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by BruceSmith78
Wed Jul 22, 2020 4:20 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: 2020 stuff
Replies: 144
Views: 24377

Re: 2020 stuff

I liked Looper too, but I liked 12 Monkeys more. I've never heard of La Jetee. I'm way out of my league in film discussions around here.
by BruceSmith78
Sat Jul 18, 2020 4:13 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: 2020 stuff
Replies: 144
Views: 24377

Re: 2020 stuff

I love the BTTF trilogy and the first two Terminators, but I think the best film I've seen involving time travel is 12 Monkeys.
by BruceSmith78
Fri Jul 17, 2020 2:24 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: 2020 stuff
Replies: 144
Views: 24377

Re: 2020 stuff

Nobody likes Back to the Future III.

I liked Back to the Future III.
by BruceSmith78
Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:07 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: New game
Replies: 8
Views: 3000

Re: New game

Reported
by BruceSmith78
Sat Jun 13, 2020 5:16 am
Forum: General
Topic: White lives don't matter
Replies: 11
Views: 3368

Re: White lives don't matter

https://images.app.goo.gl/Kpxxe9WoQgUn6tdU8

This fucking board wouldn't let me post the image, so I had to just post the link. Pretty sure this place is run by a white guy. [none]
by BruceSmith78
Fri May 15, 2020 3:50 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Childhood movies to introduce to kids
Replies: 12
Views: 3543

Re: Childhood movies to introduce to kids

When I watched Ghost as a kid I thought it was funny, and when my sister and mom cried at the end I didn't get it. I was like, “What's so sad? He's going to heaven. I can't think of a happier ending."

When I watched it as an adult with my wife I cried at the end.
by BruceSmith78
Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:41 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: 2020 stuff
Replies: 144
Views: 24377

Re: 2020 stuff

I remember watching Ruby Sparks in the theater when it first came out and I went in thinking it would another typical rom-com. I was ultimately impressed and a little shocked by how dark it got. When he starts controlling her like a fucking puppet with his typewriter, that shit was disturbing, but b...
by BruceSmith78
Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:41 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Tom Hanks
Replies: 2
Views: 1240

Re: Tom Hanks

He's in good health and has access to the best medical care available, so I think he'll be fine.
by BruceSmith78
Sat Feb 22, 2020 3:26 pm
Forum: Literature
Topic: Raxivace Reads in 2021
Replies: 31
Views: 7052

Re: I'm Trying to Get Back into Fiction

You know what's funny, I read the name “Jeffrey Dahmer" and my brain processed it as “Hannibal Lecter", and I fully expected the rest of that sentence to read “was a real person". I had to go back and read it again to understand why the sentence didn't end that way.
by BruceSmith78
Tue Jan 07, 2020 4:25 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Okay, I Just Got The Witcher 3
Replies: 28
Views: 6519

Re: Okay, I Just Got The Witcher 3

I got this game a few years ago and after watching the characters talk to each other for 30 minutes I decided it was not for me and I haven't played it since then.
by BruceSmith78
Fri Jan 03, 2020 8:25 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: 2020 stuff
Replies: 144
Views: 24377

Re: 2020 stuff

In hindsight it should have been obvious it was sarcasm, but this is why we use the [none] emoji.
by BruceSmith78
Fri Jan 03, 2020 1:53 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: 2020 stuff
Replies: 144
Views: 24377

Re: 2020 stuff

I could certainly be wrong, but I really didn't get the sense he was joking.
by BruceSmith78
Fri Jan 03, 2020 2:45 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: 2020 stuff
Replies: 144
Views: 24377

Re: 2020 stuff

I don't watch anime, but if I didn't know any better I'd think you were joking. Gendo, the guy who created this board, took his user name from that show. I'm pretty sure Eva Yojimbo also took his username from that show. The only posters left here are huge Evangelion fanboys, from what I've seen. Th...
by BruceSmith78
Thu Dec 26, 2019 4:49 am
Forum: General
Topic: Merry Christmas
Replies: 4
Views: 1990

Re: Merry Christmas

Do atheists celebrate Christmas?
by BruceSmith78
Wed Nov 27, 2019 5:47 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Gendo, 2019, movies, etc.
Replies: 115
Views: 28157

Re: Gendo, 2019, movies, etc.

Well it's been a long time since I watched it, but if that's the case then it's probably a ballistics thing. Dr. Dre wanted to shoot Jake in the side of the head with his own gun, didn't he? I think they had a rather elaborate and rehearsed story, and they had a specific weapon fired from a specific...
by BruceSmith78
Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:02 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Gendo, 2019, movies, etc.
Replies: 115
Views: 28157

Re: Gendo, 2019, movies, etc.

Doesn't he offer Jake money and Jake refuses? It's off scene, but I thought it's strongly implied that this is what happens, and that this is when he decides Jake needs to die.
by BruceSmith78
Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:47 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Gendo, 2019, movies, etc.
Replies: 115
Views: 28157

Re: Gendo, 2019, movies, etc.

Why do you think Alonzo planned on killing Jake all along?
by BruceSmith78
Sun Nov 17, 2019 2:23 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: I made a 2019 thread too
Replies: 152
Views: 33939

Re: I made a 2019 thread too

It's art that you appreciate more after smoking a doobie.
by BruceSmith78
Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:24 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: I made a 2019 thread too
Replies: 152
Views: 33939

Re: I made a 2019 thread too

My wife and I tried watching Booksmart and it was one of those movies that seems to be trying really hard to be cool and funny and failing to do either one at every turn, and we turned it off after like 15 minutes. We never even came close to laughing or cracking a smile. We wasted $5.99 renting it ...
by BruceSmith78
Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:15 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: I made a 2018 movies thread too
Replies: 160
Views: 37134

Re: I made a 2018 movies thread too

You forgot to say you love me and you're my brother.
by BruceSmith78
Tue Oct 15, 2019 5:12 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: I made a 2018 movies thread too
Replies: 160
Views: 37134

Re: I made a 2018 movies thread too

I think it still sends an anti-capitalist message, because it's heavily implied and sometimes outright stated that the working class are resentful, violent assholes because they're fed up with the rich's bullshit. They're not really sympathetic, but the movie is telling us that if things continue on...
by BruceSmith78
Tue Oct 15, 2019 1:29 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: I made a 2018 movies thread too
Replies: 160
Views: 37134

Re: I made a 2018 movies thread too

Yeah, I said to my wife after we we left, “There were no likable characters in that movie." She pointed out that the little man who Arthur/Joker spared wasn't terrible, and sure, I guess, but he was barely in the movie. I then said the same applies to the kids in this film. But I thought that w...
by BruceSmith78
Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:17 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: I made a 2018 movies thread too
Replies: 160
Views: 37134

Re: I made a 2018 movies thread too

Yeah, the Waynes are depicted as the rich, disdainful scum you'd expect them to be in the real world, and I had heard before even seeing the movie that this wasn't really “The Joker." It's not connected to the rest of the DCEU, and I don't think they're going to make a sequel so it's up to the ...
by BruceSmith78
Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:15 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: I made a 2018 movies thread too
Replies: 160
Views: 37134

Re: I made a 2018 movies thread too

I poke my head in every few days, I just never feel like I have much to contribute. I suck at reviewing movies. I think you'll like Joker though.
by BruceSmith78
Fri Oct 11, 2019 7:00 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: I made a 2018 movies thread too
Replies: 160
Views: 37134

Re: I made a 2018 movies thread too

Have any of you seen Joker? It feels like they read this thread (just the Batman stuff) when creating their version of Gotham. I think Castor and DA would appreciate it though, because of how anti-capitalistic it is.
by BruceSmith78
Mon Jul 29, 2019 7:04 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Mario Maker
Replies: 23
Views: 7532

Re: Mario Maker

I think the problem is I'm just bad at kaizo shit. I took a break and tried it again, and this time I had more luck. I realized you only phase through the turtle when it has just rebounded off the music blocks a split second sooner, so you have to get a better bounce of its shell. I still think the ...
by BruceSmith78
Mon Jul 29, 2019 3:09 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Mario Maker
Replies: 23
Views: 7532

Re: Mario Maker

I've died like 120 times and almost made it to the 1st check point. I'm no kaizo player, but that naked turtle jump feels janky as fuck. Following the coin indicator there is certain death. You have to all but completely halt your forward momentum, and maybe 80% of the time, if you time it just righ...
by BruceSmith78
Sun Jul 28, 2019 4:20 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Mario Maker
Replies: 23
Views: 7532

Re: Mario Maker

Cool, I'll try it, but I was never even able to finish a 100 man expert run, so I didn't unlock super expert. On MM2 I've been sticking to normal mostly, and only tried my hand at expert once or twice, so I probably won't clear yours.
by BruceSmith78
Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:55 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Mario Maker
Replies: 23
Views: 7532

Re: Mario Maker

So you got codes for your levels, or how does this work?
by BruceSmith78
Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:20 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Mario Maker
Replies: 23
Views: 7532

Re: Mario Maker

I'm playing it. I haven't gotten around to actually finishing a level yet, but I'll play yours.
by BruceSmith78
Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:15 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Nintendo Switch
Replies: 81
Views: 18255

Re: Nintendo Switch

We bought Odyssey because it's a 2 player game, but the 2 player mode is shit. It turned us off completely, and neither my wife or I have spent more than a couple minutes on single player.
by BruceSmith78
Mon May 20, 2019 8:37 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

Yeah, I thought the people who were still ignoring all the signs that Dany had always been evil and she didn't just become evil in 2 1/2 episodes would hear Tyrion's explanation and come around, but that was asking too much apparently. Rax, I assume with Bran you're referring to the idea that he mig...
by BruceSmith78
Mon May 20, 2019 3:29 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

When Tyrion started talking to Jon in his cell about all the people Dany slaughtered in Esseros, and how everyone cheered her on because those people were scum, it felt Iike he had read my posts in this thread. Specifically, reply #228. It was a good ending. I'm glad Jon Snow didn't end up king (may...
by BruceSmith78
Fri May 17, 2019 6:43 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

I don't think I ever cheered much for Walter White, and I don't remember ever feeling like I was supposed to cheer for him or like him, so Breaking Bad didn't do that for me.
by BruceSmith78
Fri May 17, 2019 5:03 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

Fuck growth. Fuck progression. Why are those things important? There was nuance, though. She fooled a bunch of characters on the show into believing she was good with her thinly veiled justifications, and a fuck ton of fans revered her as a hero. Her character had you fooled, apparently, and million...
by BruceSmith78
Thu May 16, 2019 7:24 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

Ned killed because it was his duty and the law of the land. He took no pleasure in it. The same could mostly be said for Jon. Sandor killed because he was ordered to do it, and although he didn't seem to show any remorse, he also didn't seem to savor it either. Jaime threw a kid out a window because...
by BruceSmith78
Wed May 15, 2019 4:24 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

"When my dragons are grown, we will take back what was stolen from me and destroy those who have wronged me. We will lay waste to armies and burn cities to the ground." "I am not your little princess. I am Daenerys Stormborn of the blood of old Valyria and I will take what is mine, wi...
by BruceSmith78
Wed May 15, 2019 3:35 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

Yeah, aside from burning people alive every other season, she also crucified fifty plus people. I said it before in this thread, but given a choice between being crucified or incinerated, light me up with dragon fire please. She also knew her dragons liked to eat people after a shepherd brought her ...
by BruceSmith78
Mon May 13, 2019 11:03 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

The Night King was created by the Children of the Forest via some black magic as a weapon against humans, and he broke free from their control. He wanted to wipe the humans from the face of the earth, because that's basically what he was created to do, and he wanted to eliminate Bran as a crucial ob...
by BruceSmith78
Mon May 13, 2019 7:14 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

It seems like the people who are upset by Dany being a ruthless killer are also upset that Cersei didn't get killed more... ruthlessly.
by BruceSmith78
Mon May 13, 2019 2:13 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

Right, like what show have they been watching? This has been her character since season 1, when she burned a woman at the stake whose only crime had been poisoning the person that raped, murdered, and plundered her village.
by BruceSmith78
Tue May 07, 2019 2:25 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

My wife and at least one other person commenting on Facebook believe Jaime didn't have a change of heart. He just told Brienne all those things because he's going on a suicide mission to kill his sister, and he doesn't want Brienne to accompany him because she'll get killed too. That was motivated b...
by BruceSmith78
Mon May 06, 2019 3:44 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

Can we give the iron throne to Sansa already? Aegon is too dumb and naive, Dany's too power hungry, and Cersei's too sadistic. Sansa ruling with Tyrion and Varys advising her and Brienne helming her army would seem like a dream team compared to the rulers Westeros has had to endure. On a side note, ...
by BruceSmith78
Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:26 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

I said I would be pissed if the Night King was defeated in the first episode in which they actually battled him, but when the episode ended I wasn't pissed. It felt fitting, but now that they're going to go back to bickering for the iron throne it sort of ruins the theme of stopping all the stupid, ...
by BruceSmith78
Fri Apr 26, 2019 4:09 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Gendo, 2019, movies, etc.
Replies: 115
Views: 28157

Re: Gendo, 2019, movies, etc.

Dazed and Confused was great, but I'm from Texas and I've lived in small towns and gone to kegger parties out in the middle of nowhere and smoked a bunch of pot, so it was all so relatable and real to me. American Graffiti was lame as fuck. I couldn't even get through it.
by BruceSmith78
Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:07 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

This episode reminded me a lot of LoTR Two Towers, when the humans were all holed up and making preparations the night before Saruman and his orcs attacked. I also believe that they've totally set the ground work for a retreat to the Iron Islands, which means our heroes will get their assess handed ...
by BruceSmith78
Tue Apr 23, 2019 1:46 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

Dany continues to show more and more of her true colors. Tormund's game is amazing. I don't even care that the white walkers still haven't attacked. I could watch an hour of nothing but Tormund, Brienne and Jaime acting weird and awkward around each other. Why is the Arya scene creating such a contr...
by BruceSmith78
Sat Apr 20, 2019 1:59 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

Sure, the reunions happened naturally, but they had little to no impact on me. Maybe that speaks more about my own personality, cuz the people who disagreed with me about this being an uneventful episode (like my wife) immediately pointed to the reunions, and I barely even registered half of them wh...
by BruceSmith78
Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:56 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

Everybody already knew Jon was going to fly a dragon, so that didn't really advance things in any meaningful way. I mean I guess they had to show it before he flies into battle, but still, that was a very meh moment for me. The character reunions felt like fan service. I'm a fan and I didn't really ...
by BruceSmith78
Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:58 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Winter is Here
Replies: 242
Views: 49700

Re: Winter is Here

I'm watching. I thought Cersei was drinking because this is set in a fantasy world based on medieval times, and I don't think there were very many doctors advising women to avoid drinking during pregnancies in those times. I didn't really think much happened this last episode, which is surprising co...