Yet it still has over twice the amount of positive reviews than Seventh Son.
People hated Speed Racer too. I really enjoyed it for some reason.
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People hated Speed Racer too. I really enjoyed it for some reason.
Which is why it'll be a rental for me. It's easier to sit through over two hours of ridiculous mess if you can pause.
Speed Racer was fun as hell, I don't care what anyone says.
I'm counting down the days to Kingsman
ZOOP, missed that sorry.
I agree, I thought the DC of DD was a good flick, but as a minor nitpick he was sleeping in a sensory deprivation chamber which was actually something I'm surprised hasn't popped up in the comics.
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I'm totally looking forward to D'Onofrio as Kingpin. The man's a good actor. He's a hardcore method actor, too. I think that'll work well for someone so subtle (in his public face) as Fisk. Remember how real his break felt in Full Metal Jacket. Plus he's sort of played a marvel character before.
I forgot about Full Metal Jacket.
Same. Also, if anyone wanted to watch this movie, but wanted to avoid the brutal rape scene, skip 1:27 through 1:31. I was scouring the internet for this info and couldn't find it anywhere, so I thought this might be useful. :3
it's really sad when the patriarchy gets its hooks into men at such a young age with the big lie
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You're killin me, Smalls.
biiiioooooooooooootruths
On average, males having a higher muscle-to-fat ratio and being taller, sure. That automatically translating into them having better accuracy or natural athleticism, untrue. Also, males are more encouraged to take up sports or likely to receive proper instruction. I speak from the experience of being on a lot of co-ed teams in my lifetime. (Or they we co-ed because I was on them.)
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To be clear, I never said anything but stronger and faster--nothing about accuracy (and I don't quite know how to interpret natural athleticism). For the same amount of training, on average. Whether stronger and faster translates to better at a particular sport is a question that has nothing to do with sex.
EDIT: Like I said, I in no way condone the "like a girl" mentality. It's stupid. I'm just saying I don't like the far distant extreme either, because it wants to pretend just as much that real things don't exist.
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I don't think you are condoning it. But in the context of the "insult", which questions their athleticism, the stronger or possibly faster is less important. If it were football, I'd concede this is a valid observation, but in reference to baseball, while strength and some speed can help, it's not as vital as accuracy or coordination.
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I agree. I wasn't really talking about baseball. The gif just made me think of the opposite extreme.
also the key here is that the far other extreme doesn't hurt anyone or is regarded as a valid viewpoint
So, I saw Jupiter Ascending last night in a packed theater, apparently the only one.
It was terrible. Just....fucking terrible. And DUUUUUUMB. It almost quite literally repeated itself. Heroine in bad situation, Channing Tatum to the rescue in big action set piece. Wait two minutes, heroine in bad situation, Channing Tatum to the rescue in big action set piece.
It also had dragon people, cool space ships and one of the best aerial action sequences I've ever seen in a movie.
It was stupid, terrible, and...uh, pretty fun to watch.
It was terrible. Just....fucking terrible. And DUUUUUUMB. It almost quite literally repeated itself. Heroine in bad situation, Channing Tatum to the rescue in big action set piece. Wait two minutes, heroine in bad situation, Channing Tatum to the rescue in big action set piece.
It also had dragon people, cool space ships and one of the best aerial action sequences I've ever seen in a movie.
It was stupid, terrible, and...uh, pretty fun to watch.
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So you're saying positive stereotypes aren't harmful? I can just go up to any person of any Asian descent I see and start complimenting their math skills, right?
I had high hopes for this, too. Now I don't even want to see it after hearing all the bad reviews.
What do you mean? Every review I've read has said "it sucks, but it was a blast". That's a "mixed review" in my bookbad reviews.
Well, MovieBob didn't like it. And I generally share his tastes, with the exclusion of the Amazing Spider-Man films, which he HAAAAAAATES.What do you mean? Every review I've read has said "it sucks, but it was a blast". That's a "mixed review" in my book
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/escape-to-the-movies/10024-Jupiter-Ascending-Review
no
don't do this
GasBandit
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Well, make up your mind.
I agree with Charlie, please don't do this. I'm bad at math and it gives me anxiety.
GasBandit
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I'm going to stare angrily at you from an uncomfortably close proximity until you successfully derive the quadratic formula, mister.
Uh... quadratic... quadratic... that's... uh... quad means four, right? And... dratic... that means... underwater? You want me to give you four fish?
No, no bhamv3, he's thanking you for the fish. GB is leaving planet, and hopes to show his appreciation!
He absolutely could. Physically, the man could be John Goodman Lite, and his ability to fully portray a given role is only a couple levels below that of Gary Oldman. If he doesn't do the role justice, it won't be his fault.
--Patrick