Richard Wilson4 said:Personally, I think the third one is solid.
The second installment definitely had the darkest vibe, though.
I still remember watching the second one... when they killed off his woman, man, I was livid! I just wanted to see him tear them all apart—which, well, he did. 😁 I honestly wish movies could still stir up that kind of raw emotion in me—that feeling where you’re just sitting there, totally hooked, watching the hero take down every last one of the bad guys.
The actress who played Mel's girlfriend is Patsy Kensit. She was only 21 in "Lethal Weapon 2," and she was incredibly stunning back then. Now she's 53 and looks like your typical washed-up former starlet who's had way too much work done.
The first two Lethal Weapon movies were just solid, straight-up action thrillers—they had those funny bits sprinkled in, sure, but they worked. Once you hit the third installment, though, the comedy started taking over the driver's seat, and by the fourth one, it was honestly pretty hard to sit through.
I’d always looked at this franchise as kind of an embarrassment, which is why the news about a potential sequel actually caught my attention—I wouldn't mind seeing how they handle it. Plus, it’s always a win to see Mel Gibson back in a leading role.
analogpilot16 said:Mel Gibson confirmed he’s both directing and starring in Deadpool 5 I'm expecting nothing less than a total masterpiece from this legend—honestly, I love him just as much behind the camera as he is in front of it.
Ryan Wilson2 said:Honestly, I don't care who plays Pinhead—the guy is just weird and terrifying regardless. You could practically cast Al Bundy 😁
But taking a masterpiece like that and trying to remake it in this era of political correctness... meh. Honestly, it might actually work if the Russians or some Europeans handled it—that feels like a safer bet for keeping the edge 👎
Exactly... when Americans decide to remake a horror classic, it usually turns into total garbage.
I’d much rather see a Frenchman take a crack at Hellraiser.
mellowskipper said:Look, that has absolutely nothing to do with Hollywood politics. At this rate, we’re going to be adding our gender identity—whether you're trans, nonbinary, or whatever other category they dream up next—directly onto our resumes. Just another thing to list right next to your work experience and GPA. But hey, nevermind... Speaking of those cenobites—honestly, I don't recall them being portrayed as sexless or perverse at all. It’s funny how memory works like that. I really ought to sit down and rewatch the films just to be sure.
The film is actually an adaptation of that Clive Barker novel, *The Hellbound Heart*. In that novel, the Cenobites aren't quite the same as they are in the movie—they're different—and the lead Cenobite, the one with all those pins in his head, apparently "has a voice excite girl." Honestly, Pinhead could play a woman without breaking a sweat. If they were actually transgender—which, let's be real, would just add another layer of supernatural weirdness to the whole vibe—it would be perfect.
Now, before the usual crowd starts typing out furious rants about the feminization of pop culture or some "woke" agenda—we should probably look at the source material. In Clive Barker's original novella, "Hellbound Heart," the cenobites are described as beings of indeterminate gender. And their leader—the one they call "Pinhead" in the book—is described, and I quote, as having a voice excite girl.
The cenobites are essentially perverse demons, and let's face it, demons don't really care about gender binaries. So, casting a trans person actually fits the lore perfectly.
Gladiator started feeling like some Hollywood pseudo-historical lemonade way back when HBO's "Rome" dropped in 2005.
That series was incredibly well-researched—just packed with archaeological details, period-accurate customs, and actual historical events. And Titus Pullo—who, by the way, also becomes a gladiator in one episode—is a much bigger badass than Maximus.
I feel like we’ve become so used to genuine historical reconstructions in TV series nowadays—plus Mel Gibson got us accustomed to hearing the actual period languages in historical films—that these Hollywood lemonades just don't hit the same way they used to. Ridley Scott is going to have his work cut out for him.
It’s basically impossible to make a decent movie about the ancient Romans—no matter how cheap you try to keep it. Honestly, the bigger the budget, the better.
Honestly, pretty awesome! You just can't beat those massive, big-budget Roman epics. It doesn't even matter that Maximus is gone.
I thought the sequel to 300 was alright too—even if Leonidas wasn't in it. They managed to nail the tone while pivoting the theme in some new directions and introducing fresh characters. That’s exactly how they should handle Gladiator 2.
stormyheron9 said:If you stick to new habits long enough, they stop being "new" and just become your new normal. Then you can judge for yourself whether the upgrade was worth it or if the old ways were better. You just have to be persistent. Nothing happens overnight, obviously. But the key is genuine desire. If someone truly wants this, after a significant amount of time—we aren't talking six months, we mean much longer—it becomes their standard way of operating.
Oh, it can happen immediately! There's just no time for this slow, patient, step-by-step approach. No, time is ticking away. It has to be right now! 👍
Rachel Richardson said:So, you suddenly pivot from dating Black women to exclusively blondes? 😁 What would even drive a person to make a shift like that? 🍿
One guy on here mentioned he wasn't exactly thrilled with his own personality.
He wants to—well, "become more outgoing, get out more, break free from his shell," and all that jazz.
Look, if that's the case, I honestly think you can change your whole vibe right this second. There’s this persistent myth floating around about the necessity of being "true to yourself." But honestly? It's just a myth...
In theory, you could overhaul your entire personality overnight. There isn't actually anything stopping you from doing it. Sure, nobody ever really pulls it off—not consistently, anyway—but it’s possible. It really is.
I’m not sure if high school or those early college years count toward this.
It happened quite a bit back in high school. You’d have these quiet girls—totally into poetry, super intellectual, top of their class, perfectly behaved—and then suddenly, they’d transform into these edgy rebels who were drinking, smoking, swearing, and dressing like they walked off a punk rock stage... We all stood there wondering how that was even possible, what could have triggered it? With the guys, it wasn't usually such a sudden jump; it felt more like a slow burn... but for the girls, it usually just took one summer break...
That kind of rapid personality shift also used to happen during basic training. You’d see guys change completely within a single month. But again, these abrupt transformations were always limited to the younger crowd—teenagers or people in their early 20s. Once you get older, you just don't undergo these kinds of sudden shifts anymore...
Honestly, I don't know a single person over the age of 20-something who has ever fundamentally changed like that.
Lawrence Booth2 said:It’s probably the best story ever published in Sirius And honestly, one of the strongest ones out there if you're counting by page count
It isn't really a book or novel—it's way too short for that... But man, it’s top-tier stuff
Look, it's definitely the standout piece from that specific issue of Sirius, but calling it the absolute best across all 156 issues? Probably not. That said, it is absolutely fantastic.
If they ever did an adaptation, they should stick strictly to the source material—no unnecessary fluff or padding. That simplicity is exactly why it works so well. As for that ending... let's just say it hits with the same gut-punching shock value as the movie "The Mist".
Interesting—though honestly, the story feels more like a psychological horror-thriller than anything else, so they're definitely going to have to pad out the plot quite a bit to make it work as a full feature.
Dough, cheese, and spices. Sure, you can use spices to mask some mediocre ingredients—I mean, we've all been there—but you just can't hide subpar dough or cheap cheese.
Matthew Johnson30 said:Honestly, Šamalamadingdong is actually worse than the Transformers film. At least Bay takes himself seriously—there’s a level of self-awareness there—whereas this guy acts like he’s some sort of übermensch creative on par with Kubrick, which, let's be real, hasn't been the case in years.
Who says he actually thinks that, though? I haven't really sat through his interviews or any of those public outbursts. Is there an actual quote out there where he's just bragging about himself?
And when it comes to creativity—I mean, you can't deny his movies are interesting and definitely don't follow the standard formula.
The premise is actually pretty interesting. Šajmalan knows his stuff—he’s a solid filmmaker who really understands the craft—and his movies always manage to feel distinct and engaging.