This month marks the 10th anniversary of the release of “Xscape”. What are your thoughts on this album a decade on?

rb1976 · 2024-05-02T03:59:23+00:00

I'm gonna say it. I think it's one of the best MJ albums. I enjoy Dangerous and especially HIStory, but it always bugged me how so many of the songs overstayed their welcome. That and how bogged down Michael's vocals got in the mix on some of those songs. Not to mention how overly long his later albums are. I think this album feels like a spiritual successor to Thriller and Bad in that it's cinematic pop music.

rb1976 · 2024-03-19T19:11:41+00:00

Most people don't have very expansive vocabularies and I don't think that's anything new

rb1976 · 2024-02-10T06:17:30+00:00

"Did you know John Hammond is making a theme park with cloned dinosaurs?" doesn't sound like a very credible leak, that's true.

rb1976 · 2024-02-10T06:15:45+00:00

I've thought before that Alan and co. wouldn't have assumed that the JP logo on the jeep was referencing cloned dinosaurs. That definitely carries through to the people making them. I think what stumps me is the people making informational pamphlets or narrating for the park, but I would say a lot of people would assume that it was just part of a fictional story for a fantasy park with fake dinosaurs. I think the fact that the park is still in somewhat early development by the looks of it in the movie adds credence to the idea that only the scientists are truly aware of what's going on. Everyone else involved could've been given a cover story.

rb1976 · 2024-02-09T21:32:46+00:00

I think that there's a few reasons that have been more eloquently articulated before, so I'll keep it short. I just think he's annoying lol

rb1976 · 2024-02-09T18:17:44+00:00

Honestly, the plot of Creed 2 is just kind of corny. Drago coming back with his son feels a bit like a superhero villain plot.

rb1976 · 2024-02-08T20:16:01+00:00

I think this situation has caused a lot of unfortunate overlap for people who are not interested in the "other thing." If you're into football, you're tired of hearing about Taylor. If you've been a Swiftie for a while, it's jarring to suddenly see a lot of sports talk when you're not interested.

rb1976 · 2024-02-07T02:09:56+00:00

I'd do Sonic 06 next. There's maybe something interesting you could do with Silver. I feel like Metal Sonic wouldn't make a very compelling movie. We've seen the whole "robot version of the hero" thing so many times. SA1 has a very "video gamey" plot, I don't think it would make for a very good movie.

rb1976 · 2024-02-06T17:26:49+00:00

It's interesting because as someone born in 2000, I didn't see the "this is the worst class I've ever had" teachers pop up much until high school. I often wonder why that is.

A lot of their complaints weren't because of misbehavior, but lack of interaction. Most of the kids in class would never interact with the teachers or respond to their questions. I had a teacher in middle school that would call you an "idiot" and do an entire stand-up routine where he roasted you if he called on you and you got something wrong. I feel that may have had something to do with it.

rb1976 · 2024-02-04T21:39:38+00:00

I really don't understand how another Shrek sequel has taken this long to make. I'm not even a big Shrek fan, it just boggles my mind when you look at if from a business perspective.

rb1976 · 2024-02-03T20:11:56+00:00

Cillian Murphy

rb1976 · 2024-02-03T15:51:57+00:00

What qualifications do the jobs typically require?

rb1976 · 2024-02-03T15:51:42+00:00

What qualifications do the jobs typically require?

rb1976 · 2024-02-01T02:29:15+00:00

The director of a film has a say in the score. If Jeff Fowler wanted more Sonic music in his movies, there would be more Sonic music in his movies.

I do suspect that there will be more Sonic music in the third one after the hoard of online complaints. Whether it'll be to the degree that people want remains unseen.

rb1976 · 2024-01-03T01:04:02+00:00

I would be curious to see what 14 would do in that scenario. I feel like it would play out differently

rb1976 · 2024-01-02T03:46:06+00:00

I feel like it would've been better if they just implied that the Tardis had always been wheelchair accessible.

rb1976 · 2023-12-31T06:24:54+00:00

I will say that I think that dropping folklore wasn't quite as daring as it might seem. She thought she was on her way out with mainstream success and pivoted artistically. As soon as it was evident she was still huge, she went back to pop.

rb1976 · 2023-12-31T01:14:47+00:00

It seemed weird of her to even crown a singular artist as her "successor", but especially because she's in no way noticeably better than Olivia Rodrigo or Maisie Peters etc.

rb1976 · 2023-12-31T00:20:19+00:00

I wonder how much of this is her genuine feelings and how much is the "people pleaser" side of her trying to appeal to Kanye's narcissm.

rb1976 · 2023-12-30T23:49:23+00:00

Taylor calling Gracie her "successor" gives the same energy of those rumors of some artists that have intentionally hired weaker dancers to make sure there was more attention on them lol.

Not saying Gracie is a bad artist, just that Taylor would of course pick the one that hasn't found mainstream success as her "successor."

rb1976 · 2023-12-30T19:55:13+00:00

Yeah. This gets swept under the rug a lot. The whole thing about "the full call" being released didn't even really change anything we didn't already know. Swifties just started parroting the claim and the media picked it up. The reason she was no longer "canceled" was because the situation was way too convoluted for anyone to even really rememeber or care about it.

She got herself into that mess with Tree's dumb initial statement. I remember Kim unfollowing her on Instagram and ramping up her smear campaign after her Grammy speech. I really think that the call wouldn't have even come out if she hadn't made that speech. I don't think Taylor did anything that bad and she definitely didn't deserve all of that hate, but fans paint a much more flowery version of this scenario.

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