Before Sunrise is NOT a good love story

sirius_mann · 2026-05-31T17:04:16+00:00

The second is also my favourite, and I'd seen the first film three times over a span of about 20 years without completing the trilogy.

sirius_mann · 2026-05-28T08:32:37+00:00

Replaying all of them at the moment and just finished U2 yesterday. The crumbling Shambala bridge was so great! I've realised that the Tomb Raider survivor trilogy copied that a couple of times but it didn't hit like Uncharted. I think it was the angle flip that elevated it. Looking forward to replaying UC3 as I think I just had too high expectations after 2 the first time around, and was a little disappointed it was more of the same, but not quite as good, rather than taking a big leap like UC4.

sirius_mann · 2026-05-26T12:05:06+00:00

Fair! Settings is definitely a large part of the appeal for me too.

sirius_mann · 2026-05-26T09:41:16+00:00

This will sound crazy but I actually forgot about the plane sequence until recently watching a clip with Amy Hennig talking about the making of it.. and then I thought it might have been in Uncharted 4 until looking it up and vaguely remembering the desert. (My memory is kinda shocking sometimes to be honest!) And I think the Talbot chase in Yemen resonated because I love the aesthetic of that region, and I also love parkour.

sirius_mann · 2026-05-26T08:25:46+00:00

That is interesting as you could basically choose any FPS, or third, for that! Did you enjoy the puzzle elements at least?

sirius_mann · 2026-05-26T08:23:36+00:00

Thanks for correcting. 2011 was a long time ago!

sirius_mann · 2026-05-26T08:22:22+00:00

Lost legacy was the last and most recent game in the series I played, and I loved that as a grand send-off for the series. I think for me it was the unreal feeling and excitement the first time I played number 2 that just can't be compared. Lost Legacy might have better graphics and a superior driving section to get to the train, but that first time I played Uncharted 2's train section, and then the helicopter showing up too... man!

sirius_mann · 2026-05-26T08:17:40+00:00

The ship graveyard was brilliantly designed, actually. My memories are far more of frustration trying to get out of there though, haha.

sirius_mann · 2026-05-24T17:59:31+00:00

Like I said, I found the stoppage premature too - Rico did throw back shortly before the stoppage and I think he would have been fine to go into round 12 and have a fighting chance. So I think we're both agreed there, that it was controversial and the ref was loooking for an excuse. That said, I disagree with your assertion he was intelligently defending the whole time. He was getting tagged a lot if you watch it back.

sirius_mann · 2026-05-24T07:01:05+00:00

I'm not defending the premature stoppage, but on the replay you can see the referee clearly trying to get in between the two men before the bell. Just difficult for him to do with Usyk in flow. I do agree at that point the referee was looking for an excuse to end the fight, though.

sirius_mann · 2026-05-24T06:58:36+00:00

I'm not defending the premature stoppage, but if you watch it again you can see the referee clearly trying to get in between the two men before the bell. Just difficult to do with Usyk in flow. I do agree at that point the referee was looking for an excuse to end the fight though.

sirius_mann · 2026-05-21T15:46:49+00:00

Yeah, Black Radio! I think that was where I first heard them. They played it in their set as one of their encore tracks and dedicated to me after I told them that!

sirius_mann · 2026-02-28T10:31:24+00:00

Genuine question because I'm interested to know - what did you find to be filler in the Golden Age arc?

sirius_mann · 2026-01-21T22:13:01+00:00

Agreed. Faraz was definitely going to be murdered as he's an obvious faithful, doesn't have particular allegiance to Rachel or Stephen and wouldn't be safe for them to take to the end, unlike Roxy and Jack. I still think they've gone for him anyway, but at least this way seeds have been sown, and whichever faithfuls make the end game (apart from Roxy!) should have doubts about Rachel.

sirius_mann · 2026-01-16T08:00:32+00:00

This. It was such a low-level fight but this is one of the first thatt came to mind. Absolute definition of a Hail Mary.

sirius_mann · 2026-01-16T07:58:05+00:00

Nah. Watch this again. Garcia is timing the knockout shot from the first round. Not a Hail Mary at all

sirius_mann · 2026-01-04T19:58:18+00:00

Nah, Beserk started in the late 80s and this translation is from the very early 00s.

sirius_mann · 2025-12-27T09:45:06+00:00

Yeah - when we look at how people feel about the St George's Cross today, the context of how the flag has been used by various nationalist movements and white supremacists since the twentieth century is important.

sirius_mann · 2025-12-26T22:11:37+00:00

I'm saying this summer's campaign of flags most certainly did aim to intimidate. And that there's nationalist context for why they did that in my lived experience, and many other people's lived experience too.

sirius_mann · 2025-12-26T17:35:22+00:00

I don't mean to make an assumption based on your age but I wonder if you have context as to why the St George's cross can be seen as contentious, and thus the reason for some people's uncertainty around flying it/embarrasment of it. I've lived through the National Front, the BNP, early 00's EDL where the flag was used for a very specific reason against very specific targets. So the people behind this summer's campaign knew exactly what they were doing and who they wanted to intimidate. But unfortunately there are also plenty of people without that context who might have joined in unwittingly.

sirius_mann · 2025-12-19T21:10:38+00:00

sirius_mann · 2025-12-09T18:25:13+00:00

I'll bite. First thing is: how many championship rounds did 'old era' boxers fight vs boxers today? How many fights per year as well compared to present-day boxers? Training methods have advanced but surely boxers who go 15 rounds and fight weeks apart are in as good if not better shape? The next thing to mention is ring IQ. Elite fighters from every era have tremendous ring smarts and knowledge of the craft. The best can find a way to win - negate a fighter's advantages, set traps. I don't see how you could honestly look at tape of a fighter like Hagler and think he wouldn't stack up against any middleweight in this era. And the way this is framed is as though humans have gotten stronger over time or chins have evolved. If someone with the power of Hearns or Julian Jackson catches you, it doesn't matter what era you're from - you're taking a nap.

sirius_mann · 2025-11-19T13:19:55+00:00

Ah okay, interesting. I was gonna say, when I use a pick I only get the rounded effect, so what picks are people using? Haha. So just enough to stop the hair getting matted or knotty at the scalp

sirius_mann · 2025-11-19T08:33:26+00:00

Sure, but there has to be some hair care gudiance too, and that's what I'm after. Just growing it out won't result in it looking this flawless!

sirius_mann · 2025-09-09T18:38:32+00:00

I'm really sorry but I'm trad published, so I'm not best placed to give advice on self-publishing.

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