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  4. Rate the Last Movie You Saw

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    I agree with most of what you said except for the "easy to write" part of Capt America. Getting all of what you said into a story with enough action to keep a modern audience interested is very hard. Just look at the DC movies. But the Cap movies are consistently the best of the best not just in the MCU but in movies in general.

    I am actually really excited to see how Clint Barton fairs in Endgame. I loved what they did with him in Ultron and want more.

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  5. Rate the Last Movie You Saw

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    4 hours ago, Munkie said:

    Finally got around to watching Suicide Squad.

    Not great, but I didn't understand the hate it got at all. I was expecting to be subjected to Jared Leto's over-acting all movie long based on what I'd heard. He was barely in the movie and the character design was way more over-the-top than his acting.

    Maybe it's just the incredibly low expectations I had based on what I'd heard, but when it was over I just shrugged and thought it was merely fine.

    The quintessential 5/10.

    I just watched Aquaman and feel much the same.  It's not that the movies are necessarily bad, they are just stupid.  The characters make stupid speeches and stupid decisions.

    I'm still trying to figure out Marvel managed to make the Captain American, the most boring boy scout relic of the 40's , into the compelling hero he has become but DC can't do anything even remotely like that for Superman, potentially the greatest super hero of all time.  The actually make progress with Aquaman but he goes overboard on the bro-tasm.

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  7. The Fantasy Trip Unboxing

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    For you kids unfamiliar with the system, it is basically old school "proto-GURPS." There is a full sail system but each character only has 3 characteristics and all tests are based on Strength, Dexterity, and Intelligence. No levelling; you just add to your starting characteristics and skills.

    It started as Melee and Wizard which are standalone arena combat games so const is fun and full of action.

    It anyone is interested, I have an extra copy of In The Labyrinth, Melee, and Wizard. I would sell for a good price too spread the love of this great old school system.

  8. The Fantasy Trip Unboxing

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    When saw last year that the Steve Jackson was doing a Kickstarter for a reprint of the Fantasy Trip, I went a little nuts.  I went for the "I want it all" package and it arrived today.  Man, there is a ton of stuff here!

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    Top notch quality, too.  Man, I spent HOURS by myself in junior high playing Death Test and the other solo adventures.

    Frankly, I haven't played a real RPG in decades and probably won't any time soon.  But you know I will be reliving the joy of Death Test!  Just like in junior high, I will probably make tons of characters that I will never play.

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  10. Rate the Last PC/Console Game You Played

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    On ‎3‎/‎1‎/‎2019 at 6:16 AM, Duckman said:

    The Division 2 is in open beta this weekend.  I played in the closed beta.  Limited access to the world but you get a glimpse of normal zones, the dark zone, the quest cycle for both areas, missions, and infiltrated missions.  This is very much derivative of the first game and does well taking the successful parts of that game to build on.  It changes some mechanics (the way you unlock tech and skills is different but the popular powers are still there) and it introduces "specialization" at level 30 which gives some new options as well.  Worth a look if you were a fan of the first.

    4.5/5 for the looter-shooter genre.

    Does it require co-op or is there a decent solo game?

  12. Did you know...? (or Random Wikipedia link thread)

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    Just rewatched Bohemian Rhapsody and decided to read up on Live Aid.  My favorite band is Rush and drummer Neil Peart had this to say:

    "Geddy was involved with the Northern Lights charity record here in Canada, although Rush weren't invited to participate in the Live Aid event – mainly because if you look at the guest list, it was very much an 'in-crowd' situation. We were 'out' by then. We didn't refuse to take part because of any principles. Mind you, I wouldn't have been happy being part of this scenario. Those stars should have shut up and just given over their money if they were genuine. I recall that Tears For Fears, who made a musical and artistic decision to pull out of the concert, were subsequently accused by Geldof of killing children in Africa – what a shockingly irresponsible and stupid attitude to take. But I have nothing bad whatsoever to say about Bob Geldof; he sacrificed his health, his career, everything for something he believed in. But others around him got involved for their own reasons. Some of those involved in Northern Lights were actually quoted as saying that their managers told them to get down to the recording sessions because it would be a good career move!"

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  14. Random Thought Thread

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    8 hours ago, Ish said:

    TIL that U2’s frontman, Bono, is really named Paul Hewson and he’s been happily married to the same woman, Alison Hewson, since 1982.

    I’m not much for following (or really caring about) celebrities’ private lives. But, it’s no secret that Hollywood actors and rock stars often have relationships that go sour faster than a gallon of milk in the Arizona desert. So when I find out that one of them has been in a happy relationship since before they became an internationally famous mega-star... Well, I dunno, it just kinda warms my cold, misanthropic heart a bit.

    Also every member of U2 is still in their first band.

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  17. Rate the last series/season you saw (TV)

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    8 hours ago, WestRider said:

    It is excellent, but I would also add

    • Very F$^%ing Depressing

    The message of the theme song is not entirely a joke.

    A number of aspects, including the various mysteries, Olaf's ludicrous disguises, the child investigators, and the cyclical nature of the themes and overall narrative reminded me somewhat of Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated. I kept half expecting "This has all happened before" to start coming up as a motif in the dialogue.

    Cakesniffer!

    I loved the whole dark, depressing, glorious show. 

    As a side note, I have always had a thing for Sara Rue and librarians so...yeah... pretty much perfect show.

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  21. Rate the Last Movie You Saw

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    Ready Player One 5/10
    I know I am in the minority here but I think it is stupid. I have about 10-15 minutes left in it and I doubt I will finish it. The problem is that not only were the 80's my teenage years, I was a massive nerd. The movie plays an obvious series of clichés to me. The final clue is in the hidden room in Adventure? Um, duh. I think the movie and the book (barely made it an entire chapter in that turd) are actually made for younger people who idealize the clichés of what the 80's "were all about." Bleah.

    Tomb Raider (2018) 6/10
    +1 point for Vikander who did her best with a wimpy version of Lara Croft. No real plot and the puzzles were dumb. I am also getting really tired of movies that waste Walton Goggins in a cardboard cutout bad guy.


    Rampage 7.5/10
    A movie that know is role and plays it well. I wanted to see giant monster wreck a city and then each other and that is precisely what I got.


    The Belko Experiment 7/10
    Sort of Lord of the Flies meets Office Space with a whole lot of blood. I think that is supposed to have some commentary on the dehumanization of corporate America or something? Just watch it for guys and gals in suits murdering the stuffing out of each other.

    Dawn of the Dead 8/10
    Now HERE is a movie that understands subtext! People holed-up in a shopping mall bonding while fighting zombies. Love it!

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  22. Rate the Last Movie You Saw

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    21 hours ago, WestRider said:

    Crush the Skull: Most Comedy Horror movies are fundamentally comedies that just make use of the tropes and trappings of horror flicks as the basis for their humour. Crush the Skull is one that goes the other direction. It's a horror movie, and a fairly hardcore one at that, that happens to have some surprisingly funny bits in it. Very well done for what it is, but it's a mix that will probably feel jarring to a lot of people.

    I watched based on your review and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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  25. Your first album

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    11 hours ago, Brick Bungalow said:

     

    Ah nostalgia. Kids these days just don't understand the joy that was paying for music. 

    Yeah. I love digital streaming but there was something very special about buying a record.

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