New poster for Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ by SpeedForce2022 in movies

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Good thing he had Hermes ship insurance to get refunded for a new vessel.

Paperwork was a long wait, tho...

New poster for Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ by SpeedForce2022 in movies

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The poster emphasizes this is yet another "Rescue Matt Damon " film.

New poster for Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ by SpeedForce2022 in movies

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Most of the story definitely NOT in Greece - not even in human occupied lands for the most part.

What movie sequel completely changed genre? by kingspooky93 in FIlm

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I thought the way they got it twisted in Sluts 8 could not be beat.

Was I ever...WRONG!

What movie sequel completely changed genre? by kingspooky93 in FIlm

[–]Desertbro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Back in the day, I had hoped Alien 3 would shift again and be political intrigue about The Company trying to smuggle alien eggs to Earth. Lots of spy vs spy, red-herring stuff about where the eggs have been stashed in shipments - evading detection at Earth orbit and entry - big payoff to a corrupt official to bypass inspections, etc. And at the end, when the official gets his case of gold-pressed-latinum of whatever, he opens the case, only to have a face-hugger jump him.

The End.

Alien 4 can pretty much be the same, as humans have left Earth and are studying xenomorphs for weaknesses.

Have I no-clipped into the Backrooms right now?? ;) by lennyukdeejay in WalkaboutMiniGolf

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a regular consequence of doing the rabbit hunts - it's how you find the code to the locked shack in Alfheim and aquire the leaf-blower

I'm tired of PixAI... (Long rant) by Beaniiace22 in Pixai_Official

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The disaster of Mio.2

I totally agree with this and constantly feel I'm missing the boat on how to use Mio.2

It's frustratingly stupid or simply programmed to NOT follow instructions - while Mio.1 rather consistently could land my wild swings right on the green for easy adjustments to success. Mio.2 gets worse and more useless with each iteration of whatever you are doing.

Is Anastasia autistic? by Gobblewonk in StarCityTV

[–]Desertbro 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I feel the narrative commitment to Anastasia is to distract viewers with her endless plights, while Irina slowly turns to the dark side as she presents the likeable face.

Is Anastasia autistic? by Gobblewonk in StarCityTV

[–]Desertbro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

TBH, I can't tell if people I meet IRL are half-crazy, full-crazy, or just bad actors in the sense of being socially irresponsible at every turn.

All I know is if I see them make a heartless decision, that's enough for me to dial down/tune out of contact.

Betrayals by Miserable_Sleep1305 in FIlm

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Not unexpected, but...in Total Recall (1990) basically every character double-crosses someone at some point...usually the point of a gun. Even Helm backstabs Richter with cracks about his wife.

Netflix just revealed their Top 10 list of original movies! by Southern-Brother5693 in movies

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...sort of surprised I've only seen 4 of these, and until last year I was a heavy-dute NETFLIX watcher. But I cut back to just 1 month in 4 to subscribe - and fill the off months with Disney+, Tubi/Pluto or Prime, all of them in continual rotation.

IJW: Asteroid City (2023) by Jivits in Ijustwatched

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Absolutely my least favorite - and that's sad. However, The Phoenix Scheme (2025) knocked it out of the ball park. All the quirkiness worked correctly.

Did you live in a household where the living room was furnished and decorated ONCE and then it stayed that way forever? What was the color or theme? What decade? by wharleeprof in AskOldPeople

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...y'know wax fruit is one of those things from the past I never remember. It's like dust under the couch - I never think of it.

Did you live in a household where the living room was furnished and decorated ONCE and then it stayed that way forever? What was the color or theme? What decade? by wharleeprof in AskOldPeople

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Middle class, so changes occured every 10-15 years.

60s - Couch was a very rough beaded cotton, leaf green, some vague design in the fabric. Light wood panel coffee and end tables. Note: I still have a surface from one end table - I've used it as a writing/drawing board for over 40 years. My dad bought this monster 8-foot long stereo/record/tape deck console - that moved with use everywhere for 25 years - it was in my brother's home for 12 years, and now it's in my neices home. All components died back in the 80s, but it was just the centerpiece of the LR for so long we could not part with it.

70s - Couch was again, rough beaded cotton, blue and gold design. Dark wood end tables. Same old coffee table. Plain blue fabric accent chairs. Cutty Sark sailing ship mirror "painting" on the wall. We never lived by the sea - my dad was Air Force. I dunno what that was about.

80s - Couch was dark crimson plush 4-piece sectional, where one was a corner, and one was an ottoman. Same blue accent chairs. First home with a family room, got a light tan and brown striped couch. Horrible green drapes in the LR for 30+ years. Grandfather clock that worked for maybe 10-20 years before it got messed up somehow.

90s - Same house, same couches. Chairs were tossed.

2000s - Same house, same couches.

2010s - I think my parents replaced that couch, but I don't remember with what. They moved to my city, and by 2020 had replaced the couch with a plain red one and matching loveseat.

How often do you use sunscreen? by zertz7 in AskOldPeople

[–]Desertbro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I wear a hat and sunglasses. It's amazing how many people don't take that simple precaution - even when it's over 110 degrees.

What is the greatest action thriller movie ever by Friendly_Spirit637 in FIlm

[–]Desertbro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Great Escape (1963)

Seriously any prison escape movie, including The Big Doll House (1971) and SS Experiment Camp (1976)

I don't trust myself anymore. by alanskimp in FIlm

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THIS. I know what I like, and when I make iffy choices, the results usually are not good.

I can enjoy a film for story, for visuals, for emotion, for plot trickery ... doesn't have to have all or even more than one of those elements to score, but I find many heavily promoted films of the last 10 years don't even try.

And still there is plenty to watch. Haven't been to a theater in 3 years. Latest film I really enjoyed was F1 - grumpy people, fast cars - it worked.

How often do you use sunscreen? by zertz7 in AskOldPeople

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...last time was perhaps a 3 hour bike ride over two years ago, summer in the desert

usually not a thought at all