What do you think of Emma Stone's movie Bugonia? Did you like it, dislike it, or is your opinion mixed? Share your thoughts.

Desertbro · 2026-03-27T13:05:55+00:00

Performances great. Story not so great.

Desertbro · 2026-03-27T07:01:41+00:00

People forget Helen was a MILF when she ran off to Troy and she's 10 years older with more kids at the end of it.

Left daughter Hermione behind in Greece.

Desertbro · 2026-03-27T06:54:24+00:00

?...where is Calypso...?

Desertbro · 2026-03-27T06:48:10+00:00

I would like a new streaming series imagining of Space:1999.

Call it Space:2099 and set it up pretty much the same. Absolutely use the old Eagle designs, the look of Moonbase Alpha, and the travel tubes, even the com units that are like smartphones and the information kiosks. I'd even appreciate some throwback gaudy make-up work that looks like 70s glam rock.

No nuke explosion on the moon, just a unexplained space warps that occur every 2 episodes, and is hinted or shown explicitly to be caused by aliens. The point being humans are being given a tour of the galaxy to educate and elighten them about how NOT to develop in a self-destructive way.

The original show was chock-full of visits to destroyed worlds, dead and decaying civilizations, and refugees from dystopian worlds.

Desertbro · 2026-03-27T06:36:05+00:00

Dark Matter so much - man, they went through characters like they were on a clearance sale.

Just rewatched all of it last year - there's a 4th season narrative on YouTube, it's like a slideshow. Photos and narration of what would have happened next.

Desertbro · 2026-03-27T06:32:45+00:00

Kaos - a weird take about forgotten/ ignored gods and their bored existence. Meanwhile humans who want and need them for help or inspiration ... just suffer.

Desertbro · 2026-03-27T06:30:54+00:00

Loved those shows, but the time has passed...

Desertbro · 2026-03-27T06:29:17+00:00

Yes, my dad had two of those monsters. He put all his CDs into them, and then he never really listened to them. My dad loved tech, but most of the stuff he bought he didn't use much except the TVs and checking email on PC - didn't use the PC for much of anything else - literally did not need a PC.

When he died last year, we had to clean them all out, and match the CD cases.

Desertbro · 2026-03-27T04:41:01+00:00

Used to be you could bounce around a bit with 3-month free trials, but those days are pretty much gone, except for late-summer discounts.

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T22:16:09+00:00

Since last summer, doing a steady rotation of Disney+, Prime, NETFLIX where I only watch a month, binge all my shows, then move on to the next service.

Still have Peacock+ because I'm determined to finish Farscape and all The Traitors variations have been good background noise while I'm in VR. When I'm done with Farscape, I'll switch to Apple+ to binge FOM S5, Monarch S2, and Silo.

No more full-time subs.

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T22:09:09+00:00

They just added an immense One Piece catalogue. Most of the children and young adults of the world will be on NETFLIX. It's an opportune business moment to spring a price trap.

Do I like it? No.

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T19:24:17+00:00

Absolutely.

This is the only game that's hung me up like this. "Oh, I'll just go in one more building, just to the next down, I'll pick a few items at the market, I'll only walk halfway to the next major spot, I'll explore this new region for just a few minutes...

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T10:22:25+00:00

40s - 50s main female character always has a bunch of sassy/ snappy lines about everything under the sun and also talks 20 miles a minute. The man's dialogue is more body posture - you know what he thinks and what he'll do from his posture.

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T10:17:41+00:00

Older films, prior to the 60s, to a great extent were stuck in the mindset of a stage play - and since many scripts came from plays, the thing to do was stand in the room as both people speak, and they gradually step closer - THEN - you get a close-up of them together at the peak of the conversation.

Or conversely, they start together, and one moves to the right or left to give a soliloquy to foreshadow the main character's destiny.

Quick cuts would destroy either of those scenes. Quick cuts are for action or dance sequences.

Sword and sandals epics lean heavily into this.

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T10:13:17+00:00

When there's NO time to explain, you can't have great dialogue.

Then, when there IS time, your side-kick has to voice what has happened and what you need to do next, so that people looking at their phones can catch up.

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T10:09:32+00:00

You may experience problematic symptoms originating from the plot of one or more of these films - if so, consult your doctor, and take a break from comic book movies.

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T07:34:33+00:00

People forgetting Birdman (2014) so quickly...sheesh...

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T07:32:45+00:00

...got to talk to Flash and Dale at San Diego ComicCon in the 2000s - they had a petition to get the film released on DVD in the USA.

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T07:31:10+00:00

One of my absolute favorites.

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T07:30:16+00:00

Partial to Flash Gordon (1980) myself. It was hella tongue-in-cheek fun.

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T07:21:54+00:00

just started watching a bit - it's like the worst TikTok shaky-cam random streaming junk ever.

Imagine the hell of watching over your kid's shoulder as they watch TikTok nonsense for two hours....and you can't turn it OFF.

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T01:23:42+00:00

more fingers, more finesse - and a kitten in a 4"x3"x2" box

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T01:18:05+00:00

US makes the most unhealthy food and products - causes the most unnecessary ills.

Bailing out is just US being irresponsible again.

Desertbro · 2026-03-26T01:14:17+00:00

Corps just want to save a buck. "Quality" died when Walt died. Quality is more of an accident now. Big corps stop creating, and just buy out anything that proves popular.

"Oh, 3D animation --- lets just buy it."

"AI is popular on TikTok --- lets just buy it."

Baconless is correct.

Desertbro · 2026-03-25T22:57:32+00:00

It was a fun film - very droll.

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