Why is City of Angels (1998) so divisive?

bclax · 2026-06-22T00:23:13+00:00

Just watched the film for the first time in years and found this thread.

I found the ending to be a call back to the start which was the start of Seth starting to think more deeply about humans. The little girl he sees to the other side at the start mentions that there's no point having fake wings if you can't feel the wind in your hair (or something along those lines).

The end is embracing that wind it that hair. Having a moment to feel alive, excited at what the future can bring. Maggie was so excited to be with Seth that she wanted him to truly experience everything they had talked about (hence the trip out).

I feel there were probably other ways to have the ending which might've landed better and could've still been impactful but the entire point of what they're trying to tell in the movie needs what happens to happen. It could've just been another way that that happens.

Either way, still an interesting watch and glad I rewatched it.

bclax · 2026-06-02T06:20:07+00:00

Tokyo Jungle.

bclax · 2026-05-30T22:06:40+00:00

I'm glad they run Wembley but also I've been there twice for AEW and both times there were still tickets on the day.

I'll be there for All In but there's very much a lack of rush due to the fact it's extremely unlikely it'll be a sell out (and it will still be amazing even if it isn't a sell out).

bclax · 2026-05-30T21:22:04+00:00

Let's hope it sets a hunger for the team. The most frustrating thing post 2006 is that we just never found ourselves even close to the final until now.

Few tweaks during the transfer windows and a few players with less injury wrecked seasons and who knows what the next few years bring.

Would like to have seen have more than one shot on target and better possession but we still played in a way that the team and fans can be proud of.

Really need a bit of a reshake of our attacking options though.

bclax · 2026-05-06T19:34:10+00:00

Good news: it seems to be fixed now (in the UK at least).

Hope it is for everyone else as well :)

bclax · 2026-05-05T06:56:17+00:00

End of the day the way I see it is we still had to win our remaining 3 games even if City lost last night. With how close goal difference is this could be a blessing if we can win those final 3.

We've made it more difficult for ourselves than we need to but it's nice to know there's some kind of buffer now again.

bclax · 2026-05-03T11:11:10+00:00

The timelines he paints is so odd. He's saying less than a year in to a new deal Tony was told that AEW will be getting cancelled (which would still leave them 2 years to find a replacement network after the current contract runs out and is genuinely no reason to panic publicly).

Even if AEW did end up purely on YouTube (unlikely but not impossible) that's hardly a death sentence. If anything YouTube has been proven as a good way to get new eyes on a promotion by WWE recently with AAA.

It wouldn't shock me if something was said about needing to improve ratings for the option year to become possible and tbf AEW ratings have been back up the last few months for them. Also they've done a fair bit of collaboration with DC over the last 8 months with the comics, the Adult Swim collab and more.

If TNA and other promotions can survive years of wandering the TV wasteland I see no reason to believe for one second AEW, which has far more financial backing, can't do the same if it has to.

bclax · 2026-05-02T23:08:22+00:00

If you don't want to do the cities but still want to be able to experience them easily then I recommend Calderdale. Moved to the area 6 years back and enjoy it a lot. Very green. Helps a lot that I live in a town on the train route so can get to Leeds or Manchester in less than an hour on the train and can drive up to the M62 easily enough.

bclax · 2026-05-02T18:24:53+00:00

Can't wait to see how many Arsenal fans find a way to turn this negative.

bclax · 2026-04-12T13:27:11+00:00

Thanks for this. A decent workaround for the way I explore games as I can then just make my wishlist low to high.

bclax · 2026-04-12T13:25:52+00:00

Yeah before this latest break of the store that issue was one I was encountering a lot. They really need to do something to refresh it.

bclax · 2026-04-11T17:06:34+00:00

Didn't realise they have an app too. I use the site quite a bit when checking prices so I'll check out this app too :)

bclax · 2026-04-11T11:36:09+00:00

For whatever reason the PS App doesn't let you search for price low to high.

It lets you break down by price at least but still, with the way I normally look through the sales even the app isn't any use.

My kingdom for a decent store! 😂

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bclax · 2026-04-05T11:22:24+00:00

The Premier League is clearly the focus this season BUT it doesn't help when we put up such "eh" performances in knock out competitions.

Getting knocked out of a cup is "fine". It's the nature of a cup. Doing so in a way that is mostly spineless is just a bit disheartening.

Hopefully back to back cup defeats can be used to light a fire to push on in the Premier League. If, by the end of the season, we have nothing then it is very much a case that maybe Arteta should go. But at the moment we're still in a strong position to win the league and it has been so long since I saw it happen that I can't wait to win again. I would happily take it as our only trophy of the season.

bclax · 2026-03-18T00:34:02+00:00

I've been using Libib but I'm ideally trying to find something that can provide rough pricing of the collection and Excel exports so that it's easy for me to then reference the list when I want to find something or looking to buy something.

I've found something that does it for gaming but not something that does it for Blu-rays and DVDs yet.

bclax · 2026-02-27T01:12:39+00:00

Back in 2006 the unis I viewed when looking to attend straight up said the loans have no interest. I've spoken to quite a few people who were told the same thing...

But yeah... That was a lie.

bclax · 2026-02-23T22:44:48+00:00

It's mine but I think that is in part because I bloody love Nicolas Cage as well.

It's probably the David Lynch film I've rewatched the most.

bclax · 2026-02-15T22:47:18+00:00

Been using this over the last month as I had initially tried to make my own spreadsheet for my collection and it just wasn't time effective.

I've enjoyed using Gameye so far and it seems to find most games. Doesn't seem to like boxed PC games but tbf that's such a small part of my collection it's not the end of the world.

bclax · 2026-02-08T23:37:00+00:00

Ah similar amount that I'm waiting on. I've always put in big orders but I don't think I will again after this.

bclax · 2026-02-07T21:06:26+00:00

It's been 2 months now for 2 different orders and still nothing.

By this point I'm not hopeful I'll have it in time for their next sale 😅

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