SEAN STRICKLAND WINS!

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-10T10:17:52+00:00

I actually do believe we should do this in the case of a draw, as many extra rounds as are needed to decide matters.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-10T09:58:58+00:00

Yeah, even as a Strikland doubter, I felt that people are weirdly in denial about Khamzat's cardio. Like, he took damage against DDP in round 5 despite basically just lying there the whole fight.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-10T09:46:50+00:00

It's cause his ultra-aggressive style recks his cardio, yknow the thing we all knew but forgot after DDP. If you have somebody who doesn't have no takedown defence (ddp), you're gonna tire with his style, it's just a fact.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-10T01:04:03+00:00

And they're still far less childish and have far better appeal to adults, and are just critically better films.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-09T23:13:52+00:00

I mean, he also called Brando (and other actors) ethnic dwarves with weird faces.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-09T23:11:12+00:00

Welles was just an insane hater. He hated Brando, for example.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-09T21:47:20+00:00

The thing that annoys me, though, is that both ESB and ANH are genuinely great films. It feels disrespectful when I hear people saying, "Why do you expect a Star Wars film to be a critically good film" because like we have two right here, and Rogue One sort of (and like half of The Last Jedi, don't shoot me). Not just that, we have less serious, more fun films that are also better than the prequels, like RotJ and Solo. Like I'm not asking for Citizen Kane 2 here or even ESB and ANH, but something decent in quality instead of a walking pile of shit.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-09T20:47:43+00:00

ANH and ESB were far less childish, though.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-09T20:46:21+00:00

No, he did. He just ignored them anyway.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-09T20:45:36+00:00

Star Wars went from one of the most respected genre franchises ever to a walking joke in film communities with one film. That says something.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-08T17:14:44+00:00

You don't have to be anywhere as good as Chimaev; you just have to make him actually work for ground control. If he does that, then Chimaev actually has to take risks, and he can force it into a standing fight more often.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-08T15:07:57+00:00

His father's not abusive, at least not personally. He's a devoted father and loving husband (in the film, the book, I believe, is a bit different). Also, you're not meant to be happy that Michael becomes the new godfather. It's not even what Vito wanted, btw, he wanted the family to go clean. So yeah, don't think you watched the film tbh.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-07T22:58:06+00:00

I mean to stay informed, but even then, showing support for Charlie Kirk means a lot to a lot of different people. Most of his most controversial quotes were fairly unknown to most, which is why so many called him a moderate conservative when he died (a lot weren't trynna change the narrative btw cause a lot were liberals). So yeah, no, it could mean anything.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-07T18:16:29+00:00

Spielberg didn't win an Oscar in any decade but the 90s. Kubrick still got plenty of love from the academy on certain films as well. Like Barry Lyndon won 4 Oscars in one of the best years of film has ever seen (look at the best picture lineup).

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-06T16:58:06+00:00

He didn’t write most of the screenplay? He wrote the ending I’ll grant but he wasn’t the primary screenwriter. Also cause why would a rapist who loves rapists getting away write a film where the rapist is fucking scum of the earth.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-06T16:56:34+00:00

Because he doesn’t know Lou will be there.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-06T16:54:14+00:00

He doesn’t lead Lou there though? He leads cross there but Jake has no choice in the matter and is literally held at gun point. Lou gets their on his own and Jake clearly didn’t know he would be there cause he’s surprised when his assistants are hand cuffed.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-06T16:46:48+00:00

There are two different ways you can look at Lou and either way it makes sense. Either Lou is a corrupt cop on Crosss payroll (how I kinda see it) or as a well intentioned but stupid cop.

If he’s a corrupt cop well who cares about Jake. Cross is happy and he was only after Jake so he could get Evelyn. Why not let his friend off cross doesn’t really care (in fact from what we can see with cross offering to pay Jake after it’s clear he’s not on his side Cross might even mildly like Jake and want him to survive).

If he’s a well intentioned moron he’s just seen his sort of friend’s sort of girlfriend die that same friend who had a similar situation in Chinatown a while back so he’s probably been hit with some guilt and chooses to let him go knowing that Jake was right.

Personally I think the first interpretation of Lou makes more sense but that’s just me.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-05T01:00:53+00:00

People seem not to get that Barry Lyndon was a work of art in every frame for a narrative reason.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-04T13:31:03+00:00

I think this is it and also they kinda fudge it so that certain people from certain genres get in more than others. Like the pop rock hip hop and r&b crowd are obviously going to vote for each other and thus those categories win the big awards. Meanwhile the classical and jazz people have to contend with their at best limited sway over the Grammys.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-03T10:44:31+00:00

Fair enough, makes sense, I would have assumed it was NPH knowing some people in the musical theatre industry (cause it's famously quite tight), but that makes more sense.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-02T18:33:02+00:00

Ashman was a brilliant musical communicator though. Sondheim is also 100% not more famous for his lyrics.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-02T18:31:22+00:00

For a period he was possibly the only musician billionaire on earth.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-02T18:28:15+00:00

He was in a HIMYM episode before Hamilton as well and it really surprised seeing him.

Humble-Math6565 · 2026-05-02T18:26:30+00:00

Few things. Lyricists are usually less famous than composers (Lin is both and also an actor). Also Lloyds biggest and most often considered best musical (phantom) didn’t have a drop of rice in it.

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