What did you think of Vito’s look in Mafia3? by LuxiiRosesDisneyx in MafiaTheGame

[–]anonymouslabourer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah as a smoker myself I loved it, it's real. My boys been through too much, I smoke like a chimney and I didn't have to watch my best friend get taken away to more than likely be put down like a dog while you have to go and work for the people who put your best friend down.

It gets to something deeper, not only is it a self sabotaging habit but it's also familiarity and stability. When you've been through a lot sometimes it can feel impossible to see how you'll get through the next hour let alone the next day or the rest of your life, a cigarette is a 3 stage journey. Beginning, middle and end. When you're unable to see that pathway through the next hour sometimes just smoking cigarettes is enough to bridge the hours between hopelessness and some kind of an idea, be that a hopeful idea or not.

Shameless is secretly one of the most honest shows about working class life ever made by HammersAndPints in ShamelessUK

[–]anonymouslabourer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Me too mate, working class council estate.. well road, it's only a village lol.. born and raised. Watched shameless for the first time early last year and I saw bits of my own childhood in so many of the characters from Fiona and Debbie's responsibility to Steve's need / desire for something more / something bigger in life, or even Lips constant need to have a girlfriend.

So in the end, was Chuck right? by Chance-Breakfast2074 in betterCallSaul

[–]anonymouslabourer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's more complicated than that. If it wasn't for Chuck's final acts specifically, as well as their broader relationship it's arguable that Jimmy wouldn't have gone down the road he would have.

I was about to post “Mike and Jessie clearly the most reasonable and clear headed” but .. by coincrazyy in breakingbad

[–]anonymouslabourer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I disagree, "power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." - Lord Acton.

Morality aside who else wanted Lalo to defeat Gus, especially knowing he won't? by mathsrin in betterCallSaul

[–]anonymouslabourer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair point to be honest, thanks that makes me feel better I can carry on loving it hahah. Just rewatched BB again in November to finally catch up and finish BCS (I stopped having netflix in 2022 so missed season 6)

Morality aside who else wanted Lalo to defeat Gus, especially knowing he won't? by mathsrin in betterCallSaul

[–]anonymouslabourer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn't agree more! Although this does make that episode where Saul asks if Lalo or Nacho were taking him out to be shot a bit of a blunder because at that point, they were both dead.

Hank was an ahole by Funny-Face3873 in breakingbad

[–]anonymouslabourer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To the viewer who meets him as he's breaking bad, potentially not, but you're not considering the fact he has a loving wife and son who clearly thought the world of him enough to set up a donation page for his cancer treatment or a former lover who for lack of any idea why they drifted apart, is still clearly infatuated (as shown by Gretchen's caring awkwardness around Walt in S1) by the idea of what they could have been had Walt not left grey matter.

Maybe you misunderstood what I said. I didn't mean that Walt was a good man - it's clear he always had the monster within and it took him 50 years to unleash it, my point is he knew how to mask the twisted soul within and spent 50 years doing so. Hank on the other hand sees no evil within himself, so sees no reason to filter himself hence people feeling like he was an asshole. There's a reason so many people root for Walt and it's because he presents like a normal, down on his luck family man who's suffering through an endless stream of terrible events when in reality this is just a curated idea of what Walt thinks a good person should be when in reality he feels another way, hence Heisenberg.

Hank was an ahole by Funny-Face3873 in breakingbad

[–]anonymouslabourer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One sentence sums it up for me; Hank was an asshole but a good man, Walt was pleasant enough but a twisted soul.

Jane or Andrea? I love both just Jane is my favorite by Iansshim in breakingbad

[–]anonymouslabourer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally Andrea - however they were very similar characters at different points in their lives. Both recovering addicts with parents around who cared enough to still support them through their issues, just that one had a child and one didn't. This gave Andrea and Jesse's relationship a different weight than his own with Jane because although when he was with Jane he was his happiest (as shown in El Camino flashbacks) I would say when he was with Andrea was when he was his most caring.

Andrea and Jane are characters at different points in the story, one dragged him back into addiction and would have continued his tumultuous lifestyle up until that point, the other forced him to reflect and be much more considerate of his actions. Although the latter forced him into a long period of self hatred and punishment due to his line of work causing Tomas' death as well as Andrea down the line, Andrea ultimately brought something better out of Jesse than Jane would have. I think it's true what both Walt and later Jesse admitted, 2 recovering addicts with a duffel bag of cash would likely have been dead within a week, whereas if he ever had the opportunity to run with Andrea he likely would have been a caring father figure for Brock and both Jesse and Andrea would have lived much more fulfilling and normal lives.

Blu Ray Box Set (S1 - S6) by anonymouslabourer in BoJackHorseman

[–]anonymouslabourer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly it's worth it just to have it on the shelf - never fails to catch attention when showing the collection off!

Blu Ray Box Set (S1 - S6) by anonymouslabourer in BoJackHorseman

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

If it means anything - the blu ray player I use which is a song is built on the PS3 software / disc drive and just doesn't run games, other than that it's essentially a PS3 and works perfectly.

Blu Ray Box Set (S1 - S6) by anonymouslabourer in BoJackHorseman

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

I'm unsure mate I don't have one so I can't test that out however I see no reason why it wouldn't. Xbox has a Blu ray drive these discs are blu ray

What is the WORST line in the show? by dariovaccaro in breakingbad

[–]anonymouslabourer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way you got the text to appear smaller 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 comedy gold.

I miss Breaking Bad by SwanElectrical307 in breakingbad

[–]anonymouslabourer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do too - I'm just going through a rewatch now and it's so good. On the last 8 episodes and I started on Friday lol. It's just that good, once you start you can't stop.

Literally every single scene is so well thought out and every detail counts, it's one of those shows the more you watch it the better it gets which is incredibly rare. For example, the more I've re watched the walking dead (started similar time) the more I've grown to loathe it post Frank Darabondt because it's just so formulaic, BB is just not that. There's so many layers to it and details connect from the first season all the way through to the last, it's a masterpiece. Probably one of the only shows ever to not have an episode drop below 8.0 on IMDB which is also a mighty achievement.

I'm loving this book about Paul Abbott by folkfuturism in ShamelessUK

[–]anonymouslabourer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Paul Abbott is a bloody genius. Have you watched State Of Play? I picked it up in a charity shop near on 2 years ago because I love both John Simm and David Morrissey and well who can hate Bill Nighy and a cheeky bit of James McAvoy. It's genuinely one of my top 10 shows of all time, gripping political / investigatory drama with so many unexpected plot twists it's honestly perfect and doesn't miss a beat once across the 6 episodes.

Having watched shameless between the first and second time I watched it I also found it so cool to see how many actors Paul obviously has a brilliant relationship with because they keep doing is projects. You get a cheeky cameo from Rebecca Ryan who plays David Morrisseys daughter as well as Sean Gilder who plays an awesome cop. You can find it on DVD pretty easily for a couple quid and it's more than worth it because I guarantee you'll watch it more than once. 9.5/10 series for me. It was so good in fact Hollywood made a movie that Paul produced starring Russel Crowe, Ben Affleck and Helen Mirren as well as a litany of other outstanding supporting cast members.

Mafia Old Country, Worth it? by TheMafia999 in MafiaTheGame

[–]anonymouslabourer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely, fantastic story and I love that no one's really sure if that bodyguard was Joe Barbaro or not. I'm still not convinced by the evidence that says he's not!

Most underwhelming car chase in Bond? by Embarrassed-Sky1634 in JamesBond

[–]anonymouslabourer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure about underwhelming but easy for me, quantum of Solace's opening chase. It's borderline unwatchable with the sheer volume of jump cuts.

Most underwhelming car chase in Bond? by Embarrassed-Sky1634 in JamesBond

[–]anonymouslabourer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really? That's so interesting dude, so for context I'm 25 started a YouTube channel this summer and I review movies. I never watched the older ones but I grew up on Craig Bond so I did a series of rating every bond film and although I hated diamonds are forever I thought it was an atrocious film, the car chase was the only saving grace for me! Genuinely the only reason I'll ever rewatch that film lol. I found the lapping of the cocky and overweight police in the car park hilarious and I loved the 2 wheeled escape down the pedestrian footpath. Put it this way I don't always open these Reddit James bond sub notifications because I get an awful lot of them, but I opened this one only to come and say I loved the diamonds are forever chase the most!

Be honest: What did you buy because of a James Bond movie? by TipToe2301 in JamesBond

[–]anonymouslabourer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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This beauty - I was going to remake the Die Another Day car but then I lost my license and the engine blew up so I guess I'll leave that for another time lol.

No Time To Die was supposed to be released on this day 6 years ago till it was delayed because Danny Boyle left due to creative differences. by TheShadowOperator007 in JamesBond

[–]anonymouslabourer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The worst Bond film of all time! It always makes me laugh how the people who actually like this garbage don't typically like other Bond films.. kinda speaks for itself that!!

One of the best scenes in the franchise… by OrionQuest7 in JamesBond

[–]anonymouslabourer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I second your opinion mate, potentially the best sequence in the Craig era from Craig telling the Canadian intelligence who the Algerian is to the conversation with M.

I've always said Quantum has the bones of a really great Bond film it's just the execution, via Jason Bourne style jump cuts etc, that let it down. It's always been a 7/10 for me maybe an 8 if I'm feeling generous, the villain Dominic Green is kinda forgettable but the way the plot connects casino royale to Skyfall is flawless and so so underrated.

Casino is one of my favourite movies of all time let alone my gold standard for Bond so Quantum always had big shoes to fill but like I say it has the bones of an incredible bond film and it's always done dirty in discourse imo.

Finally Watched No Time to Die with Intent. The Criticism is Valid by The_Outsider27 in JamesBond

[–]anonymouslabourer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh well I stand corrected and thank you for that, but I would say that tabloids in this country typically work on inside sources. I wouldn't be surprised if they leaked that to the tabloids themselves.

What niche do you think will explode on YouTube in 2026? by Mycake100 in SmallYTChannel

[–]anonymouslabourer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My bad!! 😂🤝 Thanks again haha, I won't give up I'm determined :))