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    2019 Q1 MOVIE GENERAL DISCUSSION

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    On 1/30/2019 at 7:58 AM, turk128 said:

    Polar (2019) was basically Mads Mikkelsen doing John Wick. Mikkelsen is his usual badassery so it was entertaining at least if not original whatsoever.

    Watched that flick last night and was pleasantly surprised.

    I am not familiar with the source graphic novel, but being a fan of Mads I overlooked a lot of the film's holes and cheesiness.

    The violence and gunplay was OTT,  that didn't bother me me.

    Lucas and Mikkelsen played off each other so well.

    Looked on YouTube and saw that most reviews were negative, but my wife and I enjoyed the flick.

     

    2019 VIDEO GAME CATCH-ALL THREAD

    in COMPUTERS & GAMES & TECH

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    So I downloaded Langrisser for my Fire tablet and absolutely love it (so far).

    I'm only a few levels in but the turn-based combat is quick and animated very well.

     

    I wish I could say the same for Onigiri on the Switch.

    This is the clunkiest game I've played on the Switch.

    Since it is a MMORPG there are probably tons of people playing and the lobby is so slow.

    I'm going to try and stick it out and see if they can patch it to a playable level.

     

    Picked up King's Quest Collector's Edition for PS4 and instead of adding to the backlog I fired it up to see how it played compared to the older games.

    And I must say it stands up nicely. 

    It runs so smooth and the voice acting led by Christopher Lloyd is top notch.

     

    Also picked up Raiden V for PS4.

    Now bullet hell is not my favorite genre, but this game is a blast.

    My only gripe so far is they cover up a good portion of the screen with dialog and simulated cockpit controls that add NOTHING.

    There is a storyline, but it is hard to follow at times because of the carnage going on.

    I tried to catch up on story by reading some of the displayed dialog, but quickly realized the level had moved on and I was being shot up.

    2019 HORROR MOVIE THREAD

    in MOVIES & TV

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    20 hours ago, Curt McGirt said:

    After reading all this shit about Hereditary I'm not sure if I haven't been making the right decision in letting my download of it sit like a bad pierogi on the plate this whole time. How long is it? I don't want to sit through some indie-riffic 2 1/2 hours of rich white people problems with a thin veneer of horror to spice it up. 

    Watch it.

    You can't rely on message board bullshit no matter how much you respect/hate the posters.

    I found Hereditary interesting, but it is a polarizing film.

     

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    Random music thoughts

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    21 hours ago, Curt McGirt said:

    It's my misfortune to let you know that long-running punk zine Maximumrocknroll is wrapping up in the next three issues. End of an era; very sad. 

    That it has lasted this long is a minor miracle.

    I mean be honest, how many of us here still read paper magazines?

     

    2019 HORROR MOVIE THREAD

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    7 hours ago, J.T. said:

    I thought it was intriguing because it reminded me a lot of A Quiet Place in that you have all of these people adjusting their lifestyles to adapt to the deadly qualities of the monsters.

    Unlike A Quiet Place, I really could not find any characters I could relate to or sympathize with, so some of the action really dragged on and I felt it was a bit cheap to infuse tension into the story via putting child characters in constant peril. 

    That is the danger of making a post-apocalypse movie too bleak.  Same reason I didn't particularly care for The Road even though some of my friends continue to rave over it.

    I would rate it a 7.5/10.  It's definitely worth watching and it is a pretty good movie drawn from an otherwise slightly above average novel.

    I can only suspend my disbelief for so long and it went over the line.

    I would be pleased if I could find a GPS that would allow me to drive with no windows cleared like they did in the film, because mine is like a couple of seconds off and I would wind up in a ditch/wall/river.

    It should be seen, but it's nowhere near as epic as the hype made it out to be.

    Much like The Haunting of Hill House, but that's another story.

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    2019 Q1 MOVIE GENERAL DISCUSSION

    in MOVIES & TV

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    8 hours ago, Brian Fowler said:

    There are two main branches of Satanism. The Anton Levy style "Ayn Rand objectivism dressed up with dark ritual" bullshit, and the Satanic Temple "secular humanist trolls that fight for the first amendment enforcement"

    Neither worships Satan.

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    I await your next series of religious studies entitled "What's Up With This God Fellow, Anyway". 

    2019 HORROR MOVIE THREAD

    in MOVIES & TV

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    Watched Bird Box (2018) over the weekend. 

    The first 15 or so minutes were reminiscent of the Dawn of the Dead reboot. 

    But as soon as the group get holed up, I was ready for a volcano to open up and end our misery. 

    Gary was spotted coming down Broadway, and I was on the verge of cutting this film some slack when the drawings came out, but they whiffed on the follow through. 

    I have no qualms with any performance as they were all good, but the story was the letdown. 

    5.5/10 

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