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#581 Re: Guns N' Roses » UYI Box tracklist unveiled? » 190 weeks ago
As much as I see Beta as the Yoko of GN'R I'm not sure she is to blame for Axl keeping silent. He did some pretty revealing interviews around the millennium and even went on the forums to chat in like 2010. My guess is that the negative feedback which he didn't get in their heyday is what is dissuading him now. Whenever he has said something in the last 20 years it is through mediums he can fully control, except the China exchange which is the only time he's done a real interview, and that too was a very friendly affair.
I think he feels beat down and it's not worth it anymore. Beta is guilty of feeding his little bubble world.
#582 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 190 weeks ago
Alien 3 is quite the achievement considering the chaotic production and many rewrites. Not perfect because of all those things but there is a lot to like about the movie. There is dramatic depth that is absent from the other movies. The cast is very good. The music is superb. I'd also say it is the most scary due to the location and the way it is shot. Studio execs wanting to go cheaper may actually have turned out better in this case. The wooden monastery in space was a weird idea. Not sure it would have added much to the alien horror aspect. The labyrinthine tunnel complex in the dark, cold underground adds much more to the fear factor. Also having inmates instead of monks.
My favorite part though is how they just kill off Hicks and Newt in the opening credits. Cameron knows entertainment but it was a really dumb idea to include a child and a love interest in a horror franchise. They had to go and I love how ruthless they are about it. Adds to the movie and the franchise as a whole. It's a serious business and there aren't any happy endings.
#583 Re: Guns N' Roses » UYI Box tracklist unveiled? » 190 weeks ago
Didn't they record it with like 50 or a 100 synths in a room?
Axl also said he would quit music if he could not record November Rain as he intended, so obviously he really wanted it like that.
Doing it with a real orchestra now is probably just a simple way of freshing up the song, or Axl changed his mind since then.
#584 Re: Guns N' Roses » SOG single coming? » 191 weeks ago
I lost most of the leaks when my comp crashed 3-4 years ago, but i do remember "Oklahoma" having a riff that sounded like something Slash himself had written. Was there more than one version of this song, or anything with vocals? I thought it was by far the closest to vintage GN'R of any of the leaks. I still have SOG and have always liked it.
No vocals for Oklahoma in the leaks.
#585 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 191 weeks ago
I've been watching a lot of videos like that from WW2 and my immediate conclusion was that Russia is in big trouble. Their mobile warfare strikes ended already in early April, instead opting for a much more limited offensive, grabbing tiny pieces of territory. Last month or so they haven't even been able to do that and are now being pushed back hard by Western backed Ukrainians.
He needs to start a general mobilization if he wants any hope of success, but probably Russia does not have that capability without potentially getting into a lot of trouble if they lose. Currently you can pack up and lick your wounds. Not so if you put Russian society on a total war footing.
#586 Re: Guns N' Roses » SOG single coming? » 191 weeks ago
Good song if true, but doesn't exactly quench the rumors there are no more recorded vocals than what was in the leaks. If that is true we are never getting an albums worth.
#587 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 191 weeks ago
Not looking good for Vlad:
#588 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 192 weeks ago
They finally got another Charles on the throne. Timing is perfect.
#589 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 192 weeks ago
Buscemi is ace, always is.
The best part about this movie is that the comedy is not very exaggerated. When the guards are afraid to open the door, or Buscemi clowning around in the Central Committee, that all happened. Krutchev's survival mechanism was being the butt of all jokes, acting a clown. When Beria walks through the corridors and you hear people being shot left and right, that is a little exaggerated but not by much. Despite the comedy you feel an incredible sense of realness, almost like watching the real thing.
Der Untergang which is supposed to be this high brow, serious movie is in my opinion a lot less true to reality than The Death of Stalin. The way they portrayed Goebbles in that movie was completely ridiculous, way over the top, and Hitler too. Who on earth would follow that man?
#590 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 192 weeks ago
Death of Stalin (2017)
This one is pretty good. It is a comedy but it also serves as a fairly accurate history lesson. The writers know their stuff.
Buscemi is the lead role as Krutkchev and you see the power struggle after Stalin through humorous glasses. The characters and writing are so good in this I wish they had included more of Stalin. The film is best in the first act while he is still alive.
