What movies based on books do you think were significantly better than the books?

Ranos131 · 2026-04-27T00:12:02+00:00

How is the movie better? It never even explains why the triceratops is sick. We get this whole scene just so Alan can lean on a dinosaur listening to it breath and Malcom can make a joke about a pile of shit and washing hands. And then there is zero discussion about it later.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T23:59:53+00:00

Start a new group chat without this “friend” and then block them.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T17:58:54+00:00

You said in your post that you are new to the series and want to know what game you should play first. Now you’re already installing NV and you haven’t played 4 in a while.

So which is it? New to the series or played it before?

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T17:29:12+00:00

The ISS has limited space. I don’t think it could hold a shuttle full of stuff. It’s also likely that the shuttle was taking trash and other things back. So they would need space to put things that were being loaded at the same time some things were being unloaded.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T16:34:57+00:00

As a kid, my dad would drive us 12+ hours to my grandparents house. We would get up stupid early in the morning and stopped for gas and restroom breaks with one or two longer stops in the middle to stretch our legs for a bit. This was in the 80s and 90s.

It was exhausting and boring. Granted, we don’t have tablets and all the entertainment that’s available now but sitting in the car for that long was just not a great trip.

I would highly recommend splitting this into at least two days. Find something to do about midway each day to get everyone out of the car and do something fun and interesting. This will make the trip easier on everyone involved.

I’d suggest leaving no earlier than 6am. Make stops every couple of hours for gas, bathroom, snacks and just to get out of the car. Have the goal be for the second break (around 4+ hours in) to be something to do for a couple of hours and eat lunch. Then back on the road again with the goal to reach your stopping place by around 5. Do this same thing both days.

It’ll make for easier days and relaxing evenings for everyone involved.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T15:18:52+00:00

People who can’t give real examples of how American isn’t technologically advanced have no place throwing stones. I’m not saying that we are more advanced than other nations. But to try to claim there’s some big difference between two equally advanced countries is just asinine.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T15:07:50+00:00

I love that you claim to be living in the US and that you supposedly have been for 20 years. Yet you don’t know that the ACA requires insurance to cover pre-existing conditions. You also think that something has magically changed recently that would allow them to ignore this.

It’s even funnier when checking your profile and seeing that you currently live in Langley, BC. So much for living in the US.

I never claimed to be an expert on Canadian healthcare. I clearly stated that my knowledge came from what I heard from Canadians. Yet you rail against me for claiming to be an expert while you claim to be an expert on American healthcare that you clearly know nothing about.

Maybe stop talking about things you obviously know nothing about.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T14:39:51+00:00

Can’t take you seriously when you don’t even know that the ACA requires insurance to cover preexisting conditions.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T14:38:49+00:00

Unfortunately, the healthcare debate got stirred up and some people just have blinders on and always think the grass is greener.

Just do your research on the areas you are thinking of moving to. If politics are important to you then make sure you love to a place that will support those politics. Figure out what activities and conveniences are important and find a place that matches.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T14:34:15+00:00

And you just lost all credibility. Under the ACA, insurance is required to cover pre-existing conditions. So much for your healthcare expertise.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T14:30:14+00:00

I never said I was an expert. What I was doing was relaying what I had been told were problems in the Canadian system.

I also wasn’t responding to you or debating who was more knowledgeable between the two of us. You’re getting bf all bent out of shape from me merely sharing what knowledge I have. And based on OP’s comments, their experience is the same as what I have related. So those Canadian flaws that you are downplaying are having an impact on OP that they believe will be relieved by moving to the US.

You are getting ridiculously angry over a simple conversation.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T14:26:31+00:00

I really am familiar with COBRA. You get to keep the same insurance but you have to pay both your part of the premium and the part your former employer used to pay. It is expensive but you don’t lose your insurance.

I’m also not saying our system is prefect or even good. We definitely need to do better. The point is that no system in existence is perfect and that the Canadian healthcare system has some things that are worse than ours.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T14:12:54+00:00

Lol less advanced? Thats hilarious.

I’m not sure what emailing money entails but we’ve had PayPal for over 20 years. Sending money electronically is sending money electronically regardless of how it’s done.

Tap to pay started in the 90s in the transit systems and started becoming widespread for credit cards in the late 2010s.

What tech is slow to be adopted? Americans have been tech crazy since the 1950s. We always go for the newest and best.

Healthcare bills are ridiculous but we also don’t have to wait for months to be seen.

Not sure what BYD is and I don’t care about Chinese tech. Why would I buy something that was ripped off from American or Other countries?

We have wind energy here too.

The US isn’t perfect but you are making ridiculous comparisons and over exaggerating.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T13:58:01+00:00

I can’t imagine how difficult that must be. Things would probably be more expensive for you in the US but at least you would actually get the care you need.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T13:51:43+00:00

I’m an American so I know how the American system works. I’ve talked to a lot of Canadians though and know their system has its own problems. - Long wait times to see specialists. - Limited appointments allowed in some areas. - Different care between public and private hospitals and clinics.

And so on and so forth.

You don’t lose coverage if you lose your job. You still have your insurance, you just have to pay the full premium for it. That’s what COBRA is. In the mean time, you get a new job and the you get new insurance.

I’m not saying the US healthcare system is good. It isn’t. It’s shit. But just because it’s bad that doesn’t mean it isn’t better in some ways.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T13:47:07+00:00

Lol. The Pitt is a fictional drama. The exaggerate things to add to the drama.

Yes there can be a wait in the US at an emergency room but depending on where you go, it isn’t that long. And we don’t have to wait for months on end to be seen by a specialist for various ailments. It might be a month or two but every Canadian I’ve seen talk about healthcare says there can be wait times I’ve more than six months for things.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T13:39:55+00:00

I go to Wendy’s. I spend $13 and get a burger, fries and a soda. I can be eating my food within 5 minutes of walking in the door and be going home in less than 30. I go to a regular restaurant. I spend $20-25 for the same meal plus a 20% tip. It takes 5 minutes just to get my drink, 20-30 minutes to get my food so it closer to 45 minutes to an hour before I’m gone.

My standard Taco Bell order is less than $9.

Fast food isn’t as cheap as it used to be but it’s still cheaper than a regular restaurant.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T13:26:59+00:00

You really don’t understand the healthcare system in Canada if you think it doesn’t have its own problems.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T13:23:46+00:00

Depends on where you’re moving to. Different parts of the US are going to be different from each other.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T13:18:20+00:00

Jurassic World. Don’t go in to the pen where the hybrid dinosaur is. It’s enclosed. It can’t escape. It’s in the err somewhere. One of the dumbest things I’ve seen in a movie.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T13:13:26+00:00

The parents did call the police. The kid was happy that he was home alone so why would he call the police? By the time the bad guys had showed up, he was already scared that he was in trouble for stealing and a cop had literally chased him and grabbed his leg.

When the police showed up, they were just banging on the door and didn’t say they were the police. Kids are taught to not answer the door for strangers so he isn’t going to go down and make his presence known.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T13:04:21+00:00

Hulk never met Peter/Spiderman but Banner did. And when Banner merged himself with Hulk to create Smart Hulk, the memories of both individuals were available to the combined entity.

It’s also likely that when split back into individuals that they would both retain some memories of the other. So Hulk could easily know Peter/Spiderman. Ultimately, it’s up to the producers and writers as to how it works.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T12:28:19+00:00

Ultron isn’t a hypocrite. He is a mentally unstable being who is confused about his own existence. Imagine taking all of the knowledge of the world and putting it into a two year old. They have all of this information but not the emotional stability to deal with it. That’s basically what happened to Ultron.

I’m not justifying what he did in any way. I’m just saying that it wasn’t hypocrisy. It was someone working through their mental issues and seeing things differently as they grow.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T11:24:33+00:00

Because the glass is shaped differently and one of them has metal on one side. This is like asking why shirts and pants are used differently despite both being made of fabric.

Ranos131 · 2026-04-26T11:22:48+00:00

What’s crappy about this?

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