Exactly. It’s pretty obvious that a handful of clever manipulators realized religion is basically just fairy tales for kids. They saw how most people are actually pretty unstable and, frankly, kind of clueless, so they jumped on the chance to weaponize faith for their own gain. It’s all about grabbing power and control. By constantly feeding people fear, they managed to keep the uneducated masses under their thumb—honestly, it looks a lot like what you see happening in parts of the Middle East today.
It’s unbelievable how they immediately fall for that absolute garbage... 🤣
Look, you can clearly see that Mott prefers playing a 2-7-2 formation... I mean, whatever, that's just what they call "modern football" these days. Everything could be true, or it might not be. Who knows?
So, I caught a movie a few days ago and honestly? It sucked. Just a total drag. It was so tedious and exhausting to sit through that I kept losing focus constantly while it was playing. The humor didn't land for me at all, and the villains were just... meh. - 3/10
The previous Hellboy was way better—nothing groundbreaking or anything, but still a fun watch.
Yeah, look, I mean *Nikita* definitely feels like a rip-off, but honestly? The connection to *Red Sparrow* is where it gets interesting. It’s like both sides are just playing games, pulling everyone's strings just so they can grab a little bit of freedom for themselves...
I don't know, I guess I was expecting way more, though I can't even tell you why. To be honest, it isn't terrible, but there are just so many movies out there that feel exactly like this. Even the fight scenes? Nothing special about them. It felt way too choppy with all the quick cuts; I really wish they had gone for those longer, continuous shots like they did in John Wick—you know, where you can actually see the action happening... ...and the plot felt almost like a total rip-off of Red Sparrow. Cillian Murphy is someone I just can't stand, yet at the same time, he’s an absolutely incredible actor. Sasha Luss is gorgeous, too—never heard of her before, but after a quick Google search, turns out she’s actually a pretty big-deal model. Overall impression is a 5/10.
Look, I’m gonna be straight with you about the issues because I think it's important to point them out. I don't want to beat around the bush or play games here.
I need some help getting an honest opinion on this rig:
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E31 s1155 CPU: i5-3350P 3.1 GHz 1155 HDD: Samsung 500 GB SATA2 16 Mb F3 7200 rpm RAM: DDR3 1x8 GB Kingston 1600 HX CL10 PSU: XFX 450W Case: Zalman Z3 Plus mid tower case DVD/RW: Samsung DVD-RW SH-224DB SATA GPU: Sapphire RX550 puls 4 GB GDDR5 - less than a year old, still got the receipt and a valid warranty Original DVD with Windows 8.1 x64 Warcraft II license Warcraft III RoC original, comes with the box and manuals😁
I should probably mention that the motherboard is acting up a bit—two of the USB ports on the back lose connection every now and then. Just a heads up.
Nicole Torres91 said:It’s just such a waste of money, honestly. My son has his own setup, I’ve got my laptop, and this thing is just sitting here gathering dust. Does anyone actually buy stuff like this for cheap? Or maybe there's someone who fixes up PCs and would take it just for the parts?
Look, you gotta find out the exact specs first. Just list everything out right here and the guys will give you a rough idea of what it's worth, then you can try throwing it on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace.
Look, I’m super sensitive about this topic, and honestly, over the last year or two, just going to the movies has become a massive stressor for me. I feel like I'm constantly on the verge of getting into a physical altercation with someone. The sheer amount of pure disrespect I run into is just unreal. I mean, get this: I was at an AMC Theatres recently, and this guy—maybe mid-30s—standing right in front of me in line pulls out his phone, switches it to video mode, and starts filming the screen with his phone held high in the air. It was during that scene where Pennywise is lurking in the sewer. Thank God—though I'm not sure if he was doing me a favor or if I was doing him one—that he actually stopped once I called him out on it. Then there was this other kid sitting next to me. He wouldn't stop whispering to his girlfriend. I warned him twice, and he finally shut up for maybe ten minutes before starting right back up again. Then, the little jerk decides he needs to hit the restroom right in the middle of a crucial scene. As he’s shuffling past me, I "accidentally" clipped his foot, and the guy went flying right into the aisle between the rows. Do I even need to say that once he scrambled back to his seat, he sat there in total silence for the rest of the movie? I'm not exactly proud of how I handled that, but man... the selfishness I see in people, whether it's in a theater or just in life in general, it drives me absolutely insane.
James Anderson5 said:I think the situation isn't quite like that, and the polls everyone cites are totally rigged to maintain this specific illusion. First off, the sample sizes are tiny. Second, the lead pollster who predicts election results admitted himself that polling is highly questionable now because while 30-40% of people used to participate, now barely 10% do. You have to assume that 10% represents the hardcore voters for various sides. Plus, you see online polls where the GOP gets around 10%, which feels pretty realistic...
The mayor barely gets 25% of the vote, which is mostly just families employed by the city or local government contractors—people tied to political kickbacks—along with certain interest groups and people working for companies linked to the city's economy. On top of that, the major parties didn't even put forward any relevant candidates; the Democrats didn't even run anyone, which makes it obvious there’s some sort of backroom deal going on. I’m convinced the candidate is just a puppet for the mayor; after all, the city's legal interests are tied directly to the Democratic machine, so you could say the mayor has them in a stranglehold...
So, the mayor and the GOP are backed by an economically dependent or just plain narrow-minded crowd. It’s not a huge group, but they’re managed by a cunning elite and a shadow bureaucracy positioned in strategic spots. They’ve split the right wing into half a dozen tiny parties and took over the liberal side long ago, while using connected media outlets to smear other parties so the general public stays away from the polls. Those who actually do run often fail to hit the threshold, and those votes just get redistributed to the winners: mostly the GOP and the Democrats... 😁
A higher turnout for a third option would absolutely kill that establishment. That’s why they fight against things like easier voting access; they live off the belief they've created—that nothing can ever change...
Man, screw the polls, they aren't even the real issue. And what you wrote after that? Yeah, that’s exactly it. This tiny minority that actually goes to the polls, along with their "benefactors," runs the whole show while the rest of us just sit here getting fleeced, complaining but doing absolutely nothing. We're a rotten nation, honestly. Maybe a charity drive or a big football game is the only thing that can lift our spirits. Everything else? Nobody gives a damn, no matter how much we're being robbed blind...
Anthony Jackson2 said:Is it just me, or is this whole situation regarding the footage from the Mayor's trial completely insane?
There’s video of him telling his subordinates to basically manufacture a job opening just to hire one of his cronies—it’s blunt, zero subtlety, and the media reaction isn't just lukewarm; it’s practically non-existent. Then, as if it weren't obvious they're ignoring the actual crime, they pivot the entire narrative to focus on his "communication style" with staff. Like that’s the real issue here 🙏
Did I miss something?
I don't even know why you're surprised, man. The whole damn country is out of its mind. We're just destroying ourselves and selling ourselves out. It's like we don't even understand what it means to actually have a nation. This kind of behavior would almost make sense if we were some stateless group just trying to suck whatever blood we can from our masters or whoever's running the show, but we aren't.
That mayor and the Republicans are stories all their own. Honestly, if that guy dropped a nuke on NYC, he’d probably still win the election there, just like the GOP. Hell, if they sold us out to a foreign power again, those same assholes would still pull 30-35% of the vote. The Democrats are supposed to be the social-justice party, but most of them are just big-time capitalists like Trump, and the kids playing politics are basically just building walls. The bridge is totally broken and nobody's even stepped up to fix the foundation yet—and I don't mean literal infrastructure, I mean the parties themselves.
Just look at that millionaire prick over there; he's got his hands in everything and nobody can touch him...
And all of this has led to a point where people just don't give a damn. They only care about looking out for themselves, and the "greater good"? Who cares about that? And it’s not just at the national level, either. You see it right in my own apartment building. We've got 17 units in a five-story building, and we have trash containers kept inside an enclosed area, but half the residents won't even put their garbage *in* the bins. They just leave it sitting next to them, and then during the HOA meetings, they start whining about the cockroaches. When you actually tell them, "Hey, it's because you're being lazy," they're ready to throw hands over you having the audacity to say it to them... it's pathetic.
I honestly don't get why that Black actor is bothering everyone so much; it’s got absolutely nothing to do with the actual movie. 😁
It kind of reminds me of this buddy of mine who trashed The Dark Knight Rises because he thought it was too unrealistic, and then, like, two days later, he's suddenly raving about James Bond Skyfall.