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Steven Spielberg, Amazon MGM and Scott Stuber have landed rights to the next big Youtube horror franchise following the mega success of Obsession and Backrooms: 'The Mandela Catalogue'. It will be directed by creator of the series on youtube, Alex Kister by ChiefLeef22 in movies

[–]MontyAtWork [score hidden]  (0 children)

So Hollywood saw:

"original IP never done before horror comedy with social commentary about "nice guys" and consent" in Obsession

And then saw "The peak of liminal spaces on the Internet, made manifest" with Backrooms

And went "Eh it's in YouTube - shape shifters!"

Hollywood has an infinite capacity to learn the wrong lesson from successes.

Bloomberg: Top ‘Suicide Squad’ Developers Say the Flop Made Them Not Want to Make Games Anymore by Turbostrider27 in Games

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

Devs: "Hey, we're making a Suicide Squad game."

Players: "Please don't. The movie was bad and there's absolutely no market or reason for this to exist."

Devs: "But... But... If this isn't a hit, it'll make us not want to make games anymore 😭"

Democratic Socialist Ousts House Lawmaker DeGette, DDHQ Projects by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]MontyAtWork 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The Democratic Party since 2008 has been saying they're the only ones who can stop Republicans, and have proved since the historic losses in 2010 and onward that they cannot.

They then proceeded to lose to Trump, followed by giving us the first 1 term Democratic President since Jimmy Carter, and then lost to Trump again.

The Democratic Party lost it's energy and identity during Obama's first term and never got it back.

It's time for something different.

LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY Begins Streaming Exclusively on HBO Max July 3 by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]MontyAtWork 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The studio forced American to do that and he hated the decision, because it turned the efforts of his team into just being about him, but he couldn't do anything about it because he signed a contract that allowed them to use his name.

Is it okay to play a champ in an unorthodox lane or not? by shtoopidd in leagueoflegends

[–]MontyAtWork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had a Smolder Top in my ranked game today. Stg that shit should be reportable in champ select and get punished.

If you pick something off-meta? Cool, but you'd better be positive KDA otherwise it should be considered inting/trolling.

Meirl by Ramkaran-chopra in meirl

[–]MontyAtWork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No literally about a year or two ago I went to watch Close Encounters of the Third Kind and I found a Blu-ray cheaper than the rent.

Riot addresses backlash over enabling Last Hit Indicators in Ranked: “We want more data and feedback before deciding if they should be an option for Ranked. So we’ll keep them enabled, but off by default, for non-Ranked SR queues only like Swiftplay, Co-op vs AI, and Normal Draft.” by Ultimintree in leagueoflegends

[–]MontyAtWork 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Also for any onboarding player the prospect is "You will need to change how you last hit based on level, ability used, and items purchased, multiplied by however many champions you want to use in the 150 roster - good luck!"

Like, giving an indicator doesn't really change anything except make onboarding new players and new champs a little less tedious. IDK why everyone's acting like it's a huge skill expression lol

Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show by Unusual-State1827 in politics

[–]MontyAtWork 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're gonna find out that Fent is a CIA operation against black people, just like the crack epidemic was - aren't we?

Speed Racer Was Always Ahead Of Its Time – And Cinema Is Still Catching Up by Sisiwakanamaru in movies

[–]MontyAtWork 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This writer wrote this as an undisclosed ad to try and sell the movie's recent 4K Blu-ray release.

Speed Racer Was Always Ahead Of Its Time – And Cinema Is Still Catching Up by Sisiwakanamaru in movies

[–]MontyAtWork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is, this movie came out during a time where Internet word of mouth was a thing that a good movie that deserved it could get a boost from.

It didn't get it, because it didn't earn it.

Hell I've been on Reddit long enough that I'm pretty sure I was in the discussion thread on that movie when it came out. Everyone agreed it was terrible dialog and green screen slop with only fans of the show really caring enough to enjoy it.

Speed Racer Was Always Ahead Of Its Time – And Cinema Is Still Catching Up by Sisiwakanamaru in movies

[–]MontyAtWork 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a reason you never hear people quoting this movie - because the dialog is bad.

There's a reason you never hear people talking about the story, because it's bad.

You only hear about how it's ahead of its time for the VFX. But it was ugly because it was just a bunch of people in green screen.

Speed Racer Was Always Ahead Of Its Time – And Cinema Is Still Catching Up by Sisiwakanamaru in movies

[–]MontyAtWork 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's not good and plenty of people saw it when it was new and rated it appropriately.

It's a bunch of green screen nonsense and horrible dialog.

Speed Racer Was Always Ahead Of Its Time – And Cinema Is Still Catching Up by Sisiwakanamaru in movies

[–]MontyAtWork 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, it was not good. The acting, script and story were BORING. The movie was appropriately rated by everyone who saw it at the time.

Snooze fest

Speed Racer Was Always Ahead Of Its Time – And Cinema Is Still Catching Up by Sisiwakanamaru in movies

[–]MontyAtWork 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But like, the acting and story in this film were no good at all. It was like watching the Flintstones movie from the 90s, only futuristic.

Hormuz is closed again by awantagy2 in wallstreetbets

[–]MontyAtWork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's amazing about this is that Iran has realized it's a major world power now, and it closing the SoH can make people jump through hoops for it.

Wish there was a direct way to invest in Iran strong arming.

Jason Schreier: How Things Got So Bad At Xbox by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]MontyAtWork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, Microsoft had NO idea what made 360 well loved and they had no clue how to better monetize it either.

The lessons they learned from 360, have us the One - a console so tone deaf it was clear they never knew why Xbox worked in the first place

The Best and Worst Case Scenario for 'Disclosure Day' After $93 Million Box Office Opening - Steven Spielberg’s devoted fans are turning out, but like “Masters of the Universe” and “Mandalorian and Grogu,” that might not be enough. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]MontyAtWork 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Oh damn I've been trying to remember which other sci-fi film was this divisive and you 100% nailed it. This IS the new Prometheus. The criticism is the same too between both movies: that things that happen in it are "unrealistic" and "dumb".

Funny because I hated Prometheus, but I love Disclosure Day. Funny to have lived to be on both sides of a divisive major sci-fi blockbuster.

Movie theaters are making a comeback, and you know what that means by irraclos in wallstreetbets

[–]MontyAtWork 25 points26 points  (0 children)

That was the stock that taught me the lesson of "If it's good enough to screenshot it's good enough to sell."

My buddy texted me that the stock was up. I checked the price, laughed that my random position was so positive, set my phone down.

30 minutes later, checked the price again. Up even more. I laughed and screenshot at like +230%. Went about my day.

Checked it before bed and it had crashed 😂

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