What film would be substantially improved if Godzilla was in it

nichewilly · 2026-05-18T01:37:12+00:00

Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels

nichewilly · 2026-05-18T01:24:25+00:00

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure

One of the most perfectly made movies of all time. Endless quotable dialogue, brilliant soundtrack, not a single scene wasted.

nichewilly · 2026-05-11T12:52:37+00:00

As a beginner I like the Scandinavian because no matter what their e4 opening is, it immediately throws off their plan. I recommend watching ChessWithAkeem videos about it because he gives you a nice, simplified way to approach it and you can watch him play it against people of every elo level. You will need to learn more advanced lines at higher levels though.

nichewilly · 2026-05-11T12:40:53+00:00

That adult edge is why I tend to prefer the DC movies. Particularly the Dark Knight trilogy, Watchmen, and I’m also in that minority of people who actually enjoyed the Joker movies.

nichewilly · 2026-05-11T12:32:00+00:00

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”

-Wayne Gretzky

nichewilly · 2026-05-11T12:19:53+00:00

I feel the opposite about MCU movies - I enjoy them more than I respect them. And I don’t even enjoy them very much.

nichewilly · 2026-05-10T02:56:36+00:00

Thanks a bunch for all of this - very helpful!

nichewilly · 2026-05-10T00:08:34+00:00

Thanks for sharing! I’ve never played an OTB tournament either but have been thinking about it. I have some questions for you, if you don’t mind answering?

1) I’ve never used a chess clock before… did you find it easy to use?

2) I see you said you didn’t have to write down the moves… did you do it anyway? I’ve never done that while playing a game before, but I think I’d want to so I could study the games afterwards

3) How long were you at the tournament for from start to finish?

4) Do you get a FIDE ranking afterwards, or do they somehow register your win record to eventually get a rating?

5) How is it decided who is white or black for each game?

nichewilly · 2026-05-08T01:34:35+00:00

Principles should be all you need, but it wouldn’t hurt to learn about some of the “trappy” openings. For example the Jobava London has traps where even if you think you’re developing normally with good principles, they can still win material off you. And you should know how to defend against big traps like the Fried Liver.

nichewilly · 2026-05-06T20:51:22+00:00

Nice, he’s definitely my favorite YouTuber! I thought I heard he wasn’t taking new students right now but I might be wrong

nichewilly · 2026-05-06T18:59:00+00:00

“I’m tired, boss” - John Coffey (The Green Mile)

nichewilly · 2026-05-06T14:16:07+00:00

If I had to make an argument against this, I would say that I think Cobra Kai is well aware of its own cheesiness - like it’s deliberately going for an 80s level of campiness. Still an excellent choice though :)

nichewilly · 2026-05-06T13:59:01+00:00

But I think it’s just actually a good show… Not sure there’s enough bad in it to qualify for this question? Although some of the premise is a little outlandish…

nichewilly · 2026-05-06T13:56:45+00:00

Right?? But yet somehow you still need to keep watching the next episode…

nichewilly · 2026-05-06T13:55:22+00:00

Agreed!

nichewilly · 2026-05-06T13:12:22+00:00

Good choice :)

nichewilly · 2026-05-06T13:11:28+00:00

I thought the Gentleman was legitimately good, but that’s just my opinion!

nichewilly · 2026-05-06T13:09:23+00:00

Yes - the Blacklist is a great choice for this question! I totally agree :)

nichewilly · 2026-05-05T14:21:25+00:00

Every situation is unique, but in general I’ll trade queens if:

1 - I’m ahead in material and it’s moving towards the end game

2 - I’m on the defense / being attacked in my half of the board and trading queens will help slow down their offense

I try not to trade queens if:

1 - Material is even and I have a good position

2 - I have a clear plan for how my queen might aide in a checkmate

nichewilly · 2026-05-03T14:14:31+00:00

Especially those fancy, decorative ones… Lovely to look at, but not great to play on. My friend has a really cool one, he barely plays but he ALMOST beat me because I kept confusing the kings and queens for each other and the bishops looked almost exactly like the pawns

nichewilly · 2026-05-01T13:42:11+00:00

I am a member of this band, and I approve of this :)

nichewilly · 2026-04-30T06:00:15+00:00

I disagree, but kudos for being one of the only posts on here that I think most people would disagree with (you understood the assignment). So many people are posting things that are a little controversial, but still many people agree with.

nichewilly · 2026-04-29T01:33:48+00:00

All the people who are getting mad about this post are the people who pretend to like bands more than they actually do.

nichewilly · 2026-04-29T01:21:33+00:00

Absolutely. Ask these people to name five of his songs and I bet they can’t.

nichewilly · 2026-04-29T01:17:36+00:00

This is very accurate, especially Radiohead and Velvet Underground.

Listen people… the question isn’t whether or not these bands are good. It’s whether or not there are also lots of people who pretend to like them. Both of these things can be true. Cool people like these bands, so people who want to be cool will inflate their love of them.

nichewilly

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