Posts by Noah Roberts46

Honestly, I’d hand out guns to everyone if it meant people didn't have to just take a beating because they're physically smaller. In this case, the guy was half the age of his attacker. It's absurd that some lowlife can throw a punch and potentially walk away scot-free while the victim is left dealing with the aftermath. Maybe people should think about that more often. Of course, legally speaking, that's a non-starter, but I wouldn't mind seeing someone finally put a bullet in a thug like that.

It’s basically a carbon copy of the fourth one, though they did a better job showing both sides of the story. It’s all stuff you’ve seen before—solid fights, sure, but honestly? Pretty boring.

Dennis Hall41 said:It’s not that they're bad guys; it's just that they feel like tangible, real people.

Tom Hanks is just okay for me—neither great nor terrible. He feels like a modern-day version of James Stewart (who is clearly the superior actor), and I honestly think he’d be perfectly fine in some lighter Hitchcockian thrillers.

Hanks reminds me of Henry Fonda, except Fonda actually had the guts to pivot and play one of the greatest cinematic villains ever.



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Dennis Hall41 said:I’d probably lose my mind if I saw this happening in front of me. It’s enough to make anyone snap.🤦

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I’m with you there. Honestly, I find Tom Hanks to be a pretty mediocre actor. Don't get me wrong, he picks smart roles and he’s perfectly competent at what he does, but he has never once left me speechless. He hasn't delivered a powerhouse performance like Leonardo DiCaprio or Jack. *Road to Perdition* is probably his best work, but even then, he was completely overshadowed by an aging Paul Newman.

Sexism. 🙂

It’s pretty obvious they’re just listing roles that won an Oscar in the male categories. I didn't see any claims here about these being the greatest male or female performances in history. Maybe try actually reading the thread before you start losing your mind.

Burn After Reading features top-tier acting. ☕

Who would’ve thought Robert De Niro would actually take on roles like that before the turn of the millennium? Looking at his filmography from that era, you’d be like, "No way." To me, he’s easily the actor behind the highest number of absolute masterpieces. But then things started sliding downhill—kind of like Al Pacino, though maybe not quite to the same extent. Both guys are basically looking for redemption now with The Irishman (Al Pacino has OUTIH too). If Marty doesn't manage to pull something meaningful out of them, then nobody will.

After this mess, I really hope Guy returns to his mafia roots.

Nancy Sanchez31 said:Jack Diaz4, what kind of music vibe are we talking about here—is it stuff like The Stone Roses and all that? 😀
I'm not really into that scene, I guess. Just please don't try to recommend Oasis to me; that’s not my thing, just some dirty little indie groupers ☕

Maybe there’s some Britpop prelude coming. You should check out the entire Manchester scene besides Oasis—though, to be fair, I actually like them despite being total haters. They're just fun, lovable hillbillies, if you ask me. There are plenty of other great bands out there. ☕

The whole movement was called Madchester—think bands like the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, the Charlatans, and Northside. If you ask me, the whole thing really kicked off with New Order and that specific vibe. You should check out this movie on the subject; it’s actually pretty fun.

I just revisited *American Beauty*. Honestly? It’s a masterpiece, even if I’m a bit too cynical to enjoy it the way most people do. The direction is surgical, and the pacing is tight. It manages to capture that suffocating, suburban American malaise perfectly—that feeling that everything looks pristine on the surface while everything underneath is rotting away. It’s a heavy watch, and yeah, maybe I’m being a bit dramatic when I say it’s better than almost anything else coming out of Hollywood this decade, but I stand by it. It’s visceral, uncomfortable, and absolutely brilliant. If you haven't seen it lately, go back and watch it. Just don't expect to feel "good" when the credits roll.

The 90s were easily the last truly great era for music. Everything felt alive back then. You had Britpop, Grunge, old-school hip hop—it was all there. Real substance.

Matthew Young35 said:If there is one thing I absolutely cannot stand, it’s Britpop.

So, what, you think Blur isn't your style?

Something like this:

The Pulp situation:

It’s been an incredible stretch of time, I'll give you that—but tastes vary, obviously. 👍

darkwalker1 said:Forget all this Queen nonsense; just start listening to shoegaze and whatever other similar garbage exists—it'll change your life for the better.

I noticed someone from this PDF group is using this album cover as their avatar, so they can probably vouch for how wonderful this genre is:

Your mandatory reading list starts with Psychocandy by the Jesus and Mary Chain (don't screw it up by listening to Darklands—that album is pretty mediocre), then move on to Slowdive, Ride, and Cocteau Twins, and just let the music take you wherever it wants to go.

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It's a solid selection.





But for me, the absolute best album to ever come out of the UK remains:



Honestly, it's pretty much the only thing worth hearing from that band. 😬
Nothing hits quite like hearing "This is the One" on Old Time Radio. 🙏

ruggedjackal46 said:I have to agree. I think metalheads are great people; it’s just the music itself that isn't really my thing.

Exactly. I'd put my signature on that. As far as metal goes, maybe just the classics like Sabbath or Maiden, but honestly, the fans who dive into all those subgenres are way more interesting and fun to hang out with than those pretentious indie hipsters.

Matthew Young35 said:I was running in those circles back in the early nineties, and it’s been fascinating to watch how almost everyone transitioned into classic rock once the metal scene started to lose its momentum.
It isn't as if they all suddenly swapped their leather jackets for Beatles memorabilia or started obsessing over The Kinks. Instead, most of them leaned heavily into the staples—Queen, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Iggy Pop, Dylan, Springsteen, and that whole legendary era.

That’s exactly what I noticed too. In high school, they couldn't even name five Rolling Stones or AC/DC tracks, and then later on, they become die-hard fans. 😁

Nancy Sanchez31 said:Well, nobody actually said that, I guess. 😁 My point was just that AC/DC has pretty shallow lyrics—which I love, by the way—and I don't really see much difference when it comes to Queen. Just my two cents, I suppose.

I agree there. I think AC/DC just radiates this specific energy; the songs are simple and repetitive, but they rarely get boring. Plus, Brian, Angus, the late Malcolm, and Bon are just genuinely likable guys. Watching them live at a stadium... hardly anyone can recreate that kind of atmosphere. 🙏



Queen has about 15 hits that I absolutely love. I tried listening to their entire discography once, but it just didn't work for me.

Man, what an incredible movie. A total visual masterpiece—everything about it was just brilliant. 👍

restlesssurfer97 said:Man, I’m telling you guys, the mods are totally icing me out and won't let me use my permanent account, so if you see me getting quoted again, don't go coming for me, just blame the admins because I'm really not the one causing the drama here. 🤣
I’d totally jump in on that thread if I could, but since my ban finally wore off, I can't actually post there anymore, so I just drifted over here instead only to find out a massive debate has already kicked off, which is honestly pretty great because a good argument always keeps things interesting.

To kick things off, brightpilot6 basically said exactly what you’d expect him to say, which is pretty much his whole thing every single time we do this.

Honestly, man, I’m just completely fed up at this point because for months now, we've been letting certain people absolutely trash this thread with jokes that have the intellectual depth of a ten-year-old who just got his first vaccine, and it honestly only got way worse once those guys caught a little bit of a winning streak and let that whole dopamine-fueled adrenaline rush go straight to their heads. And then, out of nowhere, suddenly everyone starts acting like they're the freaking moderators or something.

Look, Walter Grant5, you really shouldn't be judging everyone else based solely on what you've been through personally, because if I hadn't been constantly popping in and out of this forum, I honestly wouldn't have any clue who was actually doing that. And honestly, this kind of doubles as my response to that little comment from ruggedjackal46 about why I’m even bothering to look for a permanent spot here instead of just walking away for good.
There was this stretch where I just completely vanished for like a full year, you know? But honestly, looking back at the last decade or so, it feels like the gaps where I don't post are actually getting longer than the actual times I'm hanging out here and typing stuff up.
Look, I’m asking for a permanent transfer for actual reasons, not because I’m throwing a tantrum or acting out, and I even went ahead and laid everything out clearly in my post, so let’s get one thing straight right now—what happened with Bryan Adams6 and his three disciplinary cards has absolutely nothing to do with why I'm looking for a move.
Man, I think my username has actually become cursed by its own reputation at this point, which is just wild because it feels like I’ve officially become the Sergio Ramos of this entire forum, if you know what I mean. Like, first off, I ended up racking up more red cards than anyone else here—and I don’t even mean lately, I mean just looking at my track record in general—but then I turn around and read all these haters claiming I’m getting special treatment from the mods, and finally, I’ve gotta pull a parallel like the one ruggedjackal46 always brings up regarding that whole Suarez vs. Ramos drama. You remember how it went with them in the big leagues where they used to punish Suarez so hard they basically kicked him off the pitch, while they punish Ramos by just leaving him out there to run wild, and honestly, that’s exactly the kind of sentence I feel like I’ve just been handed. 🤣🤣

Bryan Adams6, you asked me earlier why I spend my time trolling, and honestly, I’m not even sure if we’re using the same dictionary for that word, because in my book, "trolling" covers a massive spectrum of stuff, so when you look at people who don't troll at all—like Noah Roberts46 over there—they actually end up being the most boring ones around, just totally uninteresting, whereas most of everyone else here is out here trolling.
There’s a whole crowd of them out there who are just straight-up terrible at trolling, like that guy yellow-flagging everything, which is honestly just pathetic because at that point you aren't even being clever, you're basically just spamming the feed and wasting everyone's time.

Michelle Palmer6, look, I wasn't even trying to start any drama or report anyone, honestly, I just noticed that the moderation tools were feeling a bit more streamlined lately and decided to drop a post that fit the current vibe perfectly, only to end up getting hit with an instant ban. 🤦
I'm not exactly looking to be a total hall monitor like Walter Grant5 and go running to the mods to report every little thing, honestly. 🤦I mean, honestly, I think James Anderson5 really hit the nail on the head there.

So you actually went ahead and reported brightpilot6 and restlesssurfer97, and now you’re sitting here posting these massive essays like you're some kind of judge? Honestly, man, it never even crossed my mind to flag that absolute circus of a VB16 clone situation to the mods, I just sat back and watched to see how far that whole psychiatric meltdown would actually go.

I mean, look, if I see someone actually being straight-up abusive or hateful, I’m definitely going to report them, but honestly, reporting every single troll is just a waste of energy because then I’ll end up burning through my report credits way too fast and ruin my whole streak for when it actually matters.

Well, hey everyone, looks like we’re destined to cross paths here again because that’s just how the universe works, I guess, but I'm actually gonna head out for a little vacation for a bit, so let's just see where everything lands when I get back.
I’m honestly only gonna break my vacation if Real Madrid pulls off another Champions League title, because if they actually win the big one again, I'll just have to jump back online and vent about it, but man, looking at them right now, they seem like they're in such a massive slump that I wouldn't be surprised if we see a total blowout on the scoreboard, maybe even something like 1-3 after they face Ajax.

And yeah, just to wrap this up, I actually find myself agreeing with Robert Torres—which is wild because I rarely see eye to eye with him, though not regarding his little accusation that I’m just whining, since we both know that’s total nonsense, but rather on his point to Noah Roberts46 about how banning anyone who doesn't fit a specific mold is basically killing the soul of a forum, leaving nothing behind but a bunch of bland, boring drones. It’s something that Walter Grant5 and even Andrew Hayes2, which was a pleasant surprise if I'm being honest, pointed out too, and honestly, once you let those dry personalities and internet trolls take over the conversation, the whole vibe goes south fast, and it feels like that’s been the direction everything has been heading for the last few years.

Take Patrick Martin, for instance; the guy straight-up tore into me here, but he’s basically a staple of this community at this point, so you just have to give him a warning when he starts going off with those heavy-duty insults, which probably only happens when he's having a rough day at his job in Chicago, because usually, about 80% of what he does is just pure trolling. I mean, there’s no way someone can be that biased toward the Lakers without it being a deliberate joke.

Anyway, enjoy yourselves, everyone; I guess I’m officially the drama queen now, but whatever, someone’s gotta stand their ground every once in a while, just like how Coach Tomlin showed us during that intense matchup against the Steelers.

You’re getting a bit ahead of yourself thinking you're that interesting. For the record, there isn't any trolling on Reddit, and I don't see anything wrong or boring about having some actual discussion. There's plenty of good banter, and it doesn't need to rely on the stuff happening here on Example, where people spin dozens of pages about absolutely nothing. Besides, some people actually need that kind of banter just to get through their day.

Robert Torres said:Look, Jill isn't always a total riot, unless you count watching people lose their minds over what she says. Honestly, I don't even care. She’s a character, and we need more people like her...

Why be stricter? Stricter for who? There's really only one active thread on this whole site, Pušimera.
Hardly anyone even bothers posting anymore now that they've "cleaned things up."

To each their own. 🤷

Hardly anyone even bothers posting once "order" has been established.

Andrew Hayes2 said:This entire subforum has so few members you could practically count them all on one hand, so I really don't see why we have to drive away the tiny bit of life we actually have left... 🤷 If it weren't for Gill and those folks following the La Liga action, this whole section would be a total ghost town, even though it’s supposed to be one of our most active spots. Honestly, if people just want high-level match analysis, they can find that on ESPN or any other major sports site. You can tell how much people crave "constructive" debate by looking at how crowded the other threads get. Besides, what is constructive discussion even supposed to look like when talking about daily stuff like La Liga matches? Most teams follow pretty much the same patterns throughout an entire season, so what's the point in re-explaining the basics every single time? Just stay silent? It feels pointless, because these football threads exist specifically for the people who actually enjoy posting here. That’s assuming trolls actually ruin meaningful conversation in the first place, which isn't even true—most people aren't bothered by them. Walter Grant5 is the only exception, since he’s always reporting ☕

The Premier League thread definitely wouldn't be a dead zone. It's actually a good thing that the La Liga guests mostly avoid trolling the PL thread and instead dump their constructive takes there. A little banter is welcome. Personally, I enjoy it when brightpilot6, ruggedjackal46, Robert Torres, and a few others of you good guys troll. But restlesssurfer97, Gill, and that yellow guy are just plain tedious, especially when they churn out pages of nonsense arguing over nothing. Just my opinion, so I don't care if people get offended.☕

Robert Torres said:why?

Why would management go after anyone?...

Seriously, stop being such babies...

Trolling is fine if it's actually entertaining, but it stops being fun when the exact same tired argument keeps looping endlessly. We have a few high-quality trolls here, so in my opinion—and obviously, this is subjective—Bryan Adams6 hit the nail on the head in his reply to restlesssurfer97. This place needs stricter moderation; at least then the trolls would actually have to put in some effort. ☕

If management decides to go after Gilla instead. 🙂

I actually enjoyed this one; it’s easily the most engaging of the Oscar contenders I’ve sat through so far. The characters have a certain charm, the dialogue keeps you hooked, and the acting is top-tier. I was particularly impressed by the cinematography. Olivia Colman absolutely nails the role of the spoiled queen—I've always found her hilarious, ever since her days on Peep Show, which is easily the best sitcom out of the United States. ☕

All things considered, this is my favorite among the Oscar nominees, even over Rome. It’s definitely this director's best work and the first one of his that truly resonated with me.

I love their entire discography. Sure, they’re mainstream, but this stuff just never gets old. What a performance. 🙏🙏



Personally, I think this one is one of their better tracks, even if it's a bit more low-key:

Steven Newman50 said:That’s standard procedure for me. I’ll start watching something and then realize I’m absolutely wiped, so I just pick it up the next day. Besides, my Netflix profile remembers exactly where I left off, so there's zero stress about shutting it down.😁

Though, if I actually sit down to watch, I try to power through it. If I'm genuinely struggling to stay awake, I'll hit pause a few times throughout the day if necessary.

Same here. 😬

But I rarely go more than two days without watching anything. Unless I'm slammed with work or life gets in the way, that is. Occasionally, if a show is incredibly dull, I might drag it out, but if it's actually good, I’ll push through the exhaustion to finish it. ☕

Patrick Martin said:Listen up, you absolute lunatics, go watch the greatest series ever made

Whoever makes it out alive can tell the tale ☕

Are you telling me you haven't seen The Sopranos or The Wire? 🍿