canthidium

canthidium, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago)

You’re not being intellectually honest, because your response was to negate mine.

The context is literally right above, nothing’s being hidden. What are you talking about? Also, and your initial post wasn’t? Give me a break.

And, CNN broadcasted today, days early, what I was asking about.

SAG-AFTRA has still not put out an official public statement, only a statement to their members. The details came out despite this, exactly what I said.

EDIT: You know I can see you downvoting right? I didn’t downvote any of your comments.

canthidium, 1 year ago

Agreed on the cons. That planet was just dumb. And yeah that credits scene was definitely a fishing line to Marvel/X-Men fans.

canthidium, 1 year ago

I don’t know where any of the positive reviews are coming from. It was awful. Not even for a MCU movie, it was a bad movie, period. Everything is so disjointed and all over the place. There’s no explanation for things that need explanations and they over-explain things that are obvious. The villain, while having some motivation, was just weak and forgettable.

Brie Larson was in and out. Sometimes she was decent, but a lot of times felt like she was reading off cue cards. Teyonah Parris was OK, but she’s terrible at fight choreography. She kept running up and getting in position constantly and just looked off. Sam Jackson was a clown. I mean I don’t think he had a single line that wasn’t a joke. I don’t even get his characterization at all. Iman Vellani was the best thing about this film. She was a delight every time she was on screen and I love how she’s the new ‘Fury’ in recruiting the YA team. Glad to see references to the other members finally.

The whole singing planet was just…IDK. The flerkin stuff was OK but I felt wore out its welcome, especially the end there. But the mid credits scene was interesting. Beast looked kinda weird, but he seems to be a completely CGI character and not Kelsey Grammar, despite using his voice. So I wonder if the X-Men are only in that universe. It would give an explanation why we haven’t seen any mutants up until recently.

I’m still in as a long time Marvel fan, but wow, this movie was a mess.

canthidium, 1 year ago

Oh no, I loooove soup. I’ve been fighting off a cough for the past month and have been eating so much soup and just drinking broth. Chicken broth with a splash of soy sauce is delicious, lol.

canthidium, 1 year ago

I mean, I love white rice, but with stuff. I can’t imagine just sitting down to a big bowl of white rice.

canthidium, 1 year ago

I can’t imagine going to another country and just not eating the local food. I am from the US but I used to live in Japan and that’s probably what I miss most, the huge variety of Japanese food.

canthidium, 1 year ago

Thank you!

canthidium, 1 year ago

Lol I was just listening to a podcast and one guy said he doesn’t like “wet” foods. And everyone quickly pointed out that he puts hot sauce on everything. But he didnt’ consider that “wet”.

canthidium, 1 year ago

it’s a 30 year old movie

No way is True Lies 30 years old. It came out in 1994. That was only…oh no, I’m old…

canthidium, 1 year ago

I read it as “bum acne” at first and was, likewise, very confused.

canthidium, 1 year ago

Lol, I’m the opposite. Love mushrooms but not a big fan of kale.

canthidium, 1 year ago

Recipe says mushrooms and kale, topped with Gruyere. The best tasting stuff looks gross sometimes.

canthidium, 1 year ago

Nice! love fruit breads. Definitely going to be trying the banana and pumpkin breads soon. Thank you!

canthidium, 1 year ago

It basically tastes like deviled eggs for the most part, but you get the texture of potatoes, both mashed and chunks, as well.

canthidium, 1 year ago

Oh yes, I always scoop some into a bowl and then add a little more paprika and pepper on top.

canthidium, 1 year ago

Not bad. Very much an homage to old slasher flicks. I didn’t even realize this is the movie to go with his trailer from Grindhouse. It’s been so long, I forgot about those trailers. It’s campy, over the top, and pretty fun. Definitely not without faults, but overall a decent time.

Once the killer is revealed, a lot of the previous scenes don’t really make sense. The cast is way too old to be playing high school kids, but they meshed well. I couldn’t stand anyone in the movie, and was rooting for the killer, though, lol. They are all pretty horrible people, outside of the main girl. The opening scene was kind of depressing for me, just a reminder of our consumer-based culture and the horrible people in it.

But I loved the kills. One felt a little mean spirited, but overall they were silly and way over the top. The ‘Baw-ston’ accents were cracking me up. Especially the Hanover kid. He must have gone to the Eli Roth ‘Inglourious Basterds’ school of Boston accents. It was just crazy. I wish it leaned a little more into the camp and silliness, but overall, I had fun.

canthidium, 1 year ago

I wasn’t planning on watching at all, but it’s getting good reviews and it’s Roth’s highest rated. I may go check it out.

canthidium, 1 year ago

Nice, glad to hear it.

canthidium, 1 year ago

I watched it a few days ago and really enjoyed it. But I can see how some might not. I don’t want to give away much but it can come off as “what was the point?” after watching, but IMO, that’s the point. Fassbender’s character is not exactly a reliable narrator. If you look at him as having a higher opinion of himself and his skills than who he actually is, it makes sense. That said, I think if you are a Fincher can already, you’ll enjoy it. There’s an amazing, brutal, fight scene that is almost worth the viewing alone.