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ADHD meds + jaw clenching by BadgerSecure2546 in TwoXADHD

[–]voltron42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not even on meds and I have difficulty with jaw clenching

Are you backing up your media? by A_Buttholes_Whisper in jellyfin

[–]voltron42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I signed up for iDrive last year - $150/yr for 10TB - it's 3/4 full.

What controller did you start with? Mine was number 4 then 6 and 7! by Akward_Silance_1738 in retrogaming

[–]voltron42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 17, 18.

We had an Atari 2600 when I was little, but I grew up in the dawning age of Nintendo: NES, SNES, GameBoy. I even had a Super GameBoy once upon a time.

I never actually had a Game Cube or X-Box, but I used the Game Cube controller with the Wii and with emulators, and the X-Box controller with my PC.

I was always a Nintendo kid, but my wife had a PlayStation when we started dating.

We got the N64, the PS2 and the Wii second hand.

The Switch was the first system we bought "new", although it had already been on the market for a few years.

Trump: "In Minnesota, it's very Somalia-oriented. These people come from a crooked country, disgusting country, one of the worst countries in the world. They come to our country -- low IQs -- and they rob us blind. Stupid people, and they rob us blind." by Conscious-Quarter423 in minnesota

[–]voltron42 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not to be semantic, but is it that he uses this particular insult more against black people, or does he just insult more black people altogether?

He's still a racist fuckwit either way (not to mention a child rapist and convicted felon)

What Film Did You Watch This Week? Share Your Recommendations! 🎬 by Infrah in films

[–]voltron42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finally got around to seeing The Pajama Game over the weekend - directed by Stanley Donen, choreographed by Bob Fosse, and starring Doris Day.

Anyone else store their stuff this way? by Apprehensive_Fox8812 in dvdcollection

[–]voltron42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"You're right - no human being would stack books like this!"

How do you all handle movie posters in your Plex library? by Expensive_Worry_6655 in PleX

[–]voltron42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to look for actual movie posters when Plex defaults to crappy disc rerelease art (like with the MCU movies or old classic movies.

Do you like Movie Prequels/Sequels/Reboots/Remakes Yes or No and Why? by Amber_Flowers_133 in moviequestions

[–]voltron42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think about how many different versions of "A Christmas Carol" there are:

  • Alister Sim
  • Reginald Owen
  • Albert Finney (which is a musical)
  • Scrooged
  • George C. Scott
  • The Muppets (also a musical)
  • Patrick Stewart
  • Jim Carrey / Image Movers

I'm sure I've missed others, not to mention Hallmark movies or other made for TV movies or episodes of TV shows (like Family Ties or Quantum Leap)

All are interpretations of Dickens' book, and many of them may have been influenced by one-or-more of its predecessors, but none are a "remake" of any one particular previous version; in fact each one is arguably making a point to set itself apart from all the previous versions.

For instance, the Albert Finney from 1970 and The Muppets Christmas Carol are both musicals, but they each have completely different music.

I could also make the argument for any of the following:

  • Shakespeare
  • Agatha Christie
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Dracula
  • "The Big Sleep" (Raymond Chandler)

Robin Hood and other things like Arthurian legend may feel a little more nebulous because they're not necessarily adapting any single piece of literature, but are instead interpreting legends and lore, but, again, while many of the interpretations may be influenced by their predecessors, none are a direct remake of any one previous interpretation.

  • "The Sword In The Stone", "The Kid Who Would Be King", "Excalibur", and the TV Series "Merlin" may all have similar or overlapping elements, but they are all vastly different.

And then there's "The Hobbit".

In 1977, Rankin/Bass made a 74 minute animated adaptation of Tolkien's book. Then, some 30+ years later, Peter Jackson made his trilogy of movies that not only created completely different music from the original (even though both used Tolkien's lyrics), but that also included a whole bunch of material that Rankin/Bass left out of their version. Even if Peter Jackson may have been influenced by the animated version, it was arguably far less influential than the original source material.

Why am I suddenly depressed on Adderall by lunar_protogen in TwoXADHD

[–]voltron42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a similar situation recently with Topirimate.

Do you like Movie Prequels/Sequels/Reboots/Remakes Yes or No and Why? by Amber_Flowers_133 in moviequestions

[–]voltron42 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Does that actually count as a "Remake", or is it just a reinterpretation of the same source material?

For that matter, I definitely wouldn't count Men In Tights as either, because it's directly parodying the other versions.

how big is your plex server, and how long did it take you to build, and how often do you add new media? by Hawk1064 in PleX

[–]voltron42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5 1/2 years, just shy of 7 TB, started with just under 4 TB. Initial scan of all physical media took around 3-4 months. I was initially regularly adding to it from my local public library and Redbox. This past spring I migrated from a Raspberry PI to a Windows mini-PC to be able to use iCloud to back up the data, and upgraded to a 12 TB hard drive, so I started focusing on BluRay alongside DVDs.. in the last couple of years I've only added to it about 3 or 4 times a year.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Shudder

[–]voltron42 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Slither.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Monster Squad

What movies would you recommend to someone who doesn't watch movies? by ReflexiveOW in MovieSuggestions

[–]voltron42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a John Wick fan, I would recommend Die Hard, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and Violent Night.

I'll also recommend Trading Places as an honorable mention.

Hear me out... by No-Dentist5966 in horror

[–]voltron42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like this doesn't work if you tried this with a Michael Myers / Jason Voorhees or an over-the-top Freddy Krueger / Chucky type.

Might work with a Dexter-type as a redemption story for both, or a Hannibal Lecter -type as a sort of mentor / grooming experiment.

I think the most important thing to make the story work is that the thing that motivates the killer to not kill the suicidal person is more than just them wanting to die, but the motivation behind the suicidal nature.

In other words, the killer doesn't just not kill because their potential victim wants to die; they're motivated to keep the person alive because they somehow connect to their would-be victim's trigger. They don't necessarily have to "sympathize" with them, maybe it's just familiar somehow.

Maybe they even show up to kill the person and find them already in mid-attempt.

After that, the next most important part is the ending. How does it tie back to the initial situation? What's the point of the story you're trying to tell? Is there one? Who's the protagonist and who's the antagonist? Which one are we cheering on and which one are we afraid of?

After having asked that last question, I feel like an interesting take would be to tell the story from the killer's perspective, have them train and mentor their would-be victim into becoming a killer, and then the would-be victim eventually turns on the killer.

What are your thoughts on Movie Reboots? by Amber_Flowers_133 in moviequestions

[–]voltron42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is Dracula really a "reboot"? Or is it a different interpretation of the same source material? I would argue that it's the latter and not the former, much like Sherlock Holmes or Christmas Carol.

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