So, I was just thinking about another one where the ending totally let me down. >. I honestly would’ve changed it so he was the only survivor, just to spare them all the misery, and then have him get rescued by the military at the very end. I mean, on one hand, I get that the ending is super impactful, and you can tell they were definitely aiming for that gut-punch feeling to make sure it sticks in your head.
Ethan Palmer61 said:That’s just how it goes with Michael Haneke; he just won't give you the option of a happy ending. It’s like that one scene where the woman kills the villain, and then the other guy just "rewinds" the scene—that kind of thing basically tells you right away that things aren't going to end well.
He’s just... a bit weird 😁
Yeah, I get that, but I still can't wrap my head around that ending, I guess. But like you mentioned, once you see that rewind thing, you could pretty much conclude exactly which direction the story is heading.
I don't know, I’m just not really a fan of movies where the main characters don't get some kind of happy ending, you know? It immediately makes me think of that horror flick The Descent, where the lead girl barely manages to claw her way back to the surface only to get absolutely wrecked right at the end. To me, that’s just pointless. I mean, okay, look, sometimes those bleak endings work really well and turn out to be great, but most of the time, it just doesn't do it for me. I guess I’d also throw Funny Games into that mix; I actually think it’s a really good movie, but that ending where they just move to a different house is honestly such a letdown. After all that suffering and abuse they went through, you're just sitting there expecting someone to finally take those villains down.
I'm not entirely sure if there's already a thread like this floating around somewhere, so if there is, maybe we can just merge this one into it. Basically, I’m pretty sure everyone here has those movies where you just sit there thinking, "Man, I wish they’d ended it differently." Like, the whole movie is absolutely killer, but then the ending comes along and just completely ruins the entire vibe for you.
It would be cool if you guys could also pitch some alternative endings—you know, how you would have wrapped it up if you were in the director's chair and all that. 🙂
I’ve got a few of these stuck in my head, so once I finally get settled at my computer, I'll write them out.
Just a heads-up: This whole thread is basically going to be one giant spoiler fest, since we're specifically talking about how movies end. I don't feel the need to slap a 'spoiler warning' on every single sentence because it’s kind of obvious what we're doing here, but hey, feel free to use them if it makes you feel better. Anyway, if you haven't seen a certain movie or if you're worried about getting spoiled, you probably shouldn't keep reading this thread.
northernpilot55 said:Is there any chance for some power changes in Nex25 for: northernpilot55?
It’s a bit of a surprise that it hasn't been claimed yet. 🙂 It could work for northernpilot55—just reach out to rustydrifter10.
Look, this request has been sitting there since April. I mean, it could be that after you reached out to Nice, some technical glitch happened or whatever, and the correction just... vanished into thin air. But if you didn't actually get in touch with Nice, then well, that's probably why nothing ever moved forward in the first place.
Anyway, my bad on this, but seriously, just hit up Nice to get this fix sorted out. 🙂
If you’ve got some kind of grievance but can't get ahold of the Federal Reserve, just shoot them a DM instead. Reddit isn't really the place for venting stuff like that, and honestly, it shouldn't be used for trolling either.
Look, you’re totally allowed to ask for a nickname change, but there's a catch—you can't just make it something completely unrecognizable from what it is now. There’s gotta be some level of similarity left, I guess. Like, you can't just go from Ivanna to Marina or try any other weird pivots like that. As for starting over with a fresh profile, yeah, you have every right to do that. You just log out of this one and sign up again using a different email address than the one tied to your current Coward account. Just keep in mind that you aren't supposed to be posting on the same thread with two different handles or anything like that. If you're planning on ditching this profile for good, maybe just give the moderators a heads-up in whichever subforum you usually hang out in, just so they aren't left wondering what happened.
Look, the very first post in this thread lays out the ground rules pretty clearly: negative critiques aren't welcome here. I mean, look, if you don't like something, that's fine, you're entitled to your own opinion and whatever, but the internal guidelines for this specific thread basically forbid anyone from leaving nasty comments about the photos posted by the ladies on this forum. It’s just how the rules work, and honestly, everyone participating in this discussion needs to respect that.
As for what you said, regardless of the actual rule, you could have handled yourself a lot more gracefully and just kept it simple—like, I don't know, just saying "I'm not a fan" or something. Using "gross" isn't the only way to express that you're not feeling something. From what I can tell, you've been given a yellow card, which is really just a formal heads-up so you realize that kind of commentary doesn't belong in this particular thread.
Honestly, I don't see any point in keeping this thing open either. It’s basically just a mountain of random posts—mostly just pointless chatter, really—all written by some clone of a user who's already been banned anyway. I'm with the moderator on this one, so yeah, lock it up.
So, I was scrolling through this thread for a bit and noticed the mod actually stepped in after that post got flagged. Apparently, bluecyclist64 caught a warning for being abusive, and I see the same moderator even put out a formal public reprimand.
As for why the Fire Department guy is banned, what kind of strikes he’s sitting on, or the specifics of his situation, I guess we can just take that up with him directly.
If you keep acting up, the PŽK mods are gonna absolutely nuking your account, so I’m just shutting this whole thread down since there's honestly zero point in arguing about it anymore.
Maria Parker77, look, you’ve got a permanent ban on MK, and frankly, you earned it. Because of that, you don't have any right to be posting on that subforum anymore, regardless of what username you try to hide behind. Every single clone account you try to use to get back in there is going to get hit with an immediate permaban, and if you keep trying with your main, we'll just keep extending the ban every single time.
...while the other one just says, it's just dim OFF and nothing else, really. I mean, I guess not everyone is going to appreciate that kind of thing, but hey, you’ll have a little rhyme to play with and it might actually make you laugh, I suppose.
I’m just gonna stick to the stuff that actually matters for this appeal and this specific situation.
Edward Price6 said:briskhound2 asked me for links and proof and all that jazz. But when I actually go looking for it, suddenly everyone goes deaf.
Look, if you’re going to post something publicly and claim someone said or did something, you obviously have to back it up with links. All the deleted posts are still visible to the admin team, so you don't really need to worry about whether briskhound2 deleted anything just to 'hide' it from the rest of the admins.
Furthermore—and this is what I mentioned before, which is kind of symptomatic—the last thing left on the thread where the debate started was briskhound2’s post (well, what was left after the deletions), where he’s acting as a moderator telling me I have nothing left to comment because of my signature in my Avatar. I mean, seriously? Is that even normal?! Since when does a moderator talk to a user like that? And it's not even the first time; this whole way briskhound2 behaves is exactly why I finally decided to take action. It's like if I hopped on a Greyhound bus and the driver told me he wasn't driving me because he didn't like my haircut. And yeah, let's not forget that as an American taxpayer, I basically pay for this forum, and I honestly think I contribute something positive to the film threads.
Okay. I guess I sort of agree with you there. I went ahead and deleted both posts. Your post where you started the trolling and briskhound2’s response to that same trolling. If I had handed out a warning for that, you probably would've been the first one to get another strike for being a troll. And it's not even because briskhound2 is a moderator. In that thread, he’s just another guy on the forum, just like you. You showed up intentionally to mess around, so why would you expect nobody to react? Every mod, including briskhound2, uses this forum as a regular user too. If they cross the line, they're gonna get a strike. Rules apply to everyone, period.
Going back to the grievance in my first post: briskhound2 either doesn't know how, or simply refuses, to separate his role as a user/commenter from his role as a moderator. I don't have these issues with the other mods. Usually, if I break a rule, I get a strike and that's that. But briskhound2 gets right into the fray, resorting to low blows whenever he runs out of actual arguments. Then, once he's backed into a corner, he hides behind his moderator status. Well, that's not how it works; you've gotta pick a side. Either stay out of the argument or shut it down immediately. Before, comments like this that caused a stir were treated as jokes—honestly, people have insulted users way worse than this and walked away without any punishment at all. So here we are, where some pretty minor remark gets someone hit with strikes and penalty points (and I think it was quite a few, maybe like 35 points or something), while on the Prometheus thread, there's still garbage being posted that you wouldn't believe. And nobody says a word.
Give me the links to whatever you're claiming. As far as recent strikes go, you personally have one from briskhound2 for trolling. I looked at the strike, and it stands. You were trolling.
So, now they’re trying to paint me as some kind of problematic user here. Honestly, this is just another perfect chance for you guys to actually prove those claims of yours. Like, seriously, how many warnings or bans have I actually racked up over the last year, two years, three? Maybe I got like two minor warnings, I guess. And one of those was because I bumped heads with briskhound2. So now, suddenly, it’s being framed like I’m constantly attacking him. It’s just stupid, really. Most of the time I don't even bother getting into arguments with him because I already know how the whole thing plays out. I end up getting a red card, he spends the whole time insulting me, and then he just wipes out whatever part of my post he doesn't like. That way, he gets the last word, and it builds this whole image of him being this invincible moderator who always wins every debate. Which, statistically speaking, is basically impossible.
I wouldn't say that, though. Please, send over the links.
And looking at that other point, this second moderator is throwing around the word "lynching" now. And honestly, that's exactly where we're at—any attempt to question how the system works gets labeled as a lynching. How am I supposed to call out a moderator for behaving badly if every single complaint gets shut down immediately? I see people complaining in this thread, but from what I can tell, absolutely nothing changes. It’s easy enough to write off someone who starts swearing or being abusive, sure, but it’s way harder to counter someone who’s actually making a reasoned argument. So, I’m genuinely curious to see how this all ends, and whether the moderator will actually face any consequences, though based on what I'm seeing in this thread, I highly doubt it.
He started a thread and basically invited everyone who has an issue with briskhound2 to join in for a collective protest. If you ask me, that's nothing more than calling for a 'lynching.' It might sound harsh, but that's pretty much what it is. That’s not how PŽK works. People only complain about their own stuff and their own bans. You start a thread, and you can only complain if you personally were treated unfairly. Most people know how to start a thread, and if they feel like briskhound2 or any other mod has screwed them over, they can definitely file a formal grievance.
Which is totally fine by me. If > wants to vent here, then let them. But I’m not gonna let this turn into some massive pile-on where every single person on the site who has a bone to pick with > jumps in, because that's definitely not how he intended for this thread to work in the first place.
Calling for a 'public lynching' of a moderator isn't allowed, so please don't make a habit of doing that. Any user can and should start their own thread on the US Forum if they feel a moderator unfairly issued them a warning or deleted their posts without a legitimate reason. Opening mass threads just to vent about a moderator's general management style is strictly off-limits here.
Furthermore, this whole latest mess started because of Transformers. It’s honestly exhausting how people compare every single movie to Transformers. I made a joke about someone being a closeted Transformers fan, and then I ended up getting some kind of warning.
You didn't get "some kind of warning," you got flagged for trolling because you were trolling. Honestly, your post was clearly just mocking us, and if you ask me, the call stands. From what I can see, the user above your post shared their opinion with briskhound2 regarding his comments on Transformers, and he wasn't warned at all. So, it's clearly not true that every opinion which doesn't align with briskhound2 gets deleted or flagged.
Now the argument has spiraled into the Mad Max thread, where the Mr. Moderator is sinking down to Bumboslav's level, for example, and insulting me as a user just because my signature praises Avatar.
Actually, no, you aren't praising Avatar in your signature.
Edward Price6 said:My signature is just a trap for idiots.
So, I would like others who have been similarly mistreated or belittled to come forward, because I remember there were quite a few of them across various threads.
No. On this specific thread, only you can weigh in, since we are discussing the moderation directed at you. Other users have nothing to contribute here. Most people already know how to open a new thread and how to file an appeal if they think they actually have a case.
As for that actual discussion over in the Mad Max thread, I took a look and went ahead and deleted your totally off-topic rant. That debate belongs on the US Forum, right here. You entered that thread knowing you guys had already clashed over Transformers, and you deliberately wrote that briskhound2 would be first in line for the next Transformers release, which is nothing more than pure mockery. In the post below that, briskhound2 just gave you a taste of your own medicine by bringing up your signature. And I'll say it again: he wasn't insulting you (nor do I see any insult in that post) because you like Avatar. Because you don't actually like or respect Avatar. I mean, at least based on your own post saying your signature is a "trap for idiots." Which could be interpreted as anything from intentional provocation to a subtle insult.
There isn't really a set deadline for when the username change actually happens. It could be done in five minutes, or honestly, it might take five whole weeks. I guess it all just comes down to how slammed the admin is with other stuff. 🙂