Saw it last night, mostly agree with this take on it, though in a bit less glowing terms. I didn’t think the emotional payoff alluded to in this review really worked, because I didn’t think they’d laid enough groundwork for it. Too much of this movie was more storyboard than story, with not enough time spent on actually delving into these characters’ feelings and relationships. That said, it was definitely a fun popcorn flick, with some great action, a good sense of humor, fun characters, and, as the article points out, minimal required external knowledge. And everything said about the publicity was spot on.

Glib (though truthful) answers aside, I thought this was a good read. Thank you for posting it.

YOU GET A HEADSHOT, AND YOU GET A HEADSHOT!

No. And while I will treat those who do with the same level of dignity and respect I grant to everyone, I secretly do think less of them for it (especially when I see them perpetuating the indoctrination with their children).

Current game pet peeve - the delay after each enemy acts in combat in Baldur’s Gate 3. I absolutely love this game, but big combats take longer than they should because after each enemy acts, there seems to be a 5-10 second delay before moving on to the next.

Favorite game pet peeve - The overall poor performance/memory management in HBS’s Battletech game. Again, love the game, have put nearly 2000 hours into it over the years, but damn the performance can just be painful sometimes.

AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long

Kiss - God of Thunder (Destroyer was the first album I owned)

ooh, good idea! I had to play that fight 5 or 6 times…

Depends, if it’s hot enough to need the AC, door closed. If not, door open so I can open the window and get some airflow.

I’m the most socially awkward person I know, and I’m still thinking what the actual fuck at this. Like, you’re seriously such an incel you can’t carry on a simple conversation? This is peak techbro.

RIF was fun for reddit

As a teenager, I worked in a local single-screen movie theater in an affluent town and had occasion to meet John Delancy (Q from Star Trek Next Gen) who was very friendly, and Jason Robards, who was pleasant enough but kept to himself. I’ve met a few famous people at conventions, but the best was Adrienne Barbeau, who I met at a horror convention in Worcester, MA years ago. It was early and there weren’t a lot of people around yet, so we went over to say hello. We spent about half an hour just talking, commiserating over the then-very-recent cancellation of Carnivale on HBO. She was an absolutely lovely person in every way.

No they are not. Birthdays are calculated from the day of birth, hence birthdays. And zygotes are not yet people, no matter what the forced-birthers tell you.

Ok, I appreciate what Leslie Jones is saying, and I wholeheartedly support SAG-AFTRA and WGA in their efforts to secure their rights and better treatment for all their members. But who the fuck is the asshole on the left of this video? Why the fuck are we posting these stupid “reaction” videos instead of the original video. There’s a place for youtube reactors - I love reaction videos. But these aren’t reactors and these videos aren’t reactions. They’re just assholes stealing someone else’s content and putting their own wrapper around it for views. Which is kind of ironic on post about people being exploited and their work and likenesses stolen…

Please stop feeding these people.

Milk, milk tea, and 2 different smoothies, but no milkshakes? Bah!

I just pull out my phone and look at re… er, lemmy

US here, live in the vicinity of Boston, Massachusetts. Water is very safe out of the tap - we get an annual report of what’s in it from the Mass. Water Resource Authority (MWRA) and it’s tested regularly. Tastes good too, if I’m honest. I would say that MOST developed areas of the US have perfectly safe drinking water out of the tap, though it doesn’t all taste very good (looking at you, Washington DC). However there are some more rural areas where the water out of tap is not safe for drinking, and where boiling or bottled water is recommended. I remember traveling out west back in 2010 and being surprised at this.

Pineapple and anchovy. Sweet + salty. It’s a beautiful combo.