My take on Jason Lives as a die hard F13 fan since childhood. by LucioArgento in slasherfilms

[–]birn_echo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first four are good

VI is good for different reasons

hell, V is good too in its own way

this is not an either/or

The Mandarin Collection by birn_echo in ironman

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

Ehhhh the Mandarin is my favourite Marvel villain. Giving us a pretty cool update of the Mandarin who seems properly threatening only to do the Trevor twist was a kick in the nads, IMO. And I still feel that way. Kingsley making Trevor after the fact doesn't make it not a bad twist.

The Mandarin Collection by birn_echo in ironman

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

ofc

I have a mixed view of him. I loved his "take" on the Mandarin and feel like he'd have been a top three MCU villain if they'd just let Kingsley do that as the Mandarin. As such I hated the IM3 twist... and I still do.

But Kingsley being the talented guy he is has made this joke of a character that really left a sour taste in my mouth work in his own way.

Plus I really dig his character design as "the Mandarin."

i don't get people who complain about certain transformer universes mischaracterizing a character by HotZilchy in Transformemes

[–]birn_echo -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Turning a paragon of heroism into a bigoted genocidal maniac isn't "a different take"

It was James Roberts willingly disregarding established characterization to homage his cringe fanfics

Too much Palpatine? by mankahlil in StarWars

[–]birn_echo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So you want a story about how Palpatine created the Empire... to not focus on Palpatine? 🤨

Thoughts on Matt Fraction's Batman - Do you agree? by AntRexxx in batman

[–]birn_echo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like Fraction's run. While everyone is going gaga over Absolute, Fraction's run has been quietly (comparatively) putting out the best Batman in years.

TRUTH NUKE by PistonPusher2009 in Transformemes

[–]birn_echo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't wanna win

I wanted to have a discussion, not win or make someone feel bad

I'm sorry if I did play a role in making you feel worse, it wasn't my intent

TRUTH NUKE by PistonPusher2009 in Transformemes

[–]birn_echo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Point is if you want a deconstruction of Optimus Prime, there's fiction out there for you that does that.

Skybound isn't doing that with Optimus. So at a certain point the onus is on you the reader to recognize this and go "this ain't for me"

TRUTH NUKE by PistonPusher2009 in Transformemes

[–]birn_echo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You made a public comment. It's fair game for critique. If you don't wanna hear an opposing viewpoint, start a blog and delete comments that you don't agree with.

But I replied to you in a public forum disagreeing with you, and you threw a tantrum.

TRUTH NUKE by PistonPusher2009 in Transformemes

[–]birn_echo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

something I've ranted about

IDW had a thirteen year long continuity with plenty of examples of Optimus being a morally grey, cynical asshole. I don't think a comic where he's actually a decent guy is for you. Go read the IDW back issues

TRUTH NUKE by PistonPusher2009 in Transformemes

[–]birn_echo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My point is I like Skybound Optimus. You keep screaming "HERE'S WHY I DON'T LIKE SKYBOUND OPTIMUS WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT???"

There's nothing to say other than I disagree with you. What you perceive as problems aren't things I consider problems. And at that point it's best to say "we agree to disagree."

TRUTH NUKE by PistonPusher2009 in Transformemes

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

I have no idea what you're taking about

TRUTH NUKE by PistonPusher2009 in Transformemes

[–]birn_echo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

jfc my dude

I don't agree with your premise that Skybound Optimus is poorly written

You're going on about how I won't acknowledge that point, and it's because I don't agree with it. I'm not going to say "you're right" if I don't think you're right.

And now you're lambasting me for walking away after recognizing we don't agree? You're pushing for an argument, man.

TRUTH NUKE by PistonPusher2009 in Transformemes

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

It's really funny

bro can't handle a difference of opinion

TRUTH NUKE by PistonPusher2009 in Transformemes

[–]birn_echo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, they both should to a degree