WestRider

all the feels

I was kind of thinking it might be a good idea to split into two divisions for the next season. It's def getting a bit unwieldy.

Hold my beer.

Thanks for letting @evil_bryan have a break from the work of running it! I look forward to seeing what you've got for us!

Crimson Peak: A wonderful pile of atmospherics and amazing visual spectacle. There isn't really much to the plot, but the acting makes up for it, and even if it didn't, I wouldn't mind, because it's that nice to look at. I do have to say, tho, please, casting directors, stop giving Charlie Hunnam roles where he has to use an American accent. It's just painful. Also, if the perennial rumours of a Buffy reboot come true anytime soon, I propose Jessica Chastain for Drusilla.

Three piece birthday suit.

Yeah, that will be just fine. Thanks for re-scheduling!

Late night is usually good for me.

Well, it should have worked, but I just woke up from a nap with a migraine or something. Can't deal well with screens this afternoon. Sorry about that. When's the next time you've got?

It turns out that the reason "Drow" isn't trademarked, and can be used by other properties than D&D is that it's an archaic Scottish term for a type of underground Fae. Some friends and I got talking about Drow with Scottish accents, and now we're all imagining regal High Priestesses of Lolth talking like:

5 is fine. See you on the pitch!

I can do any time after, say, 4 on Thursday.

A Haunting in Cawdor. The title caught my eye because Necromunda. No actual connection there, but then I saw it has Cary Elwes in it. He, Shelby Young, and Scott Whitesell put in some good performances, but everything else was meh at best. Those three do have the most important roles, but they're not enough to save it.

High noon? Just for the sake of drama? PDT, right?

Apologies to Prince, but it just occurred to me that, with some sort of essential oil dispenser or something, one could make a Raspberry Bidet.

Tuesday should work pretty well. Let me know what time you want to roll, and I'll try to keep it open.

Skyscraper was the last one I watched that really felt like it suited that vibe. Huh. Wonder if we could get some cheesy action flick with Reynolds and Johnson both in it.

It was mostly just that there was so much flashing and so many super quick jump cuts that I couldn't really follow what was going on. The non-linear story structure didn't help there. I did actually enjoy most of the individual bits (note that I didn't actually say less funny than Deadpool 2, tho it is somewhat), but as with other Bay movies, the visual style makes it really hard for me to follow. The bit when 7 calls 1 out for using an Eminem song to try to inspire the dictator's brother, in particular, kinda got stuck in my head, and I keep thinking of it and cracking up. Also, I learned who Bishop Briggs is because of it, so I've got some new tunes to rock now!

@SigurdBC When is good for you? I can't do tomorrow, can probably do whenever on Saturday. Possibly Sunday evening. Next week is still pretty up in the air, so I can be pretty flexible as long as it's arranged far enough in advance.

6 Underground: Imagine if Michael Bay had made Deadpool 2. Now imagine something that makes less sense than that, and has more epileptic seizure-inducing action sequences. I had no real idea what was going on most of the time, but a lot of stuff got blown up, and Ryan Reynolds generally manages to entertain. The Belko Experiment: Watched it purely because I liked Adria Arjona in 6 Underground. It was about as I expected, but there were some good bits before and in between everything going to hell. Michael Rooker is in it, too, but his character gets killed off way too soon.