)

 

I adore so many of the “old-timey” covers of songs, particularly the Radiohead ones. Exit Music in the S1 finale was perfect, and the Vitamin String Quartet version of Motion Picture Soundtrack used in that one Maeve scene was great, too. And, of course, the version of Paint it Black in the first (?) episode was gorgeous.

Jay said:

ChainsawAsh said:

TV’s Frink said:

Mrebo said:

I think Jay’s argument is that those arguing for anything approaching a ban on guns don’t account for the fact that so many of the killings will still happen. And I think that’s right.

We can’t stop all the killings, so let’s not try to stop any of the killings.

Sounds great.

Everyone knows my position, so I’m going to stay out of it this time before the anger overtakes my ability to post civilly, but I’m quoting this because this is how all of the “pro-gun” arguments sound to me.

I actually don’t know your position and would appreciate a discussion that presents your thoughts on things rationally, especially since you’re a gun owner.

Alright, I’ll summarize.

It’s staggeringly easy for someone to get a gun in this country (or at least, it is in Indiana). It’s harder to get a driver’s license. For a lifetime license in Indiana, I was fingerprinted and supposedly given a background check, and lightly scolded that my driver’s license had an outdated address and was told to fix it, but that’s it. And in Indiana, a gun license and concealed carry permit are one and the same. I never had to take any kind of classes on gun safety, was never given any kind of test to prove I knew how to use a gun, didn’t have to provide any kind of evidence that I had somewhere to properly store my gun where it wasn’t accessible to kids or other unauthorized people - nothing like that. I didn’t even have to register my gun with anyone because it was a gift, so if I use it to kill someone tomorrow, there’s literally nothing to tie the murder weapon to me.

Here are the steps I think need to happen:

• Everyone applying for a gun license should be required to take a class on the safe handling and use of firearms, with hands-on training.
• Everyone applying for a gun license should be required to take a standardized test to prove that the information taught in the class was adequate, and retained by the applicant.
• Everyone applying for a gun license should have some sort of mental health screening.
• Everyone applying for a gun license should have to provide proof that they have a secure place to store it when not in use, such as a combination or key locked safe.
• Everyone should be required to register every weapon they own with the state, tied to their license, including serial number and a ballistics sample, and any guns that are given or received as gifts should be required to have their registration transferred to the new owner, just like a car.

That’s just for licensing. As for sales:

• Fully automatic guns should be outright banned (which they are).
• Anything that allows for the conversion of a semi-automatic gun to a fully-automatic gun, or for otherwise increasing the rate of fire through external attachments, should be outright banned. (Last I knew, in Indiana you can buy a full-auto conversion kit, you just aren’t legally allowed to install it. That’s fucking dumb.) This includes “burst” fire.
• Anything classified as an assault rifle should be banned outright.
• Semi-automatic shotguns should be banned outright.
• Semi-automatic rifles should have the same waiting period that handguns do.
• In fact, the only guns that should have no waiting period are bolt-action rifles designed for hunting, and that’s really just me throwing the pro-gun lobby a bone.
• High-capacity magazines should be banned outright.
• There should be a limit on volume of ammunition able to be purchased by any one person.

That’s all I can think of at the moment.

TL;DR - Guns don’t need to be banned entirely, but pretty much every aspect of their sale and licensing needs to be overhauled and tightened considerably, at the federal level.

I have yet to hear a single argument against any of this that doesn’t sound like “But mah gunz!” to me.