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TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 5:40pm On Feb 06, 2023 |
pu7pl3: He's nothing like me, Chief. |
Gaming / Re: What Game Are You Currently Playing? by VerifiedStalin: 3:31pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
qtguru: becky39000: It stuttered a little at first. The framerate was quite low in the first section (exterior), but after I scaled it down to 80%, medium settings, and capped at 30fps, it smoothed out, albeit with occasional stutters, especially during cutscenes. Generally, it's a beautiful game, I enjoyed every second... was blown away by how good it looked. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 11:40am On Aug 18, 2022 |
GloriousGbola: Lol, okay... I can see how that'd piss you off but still, you should have exercised some restraint. You brought a gun to a knife fight. Calma, chief. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 11:32am On Aug 18, 2022 |
GloriousGbola:I agree with your sentiment because mine is similar to yours. The thing is, I acknowledge his point of view. What I can't fathom is why you chose to chide him instead of trying to engage him civilly. Vawulence breeds vawulence, but I don't think that was his intention; I mean, he made some valid points. 480p resolution videos are adequate and are what many people can afford due to financial constraints. 3 Likes |
Gaming / Re: What Game Are You Currently Playing? by VerifiedStalin: 10:41am On Aug 18, 2022 |
Stray. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 10:39am On Aug 18, 2022 |
GloriousGbola: I'm disappointed in you, chief. I thought you were better than this. 5 Likes 1 Share |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 9:36pm On Aug 17, 2022 |
Mrphilia: While Tom Cruise is a licensed pilot who has flown helicopters and planes, the US Navy refused to allow him to fly an F-18. They let him into the cockpit, but he couldn't use the controls. 2 Likes |
Gaming / Re: What Game Are You Currently Playing? by VerifiedStalin: 11:58am On Aug 10, 2022 |
* 49 PC games with a MetaScore of 90+ are rated playable+ on Steam Deck. For comparison the number of games with 90+ MetaScore on other systems: * 33 PS4 games, * 25 Xbox One games, * 24 Switch games, * 6 PS5 games, * 6 Xbox Series games * 6 N3DS games, * 7 NDS games, * 2 Vita games, * 2 PSP games. Steam Deck rules. 4 Likes
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TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 4:47pm On Aug 08, 2022 |
Raalsalghul: In the context I used it, I inferred that you're mostly incorrect. It's simply a polite way of telling someone they're mistaken. I can't speak for Viggo, but I believe Ethan Hawke is highly-rated in Hollywood. As an actor, he is somewhat unconventional, and for this reason, he prefers to star in films in which he can fully express himself artistically. Indie films provide him with that opportunity, so naturally, you'll often see him starring in them, despite the fact that he can walk into any mainstream production if he so desires. He's awesome like that. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 10:45pm On Aug 07, 2022 |
Raalsalghul: That isn't entirely correct. Sure, he's starred in some indie films, but he's also starred in a number of mainstream films. He worked with David Cronenberg on both 'Eastern Promises' and 'A History of Violence' in the mid-2000s. He was in 'Hildalgo' and 'Appaloosa.' He also had a supporting role in 'Green Book', for which he received an Oscar nomination. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 12:27pm On Aug 07, 2022 |
**Crimes of the Future** Not my favorite Cronenberg film, but it's still very interesting. The film's central theme is adaptation, human evolution, and oddities in romance. Each scene contributes to the dystopian world you're in, sometimes through exposition, but mostly through bizarre performance art. Generally, it's visually weird and gross as fvck, but hey, it's Cronenberg... Cronie gonna crone. Recommend to anyone who enjoys Cronenberg's work, but avoid if you don't.
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TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 7:53am On Aug 02, 2022 |
Kaycee7: Was he? That would imply that he knew enough to recognize the flaws in Abduleez's innocuous observation about Sauron, but instead of correcting him, chose to lash him with sarcasm... I doubt it. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 1:44am On Aug 02, 2022 |
abduleez1: He was once good before turning evil, as he was a Maiar. This may seem incredulous, but Gandalf and Sauron were of the same race. Yep, Gandalf was Maiar before reincarnating as a wizard in the Third Age. Only the elves knew of his origins. Sauron simply lost his way after being corrupted by Morgoth (another Maiar) in the first age. 1 Like 1 Share |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 1:39am On Aug 02, 2022 |
GloriousGbola: Sauron, as far as I know, was never a child. 1 Like 1 Share |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 1:38am On Aug 02, 2022 |
abduleez1: As a Maiar, he was a shapeshifter. He has no true form and changes his appearance as men change their clothes. Prior to taking on the menacing form seen in The Fellowship of the Ring, He modeled himself after the fairest beings in Middle Earth, the elves. As a result, his coporeal form was more elegant than intimidating. 1 Like 1 Share |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 12:56pm On Jul 31, 2022 |
Horror August. 2 Likes
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TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 7:04am On Jul 31, 2022 |
Kaycee7: With the amount of money Prime spent on Season 1 and plans to spend on future seasons, there's no doubt we'll see a lot of Sauron. He was responsible for the fall of Numenor, among other atrocities. It'd be fascinating to witness Sauron in his coporeal form and his steady rise to become a formidable force. 2 Likes |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 6:17am On Jul 31, 2022 |
IbrahimMav: It's not as hazy as you think. The timeline, I believe, is from the second age. I'm fairly certain Sauron will be the main antagonist. 1 Like |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 6:15am On Jul 31, 2022 |
Baddestguyp: The timeline is from the second age and spans 3500 years, so a lot happened. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 3:10pm On Jul 30, 2022 |
pu7pl3: It's a superhero fiction with hard fantasy and soft science fiction subgenres, but since I'm not a fan of categorizing shows by their subgenres, I'd just say it's a superhero tv show with a dash of adventure and call it a day. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 3:10pm On Jul 30, 2022 |
Kaycee7: Genre is the sum of all subgenres put together in their proper context. It's the finished article... a smartphone. If you break down a genre, say, superhero fiction, you'll find soft science fiction and hard fantasy, but only in their purest form and without context. It'd be a motherboard and a chipset. Two critical components that are ineffective on their own but extremely effective when combined. Classifying stories by subgenre will invariably result in every story with the bare minimum of technology being labeled as science fiction. That is why genre is mainstream while subgenre is not. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 7:26am On Jul 30, 2022 |
Kaycee7: According to the article, it falls somewhere between hard fantasy and soft science. It clearly indicates that it is a hybrid genre. It's exactly what I said. You can't call every superhero fiction a science fiction because science and its ramifications aren't at the heart of the superhero genre. For crying out loud, superhero fiction genre was created for this very purpose. I don't claim to be an expert on the subject, but I do know that while speculative fiction is an umbrella term for elements that do not exist in reality, science fiction differs from it in that some of it deals with plausible scientific elements. I can provide links to articles that support what I've said, but I don't have the time. You can always look it up yourself. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 5:22am On Jul 30, 2022 |
pu7pl3: Superhero fiction isn't science fiction, chief. Look it up yourself if you don't believe me. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 8:30pm On Jul 29, 2022 |
GloriousGbola: Fantasy is a broad genre that includes much more than just magic. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 8:26pm On Jul 29, 2022 |
GloriousGbola: Fantasy is a melting pot of speculative fiction. It is a broad genre. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 8:15pm On Jul 29, 2022 |
GloriousGbola: Kaycee7: When fantasy and science collide, we get a hybrid genre called science fantasy. Science fantasy differs from science fiction in one crucial way; While science fiction is based on a scientific premise, science fantasy invents science that does not exist in our reality. An argument can be made that science fantasy is Speculative fiction as opposed to Science Fiction, because it is speculative rather than scientific. And, because Superhero is essentially a science fantasy, The Boys is a superhero TV show with satire, dark comedy, and action elements. Edit: Superhero is a genre of Speculative fiction. I was right. 1 Like |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 6:51pm On Jul 29, 2022 |
Kaycee7: No, it's magical, which falls squarely within the purview of fantasy. There is no science creation that would have you shooting death rays from your eyes. With few exceptions, the vast majority of superhero movies and shows are pure fantasy. Their abilities are mostly magical, with no real-world explanation. 2 Likes |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 6:27pm On Jul 29, 2022 |
The Boys contains no supernatural or science fiction elements. In general, it's a fantasy with sprinklings of satire, adventure, superhero, dark comedy, and action. 1 Like |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 3:59pm On Jul 19, 2022 |
AnfieldFan: I liked 'Get Out', but 'Us' was a miss for me, the third act was a logistical nightmare. I’m excited for 'Nope' though. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 3:55pm On Jul 19, 2022 |
ShaqFu: Lol, it's in our nature to read more into things that aren't all that complicated. Throw in some superstition, and the shitshow becomes a full-fledged religion. 1 Like |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 2:04pm On Jul 19, 2022 |
ShaqFu: It's called deja vu, I believe. An unsettling feeling that you're re-experiencing an already experienced moment. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by VerifiedStalin: 9:22am On Jul 19, 2022 |
ShaqFu: Yes, but when we sleep, our minds conjure up past and/or fictitious experiences to provide us with a VR-like experience. Dream is basically an imagined consciousness. 1 Like |
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