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At the beginning I found it really stupid and didn't feel like watching the rest
Then I learned to lean into the stupidity and loved the jokes and quotes with all the ridiculousness associated

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It's a beautiful place being ruined by the violence.

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Hasn't been beautiful for decades, if not centuries, at this point
There is no vegetation, people literally burn trash
It's a wasteland even beyond the sociological/humanitarian issues
Just look at Google Earth and compare Haiti to Dominican Republic on the same island - brown v green

Oregon is great but it's not really a quick trip from the south
Usually involves multiple flights at at least 4 hours air time - much of that quick weekend is wasted on a plane

This is the longest thread I've ever read with so few actual reviews of the movie. Saw it today, here's my take.

Overall it was pretty good.
Lots of potential and beautifully shot, amazing cinematography
The casting was distracting at first with Page, Holland, and Leguizamo
Page was incredibly miscast and distracting
Zendaya was pointless and her inclusion bothered me, just useless
I liked Hathway and Pattinson acting, also the Indian first crew mate guy. Damon was meh but improved as time went on. Wasn't a fan of Holland.
Sometimes it couldn't decide if the dialogue wanted to be classic or modern and it threw me off at times.

The soundtrack was a bunch of noise and terribly distracting during some key plot points, I'd say a stinker
The worst part of the movie was the aggravating guy banging the staff at the beginning and middle, just unnecessary

It got kind of preachy at the end like some anti-colonialism propaganda even though this is from a time where it was kill or be killed, conquer or be conquered, so that was just an odd landing and final message but at least it was delivered well

Gnocchi - very mushroomy and rich
Turtle Bolognse - awesome, very heavy on the sauce only a few noodles but in a good way

I want to go back and try other stuff

Calamari
Tuna poke nachos

I did credit cards for this - opened up a new card for each big expense (one for the retrieval, one for transfer etc) and received many a signing bonus

After 4 rounds before success, it paid for many trips and a babymoon to Hawaii

I just don't like how he never tries to cool off his teammates, IMO it's poor leadership

He knows the entire team plays for him and their style enables his success so he allows it to continue and it worked for him.

This has been multiple tournaments so it's a trend

Let's take a minute to celebrate Rodri

4x consecutive EPL winner
Treble winner
Sole goal scorer in UCL victory and UCL player of the season
2023 nations league winner - player of the tournament
2024 Balon d'Or
Euro 2024 Champ - player of the tournament
WC 2026 Champ - Golden Ball winner and Captain

He has an argument for one of (if not the) most accomplished midfielders of all time

Awesome that Rodri gets the golden ball

He’s literally won everything at this point

I’m guessing Simon gets golden glove purely for numbers
Don’t think he really deserves it but nobody else was dramatically better

Who gets golden ball - Rodri? Messi?