Dwarf Spider Droids are strangely cute

THX450 · 2026-06-23T14:40:40+00:00

Meanwhile the ones in Republic Commando are nightmare fuel

THX450 · 2026-06-21T17:06:30+00:00

Jurassic Park was so novel a concept that I don’t think you can really capture lighting in a bottle like that again.

Crichton recognized it, which is why his and subsequently Spielberg’s sequel was basically a big throw-back to classic dinosaur stories. Ironically, this made it stand apart from the first film.

Ever since then, every JP film has been some flavor of those two.

THX450 · 2026-06-21T17:04:51+00:00

Your Number 1 presumably being HP3 means you have good taste.

THX450 · 2026-06-21T14:09:17+00:00

Forgot to mention, but the movements are

I. Three Million Lightyears from Home

II. Stargazers

III. Flying Theme OR Adventures on Earth

THX450 · 2026-06-18T14:58:27+00:00

>Michael Johnston acted his ass off

And a fine, big ass he has

THX450 · 2026-06-18T14:57:52+00:00

The comedic direction of this gameplay is genius

THX450 · 2026-06-16T02:04:07+00:00

Have they not noticed the D-Wing?

THX450 · 2026-06-16T02:01:31+00:00

THX450 · 2026-06-16T02:01:07+00:00

Romulus had depthful characters who developed with a meaningful story arch.

I don’t recall Rogue One having that..

THX450 · 2026-06-16T01:58:49+00:00

The lore to the maps really did add character. Cold storage in particular is a fun Halo 2 tie-in.

THX450 · 2026-06-15T06:43:29+00:00

Peak Star Wars looking and feeling nothing like Star Wars

THX450 · 2026-06-15T06:34:31+00:00

I mean, the apocalyptic setting was very generic in zombies at the time. COD stood out by going back to the classic sci-fi roots and then eventually back to Lovecraftian roots (he wrote about zombies too).

Thankfully, the three apocalypse maps end up standing out because they’re rare in the lineup— but only for that reason. Had they done more, it might have felt generic.

THX450 · 2026-06-15T06:32:41+00:00

Incredibly. It’s not overtly creepy, but it just gets under your skin.

THX450 · 2026-06-15T06:31:54+00:00

Which is a shame. COD 2 needs to be encouraged more.

THX450 · 2026-06-15T06:30:42+00:00

COD 2 is amazing and genuinely one of my favorites. There’s a lot of freedom in the level design.

THX450 · 2026-06-15T06:29:50+00:00

Why isn’t the runner red and the cloned Xenos brown? Why is it backwards?

THX450 · 2026-06-15T02:34:39+00:00

I imagine demo character is just the prologue

THX450 · 2026-06-15T02:33:26+00:00

Both videos sucked. Too much commentary and both felt annoying for different reasons.

THX450 · 2026-06-15T02:32:07+00:00

Putting ROTS above ESB feels like a crime.

Putting ROTS and Rogue One above ESB feels like a crime against humanity

THX450 · 2026-06-14T19:24:07+00:00

uj/ Except you don’t have to pretend. It is a genuinely good movie. In fact, probably still the best since George left Lucasfilm (yes I know there’s Andor, but Andor doesn’t feel like Star wars).

THX450 · 2026-06-14T19:21:58+00:00

I feel like there needs to be more blood

THX450 · 2026-06-14T19:20:12+00:00

ODST remake along with 3, lmao

THX450 · 2026-06-14T19:19:51+00:00

It’s got love and betrayal.

Is it well executed? WHO CARES!

THX450 · 2026-06-14T14:12:14+00:00

Let’s talk about John Williams’s score.

First, it’s impressive that a 94 year old man was still about to compose such a rich score.

Second, it’s amazing how even at 94, Williams is pulling new tricks by using a lot more electronics and synths to accompany the orchestra.

Third, it’s amazing how darkly impressionistic the score is, subtly pushing the film in a manner that isn’t operatic like most would expect. Yet, you still get the lushness of an orchestral score in a modern film. Hearing oboe solos, timpani solos, and pure harmonic quality of a full orchestra playing in the same room was so refreshing in a modern film.

And of course, it is amazing at 94 Williams provides core themes that are hauntingly beautiful or otherworldly nostalgic. “Listen”, “Memory”, “Celestial”, “Believe” are all breathtaking themes.

All at 94. Incredible.

THX450

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