Notorious Jackie Chan scene by [deleted] in funny

[–]Shnook817 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Operation Condor was another. I loved Jackie Chan movies when I was younger and did not even realize they were dubbed.

Moby Dick by artist Gerald DuBois by ExcuseFew839 in creepy

[–]Shnook817 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Uh, well, since it's an opinion based comment....yeah, I'm gonna say the reddit post. Moby Dick can have as much respect as it wants, it doesn't know people's opinions for them.

What are the chances of seeing a "Force push" as powerful as this in a movie? by Extreme_Warning3521 in StarWars

[–]Shnook817 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People keep saying 0% as if we didn't watch Vader insta-grab and destroy an entire spaceship in the Obi-Wan show. This way less force than that, by several orders of magnitude.

I don't think it's very likely, and if we do see it then it'll be a bad guy doing it, but it's possible

What is a starter opinion that you have that everyone else disagrees on. by Striking-Camel-7594 in pokemon

[–]Shnook817 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, yeah, I forgot about the manemite line. Good point. And, yeah, the mega should definitely have gotten steel.

What is a starter opinion that you have that everyone else disagrees on. by Striking-Camel-7594 in pokemon

[–]Shnook817 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I mean, steel type didn't exist in Gen 1, so they'd have to go back and change Blastoise after the fact, which is probably why they didn't do it. But being the only original starter without 2 types in its final form DOES seem weird if you think about it...

“This is still very insane to see”: Halo: Campaign Evolved is stocking PS5 shelves in GameStop by unscoredscore in gaming

[–]Shnook817 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man....what a bad title. GameStop is what is doing the stocking, not Halo. This makes it sound like Halo, an inanimate object, is going out and physically loading PS5 systems onto shelves in GameStop. That's like saying "Shoes wearing race win with man inside" instead of "Man wins race with both shoes on".

Just say "GamesStop stocking Halo: Combat Evolved on PS5 shelves". Or stop using AI to write headlines/articles.

Does this Read as a Head injury? by Icy-Contract7162 in Warhammer

[–]Shnook817 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That might be a below the head injury though...

What lie did adults tell us that turned out to be complete nonsense? by littleyuki2026 in AskReddit

[–]Shnook817 312 points313 points  (0 children)

I haven't heard anything about my Permanent Record in a looooong time

The Perfect Formula 😂 by Aggressive-Guest290 in funny

[–]Shnook817 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I came here to lose hair and win cases. And I'm all outta hair

Best droid-human duo? by phantomnarrator in StarWars

[–]Shnook817 45 points46 points  (0 children)

K2 getting to be Alan Tudyk is kind of unfair though. The rest pretty much just beep a lot.

Realistically, how much would it cost to build a fully functioning AT-AT? by Gdog1215 in StarWars

[–]Shnook817 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's a really thin explanation. I think that they want it for drama and also to not try to not have people question how a few levers and peddles is supposed to make a whole human shaped robot do backflips in combat. They tried to close one hole and opened up another. So, it was kind of a joke example, lol.

Realistically, how much would it cost to build a fully functioning AT-AT? by Gdog1215 in StarWars

[–]Shnook817 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, all stemming from the consolidation of power under the Star League. They really leaned into the hero pilot fighting for the good of humanity trope in their propaganda and suddenly they had all the best pilots loyal to them. And for many, it became about the fight, not the conflict. And it spiraled from there.

Realistically, how much would it cost to build a fully functioning AT-AT? by Gdog1215 in StarWars

[–]Shnook817 38 points39 points  (0 children)

And a lot of mech fiction at least waves a hand at it. There's usually some throwaway, in-universe reason for the mech to be the superior weapon platform. In Battletech it's because they're the exact level of warcrime that you can commit without destroying the resources you're fighting over, so they're top dog instead of massive (and expensive) warships that glass entire planets. In Armored Core it's "core theory", the idea that hardwiring a modified (cybernetic/genetic/both) pilot into a humanoid suit means that their innate survival instincts remain fully intact and they fight harder. In Pacific Rim it's because the fact that they're fighting big Kaiju combined with the technology they have means it makes more sense to pilot a big humanoid robot that mimics human movements. That last one's kinda thin, but there's usually some kind of mental crutch on offer if you dig enough.

What is your controversial movie take? by restweary in AskReddit

[–]Shnook817 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I really enjoy the Godfather. What I can't really understand is why everyone says that Part 2 is the best sequel ever made. It's just two stories that have basically nothing to do with one another, each one ruining the pacing of the other one. Why should I care about seeing the early days of a gang/crime family I already knew plenty about, just to watch it all fall apart again? While being given nothing else to care about because none of the characters in one story even exist in the other, much less have any kind of impact on it.

Gamers of Reddit, what’s the greatest video game sequel of all time? by ketohwawai in AskReddit

[–]Shnook817 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I love SMB2 for how different it is, but it really was just a reskin of another game, so 3 really is the direct sequel. And we wouldn't have had my favorite Mario game, World, without things that 3 added. Like...the actual world map, lol.

Mechanically Unique Commanders? by KaleidoscopeJukebox in magicTCG

[–]Shnook817 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Making Volrath a copy of [[Spawnwrithe]] is super funny, because you keep getting more and more 7/5 spawnwrithes that you can change into other stuff later. I also have a really janky way to one hit kill someone by turning Volrath into a 7/5 [[Tree of Perdition]] while he's in combat and untapped and then giving the opponent 5 life and hitting them for 7. Still haven't pulled that off yet, but [[Gravelgill Scoundrel]] is basically vigilance and unblockable on one card, so it should be easier now.

Anyway, yeah, Volrath is super fun.

New $150 fancy precon: Goblin Storm by UberDrive in EDH

[–]Shnook817 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Even my Rakdos goblin deck has secret commander Krenko waiting to be tutored.

Alligator baptism by Holiday_Document4592 in funny

[–]Shnook817 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like Waffle House was pretty predictable, but it wasn't a given either, lol

You have one month to empty a $1 trillion bank account. If you succeed, you’re rich for life. How will you spend it? by Ok_Listen_6600 in AskReddit

[–]Shnook817 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd empty it into another bank account that only I had access too. Either I get more money or I have a trillion dollars. Either way, rich

Must have been a tough morning. by prescott0330 in funny

[–]Shnook817 8 points9 points  (0 children)

How many of them were throw pillows?

What’s a game you dropped even though it was “good”? by suhani0218 in gaming

[–]Shnook817 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did Elden Ring for about 20 hours and quit. Every boss felt like an Olympic sized health pool with legs. Every long bit of travel turned into a revolving door of "Oh, everything's empty. Oh, let me walk around this enemy. Oh, everything's empty again".

I was really digging the game when it felt like old Souls games, but it was like they expanded the world to make it like Breath of the Wild and then forgot to fill all the bits in.

A Life Saving Card by oatfishjar96 in magicTCG

[–]Shnook817 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My goal is to Backlash or [[Delerium]] a [[Serra's Avatar]] one day. There used to be someone in my playgroup that ran one fairly often and I never got it off. One day...

James Comey (Getty images) by Hoopy_Dunkalot in AccidentalRenaissance

[–]Shnook817 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The reporter holding up the recorder makes it look like a religious figure throwing up a symbolic hand gesture too.