I_Has_A_Hat
@I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
- Comment on Harassed by Assassin’s Creed gamers, a professor fought back with kindness 2 days ago:
My dude… Not only can Asians be racist, they are some of the most racist people around. Go to China and listen to them talk about other races. They make Alabama seem like a pinnacle of equality and tolerance.
- Comment on What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games? 4 days ago:
Uhg, I’m pretty sure I got 90% of the way through that game and then I took a break for some reason or another. Came back and was just completely lost. And just like you, cant even look up a guide because I don’t know where I’d begin to look.
- Comment on Could wastewater plant simply heat up water past 500C to decompose all chemicals and output clean water? 5 days ago:
Golly gee, if only there were some form of energy generation that required boiling vast amounts of water to turn into steam. But no, that would be silly.
- Comment on Netflix's CEO says movie theaters are old news. Director Rian Johnson says his next movie belongs there anyway. 5 days ago:
The traditional method of running a movie theater is old news. I don’t understand why they’ve been so slow to adapt, especially when the answer is staring them right in the face; just show older movies.
Theaters are following an outdated business model where they mostly show newly released movies. But people don’t want that anymore. Who wants to spend $20 on some generic Hollywood BS that’s cranked out today? You know what they would spend $20 on? Seeing The Matrix on the big screen again, taking their kids to see Labyrinth or The Goonies, watching Saving Private Ryan with all the power that movie theater sound systems can deliver.
Oh sure, they’re slooooowly adapting. Sometimes theaters will have a single screen with some limited event, not even hosted by the theater, showing something like a Miyazaki film, or a single Star Wars film to celebrate its anniversary. But those are few and far between. Go look at the showtimes for your closest movie theater. The choices suck. Now imagine if there were showtimes for Terminator 2, Seven Samurai, Interstellar, The Big Lebowski, or one of the original Indiana Jones’s. Hell, even movies that are considered campy would be good compared to new stuff today. If there was a showtime for The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift, can you honestly say that wouldn’t be a more appealing choice than The Accountant 2?
Movie theaters are fun! The whole experience is fun! Getting your drink and snack, settling into a comfy chair, and really watching a movie; no talking, no phones, just the movie with premium quality and sound. And there are SO MANY movies! Why is this experience still almost exclusively for new releases, most of which suck now? You want more people going to your theaters? The solution is RIGHT THERE, just adapt!
- Comment on This is a photo of irony. 5 days ago:
Is this a photo of irony?
- Comment on I am sick of seeing the rich and powerful on my screen. Where are all the TV shows about normal people? 5 days ago:
I’ve been rewatching the Expanse. God it’s good.
- Comment on Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads 1 week ago:
Brave had a novel solution, but I think it’s mostly dead now.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Why is there any sort of limit at the US Virgin Islands? It’s a US territory, you don’t even go through customs.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Do you have to declare your car if you drive across the border?
- Comment on Same as it ever was 2 weeks ago:
Big if true
- Comment on What's a cancelled game you really miss? 3 weeks ago:
Guns of Icarus, my beloved.
- Comment on What is the best Sea based game out there in your opinion? 3 weeks ago:
Good luck playing Black Flag unless you pirate it. Ubisoft fucking broke it with their shitty app. If will still work if you’ve previously installed and launched it, but if you’re a first time player, the launcher will prompt you to log in to Ubisoft 's shitty app, and then just never run.
- Comment on Borderlands film director blames flop on Zoom and Covid 3 weeks ago:
Still sounds like shifting the blame instead of taking responsibility for creating a bad movie. Had they met in person instead of zoom, I really don’t see how that would have changed anything.
- Comment on The poop psa absolutely no one asked for 3 weeks ago:
Anal fissures too
- Comment on My ravioli bowl won't unstick. Took about an hour of prying, and still I couldn't unstick the plate. 3 weeks ago:
The power of suction is physically limited.
Someone has never heard of Delta P.
- Comment on Movie Theaters Post Warnings Against Crazy ‘Minecraft Movie’ Screenings: ‘Screaming’ and ‘Taking Part in TikTok Trends Will Not Be Tolerated’ 4 weeks ago:
Well I was going to do the “Sit quietly and enjoy the movie without causing a disturbance” TikTok trend, but the sign said not to; so I guess I’ll just fucking destroy everything.
- Comment on What TV show were you highly excited for, but ended up quickly disappointing you? 4 weeks ago:
When I heard they were making it, I told my friends that if they did it right, it would be bigger than Game of Thrones.
Then I saw the first trailer. From that alone, I knew they did not do it right. Watching the first season only confirmed it for me.
- Comment on ‘How To Train Your Dragon 2’ Live-Action Sequel Happening, Set For 2027 – CinemaCon 4 weeks ago:
People always make this complaint, but I really can’t blame the movie studios. Moviegoers have shown time and time again, that as much as they complain about the lack of original IPs, they don’t go see them when they come out. Movie studios want to make money. If the public has shown again and again that they’ll fork out $20 for a remake or some generic superhero crap, while completely ignoring original films… well, which do you think the studios are going to embrace?
Even the few original films that do come out have to be marketed in the same way a remake if they want any attention. “From the Producers of Nostalgically Popular Movie”, “From the Director of Big Series Everyone Knows”, “Starring That Actor Who Was in All Those Other Films You Used to Love”. Original movies can’t stand on their own anymore. The few that do are the rare exception, not the rule.
- Comment on Elon Musks Grok openly rebels against him 5 weeks ago:
Is it real in the sense that you could prod a similar response out of Grok given the right inputs? Yes.
Is it real in the sense that it’s providing factual information and not just providing what its algorithm has decided the user wants to hear? No.
- Comment on 90s band alignment chart 5 weeks ago:
May I introduce you to Electric Six?
- Comment on Warner Bros. Cancels Planned ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Game Expansion 5 weeks ago:
Considering how many people didn’t vote for Kamala because they weren’t 100% happy with her stance on Palestine; yes, you dense motherfucker.
Both.
Fucking.
Sides.
- Comment on Warner Bros. Cancels Planned ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Game Expansion 5 weeks ago:
Except the hyperbole in this case is comparing someone who has played “one single video game” as the same as kicking trans people down the stairs.
You get that right? The insufferability comes not from saying “please show support by not playing this game” but from saying “if you play this game, you are a bad person”.
- Comment on Three original movies are being released in theaters today 5 weeks ago:
Unless that movie is Snatch.
- Comment on How are you feeling? 5 weeks ago:
I keep telling myself that I’m doing ok and everything is fine, but at least once a day I suddenly collapse and start quietly sobbing. It usually happens in the shower, but it can happen anytime I have a brief moment alone. Only lasts for about 1 to 5 minutes and then I’m back up doing whatever it was I was doing, but its happening more and more frequently, and it’s getting harder to pretend I’m not overwhelmed by everything.
There is so much chaos and uncertainty. When I look at the state of the world, it feels like giving up and screaming incoherently into the void is somehow the most rational response; and that trying to keep going is a fool’s errand.
- Comment on Anon calls in for financial advice 1 month ago:
You shouldn’t listen to him either. He’s just a TV personality. In reality, he’s absolute shit at cooking.
- Comment on Online Wars Aside, 'Snow White' Simply Isn't Getting Moviegoers to Buy In 1 month ago:
Children.
Parents with children.
Keep in mind, they don’t need to actually like the film, as long as they are paying to see it.
- Comment on Anon is waiting for Japan 1 month ago:
Modern PDF signing creates a digital fingerprint showing the device it was used on, whose credentials were used, a timestamp, and even a location if location services are turned on.
But yea, I guess all that just can’t compete with the ironclad security of a fucking ink pen. Oh, sorry. A copy of an ink pen. So much more secure and traceable.
- Comment on Online Wars Aside, 'Snow White' Simply Isn't Getting Moviegoers to Buy In 1 month ago:
What if… gasp, what if you’re not the target audience?!
Everyone complaining about the poor quality of Disney’s live action remakes is overlooking the main reason why Disney is making them. They’re profitable.
With the relatively low cost compared to a traditional animated movie, the ability to lean on existing IP’s, and the fact that the main audience (children) don’t typically give a shit about quality, Disney has been raking in the money with these remakes. I don’t believe they’ve had a true “flop” (where they lost money) since they started.
The Disney that made original films and stories is long dead. And why wouldn’t it be? For all the complaints about the lack of originality in Hollywood, when a studio actually risks making one, it tends to be a bust. Going to a theater is an event, and people don’t want to risk their money on an unknown story. Money talks, and unfortunately it says that remakes and bland superhero movies are what the people want.
- Comment on There are great movies, and then there’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit. 1 month ago:
For those who liked Roger Rabbit, I’d highly recommend the new Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie. It was kind of slept on when it was released and deserves so much more attention. I think people just assumed it was a remake of the show, the movie is entirely its own thing. The only thing you even have to know about the show is that it existed. The movie itself is pretty much just like Roger Rabbit, with multiple IP’s mixing together in the real world and some surprisingly dark themes.
I’d still probably say Roger Rabbit is overall a better movie, but Chip 'n Dale is very close.
- Comment on Least extreme biophysics phd 1 month ago:
Nope, he had no plans to infect them. The babies had parents who were HIV-positive.