darthrush

DuracellEnergizer said:

darthrush said:

Each day Return of the Jedi becomes worse and worse of a movie in my mind. Even just a few months ago, my opinion of the movie was much more generous. And it makes me quite sad since I used to love it as a kid.

The sister reveal is definitely one of those things that stands out as a glaring issue but now even what used to be the good things about Return of the Jedi for me have turned into weaknesses. I used to think the stuff with Luke, the Emperor, and Vader was the saving grace of this movie but now all of it just feels cheap, contrived, and lazy. With the emperor saying things like “You, like your father, are now mine.”, or Vader saying “It is useless to resist”. They turned the dark side into some sort of dark force that tempts you and takes control of you. I kind of miss the days when the dark side was simply another philosophy by which force users would follow. When Luke made his decision in Empire Strikes Back to not join Vader, it actually seemed like a hard decision when I was a kid. Vader was his father, they could technically beat the Emperor together, and then rule the galaxy together. It actually seemed like a viable option and Luke was still able to make the right choice. In Return of the Jedi, the Emperor couldn’t have done a worse job of trying to convince Luke to join him. Why is it that because Luke loses his cool for a few moments, would maybe turn him to the dark side. For gods sake, even when he refuses to kill Vader and throws his light saber away it is starting to feel cheap and contrived.

It’s all just probably my mind becoming more and more cynical in thinking but oh well. RIP Return of the Jedi.

Are you sure you’re not a sock of mine?

You actually were the one who made me think of these issues in Return of the Jedi. It just makes me sad cause I now feel that what I considered the best is now along with the other bad things about Return of the Jedi.

Possessed said:

darthrush said:

LordZerome1080 said:

How get?

Myspleen. Go to the thread to ask for an invite and you can find them there.

I know we use this joke a lot but that seemed a little cruel lol you basically just told him he can’t get it.

What do you mean? I was being entirely serious. That is the one place I uploaded them and he can ask for an invite in the designated thread. This is true of course unless something has changed about the thread that I’m not aware of.

EDIT: Checked the invite thread to see what this is all about. My apologies.

TV’s Frink said:

I don’t think anything past Ok Computer is any good.

I do have an unpopular affection for The Bends and consider it to be Radiohead’s second best record, but In Rainbows is mesmerizing to me. It’s atmosphere and range of emotions is impeccable in my opinion. Each to their own.

LordZerome1080 said:

How get?

Myspleen. Go to the thread to ask for an invite and you can find them there.

TV’s Frink said:

darthrush said:

Each day I am just becoming more and more worried since Return of the Jedi is losing more of it’s appeal to me everyday.

That’s hardly something to worry about. I used to like lots of things when I was younger that lost their appeal as I grew older. The nice thing is that you also realize as you grow older that these kinds of things aren’t really that important.

Obviously I worry more about actually important things but it sure does make my heart ache. I just can’t seem to find almost any appeal in Return of the Jedi anymore. Apart of me is now wanting to forget it happened.

Each day Return of the Jedi becomes worse and worse of a movie in my mind. Even just a few months ago, my opinion of the movie was much more generous. And it makes me quite sad since I used to love it as a kid.

The sister reveal is definitely one of those things that stands out as a glaring issue but now even what used to be the good things about Return of the Jedi for me have turned into weaknesses. I used to think the stuff with Luke, the Emperor, and Vader was the saving grace of this movie but now all of it just feels cheap, contrived, and lazy. With the emperor saying things like “You, like your father, are now mine.”, or Vader saying “It is useless to resist”. They turned the dark side into some sort of dark force that tempts you and takes control of you. I kind of miss the days when the dark side was simply another philosophy by which force users would follow. When Luke made his decision in Empire Strikes Back to not join Vader, it actually seemed like a hard decision when I was a kid. Vader was his father, they could technically beat the Emperor together, and then rule the galaxy together. It actually seemed like a viable option and Luke was still able to make the right choice. In Return of the Jedi, the Emperor couldn’t have done a worse job of trying to convince Luke to join him. Why is it that because Luke loses his cool for a few moments, would maybe turn him to the dark side. For gods sake, even when he refuses to kill Vader and throws his light saber away it is starting to feel cheap and contrived.

It’s all just probably my mind becoming more and more cynical in thinking but oh well. RIP Return of the Jedi.

Trying to get into Oasis and curious if any fans here have a recommendation for the best album to start with as a beginner.

TM2YC said:

Radiohead - Everything up to ‘In Rainbows’. Anybody listening past that point is kidding themselves that they are still good LOL

I hope your joking. In Rainbows might be my favorite alt-rock record of the 2000’s.

I don’t think camo troopers are worth Ady’s time. Addidtions to the ground battle on endor in general though would be much appreciated.

The clip you posted is very impressive! The joke is actually funny now and the music works wonders. I would love to see these edits.

Right now my favorite easily has got to be Edgar Wright.

This edit is taking longer than expected. Sorry for the delay everyone. I will refocus my efforts harder than ever to finish this.

suspiciouscoffee said:

darthrush said:

Got my ACT score back and I am so relieved. I got a composite score of 31 and on the reading section, I got a perfect score of 36. Can’t deny that this really made my day.

Great, just when I start feeling good about my 30 😛

I’m just messing with you. Congrats!

I did only get a 30.5 and it rounded up but congrats to you also! That’s great news! 😃

Jeebus said:

darthrush said:

Something came up today that drew me to this delightful thread.

My AP teachers seem to be unaware that I have 6 classes I’m taking at the same time, not just theirs.

For about the fifth time this week, I heard a teacher argue how easy homework is to fit into one’s schedule. They say something like “Oh class, don’t feel cheated, I only give 30 minutes of homework a night.” That would be just fantastic if I only took your class. But every one of my other teachers has the same exact mindset so that daily 30 minutes of homework turns into daily 3 hour sessions for homework.

Hey, 3 hours plus the 8 you spend at school is only 11 hours of your day, and you only need 8 hours of sleep. Really, the teachers should be giving you much more homework; who knows what could happen if students were to have, god forbid, free time?! 😛

Your basically qualified to be a AP teacher!

Jokes aside, this is how I think some adults actually think about us students. I always feel like a lab rat just being molded and stimulated and controlled in the most optimal way for success to make my parents look good and satisfy everyone.

I just want to live a happy life.

yhwx said:

That’s way too much homework. You’re already spending eight hours a day at school, why intrude the other part of your life with three hours of work?

I am sympathetic.

Thanks. And I want to make sure that ya’ll know I actually don’t have issues with public school. I used to hate it but after sitting in on one of my friends non-AP classes and seeing what his homework was, I actually realized this is an issue specifically with students pressured by parents to take an AP loaded schedule. Even at college, my sister says it’s already clear how much better it is. She is almost always fully rested since she got to pick her class times. She goes to a fraction of the school I go to every week, and she really enjoys her classes.

It’s just that me and a lot of my peers give in to pressure and take a ton of AP’s. But I honestly think if I took all regular classes, I would have learned and retained so much more, and would end up looking back at school as a challenging but fulfilling use of my time. Right now everything is just a means to an end. Another worksheet every second to mindlessly search for answers as I think about nothing but my grade.

Got my ACT score back and I am so relieved. I got a composite score of 31 and on the reading section, I got a perfect score of 36. Can’t deny that this really made my day.

Something came up today that drew me to this delightful thread.

My AP teachers seem to be unaware that I have 6 classes I’m taking at the same time, not just theirs.

For about the fifth time this week, I heard a teacher argue how easy homework is to fit into one’s schedule. They say something like “Oh class, don’t feel cheated, I only give 30 minutes of homework a night.” That would be just fantastic if I only took your class. But every one of my other teachers has the same exact mindset so that daily 30 minutes of homework turns into daily 3 hour sessions for homework.

Sorry for the whining. I am just low on sleep, have a quiz every other day for one of my classes, and am drained and hearing my teachers try to trivialize it just put me over the edge (which basically means I’m angry enough to post on a forum).

EDIT:

I think I realized the issue started at the time when I signed up for 5 AP classes. My friends all take regular classes and are at standard math level, and when I see what their homework and classes are like, it makes me jealous. One regular history teacher said that the AP teacher is probably better, but you learn more in his class (he was half joking in an attempt to get me into his class since I know him well) and it actually makes perfect sense. You spend more time on each topic, have less busy work and you get to really focus on learning something to the fullest. An AP stacked schedule just burns me out. I am actually quite curious what all of ya’ll think of schooling in general.

JARUS5 said:

I wonder how Adywan intends to fix Luke’s fat saber

This is one of the changes that I’m especially excites me. Always has been an issue for me.

Possessed said:

That is what it means. Og kush is all that it matters for me though.

Funnily enough, I just got my hands on some of this to dab.

Really great ideas going on here. The new and improved Leia scene did feel a little abrupt but after watching it a few more times, it really fits in nicely. The music is timed well, and your re-edited version (@Nevarar) is masterful. You were able to really make the scene work and I think it is really important because we need as much mentioning of the republic as possible.

Speed Racer

I actually really enjoy this flick. Very heartfelt and has a surprisingly euphoric climax. It’s even funner to watch with some special substances considering the crazy ass colors.

ChainsawAsh said:

Feeling abandoned or used (or both) by all of the few friends I have right now. Don’t have money for booze and am out of weed so I don’t have anything to numb the loneliness or put me to sleep, either.

Sorry to hear this. I wish you the best.

TV’s Frink said:

Holy shit this thread.

NeverarGreat said:

If Episode 8 is a smash, they should get Rian to write 9 and get someone to direct who has a strong vision and ability to conclude character arcs.

This ^

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