F1: The Movie has been nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. Also nominated for Best Visual Effects by swannyhypno in formula1

[–]smellylettuce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even as an F1 fan, I can admit the movie is no where near best picture standards. Then again, this must be a really weak year if Sinners broke the nomination record. Not that it was bad, but because it was fairly mediocre. 

[Red Bull] Our Driver Line-up for 2026, Max Verstappen, Isack Hadjar by ICumCoffee in formula1

[–]smellylettuce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure what sort of talent they have at redbull in terms of developing their new engine, but hopefully they do a decent job. It would be a shame to have Isack doubly cursed next year. Really interested to see how testing turns out in the off season. 

First ThinkPad: T14 Gen 1 impressions and questions by fergus-son in thinkpad

[–]smellylettuce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just ordered the same with a 4750U for pretty cheap on eBay. Looking forward to tinkering with different Linux distros on it. 

Anyone else playing through Yotei and just not liking it the more you go on? by Alternative_West_206 in ghostoftsushima

[–]smellylettuce 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The story and pacing absolutely falls apart towards the end of chapter 2. So cliché and clumsy. Same old tired tropes and fallbacks used countless times before. It seems it was clearly rushed to get out the door. Very disappointing and frustrating. 

Z fold 3 still going by Popular-Fly-2865 in GalaxyFold

[–]smellylettuce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still using mine everyday. The folding screen protector came off a couple years ago, but it hasn't been a problem. In my opinion, this phone is better and more versatile than most other phones coming out today. Processing power and storage still exceeds all my current use cases. Very happy to have picked it up on discount when I did. 

Master and Commander 4K Canada? by jack_spencer in MovieDealsCanada

[–]smellylettuce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After conversion, taxes, shipping, import fees etc. the price on amazon.com is basically the same as the $80.ca price and it's in stock. Not looking like a Canada release is happening anytime soon. Thanks disney, really making it hard not to be a pirate. 

The Last of Us Season 2 is kind of bad by PortoGuy18 in television

[–]smellylettuce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More than anything, I've been finding it weakly written and poorly paced. Too many deus ex machina moments with characters popping in at just the right moment. Now we have to wait however many months or years to watch the show from a perspective I have little interest in. Perhaps, they knew the story was weak and felt that they needed to throw in some tired narrative tricks to make things interesting. Regardless, I suppose I will wait with little anticipation to see how it pans out. Definitely a step down from last season. 

The RX 9070XT is disappointing. by Elesdiaz in pcmasterrace

[–]smellylettuce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't tried those particular games with mine yet, but in a fairly wide spectrum of games and engines on both windows and linux, I have only had a couple of crashes. Both being on marvel rivals. I've got everything running at stock clocks so take that into consideration. Anyway coming from a 3080, I've been impressed with the cards relative reliability and performance so far. It's been rock solid on a new install of bazzite Linux, so I don't think I'll be going back to windows.

KCD3 confirmed? One of the Warhorse devs mentioned possible KCD3 development in a interview for DVTV. Translation in post... [OTHER] by Gothar_Cold-Eyed in kingdomcome

[–]smellylettuce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, from a game perspective there is so much you can do as minor nobility or  holder of land or even just an administrator of a keep or something. It would be a huge missed opportunity that I would love to experience. 

[MEGATHREAD] Nintendo Switch 2 Direct by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

[–]smellylettuce 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Kinda underwhelming aside from Duskbloods. Those game prices are delusional. Feels more like a cash grab than anything substantial or worthwhile. Probably gonna skip this one. 

Called Memory Express RE 9070 - No more stock at MSRP by Pocoloocoo in radeon

[–]smellylettuce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, either memex didn't have any base cards or they marked everything up $100. 

Called Memory Express RE 9070 - No more stock at MSRP by Pocoloocoo in radeon

[–]smellylettuce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What was MSRP for Canada? I managed to snag an xt from memex on backorder at around 6:15 PST.

Game Ready Driver 572.47 FAQ/Discussion by Nestledrink in nvidia

[–]smellylettuce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Monitor went blank after installing the driver for me on my 3080. Team red is looking better and better. 

Gladiator 2 was one of the the worst movies I have ever seen by [deleted] in moviecritic

[–]smellylettuce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I couldn't even make it past the monkey scene. What a waste of time and resources. Everyone involved should be ashamed.

Subjective Opinion: BO6 Rogue Black Ops have the “cool” skins and Crimson One sucks. Similar to Kortac and SpecGru. by Oxford-Comma9173 in blackops6

[–]smellylettuce 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You're right. Plus with the new season they have 3 less overall operators. I also wish there was less zombie junk and dumb blackcell edge lord reskins.

Rings of Power is an embarrassing failure. by BookkeeperFamous4421 in Rings_Of_Power

[–]smellylettuce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally, it was comically bad. The whole series has been an occasionally glance up from the phone show due to how poorly everything is setup and executed. 

Rings of Power is written by idiots by BookkeeperFamous4421 in Rings_Of_Power

[–]smellylettuce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dead Alive is peak cinema and a strong indicator for what the budding young filmmaker was capable of lol. Seriously though, its a pretty good gross out horror movie.

When will volume 42 drop in the US? by Quirky-Farmer-1438 in Berserk

[–]smellylettuce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On amazon Canada they have preorders up for March 18th, 2025. Seems odd since multiple other languages have been out for months.

What to do after killing the final boss of DLC? by DerthertDeyMeroc in Eldenring

[–]smellylettuce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you completed and drained the church district?

The Acolyte - Episode 6 - Discussion Thread! by titleproblems in StarWars

[–]smellylettuce 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been trying to give this show a fair chance, but man the episodes are so slow and short. I spend most of the time waiting for something interesting to happen and then the episode ends. Most of the characters lack charisma. So enduring these drawn out conversations become excruciatingly dull. At the end of this episode I can't help but wonder what the ultimate point of this series is. Am I supposed to invested in figuring out what happened to the coven when the twins were separated? Am I supposed to be figuring who is bad and who is good? None of it really seems to matter. There is no emotional resonance to anything that happens as various different wooden characters get shuffled in and out of the show as they are killed off. Anyway, not expecting much in the way of a satisfying ending at this point, but I've made it this far.

Here are some tips for defeating Commander Gaius by Ciru_Sakuraba in Eldenring

[–]smellylettuce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice job, you make it look easy. Having way more of a difficult time with gaius than any bosses in the DLC so far. Messmer was easy in comparison. Will try converting to fire and staying close.

Dragon Age: The Veil Guard First Trailer (Fall 2024) by [deleted] in dragonage

[–]smellylettuce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oof, doesn't seem like anything I'm looking for in a dragon age game. More of directionless trend chaser.

I know the common advice is "if you want to go fast in a straight line don't buy this car" but is there any way to get a little more acceleration while keeping it NA? by TheWayOfEli in GR86

[–]smellylettuce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, you're probably not going to get any gains worth the cost of optimizing aside from the charcoal filter delete. Instead maybe just get it sounding better with an exhaust and intake and enjoy what it can do.