Posts by slyowl6

Oh, bravo 🙂

So much for an "organized," affordable, and helpful taxi service! Well, if you can even call it organized. This is straight-up criminal! 😠
These thieves actually think the public owes them this kind of money. They just lash out at anyone who was smart enough to avoid using a taxi in the first place—it’s pure retaliation.
Honestly, those folks from San Diego are really setting the gold standard here. 🙄

Taxi services in Chicago really ought to be treated as a public utility, just like the CTA. At the very least, there needs to be some kind of standardization. We desperately need subsidies too, especially in a city where taxis aren't exactly the go-to option for everyone. Honestly, it was nothing short of embarrassing—and frankly, a nightmare—to deal with what happened to me at Union Station just last month. One morning, I’m standing at the main station and there isn't a SINGLE YELLOW CAB in sight. And then, to make matters worse, a ride from the bus terminal to... well, let's just say it was about five streetcar stops away, ended up costing me $25!
The pricing is absolutely outrageous (especially during the late-night hours), and the quality of service is just as bad. You've got drivers who seem like they've never seen a map before, and prices that make New York look cheap! As long as things stay this way, taxi drivers are going to keep whining about how quiet it is and why nobody is using them. If we don't fix this, Chicago is just going to end up stuck with a pathetic excuse for a taxi service.

The movie is tight, and of course, it’s Scorsese-esque bizarre. You get lost in this massive pile of scenes and you're just sitting there wondering: okay, where is this actually going?
But honestly, it’s useful for getting a look at the face of America. People say about this place that whenever things seem like they're about to explode, the pressure just shifts somewhere else and the whole thing keeps churning along. I mean, if New York City started out like that, can you even imagine what it's become today? Personally, I think it's a pretty solid deep dive for anyone looking to catch a glimpse of the demonic underbelly of the human race.

The Lešij's whole job is just guarding the forest.
If people with bad intentions wander into the woods, he scares them off by screaming or playing little pranks on them.

But seriously, does he actually play pranks on hunters, or does he count them as the "good guys"?
Because, you know, I always hear hunters talking about how much they love nature and want to protect it. 🙄 Maybe they even managed to convince the Lešij that they’re helping maintain the natural balance!

The Lešij's wife might show up looking like a haggard woman with huge breasts, a naked girl wandering through the trees, or even a woman as tall as the timber wearing traditional peasant clothes.

Could the Lešij's wife actually be Baba Yaga? Or maybe Kosjenka?
Honestly, I feel like there would be such a fascinating study to do regarding the hallucinogenic substances used by ancient folks back in the day. Who knows—maybe in Asia or Russia... Or, hey, maybe the Lešij's wife is just some kind of physical manifestation of nature's own beauty. 🙂

Honestly, after reading what Scott Hayes14 wrote, this movie feels like an absolute crime. Thank goodness I managed to forget all those specific book details! I mean, what’s even the point of a film if half the book is missing and a third of it is just... changed?
I can't help but wonder—and please don't take this the wrong way, I don't want to bruise any fairytale sensibilities here—but does any Ring fanatic actually experience Real Life ??? 🙂 because obsessing over this takes up quite a bit of time...
This seems like a pretty catchy movie, ha!
But even for me, acting as a somewhat objective observer, I have to say that what Nyman pointed out really rubbed me the wrong way too.

Quote: IpakPriča about Frodo's encounter with Faramir is fundamentally altered. Tolkien's Faramir is one of the most perceptive and compassionate characters in the book, sharp enough to sense the importance of Frodo's quest and allow him to continue without interference. In the movie, he loses all those qualities—by deciding to take The Ring to Minas Tirith, he drags Frodo and Sam about forty miles away from their path, allowing the Nazgûl to discover The Ring in Osgiliath before he realizes his mistake.