I’m putting together a policy for the first time—well, over 30 years later—and looking at the site, I’m seeing The base premium for liability coverage $668...which means that’s an old rate—now, how much less is that actually going to be compared to today's prices?😍
The movie hits Blu-ray here in the States in just 15 days—seriously, don't waste your cash right now... just wait two weeks and grab the 1080p MKV version instead.
Frank Moore4 said:Jbg, I totally misread The Punisher Trilogy (Lundgren-Jane-Stevenson) and thought it was some random indie flick from the North America. I'll definitely pass on that one. 😁
It’s actually Danish, not North American... honestly, if you'd rather just stick to superhero garbage... maybe your brain isn't quite wired for actual quality anyway.
It’s all just a rigged game A year ago, an ounce was sitting at $1,700 And now? It’s down to $1,600—that’s a nearly 6% drop right there. So, the person who bought in $333 is currently staring at a loss $20, while someone who just kept that cash in a high-yield savings account actually has $17 more than they started with. Gold has been all over the place these last few years—sometimes for good reasons, sometimes just pure nonsense, so everything else is garbage besides taking a leak🤣
A laser might not be the most lethal thing out there—sometimes, a simple tool can actually be more effective and versatile than a high-tech beam. Plus, you don't even need to worry about finding a power source.
That’s the core issue with movies like this—they try way too hard to be taken seriously. We all know that fairy tales actually offer more realism and better life lessons than these flicks where reality is just reduced to a black-and-white zone. You've got this ultimate, invincible hero fighting against ultimate evil, except the villain actually has an Achilles' heel while the "good guy" is basically flawless.
When a movie is going to lie to my face, I at least want that lie to be believable—to have some sort of logical foundation—rather than feeling like it was scripted for a six-month-old baby (and honestly, even babies aren't buying these tropes anymore). The audience has evolved, the world has changed, and information is easier to access than ever; it’s only natural that I want the story to make sense.
Now, look, I wasn't raised on comic books about infallible, all-powerful superheroes, so maybe I don't have the standing to critique this.
My heroes growing up were characters like Zorro, The Lone Ranger, and Commando Mark—though by puberty, I couldn't stand their nonsense anymore, so I pivoted to the incomparable Mr. No and eventually Alan Ford.
Still, this movie is still better than Iron Man 1 & 2, where you're basically dying of boredom. And what kind of "superhero" is he if everyone knows his secret identity (Iron Man)? His enemies could easily exploit that—it's just silly. The only thing that comes to mind as being genuinely good in this genre is the X-Men franchise.
Actually, there are only two truly great takes on this theme so far: WATCHERS kick ASS WATCHERS kick ASS
Then there's RoboCop, which was built from the ground up as a cinematic superhero; he's top-tier, and even after watching him a few times, it’s always a blast.
P.S. I watched the new Planet of the Apes on Blu-ray yesterday, and unlike this nonsense, it was a genuine thrill to watch—so much so that I immediately hopped onto IMDb to see if there's a sequel. I'm still riding that wave of satisfaction, unlike this movie, which I'd already forgotten about while it was still playing.
I popped this one on Blu-ray yesterday—and honestly, when you pick a movie like this, you're basically expecting non-stop action from start to finish followed by some massive, epic showdown. Instead? I got a bit of a letdown—there was barely any action, and that final confrontation felt pretty weak.
It’s the same old story we saw in Iron Man 1 and 2—with these kinds of flicks, I'm really just looking for a steady stream of small action beats leading up to one massive finale—not getting bogged down by all this heavy drama, as if it were some serious prestige drama. 3/5
It all comes down to San Francisco—you just have to find that sweet spot between the Sci-Fi and the Fantasy elements. It’s really about finding the right balance, you know? Like is it a 50/50 split, or maybe 30% Sci-Fi and 70% Fantasy? To me, the ratio is everything because it determines which side takes center stage. For instance, I'd say Star Trek leans much more toward the Fantasy side, whereas Star Wars feels more grounded in Sci-Fi—it actually feels closer to reality for me, unlike Star Trek where that Fantasy vibe tends to pull it away from being pure Fiction.
What is it about this country—what's our secret—that makes us such a constant target for every extraterrestrial invasion imaginable? The universe is unfathomably huge, yet all this cosmic trash seems hell-bent on occupying America.
A new invasion kicks off on December 25, 2011, though this time they aren't starting in the States—they're launching an attack on Moscow (hey, at least they finally decided to skip the US for the opening salvo)
What are they doing—just sitting around waiting for consumer protection agencies to step in? How long is this "3D" gimmick going to be treated like a joke? Isn't false advertising actually illegal? Honestly, I don't get how this is allowed at all in countries with much stricter consumer rights than we have here in the States.
If the European Union doesn't do something to stop this scam, nothing will. They market it as a 3D movie—so you pay nearly double the price—but then 90% of the film is basically just 2D, except the glasses dim the light so much that even the 2D looks terrible.
It’s essentially legal deception—cheating customers and messing with their health by causing eye strain. I find myself rolling my eyes just searching for the actual 3D effect I paid for—except there isn't any, and I can't even focus on the movie because instead of watching the story, my eyes are just hunting for that missing 3D shit.
If nothing changes, they should at least introduce a way to rate the 3D quality specifically—that way, you'd at least know if paying double for the same content is actually worth it.
Even if dinosaurs had been a protected species, it probably wouldn't have mattered—if evolution decides a species needs to go, there isn't some cosmic force that can step in and stop it. That whole cycle is exactly why we have such incredible biological diversity, yet then you have humans stepping in, acting like some kind of fake moral authority and coming up with absolute nonsense.
Who’s actually guaranteeing that in, say, a thousand years, humans won't be gone and replaced by some bunch of shallow socialites?🤣
Ever hear about what happened to this one employee? Her boss calls her up to break the news that she’s not getting her sixth paycheck—but, hey, to take the edge off, he offers her a rare wildflower as a consolation prize. It was pure chaos—she just snapped—and she ended up swallowing her pride and accepting the flower instead of the money.
She mentions the whole thing to a coworker who’s in the exact same boat regarding the missing pay, though this colleague didn't get a flower. Instead of being happy for her, she gets hit with a wave of envy and ends up calling the Department of Homeland Security’s specialized botanical protection unit.
Out of nowhere, a helicopter descends, and agents from the ATP swoop down on ropes to arrest the boss. Long story short: the boss got slapped with a fine and three months of probation.
The takeaway for future managers? If you have to deliver bad news about missed paychecks, don't try to "sweeten the deal" by offering protected plant life as a bribe.
Honestly, how much longer is the International Community going to keep playing by these double standards when it comes to military interventions on this miserable little planet of ours? The whole Muammar Gaddafi situation really bugs me—I mean, sure, things probably weren't great for his people for a long time, but why wait until now to actually do something?
Then you look at all these other countries where massive portions of the population are being crushed and exploited—yet I don't see the international community stepping in. If they care so much about HUMAN RIGHTS, why aren't they taking action in places like Saudi Arabia Iran China North Korea Bahrain Yemen or various African nations? WHY not just call for a total mobilization in the "free world" to roll up these regimes and establish basic human rights in every single corner of the globe? Even if it meant fighting three world wars over the next 10 or 20 years—at least we’d end up with a world of democracies (assuming there's anything left of us)
The people of Tibet deserve their own republic, just like Albanians in Mexico—or Palestinians in Palestine.
My first run-in with the rings was specifically through this extended version... and honestly, it just killed me with boredom—way too many hurdles, way too slow—it totally drained my will to keep watching. I actually feel like there shouldn't be more than two movies, maybe something like three hours each, just to keep the pacing from dragging so much.
If anyone needs it, the whole set is about 100GB, so based on current hard drive prices, that's roughly $17 worth of space. I'm going to try rewatching the Lord of the Rings—extended version, but sticking to the standard theatrical cuts instead.