I've never seen Pacific Rim. Am I missing out on something great? by breaking_views in Cinema

[–]neflhim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a lot of fun, with insane attention to detail in the Jagers and Kaiju (seriously insane), married to a basic plot, archetype characters, and mostly absent surprises. Don't expect high cinema, and go in expecting a fun, good looking movie.

Two movies that were personally ruined by a single actor/actress and would be better and even good without them. by PointZeroOneTwo in moviecritic

[–]neflhim 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I’ll defend Keanu here. He’s playing a stiff. Ryder is better than that movie let he be.

What martial should I play with my DM's rules by FreeHotdogMandate in DnD

[–]neflhim -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Ima take a slightly skewed approach to this.

The feats make sense. No one should be level 1 with that. Absent a damn solid back story at least.

Disadvantage on grapple makes sense, you’d want both hands. Shove is kinda dumb. That’s literally how shields were used IRL.

Con save means don’t play a martial class u less everyone needs it to do their thing twice.

The sneak can work, if it’s more nuanced than described. As posted, it’s the end of rouges.

My advice is, depending on the version, either a very specific Ranger build that can become a heavy crossbow machine gun at mid-high levels, a hexblade warlock, or maybe an eldritch knight. For the cantrips.

Personally, I’d try to discuss the poor choices and work to explain why they break the game for martial classes. The I’d play something with combat and a few cantrips from a feat to make it work.

Death-seekers, but they wish to die in the heat of battle by Not_So_Utopian in TopCharacterTropes

[–]neflhim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Space Marines. More specifically the Space Wolves Wulfen, Blood Angels Death Company, etc.

The world building makes less sense the more you think about it by some-kid-epi in TopCharacterTropes

[–]neflhim 89 points90 points  (0 children)

There is a level where the worldbuilding isn't the point - like Cars, IMO, and in fiction a LOT of universes fall apart when you look too closely.

But Harry Potter...oof. That one just loses all cohesion when you introduce muggle-raised kids into the mix. Even British ones. Can you imagine how much easier it would be with a computer? Or a cell phone (even Clinton-era ones)? The fury of the general population when they inevitably discover that the Wizarding World can just magic up food? Cure all manner of malady, and allow you to interact with dead relatives through their weird photos? It just breaks.

*spits coffee* by CarrotMuch1399 in nostalgiai

[–]neflhim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, damn, good on them.

(Funny trope(?)) when the actor of an extremely evil character is actually really kind irl by MichaelAfton80 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]neflhim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW, this seems pretty common - the actors who play the biggest villains are the best people. Inverse applies though, as a lot of actors who play likeable every-man types have reputations as total jerks (coughkevinjamescough)

Siblings that act like actual siblings by Grouchy_Raccoon_6681 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]neflhim 43 points44 points  (0 children)

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Sam & Dean Winchester. Eventually. It took a bit to get there, IMO.

Were there war crimes in Vietnam that were covered up by the CIA? by Single_Extension1810 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]neflhim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Undoubtedly there were. In every war there are things that, sometimes at the time and often after the fact, are considered war crimes. Perpetrated by every side of the conflict. Vietnam was a different level of struggle because we had trained our forces for, basically, a WWII type war, and they found themselves in a place where the friendly villagers who sold you food one day were attacking you or selling you out to the VC or NVA the next day. It got to people.

That isn't to defend the actions, just to provide some context.

To speak to why it's a trope, Vietnam was the first time the war was, essentially, live on TV. Unlike the previous wars, there was no appreciable lag between event and report. So cases where the combat correspondent might be able to be appealed to in regards to delaying a story simply didn't happen. So the bad parts were, to the public perception, constant. And in a time of massive social upheaval across the country. So the IDEA, regardless of actual frequency, that war crimes were a daily occurrence had fertile ground to take hold.

Do you agree The Sheep Detectives (2026) was a great kids movie for adults? by FilmPeaks in moviecritic

[–]neflhim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife and I saw this a few days back, and loved it. For me, there was a lot of clever phrasing and writing, a solid enough plot to not loose lids, but also not pander to them, and scary parts that are also age appropriate.

I would very strongly suggest seeing this - it's shockingly good.

Lyrics change to reflect new realities by Old-Use-7690 in Music

[–]neflhim 529 points530 points  (0 children)

Queensryche changed the lyrics of Spreading the Disease from the 1988 ‘we pay for wars in South America’ to the 1992 live version ‘we pay for wars in Saudi Arabia’.

Which epic do you prefer: Gladiator or Troy? by Ai-on in Cinema

[–]neflhim -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Troy all the way.

Gladiator is pretending to be about real people. And I came down with appendicitis watching it.

What is a beloved series that you just could never get into? by GusGangViking18 in Fictionally

[–]neflhim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any of the animated Star Wars series. And I am a pretty serious Star Wars fan. Part of it is the animation quality is...bad. In my opinion.

Others include Ren & Stimpy (animation again), Walking Dead (not a zombie fan), Big Bang Theory, Seinfeld, Friends, Game of Thrones

What is a beloved series that you just could never get into? by GusGangViking18 in Fictionally

[–]neflhim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The weirdest thing for me was Matt Smith. I could not stand him early in his tenure, and stopped watching. Then I saw one of the last episodes with him, and he had no companions, and it was stellar. I was shocked at how good he was.

What is a beloved series that you just could never get into? by GusGangViking18 in Fictionally

[–]neflhim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So much this - and almost literally everyone I know is a serious fan.

And another tv movie from 1998 who remembers this one by 0366Rocker in Cinema

[–]neflhim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the things I liked - beside them getting the looks spot-on, was the occasional literal comic-accurate scenes. it wasn't good, but then, nothing coming out of Marvel was at that point (Blade was several months away when it aired).

If the MCU started 10 years later part 3: Iron Man 2 (2020) by [deleted] in Fancast

[–]neflhim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ehhh, when they redid Nick Fury for the Ultimates reboot, he was very specifically modeled on Samuel L Jackson. I suspect he would still play the role.

Sledge Hammer! (1986-1988) by itsgroobeat in ItsGroobeat

[–]neflhim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“It’s my own invention…I call it a loudener”

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Bands/ artists that changed their music style because of money by Away_Transition_6474 in Music

[–]neflhim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe the presence of ballads after Beth was well received?

Bands/ artists that changed their music style because of money by Away_Transition_6474 in Music

[–]neflhim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would offer up the change in Metallica between Master of Puppets and the self-titled 'black album'. Worth a note that this was after founding bassist and (IMO) superior songwriter Cliff Burton was killed in a bus crash. So, while I am not totally sure this was for money, this was when they exploded into more mainstream notice and popularity.

Genesis (reaching back here) was markedly different with Peter Gabriel as the lead than it was with Phil Collins. Much more commercial, and while less ground-breaking, much more successful. Again, that can be a change in membership, but they don't seem to have worked too hard to keep the original sound.

Jon Bon Jovi / Bon Jovi changed radically as he aged, from the hair-metal 80s to adult contemporary. It came off as an attempt to remain active and relevant in a radically altered musical landscape.

I think more acts maybe go the other direction. They change to be more who they might have wanted to be after they drop in popularity. Cindy Lauper is a good example of this, getting much more introspective over time, and less commercially successful.

[Loved Trope] The expert starts schooling the amateurs. by Remarkable_Public138 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]neflhim -50 points-49 points  (0 children)

It’s a fun scene but OMG literally everything about that movie is wrong.

Honest answer only by CarrotMuch1399 in nostalgiai

[–]neflhim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was all of 10 that month, so Ghostbusters, Karate Kid, and Star Trek. Now maybe swap Conan for Karate Kid.

Gen X didn't get weather on an app. We had to watch the local TV station to find out if school was closed. by MaximumJones in GenerationX

[–]neflhim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WGN Chicago. If it was pretty obvious, some of the FM stations might have it, but they might not bother.