All the skills listed on this page will be featured—so we're looking at taekwondo, hapkido, kenjutsu, shorinji kempo, tai chi chuan, and the x-out demo team. I'm also assuming we'll see the usual suspects show up every year, like SWAT teams, ninjas, karate practitioners, and a few others...
Undertow said:Well, it’s not an exact comparison—but yeah, pretty much! 😉 By the way, love the avatar! 👍
It felt similar watching it here... just massive crowds filling up Times Square for the nuts 🙄 except this whole thing is going global now.
And those statements? Some woman on the street saying, "He was God to me..." WTF??? I can't even watch this anymore. I mean, he was a great man and all, but people are definitely overdoing it...
thanks, thanks Keira is 👍
OT p.s. I'm browsing IMDb and check this out!:
-Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (2007) (pre-production) -Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) (filming)
That’s a bit more complicated... honestly, you're probably better off just crashing at someone's place—besides, everyone will be hunkered down at home during those days anyway.
Come on guys—remember how it was back when Franjo Harmon passed away? Three whole days without any movies. I don’t think I've ever seen a Blockbuster look quite that empty in my life 😁
wiredpilot30 said:It didn't really do much for me... most of it was just dull, with only a few flashes of brilliance scattered throughout. Still, those funny little moments don't quite make up for a mediocre experience.
Yeah, I feel the same way... the beginning was absolutely hilarious, but they dragged things out so much later on that it lost all momentum. Still, there were some good bits—they know how to joke around—but that kind of humor works much better in a quick sitcom episode rather than a full-length feature film.
I mostly felt bad for that group of kids who went to see it. 🙄 I promised myself that I'd *never* let my future kids see something unless I was 100% certain it was actually appropriate for them.
The visuals? Absolutely stunning—it feels like a mashup of The Fifth Element and Blade Runner.
As for the plot—it’s pretty weird. A friend mentioned the graphic novel explains things much better, so I'm curious about that.
On a side note, I actually enjoy watching stuff that challenges my brain—even if the gaps in the story force me to fill in the blanks myself. It definitely isn't for everyone.
I really liked the characters—the gods actually feel like gods (just with a totally different perspective and worldview) rather than some cheap imitations of humans. The two leads don't really have any agency; they spend most of the movie acting like pawns... at least until near the end. 🙂 There are a few more characters who pop up, each with their own little arc that doesn't quite get fully fleshed out.
If nothing else, the film was a really interesting watch. 😁
The only real headache was a group of idiots in the theater who couldn't stop whispering and munching through most of it. Not to mention they were late and annoyed the whole crowd with stupid comments like, "Oh, look at that!" or "Did you hear that part?"... 😠
Of course, you shouldn't take everything at face value—though, unlike that TV adaptation, the movie actually gets things right (as much as possible).
However, I think you're off base on a few points—especially if we look at recent research—Joan of Arc isn't a myth. In fact, there's such a massive mountain of historical records about her that her life and impact aren't even up for debate. The King played his part, sure, as did the generals, but the truth is she provided the spark and motivation the army desperately needed. She wasn't a strategist—which, honestly, makes what she achieved on the battlefield even more incredible. If it were all just about strategy, why had they been losing for years, leaving France on the brink of falling entirely to the English?
She showed up exactly when Orleans was about to fall, and everything that followed feels less like a stroke of genius from the French King or his commanders and more like a miracle. Personally, I believe she was exactly who she claimed to be—not in the movies, but in real life.
Opinions will always vary, of course, but history as a science has already answered most of these questions.
Also, the trial that cleared her name didn't happen a century later; it took place about twenty years after she died—meaning there were still people alive who knew her personally, and we still have transcripts of their testimonies today.🙂 Among them were family members and fellow soldiers...
restlessowl52 said:The movie is honestly a blast when you catch it at a theater with a rowdy crowd 🙏 🙏 🙏 I've actually gone through that whole chaotic experience three times now—just me and the rest of the audience 👍 👍 👍 🤣
I am so jealous!! 🙂
"I see you shiver with antici --- pation."
That guy looks incredible in a corset and stilettos 😁
velvetsailor23 said:I guess I really was just looking at the tutorial level!! It’s true—some people walk away with a gun while others just get a frying pan for a weapon... Some players take this stuff way too seriously and just camp the exits to pick people off, while others act like they're moving through molasses. 😁
Fair enough 😁 then you definitely didn't miss much.
I suspect you might have missed the second installment... Think of it this way—in the first game, a squad’s arsenal is all over the place, ranging from megaphones and frying pans to dynamite and poisons. But in the sequel, it’s just endless automatic weapons and similar gear—nothing particularly creative
The first one—classic Japanese noir vibes, really stylish 🙂 though it’s a bit unsettling that most of the cast are actually just kids. Makes me wonder how their parents even let them take roles in a film like this.
Personally, Joan of Arc really struck a chord with me. I’d heard her name plenty of times—mostly just about being burned at the stake—but I never actually knew her story.
After seeing this film, though, I became a total fan. 👍 It actually changed my perspective on France for the better—I used to think of it as a bit of a dull, maybe even slightly obnoxious place. 😳 >>
Hey there, 👋 if you're interested, I can lend you a book or two—one follows the timeline of her life, while the other tracks the historical sources themselves (you know, starting from the very first records of her existence). I've always had a soft spot for France, regardless of how much of a headache Americans might find them sometimes. 🙂 The woman was truly fascinating—there's no doubt about that.
neonsailor12 said:Jessica Biel is certainly attractive—but you can tell she’s just working through a rehearsed routine, almost like she's mimicking some choreographed sequence. It felt a bit robotic. They really could have leaned into her more, though.
Come on, let's be real—anyone fighting in a martial arts movie follows a choreography, even someone like Jackie Chan. If they didn't, people would actually end up seriously injured. Plus, a real fight wouldn't be half as entertaining to watch without that level of coordination—it's just the way it is.
As for Jessica, she really put in the work—you can tell she’s clearly put in the hours at the gym, and it shows. She also obviously did her homework with all those training sessions required for the role, ranging from hand-to-hand combat to marksmanship. By the way—she handled all her own stunts (along with the guys on the crew), except for the ones involving those massive falls and stuff... so yeah. 😛 While the movie is mostly a mess—honestly, a bit of a disaster—it does have its bright spots, and Jessica is definitely one of them.
Crook said:not quite... if you ask me, the end of the movie really highlights how twisted those church officials can be. 🙂
burning a woman at a sham trial while clutching a Bible that explicitly forbids murder—it's wild. 😵
well... personally, I thought the film was great—one of those movies people either love or absolutely hate. Honestly, I found picking up a few books about Joan of Arc even more rewarding. Real history is far more fascinating than fiction; regarding her condemnation and death, it was essentially a rigged trial orchestrated by the British with help from certain clergy members who were loyal to them (specifically in parts of what we now call the US, which were under English rule for decades back then).
The proceedings—if you want to call an Inquisitor's court that—were irregular by almost any standard. That’s why a third trial was launched a few years after she passed—the first one, as shown in the movie, happened when she requested an army from the King—back then, the Inquisitor and his crew decided she actually WAS sent by God, which is why she was given command. At that third hearing, her name was cleared, the previous convictions were overturned, and she was officially cemented as a national hero and all that..
To this day, there's a wealth of historically verifiable facts preserved about her, so if anyone wants the true story, it's easy enough to find.😎
I caught it last week and thought it was alright—decent enough. It’s certainly better than that total disaster with Spawn, though maybe not quite as good as some others out there. Honestly, if you love comics, it's a blast; I don't really care that it isn't Shakespeare 😛
Ron Perlman is absolutely legendary, though the villains were a bit mediocre—well, except for that Nazi guy, who was genuinely disturbing (even if his fight choreography was top-tier; he actually reminded me of Ray Park). The blue fire effects looked great, but there wasn't nearly enough Homo sapiens for my liking, and the ending felt flat. They lean so hard into the supernatural elements, yet everything just wraps up with standard brute force and explosions... it could have landed much better.
It just didn't click—nothing about it felt right...
The cast was definitely a highlight, but the plot sort of fell apart halfway through. Maybe I’ve just read too much about King Arthur, or perhaps I know a bit too much about the Middle Ages—or at least the end of Antiquity—to let those historical inaccuracies slide...
Keira is 👍