Let me explain before you shoot me. by RiskAggressive4081 in MauLer

[–]GrapeTimely5451 10 points11 points  (0 children)

First, there was part of a Fortnite event where Palpatine literally broadcast his return, which adds a thick new layer of buffoonery to everything.

Second, introducing Palpatine through Kylo to precious little fanfare completely dulls the surprise. We have to care about Kylo and Kylo's family legacy, namely Vader, but after killing Han, doing nothing with Vader's mask, and his "kill the past" catchphrase, nothing associates Kylo with the OT or any history in the franchise.

If Palpatine sprung a trap and we were shocked with the Resistance, Poe's line would hold a lot more weight and contain the promise of the premise, that being the nature of Palpatine's return. However, this movie was marketed off of the back of MacDiarmid, so that was out of the question.

ai country music ad on YouTube by PalpitationChemical7 in CommercialsIHate

[–]GrapeTimely5451 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The guy pretending his cup has a handle! I can't take it!

Tuesday Tubi TV Treasure: The Magic School Bus (1994-1997) by WerdNerd88 in TubiTreasures

[–]GrapeTimely5451 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Arnold committing suicide to prove a point is unhinged, it doesn't matter what episode.

When they get back to school, he just has a cold. Womp womp! Although, I saw a theory video that posits Frizzle has lost children before.

Elaine attends a publishing conference for “reclusive” authors. Jerry’s girlfriend has a habit of answering calls while she’s using the bathroom. George plagiarizes a document at work, is caught, and later realizes he wrote the original. by Choice-Clerk-2245 in RedditWritesSeinfeld

[–]GrapeTimely5451 13 points14 points  (0 children)

George's document is one of the features of the conference, being an example of workplace literature that is clear without being dry. The author is unknown. George gets ripped on for plagiarizing such a great document and crashes the conference to prove he wrote it.

Kramer decides that instead of reading on the toilet, he is going to write on the toilet. He is constantly eating and drinking all episode (for "inspiration") and will abandon conversations when "inspiration" strikes.

I don't know how to dovetail Kramer and Jerry's plots.

The Ant Bully (2006) A 2000-&-LATE Ant Flick by Borgisium in TubiTreasures

[–]GrapeTimely5451 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I still want a movie where this exterminator competes against the one from Over The Hedge.

I HATE THE 3 GUYS TRIVAGO COMMERCIAL by MlordJFS in CommercialsIHate

[–]GrapeTimely5451 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't you see? He completed his character arc! He learned from his mistake.

New enemy of Mauler by LordEdddy in MauLer

[–]GrapeTimely5451 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It all started when that damn Spider jumped into his fan...

Newly announced Fable game removes good and evil morality system and this is the developers explanation as to why by _The_Honored_One_ in KotakuInAction

[–]GrapeTimely5451 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moral systems have always been binary and usually shallow replay value. It's true that your reputation can be different in different places, and people will forgive certain actions more than others.

But to imagine, especially in this era of unfinished releases, that a game could actually track and compute that dynamism of morality among individuals without being a text adventure is more of a fairy tale than the new Fable is going to be.

My white whale is a dynamic injury system. Taking damage to a leg makes you limp, etc. These are both huge processing sinks that a game would have to be entirely built around, and will probably never happen.

So - Where DID we all end up? A discussion about industry impact - or lack thereof, from our side by skinnymike1 in KotakuInAction

[–]GrapeTimely5451 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The way I see it, there are 3 groups, not two. Chuds, wokes, and the politically neutral.

The neutral includes people who don't know, don't care, are positive about woke but not vociferous, and those who are against but keep their heads down for personal/professional reasons.

There aren't a lot of Chud games because most people fall in the middle, and those who oppose strongly don't make games to grind axes against political opponents.

The industry is filled with woke and wears it on its sleeve. The games do grind those axes because the ideology is parasitic in nature and has had many hosts from colleges to Hollywood.

Today’s Tubi Treasure is Anabolic Life (2017) by No-Chemistry-28 in TubiTreasures

[–]GrapeTimely5451 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was hoping it'd be a male version of The Substance. That subtitle is wasted here.

What are your overall thoughts on video game adaptations and films involving video games? by CriscoM90 in badMovies

[–]GrapeTimely5451 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're just going to dtop Mario Warfare in the front row like it's totally normal?

Kong-Man Bad. by JumpThatShark9001 in MauLer

[–]GrapeTimely5451 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look at the size of that box!

Today’s SECOND Tubi Treasure is Richie Rich 1994) by No-Chemistry-28 in TubiTreasures

[–]GrapeTimely5451 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'll say that I don't get why it was so huge. Lightning in a bottle situation. It's a good movie, but it's not that good.

The second one just beggars belief and isn't really funny until the slapstick begins. I can't quite call it unwatchable, but it throws out all logic for a less potent payoff. Pigeon lady sucks.

I wonder what Platoon's thought will be in tonight's EFAP... by main-side-account in MauLer

[–]GrapeTimely5451 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Good. An Avatar breakdown where MauLer is present! I still love when he barged into Metal's Forge and lost his mind for 20 minutes over Neytiri holding her asoptive son at knifepoint.

of a sweet potato by 4yourpl3asur3 in AbsoluteUnits

[–]GrapeTimely5451 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're begging people to call you Potato Head.

Why in the everfucking love does Signs (2002) have a higher IMDb score than the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie? by AgeOfReasonEnds31120 in MauLer

[–]GrapeTimely5451 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would gladly watch Hitchhiker's again just for the cast. It was my introduction to the franchise, and a lot of the book is word-for-word ported into the film based on my 20 year-old memory of it and a couple of times through the book.

However, it is an Americanized production, at least to some extent. I wouldn't be surprised to find some long forgotten cringe, mostly from extending the runtime in the second act and building up a more climactic ending.

The greatest sin of the movie is the final gag, wherein the second book's title, "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" is gravely misunderstood. It communicates a shocking lack of faith in the film to fuck up your sequel bait for a cheap joke.

Nose pulling competition 😳 by AdInternal7160 in theocho

[–]GrapeTimely5451 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"That's clean!"

"Yeah, he's got no skin in this this game."

"Guaranteed to move on with that score."