AUCom96
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re: Which Sci-Fi Future Are We Headed For?
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/28/24 at 1:56 pm
A mix of Soylent green, Zardoz and The Terminator....
re: Dune 2 will release on Max May 21 at 12AM
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/28/24 at 6:15 am
[quote]Liberties must be taken.[/quote]
Why?
I understand you can’t cover everything, but why completely change the nature of key characters or sacrifice the political nuance that drove the plot so you can shove in more CGI?
To be fair, it was much closer to the story than many adaptations...
re: Bill Gates says death panels will soon be needed and the money saved should go to teachers
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/28/24 at 3:42 am
Evil is when man think they are Gods. Bill Gates has been a prime example of this for a long time....
re: Do you feel Hollywood has lost the trust of the viewer?
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/27/24 at 12:06 pm
[quote]The continuing trend of box office bombs clearly shows people are finding different forms of entertainment[/quote]
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re: Dune 2 will release on Max May 21 at 12AM
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/27/24 at 12:00 pm
[quote]Pretty rough take that most disagree with.[/quote]
Most haven’t read the books.
It’s fine for what it is… very pretty to look at and most of the performances were solid for the little character development there was. Zendaya, outside of the coveted diverse look, I fail to see the appea...
re: Dune 2 will release on Max May 21 at 12AM
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/26/24 at 10:12 pm
Visually stunning, but emotionally flat like the first one. Reduced an epic story too much and transformed the Chiani character from a fascinating one into a sullen girl played by a bad actress. The ending came off as an afterthought. Technically, well done, but everything I’ve seen from Villanueve ...
re: 2024-25 Basketball Thread - not poortal szn
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/26/24 at 2:01 pm
[quote]Unless injury happens I don’t think Pettiford is playing much if any 1 this season. That is basically per Bruce[/quote]
And he’ll be playing somewhere else, year 2. You can no longer sit guys like that all year....
re: Bama’s new mascot
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/26/24 at 8:56 am
[quote]better recruiter [/quote]
Son, this is the ONLY thing "recruiting" in the modern game. Coach bragging is the past.
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re: The birth of the middle class
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/26/24 at 8:49 am
[quote]This president you speak of also dumped enough money into the economy to frick it up.
His policies conflict the middle class.[/quote]
You mean like every single republican since Coolidge himself?...
re: Box Office Meltdown: Memorial Day weekend With Worst No. 1 Opening in Three Decades
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/25/24 at 7:38 pm
[quote]mom and pop theaters in middle America [/quote]
Those still exist?...
re: NYC “Cash Cab” ultimate d-bag? Is this superfly or trying too hard?
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/25/24 at 3:21 pm
Amateur.
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re: Biden readying “Convicted Felon Donald Trump.” but it's not a campaign setting
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/25/24 at 2:38 pm
[quote]Biden intends to initially address the verdict in a White House setting — not a campaign one — to show his statement isn’t political, according to the people, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
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re: American missionaries in Haiti killed yesterday
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/24/24 at 1:05 pm
[quote]But most forms of evil will never be stopped by love and faith alone.[/quote]
Brother, this nation and most of the western world was settled amongst cannibalism, human sacrifice, burning people alive, racism and a host of other evils. We have come from tribes killing each other daily and r...
re: American missionaries in Haiti killed yesterday
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/24/24 at 10:18 am
[quote]They thought Jesus would protect them. [/quote]
They were doing what Jesus called Christians to do. Love can change evil. Indifference can’t change a thing....
re: Can you imagine if we actually had a competent press how bad Joe would look right now
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/23/24 at 7:14 am
They very “competent” to those who bought them.
If we actually had a free press rather than a “free market” press, is what you probably mean....
re: McGovern, Warren, Lawmakers to President Biden: Use Executive Authority to Lower Food Pric
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/23/24 at 6:44 am
[quote]He can't. It's illegal.[/quote]
When has that stopped them so far?
The slow slide to state control continues. ...
re: One of the best arrest melts of all time
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/21/24 at 10:59 am
[quote]cops gotta be cops and escalate shite[/quote]
If cops were in the habit of always "escalating shite", there'd be a lot more bodies stacking up in the streets. Most complaints I see about police is that they don't do enough and that's primarily because of people who really, really hate the c...
re: "Major League" Movie
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/21/24 at 10:31 am
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ETA: This is one of a number of really solid baseball movies made in the 80s, but by far the best comedy. I really miss baseball being such a big part of our culture, but all the pro sports aren't what they used to be...
re: Senate Minority leader goes on Face the Nation to attack his own party
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/21/24 at 10:03 am
His party, like most of the republican and democrat party, is that of global hegemony. ...
re: One of the best arrest melts of all time
Posted by AUCom96 on 5/21/24 at 10:02 am
[quote]The question for the ages, boys. What to do? [/quote]
Hide her dog in the hall closet, apparently. ...
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