DuracellEnergizer

moviefreakedmind said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

moviefreakedmind said:

I’ll go with when they acquired Marvel. That’s when they got incredibly obnoxious to me, but I suppose they’ve been evil for longer than that.

I place the birth of modern Disney after the end of the Disney Renaissance, when they stopped making traditionally animated films and started producing pop tarts like Miley Cyrus.

That’s at about the same time, isn’t it? She was in the late 2000s, wasn’t she?

I think the Marvel acquisition happened a couple years after her big debut, but yeah, essentially around the same time.

Possessed said:

George Lucas definitely isn’t talentless. He just has very specific talents when it comes to filmmaking and for some reason over the years he was deluded into thinking he was the whole package.

Hyperbolic statement, was Hyperbolic.

Anyway, point still stands: Chris Carter sucks Martian gonads.

moviefreakedmind said:

I’ll go with when they acquired Marvel. That’s when they got incredibly obnoxious to me, but I suppose they’ve been evil for longer than that.

I place the birth of modern Disney after the end of the Disney Renaissance, when they stopped making traditionally animated films and started producing pop tarts like Miley Cyrus.

Possessed said:

You mean he’s a…?

Talentless hack worse than George Lucas? Yes. Yes, he is.

moviefreakedmind said:

I hate modern Disney.

This. Though I’m not sure if our definitions of “modern Disney” align.

ChainsawAsh said:

Holy shit, My Struggle IV was that bad?!

On its own, it’s simply bad. But taking into consideration the rest of the season, the mytharc, the entire series? It’s nothing short of vomitrocious.

Does it at least…you know…end the series?

After

Reyes dies from an unceremonious gunshot wound to the head, CSM runs Skinner down with his car, Mulder guns CSM down, and we find out Scully is pregnant with Mulder’s child (for real this time),

it ends on a cliffhanger.

Is there any point to subjecting myself to the rest of the season? (The last episode I watched was that awful sushi restaurant AI “I’ll kill you if you don’t leave a tip” one.)

Here’re the best parts of “Familiar”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK8tGScPoqI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3g1Ul6LMKQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ygdjVm6Fvk

Now you don’t have to waste time watching what is otherwise a generic MOTW episode with a lame ending.

As for “Nothing Lasts Forever”, the plot itself’s kinda half-baked and ends with dangling plot threads, but Mulder & Scully themselves are excellent; they finally feel like their true selves here. If you want your journey with these two to end on a high note, this is your last, best chance.

If I take after my mother, I’ll likely be mostly bald before I ever get a gray hair.

I just finished watching Season 11 of The X-Files. My ratings for the individual episodes are as follow:

• “The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat” – 8/10
• “Kitten” – 8/10
• “Ghouli” – 8/10
• “Nothing Lasts Forever” – 7/10
• “Familiar” – 6/10
• “Rm9sbG93ZXJz” – 6/10
• “This” – 6/10
• “Plus One” – 5/10
• “My Struggle III” – 3/10
• “My Struggle IV” – 1/10

My final thoughts on what has become of the show? At best, it’s a cynical farce, but I feel it leans more towards complete nihilistic abomination. This will be my final season; I won’t be making a third visit to Chris Carter’s hacktacular freakshow.

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ (for the season)

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (for the entire revival)

★★★★★★★☆☆☆ (for the series in toto)

I just finished watching Season 11. My ratings for the individual episodes are as follow:

• “The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat” – 8/10
• “Kitten” – 8/10
• “Ghouli” – 8/10
• “Nothing Lasts Forever” – 7/10
• “Familiar” – 6/10
• “Rm9sbG93ZXJz” – 6/10
• “This” – 6/10
• “Plus One” – 5/10
• “My Struggle III” – 3/10
• “My Struggle IV” – 1/10

My final thoughts on what has become of the show? At best, it’s a cynical farce, but I feel it leans more towards complete nihilistic abomination. This will be my final season; I won’t be making a third visit to Chris Carter’s hacktacular freakshow.

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ (for the season)

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (for the entire revival)

★★★★★★★☆☆☆ (for the series in toto)

Possessed said:

There was a deleted porn scene in esb?

Yes. It’s now lost, but you can find recreations all over the 'Net.

Many, many recreations.

Handman said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

SACHEEN LITTLEFEATHER

Norm Macdonald.

I’d laugh, but that may be construed as insensitive.

Tobar said:

Well we did just get Skull Island and have the sequel to Godzilla to look forward to!

I only look forward to it if it isn’t a boring POS like its predecessor. Of course, it’s got Millie Bobby Brown and Vera Farmiga, so I’ll likely watch it regardless.

Handman said:

Wow, this thread sucks.

It’d be better with porn. Alas. . . .

Mrebo said:

Warbler said:

Possessed said:

Also Han didn’t shoot first. He shot only.

“Han Shoots First” is ot.com’s unofficial slogan.

I unofficially changed it to “Blow it all to hell and rake through the ashes.”

FTFM

My hair’s naturally brown, but I lightened it with peroxide, so it’s currently an auburn shade.

Back in 1992-1993, I watched on TV this story about a short, bald, aging, Archie Bunker-looking guy who was being pursued by Death. At some point in the story, Death’s scythe left a scratch on the guy’s face. Death was an articulated skeleton in a black, hooded robe, not an actor in makeup. I think it was from a horror anthology series, but it might’ve been from a movie. I remember it distinctly, 'cause it was my first exposure to the popular portrayal of Death as a scythe-wielding skeleton.

Possessed said:

Also Han didn’t shoot first. He shot only.

“Wanna hear another theory? Greedo was so upset about the lousy jazz music that night, he took out his blaster and in a fit of depression, shot himself first.”

hairy_hen said:

In other news, butt soup.

Warbler said:

moviefreakedmind said:

He doesn’t care about Knick Knack.

I don’t even know what it is, and I don’t care to waste time trying find out.

Wikipedia can be your friend.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knick_Knack

Mrebo said:

Relevant to this topic and Wook’s post, blasters removed from Solo movie posters: https://movieweb.com/han-solo-movie-posters-gun-free/

They should’ve replaced it with a walkie-talkie.

moviefreakedmind said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

moviefreakedmind said:

What’s wrong with choking evil pigmen to death, trying to kill the most evil man alive, and cutting off the hand of one of the most dangerous mass-murderers in the galaxy?

Bad feelings are bad, m’kay?

Seriously, though, if Luke had slain Palpatine in rage then became God Emperor of Dune Tatooine, that would’ve made ROTJ a much better movie.

Got it, leave the emperor alive because it’s worse to kill than it is to kill a genocidal maniac. The Jedi really are a cult, aren’t they?

That’s why I prefer the Aing-Tii.

moviefreakedmind said:

What’s wrong with choking evil pigmen to death, trying to kill the most evil man alive, and cutting off the hand of one of the most dangerous mass-murderers in the galaxy?

Bad feelings are bad, m’kay?

Seriously, though, if Luke had slain Palpatine in rage then became God Emperor of Dune Tatooine, that would’ve made ROTJ a much better movie.

moviefreakedmind said:

There’s worse things for a child to see.

Not Another Teen Movie, for instance.

ray_afraid said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

What about when he killed the Rancor and made its poor handler cry? That’s pretty dark.

No no no. The rancor fell asleep and used that door as a blanket.
The handler was so relived that the thing was finally getting some Z’s that it brought tears of joy.

ALLOL!

TV’s Frink said:

JEDIT: Damn Ray’s was better.