ray_afraid

I don’t like anything.

TV’s Frink said:

Bingowings said:

ChainsawAsh said:

Bingowings said:

ChainsawAsh said:

Bingowings said:

moviefreakedmind said:

TV’s Frink said:

Handman said:

I wish I never had to sit through any of the Alien sequels/prequels.

Oh come on.

Until visiting this site, I didn’t know that there was a single person on earth that disliked Aliens. I’m still considering the possibility that everyone who claims to dislike Aliens is actually lying.

I like Aliens, it’s quotable, it’s got great action sequences but boy is it overrated, not as overrated as the truly awful T2

WHAT?!?!

T2 is a long drawn out pointless remake of the first film that actively undermines everything the superior first film did. The ending is nonsensical too and the cheesy humour. T2 is, in its own way as bad as any of the other sequels. And like all the other sequels it’s got some good bits in it but I could live without them just to erase it and remember the original film as the only film in the series. I like the Sarah Coral Coracles though.

Everyone I know acts like I’m a weirdo for thinking T1 is a better movie, but damn it, T2 is still 8/10 at least!

I know it’s popular and has for its day ground breaking special effects but it’s just so awful for me I would give it 4/10 for the fantastic nuclear nightmare scene which I watched during the Soviet military coup so it added a piquancy. The whole thing is nonsensical. The tone shatters everytime humour is deployed. The monologues are tedious. The kid playing John is even more annoying than Carrie Henn (maybe if they hooked up in later life she could give birth to that sound polystyrene makes when rubbed against itself). It has as much narrative logic as Attack of the Clones. You have a machine that can adopt any human shape including clothes, after sampling that person (and presumably their clothes). How does that work? Genetic mimicking? Do clothes have a genetic structure? Does it have a data base of all clothing? Assuming that it has to adopt a default shape for cinematic reasons (so the audience knows when the Terminator is around) why would the liquid Terminator show this default to its prey? It undermines it’s entire purpose. Then you have the ending. In the first film it’s made clear that changes to the timeline have consequences. Reese and the original Terminator both assume this and this informs every action they take. So destroying the original chip, the work derived from it and the Terminators should result in Sarah never meeting Reese, never conceiving John and returning to being the woman she might have been if the first film never happened. But it doesn’t. So if we have John from a divergent universe and a divergent Kyle is his father Judgement day still happened for him. Which calls into question their entire reason for doing anything. They saved a world but not the one Kyle and the Terminators came from. Presumably there are countless worlds where the Terminators succeed and justify the other equally flawed sequels. Each one being a threat to her and her son. Maybe she should have patched up the cyborg bodyguard as all manner of Rick and Mortyness is now possible. This is why I like the television show. That admiration aside, I just love the closed loop of the first film. The consistent tone. The perfect bleakness of the ending. All the sequels are like really well made fan films. How someone can slag off Terminator 4 and defend T2 mystifies me. Nostalgia must play a part. I have similar problems with Return of the Jedi. When I say it’s almost as bad as the Prequels people act like one of my other heads are showing.

Bingo is the new worst person here. :p

*Takes off crown. Hands it to Bingo.
Wear it well, my friend.

poita said:

I still wonder why they don’t do an X-Wing vs TIE Fighter reboot.

That is likely the only Star Wars game I’d pick up. I also have no idea why it isn’t happening.

With VR it would be many a young fan’s dream come true.

FTFY

Yay for people listening to Devo!
Also, if ya like Garbage, you should check out their cover of the Ramones I Just Wanna Have Something To Do. It’s a great song and a great cover.
Here it is.

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Is the little tree-person about to flip us off or is he waving at us with the back of his hand??
(and is there a way to resize images so that this thing doesn’t keep taking up quarter pages?)

I’m also a Neil DeGrasse Tyson fan. You guys should check out his Hot Ones interview on youtube. Eats super hot wings and talks his stuff at the same time.
Here’s a link: Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Universe While Eating Spicy Wings

I love it, but Frink’s right. Needs a bunny.
(great reference to the 1963 KKvsG. The tree bit is the best part of that great film. I’m guessing most who see this pic will have no idea what they’re talking about!)

I’m sad that Guy Richie makes such stupid movies now. Snatch is an all time favorite and if you haven’t seen it, you should.

Ghostbusters 2.
I was only 9, but still…

SilverWook said:

Is that from Gods & Monsters? Been meaning to watch that.

Well, get on it! It’s good.

jarbear said:

Anyway, back to IV … fortunately Ady would just need to really, all in all, do some minor things for this release…

Actually, everything has to be re-done. Ady doesn’t have his original working files, and besides, none of that would upscale to HD. Plus he’s said he won’t be reusing images of ships and such from other parts of other films, it’ll all be completely brand new shots. Which is great, because the Star Destroyers from Empire are one of the little things that pull me out of the movie when watching.

jarbear said:

I am very glad Ady will be adding some more B-wings and new pilot scenes, I would love to see the executor being taken down by B-wings. He could totally keep the scenes on the Bridge … but take out the crashing A-wing and instead have a 3 B-wing Squad do a full blast on the bridge.

I’m all for more B-Wings, but I hope the A-Wing still takes out the Super Destroyer bridge.
Ady has said that he will be recreating the famous production art of the B-Wings taking out a couple regular Destroyers*, which will add even more epic scale and destruction to the battle.

*

^ Yes to Roy Orbison!

Cuphead looks great!
I’ve always wondered why they don’t do a 2D Mario in that ‘30’s animation style. The look and music from 1-3 and World is already geared in that direction. Seems a perfect fit.
But now it would look like they’re rippin’ off Cuphead.

Possessed said:

ray_afraid said:

Possessed said:

I don’t yet have any interest in the switch. When I finish playing through the twilight princess remake for wiiu I plan on picking up breath of the wild for the wiiu.

Hey, how’s that going? How much have ya played and how do ya like it?

Progress in Twilight Princess is slow since I only play it when my dad is over, but the last time I played it I had just beaten the temple of time and I think I have to go to the sky next. I absolutely love it but I’m only doing the main quest so there’s huge areas of the overworld I haven’t even been to because I’m just not somebody that likes to do sidequests.

Cool! I love sidequests, but I’ll tell ya (spoiler free) that most of the ones in TP are a frustrating runaround with no rewarding story additions or valuable gear/treasure. Sticking to the main quest makes TP more enjoyable -IN MY OPINION- (I’m sure a certain someone will still pop in to argue this 😉 ).
I don’t remember the order of events in TP… have you gotten to the Hidden Village yet? I’ll remain spoiler free, but will say that that place has one of my favorite pieces of music in the entire series!

ChainsawAsh said:

don’t drink soda at all!

I endorse and support this message.

Whew. Doozy last night. 80 oz. of water, 2 cups of coffee and then, later, a glass of apple juice.
I know it sounds crazy, but I can still remember having fun last night!

^ Nice! I approve of this fiendish activity.

Possessed said:

I don’t yet have any interest in the switch. When I finish playing through the twilight princess remake for wiiu I plan on picking up breath of the wild for the wiiu.

Hey, how’s that going? How much have ya played and how do ya like it?

nhoj3 said:

I’m fairly certain it’s too late for this suggestion in Adywan’s work, but I love the idea in Sparkysywer’s thread that DS1 wasn’t actually destroyed in ANH, but rather severely damaged, rebuilt during ESB, and then revealed again for ROTJ. I don’t see the need to change much… a new destruction effect in ANH, and modified crawls for ESB and ROTJ.

I think that it’s an elegant solution to the rehash problem of DS2.

I love the idea as well, but it seems more “fan-edity” than what Ady’s doing.
And I think he’s against changing the opening text.

I think it’s an idea better suited for another edit.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Sighs matter not.

Ha! Well played, Mr. Energizer.

DuracellEnergizer said:

What are you gonna do about it? Release the dogs or the bees or the dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you?

This right here is a good Simpsons reference.

Jeebus said:

I predict…

Good song. I love Sparks!
(wanted to change your link to link to the song, but can only find it with the video, and I don’t like posting videos)

What is it with “Lords”?

Mark’s Down On Your Syntax said:

I… drunk… pot…
am I in the right thread?

I just glanced at your post, but I’d say no.

I’m also drinkin’ tap water tonight, as I didn’t realize I was so low on bottles.
It’s… I don’t like it. But it’s getting the job done.
I am hydrated and sober as hell! WOO!