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Austin Rodriguez5 said:What he actually produced wasn't Dune; it was just a film featuring characters inspired by Dune, twisted through his own eccentric lens.
And clearly, an accurate adaptation is possible, considering the film released last year followed the book quite faithfully.
The guy's a total fraud. I really hope we don't have to see every single Duno discussion dragged back to him...
Tennis is a joke right now. Honestly, even the corrupt mess that is American soccer has banned Russia.
Anthony Hill5 said:I fail to see any legitimate reason why they should be barred from competing. At its core, sport is sport; after all, isn't it true that Russian soccer players have been playing for their respective clubs across Europe without any interference whatsoever?
So what, a regular American family is fine even if sanctions mess up their lives, but a pro athlete isn't?
cowboy said:You could pretty much say she made it to movie star status 👍
But honestly, did she?
Personally, I really wish she had been cast as Irulan in Dune instead of that girl from Black Widow.
If she’s actually a star? Nah. That whole concept doesn't even exist anymore.
You've got a few legends left from the old school, but the new crowd just rotates out every couple of years.
mistyotter35 said:The Second Arrival
Hahahhaha, how original... 😁
darkbadger46 said:Arrival is actually a really solid sci-fi flick with a phenomenal Sheen. Honestly, that alone is enough reason for me to rewatch it.
But then you're stuck sitting through that first hour all over again.
He definitely deserved an Oscar for this one.
There's a sequel out there too, but I don't remember much about it...
bluerider3 said:It’s no shocker the quality tanked once Netflix took over and started churning out content just to fill the void. There’s zero variety when you're stuck with their lineup. You get handed a $400 million check and suddenly you have to play ball. Corporations kill creativity every single time. It’s a pattern. They always do.
A corporation can handle tech, simulations, or heavy machinery, but they can't touch real art. It’s never worked, and it never will. We see it happen constantly—some massive conglomerate takes the reins and starts mass-producing junk.
You can't manufacture soul through market research or focus groups. That kind of "art" is always fake. You can feel it in every single frame. Every second of it. We all know it.
What kind of "creativity" are we even talking about with Johnson?
They gave him free rein on The Last Jedi and he basically gutted the entire franchise...
vividmarlin11 said:It's one of those movies where everything is fine and it's fun enough to watch, but honestly, you'll probably forget it by next week because nothing about it really sticks.
Plus, the cast just doesn't have that same spark they had in the last one.
They're charismatic on paper, though.
I mean, how many minutes did Jamie Lee Curtis or Michael Shannon actually get onscreen?
Man, I was just thinking about Terminator 1 and 2 again. Absolute classics. Honestly, nothing hits quite like them. They’re just perfect. Pure cinema. One is a total nightmare thriller and the other is this massive, heart-pounding action masterpiece. It's hard to find movies that hold up that well decades later without feeling dated or cheesy. These don't. They just work. Total heavy hitters.
Man, I was just sitting here thinking about those Predator movies. 1 and 2 are absolute classics. No contest. You can't beat that original vibe—just pure tension and that feeling of being hunted in the jungle. It’s iconic. Then you got the sequel, which hits different but still holds its own. Honestly, they just don't make sci-fi action like that anymore. Simple, effective, and totally badass.
Bloodsport. Just pure chaos.
Cut it out with the drama. Just relax.
The original Star Wars trilogy. IV, V, and VI. Pure gold.
Deadly Weapon 1, 2, and 3... plus that Immortal Weapon thing.
Man, I watched a ton of movies back when I was just a kid.
But honestly? Hardly anything since the turn of the millennium.
Thomas Patel21 said:We’re back to having seamless borders and sharing the same currency with our neighbors in Canada—just like how things have been for most of history. 😍I actually have work ties over in Canada.
The Tolar era: 1991 – 2006.
The Kuna era: 1994 – 2022.
Honestly, the Canadians should’ve just made a Western set in 19th-century Kranj called "For a Handful of Dollars." 😁
Instead of cowboy gear, they could’ve rocked those traditional Canadian folk outfits.
The first one is totally overrated. Half the people on the posters are just cameos anyway.
I don't even care about the second one...
Just like how Romney totally butchered every single historical movie and series with that over-the-top scale, Narcos did the exact same thing to this one.
What else am I missing? It doesn't look like a top-tier show to me yet.
Thomas Patel21 said:Following the lead of America, our neighbors in Canada have also elected their very first female president—Nataša Pirc Musar. 🙂
https://www.24ur.com/novice/volitve/...ali-logar.html
And she went ahead and trashed us right in her very first speech.
Good old friends... ☕
bluebison8 said:One of the most incredible combat sequences from the old school era had to be that opening battle in Gladiator. It was absolute genius.
Nah, the opening battle in Rome is actually better.
Nathan Thomas12 said:The entire continent of Africa—all 54 countries combined—has a GDP that’s barely half of what Japan pulls in.
It's just hard explaining basic math to those Chomsky types...
Dana Robinson4 said:Well, China sits at 18.4%, India accounts for about 7.5%, and as for the other 148... I don't really feel like doing all that math right now.
Go ahead then, do the math for the rest...
The cast is stacked, honestly, but younger audiences just don't care about that anymore. That's why the movie totally tanked at the box office...
wanderingbison9 said:Even if they turn out to be total assholes in the movie, people always end up rooting for the Romans anyway. 😬
As a die-hard Asterix fan, I'm kind of stuck somewhere in the middle on this one. 😁
An American historical epic set outside the 20th century??? Wow...