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EDIT: Friday Frontpage! Thank you very much everyone! Hope you have an awesome weekend! I do reviews as a Hobby, and today I challenged one of the greatest: Adventures of Robin Hood is said to be the best adaptation of the character ever, so I tackled it to see if its true. You can check it here https://youtu.be/giQZhbWQbGk
ThisIsAllYouCouldComeUpWith
#2 "Let's TALK about the BONUS situation"
Velv3tThunder
#1 that movie was like if the director wanted to make a movie about the modern war in Iraq, but all he could find was bows and sword.
DevilsAdvocateAndLegalAdvisor
#5 Don't blame it all on color grading. Take a good look at those comparisons - the major difference isn't the grading, but the lighting. The older films are lit to have shadows and highlights, saturation, contrast, and dimension. The new films are lit to be "even" and flat, because that makes all the SFX and CGI easier to add in. And if your film is FX heavy (as most modern blockbusters are), flat and boring wins nearly every time.
Donaldbain
#3 "The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" is a novel written by Evie. She recast herself out of modesty.
moontwenty
Thank you, this is now officially my head-cannon.
SecretAgentSuperBooger
#2
LincLoud
#10 It reminds me, a bit, of a line from The Sunset Limited (and I will probably butcher it); "I loathe these discussions, where the village atheist must revile endlessly that which he denies the existence of in the first place".
OrionJC
#1 Still not as rough as Ridley Scott's Robin Hood with Russell Crowe that had a literal D-day stylized beach landing scene that if the landing boats wasn't made out of rough wood you would have thought you were watching Saving Pvt. Ryan.
Neednoggle
#12 asbestos. The snow is asbestos
chewmaca2
Should be fine as long as they weren't breathing to begin with. Couldn't be any worse then the aluminum powder that made people sick or the make-up no one could eat with or the copper based paint that caught on fire and caused 3rd degree burns.
The Disastrous Wizard of Oz - Image Journal https://share.google/DDrmfTs23fL99uqhq
VinnyVeritas
#1 Perpetuates a long-held movie tradition of lead or major characters either without helmets, armor, etc - or with significantly different clothing from those around them - because Hollywood is convinced the audience is incapable of actually following the action in the movie.
ZackWester
to be fair probebly routs in old VHS movies having the pixel resulution of not a lot so want to make sure that peaple can see the hero. no helment and another set of clothing. or else its just a blur.
JesaraB
Also ensures you can see facial expressions and so on
hendawg2020
#10
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
In LOTR in the scene where Sean Beans character dies, they actually killed Sean Bean
DiracsDelta
#12 if you know, you might be entitled to compensation.
PeppiriusPeppersusscrofa
Everything I've been hearing about that new animal farm film just, sounds soo fucking unreal.The marketing I've been seeing for it is fucking absurd,and the few movie clip/scenes I've seen are pure ass.Pure Seth Rogan pig ass
FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
#2 Alien: Romulus leaned heavily into this dystopian class commentary, and it was the best part about the movie. A preview of a future SpaceX mining colony.
wqpsu
I loved Romulus. Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla playing when they arrive on the station was a fun callback to Covenant too.
WarlockWithNoPatron
All the other forms of media for aliens lean into this as well. All the video games and comics make it clear that the W-Y is the super evil and treats human lives as resources to be converted into cash.
Eiladar
And Alien Earth does a bang-up job of portraying the 'billionaires are not like us' divide as well. Literally using people's lives as bargaining chips without a second thought.
TheBigBadBonerBiter
#7 Man, I'll never find all the words to fully express how much I hate Hollywood's general disdain toward the more comic-bookey elements of superhero stuff. The only reason this isn't the worst Catwoman costume put to film is because Catwoman 2004 exists.
eronth
I appreciate the idea/artistry behind "what if their hero costume starts as just an arbitrarily put together outfit that matches the vibe", but it doesn't seem to be done well usually.
TheBigBadBonerBiter
To each their own, though I'm also less interested in the "They're just starting out" aspect. One of the many things I loved about Superman 2025 was that they just went "He's been doing this for a few years already, here's the tl;dr".
eronth
Origin stories made sense when all of them are functionally reboots, but I have noticed they're starting to skip origin stories for the most common. The most recent Spider-Man also skipped straight to him already being a hero.
FaeVikingPrincess
I am actually wanting to see stuart fails to save the universe. I saw that image and went "Is this real? oh please be real" Even if it's the shittiest TV show ever made it's going to be such an amazing premiere.
GoodEarthBetweenMyToes
#1 I had the same problem with Game of Thrones. All that winter, and not one toque. Idiots.
redpilljunkie
#10 THANK YOU, someone else thought the same thing I did. In an awful brainwash movie full of terrible writing, the worst crime is that the atheist character isn't even atheist. Like, they couldn't even set up a straw man correctly
SavageDrums
#10 Bullshit. No Kevin Sorbo movie has writers. He just shows up and sucks on camera for an hour or so and they all go home.
causality
#3 This still baffles me. Like, it's the early 1900s. It would've been perfectly realistic to have her character be on the other side of the world totally out of contact. Instead they chose to replace her with some random who did absolutely nothing in the movie except stand out not being Rachel Weisz.
DukeDarkwood
I will say, she did an EXCELLENT job at that portrayal. She is so Not Rachel Weisz that I don't actually remember her name, so her name is now Not Rachel Weisz. (It's short for Not Rachel Weisz Or Anyone I Care Enough About To Search IMDb For.)
And yes, I did see Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. The whole thing. The one, single kudo I will give it is recognition of the Five Classical Elements from Chinese lore. They didn't take the easy route and use the Western four, relying on audience ignorance.
Athol
Exactly, just drop a line or two about her off on expedition in South America, East Africa etc and issue solved
SuperfluousMeh
#14 was this movie really that bad?
Hevach
The most generous description I have seen given is "animal farm if it was written by the pigs." It is an attempt to strip the politics from the story and present a quirky talking animal kids movie. The most shocking thing is that this was a passion project Andy Serkis has wanted to do for years and not studio interference.
SuperfluousMeh
That's really odd. They already did that movie, it was called Babe. Of all the stories to strip politics from, animal farm doesn't have any story without the politics! 😂
WackyWavingInflatableArmFlailingTubman
#4 she got that line backer neck
swedeonamoose
#1 No helmet ads 100 armor if you are the mc.
BeingABotIsRad
Maybe, but it doesn't protect from the "Emancipated Eyeball" debuff.
numbonvalium
He has "show helmet" toggled off.
slinkiisu
He's got the armour perk that applies the set bonus even without the helmet on
FritzLoneaux
#13 vindicated for remembering Blackthorne all these years later.
ashaliel
that was a fun game. i remember reading the manual, it was one of the last ones that was pretty in depth. i didnt know blizzard made it though.
0053
I dressed up as the MC for a Blizzard themed Halloween years and years ago. Nobody knew who i was. https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1NGVhNXBnYTZkZHZha3h6N2U0czR1ZTh3dHp0ZTR0MmR0cHczdjlobyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/ReBGGJtbXrjbQJwByP/200w.webp
Semphir
Like...remember how cool it was doing the no look shot behind your back?.... This is my boomstick!
FritzLoneaux
First time I did that was on accident. Accidently killed a captive. My jaw hit the floor.
ThisIsAllYouCouldComeUpWith
#4 It wasn't an improvement then, either
discitus
Even Ally Sheedy agrees!
HarrLeighQuinn
Came to say this. I don't think I know a single person that she looked better after the makeover.
meme2theextreme
That scene wasn't about improving her it was about Claire bonding with her.
CurbYourClassWar
Well they really fucked up the messaging on that one if that’s the case.
bitemark
Okay but that's not how the movie represents it. She goes out and immediately receives compliments from the jock guy and it's implied they start having a relationship
doctorId
My take is that they meant to imply that since her parents neglected her, her "crazy" persona was totally performative and attention seeking, and once she made friends with someone who actually cared about her she could drop it. Not entirely how that works, but to me it's a more logical reading than "goth bad, pink bows good" in a movie ostensibly about people craving authenticity over superficiality.
ThisIsAllYouCouldComeUpWith
No one's watching her when she uses dandruff as snow in her picture, or when she makes a Cap'n Crunch sandwich; those aren't performative, that's her being herself. Of course, the compulsive lying IS predicated on a need for validation. It's almost as if John Hughes wasn't a very good filmmaker
SubiBryant
#6 This is bullshit, right? Someone please tell me this is bullshit.
dentd
So it's Sliders but not fun
HandsomePenguin
A massively popular television series is getting a spinoff, why is that so hard to believe? You know you can just not watch it when it airs, right?
SubiBryant
I don't like your comment but how handsome we talking? 😀
Illendor
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27497393/
I am.. So sorry..
tekcor
https://imgur.com/FqEb62t
SubiBryant
God dammit. Don't worry, I don't shoot the messenger.
hendawg2020
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1eWY0ZGNzbGhuY3c0MGswMDM4ZzU3a3g0Y2l2dWRneHdlM2F0YzE1NiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/vysUmffUa9o4g/200w.webp
Zathyra
I actually think this looks kinda fun. Sorry.
shutupthisisreal
Stuart as the main character plus Lauren Lapkus and Barry Kripke make a reappearance? it's everything I wanted from the original show!
eronth
Honestly, I applaud them for just fucking sending it. Time for a completely new genre, let's fucking put it in the Big Bang Theory Universe because lol.
brassmule
I agree. It looks like a very unique take on a spin-off, actual sci-fi, and I am willing to give it a chance for sure.
theomni
I like a spin off going into a different genre. I'll probably watch it, and I only watched the first couple seasons of Big Bang Theory before I got tired of it
layinginbedfeelinglikeaquesarito
We are in the strangest of times of what gets made and what gets cancelled. When I heard about it I also thought it couldn’t be real, it sounds so stupid and can that character carry a show (never a fan of BBT myself, think it plays into a lot of bad tropes and weak jokes). For the people involved, I hope it is a success and provides for them; for the sake of entertainment, not even art, I hope it gets cancelled before the end of the first episode.
JohnThatcher
The best way i saw it put was "Big Bang Theory is a show about smart people for stupid people".
layinginbedfeelinglikeaquesarito
The way I saw it was “put the nerds on a pedestal so then it isn’t punching down when we constantly make fun of them.”
SalmonTheWise
It sounds less stupid than the premise of Young Sheldon though.
azazyel
were you a really huge fan of the Big Band Theory?
ObiHaiv
The Young Dorsey spin-ff wasn't bad.
SubiBryant
I like big bands just fine, the big bang theory not so much.
ObiHaiv
#3 Highlander 3 has entered the chat.
Eiladar
That just got sucked into the swirling pit that was our disavowing Highlander 2. There can be only one. And there should have been.
DukeDarkwood
It was 30 years before I learned there was a Director's Cut of Highlander 2 that axed the entire 'aliens' angle.
It's FAR from the movie's only sin, but it was the worst one, so I'm glad they at least addressed it. (Even if their solution wasn't THAT much better.)
Eiladar
Yeah. I actually have that on VHS somewhere around here. If noting else, it fit in better with the continuity - if you ignore such little details like The Prize being not much of one, it didn't really matter if he was the only one left, and Somehow, Ramirez Returned. At least they got rid of the rocket powered skateboards.
DukeDarkwood
Hey, the suit-fitting scene was awesome, even if it made no sense to magically revive Ramirez using, what was it, the quickening? The prize?
That scene, as out-of-place as it was, is somehow my one fond memory of the movie.
apneax3n0n
tv series was honestly not that bad. when his friend died and returned as an immortal was sucha plot twist.
Eiladar
The one with Adrian Paul was pretty solid, and in some ways better than the movie (I mean, it didn't have a French guy pretending to be Scottish, or a Scotsman pretending to be Egyptian pretending to be Spanish) But ... there were two other TV series as well. I'll just say that the 'there can be only one' applies to television as well - in one case someone decided that a movie about cutting people's heads off would make a fine Saturday morning cartoon; then they also decided that the alien
Eiladar
Angle was neat and interesting and _that_ was the story (sic) that they wanted to tell.
TooSoonOldTooLateSmart
Duncan knew all along that Richie would become immortal when killed. At the beginning of the TV series he FELT Richie burgling his apartment. The hint was subtle, but we could have guessed it as well.
bippityboppitybuttsex
#1 So, when I was in the US Army, we had a platoon leader that was 100% anti-Kevlar... thought it was stupid and heavy (it was heavy); said it wouldn't stop a bullet except a glancing shot and those would probably have missed your head.
One day we were having engineers dig positions for our APCs with big-ass bulldozers, driver wasn't wearing a helmet, bulldozer flipped over and the driver hit his head on a rollbar... brains did not stay inside his head.
After that, the PL was a helmet zealot.
MouseDenton
Sounds like he had anti-vax logic: helmets were originally adopted because they noticed the abundance of non-bullet head injuries on the battlefield.
FinancialRavioli
Funny how people like that refuse to change until it affects them personally.
PumpkinDriver5
Yikes.
Some credit to your PL for being able to learn from other peoples’ mistakes I guess?
bippityboppitybuttsex
Yeah, after that he we called him the Helmet Screamer....
swofromtherock
It's hard as fuck to flip a bulldozer.
bippityboppitybuttsex
Not if you are digging a trench for an APC and a wall collapses and you roll into it
swofromtherock
Negative...it'd be hard as fuck for someone to convince any decent operator to run a dozer close enough to an unshored wall for its collapse to effect them.
bippityboppitybuttsex
All you need is some brand new E2 running it... and yes, the US Army will put a brand new private behind the laterals of a D7R
ardinmcallister
Was gonna say. These arent "decent operators". These are people who joined the US military.
bippityboppitybuttsex
I will note, we were luck AF to get the bulldozer, usually you get the worst piece of shit ever sold to the US Army, the M9 ACE:
bippityboppitybuttsex
The newer rifle-rated Kevlars will stop a 7.62.x39 and even if they didn't, you should still wear a helmet.
The last time the US went to war without one was in 1898...
I will also note that the British Army issued helmets and saw the number of wounded soar thru the roof... it took them a bit to realize that those wounded would just be KIA without the helmet.
barbarian818
Yup. And all NATO troops in Desert storm et al saw a big increase in TBIs from simple blast waves. But that's because previously, troops encountering IEDs died. Today the gear catches most of the shrapnel. But we don't have any PPE for simple concussion waves.
bippityboppitybuttsex
We do not.
The NFL provides every imaginable piece of safety equipment and they have had zero effect on TBIs... Football like combat are just too dangerous to play.
barbarian818
Physics can be such a hard bitch. There's just no way to keep our brains from sloshing around in our skulls.
ItsMoreComplicatedThanThis
Funnily enough, the meme about survivorship bias is alledgedly British in origin too.
bippityboppitybuttsex
Actually it was a Hungarian working for the Statistical Research Group at Columbia University. He was one of those that wrote reports he did not have clearance to read.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias#Military
ItsMoreComplicatedThanThis
Huh, lookie that. TIL.
alt86er
The first helmets during modern warfare had nothing to do with bullets but with splinters of varying origin. That was what usually killed you if anything happened to your head. Yes, head-shots happened, too. But far less frequently than other stuff flying around at lethal speeds. And I'm fairly certain, that's still the major issue in conventional battle fields. Because some mortar or artillery coming down even when not hitting you directly is still lethal for the bits and pieces flying around.
RecurringNightmare
"danger close" for artillery fire is 1km radius or something like that? because of shrapnell or just debris flying around...
bippityboppitybuttsex
450m, which is weird cuz an M795 HE round only has a blast radius of 50m (and a casualty radius of 150m) and a fire for effect has rounds hitting a bit randomly on the target which pumps up the CEP to 250m (with a bunch of tubes firing on the same target with set sheafs to create impact dispersion... FDC will create the dispersion for the guns since the US Army uses high quality ammunition and good gun barrels, if everyone fired the same grid, the rounds would hit within meters of each other.
bippityboppitybuttsex
Shrapnel and blast kill far more soldiers than die from gunfire... indirect fires kills far more troops than direct fire, generally 80% of casualties in combat are from shrapnel from high explosives.
The goal is to provide a 'steady and unending rain of steel' as the cannon cockers like to say.
AlexSomething
#12 In case you're part of the people who don't know, that pure white snow is actually 100% asbestos.
SMarkt
calm down and take a deep breath!
notblubber
C'mon - it was 1939. They did asbestos they could.
Morkath
It's as best os they could get for a fake snow.
Unclescam
Oh. I thought it was that it was representing opium.
TrilobiteSushi
Read up on Buddy Ebsen (Grampa Clampett on Beverly Hillbillys) and the aluminum powder makeup- "My worst professional disaster"
implosion3
Apparently the green wicked witches makeup as well was toxic as hell
Bombadorfe
All these science spheres are made of asbestos, by the way. Keeps out the rats. Let us know if you feel a shortness of breath, a persistent dry cough or your heart stopping. Because that's not part of the test. That's asbestos.
Ih8thisSoMuch
Also, remember kiddies: poppies make you sleepy and white powder wakes you up
SubiBryant
Thanks, I was curious.
TheMightyMollusk
I still wanna know why the Scarecrow had a gun.
Morg729
To scare crows
DukeDarkwood
I mean, that's how Top Dollar dealt with Eric Draven's crow. There's merit in your answer.
thebonesofmyancestors
Janie gave it to him.
wealthychef
Now that's stuck in my head.
InitHello
That song is fucking dark, too.
LeftRightThere
Eleshar24
And its probably one of the less damaging things during that production.
Starlatan
The tin man's makeup 💀
SOLARvsFACISM
Dorothy's amphetamines and barbiturates.
Eleshar24
Dorothy's sexual abuse....................
SOLARvsFACISM
Didn't know about that, always assumed her mother's control over her extended to every area of her life, did some googling, now I'm sad-er.
acme64
lolwut
ElbowDeepInAGoblin
The original Tin Man actor got a lung infection from the aluminum paint and was recast. He was clinging to life in the hospital while they recast his role and changed the costume. Lion's costume was made with real fur and heavy as shit. And Judy Garland...Was a young female in the Hollywood system.
wabitgirl
Oh gods, you don't know? Most of the actors on that set, be they main characters or extras, contracted health problems, often lifelong ones, from the makeup, costuming, directing, and just about everything else. I believe the tin man's body paint was lead based, Dorothy was routinely abused and forced to work insane full-day shifts, asbestos snow, toxic green makeup for the witch, actors getting hospitalized from chemical and head burns, and on and on. Read up on it, it's horrifying.,
imnotinthewitnessprotectionprogram
Don’t forget about the dead bodies
acme64
WAT
OnlyOneArman
Dorothy was abused by being forced to consume drugs to stay on her feet - among other things. All around wretched.
peruvianfightingmidgets
The munchkins regularly asexually harassed her
wabitgirl
Yeah, I could only fit so much into 500 characters. It's pages upon pages of horror.,