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Yeah they were built up like crazy and then they were just knocked aside like they were nothing. It's a symptom of the same thing I think, clearly the final confrontation with the emperor and the Harkonen should have been the main mountain to climb, but for some reason the wanted to be done with it in 15 minutes.
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I went to see Dune 2, and I thought it nearly perfect. My main gripe is that it needed an epilogue, instead it powered through for pacing reasons, and it felt too rushed. Like what seemed like barely a minute after the fremen have won, they run straight into the emperors ships and fly off on a crusade. It was comical, especially since the rest of the movie wasn't afraid to take a minute. I mean you have Criss Walken as the emperor, and you barely give him a minute of screen time. Other than that it was a giant step up from part 1.
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The TV and Streaming Thread: US Writers/Actors Strike Edition
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I rotate streaming services and grab a month about once every quarter. There is no enough decent programming on to justify a month on month subscription to anything imho. -
Random video game news... Games are Randomly News Worthy
Gorgon replied to Lexx's topic in Computer and Console
They spent nearly 500 mil on cyberpunk ? that is pretty mind boggling. -
The TV and Streaming Thread: US Writers/Actors Strike Edition
Gorgon replied to Raithe's topic in Way Off-Topic
the Shogun remake. The original had Toshiro Mifune, which is hard to beat, it it's ... good. It's actually pretty good. It's like a better than average samurai movie. Big fight scene at the end of episode 2 and I was disappointed to see CGI splatter. Would rather have squibs for that Shogun assassin look. -
Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
Gorgon replied to ShadySands's topic in Way Off-Topic
What did he do this time -
What You've Done Today - We do not remember days, we remember moments
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It's commander Shephards cabin. I actually think it's pretty doable as appartment interior. the floor elevation would take some doing though, probably not worth the effort. -
Gaza - conflict, war, land, water rights, bad colonional legacies...
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It's a pretty one sided affair isn't it. The only thing he said I agree with, is that the peace itself would have been worth infinitely more than the struggle, it takes two to tango though. -
I too struggled to care about any of the characters. The whole thing is just a bit too "cute" somehow. Chapter 2 was good though.
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Godzilla minus one. A relief to watch something that doesn't suffer from the tempo problems that plauge most newer American movies. That said, it was a pretty average.
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Gaza - conflict, war, land, water rights, bad colonional legacies...
Gorgon replied to BruceVC's topic in Way Off-Topic
the witnesses are both tiptoeing around a beartrap, that's why they appear so suspiciously non comitant. They want to maintain their ability to judge these things for themselves. The game is to say nothing of substance while appearing to answer. These "gocha" moments are the whole point. It's a setup from the moment you take your seat. -
Gaza - conflict, war, land, water rights, bad colonional legacies...
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Also, a house hearing is more a chance for politicians to gain visibility than a serious treatment of an issue. It rarely comes without some outrage or another. that's kind of the point. -
Gaza - conflict, war, land, water rights, bad colonional legacies...
Gorgon replied to BruceVC's topic in Way Off-Topic
to be fair, if there was some sort of mandate on free speech the first thing that would happen is that Palestinean and Israli students both would start accusing eachother of promoting genocide and blaming the university for taking sides. What constitutes "calling for genocide of Jews" is not something everyone agrees on. It's a leading question too isn't it. They aren't asking whether you should be allowed to support mass civilian Palestinean casualties. Insisting on a case by case evaluation is a better idea. -
What You've Done Today - We do not remember days, we remember moments
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I'm tempted to order Glamdring and put "glows blue in the presence of orks" under "purpose" -
What You've Done Today - We do not remember days, we remember moments
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I ordered Anduril, the flame of the west, Narsil reforged, then realized I had to deal with customs and that I had to cancel it because I live under a repressive regime. For blank weapons for use (e.g. sports activity, role-playing or ceremonial use in a lodge or as part of a military uniform at private events) you must use the following information: Information about the seller: Name Address Phone number CVR no., if you buy from a dealer Weapon Data: Weapon type Length Make if you know it Documentation: Documentation for active membership of an association - e.g. a copy of membership certificate, quota payment, statement from the association's chairman, association's statutes or military ID Purpose: You must state the purpose of the application -
Gaza - conflict, war, land, water rights, bad colonional legacies...
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ahh so he was playing to the crowd. Political theater. -
Gaza - conflict, war, land, water rights, bad colonional legacies...
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It looks like Ursula von der Leyen has made her first major miscalculation in going to Israel and pretending to speak for the whole of Europe. It didn't go over well. Europe is divided on the question of Palestine. The political elite are generally pro Israel because that's where national interests like, the populations much less so. Our Danish PM blankly refused the thought of going to a memorial service for civilian Palestinian victims of the bombing campaign stating that there was "no comparison" to the wound inflicted on Israel. -
Gaza - conflict, war, land, water rights, bad colonional legacies...
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Did you see this though. Probably his French genes shining through, but I appreciate the zero ****s given. -
Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
Gorgon replied to ShadySands's topic in Way Off-Topic
There's no ASMR thread so here goes. Nobody talks dirty like the french.