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Vassenor
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Postby Vassenor » Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:25 am

Ethel mermania wrote:


Understood, point still stands.


And my point is there's not really any reason to be expecting deep writing from a series that pulled that in its first sequel.
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Postby Infected Mushroom » Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:33 am

Vassenor wrote:
Infected Mushroom wrote:The new MIB...

What a disappointment


How?


It's so generic.

And it all seems so low stakes.

I nearly fell asleep by the time they got to the desert chase.

The "humour" wasn't really all that funny. Also, what's with this "Pawn-y" character? (was it to sell toys?)

Can't take the movie seriously at all

Maybe its just a mismatch of expectations. But at least something like MIB III still had a decently interesting antagonist, good balance between humour and seriousness, and the pacing was less strange.
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Ethel mermania
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Postby Ethel mermania » Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:35 am

Vassenor wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:
Understood, point still stands.


And my point is there's not really any reason to be expecting deep writing from a series that pulled that in its first sequel.

You are not wrong, and I dont. However my point still stands
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The Xenopolis Confederation
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Postby The Xenopolis Confederation » Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:43 am

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Aeritai wrote:I don't what it is about Japanese music, but when I listen to it they are very catchy. Especially the Dragon Ball Heroes soundtrack that's on Youtube.


I listen to a fair amount of alt-idol groups, anime music and vocaloid stuff, but it leans heavily towards the musically heavier end. The same is often true there though.

What do you mean by musically heavier?
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Postby Ethel mermania » Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:50 am

The Xenopolis Confederation wrote:
Dumb Ideologies wrote:
I listen to a fair amount of alt-idol groups, anime music and vocaloid stuff, but it leans heavily towards the musically heavier end. The same is often true there though.

What do you mean by musically heavier?


If you listen to it you get fat, and it's that hard to get rid of belly fat.
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The Blaatschapen
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Postby The Blaatschapen » Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:03 am

The Xenopolis Confederation wrote:
Dumb Ideologies wrote:
I listen to a fair amount of alt-idol groups, anime music and vocaloid stuff, but it leans heavily towards the musically heavier end. The same is often true there though.

What do you mean by musically heavier?


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Postby Dumb Ideologies » Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:06 am

The Xenopolis Confederation wrote:
Dumb Ideologies wrote:
I listen to a fair amount of alt-idol groups, anime music and vocaloid stuff, but it leans heavily towards the musically heavier end. The same is often true there though.

What do you mean by musically heavier?


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Postby Pax Nerdvana » Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:11 am

Dumb Ideologies wrote:
The Xenopolis Confederation wrote:What do you mean by musically heavier?


Angry scream noises

It wouldn't surprise me if that was an actual subgenre somewhere.
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Postby The Blaatschapen » Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:13 am

Pax Nerdvana wrote:
Dumb Ideologies wrote:
Angry scream noises

It wouldn't surprise me if that was an actual subgenre somewhere.


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Postby Heloin » Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:13 am

Infected Mushroom wrote:The new MIB...

What a disappointment

Hold up, stop the presses. Since when is there a new MIB movie?

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Postby The Free Joy State » Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:21 am

The Blaatschapen wrote:
Pax Nerdvana wrote:It wouldn't surprise me if that was an actual subgenre somewhere.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screamo

Ah, Finding Screamo, the lesser-known tale of the three-spined toadfish searching for its mother.

The studio should have sued, but the fish wasn't as cute and they never had the money.
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Infected Mushroom
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Postby Infected Mushroom » Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:28 am

Heloin wrote:
Infected Mushroom wrote:The new MIB...

What a disappointment

Hold up, stop the presses. Since when is there a new MIB movie?


MIB: International?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Bl ... ernational

I watched today
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Bluelight-R006
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Postby Bluelight-R006 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:55 am

Vassenor wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:
Understood, point still stands.


And my point is there's not really any reason to be expecting deep writing from a series that pulled that in its first sequel.

A good movie would be something that has deep writing, deep meaning to it through shallow-surfaced interactions. It seems as if they just did it for the money, and didn’t really go through the plot as much.
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Pax Nerdvana
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Postby Pax Nerdvana » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:16 am

The Blaatschapen wrote:
Pax Nerdvana wrote:It wouldn't surprise me if that was an actual subgenre somewhere.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screamo

I knew it!
Heloin wrote:
Infected Mushroom wrote:The new MIB...

What a disappointment

Hold up, stop the presses. Since when is there a new MIB movie?

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You leave my loins out of this.

I'm like a radioactive isotope, I make loins tingle.

So radiation is hot?
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Postby Infected Mushroom » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:24 am

Bluelight-R006 wrote:
Vassenor wrote:
And my point is there's not really any reason to be expecting deep writing from a series that pulled that in its first sequel.

A good movie would be something that has deep writing, deep meaning to it through shallow-surfaced interactions. It seems as if they just did it for the money, and didn’t really go through the plot as much.


Let's come up with a top 10 personal favourites... everyone

include even "bad taste" options so long as its a top 10 for you personally
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Postby Bluelight-R006 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:27 am

Infected Mushroom wrote:
Bluelight-R006 wrote:A good movie would be something that has deep writing, deep meaning to it through shallow-surfaced interactions. It seems as if they just did it for the money, and didn’t really go through the plot as much.


Let's come up with a top 10 personal favourites... everyone

include even "bad taste" options so long as its a top 10 for you personally

I don’t get the point. What are you trying to imply?
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Infected Mushroom
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Postby Infected Mushroom » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:29 am

Bluelight-R006 wrote:
Infected Mushroom wrote:
Let's come up with a top 10 personal favourites... everyone

include even "bad taste" options so long as its a top 10 for you personally

I don’t get the point. What are you trying to imply?


can everyone put their top 10 favourite movies (although I think that's a lot of movies)

maybe 5
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Ohioan Territory
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Postby Ohioan Territory » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:31 am

Infected Mushroom wrote:
Bluelight-R006 wrote:A good movie would be something that has deep writing, deep meaning to it through shallow-surfaced interactions. It seems as if they just did it for the money, and didn’t really go through the plot as much.


Let's come up with a top 10 personal favourites... everyone

include even "bad taste" options so long as its a top 10 for you personally

Not sure about my top ten, but Schindler's List and Life of Pi are two of my favorites. I'm not sure if that makes my taste in movies good or bad, though.
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Postby Bluelight-R006 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:34 am

Infected Mushroom wrote:
Bluelight-R006 wrote:I don’t get the point. What are you trying to imply?


can everyone put their top 10 favourite movies (although I think that's a lot of movies)

maybe 5

Oh. I thought it was a reference to the MIB movie.

Around the World in 80 days (2004) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) are two of my favourites. Include the Back to the Future trilogy as well. I know I have more favourites than just these. But I forget about them. [I wonder why?]
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Ethel mermania
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Postby Ethel mermania » Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:01 am

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Dramas

Casablanca
North by northwest
Maltese falcon
The killers
High noon.

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A funny thing happened on the way to the forum
Monty python and the holy grail
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Dr strangelove
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Democratic Socialists

Postby Hurdergaryp » Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:01 am

Pax Nerdvana wrote:
Dumb Ideologies wrote:Angry scream noises

It wouldn't surprise me if that was an actual subgenre somewhere.

There is screamo, which is a hardcore punk subgenre.


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Postby Ohioan Territory » Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:11 am

I've heard good things about Casablanca, but I've always been hesitant because of its age.
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Heloin
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Postby Heloin » Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:13 am

The Third Man is probably my favourite movie. That or Spirited Away.

Pax Nerdvana wrote:
Heloin wrote:I'm like a radioactive isotope, I make loins tingle.

So radiation is hot?

Heat can cause radiation. Now with this knowledge you should be able to think up plenty of radiation themed pick up lines.

"Girl are you a nuclear technician in Chernobyl? Cause you got my heart superheated."
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Postby Hurdergaryp » Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:15 am

Heloin wrote:
Pax Nerdvana wrote:So radiation is hot?

Heat can cause radiation. Now with this knowledge you should be able to think up plenty of radiation themed pick up lines.

"Girl are you a nuclear technician in Chernobyl? Cause you got my heart superheated."

Only believable if you drop dead directly after uttering that line, while steam generated by your boiling blood escapes from every orifice.


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Postby Heloin » Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:15 am

Hurdergaryp wrote:
Heloin wrote:Heat can cause radiation. Now with this knowledge you should be able to think up plenty of radiation themed pick up lines.

"Girl are you a nuclear technician in Chernobyl? Cause you got my heart superheated."

Only believable if you drop dead directly after uttering that line, while steam generated by your boiling blood escapes from every orifice.

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