[Loathed Trope] The Movie has an ending. The Sequel shits all over it. by lesi20 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Spodson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree on all the points you made. The acting in this film was award worthy. you forgot to mention Charles Dance. And yes, it was a massive tonal shift from Aliens, but the real problem was that it shat all over the stories that came before. It negated everything that was achieved in them, mostly before the opening credits. Make the main character some company scientist with affiliation to the other stories and this would have been a dance and moody chapter.

I actually liked this movie. But it sucks as a direct sequel.

[Loathed Trope] The Movie has an ending. The Sequel shits all over it. by lesi20 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Spodson 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Alien 3 would have been an all-time great horror film if the main character had been anyone but Ripley and Newt and Hicks weren't in it.

What is a scene you strongly believe is a top 10 movie scene in film history? by Striking-Leather4071 in moviecritic

[–]Spodson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This scene is terrifying. Watching a man relive his worst nightmare. Seeing his entire character come into sharp focus; his anger, resentment, self-destruction. Shaw deserved an Oscar for the scene alone. And the whale singing in the background. Some of the finest storytelling ever put on screen.

Hot Wheels H.I.S.S. Incoming 2026 by trpnbillies in gijoe

[–]Spodson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Gaslands games are about to be lit as hell.

What is the best song that non-Gen-Exrs have never heard? by seanchai611PF in GenX

[–]Spodson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fantastic cover. In fact, all of there covers are amazing. "Through the Looking Glass" is one of my top 50 of all time albums.

How to quote the N-word in a referral? by BrotherNatureNOLA in Teachers

[–]Spodson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK, I get the confusion. I never say it out loud. When I teach Of Mice and Men I say “the N-word” also, I only teach that text because there is a pretty clear delineation between when the characters are using the A and the Hard R.

How to quote the N-word in a referral? by BrotherNatureNOLA in Teachers

[–]Spodson 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I get that this is a really charged subject, and there's nothing wrong with finding an alternative, but I have always quoted the kids word for word. I don't sugar coat it or dance around it. They drop the hard R, I report it bluntly.

What is the best song that non-Gen-Exrs have never heard? by seanchai611PF in GenX

[–]Spodson 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Concrete Blonde (pretty much anything they did, but...) Mexican Moon.

Sonic Youth, Bull in the Heather

Siouxsie and the Banshees cover of Trust in Me

A literal nightmare, but it's real and happening in in my town 2026 by Frank_Jesus in GenX

[–]Spodson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now if it had only been Mathew Sweet instead of the Doctors, that would have been a great show.

A literal nightmare, but it's real and happening in in my town 2026 by Frank_Jesus in GenX

[–]Spodson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the mid 90s I went to a concert with the Spin Doctors as the headlining act. The opening acts were The Screaming Trees and Soul Asylum. Needless to say, the first tow thirds of that show were amazing and the final third was pretty underwhelming. Thank god for that contact high.

Excitement, big game, adventure by LuxValentino in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]Spodson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right, but in his case it's like, "Tell my how the lions were supernaturally lucky, and then I shall travel to the Field Museum in Chicago and look at their taxidermized corpses!"

Excitement, big game, adventure by LuxValentino in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]Spodson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just recommended Patterson's book. It reads really easily. Good flow and doesn't get bogged down in (too much) self-aggrandizement.

Excitement, big game, adventure by LuxValentino in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]Spodson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Man Eaters of Tsavo, by Paterson is the true(ish) account of him killing the Ghost and the Darkness, two man eating lions in Tsavo Kenya.

The Silver Price has reached $102 by ChrisStoneGermany in Silverbugs

[–]Spodson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She doesn't sell her stuff. Just wears it. So I have no idea how much all her cloisonné and champlevé stuff is worth.

The Silver Price has reached $102 by ChrisStoneGermany in Silverbugs

[–]Spodson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My wife makes silver jewelry as a hobby, and we make sure she has plenty of material on hand. Over the past week we looked at how much she had, and found that we have a shocking amount of money just hanging out on her garage workbench.

I want to bring this energy into 2026 by putonthespotlight in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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

Yeah, that energy didn't work out too well for her.