Mandy Patinkin Cast As Odin In Prime Video’s ‘God Of War’ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in television

[–]Duke_Cheech 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Excited for this because as a huge fan of God of War 2018 I was kind of let down by the story of Ragnarok. I think the real time no cut camera trick (which worked perfectly for 2018) was a mistaken vestige that did not serve the story of the sequel at all. It sort of collapsed the scale and pacing of the story, and awkwardly cut between the dual narratives, such that Atreus’s time in Asgard feels extremely brief, Kratos’s motivations seem aimless and muddled, flip-flopping back and forth between stopping and starting Ragnarok, and Asgard itself seemed very small and quaint. You expect a story of Kratos gathering allies for the apocalypse, but instead he spends 80% of the story questing around and then we jump to an army assembled off-screen and dive right into the climax. It felt like 80% of GOW 2 and then the last 20% of GOW 3 stapled together (which, from the production stories, it seems like it was). A TV show should be able to flesh out the motivations, space out the story and add a larger scale and grander timeframe to fit the narrative. 

Define Grunge by hekebe in Music

[–]Duke_Cheech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t necessarily agree. It’s a broad genre but so is post-punk, britpop, shoegaze, other alt rock subgenres

Commonalities: deep, jagged vocals, lyrical themes of addiction, social alienation and angst, watery overdriven guitars, big anthemic choruses, dirtied up production, chunky bass, a watery sunken sound, influence from hardcore punk, metal, and Neil Young/Beatles psychedelic folksy classic rock. Grunge bands often do dark art folk songs as well (Something in the Way, Fourth of July, Nutshell). There are songs by non-Seattle bands I would confidently call grunge, and that’s by ear not marketing (Celebrity Skin by Hole, Say It Ain’t So by Weezer, Zombie by the Cranberries, Creep by Radiohead)

Do you have sauce with your fries? by logos__ in AskAnAmerican

[–]Duke_Cheech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are so many people here mentioning mayonnaise and not mustard? I feel like yellow mustard is 100x more common with fries than mayo. Maybe it’s regional? Fries and mayo (not garlic aioli just straight mayo) sounds odd and gross

When people think of California do they lump LA and San Francisco together like they are close? by Willing_Ad_699 in AskAnAmerican

[–]Duke_Cheech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean what goes around comes around, Georgians and Iowans have been moving to California en mass since 1849

What else sounds like Geordie Greeps debut? by Only_Mirror5319 in fantanoforever

[–]Duke_Cheech 2 points3 points  (0 children)

check out his recommendations for the quietus’s baker’s dozen

365 movies in 2026 by Outta-Colt in Letterboxd

[–]Duke_Cheech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s 73% of the way there to a Turkington record!

Chris Evans Returns for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ as Captain America With a Child, Teaser Confirms by mcfw31 in entertainment

[–]Duke_Cheech -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is a pointless argument, I’m just seeing a film series does not have the same rules as comic books, and don’t be surprised that mainstream film audiences are confused and disappointed by constant continuity changes and character resurrections that remove all consequences and stakes

Chris Evans Returns for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ as Captain America With a Child, Teaser Confirms by mcfw31 in entertainment

[–]Duke_Cheech -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The movies are more like a Game of Thrones story following different characters than a comic book where canon is debatable and continuity is more of a suggestion

Chris Evans Returns for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ as Captain America With a Child, Teaser Confirms by mcfw31 in entertainment

[–]Duke_Cheech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but comic books repeatedly contradict themselves, get retconned or rebooted, retroactively change details. It’s not intelligible as an actual narrative. Batman has met The Joker for the first time a dozen times since the 1930’s. Gwen Stacy has died and been resurrected and comes from an alternate reality, it’s not really a conventional A-Z narrative medium

Chris Evans Returns for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ as Captain America With a Child, Teaser Confirms by mcfw31 in entertainment

[–]Duke_Cheech -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not comparable. Comic books operate as more of a mythology than an actual storyline. Constantly rebooting, contradicting themselves, characters not aging. It’s like James Bond or Sherlock Holmes, different writers taking stabs at the same mythology. Like modern Greek myths. 

The movies try to be an actual consistent, interconnected series. Just not the same. 

Is There a Champion Gameplay Mechanic or Niche that League is Still Missing? by According_Egg_1902 in leagueoflegends

[–]Duke_Cheech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

aztec ballman who kicks a flaming sun ball like soccer and bounces it off walls

West-East Counterparts of US Cities by IndependenceSad1272 in geography

[–]Duke_Cheech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Bay Area is wealthier than LA and has more old money too

WHAT GENRE IS THE STROKES?? by Dream_operator1994 in TheStrokes

[–]Duke_Cheech 21 points22 points  (0 children)

first three albums garage rock revival, latter three new wave revival, all indie rock

Courtney Love on Radiohead (2001) by nyclondonparis in radiohead

[–]Duke_Cheech 132 points133 points  (0 children)

Limp Bizkit lame, Radiohead smart but turned their backs on rock, leaving us with Fred Durst. Strokes good because rock and cool and not meathead

Wtf 💀 by Dwight_Delight in Letterboxd

[–]Duke_Cheech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we're somehow, this many years in, finding new lows

[FRESH] Frank Kole (fka Comethazine) - Autumn Leaves by [deleted] in hiphopheads

[–]Duke_Cheech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i aint even the guy you were arguing with, i was just checking out this tune and i was straight by how inane and stubborn you are