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Post by Sonya on Jun 6, 2024 16:40:42 GMT
Decided to rewatch some movies with Bruce Lee.
The man who influenced different people and different spheres of the world.
Stumbled upon several interviews describing Bruce Lee himself and different situations from which one can understand what kind of person he was (like Jackie Chan experience, ofcource Chuck Norris).
And stumbled upon Bruce Lee "The Lost Interview 1971" [RARE COLOR HD Remastered]
There is a description and explanation of this interview under the video if someone would like to read and interested.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2024 1:59:22 GMT
I'm not adamantly opposed to nuStar Wars and I personally think Andor is one of the best shows I've ever seen. (No qualifiers, just straight up.) But Acolyte s1e1 is just fuckin' terribad. Kills the best thing they got going for it in the first five minutes. And lemme tell you, Matrix-Jedi as its high point isn't a great sell. I was really hoping it wasn't a multiple-personality/DID disorder thing but... yeah. It looks like it. Nope a twin. That's not better. Oh, and she lost TWO moms. That's like, even worse than losing two parents. So not only is she a minority, she also has mental health issues, a childhood trauma, and had LGBTQ parents! She tics all of the boxes except actually being interesting. PS: Don't forget that every Padawan has to be a young woman with no less than 5 spikes on their head. Edit: OMG I almost forgot they named her OSHA because clearly the USA needs to promote workplace safety compliance. ... I recently decided to self-harm by burning through Beacon23 and the writing is comparable. I'm not even sure I can bring myself to hate-watch this further, but I'll try.
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Post by Ravenfeeder on Jun 7, 2024 15:27:45 GMT
I quite enjoyed The Acolyte. Was it as mind-blowing as Star Wars was in 1977? No. Was it amazing drama hitting every note like Andor? Also no. But it was decently good. Much as I might want everything to be special, I know we aren't going to get that so I'm just going to enjoy things which are decently good.
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Jun 8, 2024 12:26:02 GMT
Yesterday I watched The ACOLYTE.....It's gotten nothing but flaming negative reviews online, but I for one enjoyed it. The acting and script aren't the greatest....Disney has done better projects (ANDOR, Ahsoka, The Mandolorian) but it's okay. I"m interested in the era and seeing where the story goes.
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Post by rewindbutton on Jun 8, 2024 13:44:42 GMT
I wasn't going to post about The Acolyte, but here goes. Gonna keep it short though. My issues: Force-Fu: Jedi masters are Kung Fu masters now. (pun very much intended) Where did this particular style of fighting later disappear into? Jedi masters are feeble: They go down like punks. Anakin would be livid. OSHA: I'm sure there'll be USDA and APHIS too. Barash Meditation: So now they are taking inspiration from comics? Took their sweet time, and chose the wrong comics. Mekneks: Now they are just making stuff up. Dark Siders: The Sith have been extinct for a millenium. Plagueis is alive in this era, but it can't be him, for obvious reasons. Igniting the red lightsaber: There was no reason, just the rule of cool.
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Jun 8, 2024 21:18:54 GMT
I wasn't going to post about The Acolyte, but here goes. Gonna keep it short though. My issues: Force-Fu: Jedi masters are Kung Fu masters now. (pun very much intended) Where did this particular style of fighting later disappear into? Jedi masters are feeble: They go down like punks. Anakin would be livid. OSHA: I'm sure there'll be USDA and APHIS too. Barash Meditation: So now they are taking inspiration from comics? Took their sweet time, and chose the wrong comics. Mekneks: Now they are just making stuff up. Dark Siders: The Sith have been extinct for a millenium. Plagueis is alive in this era, but it can't be him, for obvious reasons. Igniting the red lightsaber: There was no reason, just the rule of cool. While I do not disagree with anything you've said, I would like to try to offer a rebuttle: Jedi Masters as Martial Artists (specifically, as you pointed out, Kung-Fu)....The way I looked at this is harkening back to Qui-Gon Jinn's observation about Darth Maul (paraphrase) a mysterious figure who was (quote) "Well-trained in the Jedi Arts". And thanks to Ray Park with his background and mastery of martial arts, during the Prequels we saw for the first time a faster-paced, harder hitting, more action-packed martial art-style of Jedi combat....which was at the tail end of an era of glory for the Jedi, the end of the Old Republic. AND as we have already witnessed (especially with Jedi Survivor's introduction of Dagan Gerra who was from the era of the High REpublic- which The ACOLYTE takes place during)....in my mind it makes sense that we see the JEdi in their heyday with this martial arts combat style in full swing (pun intended). On a different note that ties in....We already have seen martial arts in star wars with ROGUE ONE and Donnie's Yen's character of Chirrut Imwe the monk who was a member of the Guardians of the Whills. So with martial arts in full display already within the star wars universe we can't really fault The ACOLYTE for solidifying that as the chosen choreography. I do agree, "mekneks"......that was just weird. Why not just say "Mechanics" ? Math is not one of my strong suits but given that by the time of Episode 1, the COuncil makes the point of saying "The Sith have been extinct for a millenium"....I'm fairly confident that if you work backwards from TPM it goes back even BEFORE the time of the Acolyte which is about 100 years prior to Episode 1....so to have the enemy be the Sith doesn't really make any sense and already breaks canon and lore in several ways. But I did some quick googling and found this: The series “The Acolyte” is set in the Star Wars universe during the High Republic Era, which is recognized as the golden age of the Jedi Order12. Specifically, it takes place at the end of this era, approximately 100 years before the events of "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace"12. This places “The Acolyte” in the year 132 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin) in the Star Wars timeline2. The series follows a former Padawan and her Jedi Master as they investigate crimes that threaten the High Republic1. It’s set to be the true ending of the High Republic, marking the start of the fall of the Jedi Order2. The series premiered on Disney+ on June 4th.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2024 7:09:16 GMT
Godzilla Minus One: Went in with looow expectations, came out happy. Pretty good flick, great for a Godzilla movie. Felt like they treated the source material well. (From what I understand.) Both the aftermath of dealing with the nuclear age opening up on their front door, and post-war fatigue.
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Post by rewindbutton on Jun 9, 2024 8:59:17 GMT
martial arts combat style It's the style I'm critizicing. When I saw this: It didn't remind me of this: While this Episode I fight is far from flawless, it's still one of the best we've had so far. - And an excellent performance by Ray Park, I agree. But The Acolyte made me think of this instead: Another great fight scene, but a totally different genre. I'm a fan of both genres, but I wish they would keep them separate. They did intentionally mix the styles, I didn't come up with the term Force-Fu: Carrie-Anne Moss Reveals How Star Wars' New "Force-Fu" Fighting Works
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Post by rewindbutton on Jun 11, 2024 12:16:04 GMT
Rewatched Exorcist: The Beginning and saw The Pope's Exorcist for the first time. That was a lot of exorcism for one day! I've always liked Harlin's take on the exorcist, but I am willing to admit, that it's a flawed movie. The Pope's Exorcist isn't much better, and it seems rather formulaic, especially when compared to the Beginning. Russell Crowe was a terrible choice for the main role; Franco Nero would've been a lot better suited for the part.
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Rewatched Exorcist: The Beginning and saw The Pope's Exorcist for the first time. That was a lot of exorcism for one day! I've always liked Harlin's take on the exorcist, but I am willing to admit, that it's a flawed movie. The Pope's Exorcist isn't much better, and it seems rather formulaic, especially when compared to the Beginning. Russell Crowe was a terrible choice for the main role; Franco Nero would've been a lot better suited for the part. Been on a bit of a horror stint myself. But instead of movies or shows I've been watching YT Let's Plays.
Started by watching another run of Deadspace Remake. God that game is gorgeous and so fun to watch. Person I'm watching died a LOT, which made it rather more entertaining.
Watched Dredge, again. Charming game, not really one I want to play but I love the art direction and atmosphere; this time I paid more attention to the story.
Then watched the first bit of Hidden Deep. A sidescroller pixel game about trying to rescue people trapped in an underwater mine but it starts to get monstrous. This one was a tad slow though and the story seemed tertiary to just running through hoops, sadly. Lots of promise in the game's mechanics though.
After that I swapped to The Quarry. Watched the first two or three episodes on ChristopherOdd's channel, looks alright so far. The cast is quite something. I'm curious to see where it goes and will probably binge the rest today. This man is gonna get a lot of these kids murdered, mark my words.
I gotta say watching someone who isn't entirely the best at games works well when I'm watching them play a horror game.
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Post by rewindbutton on Jun 11, 2024 17:00:31 GMT
Been on a bit of a horror stint myself. But instead of movies or shows I've been watching YT Let's Plays. If you're into space horror, Fort Solis is worth checking out: FORT SOLIS Gameplay Walkthrough Part 1
Invincible is pretty good too, but it's pure 1950's sci-fi, no horror, despite the AI-thumbnail:
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2024 17:25:54 GMT
Invincible is pretty good too *** Joking aside, I'll give it a shot once I'm done Quarry. (Assuming I'm still on a "horror stint.")
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2024 17:34:36 GMT
Fuck yeah. Finally.
My body is ready.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2024 18:04:55 GMT
Fuck yeah. Finally. My body is ready. I didn't know there was a teaser yet... can't wait. Hang on, "final chapter"? So it is the second and final season then?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2024 18:48:24 GMT
Hang on, "final chapter"? So it is the second and final season then? I didn't know that either. Unfortunate, but in this day I'm just happy they'll have a planned conclusion. Hopefully another 3x3 episode list. I liked that. Interesting way to split the season. Kinda get the best of both worlds. Can binge a bit, but still spread out enough to generate interesting discussion during airing. Now I'm curious what the studio is working on after, if this is the last season. Lot of talented people there apparently.
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Post by rewindbutton on Jun 12, 2024 12:26:11 GMT
^Not gonna lie, that looked surprisingly good. If BW was trying to hook me, they succeeded, but more gameplay footage is needed.
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Post by rewindbutton on Jun 12, 2024 16:56:00 GMT
Something I've been meaning to ask, but always seem to forget.
I've been trying to find a sci-fi B-movie, probably made in the 80's, or early 90's. I don't remember anything else about it, except that there was an android teaching fencing to the protagonist, a young woman. All the moves he taught, had fancy names. I think the android was played by Rutger Hauer, but I'm not sure: I went through his filmography, and nothing rang a bell.
Anyone, please?
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Post by dazk on Jun 13, 2024 2:29:08 GMT
Something I've been meaning to ask, but always seem to forget. I've been trying to find a sci-fi B-movie, probably made in the 80's, or early 90's. I don't remember anything else about it, except that there was an android teaching fencing to the protagonist, a young woman. All the moves he taught, had fancy names. I think the android was played by Rutger Hauer, but I'm not sure: I went through his filmography, and nothing rang a bell. Anyone, please? No idea but am intrigued!!!!!
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Finished ChristopherOdd's run of The Quarry. AKA: Choose Your Own Adventure Movie.
Great prologue which gives you motivation to power through the first act. Which is a pretty decent given the setting. Second act is good too, but they can't quite land the third with any amount of closure given all the strands they're weaving. I'm going to burn through an "they all survive" run and see how it differs though. Still, an entertaining watch.
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Post by Alfonsedode on Jun 13, 2024 11:57:24 GMT
Something I've been meaning to ask, but always seem to forget. I've been trying to find a sci-fi B-movie, probably made in the 80's, or early 90's. I don't remember anything else about it, except that there was an android teaching fencing to the protagonist, a young woman. All the moves he taught, had fancy names. I think the android was played by Rutger Hauer, but I'm not sure: I went through his filmography, and nothing rang a bell. Anyone, please? Inst that a type of question ChatGPT can answer ? (i have no idea)
Also, we started fallout at home (i just finished a 6 months playthrough of New Vegas). Pretty decent stuff and good film direction (globally, acting and photo aso...) even if writing is ... cheap. I wonder if they hired some of the fallout game writer. The visuals really feel like fallout, but the wasteland inhabitants dont. So little input from the world in the story yet. I guess they keep their options open that way.
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Post by skekSil on Jun 13, 2024 18:59:34 GMT
Something I've been meaning to ask, but always seem to forget. I've been trying to find a sci-fi B-movie, probably made in the 80's, or early 90's. I don't remember anything else about it, except that there was an android teaching fencing to the protagonist, a young woman. All the moves he taught, had fancy names. I think the android was played by Rutger Hauer, but I'm not sure: I went through his filmography, and nothing rang a bell. Anyone, please? Can you remember anything else? Was it a post apocalyptic setting or space opera or 'near future' type? Right now I can only suggest checking The Blood of Heroes (aka The Salute of the Jugger). It doesn't have androids or fencing but does have Rutger Hauer, a young woman who is a protégé of his and instead of fencing they play a violent take of post apoc American football with which has 'fancy names' for various tactics/moves.
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The Boys S4.1: I quite liked it. Looking forward to more. Good stuff. Lengthy spoilers below ↓ Jesus Christ Neuman's kid going predator/tentacle monster was quite something. Didn't expect that, especially kinda early on in the episode. Good stuff. One of the people they consider for The Seven, Dognott or something like that, played a major role in Black Sails. I'm curious if we'll see him crop up again. Not sure what to make of Sage. Could see her using all this to try and take power herself, or screw over Homelander in some way. Right now her primary motivation seemed to be when Homelander told her she'd get to play with the masses. I'm hoping there's more to her than that. Interesting end to Mother's Milk's wife's ex, the Homelander superfan. Bit of basic, but satisfying, poetic justice. Butcher hearing voices had me wondering if a supe was actually screwing with him, rather than any mental illness on his part. The brain worm at the end there kinda convinces me there's more going on. Maybe not another supe, but I dunno. Was nice they managed to bring back the same actress for the wife.
I'm curious what secret secret secret organization Butcher got asked to join when he runs into his old work-buddy there too.
The Deep needs to just run away with his octopus. I think he'd be happier. The fact they have Tilda Swinton voicing ither makes me wonder if there'll be more to see. Couple Godalkin references to let us Gen Vrs feel all special. Polarity poster/cutout thing in one scene there too. They mentioned the virus but I felt like it got a bit swept under the rug for now. Hughie's arc seems alright in terms of grounding things in generic human strife. Still curious to see how it progresses. Frenchie/Kimiko/Colin. Kinda "meh" on this whole thing. Feels a bit like filler but I don't hate it. Just no investment. I appreciated Kimiko clearly stating "we aren't a thing go get laid" though. A-Train. He continually shows that he can't be trusted yet I can't help but wonder if he'll come through at the very end. Starlight. Uh, meh. 0 investment in this arc so far but whatevs. Learning how to fly didn't really sell much for me. Neuman makes an interesting third party to all this. I like her role and portrayal. The acid/Butcher shooting her, and her brushing it off while she's in the middle of a "conversation" with Hughie was good times. Probably jump right into ep2 and I believe 3 is out too.
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Post by rewindbutton on Jun 14, 2024 7:05:16 GMT
Inst that a type of question ChatGPT can answer ? That's a good idea, I'll have to inquire about it.
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Post by rewindbutton on Jun 14, 2024 7:15:50 GMT
Can you remember anything else? Was it a post apocalyptic setting or space opera or 'near future' type? Not much. I think there was a big bad to defeat, but the movie cuts short, and leaves that to the sequel, that (AFAIK) was never made. Definitely not a space opera, more like post apocalyptic setting. The Blood of Heroes (aka The Salute of the Jugger). Sounds a lot like what I remember.. but without swords and the android.
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