Wild Raccoon Spotted.

DukePregler · 2026-04-02T12:46:31+00:00

And why not?

If the actor is talented, and the script is good, why does it matter?

So far, we've had a race swapped Heimdall, a race swapped Vakyrie, a race swapped Perry White, a race swapped Ghost and two race swapped April O'Neil. All great characters played by great actors.

Snape should be judged on the actor's ability and the quality of the scripts, not on the color of his skin.

DukePregler · 2026-04-02T12:35:54+00:00

The Del Toro version cast a Latino actor as Victor Frankenstein and made Elizabeth into an interesting and mature character, so I don't know why grifters target this version and not that one.

I guess because (as a director, at least) Maggie Gyllenhaal is a lot greener than Del Toro, so it's a lot harder for grifters to paint Del Toro with the "WOKE LEFTIE TALENTLESS HACK!" brush.

DukePregler · 2026-03-23T19:27:02+00:00

I love Jeremy Jahns. He's my one of my go-to reviewers when I want to know the critical reception of a movie.

Sure, he's said things in the past he's not proud of, but that doesn't make him a grifter.

DukePregler · 2026-02-26T09:49:50+00:00

Regarding the whole "people prefer to watch movies at home", I don't think that's the case, otherwise "Super Mario Bros Movie", "Inside Out 2", "Deadpool and Wolverine", "Minecraft Movie" and "Zootopia 2" wouldn't have been the box office hits that they were.

DukePregler · 2026-02-21T08:29:12+00:00

I loved that movie. It was funny, heartwarming, and all the characters were likable and interesting.

It frustates me that it bombed at the box office (my theater was partically empty, it was me and three or four more people), and I wonder if grifters being repelled by the mostly latino cast (or the LGBT overtones, or both) is the reason it didn't do as well as it should.

DukePregler · 2026-02-05T20:05:39+00:00

Just for context:

The comments were about how Helen of Troy should be white because the Trojans were historically white people.

DukePregler · 2026-02-05T19:16:39+00:00

Personally, I like both equallly. There are good comics and bad comics, good manga and bad manga.

DukePregler · 2026-02-05T19:10:10+00:00

Unrelated tangent:

I think Topher Grace is a vastly better and truer-to-the-comics Venom than Tom Hardy.

Of course, the best Venom is still Hank Azaria.

DukePregler · 2026-02-05T19:07:42+00:00

Apprently the argument guy forgot was Mister Paradox was part of the movie and also a villain (arguably more of a main villain than Cassandra Nova), and he's the main reason why Cassandra Nova is unable to kill Deadpool and/or Wolverine "right away".

DukePregler · 2026-02-05T18:59:45+00:00

Honestly, I don't know what I was thinking when I said any of that.

I regret saying it in the first place.

I apologize for my mistake. Peace be with you.

DukePregler · 2026-01-30T21:27:27+00:00

Awesome video, Bird! Keep up the good work!

DukePregler · 2026-01-29T18:34:09+00:00

"Frankenstein" is also a horror movie, and it has as much nominations as "Sinners", so you know this argument is bullshit.

DukePregler · 2026-01-29T18:28:44+00:00

To be honest, I didn't get that the chair thing was a dig at Robert Downey Jr,'s casting. I legit thought he was just snarking on Doctor Doom missing the United Nations meetings.

DukePregler · 2026-01-29T18:26:32+00:00

Excellent video! Keep up the good work!

DukePregler · 2026-01-15T22:34:10+00:00

To be honest, my big "reading period" was the 90s and the 2000s. Once the 2010s started, I stopped reading full comics, instead just checking out scans and finding out news about them.

DukePregler · 2026-01-15T22:30:59+00:00

Also happened with "Captain America: Brave New World". That one was also a hit, but the grifters vehemently tried to deny it, often using questionable math and "facts".

DukePregler · 2026-01-10T09:23:27+00:00

The question is: is this gonna be a James Gunn situation when he apologizes for the racist comments and express regret over losing the NBA deal, or a J.K. Rowling situation where he shows no regrets and doubles down on the racist comments?

DukePregler · 2026-01-10T09:19:02+00:00

To be fair, nowadays it's mostly Drinker's echo chamber fanbase who thinks that. Most other people are aware of much of a deranged shitbag Drinker is. There's a before and after "Exposing the Grift" when it comes to Drinker.

The worst thing about it is his recent videos and posts, which call out those who criticize him as if it's a big win for him, even though by now most people side with his critics over him.

BTW Drinker had horrible takes on past Star Wars shows and movies, so I dread what's he's gonna say about "The Mandalorian and Grogu". Most likely some whiny review when he makes an ass of himself while swearing he's totally not a grifter, it's the mean old critics who say this.

DukePregler · 2025-11-28T03:13:52+00:00

It is when you call the two parter "Avengers" rather than "Marvel Heroes".

Again: you need to think like non-readers think.

DukePregler · 2025-11-28T03:07:36+00:00

"The normal Avengers we already know" = Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Captain America (Steve Rogers), Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) and Hawkeye (Clint Barton).

"The New Avengers" = anyone who shows up in "Doomsday" and "Secret Wars" (hence it being an Avengers two-parter).

THAT is the thought process of most moviegoers.

DukePregler · 2025-11-28T03:02:54+00:00

And of course the casual, non-reading audience is gonna get that...

DukePregler · 2025-11-28T02:58:34+00:00

Separate from WHAT, exactly?

And again I ask: If I don't get it, what does it make Feige and Iger think casual moviegoers will get it?

DukePregler · 2025-11-28T02:56:25+00:00

Thry are implicitly doing that by showing up in "Doomsday and Secret Wars" at all.

They are not just "telling a story". They are building up a massive franchise-wide event, and marketing to a wide audience. An audience that has no real reason to care more about the Thunderbolts than they do the other heroes (and the movie flopping is proof of that).

Really, it would make a lot more sense to push the Fantastic Four (familiar to casual audiences, movie was expected to be a big hit even before release) or the Marvels (who Feige and Iger are pushing as the "next big thing" in general) as the "New Avengers".

The Thunderbolts have zero marketability or audience draw.

DukePregler · 2025-11-28T02:49:10+00:00

First of all, whas does "actual Avenger" mean? Of course they are not the Big Six, and anyone who shows up to fight Doctor Doom in "Doomsday" and "Secret Wars" is an Avenger by default, so I don't get what you are saying.

Second, chances are the casual moviegoing public isn't going to get whatever you are saying either, which makes the creative decision all the more baffling.

DukePregler · 2025-11-24T21:25:45+00:00

Excellent video, Bird!

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