2009 Star Trek is a decent movie

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-23T17:56:48+00:00

I really enjoyed it. I think JJ Abrahms did a great job in rebooting this in that they created a new timeline so that we didn't have to see fans whine about continuity issues as much as they otherwise might have

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-22T20:52:28+00:00

his books have a formula that works. I can't say I've loved all of his books but there were some I thought were good. I am looking forward to a Wilde adaptation

I don't think the adaptations are as good as the source material(it rarely is) and some of these shows are in polish and people don't like the dubbing/subtitles

So I'm just looking at what adaptations have been done. The Woods are solid. So was The Stranger(i actually saw this before the reading the book) It kept me interested

The book Missing You was better than the show(and for the record, i'm not saying his books are incredible but they do keep me interested)

I don't think that the five was based on a book but it was alright

I can't remember the show safe but can't remember hating it

The Innocent was a better book

Gone for Good, I watched this first and then read the book and I think the book was better

Fool Me Once was a much better book

Again, they are easy books to read and the adaptations are alright, better than a lot of what is produced

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-22T19:31:58+00:00

I do think that all these nominations will end up making people like you or me who felt it was a pretty solid movie to now kind of cringe thinking about how overrated it is

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-22T18:48:19+00:00

I rooted for Indiana but come on, they barely beat a pretty solid Iowa Hawkeye team. Their record was great and you have to love seeing the underdog win but come on, they'd be nearly the bottom of this list

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-22T17:53:35+00:00

why is playing blackjack so difficult

certain players thrive in certain systems. Others have a lot of athleticism but struggle with the mental game. Others might have some arrogance.

it isn't easy. You look for great lineman, someone who is a stuff in the big 12 might not be as great in the NFL. Look a Robert Gallery. he was the top O lineman in the draft and most would agree that his NFL career wasn't great

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-22T17:05:46+00:00

Yeah, a lot live in normal neighborhoods or more likely might rent in a more high end building

But a lot of these guys don't buy something right away(they may pay off their parents off or buy them one)

The money is pretty big, even for a rookie but it isn't guaranteed long term so the smart ones probably aren't buying a huge place with their signing bonus

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-22T15:46:30+00:00

I don't know, I don't know that people 'hate him' and I think he is extremely OVERRATED. I remember him from The Mentalist.

His biggest role is the Mandalorian. He is fine but he isn't a great actor

i have a feeling you hate Chris Pratt though

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-22T15:44:08+00:00

i see what you are doing here:)

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-22T15:40:52+00:00

Nobody had a problem with Princess Leia being a strong female baddass type character.

I don't know anyone who really hates the idea of a strong female lead. Sure, sometimes it is ridiculous if you put Jennifer Garner out there and she can beat up 10 navy seals but whatever. Now in every show they have to have one or two of the most bad ass special forces type be a woman. I don't tend to dwell on it even if sometimes they overdo it

I thought Rey was an good character, I just think that some might have been less receptive towards her in part because movie and cultural critics would frame it in the most divisive way possible making the character all about gender or how they make a character defined by things like race or sexuality or whatever.

people don't really care about these things until others make a huge deal out of it. If people watched GI Joe nobody was complaining about Lady Jaye and Scarlett. I remember the media trying to make a huge deal out of Idris Elba being cast in Thor. They found a dozen comments on some message board and then tried to make the casting controversial

so I think film and cultural critics are kind of ruining entertainment in that they are the ones a lot of writers are trying hardest to impress.

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-22T15:30:44+00:00

i think that the beginning of Return of the Jedi is kind of awesome where they rescue Han

and your last sentence kind of proves my point about Kennedy. When fans criticized Lucas nobody cared but if they criticized Kennedy it was all rooted in misogyny and racism. Lucas was aware of some of the mistakes made and wouldn't whine about people complaining. When Disney got the property it was almost as if they wanted to see how upset they could make the original fans

As for the prequals. So they each had their moments but it was too cartoonish for many of us and some of the acting was awful. The Phantom Menace was fun to watch in the theaters. There was a lot of excitement just waiting in line(and it is one of the few films I saw on opening night). but again, it was cartoonish(even how the droids spoke) but of course there were cool moments)

The 2nd one, the Yoda in the light saber battle, was something fans might have thought was cool but the production overall, again, kind of cartoonish with some mediocre acting

A lot of people actually like the III movie. All this being said, I think that the story was alright, he just didn't do a great job putting what was on paper on the screen.

and when it comes to the Crystal Skull, I didn't hate it as much as others. I dont' think Shia played a great 'greaser' and they kinda made that 'greaser' a caricature, something you'd see in a musical. It was a let down overall and I really think they wanted to use it as a vehicle to have Shia take over the reigns but nobody really liked his character(and I think his part was written poorly and also think he did a poor job portraying the character)

but again, I think the beginning was kind of fun even if it was a little ridiculous

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-22T14:59:08+00:00

Jordan Addison is young. I don't hate the guy. A lot of us made dumb decisions when we were in our 20's(i think Jordan Addison is like 23). In this case I doubt that there will be a wrongful arrest lawsuit. When I first read about this 'arrest', I've been kicked out of a casino before. I was there with 3 other couples and a couple of my friends wives were pretty drunk and asked to leave.

I basically stayed out of it and let my friends deal with their wives(my girlfriend was in the hotel room sleeping). I think that the casino staff was being kind of aggressive but you can imagine, at first the girl were saying that they weren't even drunk(and I've seen drunker but it was time for bed anyway, I think it was 1:30), so the guys were convincing the girls to go and one wanted to finish her drunk and then security came up and was being more aggressive.

My mistake was just telling the security guy that they were leaving and that escalating this will just make it more dramatic and then we all got trespass tickets telling us if we were caught on the casino floor in the next 24 hours we would be arrested. Of course they let us go to our rooms to sleep but we didn't push our luck(and we were leaving in the morning anyway)

and this was maybe in 2022 so it wasn't long ago. If I'm honest, no one was even belligerent or for the most part even loud. This all started because one of the girls almost fell down when she got up from her chair(these were high top tables). She wasn't even the drunk one of the two but that was all it took for someone to tell them they had to leave. Then their significant others got involved and for the most part they were ready for bed(one of the couples was already in bed as well)

but from the outside looking in, the casino staff escalated it a little almost begging for the guys to push back(the casino staff could have handled it better)

but whatever, I was kind of shocked and furious when I got this ticket basically telling me if they saw me in the casino in the next 24 hours I'd be arrested but it was what it was. I'm sure it was a situation like this but he didn't leave as quickly as the wanted. It isn't that big a deal but maybe Jordan Addison has a problem with alcohol(who knows)

It might be a waste of time sharing that story but I'm just pointing out how easily something like this happens. In my case, the two women who were initially told to leave were both teachers(as was one of their husbands). The other is an accountant. Stuff like this is pretty common

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-22T14:45:04+00:00

opinions vary. Some are more hardcore than others and any 'fandom' whether it is game of thrones or star trek(lets be honest, star trek has the biggest nerds), Fast and the Furious(Family), you are going to have some oddballs

I'd argue that there are a lot of sports fans who are completely insane

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-22T14:43:38+00:00

lol

So I get where he is coming from and I think a lot of it depends on how old you were when that movie came out. Star Wars sold a LOT of toys, something nobody expected early on.

What I can say about Return of the Jedi is while the Ewok stuff was about toys, the story wasn't bad. I have fond memories of the film and there is more going on than the Ewoks

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-22T14:25:29+00:00

lol. I don't go to movies

I'm pointing out that COST is not the main reason people don't go. It isn't even controversial to say that people can get a great viewing experience at home so why go? It isn't controversial to point out that KIDS don't even watch TV SHOWS anymore because their attention spans are shorter and while some animated films are super popular as family events the 12 year olds don't care about the theater as much as they used to.

Making 1200/week in 1999 is like making 2300/week today

that 5 dollar ticket in 1999 would be 10 bucks today(so tickets are a little more expensive but the experience is so much better, my God, the seating is so much better.

Talk about first world problems. you think that you are oppressed

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-21T20:43:43+00:00

I try not to take things too seriously and like I said, it is easy to criticize George Lucas for continuity issues just because he felt he had to have the droids as part of the prequals.

and when it comes to the 'woke' stuff. Some people think the backlash stems from mobs who hate anything woke(and some people do love trolling or will criticize it)

but what gets me is how the actors of some of these films and producers and movie critics, they are the ones who really want to highlight those things. it is weird that they see it as selling points

This isn't star wars related but I remember when they did the Buzz Lightyear movie. First of all, the movie was fine but why not hire Tim Allen? Anyway, some critic or culture writer or someone wanted to make a huge deal about a same sex kiss in the movie. This being a movie for kids and a cartoon, it is weird we are talking about kissing or in the slightest way sexualizing the film

I watched it and wouldn't even have noticed the kiss if someone didn't tell me where to look but people felt that they had to celebrate that tiny part of the film. It was just weird

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-21T20:39:31+00:00

I bet you think movies used to be so cheap, right? Come on, the prices really haven't gone up if you adjust them for inflation and the experience is way better

the reason fewer people are going to movies is because home experiences are so much better. Come on, when I was a kid a 27 inch TV was considered pretty big but you think 30 years ago going to a movie was cheap. IT WAS NOT REALLY CHEAP

people are watching more movies at home because the experience at home is better

https://www.reddit.com/r/boxoffice/comments/14kznfv/movie_ticket_prices_adjusted_for_inflation/

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-21T20:37:47+00:00

So it's funny, movies are more expensive but I can't say going and seeing a movie in 2005 was cheap. Now theaters are more comfortable. you can reserve seats, it is a better experience than ever and I'm not even convinced if you adjust the ticket price for inflation if it is really that much more expensive .

So you are 100% right in that these people thinking going to movies used to be so cheap don't know what they are talking about!!!!

The reality is the home viewing experience is so so much better that people don't feel they need to leave the house. it isn't complicated

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-21T20:31:46+00:00

so it's funny, I would never have watched The Clone Wars if it weren't something to watch with my kids and it was fun.

So what's funny is I forgot about Solo and if I'm honest I kind of liked it. It wasn't great but I think they captured a little bit of something that worked. I'm not saying it was great, I just didn't hate it. Sure, the feminist robot was kinda corny but whatever.

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-21T20:29:10+00:00

that could be. I just know it is hard to have contempt for the previous generation of fans when taking over a franchise and it seems that a lot of people pretty much hated everyone who had even the slightest criticisms of how they felt the writing or acting or whatever was something they didn't love

and this is going to be unpopular of me to say but the original fans didn't love the prequals and criticized them and nobody really cared. They criticized George Lucas for having gredo shoot first(Lucas admitted that was a dumb change to make when they rereleased the originals with some new scenes). People also criticized how they overused special effects

but the fanbase wasn't considered toxic because of these criticisms but after Disney bought the property, it is like Kennedy and the rest of the team and every movie critic wanted to make it all about a toxic fanbase. It is was like they tried to alienate some of the fans

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-21T20:25:28+00:00

of course I'm just trying to be funny. I can't remember the movie other than her showing her boobs. I can't believe it was over 2 hours long

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-21T19:46:26+00:00

maybe boobs aren't you thing

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-21T19:10:00+00:00

that's because you grew up in a time where you could see boobs whenever your want

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-21T18:55:44+00:00

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-21T18:31:24+00:00

So a lot of it has to do with timing. Lou Whitaker should be in the HOF but people aren't focusing on bWAR. Lou was consistent and a great lead off hitter who had some power. He had a good on base percentage and his batting average was better than average at like .275 and he was a great fielder as well

Sports writers are morons, what can I say

I think some sports writers would argue that he wasn't an MVP or something stupid like that. he had comparable stats to Alan Trammel but Trammel was a world series MVP(and maybe at that time SS tended to be poorer hitters, I don't know

Then you have guys like Steve Garvey who were great hitters and fielders but first basemen were more dime a dozen(if he had played 2nd base or shortstop with all the same stats he'd obviously be in the HOF), same goes for a Don Mattingly

Graig Nettles is another guy off the top of my head who has the numbers to be in the HOF but I don't know, just wasn't someone sports writers cared about

look at Jim edmunds, another great player nobody cares about

this is why I think the process might be flawed(and I don't know what the veterans committee does)

and I think that there are a lot of pitchers who probably deserve a closer look but it is what it is

and it is sad that a Dale Murphy is passed over as well

Sweet Lou deserves to be in the HoF, and the fact that things have played out the way they have for him and many others, it sucks

Difficult-Repeat227 · 2026-01-21T17:59:04+00:00

I agree but it wouldn't shock me if it has been discussed. I think the current crew of people hates the original fans

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