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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former Model Accuses Donald Trump of Groping Her in 1993 | The swimsuit model Stacey Williams said Jeffrey Epstein brought her to Trump Tower, where the future president groped her.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “A lot of people say, ‘Why did that woman wait 30 years?’ I’m like, fuck off, they didn’t wait 30 years. No one was listening” Alanis Morissette.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Indie movies are having a surprising comeback in a bleak time for Hollywood⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “Death to mainstream cinema! Power to the people who punish bad cinema!” - Cecil B. Demented

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Official 10th anniversary poster for "John Wick", re-releasing in theaters November 3 and 6⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for your comment. I feel like I’m on a island when I say the first was the only good one. Sure two had a few moments but the series is straight laughable. I was such a fan of the first one because of the fact the bullets ran out. I kept saying, “Why hasn’t anyone made a movie like die hard where people get tired and every bullet is counted? The protagonist picks up the guns of the villains, etc.” It’s still over the top but it was really nice to see something like that and then they completely took everything I liked and reversed it. Long coreographed fight scenes bulletproof suits, cringe dialogue, traveling to different locations because it would “look cool” if there are mirrors, neon lights and smoke. I don’t get the love.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Historic Box Office Weekend: Five Of The Top Ten Films Are Animated Features⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So a bunch of AI animation movies based on popular franchises next year?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Official poster for "Watchmen: Chapter II"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The first one was OK. I had fun with the animation style and music, voice acting, etc. but I don’t really understand the exercise here? People should just read the comic it would barely take as long and there is so much more information and context.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Meme] Assembling a team⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Is Dennis Vieneuve not known? He is the most successful scfi director since 2016. Right? Maybe I’m in my own bubble here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What character that was meant to be portrayed as "cool" by the actor came across as the exact opposite?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Vanilla ice in Cool as Ice…Am I suppose to like this guy? He seems like a complete jerk. Sly Stallone in Cobra is hilariously over the top trying to be cool. Joe Piscopo in Dead Heat. Diceman in The adventures of Ford fairlane. Love some Chuck Norris/ Steven Segal movies but they often make the characters less cool. Hallie Berry in a lot of movies: X-men as Storm (who is a f.ing goddess and awesome character!) Catwoman, John wick 3, die another day, etc. George Clooney in From Dusk till dawn. Cage in Drive Angry. Too many Video game / comic book movies to mention.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Disco Elysium successor studio has been announced for the second time today, meaning there are now 4 companies battling for the title of ZA/UM's true inheritor⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wow. This is turning into one of those mythic games that was so so good but will never get a follow-up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Currently downloading The Witcher 3 for the first time. Got any advice for me?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Pay attention. The game wouldn’t always lead you to what you need to do. Some times you’ll have to figure things out. There isn’t just a marker on the map for what you need to do next. That messed me up because half the time I was following a marker but then there would be a line about giving someone an item or something in my inventory I missed. Ignore 100%ing every quest. Learn to parry and roll. Also, explore! I’ve run into very cool side quests! It feels really cool to just stumble into a story before a character even sends you out on the quest.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In honor of the start spooky season (yay!), I have a question about an apparently beloved spooky meme/skit. What about "David S. Pumpkins" is so funny?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m going to say because it’s short, stupid catchy. Sometimes your brain goes to random places and then logic sets in. Ignoring typical reason is what makes absurdist comedy work. We obviously have a character playing it straight trying to figure it out getting more and more upset by the illogical which makes the bit work. The music is silly and not erriey at all and then getting scared freeze frame when they continue to point out the character is not scary is the kicker and sort of makes it worth it. This was probably just a random skit they threw in last minute and thought, just have fun. A lot of hit songs are simple, obvious, stupid and catchy. Rick James thought Superfreak was a throw away song to dumb to be on the album and it’s his most recognized song.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's everyone favourite Nic Cage movie, and what do you think is his biggest hidden gem?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Favorite - Wild at Heart Best acting - Leaving las Vegas Unique Gems - Raising Arizona, Red Rock West, Knowing, Moonstruck, Adaptation, Bringing out the dead, Mandy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Discussion] What did you think of Matrix 4?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree with the comments here. It’s not very good but they go so far out of their way to laugh at themselves and the studio for making the film that it becomes charming. There are a lot of 80s / 90s sequel movies that make weird choices instead of rehasing and I’d much rather see something I’m not expecting. They know full well that a direct sequel would never please the fans so they basically destroy Matrix lore. I don’t think Neo fires a gun which I found incredible as statement on the previous movies. So yah not good in the traditional sense but it’s quite original in its post modern take on internet fandom, studio forcing sequels, lack of originality, commenting on not giving the audience what the think they want, etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨David Lynch suffers from emphysema, no longer able to direct in person⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Damn. Sorry to hear that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is coming to VOD next week⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hate the devaluation of movies. Movies deserve a decent run in the theaters. Even the biggest movies are now vod in a few weeks. It’ll be the end of theatres if they keep this up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pitch Reel - The Leviathan⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Cool. I actually clicked on it because I thought this was talking about the great 2014 film Leviathan en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_(2014_film). Looking forward to other fan/pitch films.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dead Cells devs’ The Rogue Prince of Persia dodges Hades 2 with a release date delay⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Looks great too! But yah better to wait a minute and get some excitement that isn’t overshadowed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hades 2 will change your "dash" and "sprint" abilities in its first patch⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That is what that was! I did really well on a run struggling to make progress but the enemies suddenly seemed to be impossibly stronger.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hades II is now available in Steam Early Access!⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Supergiant has my respect because they respect players avoiding all bs modern games try and nickel and dime players. I would encourage people to buy it if you will buy day one when it’s released. They confirmed progress will carry over but also a lot of these indie development teams rely on presales things like this to keep the project revenue all good.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Take-Two Interactive shuts down the Studios behind Kerbal Space Program and Rollerdrome⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Rollerdrome was very solid concept but the difficulty curve was pretty intense. One second you feel like you have the hang of it the next you can’t get to the next arena.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After waiting over twenty years, I finally have The Abyss in 4K⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So which version? OG or director’s cut? I think I prefer both OG versions over the extended cuts of Aliens and Abyss.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft's next-generation Xbox pitched as a "cloud hybrid" console⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Good luck with that one. Highspeed reliable Internet does not exist everywhere. I’d rather pay for a gpu then deal with garbage gameplay.