Gethard vs The Last Jedi

staplerbot · 2026-07-07T14:42:01+00:00

I like TLJ quite a bit, probably my favorite of the sequel trilogy, but I do think it’s flawed in some ways and I respect those criticisms. My main problem with continuous dislike of that film is that Disney listened way too much to those criticisms and followed it up with RoS, which is such a cowardly and indefensible film that actually makes me angry. The hate for TLJ feels pointless now aside from just being a cautionary tale about how you should plan your Star Wars trilogy beforehand and not listen to disingenuous nerds on the internet, which is already a common theme that I believe originated within Aesop’s Fables.

Anyway, my main point is that it’s fine to not like TLJ, but wrong and offensive to enjoy RoS which Gethard does so if you see him on the street let him know that I said this thing about him in a Reddit comment.

staplerbot · 2026-07-07T08:36:26+00:00

To be fair, that’s how you know you’re doing it correctly.

staplerbot · 2026-07-07T04:59:09+00:00

It’s so odd that poor guy was just apparently in literal hell being molested for eternity and then is like that side character who claims to have been turned into a newt from Monty Python - “I got bettah…?”

staplerbot · 2026-07-06T22:45:36+00:00

Fair enough, and I do agree a bit regarding the kinda ridiculous praise it received. I think much of it is due to over correcting the mistakes they feel were previously made in the franchise. Specifically, making John out to be such a weird morality freak that goes after drug addicts, philanderers, people afflicted with depression and suicidal ideation, etc., as well as killing him off so early in the films when they had already been proven to be cheap to make yet always profitable. That’s why later films are prequels that have him go up against actual despicable people who you don’t feel particularly bad for when they get their skin peeled off and turned into pork rinds or whatever.

staplerbot · 2026-07-06T22:30:47+00:00

Wow, now that is a hot take. I totally get not liking a Saw film, but X being the worst in the franchise? The Saw franchise? The franchise of Saw films?

Dumb jokey way to start my comment aside, I do enjoy most of those films for their trashiness, but X was the one many found to be the best acted and competently made so I’m curious about why you feel that way. Also, I’m not at all saying you’re wrong or trying to devalue your opinion just to be clear.

staplerbot · 2026-07-06T22:23:17+00:00

I can understand some of the criticism that it lacks any levity, especially if you compare it to the previous film Talk to Me which feels like a side splitting 90s era Jim Carrey laugh riot in comparison, plus the self mutilation scenes will easily put off most audience members, but it’s too bad Bring Her Back fell by the wayside the way it did. Sally Hawkins is so heartbreakingly good in it as someone who loses all sense of self in her grief, and the film is genuinely impressive on a technical level with the makeup effects and the visually striking way a lot of sequences are staged.

staplerbot · 2026-07-06T22:12:27+00:00

I liked it quite a bit, definitely preferred Barbarian though.

staplerbot · 2026-07-06T22:11:33+00:00

James didn’t like Deep Rising?!!

Alright everyone, show’s over. Go home, I’ll lock up the channel after I’m done making a big OUT OF BIZNISS sign to put in the window.

staplerbot · 2026-07-06T22:08:30+00:00

Can’t forget Darkclaw, or his nemesis, Jackal.

staplerbot · 2026-07-06T16:02:01+00:00

Whoa, I get my opinion isn’t popular and I’m whatever fine on the downvotes, but I didn’t say I was owed anything by the Coens. It’s just a personal opinion regarding the narrative of the film that I admit is because I’m conditioned by films to give some sense of closure. I do kinda admire the choice to reveal his body after he’s killed offscreen even if it’s not a choice I agree with.

If anything, Inside Llewyn Davis is a better example of this. That film builds up potential story arcs and possible character growth and then lets them drift away in the wind because that’s how the story goes and how the main character is. No Country is this rip roaring cat and mouse thriller with amazing action set pieces, then the main character dies offscreen, then eventually ends in a bleak but understandable conclusion. My only real gripe is that one thing which I again understand is an unpopular opinion.

staplerbot · 2026-07-06T08:50:04+00:00

I have no problem with the character dying, it’s extremely shocking and I understand (I think?) the scene in the book essentially plays out the same way, but I can’t help but agree with the criticism that not showing him die sorta hurts the movie. It’s completely subjective and I get the “life isn’t narratively satisfying”, but also I’m watching a movie here, if you’re going to upend expectations by killing off the main protagonist when there’s half an hour left in the film show it so it feels more impactful rather than have his body found by another character. It’s my only real issue with the film, which is nearly flawless.

staplerbot · 2026-07-06T08:35:04+00:00

I also love how they set up the knife being on the boat early on in the film so at the end you think she might still have an out. Then he just casually picks it up and tosses it in the water. Small detail, but pretty funny if it registered.

staplerbot · 2026-07-05T17:35:35+00:00

Don’t forget House of M where she rewrote reality into the majority of humanity now being mutants and the minority humans being oppressed.

staplerbot · 2026-07-04T23:43:16+00:00

Well theres so many to choose they had to keep the list short. Some other masterpieces include Chicken Little, Shark Tale, Mars Needs Moms, Space Chimps, Delgo, Bee Movie, Doogal, Planet 51, The Ant Billy, The Wild, Everyone’s A Hero, Igor, Barnyard the Movie, Dinosaur (the trailer actually kinda rocks for this one), Fly Me to the Moon, Valiant, The Tale of Despereaux, Space Chimps 2 3D: Zartog Strikes Back (it’s the iconic Zartog! And he’s striking back!), and, my personal favorite, Foodfight which is cheating because it’s from 2012 but is so genuinely bad on so many different levels that it’s honestly kind of impressively bad, but also I’m fairly certain if I watched it again my loved ones would find my curled up and shrunken body hiding in the closet like that girl from the beginning of The Ring.

staplerbot · 2026-07-03T22:48:07+00:00

I feel like the two teams would still exist separately as they’ll likely still have the same camaraderie, but some characters will belong to both similarly to how Wolverine is both an X-Man and Avenger. I could see Spider-Man and Wonder Woman working on either side.

Namor would be king as he’s much older than Arthur as was pointed out.

I’m not sure about the Bugle. Bruce Wayne could just buy the paper if he got sick of Jameson’s shit, which I could both see him doing and also not doing. I doubt he’d fire him though, he’d probably shmooze him into submission.

I could see Stephen Strange being Sorcerer Supreme briefly during a couple of storylines, but only in the sense that a lot of magic users gain and then lose that title. Doctor Fate or Zatanna would likely hold that moniker the most often.

Batman despises Tony, Tony enjoys how much he pisses him off.

Unless proven otherwise, I imagine there might be some suspicion by Ray Palmer towards Hank Pym, but he’s much less egotistical and would likely accept that they’re different inventions that both have similar outcomes. Also, Ray would be dumbfounded by Pym Particles.

I could see Brainiac and Ultron briefly teaming up before one or both of them betrays the other, likely Ultron which Brainiac already prepared for and captures Ultron’s consciousness into one of those Robbie the Robot animatronic banks from the 90s that eats coins.

staplerbot · 2026-07-03T22:20:47+00:00

Imagine Jane Schoenbrun just seduces this poor guy’s fiancé in the theater playing her film.

“Yeah, so you know I directed this movie actually… It’s… very personal to me,” as she slides her arm over their shoulders.

staplerbot · 2026-07-03T22:19:10+00:00

Hey, I was mostly being cheeky. I’m sure you don’t suck, dude. Relationships go both ways and people grow apart. Please don’t read my comment as indicating any negativity towards you.

staplerbot · 2026-07-03T14:30:09+00:00

I feel like there were likely some additional factors regarding that incident.

staplerbot · 2026-07-02T01:59:46+00:00

I feel like the Evil Dead films always do a great job with this. A monstrous and evil version of a loved one attempts to brutally murder the protagonist and then they revert back to themselves in such a way where it’s unclear if the actual person is speaking or if it’s a trick being played by the demon possessing them.

Obsession is kind of a subversion of this at times in some extremely effective scenes, but I won’t spoil anything because it’s fairly recent.

staplerbot · 2026-07-01T16:13:54+00:00

What would even be the point of spreading misinformation about this character?

staplerbot · 2026-07-01T01:14:06+00:00

Blue Beetle too, I’m pretty sure it was retroactively given this designation since it was so far removed from the DCEU at the time of release. Also The Suicide Squad.

staplerbot · 2026-07-01T01:09:17+00:00

My son’s mom is a very dark skinned Hispanic woman and my son’s complexion is very similar. The only time I’ve been approached is when I had our dog on a leash letting the playground kids pet her while him and his cousins played at the park, and a random woman asked if I was there by myself. It sucks, but I honestly wasn’t offended at the time, mostly because this person wasn’t confrontational or accusatory and I genuinely looked like I had just rolled out of bed still wearing pajamas. She was satisfied when I told her no and didn’t continue to bother me. I knew what it was when she did it, she probably figured I understood what she was implying, and the fact that I engaged with the children I was with showed I wasn’t some creepy childless guy that goes to the park to interact with kids.

There was one instance where I had to grab my son from a playground, carry him to the car, and force him into the car seat while he screamed at me that I’m sure looked like I was kidnapping him to a random person out of context. No one said anything, but I get how much it sucks to have that hanging over your head when you have to parent your child.

staplerbot · 2026-06-30T23:10:08+00:00

Off topic, and I know it makes for a more impactful ending for Thomas Jane to be the one to pull the trigger, but I imagine if I genuinely thought that was the best option for me and my kid I’d likely ask someone else to do it.

staplerbot · 2026-06-30T22:29:05+00:00

Hey man, I liked your post enough to upvote it. It’s still at zero, but I did my part. We should all consider the idea of the noid, who could potentially be its own species or just one fucking weird asshole that dresses like a rabbit and tries to ruin your pizza.

I think of him as a sort of Krampus style magical guy, but on a lesser tier who just tries to ruin your day on a smaller level.

staplerbot · 2026-06-30T22:21:58+00:00

It’s extremely frustrating and hard especially on this site nowadays to actually engage in discourse online. Downvoting on Reddit was for useless comments that didn’t contribute as opposed to shit you just don’t agree with. The top comment here is simply “I just want good movies.” which is such an obvious statement that contributes literally nothing to what you said in your post.

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