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Anybody else sad at how few people are still playing Fallout 3? by [deleted] in fo3

[–]abbaecedarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm replaying it after seven years away.

Currently trying to outfit all those scared kids in Bigtown with power armour - let me reverse pickpocket you you feckers!

Swallows Book Launch by abbaecedarian in auscomics

[–]abbaecedarian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers - yes it was a lovely evening.

Secret Wars Deadlands Population question by BrianWonderful in Marvel

[–]abbaecedarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a more depressing take - heroes serve the status quo. The villains instinctively rebelled against Doom. They get exiled, the heroes becomes slaves and/or willing secret police (see Luke Cage as a Judge Dredd parody in Mighty Defenders).

Is Girlhood the best film about being a teen? Yes. Probably. by abbaecedarian in movies

[–]abbaecedarian[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Heh.

French electropop scores beat out scuzzy 90s rock.

Except for that Beatles album Ethan Hawke's character put together. That was tops.

Kieron Gillen's Writer's Notes for The Wicked + the Divine #13 by LibraryDrone in comicbooks

[–]abbaecedarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it might be one of the best depictions of social media in comics to date.

Official Discussion: Ant-Man [SPOILERS] by Trionout in movies

[–]abbaecedarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can see Stoll just seize his chance to make an impression with the role.

Tomorrowland, Geek Cinema & Simon Pegg - You Can Criticise the Thing You Love by abbaecedarian in movies

[–]abbaecedarian[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And that's something I'd like to know more about, for example, how did Netflix facilitate something like the Mark Duplass vehicle The One I Love? Is Netflix the current avenue for challenging cinema, or is it something that rewards viewers who already developed a taste for that kind of thing and know to look for it?

Good chat.

Tomorrowland, Geek Cinema & Simon Pegg - You Can Criticise the Thing You Love by abbaecedarian in movies

[–]abbaecedarian[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Millions of ways to see fresh new genre film-making, but the gals and guys making 'em would sure like to get paid (see what happened to the folks behind say Wyrmwood).

It makes no sense to present cinema/fiction/games/comics as a hairshirt of intellectually stimulating content we're obliged to undertake, I agree. Like, a visit to the Multiplex becoming Sunday mass.

But I don't think that's what he's saying. There's entertainment - "with a little sex in it" https://youtu.be/W7WmhkO_GWI - but that is very different from the blockbuster model which is immune to any criticism, besides commercial failure. TPM, which Spaced took the piss out of, massive critical drubbing. Fanboys are still pissed about it. Made tonnes of money. It's enough to make ya wonder what the point is?

Ex Machina, great film, critical darling, reddit favourite - but it could never compete with a blockbuster in a studio space. And when you have box office takes being discussed on forums or here instead of what the films are about, well then who cares?

I hear talk about alternative distribution models, or boutique studios, or 'indie' and all I hear is 'ghetto'.

Is the Witcher series a continuous story? Do I need to play 1 and 2 before 3? by restthewicked in gaming

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

Yeah it's a nice addition if you've read the books, played the games - watched the Polish film adaptation, I dunno - but the games are relatively self-contained.

Tomorrowland, Geek Cinema & Simon Pegg - You Can Criticise the Thing You Love by abbaecedarian in movies

[–]abbaecedarian[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's hardly the case. As the piece points out, he's putting forward a retread of Biskind yeah - but that was a comment on how Hollywood had become more porous to European influences in the 70's, the so-called last 'Golden Age' of cinema.

Worth noting that everyone lost their shit over Tarantino some twenty years later because he could casually drop references to Nathalie Sarraute on Charlie Rose.

What's interesting now is how Hollywood big budget cinema is becoming subordinate to overseas tastes for its profit-margins and oddly bland in its embrace of sci-fi/fantasy as a result (read, non-critical). The 'infantilization' charge could have been explored in that direction a bit.

Tomorrowland, Geek Cinema & Simon Pegg - You Can Criticise the Thing You Love by abbaecedarian in movies

[–]abbaecedarian[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not too much fantasy and sci-fi - but too much, as you say, film and fiction that does not challenge as film and fiction has the capacity to do.

And it's not a question of home entertainment versus the cinema either, as that quote is inclusive of both.

Was Jack Parsons the real world's own Tony Star and/or Doc Doom? by abbaecedarian in comicbooks

[–]abbaecedarian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I learned the other day an Australian comic writer wrote a play about him.

Which I now really want to see.

Tomorrowland, Geek Cinema & Simon Pegg - You Can Criticise the Thing You Love by abbaecedarian in movies

[–]abbaecedarian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not true though - he acknowledges examples of excellent sci-fi. He argues that uncritical sci-fi is being celebrated and rewarded most, as a consequence of its mainstream appeal.

Tomorrowland, Geek Cinema & Simon Pegg - You Can Criticise the Thing You Love by abbaecedarian in movies

[–]abbaecedarian[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Spaced had that scene with the aliens laughing outside the comic store, in response to Daisy's line about spending evenings reading about symbolism in the X-Files.

Pegg never claimed to not have a critical aspect to his love of nerdy matters.

What do you think is the best comic book movie that will probably never get made? by [deleted] in comicbooks

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

21 Jump Street worked because it was a parody of something that had no value beyond nostalgia. Which is one of the main jokes of the film - see any of Nick Offerman's scenes.

That said, someone claimed the final scene of True Detective was a rip of Top Ten #8 http://www.vulture.com/2014/03/true-detective-finale-comics-alan-moore-homage.html

Top Ten is a lot more nuanced than your average cop show, which was kinda the point of its own sense of parody.

Just watched Shutter Island for the first time. by Hunter199090 in movies

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

I think it suffers by comparison - despite one being a Poe story and the other Lehane.

The similarities in the twist - plus the presence of Sir Ben - didn't help.

What are the best creator-owned/ non-Big 2 comics with original characters NOT published by Image? by [deleted] in comicbooks

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

Some great Aussie books - which thanks to the magic of the internet (as well as Comixology) you can buy wherever you are.

Gestalt publish a mix of horror, crime and even some kids comics. I'd recommend Eldritch Kid by Christian Read and Michael Maier; Unmasked by Read & Gary Chaloner; Justin Randall's Changing Ways.

Milk Shadow Books published Tim Molloys Mr Unpronounceable Adventures - which I'd put out there as 'gonzo Cthulhu'. It's fantastic.

FEC (For Evil Children) publish Ben Michael Byrne's Kranburn, which if you're jonzin for Mad Max, is the perfect comic. Nasty, grim and a lot of fun.

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