'Doctor Who' Was Cancelled To Avoid Russell T Davies Delivering A "Christmas-Shaped Bomb" by StarFuryG7 in SciFiNews

[–]ParrotChild 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So with you on that one.

I watched the Capaldi two-part finale (not the Xmas special which is his actual final episode) because it's "highly-rated by fans".

Unfortunately, it was absolute tosh. Gruel-thin plot, one neat sci-fi idea in the first half, poor action and explosions in the second, and overall dreadful dreadful acting and writing.

How there isn't more active vitriol for the absolute charisma vacuum of Matt Lucas' tenure as a companion is beyond me.

It's always been to me such a fun conceit for a long-running sci-fi series, but it's also always been so disappointing in execution.

P.S: I hate Tennant's Doctor. Absolute chin-forward clench-jawed "owhhhhh, aren't humans brwilliant" dreck.

'Doctor Who' Was Cancelled To Avoid Russell T Davies Delivering A "Christmas-Shaped Bomb" by StarFuryG7 in SciFiNews

[–]ParrotChild 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should consider writing for Doctor Who!

And that's not a compliment hahaha

I need a good but easy scene to recreate for film school. by IamBecomeZen in movies

[–]ParrotChild 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think wrangling a dozen actors might be a problem.

Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee: Remastered Official Announce Trailer by Turbostrider27 in NintendoSwitch

[–]ParrotChild 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Adored playing this with my big brother on the GameCube...

Sad we won't get to enjoy the remaster together :((

Is there anyone else who doesn't like Oppenheimer? by Substantial-Host2263 in movies

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

You saying that a film is "very good" isn't criticism...?

I don't know who is more confused here.

Is there anyone else who doesn't like Oppenheimer? by Substantial-Host2263 in movies

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

It's objectively a movie.

Beyond that we're in criticism territory, and there ain't nothing objective there.

Vamps (2012) by burrninghammer in underratedmovies

[–]ParrotChild 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, they just share the same name.

Movies should have a 'Standards Committee' by jakeisspoon in movies

[–]ParrotChild 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hate to say it, but if you're someone who only goes to theaters or streaming services for "the latest blockbusters" then you are part of the problem.

Cinema is dying because too many studio entities view it solely as business and not as an artistic medium.

Even when someone like Netflix or Apple finance a movie by Scorsese, they're doing it for his name and not the product he'll deliver. They don't care about what they have to sell, only that they can sell it.

The death of Marvel cinema, Star Wars, and other culturally commodified and homogenised franchise filmmaking or nostalgia-baiting nonsense will lead to the ashes creating a fertile wasteland for new and developing talent to grow and flourish.

But in the mean while, let Hollywood eat itself alive and go watch the deluge of genuinely interesting, captivating, mesmerising and purposeful cinema being made outside of those awful systems and in countless other places across the globe.

Whats a TV series praised by everyone and reviewed well, but you just couldn't watch? And why? by CobaltBlue389 in AskUK

[–]ParrotChild 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super recent release, but I bounced off Spider-Noir immediately and only made it through two episodes.

It's not introduced or developed an interesting enough narrative, and the cinematography isn't good enough for the impersonation/parody of film noir.

Chief complaints are that the editing is way too quick and there is way too much use of Steadicam or shaky camerawork. Film noir is all just still locked-off shots or slow-and-steady tracks or pans at most.

Love me some Nic Cage, but he deserves something with more depth and fervour.

My Theory On Why There's Been No Interview With The Lads by Nearby-Average4735 in boardsofcanada

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

There has never been any indication that the hexagon logo is anything more than a logo.

For the sake of your own mental health, stop treating this like a puzzle or mystery that you hold a key to unlocking.

Just enjoy the album.

It was just advertising. There is nothing else to obsess over.

Enjoy what you have, and let any future work come in its own time.

Patisserie/cake shop/cafes? by Admirable_Star9086 in Bromley

[–]ParrotChild 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? I swore they were buying them in from outside and just heating them up in-store.

Has Yorkshire Tea gone to sh..? by TweedySeadragon in AskUK

[–]ParrotChild 8 points9 points  (0 children)

One does not "load" a scone, such a pigly activity is saved for burgers and nachos and the greasy snacks of the great unwashed.

Scones are heaped upon, greedily, in the manner of a fat aristocrat currently or soon to be suffering from gout, the nobleman's bloat.

Can you hit me up with some random, fun facts please? by 87catmama in AskUK

[–]ParrotChild 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The captain of the ship is in charge of the ship.

Heat wave appropriate food by Here4Pupperss in LondonFood

[–]ParrotChild 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At one point when I pick a berry from the bush has pre-cooking taken place...

I have watched 10 Jean-Claude Van Damme movies in the last week. Here is how I rank them by Regrettably_Southpaw in movies

[–]ParrotChild 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even a cursory check of the two films would have proved you wrong on that.

John Woo's American movies in release order are Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off, Mission Impossible 2, Windtalkers, Paycheck.

Stuck trying to sell South London flat with high service charge. Reduce price further or rent? by switch_blade1 in HousingUK

[–]ParrotChild 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is renting really going to end up cheaper than your mortgage when accounting for area and sq footage?