Offside Chat Archives (2014-2021)

Happy birthday to the second most handsome guy on this forum ☕

Thanks.

Quite frankly, those are the prime years of one's life 😍

If you identify as male, perhaps... though aren't they the best years for all of us... ☕

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSzzMpTaO-o

☕

Ever since this series kicked off, I’ve found myself dividing people into two distinct camps: those whom I actually respect, and those who just find LZN hilarious 🙂

bluebison47 said:Ever since this series kicked off, I’ve found myself dividing people into two distinct camps: those whom I actually respect, and those who just find LZN hilarious 🙂

Something along those lines...

bluebison47 said:Ever since this series kicked off, I’ve found myself dividing people into two distinct camps: those whom I actually respect, and those who just find LZN hilarious 🙂

I opened a container of pâté today, and man, what a mess.

🤦

The last time I heard that tired old joke... honestly, I think I actually fell right off my vintage Harley Davidson laughing. 🕺

Is this about
Yoshija?

So, I finally sat down and watched Interstellar... and honestly, I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. Don't get me wrong, the human element is perfectly fine, and Matthew McConaughey gives an absolutely stellar performance, but while the visuals are gorgeous enough to make you feel like you actually need to be sitting in a theater to appreciate them, the actual science? It's a bit of a joke, isn't it? It feels more like they took complex physics and watered it down to a level a high schooler could grasp. To me, it felt less like hard sci-fi and more like pure fantasy.

Maybe we can find some time soon to dive into the logical headaches regarding time loops and causality, because unless I somehow missed a major plot point, it seems to me they really played fast and loose with those concepts here.

I just finished watching United 93.
Given how quickly this movie was produced following the attacks, I have to say I was genuinely surprised by how much it avoided cheap sentimentality, moral grandstanding, or any kind of myth-making regarding terrorists.
The film leans heavily into a documentary-style approach, yet it still manages to build incredible tension without trying to turn the Americans attempting to retake the plane into untouchable action heroes; if anything, it felt like a sincere effort to portray the situation for what it truly was—utterly desperate and futile...
There are subtle touches, like the synchronized shots of religious imagery juxtaposed with the hijackers and the victims, but since most media coverage of such events tends to lean into melodrama and forced heroism, the way this was handled was nothing short of masterful.
It’s even gripping in its pacing. Honestly, I found myself moving a bit slower while walking my dog toward the end...

Terrible movie.

I swear, this flu is absolutely kicking my ass...

Anyone heading to the welcome party in NYC? :tri:

bluebison47 said:Ever since this series kicked off, I’ve found myself dividing people into two distinct camps: those whom I actually respect, and those who just find LZN hilarious 🙂

👍

Personally, I think *Interstellar* is a great film. Visually, it blows *Gravity* out of the water, and the acting is top-tier across the board. Sure, toward the end, the scientific explanations start to fall apart completely—it’s a bit of a mess—but somehow, I can live with that. It avoids being overly sappy, too; there's enough sentimentality to pull at the heartstrings without becoming unbearable. Just enough.

Amanda Evans2 said:I swear, this flu is absolutely kicking my ass...

A bit 🤣

Otherwise, Noah Roberts46, Gravity is pretty trash unless you're watching it in a theater.☕

urbanhawk17 said:A bit 🤣

Otherwise, Noah Roberts46, Gravity is pretty trash unless you're watching it in a theater.☕

I'll be waiting for you this Friday at the local racetrack, ready to go at two sharp...

The Black team wants that win

Just how...

dammit