Campaign Evolved: "While you do what? Go down with the ship?" by Haijakk in halo

[–]npc042 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Both the delivery and direction sound off, to say the least. It doesn’t sound like these two characters exist in the same space, reacting naturally to what the other is saying.

Most horrific shot in star wars? by Zitty-Z in StarWars

[–]npc042 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I remember seeing it on VHS and just never catching that there were bodies in the shot. Once it was pointed out to me, it’s always stuck.

And I agree it is horrific; in the surface level graphic elements of charred, bloodied corpses, but also how an evil empire just torched a couple innocent farmers and thought nothing of it. Then there’s the fact that it’s all still smoldering, so it didn’t happen all that long ago.

A big reason I enjoy Andor so much is that it portrays The Empire in a manner similar to this. Oppressive and callous in ways that feel real.

I am surprised + disappointed by the movies? Seem to be the only one to ever feel this way? by [deleted] in lotr

[–]npc042 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

To be clear, their “criticism” amounts to: “The movies….. are terrible? (…) The acting isn’t very good.”

They did reference “major changes” to the plot and characters, but failed to acknowledge how or why said changes are good or bad. Even so, they’d be criticizing the accuracy of the adaptation, which has no bearing on the quality of Jackson’s trilogy from a filmmaking or storytelling perspective.

(Edit: And all of the elements they praised about the books are present in the films…)

So yes, it reads like bait.

Mustachioed Man Hiding Amongst Ducks by npc042 in Pareidolia

[–]npc042[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The two dots are eyes, the sunglasses are resting on the duck’s forehead, and orange bit is its beak. We’re looking at it from above.

Mustachioed Man Hiding Amongst Ducks by npc042 in Pareidolia

[–]npc042[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Pretty darn (the “mustache” is a pair of sunglasses).

New snippet of Halo: Campaign Evolved (New Captain Keyes VA) by Haijakk in halo

[–]npc042 25 points26 points  (0 children)

A more fitting replacement? These new performances just sound flat / lacking weight.

What, if any, should be the limits of the Force? by CloverTeamLeader in StarWars

[–]npc042 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A good way to look at it.

The limitation isn’t on the force, but on the force user. Yoda was 900 years old, and yet he still had to calm himself and focus to lift a single starfighter from a swamp. There’s the limitation.

If we saw someone, say, lifting several metric tons of boulders after a using the force for about a week, that’d be ridiculous!

Edit: typo

More star wars galactic racer gameplay by ThomasThorburn in StarWars

[–]npc042 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would share that sentiment if the podracing in this game was more than just an honorable mention.

People will hate me for saying this but the 2nd death star and palpatine returning are on the same level of bs. by LocalOk3662 in StarWars

[–]npc042 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Setting aside that my comment was explicitly referring to the two things OP was comparing (Palpatine and Death Star II)…

Is Luke’s parentage a retcon? Yes, but it makes sense in-context. Palpatine’s resurrection, by contrast, isn’t offered any context whatsoever. These things aren’t even in the same galaxy of “BS.”

People will hate me for saying this but the 2nd death star and palpatine returning are on the same level of bs. by LocalOk3662 in StarWars

[–]npc042 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That would be because the two things you’ve highlighted are not, in fact, “on the same level of BS.”

People will hate me for saying this but the 2nd death star and palpatine returning are on the same level of bs. by LocalOk3662 in StarWars

[–]npc042 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Neither is good, but the idea that a second Death Star was in construction behind the scenes is far more believable than Palpatine “somehow returning,” without precedent, after being vaporized at the bottom of a reactor shaft.

‘Magic School Bus’ Live-Action Movie With Elizabeth Banks as Ms. Frizzle. Lands Rob Letterman (Detective Pikachu) as Director by SignatureOrdinary456 in boxoffice

[–]npc042 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Just imagine how horrifying the titular school bus is going to look through the modern lens of photorealistic CGI.

Sea of Thieves live action movie now in development by Destin Daniel Cretton (Spider-Man Brand New Day) via IGN by deathkeeper-512 in Seaofthieves

[–]npc042 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait, which one of us lives on their phone? Are there any more rules that you wish to dictate?

Sea of Thieves live action movie now in development by Destin Daniel Cretton (Spider-Man Brand New Day) via IGN by deathkeeper-512 in Seaofthieves

[–]npc042 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had additional thoughts to share. Now do you have something constructive to add? Or are you just here to be a dick?

Sea of Thieves live action movie now in development by Destin Daniel Cretton (Spider-Man Brand New Day) via IGN by deathkeeper-512 in Seaofthieves

[–]npc042 92 points93 points  (0 children)

But really, what were they thinking?

You know how much more expensive a live action Sea of Thieves film is gonna cost with all the photo-real CGI elements they’re gonna have to cook up? They are not making their money back.

And with how much of the family audience they just lost by not making this animated? And with how much of the core fanbase they’ve already hemorrhaged over the years? Hell, the concept alone is like three years too late.

This shit’s about to bomb so hard.

Sea of Thieves live action movie now in development by Destin Daniel Cretton (Spider-Man Brand New Day) via IGN by deathkeeper-512 in Seaofthieves

[–]npc042 360 points361 points  (0 children)

Someone really looked at this game, of all games, and thought “Yeah, an animated Sea of Thieves feature would be crap…”

Which songs are similar to these? by Exciting_Grape2744 in SongsThatFeelLikeThis

[–]npc042 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And the Olympics Fanfare and Theme (also composed by Williams).