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- Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:22 am
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: This is it - A Gendo 2023 movie watching thread
- Replies: 73
- Views: 3589
Re: This is it - A Gendo 2023 movie watching thread
When I first revisited It's a Wonderful Life as an adult I was really surprised to think it was not only as good as a I remembered it being, it was better tbh and probably the culmination of Capra's classical style. He really mines out of Stewart too the same kind of darkness that people like Hitcho...
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:10 pm
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
https://i.imgur.com/4vSVg12.jpg Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra (2006) - Finally got around to playing this to round out the Xenosaga trilogy and its pretty great. The story wraps up pretty strongly and I have to say I was getting a bit teary at the end. I like how the emphasis was la...
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 5:07 pm
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
I would never kill you for that, but man I don't think the cinematography or dialogue work at all. Both just feel like half-hearted imitations of 30's/40's Hollywood to me. Just a very misguided film at basically all levels IMHO except for some of the performances. I did see Fincher's newest yesterd...
- Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:51 am
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: This is it - A Gendo 2023 movie watching thread
- Replies: 73
- Views: 3589
Re: This is it - A Gendo 2023 movie watching thread
I mean even in the book his prison time really does break him down a lot to even get him on that path to revenge to begin with, but after getting out and finding the treasure he could have just chilled out somewhere (Perhaps accepting the treasure as some kind of divine compensation through his reli...
- Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:47 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Tears of the Kingdom
- Replies: 16
- Views: 762
Re: Tears of the Kingdom
That is a lot of TOTK.
- Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:46 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
I played these through once about 16 years ago, on emulator. Was thinking about playing again with my wife now that they're available on the Switch. But that would require actually doing anything other than Tears of the Kingdom. So are you going to play the Oracle games now that you're done with TO...
- Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:45 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Been a little while since I played both of these at this point. https://i.imgur.com/Rv1WfGUm.png Doki Doki Literature Club! (2017) - This is a western made visual novel that was really popular several years ago, largely because it was free to play and has a "meta" twist of looking cutesy w...
- Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:01 am
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: This is it - A Gendo 2023 movie watching thread
- Replies: 73
- Views: 3589
Re: This is it - A Gendo 2023 movie watching thread
Haven't seen that adaptation of Monte Cristo, but reading up on it sounds very different from the novel I read. Still the cautionary aspects were more about his revenge ruining his soul (I'm guessing this film version leaves out the thing about Edmond's scheme accidentally leading to the death of a ...
- Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:18 pm
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
Still haven't gotten around to Spider-Verse 2 yet myself, but I plan to watch after the Halloween season is done. 78. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022; James Cameron) Lots of criticism surrounding this one regarding story, characters and dialogue. I personally thought it was a good story told with won...
- Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:51 am
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
Honestly I'm kinda surprised IMDb even lets you view profiles anymore lol. It's been so many years now since the forums went away. But yeah I don't mind or anything, I left that public for a reason. Not everything is on IMDb though unfortunately and sometimes I'm just too lazy to go through effort o...
- Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:51 am
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Thrice upon a time is now on Blu-ray
- Replies: 1
- Views: 188
Re: Thrice upon a time is now on Blu-ray
My 4K came in today. Unfortunately the video quality seems to be not up to par with the Japanese blu-ray.
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:06 pm
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: This is it - A Gendo 2023 movie watching thread
- Replies: 73
- Views: 3589
Re: This is it - A Gendo 2023 movie watching thread
When I was watching through the Best Picture Winners I was kinda dreading Amadeus since I figured it would yet another stuff Awards-bait period piece, but no it turned out to be really excellent movie. I think I've only seen the Director's Cut. Is the Theatrical Cut even available anymore? I was kin...
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:51 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
https://i.imgur.com/3JIqKTXm.jpg The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (2001) - Yet another Zelda I started as a kid and never finished. I still have a lot of nostalgic love for this game and Ages and all their weird little gimmicks (Animal buddies, rings, non-Hyrule setting, non-Zelda and non-Gan...
- Sun Sep 24, 2023 9:52 pm
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
https://i.imgur.com/5OQdBVOl.jpg Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways (2023) - RE4's DLC finally came out and its probably the best DLC in the series. The Separate Ways campaign for the original RE4 is not something I was especially a huge fan of (The only reason to even play it really was to unlock Ashl...
- Sun Sep 24, 2023 9:30 pm
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
70. After Earth (2013; M. Night Shyamalan) Everyone hated this one. I thought it was good. I liked Shyamalan's direction (some good set-pieces and beautiful scenery). I liked performances by Will Smith and Jaden Smith. Haven't seen this since it was in theaters but I remember liking it alright. 72....
- Wed Sep 20, 2023 5:28 pm
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
https://i.imgur.com/njQxw0O.jpg Street Fighter 6 - Awful boxart is awful. Luckily the game itself rules. I was kinda skeptical going into this because in stillframes its kinda ugly looking and it makes the character proportions look weird, but in movement its honestly really nice looking- easily th...
- Sun Aug 27, 2023 10:45 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
https://i.imgur.com/iFpLyfml.jpg Magic Sword (1990) - Another one of the Capcom arcade games through SF6. This is an action platformer in the vein of stuff like Castlevania. Basically there's a 51 floor tower with bad guy up top with an evil jewel, and well we can't have that so we gotta climb thro...
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 11:51 pm
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
https://i.imgur.com/zSPmf8zl.jpg Hyper Dyne Side Arms (1986) - Another arcade game I played through SF6. This one is a 2D horizontal shooting game where you fly around as a mecha blasting other robots. The mecha themselves transform from plane to humanoid robot and even the in-game sprites look lik...
- Sun Aug 20, 2023 10:20 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Tears of the Kingdom
- Replies: 16
- Views: 762
Re: Tears of the Kingdom
I can understand the rest, but getting all the Koroks seems a tad excessive IMO.
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:30 pm
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
https://i.imgur.com/lbUa6eu.jpg Ultra Street Fighter IV (2014) - Played a little bit of this since it was like $5 on Steam a few weeks ago. I remember playing the original SF4 when it came out, and while I can't say for certain its largely similar to what I remember playing back in 2008 just with m...
- Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:42 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
https://i.imgur.com/8JAdzui.jpg Survivor (2009) - I went on a bit of a buying splurge recently and picked up a bunch of Wii games I missed out on back in the day. Since I'm a big Survivor fan I decided to check out the Wii game based on it. Yeah that was a mistake. The game kind of sucks, sadly. It...
- Fri Aug 04, 2023 8:46 pm
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
I know some people live and die by Patlabor but I don't have much experience with that either. I think I saw an episode of one of the OVAs years and years ago but I don't remember much about it.
- Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:20 pm
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998; Terry Gilliam) Ghost in the Shell (1995; Mamoru Oshii) Café Lumière (2003; Hou Hsiao-hsien) Nostalghia (1983; Andrei Tarkovsky) Ulysses' Gaze (1995; Theodoros Angelopoulos) Werckmeister Harmonies (2000; Béla Tarr) Tess (1979; Roman Polanski) Yi Yi: A One and a ...
- Fri Aug 04, 2023 6:53 pm
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
I think Stalker is only one of his I've seen. I did like Stalker a lot but I really have to go back and dig into his work at some point.
- Fri Aug 04, 2023 3:49 pm
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
I don't think you need to apologize for liking movies.
- Thu Aug 03, 2023 4:43 pm
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
Okay guys. I think it's time for my Christopher Nolan ratings. Batman Begins (2005) 10/10 The Prestige (2006) 9/10 The Dark Knight (2008) 8.5/10 Memento (2000) 8/10 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 8/10 Dunkirk (2017) 8/10 Interstellar (2014) 8/10 Inception (2010) 8/10 Tenet (2020) 8/10 Insomnia (2002)...
- Thu Aug 03, 2023 4:21 pm
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
I lean towards Hollywood being his best, but I have both Kill Bills and then Death Proof at the very bottom.
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:31 pm
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
Yeah I think theatrical Apocalypse Now is probably best paced version, but the other versions are interesting to have as a contrast. French Dispatch didn't land for me (I think Jeffrey Wright's section is the only one that kind of worked for me tbh, and even that has that kind of weird animated segm...
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 10:39 pm
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: New Paper Mario announced!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2459
Re: New Paper Mario announced!
I think that just goes to show how necessary it is for Nintendo's franchises to be constantly reinventing themselves and trying new things. Even when I've really disliked some random sequel in whatever Nintendo franchise they're usually at least memorable.
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 2:47 pm
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
I'm about halfway through FF16 and I think this legit might be one of the least engaging games I've ever played in my entire life. Plodding story that goes nowhere (Especially after fairly dramatic start that's riff on Game of Thrones and Berseria and such), flat as hell characters, terribly unchari...
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 3:17 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Tears of the Kingdom
- Replies: 16
- Views: 762
Re: Tears of the Kingdom
Yeah I had the same thought about "finding Zelda" at that point. Maybe its supposed to play as Link somehow not realizing that Zelda is the dragon but that would be really silly.
Also its interesting the Goron stuff is last for you because that was the first one I did.
Also its interesting the Goron stuff is last for you because that was the first one I did.
- Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:20 am
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
Love Badlands, Days of Heaven, Godfather II, and Tree of Life. I'm surprised to hear that about the extended cut of Tree of Life- I would have guessed that there would have been more Sean Penn stuff.
I never saw New World because I wasn't sure what cut to watch. Is there one you recommend?
I never saw New World because I wasn't sure what cut to watch. Is there one you recommend?
- Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:13 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Tears of the Kingdom
- Replies: 16
- Views: 762
Re: Tears of the Kingdom
Have you beaten TOTK yet?
- Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:12 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
I've been playing some Final Fantasy 16 recently and so far I have kind of mixed feelings, but I'm pretty early. People have talked up how much it lifts from Game of Thrones and Devil May Cry and such and I get why, but there's a fair amount of Evangelion and Tales of Berseria here too. I'm not real...
- Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:10 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
https://i.imgur.com/XMQzIYpl.jpg Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon (2021) - The first half of the Tsukihime Remake has been available for a while now, but only recently has did the game get its English fan translation completed. Piece of Blue Glass Moon only adapts the "Near Side" rou...
- Sat Jun 17, 2023 1:23 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Tears of the Kingdom
- Replies: 16
- Views: 762
Re: Tears of the Kingdom
Yeah if you wait until main story kinda tells you to go find Spirit Temple, there's whole minor chain of events you do first that I'm guessing you don't have to do then.
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 5:30 pm
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Tears of the Kingdom
- Replies: 16
- Views: 762
Re: Tears of the Kingdom
I would count the Spirit Temple, but I think that's more sensible if you consider the actual build-up and getting to the Temples as part of the uh, Temples themselves. Getting to Spirit is fairly involved trek.
- Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:24 pm
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
There are days I think Seven Samurai is the best film ever made.
I also liked Suicide Squad for the most part.
I also liked Suicide Squad for the most part.
- Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:11 pm
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
https://i.imgur.com/ZmNnAvzl.jpg Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse (2004) - To start with I have to say I find the American boxart a little bland. https://i.imgur.com/RV06jp2l.jpg ^Comparatively the Japanese boxart isn't like the best I've ever seen or anything but I think its a little...
- Wed May 31, 2023 12:37 am
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: 2 problems with Lost so far
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1016
- Tue May 30, 2023 11:45 pm
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
https://i.imgur.com/pzq5c89l.jpg The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) - I was surprised by how much I liked this. I liked Breath of the Wild well enough but didn't love it, and I was pretty skeptical going into TotK since a lot of the pre-release footage focused on constructing vehicles...
- Mon May 22, 2023 12:34 pm
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
Stray Dog is wonderful film, though I never understood the people that called it the first "buddy cop" film since Shimura and Mifune seem to have more of a master/apprentice relationship in the movie IMO.
- Thu May 11, 2023 5:37 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
https://i.imgur.com/vxX10PJ.jpg Final Fantasy IV (1991/2011) - It took me a while but I managed to knock this out finally (I started sometime last year I think) before TotK came out. I just couldn't get engaged by this game at all. SNES RPG's are in a weird place for me now where their stories and ...
- Wed May 10, 2023 5:55 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
I know some people put hundreds of hours into BotW, but I probably only put 40 to 50ish between the main game and the DLC. TotK will probably be similar for me.
- Tue May 09, 2023 3:13 am
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
https://i.imgur.com/wM8rfy1l.jpg Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (2002) - Well now that I'm done with the Xenoblades time to go through the Xenosagas... This game is definitely closer to spirit in Xenogears to than the Xenoblade trilogy. There's definitely more emphasis on somewhat obscuran...
- Mon May 08, 2023 8:15 pm
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: 2 problems with Lost so far
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1016
Re: 2 problems with Lost so far
I haven't watched the video but I just assume its another continuity error or changed plan for the show.
- Sat May 06, 2023 1:20 am
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
Seems pretty good. I haven't seen everything on that list but its mostly stuff I like.
- Thu May 04, 2023 3:35 am
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
I think I have slight preference for theatrical cut but the multiple versions sort of add to the mystique of Apocalypse Now for me anyways. Some version of AN is usually around my top 10 and I think probably the best thing to come out of New Hollywood. Brando gets all the love for his performance an...
- Thu May 04, 2023 12:03 am
- Forum: Movies & Television
- Topic: Lyndon in 2023
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4042
Re: Lyndon in 2023
I think I saw the Tomb Raiders when they were new but I don't really remember them. Never played the games much either.
- Wed May 03, 2023 9:21 pm
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
- Replies: 203
- Views: 18294
Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Yeah I really liked that final boss; definitely one of the best in the game. The cycle reward is great IF you rush to do the quest as early as you can in a play-through which I did last time I played it. But if you save it for the very last thing, then I guess no reward would actually be worth it. ...