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Ramen vs Cup Noodle
Down by the River replied to SixFootFiveAndJackedAF's topic in Off-Topic General
I lived in a place where this was lunch for about 25% of the kids I went to school with. -
Ramen vs Cup Noodle
Down by the River replied to SixFootFiveAndJackedAF's topic in Off-Topic General
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Woodley has failed to evolve in the last 3-4 years. Counter-punch with the right hand and not elite at anything else.
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I think that might have been my case as well. In Uncut Gems, every single damn scene is so confrontational it can be energy-draining.
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Same. Though UFC 250 is shaping up nicely. Some big fights for the 135 division.
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I stopped posting in this thread because I felt that the quality of discussion hit rock bottom.
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it can definitely help with pacing. Uncut Gems and Good Time by the Safdie brothers nailed it in terms of throwing you into the intensity and letting you ride it out. I think this move works when the focus is on a situation/event as opposed to a person.
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I tend to rate movies lower when they start in the middle of a story. We see this woman in a state of depression but don't see how she got there. Makes it harder to understand why she begins to swallow things. We're supposed to believe that this was her breaking point but don't see the build up. It makes it seem like this was just some decision by a bored housewife as opposed to one final attempt to get some control over her life.
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Swallow: 7/10
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[Report] Canucks to part ways with Judd Bracket
Down by the River replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
I mean, I love the Canucks... I just can't imagine ever getting to a point in my life where I would get so emotional about a scout/GM. Also, how arrogant are people to think that they actually have a clue what definitely does/does not happen in the Canucks' organization. Maybe Benning is a grandiose, delusional asshole. Maybe he is forward-thinking and recognized that a scout wasn't going to add enough to justify a bigger role? I have no idea. I don't know why other people think that they do.- 583 replies
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The Standoff at Sparrow Creek: 7.5/10 Really enjoyed it for what it was, but certain scenes were so poor as to take me out of the movie altogether. The trailer is one of the best I've seen (doesn't give away the movie). The lighting at the end of the movie was terrific.
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They must have cut like 15 of her scenes because I can't recall anyone as famous as her being so underused in a movie.
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So I'm waaaaaaaaay late to this video, but I don't think I've ever seen a better fan-made documentary: The video quality isn't always great because the guy clearly downloaded other people's Youtube videos... but the story, editing, weaving of timelines is excellent.
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The problem with talking about psychology is that it is so easy for every person to have an opinion. In the natural sciences there are universal laws and these laws exist regardless of opinions. In psychology, my drunk uncle can think that he has a relevant opinion on mental illness. Some people believe that their highly specific life experience makes them an expert on a really broad topic. For example, you referred to the Joker as a "complete psychopath" when this isn't remotely what features of psychopathy actually look like... but people hear a term, think that its meaning is self-evident, and use it to label a wide range of different people/behaviors.
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Dark Waters: 7.5/10 Only gets a lower rating because I feel like this type of movie has been made several times before. But, the story is so shocking and gross that it warrants being told. Mark Ruffalo was great. Far better than his performance in Spotlight.
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Joker was one of the biggest letdown movies of the last 10 years. I'd give it a 6/10, max.
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Arrival: 9/10 Should have won best picture in 2016 but lost out on this and other awards due to Oscar-bait movies in Moonlight and La La Land. Extremely intricate way of looking at the process of communication and interpretation of signs/words.
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Not to mention that doesn't herd immunity assume that that 70-80% of the population is healthy to begin with (honest question, I legitimately don't know)? What is the obesity rate in the States? Canada isn't that much better either. Can herd immunity be established within a population of generally poor health to begin with?
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The risk is actually much much lower than that because most people that actually have COVID-19 aren't tested. I am in no way trying to downplay the severity of the pandemic. I'm just trying to say that the risk of mortality is not that high. I think it will be impossible for players to turn off their competitive juices once things get going. I don't think it will be lame at all.
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People acting like the Stanley Cup playoffs are some sacred religious experience. We've had lockout seasons. We've had seasons with 6 teams in the league. We've had seasons where rules changed. The two-line pass. Clutching and grabbing. The trapezoid. Equipment size. No touch icing. The game evolves/adapts. Will winning the Stanley Cup in 2019-2020 be different from past years? Yes. Will it tarnish the meaning of the Cup? No. There should be no asterisk.
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And that's fine. I just think that there are a lot of people that take it one step further. They aren't interested in watching hockey, so they don't want anyone else to be able to watch either. I don't know what is wrong with the entitlement of people today (of all ages) that think that because they aren't interested in something, it shouldn't happen/be made. I can't imagine ever taking the time to actively complain about something that I have no intention of watching. What people choose to do with their time is mind boggling.
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Can someone explain to me the rationale for not wanting to see the 2019-2020 season play out? I've seen so many people on Twitter whining about hockey continuing... and it doesn't seem like they are concerned about health. Is there anyone on CDC that actually doesn't want to see hockey until the Fall?
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I think I was like 8 or 9 when I watched the first one with my Dad. I am so glad that I watched it at that age because I loved it and yet missed like half the jokes. Could get older, re-watch, and find something new to laugh about.
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I swear they added a filter onto the Youtube trailer to make it look far more bright and cheerful than reality. It certainly wasn't a laugh out loud movie for me, but I let out a lot of half laughs (don't know what the right word is here)
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The Art of Self Defense: 8/10 Extremely dark comedy with Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots (they both starred in another recent movie, Vivarium). For anyone that has ever done any sort of martial art, a lot of scenes will resonate.