Jeebus

Is ‘stupidest’ an option?

suspiciouscoffee said:

TV’s Frink said:

ray_afraid said:

I can’t decide on something to make for dinner. Any ideas?

How about a Spongebob Salad?

I really liked that episode.

TV’s Frink said:

Quick someone photoshop another “K” on there.

I can’t top SuspiciousCoffee’s joke, but I’m gonna do what you asked anyway.

ray_afraid said:

I can’t decide on something to make for dinner. Any ideas?

Mac and cheese? Not like the Kraft Mac and Cheese, but like you get actual pasta, and put cheese on it. Maybe some breadcrumbs? I don’t know.

Frink is afraid of the Truth™

A lot of Facebook crap comes from the older generations. Baby Boomers started this “how many likes can our troops get” crap, and it wasn’t even in response to anything. There are no naked girls on Facebook, it’s against the ToS. It was a retaliation against a nonexistent problem. So the Millenials/expert memers started mocking them.

Spongebob is a guilty pleasure of mine.

I like the Phase II Clone and the Death Star (though it’s a bit too reminiscent of ImpScum 😛)

The stormtrooper looks a bit too wide/square, IMO

doubleofive said:

Next you’ll be saying that our bodies would make good batteries for your robot cities or something.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4OOw22hKR4

Jeebus said:

I feel like there’s a very big tonal difference between Episode 1: Knee-deep in the Dead and Episode 2: The Shores of Hell.

I usually wouldn’t use the term ‘lighthearted’ to describe DOOM, but compared to the dark and foreboding atmosphere of Episode 2, Episode 1 feels almost ‘lighthearted’. I think this tonal difference is reflected in the soundtrack, too. We have the classic At Doom’s Gate, a very energetic theme ripped straight from Metallica’s No Remorse, and it makes the perfect backdrop for high-action demon killing. Sinister is quite the opposite, it’s suspenseful, subdued, and coupled with the visuals of it’s respective level; can make you thoroughly uncomfortable.

Finally finished DOOM 1. Very good game, a true classic that still holds up today. I was glad to see that Episode 3 opened up with a track more reminiscent of the first Episode. E3M1/Untitled is an amazing track, and the metal cover used in Brutal Doom is amazing as well.

Brutal Doom - Untitled

DOOM - Untitled

On to DOOM 2.

I pretty much agree with your thoughts on DOOM 2016, Haseo. I’m just disappointed in the lack of mod support. The modding scene is probably the best thing about the original DOOM. I’m also not too sure about how I feel about DOOM 2016’s soundtrack. The industrial music style is nice, and it fits DOOM 2016 well, but it’s very subdued. Occasionally I’ll find myself listening to the original DOOM’s soundtrack in the background.

Lord Haseo said:

TV’s Frink said:

Lord Haseo said:

TV’s Frink said:

She seemed more confused about it than anything.

http://www.vulture.com/2016/10/daisy-ridley-responds-to-mary-sue-criticisms.html

I think she should have just stuck with the confusion due to Luke’s abilities. Crying sexism seems like she’s trying to compensate due to not having an argument.

Crying sexism because it is a female name is silly, crying sexism because of the way the female name is used is not silly.

I agree though most male Mary Sues are just called overpowered so there’s not a huge difference.

I agree with this. Male characters that are absurdly good are usually criticized by the people that care enough to examine characters, maybe not with the term “Mary Sue”, but they’re still criticized. Most male Mary Sues are in the action movie genre, and the average public really only expects dumb-fun from action movies, so they don’t really think about it. But if you sit down and examine action movies, almost all the leads are Mary Sues. TFA isn’t a dumb-fun action movie, though, so people do examine the characters and the story.

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

How come y’all have a problem with this but not Luke’s expert piloting and his ability to use the force to target a laser torpedo into a narrow exhaust port with like ten minutes of training from Ben?

Edit: the only difference between the two characters that would make Rey a "Mary Sue " but not Luke is that Rey is a girl, and it’s really hard to pretend otherwise.

I don’t even buy the “Rey is a Mary Sue” argument, but that is not a very good analogy. Those are two very different things that can’t even be compared. Believe me, if Luke was able to best another lightsaber user in a fight after 10 minutes of training with Ben, I’d have just as much of a problem with it. But he didn’t do that, he used the force to guide a golf ball into the hole.

That said, I don’t have a problem with either situation, and I think “the force” is a sufficient explanation for both.

Tobar said:

Jeebus said:

IIRC, the simulation was on a data chip, it wasn’t a full setup.

So you’re saying her flight training was the equivalent of playing this on an old laptop.

Well no wonder she was an ace pilot. /s

What’s his face earlier was no doubt sexist in tone, but there really is no denying that Rey was a legitimate Mary Sue.

• She could not only pilot, but was AN EXPERT PILOT pulling off insane maneuvers that a decades long practiced veteran would have trouble pulling off

Luck?

• She knew the Falcon’s systems better than Han (this one I found the most egregious)

Agreed.

• She figured out how to mind trick someone with no training

Maybe she’s very strong in the force.

I don’t count her fight against Ren because she did have some experience with melee weapons, and as noted earlier, severely injured both physically and emotionally at the time. My last point above could be explained away in a future film but as it stands. The way she was presented in this film alone, she qualifies for that classification.

That said, I’m immensely looking forward to Rogue One and have no real misgivings about it.

I think Rey falls into a very strange category of character, a limbo between the totally grounded and relatable Luke, and the totally powerful and gifted Anakin. The difference is that Anakin’s power was explicitly a part of the plot, and maybe it will be with Rey, it’s too early to tell.

SilverWook said:

Jeebus said:

imperialscum said:

Jeebus said:

Admiral Motti said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

Admiral Motti said:

I would probably love this film if Kyle Katarn was in it. As it is, I’m not interested and have no plans to see it. Two Star Wars movies with a female lead…, it’s all just feminist BS.

You’re absolutely right, Star Wars is for men!!! I’ll take a universe full of spacefaring humanoid aliens that usually speak English, basically use magic, build giant planet-destroying superweapons, and fight with laserswords, but if those aliens are women then that’s totally implausible feminist nonsense!

[end sarcastic rant]

Well, we already had Rey, who could outfight Kylo Ren, though she never picked up a lightsaber before.

She had used her staff, though. And maybe Kylo Ren is absolute rubbish at using a lightsaber, we have no reason to think he was good.

Right, she used her staff… beating sand and stuff. The guy was clearly involved in real battles and was proficient with the force on top of that.

She lived in a wasteland, I have no doubt that people got violent and fought each other for food.

Again, we’ve got no idea if Kylo was skilled. Check out this video by our own resident Aalenfae.

She could also fly the Millennium Falcon without any training as a spaceship pilot.

Untrue. As CHEWBAKA said, she did use flight simulations. I don’t know if it was mentioned in the movie, but it was definitely mentioned in Before the Awakening.

The film clearly established that she was basically struggling for food. I don’t see how could she get an access to flight simulators. And there is no reason what so ever that there would even be flight simulators in that dump of a settlement.

Salvaged it off of one of the hundreds of ruined ships that litter Jakku. That said, I don’t know why she didn’t sell it.

A flight simulator might be difficult to remove from a wrecked Imperial ship, but might be intact enough to work. We don’t see Rey scrounging anything bigger than one person can carry.

IIRC, the simulation was on a data chip, it wasn’t a full setup.

imperialscum said:

Jeebus said:

Admiral Motti said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

Admiral Motti said:

I would probably love this film if Kyle Katarn was in it. As it is, I’m not interested and have no plans to see it. Two Star Wars movies with a female lead…, it’s all just feminist BS.

You’re absolutely right, Star Wars is for men!!! I’ll take a universe full of spacefaring humanoid aliens that usually speak English, basically use magic, build giant planet-destroying superweapons, and fight with laserswords, but if those aliens are women then that’s totally implausible feminist nonsense!

[end sarcastic rant]

Well, we already had Rey, who could outfight Kylo Ren, though she never picked up a lightsaber before.

She had used her staff, though. And maybe Kylo Ren is absolute rubbish at using a lightsaber, we have no reason to think he was good.

Right, she used her staff… beating sand and stuff. The guy was clearly involved in real battles and was proficient with the force on top of that.

She lived in a wasteland, I have no doubt that people got violent and fought each other for food.

Again, we’ve got no idea if Kylo was skilled. Check out this video by our own resident Aalenfae.

She could also fly the Millennium Falcon without any training as a spaceship pilot.

Untrue. As CHEWBAKA said, she did use flight simulations. I don’t know if it was mentioned in the movie, but it was definitely mentioned in Before the Awakening.

The film clearly established that she was basically struggling for food. I don’t see how could she get an access to flight simulators. And there is no reason what so ever that there would even be flight simulators in that dump of a settlement.

Salvaged it off of one of the hundreds of ruined ships that litter Jakku. That said, I don’t know why she didn’t sell it.

Admiral Motti said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

Admiral Motti said:

I would probably love this film if Kyle Katarn was in it. As it is, I’m not interested and have no plans to see it. Two Star Wars movies with a female lead…, it’s all just feminist BS.

You’re absolutely right, Star Wars is for men!!! I’ll take a universe full of spacefaring humanoid aliens that usually speak English, basically use magic, build giant planet-destroying superweapons, and fight with laserswords, but if those aliens are women then that’s totally implausible feminist nonsense!

[end sarcastic rant]

Well, we already had Rey, who could outfight Kylo Ren, though she never picked up a lightsaber before.

She had used her staff, though. And maybe Kylo Ren is absolute rubbish at using a lightsaber, we have no reason to think he was good.

She could also fly the Millennium Falcon without any training as a spaceship pilot.

Untrue. As CHEWBAKA said, she did use flight simulations. I don’t know if it was mentioned in the movie, but it was definitely mentioned in Before the Awakening.

TV’s Frink said:

I don’t need to watch a video to know why either.

Whatever, I thought it was kinda interesting. It talked a bit about Strauss-Howe generational theory, and how 9/11 started a culture war by bringing in a new Turning before the previous one was finished.

How old are you?

You can’t kick me out of this thread, this is a free country!

TV’s Frink said:

“Have you ever wondered what the specific differences are between your generation and somebody else’s?”

No, because I pay attention to life, so I don’t need a video to tell me.

The video isn’t about what, it’s about why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9qcV89oFIw

I feel like there’s a very big tonal difference between Episode 1: Knee-deep in the Dead and Episode 2: The Shores of Hell.

I usually wouldn’t use the term ‘lighthearted’ to describe DOOM, but compared to the dark and foreboding atmosphere of Episode 2, Episode 1 feels almost ‘lighthearted’. I think this tonal difference is reflected in the soundtrack, too. We have the classic At Doom’s Gate, a very energetic theme ripped straight from Metallica’s No Remorse, and it makes the perfect backdrop for high-action demon killing. Sinister is quite the opposite, it’s suspenseful, subdued, and coupled with the visuals of it’s respective level; can make you thoroughly uncomfortable.

Just played some Ultimate Doom with the Brutal Doom mod.

It’s amazing how a 23 year old game still holds up well with only minor graphics and control updates.

ATMachine said:

The Gungans are a result of GL taking an attempted storyline about the bad and wrong racial prejudice of Naboo humans from his TPM first draft and saying “you know what? screw this, let’s make Jar Jar a Stepin Fetchit in alienface.”

Is that true? That would at least explain why Lucas thought it was a good idea to make Gungans the way they are.

Lord Haseo said:

I really wish people would stop making these things…

I don’t know why you’d think that. Jar Jar is an amazing character. He’s a funnier character than we’ve ever had before, and he’s the key to all of this.

Jar Jar is a more compelling character than Luke, a more intimidating villain than Vader, and a more powerful force user than Yoda. Jar Jar is god.

SkyderHouseMafia said:

Jeebus said:

Dek Rollins said:

The Usual Suspects (1995) – ★★★★

Just fantastic.

Agreed. I watched it for the first time a year ago, and I’m so grateful that I didn’t have the twist spoiled for me.

I hate spoilers/knowing too much about a movie before I see it (to the point of never watching trailers, still haven’t seen a single Rogue One one) and unfortunately I think I’ve had this film spoiled for me, but…

!SPOILER WARNING!

Is knowing there’s a traitor/rat in the group a movie breaking spoiler? Just hoping maybe I haven’t been spoiled as much as I thought I might have been…

Knowing that there is one isn’t much of a spoiler at all. It’s pretty much the plot of the movie. The only thing that’ll hinder your experience is knowing who it is.