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The All Things Political Topic - In politics stupidity is not a handicap
bugarup replied to BruceVC's topic in Way Off-Topic
This is fake, he wouldn't tax Mordor. -
The All Things Political Topic - In politics stupidity is not a handicap
bugarup replied to BruceVC's topic in Way Off-Topic
And zero tariffs on russia. -
The All Things Political Topic - In politics stupidity is not a handicap
bugarup replied to BruceVC's topic in Way Off-Topic
So is it a good time or bad time to assemble me a new rig? I cannot tell, too stupid for basic advanced economics. -
Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
bugarup replied to ShadySands's topic in Way Off-Topic
@majestic, please. Compared to your previous unspeakable horror up there, this was downright tame. Still, I see it and raise you this: -
Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
bugarup replied to ShadySands's topic in Way Off-Topic
Talk about The Terror brought back memories of its muzik. -
The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!
bugarup replied to LadyCrimson's topic in Way Off-Topic
I, too, cannot recommend The Terror S1 enough (never watched S2, heard bad things). The cast is something else, but also the story, the slow burn tension, the cinematography, the soundtrack - all components work very well together. P.S.: Terror's cast reminded me of Chernobyl which also works exceptionally well as horror, episode one in particular is one the best horror masterpieces I've ever had a pleasure to be chilled to the bones from. -
Cinema and Movie Thread: coming 2 a theater near u
bugarup replied to PK htiw klaw eriF's topic in Way Off-Topic
I don't think I will ever be able to take seriously people who, in order to save the world and sh†t, feel that they must dress in goofy carnival costumes, so the only superhero schlock I like are Deadpools and "Thor: the one with Jeff Goldblum" because we are kinda on samey wavelength on superheroes. In other news, went to see Flow: Loved it; it carved a space in the part of memory where I store things I like to take out from time to time. Also made my niece cry all along on our way home, because neither me nor her old man could lie convincingly about that ending. Still, it's about time she rejected sappy artificial disneyish happy endings and embraced reality. -
Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
bugarup replied to ShadySands's topic in Way Off-Topic
This. This here is the most disgusting thing I've seen and heard on Internet, and I've seen goatse and tubgirl. Mods? We need as a reaction emoji. Trying to counter the abomination with "Sexy ladies in misery of nineties in East Europe" vibes. -
The All Things Political Topic - In politics stupidity is not a handicap
bugarup replied to BruceVC's topic in Way Off-Topic
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The All Things Political Topic - In politics stupidity is not a handicap
bugarup replied to BruceVC's topic in Way Off-Topic
On I hope also related note, I read that those chinless and brainless mouthbreathers Tate brothers were flied from Romania to USA. Cannot wait to see what post in Trump administration they will be offered. -
That's because -- and I am sure you know that as well as anyone -- inviting russia would give legitimacy to its claims. Not to mention that discussing "peace plans" with the aggressor that is sole reason why there is no peace in the first place is rather unsavory if unpragmatical and I, for one, loved that EU showed a little bit of spine here. The same legitimacy issue is happening right now as well, with russia sidelining Ukraine and Idiocracy allowing it. I bet sanctions will be lifted in days, and I wouldn't be surprised if orange thing greenlighted selling tech and weapons to russia.
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Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
bugarup replied to ShadySands's topic in Way Off-Topic
Monday mornings kinda suck. -
Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
bugarup replied to ShadySands's topic in Way Off-Topic
All that talk of Lost brought back a memory of this -
The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!
bugarup replied to LadyCrimson's topic in Way Off-Topic
I know bloody damn well why I don't enjoy things. I liked science fiction-y, or at least sci-fi adjacent feel of the majority of seasons (it appears my memory helpfully erased the story of two color-coded twąts stranded on the island, so that saccharine religion fusion at the end, while still the worst thing, isn't the only bad thing). And why I hate "It's magic, OK?!" aka "A wizard did it" type of ending -- especially after flirting with science fiction for so long -- is because it is lazy, cheap-ass, boring cousin of Deus Ex Machina that no self-respecting writer should ever use. Not even in pure fantasy settings. Does reminded me of Fortitude quite a bit, fortunately that one wrapped up first season in a way that didn't poke my suspension of disbelief much before going into magical properties of deer piss in season 2. -
The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!
bugarup replied to LadyCrimson's topic in Way Off-Topic
Watched to the end, the ending (that fcking cloying afterlife bullsh!t, not Jack expiring in Smokey's embrace) was such a travesty it ruined all the show for me. -
The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!
bugarup replied to LadyCrimson's topic in Way Off-Topic
I didn't stop, and since then my unit of "Utterly failed to stick the landing" is Lost. E.g. "KOTOR2's unmodded ending is 20 miliLosts". Dark had the same problem, so I was quite OK when their next "Wtf-is-happening" show 1899 got canceled, because open for speculations end is better than fåck-up end. -
The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!
bugarup replied to LadyCrimson's topic in Way Off-Topic
I don't think tag line has to be scrupulously accurate because obviously a non-documentary series would sacrifice some elements of accuracy for drama and someone who embellishes or, well, "lies" with the tag line absolutely can call out those elephantine lies that were the primary building material of Sovietistan. Like, I knew the bridge was fictional but it was both concise and hauntingly beautiful way to show how poorly informed people were. I didn't quite like how they done Dyatlov dirty because IRL he was nothing like that, but maybe they cast Paul Ritter and then went "Hey, he will make an excellent villain"? Of authenticity, interiors were recreated with incredible accuracy, the power plant who "played" in the series was the sister of Chernobyl's, and exteriors were more or less accurate though much cleaner. I still rewatch episode one regularly, it's one of my favorite horror films. That reactor maw is scarier than any Lovecraftian monstrosity. -
The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!
bugarup replied to LadyCrimson's topic in Way Off-Topic
Sigh. Day of the Jackal is one of my favoritest books and I will never understand why such an un-cinematographic book, essentially about two nondescript people methodically trekking towards each of their goals through tedium of hard work, gets regular adaptations. Well OK, the assassin's research and then execution is sometimes flashy, but police work, while captivating to read, is totally not for visual medium. I thought the old seventies movie was OK, Bruce Willis version was a joke, and this one I read is padded out with sappy family stuff? Not to mention someone looking as peculiar as Redmayne would stand out wherever he goes.