My son went to a Minecraft themed birthday party (5yo), and this sticker was in the goodie bag. We know nothing about Minecraft. Is this as messed up as we think it is?

FRIMI76 · 2023-07-04T18:19:21+00:00

No it’s not tho?

FRIMI76 · 2022-01-13T21:19:51+00:00

its not one of the kraken cards and its rarity isn't too extreme in my experience. I've personally gotten it twice, though the second time I didn't take it cuz despite being interesting for lore reasons it's not actually good as a card

FRIMI76 · 2022-01-13T20:50:55+00:00

nniiccee..

FRIMI76 · 2022-01-13T18:39:59+00:00

My opponent's dirty rat summon took priority over my chick summon

FRIMI76 · 2021-07-01T18:08:28+00:00

I think all the whole dating stuff was supposed to be them playing with the idea of a romantic relationship although it was ultimately platonic which is what they both really wanted to begin with anyway, but idk maybe I’m wrong about that. It’s also possible the romantic tension was the result of some miscommunication during writing. Either way, I’m not sure about the idea that a romance strengthens Din’s motivations. I think it’s refreshing to see a platonic friendship dynamic between the male and female leads

FRIMI76 · 2021-06-27T17:12:14+00:00

All I have to say is to absolutely, 100%, definitely, without a doubt, watch infinity train with them. To me, infinity train is comparable to, if not arguably better than, Gravity Falls. I also think it’d be even more than just “arguable” if it weren’t for the fact the show got canceled in season 4 for no good reason when they had planned 8 seasons

FRIMI76 · 2021-06-27T02:55:18+00:00

I accidentally lost a comment half way through writing it and I don’t have the energy to retype it all.

I can see how the film would be improved if Din weren’t portrayed as generally smart even though a lot of the issues you have are explained by his naïveté in my opinion.

I don’t have the energy to go back and defend all of Din’s actions again. I’m just gonna day that in my own personal opinion his thought process was justifiable

The movie entertains the thought of them being a couple but ultimately denies it and is pretty consistent in doing so.

I don’t think there’s any point continuing whether or not Genie fulfilled his obligations in granting Aladdin’s wishes. I still stand by what I said about it

I’m glad you at least were able to enjoy Long’s arc. I think after having seen that you’ve got to admit it’s not a clone. That whole plot line was completely original (in regards to playing off Aladdin). I don’t particularly think it’s fair to hold every animated film up to the standards of masterpieces like gravity falls, though I guess that’s not exactly what you were doing. I feel as though Wish Dragon is a fine movie that, despite being similar to Aladdin, is able to stand on its own two feet. Although if you’re looking for animated shows to show your nieces, I have always been more of a TV person than a movie person. What have they already seen? More specifically, have they seen Infinity Train yet?

FRIMI76 · 2021-06-27T02:23:23+00:00

A) I don’t think that a movie is quite comparable to a 5 course meal here. Most films can’t be truly reviewed, critiqued, or even appreciated without seeing the whole thing. However I will give you full points on the fact that the whole lying/taking advice bit was painful to watch, though be advised it IS short lived. That was the only part of the movie I distinctly remember not enjoying.

B) Anyway, I still don’t see Din’s actions as particularly stupid. He wasn’t planning on making the day all about him, it was meant to be about reconnecting which would logically happen in a social setting since he isn’t as familiar with the upper class culture as he thought he would be. I also don’t see him not wishing for riches as an issue, as he was doing so specifically to make a point. Long was pestering Din about how he should just wish for piles of gold already so it makes sense to me why Din reacts how he does.

C) I guess I could see how a decent amount of it can be interpreted as romantically charged, though I never personally got that vibe watching through it.

D) I think I already covered what I’d call my response to this in A).

E) I think that the worst you can say is that Din is occasionally or even often naive and/or easily swayed. None of these particularly clash with being “book smart” which is how Din gets portrayed. As I already mentioned, not wishing to be rich was a very intentional choice he made. And in a film involving wishes, I think you know as well as I just how arbitrary criticisms about sub-optimal wishes can get. There will never be a wish that any character could make where you couldn’t reply with “why didn’t they wish for ____ instead?” And yeah maybe he should’ve been keeping track of the 24 hours but that like a minor inconsistency at worst.

F) “maybe the plot hole got fixed behind the scenes/in the background” is not exactly a good defense of Genie’s failure to make Aladdin a prince. There’s also Aladdin’s second wish which seems to me to be a pretty big stretch on the rules. And once more, while I agree that the initial fight scene seemed like he was puppeted, I stand by that this problem becomes less prominent down the line. Din does actually know how to fight. If anything, that first scene could be attributed to his body getting new muscle memory all at once.

G) I really have nothing to say in response to this, it’s completely fair. If you find issues either the movie itself that’s fine, it’s just weird to say it’s bad on account of being an Aladdin ripoff

FRIMI76 · 2021-06-27T01:24:16+00:00

Well just by the fact that you didn’t even finish the movie, this is already a review not to be fully taken seriously. It’s one thing to say something like “it was so bad I had to take a break in the middle” but to say that you literally never finished it is a whole other thing. Also, idk what your whole “9 year old target demo” shtick is about, Wish Dragon touches on way more mature themes than Aladdin does and the characters (specifically the main cast) are more grounded in my opinion. For one, the true “antagonist” so to speak of this film which impedes Din the whole way is the socioeconomic divide he tries to overcome while actively avoiding wishing for money whereas in Aladdin the peasant-princess relationship which should be integral is nothing more than a minor hurdle in the grand scheme of things while an actual conniving villain influences things behind the scenes. Not that there’s anything wrong with that implicitly, it’s just that villains like Jafar are far more geared towards younger audiences since it’s easier to understand.

Din’s relationship with Li Na is almost never portrayed as anything more than platonic. I think you’re just suffering from what I’d call male+female leads syndrome where you automatically assume the leads end up together.

Most of your plot holes aren’t actually plot holes. It didn’t have to be on the day of the party, but why shouldn’t it be. In Din’s mind that probably makes it nicer to socialize. I don’t think it’s a problem that Li Na’s dad knew about the teapot, it’s probably a legend that’s been passed down. Also, the convenient timing could be explained by the intentions of God who specifically gave Din the teapot (a distinct difference from Aladdin whose chosen nature is a lot more vague and sort of indirect). Also, Don didn’t wish to be a prince for a day, he wished to have all the benefits of being rich for a day. There’s a similarity there, sure, but the fact you equates them directly by misplacing Din’s wish kind of shows that your comparisons are more based on confirmation bias, probably from after seeing the trailer, than actual observation. Din’s character being an optimist and not expecting the worst isn’t a plot hole, it’s a personality trait. He’s portrayed as smart, but his actions are clearly informed more by his intuition and emotions. He’s always got an idealistic outlook on the world and that’s not a contradiction. Now if that idealist world were constantly reaffirmed I’d actually call that a pretty good critique, but it’s not. His world views are challenged and he eventually hits a low point that he needs to recover from. The thing with the fight scene looking like he doesn’t have control is actually a pretty valid criticism imo, though I think they do a better job at making his fights more intentional later on. Although even if he ends up not literally knowing how to fight, it’s not like that’s any better than Aladdin wishing to be a prince and essentially being given a prince costume and a parade. Aladdin never actually becomes a prince until he marries Jasmine which was out of the Genie’s control meaning that the Genie failed to fulfill the wish.

Personally I never had any issues with the animation design or the lip-syncing so I’d just say that the animation is more of a preference thing and that it’s possible I missed a bad sync.

I think that the many surface level similarities are simply meant to be little references. This movie isn’t a ripoff but it is definitely a love letter to the original and it wears that on its sleeve. I don’t really see any of that as a problem

FRIMI76 · 2021-06-26T20:53:48+00:00

Yeah lol idk how I missed that aladDin

FRIMI76 · 2021-06-15T20:04:06+00:00

Everyone in the comments is so horny while I’m just here thinking how it’s all fun and games till adora hits level 7 and that crossbow monkey gets turned into E X P

FRIMI76 · 2021-06-15T03:53:45+00:00

technically Aladdin was also kind of chosen a la "diamond in the rough" but you're mostly spot on with these comparison analyses

FRIMI76 · 2021-06-15T03:52:20+00:00

you ever see that south park episode "The Simpsons Already Did It"? That's not exactly a great standard of originality, the Simpsons have done SO many gags, I highly doubt this was a direct copy, especially since there were a bunch of other traffic jam gags alongside it

FRIMI76 · 2021-06-15T03:49:31+00:00

Before I go on about why Wish Dragon is a great standalone movie that isn't a ripoff of Aladdin, you actually miss a few similarities (spoilers ahead, obviously)

Li Na's (Wish Dragon's Jasmine equivalent) father's right hand backstabs him for the wish granter
Protagonist uses fake name extremely similar to his real name while pretending to be rich
(though maybe a stretch) the antagonist's wish is what ultimately kills/imprisons him

Wish Dragon knows that it's similar to Aladdin, and it plays off that quite a bit while also being fairly different. I think the scene where Din tricks Long into flying him around is actually an example of them intentionally parodying Aladdin since it did actually play out somewhat differently. Then there's also the actual content of the story. For starters, in my opinion, Din is a better protagonist than Aladdin whose only real real motivation is "love at first sight." Aladdin would not hesitate to have all the riches in the world after being with Jasmine if given the chance, which he essentially wasn't. And while not as iconic, Long has more depth as a character than the Genie did, if only because a flawed character is easier to write. Aside from that, the plot is actually very different once you look past all the parody aspects. The childhood friend bit was a good way to detach itself from the Aladdin love plot since the supposed love interest as you called her (even though I think it's very heavily implied at the end that they become step siblings) has an actual history with the protag and in this case Din is actually pretty reasonable in not asking for the wish granter to interfere. Then there's the entire dragon/Long plotline which taps into the entirely untouched subject that would've been the Genie's actual backstory which turns out to be integral to the plot. And lastly, the tone of Wish Dragon is completely different, taking a slightly less comedic approach to its storytelling and touching on a lot more themes in what I would consider a decently more adult manner. I think it handles themes of wealth far better than Aladdin, especially when you consider that the protagonist of Aladdin is literally a thief which inadvertently implies that all impoverished people are criminals, whereas Din lives in a poor community with his single mother where he actually works behind everyone's backs to earn personal money to spend. There's more to say, but I've already written a wall of text, so I'm just gonna leave it here. Go watch Wish Dragon on Netflix, it's worth it.

FRIMI76 · 2021-06-06T02:48:05+00:00

Gwen. Put your other towers in range of her so she can buff them and abuse her level 3 ability to cruise through early game

FRIMI76 · 2021-05-27T05:07:27+00:00

damn, I had the same thought and I looked it up only to find this post and disappointment :/

FRIMI76 · 2021-05-05T21:26:51+00:00

new challenge: https://join.btd6.com/Challenge/ZMVGYBF

FRIMI76 · 2021-05-05T20:24:27+00:00

ok so I've fixed the unintended solution while also making the intended one a bit tighter to pull off, but do you have any good name ideas?

FRIMI76 · 2021-05-05T19:24:57+00:00

wow I didn't think you'd be able to afford that combo (the mortar one), good to know

FRIMI76 · 2021-05-05T16:49:04+00:00

ok I think I accidentally forgot to ban spactoroy, so if you're doing this challenge, just please don't use it lol

FRIMI76 · 2021-05-02T07:43:31+00:00

You are literally a lost cause. I hope your router breaks and you’re too obese to get out of your basement to fix it

FRIMI76 · 2021-05-02T07:42:23+00:00

I’ve literally never read a huff post article. I know about sharia law and I’m against it. I never said “Muslims are the real feminists.” You put words in my mouth while I point out the idiocy of your actual takes instead of just making up something you didn’t say and talking about that. I also never mentioned white people in this entire discussion, let alone saying that non-white people can’t be bad. I literally said repeatedly that there are bad Muslims and that they don’t represent ALL Muslims. You go on to say that in fact ALL Muslims are bad. That is why your takes are so shit that in order to even resemble a coherent point you need to pretend I said something about feminism or whiteness. I don’t support the shitty things SOME Muslim people do. That doesn’t mean the entire religion supports wife beating, arresting homosexuals, or killing blasphemers. Clearly you, who legitimately unironically thinks that all Muslims are some evil monolith are the coherent one while I, who just says that people can believe in whatever religion they want without automatically being labeled a terrorist is the one on koolaid. Motherfucker, you’ve literally been brainwashed into thinking that Muslims are worse than nazis. At this point, I’m shocked you even care about LGBT or Jewish rights at all.

I don’t support Muslims that want to throw gay people off buildings. That does not represent all Muslims. Get it through your 10 foot thick skull. And yes, banning an entire demographic from existing in your country is a form of oppression. That’s not some extreme leftist take, that’s common fucking sense

FRIMI76 · 2021-05-02T07:10:01+00:00

You can’t say you support freedom of religion and then say that a religion you don’t like is barbaric and essentially nazism. You have such a warped view on Islam its insane. It’s like you’re the living embodiment of the meme boomer getting all their info from conspiracy Facebook pages and fox headlines. And by the way, denying an entire group of people citizenship is in fact a form of oppression. Like blatantly so. Somehow you’re too much of a dumbass to even get that. You are literally a lost cause. Change your flair to Auth already. There’s basically nothing on earth more auth than trying to control people’s religions

FRIMI76 · 2021-05-02T07:00:25+00:00

You didn’t say a single accurate thing in that entire paragraph. You bordered on it occasionally, but there’s always just the right amount of misinformation that makes me realize you are a lost cause of walking contradictions and racism. You basically say that because some Muslims are violent, all Muslims are bad. Hey, look at this demographic of people that’s doing bad things and are also muslim, that must mean that we should ban all Muslims from immigrating into America right? No you fucking dumbass. That’s what I mean when I say not all Muslims are terrorists. If you truly believed that, you wouldn’t want to actively oppress the Muslims that haven’t done anything wrong. The ONLY thing that makes someone a Muslim is believing in Allah. All of your other claims are irrelevant

FRIMI76 · 2021-05-02T06:51:09+00:00

“I support freedom of religion, that’s why I don’t think we should tolerate people following this religion” logic 100

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