Handman

Ripplin said:

Handman said:

It used to be great, but then it went downhill fast.

Any specific examples? I haven’t really noticed much difference in my time there, but maybe you’ve been there longer.

Back when it started, it was an invite-only site (I guess kind of like MySpleen) and you had all these great reviewers like Adam Cook and Peaceful Stoner writing all these in-depth analysis. Then, it opened to the public, and now it’s filled with one-liners and pretty generic crap all over, that the quality content is buried.

I don’t really want to name names, but take for instance that brad pitt is now one of the most popular reviewers on the site, and that’s the caliber of content to expect on the front page. There’s also a lot of petty drama between all these “big” names rather than what it was initially, just a bunch of people sharing their love for the medium.

I definitely want to see this.

Will DuracellEnergizer be unbanned soon?

A movie review site. It used to be great, but then it went downhill fast. Lots of great reviewers. One of the appeals is the ability to create lists.

Also, does this remind anyone else of Laura? Notably, a young woman taken under the wing of a high society man who molds her into whatever it is he wants of her, but he can never truly have her. I still haven’t seen Phantom Thread, but from the trailer that’s the impression I got.

NeverarGreat said:

Perhaps I’m uncultured swine, but I didn’t get much from this. It’s pretty to look at and it’s obviously well-made in terms of performances and cinematography, but there’s not much in the way of plot.

This is very similar to how I felt about Lady Bird. Can’t love them all.

I’m on there, I’m not posting the link here because, well, I should have some amount of privacy I think. But it should be pretty obvious who I am there.

HerekittykittyX said:

Story time one time i was
DMing a game in a store and it was about a 5 person group and there was this one person who would constantly judge every call i would make ,every dice roll i would tell them to make.
This is person is the rule lawyer. For example we were in a combat turn and the wizard in the group says i perform magic missile and i reply with you will need to roll one d4 and mr rule lawyer says no we have to check the players hand book we spent 15 minutes looking thorough the players hand book and i was right.
Moral of the story please don’t be a rule lawyer

Ugh, I’m familiar with that type of player. Agreed. Don’t be that player.

I would like to attack HerekittykittyX with my shortbow.
[roll nat 20]

It never ceases to amaze me how well these colors can be retrieved from such badly faded prints.

Possessed said:

I’ve been in your shoes man. Get whatever closure you need, and cherish the memories, but get out of there. Trust me. The sooner you move on the sooner your can be happy with somebody that wants that with you and then the painful sad memories can turn into fond distant memories. Trust me.

I should have done this.

But what about the 3D release?!?

I don’t know, how did Luke get to the island? He needed a map, right? The only thing that doesn’t make sense is that he doesn’t have R2 with him, or deleted the map from his data. I think it can be inferred he used R2 to find Ahch-To, put that data on his X-Wing, tried to wipe it from R2, and went on his way.

What a coincidence, I also grabbed a Criterion Blu-ray yesterday.

Also got the soundtrack to Amadeus, and Blu-rays of All About Eve, Christine, and Malcolm X. All bought on gift card money accumulated over the past two years.

Jeebus said:

Handman said:

Somehow it was my fault they were being obnoxious.

I feel like there’s a lot more to this story.

I asked why they had to do that because I was trying to watch the movie, they answered, “Why do you care?”.

It doesn’t bother you when people are constantly taking pictures of themselves? I’ve had this happen while trying to watch a movie, and they had the flash on! Somehow it was my fault they were being obnoxious.

moviefreakedmind said:

dahmage said:

You guys sure are giving hand man s*** for trying to improve his own outlook on things.

I applaud anyone taking concrete steps to solve their own problems.

I support his decision and recently did the same by ceasing my laptop use. Now I spend only about forty minutes on the internet at most each day and am trying to cut that down too. I think I’m doing better because of it.

This is what I like to hear.

I used to, but I seem to have forgotten how.

TV’s Frink said:

I’m not giving him shit, I’m suggesting an alternate and less-drastic solution.

If that’s what he needs though then good on him.

I’ve been annoyed with this piece of shit since day one. Touchscreens are a pain in the ass and the battery barely lasts half an afternoon. That and I just hate seeing other people using them made this seem like the most logical choice. I’ve said I was going to go back to my Razr for years, even on this forum. I’m glad I finally did.

ray_afraid said:

Handman said:

Warbler said:

Handman said:

I finally got rid of my smartphone. What a relief.

Why is that a good thing?

Smartphones are annoying and prolonged use of them is linked to negative emotional states.

I think you’re talking about social media. How is having a smartphone linked to negative emotions?

"Twenge’s research found that teens who spend five or more hours per day on their devices are 71 percent more likely to have one risk factor for suicide. And that’s regardless of the content consumed. Whether teens are watching cat videos or looking at something more serious, the amount of screen time — not the specific content — goes hand in hand with the higher instances of depression. "
https://www.npr.org/2017/12/17/571443683/the-call-in-teens-and-depression

How cruel it is that you cannot rely on others for happiness, yet only feel happy around friends. Being alone has lost all its romanticism. I’m not interesting enough to keep myself busy.

Warbler said:

Handman said:

I finally got rid of my smartphone. What a relief.

Why is that a good thing?

Smartphones are annoying and prolonged use of them is linked to negative emotional states. Also I hate touchscreens and a shitty battery.

I finally got rid of my smartphone. What a relief.

Good. He looked ridiculous without them.

I thought that footage was shot for Legend.