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#941 Re: The Sunset Strip » The X-FILES Thread » 559 weeks ago

This one was at least entertaining.  But yeah, the non ending sucked and most of the writing/plot were suspect.  Like how did Scully discover the cure so fast?  This would have been better as a two hour/extended season finale instead of the usual hour.

#942 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 560 weeks ago

James Lofton wrote:

God I loved Netflix back in 06-07. Watched so many foreign horror films I never would've watched without their existence.

In a couple years the DVD option wont even exist. Enjoy it while it lasts. The future is streaming and clouds. Physical products are having their coffins nailed shut.

They are introducing Ultra 4K Blurays into the market pretty soon.  I don't think the physical products are going anywhere.  DVD is in trouble though since their sales were way down.

Physical products will still be around in a few years.  There is enough of a financial incentive for studios to keep on producing them.  And it really annoys me how Netflix takes stuff off its streaming library randomly.

johndivney wrote:

i for one totally embrace the cloud & digital distribution.
the amount of crap i have acquired over the years totally bums me out. rooms & roofspaces (attics is what theyre called across the pond) just full of stuff. i am a hoarder & p disorganised. so many towers of cd's/dvd's/blu-rays it's preposterous.

the only thing i really miss from physical copies is boxart & specifically manuals for videogames. but they were a dying art long before the advent of the cloud/digital distribution.
obv there's only factors such as resale value, expense, bandwidth n shit.. but yea, i prefer to have my head in the cloud most definitely. it's the only place to be. better than tip-toeing thru perilious paths of stacks of stuff that could topple any moment.

LOL, this sounds just like me.  It takes me likes 10-15 minutes to dig through the pile to find the movie I want. But still there is something comforting about being able to pop in a disc and just watch a movie whenever I really want.  Sadly, I'd buy less movies if they weren't so fucking cheap!  I picked up the entire series of the Tudors for $6 the other week.

#943 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 560 weeks ago

AtariLegend wrote:

Event Horizon - Haven't seen it in years. It has not aged well at all.

Any film though from the late 90's that decided to open with the words "The moon was colonized in 2015" obviously did not think things through. The CGI in this is TV show bad by today, but some members of that cast including Sam Neil and the actors who were always playing side roles in the other Hollywood blockbusters at the time must have been paid more than the effects budget for this film.

Interesting.  I watched this a while back and came away happy.  I had never seen the film and expected something awful.  I don't think it is great or genre changing but it kept me entertained.

Another 90s Sci Fi (not a fan of the genre) film that I watched that impressed me was Gattaca.  That one was actually pretty good.

#944 Re: The Sunset Strip » The X-FILES Thread » 560 weeks ago

It was another average episode for me.  I hated the hallucination scene.  Thankfully, this short season is ending next week.  I'm just not entertained by the show (bits and pieces yes) for some reason.  When I finished watching this I just thought it was a waste of time.  The criticisms above are accurate--it seems like they are trying to shoehorn a whole bunch of stuff into a 45-50 minute episode and it just doesn't work.

The only episode I really enjoyed was the second one "Founder's Mutation" and that one focused on the main story/mystery for the most part.

#945 Re: The Garden » Super Bowl predictions » 561 weeks ago

misterID wrote:
Smoking Guns wrote:
misterID wrote:

Cam showed nothing to me to say he could win the game, which he didn't. He quit. Like a deer in headlights from the first quarter. You could see it on his face. The game was bad. Just bad. I think it was the worst quarterback performance in Superbowl history. QBRs of 13 and 10. Horrible. But at least Peyton had enough guts to throw himself on his fumbles.

Not sure if serious. Cam didn't play great but Jesus Christ they had 315 yards of offense... They drove plenty of times and kept turning the ball over. If the receivers catch the ball hard to see them losing. If the catch the ball Broncos don't get that first TD.  I still think that was a catch, point is you can't make mistakes in a game like this. There were 4 HUGE drops. You sound more like a Cam hater than an objective football fan. Peyton was sad to see. He was really bad. But he is a great dude, despite the sexual assault in college and HGH scandal. He is a likeable dude.

I'm not a Cam hater, but like Andrew Luck, I don't buy the hype. Cam is very immature, and I'm not speaking of his celebrations, which I like and I love he gives the footballs to kids. But he doesn't have a lot of mental strength, like Luck doesn't have a clutch gene. Cam was affected more by his erratic play than drops. He doesn't know how to place a ball or how hard to throw. The pass Ginn dropped was way too hard on its placement. You have to help your receivers. The Broncos got in his head early and he quit. I've seen Alex Smith torch that defense with less weapons and an even shakier line, on top of Von Miller taking cheap shots to intentionally hurt him. It's about who is more mentally tough. Cam isn't there yet. He acted like a child throwing himself on the field. Have you ever seen another QB literally throw themselves on the field and thrtow a tantrum?

I'm a Chiefs fan, so I'm wasn't rooting for the Bronco's, or Manning. I was objective. I wasn't rooting for anyone. When they catch was challenged I knew it would stand, not because I was hoping it would because IMO the ground caused it to bobble.

You can tell when he's frustrated by his body language.  He has some of the worst body language I've ever seen from a professional athlete.  He also overthrew several open WR in the first half.   That tantrum after the Anderson clinching TD was horrible.  Odds are against them reaching the SB next year.

#946 Re: The Garden » 2016 Presidential Election Thread » 562 weeks ago

Trump definitely lost tonight when you look at the "expectations" game.  Clinton and Sanders are in a dead heat right now.  Rubio did better than expected so he's a winner.  The rest of the Republican field doesn't have a chance.  It's still a clusterfuck in the GOP.  Sanders should win NH.  The Southern States will be the real test.  I still think Clinton comes out on top but it's still early. 

I always wondered about Trump's "ground game" in Iowa.  I wonder if it was a major factor in his showing tonight.

#947 Re: Guns N' Roses » DAVE MUSTAINE: 'It Would Be Terrific' If STEVEN ADLER And IZZY STRADLI » 563 weeks ago

Mama's Good Boy wrote:
polluxlm wrote:

It's not bad. Better than much of vintage Metallica actually, so that's a start. Not really my genre though.

Off his first release "Killing is My Business", there is actually a Metallica song from Kill Em' All on it that with different lyrics.   Don't remember which song or the name but its very obvious when you hear it.

The most radio friendly release was Countdown.. surely you've heard Symphony of Destruction.  9

Mechanix is the song and it is a variation on The Four Horsemen song on Kill Em All.

Let me add in Tornado of Souls as a Rust in Peace favorite.  Love the Marty Friedman solo.  I downloaded their new album and will give it a listen in the next few days.  I've heard a few songs from it already and it sounds great.

#948 Re: The Garden » 2015 NFL & Fantasy Football » 563 weeks ago

Neemo wrote:

So can someone explain to me why NE just didn't take the fg's when they could've ? They would've won that game ffs

Their O Line played like shit too. Brady was left out to dry wayyy too many times

That was an odd coaching decision for sure.  I still don't get why they didn't double Miller/Ware more.  Those two guys got singled on the poor Pats OT's far too much.

Super Bowl sounds like it'll probably end up as a repeat of the Sea-Den beatdown a few years ago.

#949 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 563 weeks ago

AtariLegend wrote:

For anyone who didn't watch it last night. Triple H got booked to win the title and Rumble tongue. Reigns was booed again.

They supposedly plan to do Triple H vs. Reigns in the main event at mania. Not exactly holding out high hopes for it.

It's incredible how they try to get Reigns over but it still doesn't work.  They should just turn him heel.  League of Nations  did a beatdown on him in the middle of the match as they did the Cena "overcome the odds" story during the match.  And it didn't work at all.

Triple H (the heel!) got cheers when he started beating down Reigns.

#950 Re: The Sunset Strip » Oscars Controversy » 563 weeks ago

jimmythegent wrote:

Kind of nauseating but more just the self importance of Hollywood and 'awards' in general for me. Such posturing self-importance. IF there is in an imbalance of representation of minorities then obviously that is not cool, but it's hard to feel too sorry for these folk who earn tens of millions of dollars.

Yeah.  Plus the Oscars are a damn joke now.  They don't even nominate the best performances/films anymore.  And the winners are due to politicking and marketing campaigns from infleuntial producers and the like.

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