Posts by bluebison8

You neglected to mention that they released the game immediately 😁

http://store.steampowered.com/app/373180/

Hmm, based on the trailer, it looks like he's actually the villain, even though the description presents him differently. I'm a bit worried about how that's going to play out in the end.

This sounds like someone is just trolling.

I’m hoping this turns out better than Hitman. I mean, that movie wasn't a total disaster, but it certainly wasn't anything to write home about.

Hi there. I was wondering if anyone knows where I can pick up some budget-friendly mechanical keyboards around here? I'm looking for the kind that go for about $60 in the US, rather than the ones priced at $100 or more.

Thanks, everyone... I was supposed to be getting ready for a trip to the coast, but instead, I’ve wasted two hours spiraling down a rabbit hole of movie trivia, watching trailers, and stumbling upon some hour-long documentary on YouTube. When my wife gets back, I'm a dead man. 😁

Betty Hayes10 said:Once he finalized that deal with Westinghouse, his wealth should have been set for life. The documentary briefly touched on how Westinghouse fell into debt, and if I understood correctly, Tesla generously decided to help out by walking away from his contract.

They didn't go into exhaustive detail, but it was worth noting how they clarified what the world would look like if we had to rely on Edison's power plants every mile or so. Such a distribution system would be insanely expensive; essentially, only major cities could afford such a "luxury."

As for Tesla's obsession with pigeons, that’s widely known territory—it pops up in almost every biography I've read about him. That wasn't what ruined him, though it is true he passed away sad, confused, lonely, and broke. 👎

Oh, it already exists. PDF: Politics -> Near Politics -> topic. 🤦

Look, the guy didn't fail because he gave up those royalties. Whenever people start talking about how he ended up, they pivot to his eccentricities and eventually focus on the pigeons as if that were the main point. It makes him look like some sort of lunatic. That phase of his life happened long after he had already lost his fortune. By then, he was just working on theories because he lacked the capital to actually run experiments.
But before that, once he made his mark with AC, he moved on to developing other inventions that, looking back, might have been even more vital to us than AC was a century later. That is where he truly hit rock bottom; his business partners realized early on that continuing to back him would cost them more than they stood to gain.

Betty Hayes10 said:Just saw this on the History Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Hey7GweRE

It covers the "War of Currents," Tesla, and his various inventions. It’s about an hour long, but definitely worth a watch.

If only Hollywood could make movies as good as this documentary. 🙂

The documentary is garbage. If they weren't going to tell the actual truth, they should have just kept their mouths shut. According to this, Tesla failed because he was crazy, rather than because he crossed J. P. Morgan and the other power players of that era.

Edward Sanders70 said:Rumors about this movie being filmed keep resurfacing, and frankly, I'm getting a bit worried given how detailed the article was. I hope they make a biopic about Tesla, but I just pray it isn't some low-budget production from Eastern Europe; otherwise, we're looking at two and a half hours of petty political bickering where even 🙂
wouldn't help. I think Christian Bale would be incredible, but I have absolutely no clue what Megan Fox is supposed to do in this movie. 😕

He certainly had strong women in his life, but I agree—Megan Fox doesn't fit here. She doesn't suit the role of a mother, nor a platonic friend from America. He had a few brief flings with young women, but I highly doubt they'd hire Megan Fox just to play them.

The special effects will have to be top-tier if they intend to recreate those presentations with all the spectacle he used to pull off. Using actual machinery from that era would likely be too complicated for a modern set, so they'll probably just lean on CGI.
Based on the records left behind, his demonstrations looked like pure magic to people back then. The man was as much a showman as he was a scientist. His only real downfall was that he wasn't a businessman.

I highly recommend this to any action movie buffs out there. Even with a few plot holes, I’d argue it’s the best pure action flick of the year—and that’s not even counting the sci-fi or superhero stuff.

The performance from the Mexican actor felt a bit flat, but the rest of the American cast was solid.
Maybe they went a little overboard with the high-tech gadgets, though; the whole vibe felt more like an old-school James Bond flick than the Mission: Impossible TV series.

The trailer looks interesting, though I’m not holding my breath for this one. It’s hard to imagine it getting any worse than the first installment...

casualranger10 said:The game's story is intense enough on its own because it spans about 30 hours. How on earth do they plan to cram all that into a two-hour runtime while maintaining the same depth? Character backstories, racial dynamics, the history of the wars, the fallout from the protagonist's choices—I find it highly doubtful...

My apologies, but the story doesn't actually last 30 hours, especially once you strip away all the trivial side quests.

You can easily squeeze the core plot into one or two three-hour movies. Honestly, if the film followed the game beat-for-beat, it would be a mediocre movie. The plot itself isn't groundbreaking; it’s quite direct without much character development or major twists. (For instance, finding out the Reapers are behind everything instead of just a rogue Spectre isn't exactly a revelation we haven't seen in five hundred other films by now). The magic of this universe lies in the fine details and the complexity of its worldbuilding, which works beautifully in an RPG, but film is a different medium entirely. This is the exact pitfall the World of Warcraft film faces; if they aren't careful, it could end up being total garbage.

velvetsurfer9 said:It won't follow the game's plot, but rather center on the First Contact War.

That sounds significantly better. They could craft a legitimate narrative there without pissing off the fans by having to (heavily) alter the established lore from the games.

Matthew Anderson said:I just hope they don't do a "great" job like they did with I Am Legend. 😁

brightpuma said:Or Thor...

Lol, at this rate, we probably won't see a decent movie anytime soon. 😁

brightbadger54 said:I wouldn't go that far. To me, the movie really highlights how much Americans seemingly can't stomach the idea of being outmatched by Nazis during the World War. In this film, it’s practically one American soldier taking down twenty Nazis, whereas in the actual war, the ratio was closer to thirty Americans for every one Nazi. That was my only real gripe—it feels like Hollywood always tries to flip the script when depicting real conflicts where they didn't come out on top, almost as if it's driven by some sort of collective frustration. The whole point of the story felt lost to me once I realized the entire thing just revolved around tallying up how many Nazis an American soldier could kill on screen; the narrative essentially devolved into a cheap scoreboard. It felt rather pointless.

It honestly tanked the quality of the film for me. I felt more of this sense of American resentment and obsession than any connection to the comic or the artistry of filmmaking itself. Sometimes, regardless of how great an American movie might be, you can tell it's just radiating desperation. You see the same thing today with modern war-themed PC games.

Jesus, what kind of nonsense are you complaining about? It's obvious that aside from that one scene where prisoners escape (where we clearly see them dying), Captain America spends the rest of the film beating the hell out of every Nazi in sight.

Besides, when you have a crowd of enemies all huddling behind cover while a big guy in a bright red, white, and blue suit charges straight at you, who are they going to shoot? It’s basic psychology: everyone aims for our hero because he looks like the biggest and most immediate threat, leaving his friends to pick off the Nazis like they're sitting ducks at a shooting range.

William Lee34 said:Decent enough, though it doesn't quite reach the heights of X-Men.

I actually prefer it to the recent X-Men films. It has fewer plot holes and actually manages to be funny.

Did this ever make its way to theaters here in the States, or should I just hunt down a DVD version?

Richard Barrett53 said:I suppose it really depends on the specific film, as some manage to pull off 3D quite well, though generally speaking, you probably have a point.

I have yet to see a single film with decent 3D. Right now, paying for the 3D experience is just throwing money down the drain.

The trailer looks solid, but let's not get ahead of ourselves regarding the actual film. I'm crossing my fingers for more actual teamwork on screen. It honestly bugs me when Tom takes center stage and handles most of the heavy lifting; the original series was brilliant specifically because no one person was doing everything themselves.

Hannah Green2 said:I have only ever read a single comic featuring him, and frankly, I can't recall any of the details. Could someone please clarify who Captain America actually is, and explain the circumstances behind how he became a superhero?

I find the concept of the setting being rooted in the past quite compelling.

You'll find out everything in the movie. 🙂

nimblemarlin6 said:Honestly, once a movie starts being marketed as 3D, it loses all credibility.
Take a movie like Monterey, for instance. It makes perfect sense in 3D because it's pure trash where sharks and cleavage are constantly popping out at you from the screen. That’s the whole point of 3D—it's just a cheap gimmick for kids and teenagers.

Exactly. That's why they shouldn't even bother using the format if they aren't going to actually utilize it. And they definitely shouldn't be offering nothing but a 3D version of a film.