Mike O

Caligula!

I finally saw a career counselor today. I got fucked over again on the schedule thanks to the worthless union contract (For now, it looks like it’ll be one day, but that’s what they said the last few times.), and my toxic coworker has become utterly fucking unbearable. But I have 20 years seniority where I work, too many benefits, good pay, lots of experience, and generally good hours. If I jump ship, I’ll lose all of that. I feel like I’m being faced with an impossible decision. There’s no way to win here, I lose all the benefits I have with my current job if I do get a new one or stay so bitterly miserable that my mother, my friend, and my therapist have all brought up questions using the S word because they’re worried about me. I told them that I wouldn’t ever hurt myself, but I just feel so hopeless and helpless. The career counselor and I talked about a few options, and she’s going to send me some stuff about job-hunting, some possible prospects, etc. But none of it looks good or pleasing to me. Everyone warned me to try to get out of this job many years ago when I wasn’t as entrenched, and now I feel like it’s too like. I just don’t feel like things can continue this way.

My father’s Parkinson’s gets worse every day too. He won’t exercise or do anything about it, and I’m watching him deteriorate in front of me. I don’t know why I keep going. There’s nothing left of me, all I do is live for others. I have to help my mom with him, I have to work for my money, but I don’t even know what I want out of life. I’m on meds and in theory, but that can’t do any good without clear goals and right now, I’m too myopic to see past my next workday. Even when I take time off, all I do is dread going back. I’m not stimulated at all, and I need to give up on my dream job of writing and film criticism, because I’m obviously never getting that, or anything even remotely approximating it. I’ve looked at a few alternatives like factory work or data entry, and they look possible, but prospects for a decent schedule are all bleak, never even mind the other problems. I just don’t know what to do. God gave me so many opportunities-the film industry even briefly came to my state-and wasted them out of fear and cowardice. I feel like I deserve what I have now, but Jay doesn’t make me feel any less miserable about it. I don’t know why I keep going.

It looks like the PG cut will finally be coming out on the Arrow release.

God, Cameron has become as bad as Lucas. If these are Harmy-style attempts to fix the damage he’s done, kudos to you and I’d download them all. Decades we waited for them, only to get the DNR and AI.

I still remember the excitement of finally getting the OUT, only to find out it would be the non-anamorphic laserdisc masters. I’ve learned not to get my hopes up. We all waited decades for 4Ks of James Cameron’s movies, only to get to get the toxic sludge that we did. I’ll believe this when the disc is well-reviewed, colored properly, and in my player.

Thank you all.

I wonder if we’ll EVER get definitive releases of these? I’m guess not 😦.

Not exactly a hot take.

My boss at work went through something unimaginable in our so-called “health care” system. My autism and empathy are such that I almost feel like I’m vicariously traumatized by it. I just cannot BELIEVE the horror of what they’ve told me and it’s destroying any residual faith I had in the system or the human race. Things aren’t having the issues I mentioned above at work again now, but it could recur at any moment. My dad’s Parkinson’s is getting worse every day. I just feel like I’m coming to the end of my rope. And my therapist took a week off and then through a confluence of circumstances, couldn’t get me in the next week either. I’m sorry to bug you guys, I just feel like I have no place to go.

Man, I’d give my teeth is Arrow could get Leone’s second trilogy, or even just Once Upon A Time in the West and Duck, You Sucker.

I would complain that it doesn’t have the English mono, but then, technically neither does the US release, so that’s sort of a moot point. I wish I knew why restoring mono was so damned hard. I think this is the best we’re getting for a long time, there’s no way in hell Paramount will lend this out to a boutique label. I suppose if Arrow’s Dollars trilogy sells well, they might consider it, but that’s probably wishful thinking.

I’ve lost count of how many times Paramount have released this, and they always mess it up. I hope you do it right 😄!

Just out of curiosity, did Funimation ever do Dragon Box for the original series? Did they EVER release it with the eye-catches and previews?

PS: Anyone know what this is?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V5PXVHC/?coliid=I1XTDG3A0TZT24&colid=18SC7R9J0EFF7&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it

My username everywhere else is hanshotfirst1138. That’s what it was intended to be here, but when I put in my name for my profile on the petition, it wound up becoming my username somehow 😛.

Superweapon VII said:

Mike O said:

And now I’m back to getting fucked over at work. Knew it was too good to last. I’ve tired to find another job so many times over the years, always in vain to be stuck here. Maybe this is just my lot in life, perhaps after all the years making this my only marketable skill, maybe I deserve this.

You don’t. Never believe otherwise.

Then I see whats happening in California, and it reminds me to put things in perspective, and then I feel like an asshole for saying all of this.

This speaks volumes to me. You’re a beautiful human being who loves your fellow Man. I know too many people who fixate on themselves but never consider the plights of others.

Thank you. You’re very kind. Things appear to be looking up in terms of my schedule at work, which is good, but there are other issues. I want to get out of there, but God, it’s so hard. I don’t want to work retail anymore, but it’s the only thing I’ve done for almost two decades. I just don’t know what to do.

My dad’s Parkinson’s is continuing to accelerate and I think he’s rapidly moving beyond the ability my mother and I have to help, but we can’t really afford any more help without selling the house. I don’t know what we’re going to do.

JackNapier said:

The film A Complete Unknown is a fantastic biopic that translates the life of Bob Dylan in a great way! A must see and a great watch. Timothee Chalamey is indeed a great addition to the great profession of acting.

Also for all the assholes who keep giving me shit for my reviews, here’s your fuckin proof: https://youtube.com/shorts/7ytqBdVYoWw?si=-AIkldGZmOY-1LVP

I’m a huge Dylan fan, and I thought that the music and performances were fantastic (Chalamet embodies Dylan), but I found that the plot never really felt like it kicked in. I felt it dragged, even for a big fan of story like I am.

jimbotron235 said:

Mike O said:

I wonder if we’ll ever get the extended cut on 4K? I know it has its detractors and that grotto scene shouldn’t be there, but I kind of love it anyway and wish that it was there for those of us who want it.

You ask and you shall receive. I pre-ordered the trilogy from Arrow UK. New 4K versions of all three movies, with three versions of GBU. Hopefully they blow away the Kino transfers. The included BD bonus features will be region locked, but the 4K discs are region free.

I’m region-free, so that’s a non-issue for me. I have all three pre-ordered!now we can only hope that they get the second trilogy.

Is the new Once Upon A Time in the West 4K STILL a downmix instead of the real mono?

Lately, James Cameron is getting to be just as bad and we’ll need 4K fan restorations of his movies too… This sort of revisionism is becoming all too common in the digital age. We’re going to need despecialized-style fan restorations of those too 😦….

And now I’m back to getting fucked over at work. Knew it was too good to last. I’ve tired to find another job so many times over the years, always in vain to be stuck here. Maybe this is just my lot in life, perhaps after all the years making this my only marketable skill, maybe I deserve this. I know I should put things in perspective, but God, it’s hard. I don’t ask to be a millionaire or a rock star. I ask for small things, and I seem unable even to get those sometimes. I realize I’m blowing things out of proportion, but I’m past the point of caring. I love my parents, I love my family, I love my friends, but they just don’t feel like enough anymore. Fuck my job, fuck management, fuck capitalism, and fuck my life. I think I’ve finally hit bottom. It’s always on us to change, never society. It’s never the fault of the broken system, always the individual. I’m sick of fighting. I can never win.

Then I see whats happening in California, and it reminds me to put things in perspective, and then I feel like an asshole for saying all of this.

My ad blocker on my iPhone means I can’t access Rotten Tomatoes at all unless I turn it off, then I have to turn it back on again. Damned first world problems.

RicOlie_2 said:

…Is that good news? I hope so.

God hasn’t given up on you. He’s just respecting your choices.

It’s very good news, for now anyway. If God’s up there, I shouldn’t blame Him for these things either. I was raised Catholic and have a fair bit of sympathy for religion in some ways, it’s given me a lot, but find it very destructive in others, so my feeling about it are very, very complex. I’m sorry if I came across like I was judging your faith. I admire and sometimes even envy people’s faith, but I’ve largely lost mine. That’s not a slight on people who haven’t, but my politics are such that I often don’t like what it makes people think and do, if that’s fair.

Well, someone at work whom I don’t like and have always had a contentious relationship with has taken up my shift. My mind is boggled.

RicOlie_2 said:

I’m very sorry to hear that, Mike. I wish I knew what to say.

I know I say this a lot in this thread, but I might as well give you your annual reminder to give Jesus a try, since I truly believe it’s the only thing that will make you really happy. It’s not necessarily the message you want right now, but it’s what I’ve got.

If God’s up there, He gave up on me a long, long time ago.

EDIT: Well, well. Maybe not.

I think I’ve hit rock bottom in my life. I just got a shit deal at work after working there for 18 years and I’m so miserable. I’m 37 and nothing to show for my life. I have no transferable skills other than the ones in this miserable job I want to get out of, my college degree is a decade old and worthless. I’m in therapy, I’m on meds, my life finally seemed to be looking up, and now I’ve crashed again because of this horseshit at work. I keep sleeping for 10-12 hours to get away from life. I just don’t see the point of keeping going. My life doesn’t feel worthwhile anymore. I’m sick of life and I’m sick of living it.

Does anyone know any easy way to sell off discs which are outside of your region? I’m pleased immensely to be region-free, but when I want to get rid of DVDs and Blu-rays from out of region, I can only sell them to other collectors who are region-free if they’re interested. I’m not looking to get a ton of money for them or anything, I just want to get them out of the house and get a bit in my pocket. I try eBay, but that’s very hit-or-miss. I’m also looking to part with a player…