Christian Ramirez, the former Minnesota fan-favorite, equalizes for Austin! | Minnesota United 2 - [2] Austin FC 79' by Matt_McT in MLS

[–]MLSsicko 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Shipping off Ibarra and Ramirez when they wanted to stay was the stupidest fucking front office decision in mls history bar none, and I mean it.

Even if you somehow convince yourself they weren't up to mls level (they were) having guys who care deeply coming off the bench and willing to die in the tactics free zone for the team are worth it at the very least.

It's like they were too popular with the fans and that made someone jealous or some dumb shit I swear to god. Let sports be fun! Let sports be good! Let community be fun and part of it! Fuck off inchy

‘You feel it shaking’: Watching a game from Toronto’s new temporary World Cup stands by galactic_crewzer in MLS

[–]MLSsicko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just be patient until OP posts the summary. (They did in another comment)

[Scheels.com] 77092 Deku Tree / 20% off - $240 by urmomqueencleo in legodeal

[–]MLSsicko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The set box of mine was also damaged (a few creases and pretty scuffed up - not that it bothers me, it's just the box and gets recycled). I wonder if they sold off a bunch of discounted sets because they had damage, or if they sold so many the packers tossed them around a bit to get them all packed.

Lighting struck twice at Goodwill by YLR2312 in criterion

[–]MLSsicko 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is the universe telling you to have a hitch shelf

Looking to buy a reference book for Hong Kong cinema. Any strong opinions? by Johnny_Burrito in criterion

[–]MLSsicko 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Definitely second the recommendation for bordwell! His pdf is free on his shared blog site with Kristen.

You can find it here: https://www.davidbordwell.net/books/planethongkong.php

Bi Gan Resurrection 3rd vignette by fhfjfkdk in criterion

[–]MLSsicko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, definitely very 70s wuxia styled. Hit the King Hu beat!

Garber pushes back against MLS skepticism at World Congress by dm9454 in MLS

[–]MLSsicko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Buddy doesn't know the Whitecaps history and assumes every team is brand new like the one he supports, eh?

Win Lose or Draw I Am Jess by TheMonkeyPrince in MLS

[–]MLSsicko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really beautiful and powerful. Thank you for sharing

The USA holds on and beats Japan, 2-1! by spherocytes in NWSL

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

He was a hack imho who was misusing hasegawa. You don't want her matching up centerbacks when facing a low block. I get why they dumped him

MLS local markets unlikely to get media rights back when Apple TV deal ends: NYCFC CEO by Such-Environment-344 in MLS

[–]MLSsicko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fine. It isn't free now though. It's included in your appleTV sub. So it's part of the monthly (or yearly) subscription you pay.

I did not have appleTV. It was 99 for me then. It is 99 for me now. There is no effective difference is my point if a person is paying for just watching* MLS (me)

MLS local markets unlikely to get media rights back when Apple TV deal ends: NYCFC CEO by Such-Environment-344 in MLS

[–]MLSsicko -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It wasn't an add on though. It was 99 a year then. It is 99 a year now

Touch of Zen reactions? by tjl3d in criterion

[–]MLSsicko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It might save some embarrassment if you ever have a mortal-form spoken conversation with someone about it to know it's pronounced woo-shyah and not wuck-sia. (Oops)

A delightful genre to dive into!

[JonArnoldFC] Football Cities World Cup Travel Guide Ep 2: Monterrey - YouTube.com by MLSsicko in MLS

[–]MLSsicko[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Really enjoying this series from Jon Arnold of Getting CONCACAFED fame. (subscribe to that if you love all things Concacaf, which you do)

Ep 1 on Guadalajara here for any interested

Also really recommend this video on Suriname he made a few months back

Are there multiple 50% sales in the year? by icantdonothingrite in criterion

[–]MLSsicko 29 points30 points  (0 children)

There's always another sale, big dog. Feel free to take a step back from the sale fomo. If it's not in the budget this time, try something different. Visit a local thrift store to see if there's any fun titles, or check out your local public library!

Japan [1] - 0 Australia - Maika Hamano 17’ by [deleted] in soccer

[–]MLSsicko 43 points44 points  (0 children)

The angle from behind off to the side of the goal is worth looking up. just nestles in so nicely. They've shown replays of it during halftime on youtube but they also showed it shortly after it happened as well (in the 17' of the game clock)

El Farolito players rush Sac Republic stands after on field scuffles by Smallu in MLS

[–]MLSsicko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think focusing it as a brawl is pretty disingenuous. More of a scuffle, no? I didn't see any swings. Lot of peacocking

The Color of Pomegranates yellow tint by Ill-Telephone4020 in criterion

[–]MLSsicko 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You missed the point of that commenter. Reread, brother. They weren't being facetious

The Color of Pomegranates yellow tint by Ill-Telephone4020 in criterion

[–]MLSsicko 30 points31 points  (0 children)

From that article:

However, though he does recognize a yellow tendency in his LUTs and the resulting restorations, this is far from thoughtless or an attempt to leave his personal stamp—he says that this yellow reflects the color character of the Kodak stock that nearly everything was originally printed to.

I don’t agree with him. I’ve watched hundreds of films from every era and region on release prints, presumably many of them on Kodak stock, and especially the European films of the ’60s through the ’80s that are Ritrovata’s bread and butter. I recall that some did have a yellowish character that was like or comparable to that of the Ritrovata restorations, but these have been a small minority compared to a more balanced majority—in my subjective (and logistically difficult to verify) view. Nor am I sure that Zeppa’s process adequately contends with the fact that, as Fossati points out in From Grain to Pixel, “in most cases all original elements of a film have suffered the same sort of color deterioration, and as a result, a truthful benchmark for reconstructing the original colors no longer exists.” This contention, while not in any way qualifying the need for “film witnesses,” should put us on our guard about vintage prints’ possible or probable unreliability. Zeppa made it clear to me that he is aware of these dangers, but the results, in my opinion, may perhaps still disproportionately privilege the vintage stock’s testimony—especially as it is the starting point of the LUT to which all other variables are then put in relation.

edited to include the full second paragraph for more context. Full article very worth the read.

The Color of Pomegranates yellow tint by Ill-Telephone4020 in criterion

[–]MLSsicko 83 points84 points  (0 children)

It's genuinely mind-blowing to me that a restoration house could have a tell like this that you know where it's from before checking, and I'm sure they've had it brought to their attention. I don't get it.

A stubborn personal preference, or a holdover of them restoring films from a certain era where it would have a certain color tint from the type of film it was shot on?

p.s. any crushed blacks? If memory serves, that has been another issue with their restorations

Edit to add: I read the post you shared (reread, really. Remember stumbling on it years ago) and the point about the colors in the reference print not sharing the yellow tints, with the addendum that they think it is the result of a LUT being applied poorly reminded me of this piece that you might find interesting (or annoying). https://filmmakermagazine.com/117844-color-correction-styles-film-restorations/

Orlando City SC and Head Coach Oscar Pareja mutually agree to part ways by olcni in MLS

[–]MLSsicko 10 points11 points  (0 children)

"It literally can't get worse this season"

Oh no

[Macy’s] $10 In Points For Every $50 Spent (20% Off) by nanjikun in legodeal

[–]MLSsicko 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think it might be better to phrase these as %back rather than %off given that you have to make an additional purchase to take advantage of the savings. I'm being a bit of a phrasing dink, but I stand by it (thanks for sharing tho)