Posts by Noah Sanchez2

Didn't I tell you about the Golden Globe? That movie was an absolute train wreck. It’s one of those rare films you can honestly say just isn't for everyone.

driftingcanyon2 said:Good grief, it's nothing but depraved movies. Do you have anything remotely normal? 😁
Cadaver — haven't seen it, but based on the trailer, I'd say it fits.
Audition — seen it; it's horror, so it doesn't quite fit the category.
Schramm — haven't seen it, but the trailer looks like total trash.
The Golden Glove — haven't seen it either, but from the trailer, it seems to fit. I've been meaning to watch that one for a while; thanks for the reminder. 😁

I watch this kind of stuff pretty regularly, so I quickly pulled together a few titles that mostly fit the criteria. I think I nailed at least two out of four. Schramm is a deep cut—it’s got that gritty, trashy aesthetic specifically meant to mirror the protagonist's mental breakdown. I can probably think of a few more, but I'll let you know when I have a moment.

I think https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11284280/ Cadaver (2020) might fit that category too. It touches on Sci-Fi since it takes place shortly after a nuclear war—maybe a month or two later—but the plot itself lacks any actual Sci-Fi elements. Still, there’s plenty of action, thriller vibes, and violence.

driftingcanyon2, what's your take on the cult classic Audition (1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audition_(1999_film)? It's listed as horror on IMDb, but based on the criteria you laid out, it seems like it could work. Also, the German film Schramm (1993) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108053/ might belong here, though I should warn you, it's a pretty brutal watch. Then there's the German film The Golden Glove (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7670212/, which fits your description perfectly—an extremely violent psychological action thriller.
What do you think about those?

John Carter is a masterpiece of cinema. It actually has a plot, developed characters, and great effects. Monster Hunter doesn't have any of those things.

Ron Perlman might actually be the worst part of this movie. His acting is so wooden it’s physically painful to watch. And don't even get me started on that crew on the ship—just a bunch of random characters who died for no reason. I haven't played the games, so were they actually important or something? It felt like they just threw them into the script without any real introduction to who they are or what they do.

It’s been a long time since I’ve sat through something this bad.

At this point, things can only look up once we get the series.

David Sanders4 said:It just goes to show how much a lack of imagination and creativity plagues certain corners of the biggest film industries out there. It’s become pure business; the artistry is gone. Video games are making art now. Characters in games are consistently on a much higher level—I honestly think Raiden from MGS had more psychological and social depth than all the characters in a single Batman movie combined. Especially when you look at RPGs, which I don't even play that much, but the characterization there is 🙏
when I think about games like Shadow Hearts, the writing is so good it actually hurts!

Specifically, in TLOU, the dialogue between young Ellie and the guy helping her with the explosives is fantastic. Naughty Dog really is making true art, which they proved with the whole Uncharted series, but with TLOU, they pushed it to a whole new level in terms of both dramatic weight and gameplay style!

I couldn't agree more. I haven't played TLOU myself since I don't own a PlayStation, though I know the story (which is top-tier), but I play on PC quite a bit (with a beast of a machine) and recently treated myself to a binge-run through the entire Metro series (Metro, Metro: Last Light, and Metro 😈Exodus). I can't tell you how many times I actually teared up while playing. The storytelling is so tightly woven (especially in Last Light and Exodus), the characters feel so fleshed out and "alive," and there are so many moral lessons, so many ways to handle situations, and just so much sadness, regret, and shattered dreams... Glukhovsky wrote great books (read them all, obviously), but the games hit harder. I can't remember watching a movie in the last 20 years that moved me emotionally the way scenes from Exodus or Last Light did. The Metro series is just another example of how incapable modern film production (especially Hollywood) is at doing something right. The creator actually sold the film rights, but shortly after pre-production started, he pulled out of the deal along with the rights. The reason? The Hollywood crew wanted to "Americanize" the plot, move it to the tunnels under Washington, D.C., cut 90% of the story, and change the remaining 10%. He walked away from them and found another buyer, with whom he luckily agreed to make the film a blend of the book plots and the game storylines (he was personally involved in creating the game narratives and tweaked things from the books to improve the pacing and characters).

Hollywood filmmaking is hitting rock bottom; there's nothing new to see, and nobody seems to have the ability to come up with fresh ideas anymore. Everything has devolved into hyper-producing empty, recycled themes and an endless loop of remakes and reboots.

It’s tough to picture an actor who could actually pull off Geralt. Both the books and the games have enough meat for a massive trilogy, maybe more. It would be a real shame if they turned it into some cheap Hollywood cash-grab like Hobbit or Seventh Son. The Witcher is far too dark and gritty for that; there isn't much room for jokes when the source material leans so heavily into pure horror.

This trailer feels like it was lifted straight from one of the books, and it nails the vibe perfectly.



A movie like this could be great, but it’d be so easy to ruin everything with the wrong lead actor or by stripping away the atmosphere found in the books and games.

This movie was a complete disaster. I’m honestly speechless. What can you even say about it? The script? The plot? The special effects? The acting? Just hand them all the Golden raspberry awards and call it a day. I lasted about thirty minutes before giving up; I just couldn't bring myself to finish it.

Yeah, Reign of Fire was great. The dragon designs were top-tier—easily some of the best ever put on screen. Solid acting, good locations, and the effects held up surprisingly well for its time. The plot had a few holes, but honestly, who cares when there are dragons involved? (Unless we're talking about Eragon.)

Midnight Meat Train was actually great. I thought John Carter was pretty solid and fun too; not sure why it flopped so hard.

Incredible movie. I still remember watching it for the first time—what a nightmare. For a while after, I’d swear I could hear those wings flapping whenever I stepped outside at night. The sequel holds up just as well, and I really hope the third one follows suit. The villain is top-tier; he truly defines the whole vibe of the film, especially with that tense atmosphere. What I love most about him is how mysterious and unpredictable he stays. He’s just... elusive. I just hope they don't ruin him with some stupid backstory in the upcoming third installment.

Hopefully we're right about that.

It’s pretty obvious this is going to be a total joke and way better than Twilight (lol), but I still can't get over the disgusting thought of them actually kissing in the movie.

God, can you imagine how she feels when they kiss? Those zombies are absolutely epic.

That wasn't my question. It's pretty obvious I'm looking at a used card.

Hey everyone, I could use some help picking out a new GPU. I'm running an HP Z440 Workstation equipped with dual Intel Xeon E5430 processors at 2.66GHz, 8GB of RAM (8x1GB in quad-channel mode using FBB ECC DDR2), two 160GB Raptor drives in RAID 0 for the OS and software, and two 1TB HDDs for extra storage. My first setup was a pair of Nvidia Quadro FX 570 cards in SLI; they were great for my CAD work—mechanical engineering is my field—but they struggled with modern gaming. Later, I picked up an 8800GTX which worked wonders, though it eventually bit the dust like most 8800s do. Since then, I've been using an HD 4850 with 1GB of VRAM, which still holds its own for games, CAD, and watching 1080p content on my 27" monitor.

Lately, the 4850 hasn't been quite cutting it with newer titles, so it’s time for an upgrade. Given my budget, I'm looking at these options:

1. Nvidia GTX 460 with 1GB

2. Nvidia GTX 465 with 1GB

3. Nvidia GTX 470 with 1280MB

4. AMD/ATI HD5850 with 1GB

5. AMD/ATI HD6870 with 1GB

What are your thoughts on these? Which one would you recommend?

EDIT 2

Just caught up on the first page and realized I should mention the power supply. I have a 1200W Dell PSU.

Sacha Baron Cohen and this new flick of his (I can't even remember the title...) compared to those uber-cool teen movies filled with music and dancing where everyone is just innocent and wonderful, or those trendy teen flicks centered on Black culture and their supposedly amazing lives, or all the Fast & Furious movies and stuff like that—like Torque, which was total trash—or Vin Diesel's XXX, or those cheesy romances...

I have to admit, I’ve seen every single Twilight Saga movie except this new one (I haven't even touched the first part of the last installment) because I wanted to see what the hype was about and why kids are so obsessed... and I was wrong. Especially after reading the books to see if they were actually as bad as I thought. Believe it or not, the books are at least 90% less terrible than the movies.

Besides, there is no way in hell I could sit through garbage like Sex and the City, Step Up, or The Devil Wears Prada... omfg, I skip those the second they pop up while I'm watching TV or surfing the web.

Dracula /Hellsing



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