Ready or Not
This movie was uneven but had its moments. There was a lot of attempts at some dark humor. Sometimes it worked and other times it didn't. I couldn't decide who I really wanted to win in this one. The bride was somewhat likeable and the family was so stupid and inept but I like watching people sacrificed to Satan. The best laughs came at the end.
Overall, pretty much what you get in modern day horror. Paint by numbers with decent writing and some good gore. The only they that made me cringe a little was the complete ineptness of the family, but that was done for humor's sake.
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Books adapted for the screen
So lately I have been thinking about books that were made into movies or tv shows. And there are a few that I wish were never made, or should have been a tv show, or a tv show that maybe should have been a movie. I hate the Eragon movie, they completely messed it up. It was such a good book, and they could have done so much better. Another series that I think would have been way better as a tv show is Vampire Academy. The books are dark, and the movie was made into a comedy, and they completely missed the entire feel of the book.
Are there any books you wished were never adapted, or any that you wish was a tv show or vice versa? And I guess on the opposite side of thing are there any movies that fit perfectly with the book? I would love to hear y'alls thoughts!
So lately I have been thinking about books that were made into movies or tv shows. And there are a few that I wish were never made, or should have been a tv show, or a tv show that maybe should have been a movie. I hate the Eragon movie, they completely messed it up. It was such a good book, and they could have done so much better. Another series that I think would have been way better as a tv show is Vampire Academy. The books are dark, and the movie was made into a comedy, and they completely missed the entire feel of the book.
Are there any books you wished were never adapted, or any that you wish was a tv show or vice versa? And I guess on the opposite side of thing are there any movies that fit perfectly with the book? I would love to hear y'alls thoughts!
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Fast & Furious IX - The First Spin-Off
Or maybe the tires are spinning off of this franchise, because it's gotten pretty far out there. They have a trailer out for "Hobbs and Shaw" now and I just watched it. Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, once enemies after the fact that Statham killed a shit-ton of federal agents in Part 7, but that's water under the bridge, right? Now, they're the reluctant partners who have to save the world from Idris Elba, but wait! There's more!
This one apparently features bio-enhanced villains, so yeah... it's straight up sci-fi now. From street racing to this, huh? I'll probably watch it though. I got nothing better to do with my life.
Watch it if you want:
Or maybe the tires are spinning off of this franchise, because it's gotten pretty far out there. They have a trailer out for "Hobbs and Shaw" now and I just watched it. Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, once enemies after the fact that Statham killed a shit-ton of federal agents in Part 7, but that's water under the bridge, right? Now, they're the reluctant partners who have to save the world from Idris Elba, but wait! There's more!
This one apparently features bio-enhanced villains, so yeah... it's straight up sci-fi now. From street racing to this, huh? I'll probably watch it though. I got nothing better to do with my life.
Watch it if you want:
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Future-Kill (1985)
After 20+ years of putting it off, I finally watched Future-Kill. This is one of those movies I saw at the video store all the time and kept passing on; its HG Giger cover art and the tagline about it reuniting the stars of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre making a strong enough impression to stay with me all these years. I honestly can't even recall the film being brought up even once on imdb weirdly enough.
The plotline is basically a rip off of The Warriors - a group of Frat boys go into a dilapidated inner-city inhabited by new wave rejects who are supposed to be a violence-free group of individuals opposing the use of nuclear weapons - but when one bad apple named Splatter (played by The Hitchhiker from TCM) kills the leader of the resistance and blames it on the Frat Boys, well....all hell breaks loose....and the Frats, who, like The Warriors, not only have to stay alive and figure out a way home, also happen to be pretty damn good fighters.
Enjoyable stuff. Splatter is an awesome villain, clearly inspired by Wez from The Road Warrior except with more armor and razor sharp fingernails. The cinematography is that typically murky mid-80s look that you expect, particularly because the events of the film take place overnight, although there are splashes of neon to spice things up. Also it's worth mentioning that the beginning takes its cue from Porky's with shenanigans in a frathouse, so that's yet another popular movie Future-Kill is referencing.
It could have used more gore but that's a minor grievance as it's fast-paced and never dull. The movie even takes an extended break in a punk club that gives us a glimpse as to how the resistance spends their downtime:
Oh yeah, Marilyn Burns (Sally from TCM) is in it as well, but with a very small role and looking nearly unrecognizable. I mean, the tagline certainly wasn't lying, but it ain't like anybody would ever know otherwise.
After 20+ years of putting it off, I finally watched Future-Kill. This is one of those movies I saw at the video store all the time and kept passing on; its HG Giger cover art and the tagline about it reuniting the stars of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre making a strong enough impression to stay with me all these years. I honestly can't even recall the film being brought up even once on imdb weirdly enough.
The plotline is basically a rip off of The Warriors - a group of Frat boys go into a dilapidated inner-city inhabited by new wave rejects who are supposed to be a violence-free group of individuals opposing the use of nuclear weapons - but when one bad apple named Splatter (played by The Hitchhiker from TCM) kills the leader of the resistance and blames it on the Frat Boys, well....all hell breaks loose....and the Frats, who, like The Warriors, not only have to stay alive and figure out a way home, also happen to be pretty damn good fighters.
Enjoyable stuff. Splatter is an awesome villain, clearly inspired by Wez from The Road Warrior except with more armor and razor sharp fingernails. The cinematography is that typically murky mid-80s look that you expect, particularly because the events of the film take place overnight, although there are splashes of neon to spice things up. Also it's worth mentioning that the beginning takes its cue from Porky's with shenanigans in a frathouse, so that's yet another popular movie Future-Kill is referencing.
It could have used more gore but that's a minor grievance as it's fast-paced and never dull. The movie even takes an extended break in a punk club that gives us a glimpse as to how the resistance spends their downtime:
Oh yeah, Marilyn Burns (Sally from TCM) is in it as well, but with a very small role and looking nearly unrecognizable. I mean, the tagline certainly wasn't lying, but it ain't like anybody would ever know otherwise.
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Facial Hair
So recently I've stopped shaving. I think it looks pretty awesome but I find myself chewing on my facial hair a lot. Anyone else ever had this issue?
So recently I've stopped shaving. I think it looks pretty awesome but I find myself chewing on my facial hair a lot. Anyone else ever had this issue?
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TE Skins - There is a Filth Dimension...
If you ever need a change of scenery, dive into another dimension with these alternate designs for your TE viewing experience:
TEDb
https://trashepics.com/tedb/
I built this one a while ago as a memorial for our fallen comrade, imdb. Straight-forward and easy.
MyWaste
https://trashepics.com/mywaste/
Also made this a while ago, because MySpace was an interesting platform that taught me a few things about css, and what not to do on a webpage. I thought it would be a funny relic of online evolution.
FleaForums
https://trashepics.com/app/ff/
When our backstabbing cohorts fled, they fled to FreeForums. I always got a good laugh out of that. At the time though, I was annoyed, so I built a skin ripping off their rip-off of this site. Featuring desktop https://trashepics.com/app/ff/d/ and mobile https://trashepics.com/app/ff/m/ versions. (85% functional)
FarceBook
https://trashepics.com/app/fb/
I still haven't finished this one because it's so excessively complicated. When a website is codeveloped by hundreds of people, the source code becomes a scrambled mess. If it takes a moment to load, it's because there are about a hundred conflicting stylesheets loading. Featuring desktop https://trashepics.com/app/fb/d/ and mobile https://trashepics.com/app/fb/m/ versions. (65% functional)
If anyone hates the way TE looks or functions, one of these ought to be a solution.
If you ever need a change of scenery, dive into another dimension with these alternate designs for your TE viewing experience:
TEDb
https://trashepics.com/tedb/
I built this one a while ago as a memorial for our fallen comrade, imdb. Straight-forward and easy.
MyWaste
https://trashepics.com/mywaste/
Also made this a while ago, because MySpace was an interesting platform that taught me a few things about css, and what not to do on a webpage. I thought it would be a funny relic of online evolution.
FleaForums
https://trashepics.com/app/ff/
When our backstabbing cohorts fled, they fled to FreeForums. I always got a good laugh out of that. At the time though, I was annoyed, so I built a skin ripping off their rip-off of this site. Featuring desktop https://trashepics.com/app/ff/d/ and mobile https://trashepics.com/app/ff/m/ versions. (85% functional)
FarceBook
https://trashepics.com/app/fb/
I still haven't finished this one because it's so excessively complicated. When a website is codeveloped by hundreds of people, the source code becomes a scrambled mess. If it takes a moment to load, it's because there are about a hundred conflicting stylesheets loading. Featuring desktop https://trashepics.com/app/fb/d/ and mobile https://trashepics.com/app/fb/m/ versions. (65% functional)
If anyone hates the way TE looks or functions, one of these ought to be a solution.
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Twin Peaks
The last couple months @box has been showing me the awesomeness of Twin Peaks. I have to admit, after watching the first episode, while I loved it immensely, I had to wonder what I got my self into. It was so crazy, but I found myself needing to know more of the mystery of Laura Palmer's death.
I can now say I am happy I stuck through the first two seasons and the movie! The first season happened so fast that I had so many questions. And naturally season two left me with many more questions, most of which revolves around doppelgängers and the black lodge. Hopefully these will be answered in season 3.
The movie was a wonderful experience. Weird, crazy, and I loved seeing Laura Palmer's story leading up to her death. It was such a powerful movie and tied up one story line for me at least.
I am excited to watch more of season 3. I've watched two episodes so far and I already love it again! I know I'm going to be chomping at the bit and bugging @box to watch it until we finish!
Twin peaks is definitely an amazing show, and I'm so glad I was introuduced to this crazy world!!!
#TV #TwinPeaks
The last couple months @box has been showing me the awesomeness of Twin Peaks. I have to admit, after watching the first episode, while I loved it immensely, I had to wonder what I got my self into. It was so crazy, but I found myself needing to know more of the mystery of Laura Palmer's death.
I can now say I am happy I stuck through the first two seasons and the movie! The first season happened so fast that I had so many questions. And naturally season two left me with many more questions, most of which revolves around doppelgängers and the black lodge. Hopefully these will be answered in season 3.
The movie was a wonderful experience. Weird, crazy, and I loved seeing Laura Palmer's story leading up to her death. It was such a powerful movie and tied up one story line for me at least.
I am excited to watch more of season 3. I've watched two episodes so far and I already love it again! I know I'm going to be chomping at the bit and bugging @box to watch it until we finish!
Twin peaks is definitely an amazing show, and I'm so glad I was introuduced to this crazy world!!!
#TV #TwinPeaks
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I am not a rapist. Are you?
I'm starting some college classes this week where I can "learn" more about coding. It sucks that I have to go through these motions, but I'm trying to play the game, so to speak, and just by getting oriented, I'm already rolling my eyes.
One of the intial requirements just for enrollment is to watch videos and answer questions about "Not Anymore", which is basically telling me it's not okay to be a rapist. I think it's absolutely preposterous that this stuff needs to be explicitly stated to the youth of today (for liability reasons), but this just shows you the type of people our tax dollars are supporting.
Upon answering basic questions about sexual harrassment and how it's not okay to pursue without consent and put roofies in people's drinks, statistics show that most people taking the test are getting these common sense answers wrong.
Even if you can find extenuating circumstances to which these questions may be riddled with plotholes, you still ought to know what answer they're going for, and that answer is easy. To the people making these tests and proposing these guidelines, it's obvious that only women can be raped, as well as the ocassional gay man. Women can't assault you sexually, and if you're a male, there's a 90% chance it's your fault when there's sexual harrassment going on.
It's a double standard, but straight white men can't be discriminated against, and while everyone else can be offended at such things, I cannot, because I have that burden known as white privilege. It also means that I'm inherently racist.
I'm starting some college classes this week where I can "learn" more about coding. It sucks that I have to go through these motions, but I'm trying to play the game, so to speak, and just by getting oriented, I'm already rolling my eyes.
One of the intial requirements just for enrollment is to watch videos and answer questions about "Not Anymore", which is basically telling me it's not okay to be a rapist. I think it's absolutely preposterous that this stuff needs to be explicitly stated to the youth of today (for liability reasons), but this just shows you the type of people our tax dollars are supporting.
Upon answering basic questions about sexual harrassment and how it's not okay to pursue without consent and put roofies in people's drinks, statistics show that most people taking the test are getting these common sense answers wrong.
Even if you can find extenuating circumstances to which these questions may be riddled with plotholes, you still ought to know what answer they're going for, and that answer is easy. To the people making these tests and proposing these guidelines, it's obvious that only women can be raped, as well as the ocassional gay man. Women can't assault you sexually, and if you're a male, there's a 90% chance it's your fault when there's sexual harrassment going on.
It's a double standard, but straight white men can't be discriminated against, and while everyone else can be offended at such things, I cannot, because I have that burden known as white privilege. It also means that I'm inherently racist.
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The Beach Bum
Currently rewatching The Beach Bum bc my boyfriend hasn't seen it yet.
I'm hoping this second time around I'll like it a bit better than I did the first time.
Matthew McConaughey did a super job in this movie🤣
What're y'all's thoughts on the movie?
Currently rewatching The Beach Bum bc my boyfriend hasn't seen it yet.
I'm hoping this second time around I'll like it a bit better than I did the first time.
Matthew McConaughey did a super job in this movie🤣
What're y'all's thoughts on the movie?
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Lame! RoboCop sequel has been canceled
Neill Blomkamp blames MGM for their inability to cooperate with his schedule. I had high hopes for a gritty return to form for this humiliated franchise, but studios are all about scrapping Blomkamp movies for some bogus reason.
What's also lame is that when I looked up this movie to get the full story, I saw that Bing has the original film classified as a fantasy/mystery. What's the world coming to?
Neill Blomkamp blames MGM for their inability to cooperate with his schedule. I had high hopes for a gritty return to form for this humiliated franchise, but studios are all about scrapping Blomkamp movies for some bogus reason.
What's also lame is that when I looked up this movie to get the full story, I saw that Bing has the original film classified as a fantasy/mystery. What's the world coming to?
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