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#51
Anime / Re: Favorite Anime
Last post by Mustang - October 31, 2024, 04:55:40 PMVery weird. Thought I made a list and updated it, but I guess I was mistaken. Oh well, perfect timing since I've gotten a little bit more under my belt. I will say that my list is basically shonen with a few outliers. Even though I am opening up to other genres, I don't think it will be anything like video games for me where I'll try everything. Some genre's I'm just never gonna give a shot. Oldies, between Crunchyroll and Roku, so far I've gotten back into Ronin Warriors and I've been looking for Tekkeman Blade to do a full watch. I also want to give the Saint Seiya series a shot. Anyway,
01 - Cowboy Bebop
02 - Samurai Champloo
03 - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
04 - Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
05 - Death Note
06 - Yu Yu Hakusho
07 - Hunter x Hunter
08 - Rurouni Kenshin
09 - Jujutsu Kaisen
I do recall at one point saying that Ghost in the Shell was my all-time favorite, but as time goes on, and no Blu-ray update, this will slip further down my list as I open up to more shows. I'm going to leave the 10th slot open for now because of shows like Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, Mob Psycho 100 etc, have the potential to make my list. Jujutsu Kaisen will more than likely move up since I've only seen season 1. And then there's Death Note. This was such a great hit for me the first time I saw it, but it's been a struggle trying to watch it again. This will eventually move down and off the list as well.
Anyway, that's the list for now.
01 - Cowboy Bebop
02 - Samurai Champloo
03 - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
04 - Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
05 - Death Note
06 - Yu Yu Hakusho
07 - Hunter x Hunter
08 - Rurouni Kenshin
09 - Jujutsu Kaisen
I do recall at one point saying that Ghost in the Shell was my all-time favorite, but as time goes on, and no Blu-ray update, this will slip further down my list as I open up to more shows. I'm going to leave the 10th slot open for now because of shows like Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, Mob Psycho 100 etc, have the potential to make my list. Jujutsu Kaisen will more than likely move up since I've only seen season 1. And then there's Death Note. This was such a great hit for me the first time I saw it, but it's been a struggle trying to watch it again. This will eventually move down and off the list as well.
Anyway, that's the list for now.
#52
Moving Pictures / Re: What Movie Did You Just Wa...
Last post by Dr. Insomniac - October 30, 2024, 08:54:00 PMLate on the Furiosa train, but yeah, good movie. Fun to see Chris Hemsworth channel his inner Vernon Wells here.
#53
General Animation Discussion / Re: MeTV Toons
Last post by Avaitor - October 30, 2024, 12:23:33 PMRight now it's just the Christmas special, but this bodes well for it to potentially join.
Won't lie, I'm nostalgic enough to at least record it.
Won't lie, I'm nostalgic enough to at least record it.
#54
Moving Pictures / Re: Comic Book Movies
Last post by Dr. Insomniac - October 29, 2024, 05:02:38 PMThere was always a low chance given what was said in interviews and the film side of the franchise's prior apathy to the character, but thanks to the latest episode of Penguin,
It's been a little interesting contrasting how Phillips and Reeves do R-rated versions of Batman media. Because yeah, both are doing cover bands of other things, King of Comedy and Sopranos retrospectively, but "Oz Cobb" aside, Reeves is having a lot more fun playing with the mythos and sprinkling in nods that only a couple people will notice. Like replacing Hugo Strange with Mirror Man of all Z-listers as the Arkham Asylum head doctor.
Spoiler
it's pretty safe to assume that Jason will never show up in the Reeves movies since Victor's going to take his most infamous "crowbar" moment pretty soon.
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It's been a little interesting contrasting how Phillips and Reeves do R-rated versions of Batman media. Because yeah, both are doing cover bands of other things, King of Comedy and Sopranos retrospectively, but "Oz Cobb" aside, Reeves is having a lot more fun playing with the mythos and sprinkling in nods that only a couple people will notice. Like replacing Hugo Strange with Mirror Man of all Z-listers as the Arkham Asylum head doctor.
#55
Moving Pictures / Re: What Movie Did You Just Wa...
Last post by Foggle - October 28, 2024, 05:04:11 PMWe saw a few more movies in the past month! First was the 1993 film Doppelganger starring Drew Barrymore and George Newbern. Now that's gotta be one of the greatest "bad" movies I've ever seen! Every actor in it is delivering the hammiest performance in history, with Barrymore herself being the true hilarious standout. It actually has a lot of genuinely great writing and ideas underneath all the cheese, and I'm fairly certain it's impossible to guess where the story will go and how it will end while you're watching it. Amazing stuff!
Transformers One wasn't my favorite, probably because I didn't grow up with much TF outside of... Armada... but I had a lot of fun watching it, and it's a real shame the studio failed so spectacularly in marketing it. We probably go to the theater more often than most people (thank you, season passes), and I never saw a single trailer for it - which is reflected by its disappointment at the box office. I think most people just didn't even know the film came out/existed at all. But it was a great time! The script could have used another pass or two, but the animation and voice acting were excellent. Really needed more Steve Buscemi as Starscream, though. Give us a spin-off about him, Hasbro
Smile was a huge surprise for me back in 2022, as the trailers made it look like the most generic horror movie of 2005, but it ended up being a really fun spooky time with an exceptional soundtrack and memorable ending. I am pleased to say that Smile 2 is just as good! The sequel has a lot more nasty violence and dark humor than the first entry, as well as an even crueler ending. The final confrontations with the entity are genuinely creepy and made me smile as wide as the movies' victims!
Between this, The Substance, and Terrifier 3, it looks like practical gore effects and mean-spirited horror are back in full force, and I am absolutely living for it - as are audiences at large, judging by their box office numbers. 
Possibly an even bigger surprise for me in 2022 was Terrifier 2. It got a lot of positive pre-release buzz from horror-heads making it sound like exactly my kind of thing. This shocked me, as I'd had literal negative interest in the first movie and always assumed it was just some torture porn crap. Well, I gave the first one a shot, and I wasn't really wrong, but the guy playing the evil clown was pretty likable, so we ended up going to the second one anyway, and wow! I honestly thought it was a camp masterpiece. The movie was ridiculous, disgusting, cheap-looking, poorly-acted (except the clown!), and absolutely fucking hilarious. The whole thing is bonkers from start to finish - it opens with the clown ripping the eyes out of a someone's skull to replace his own (that he lost when he "died" at the end of part 1) before going to the laundromat to wash his murder costume, and ends with the first movie's sole survivor giving birth to his head after he "died" again. I was in tears during that post-credits scene; I couldn't believe the audacity of the shit they pulled in this cheapo schlockfest, and I desperately wanted more.
They gave us more! So much more! Terrifier 3 is a tour-de-force of sickening gore set-pieces, quite possibly the most graphically violent film ever given an uncut wide theatrical release. I am not joking; we audibly gagged and almost vomited watching certain parts. I have never felt fear or anxiety during a slasher flick before, they usually just make me laugh and wince a little, but this one is rough. The filmmaking and acting are so much better than the first two installments that I could scarcely believe they were made by the same people. It's shot on 35mm with a fantastic color grade and it looks gorgeous! The final girls from the first two movies return and deliver incredible performances! The clown is still fucking hilarious! The opening 15 minutes function more or less as a legitimately upsetting standalone Christmas horror short, and it gets so much more nauseating from there. But goddamn is it funny, and due to the increased filmmaking prowess, I actually became invested in the story, lore, and protagonist's journey by the end. I unironically think this should win an Oscar for best VFX/makeup because the practical gore effects are unbelievable. It almost looks too real. The people responsible for this film are freaks and desperately need therapy (complimentary). 10/10, but I would not recommend watching it.
Transformers One wasn't my favorite, probably because I didn't grow up with much TF outside of... Armada... but I had a lot of fun watching it, and it's a real shame the studio failed so spectacularly in marketing it. We probably go to the theater more often than most people (thank you, season passes), and I never saw a single trailer for it - which is reflected by its disappointment at the box office. I think most people just didn't even know the film came out/existed at all. But it was a great time! The script could have used another pass or two, but the animation and voice acting were excellent. Really needed more Steve Buscemi as Starscream, though. Give us a spin-off about him, Hasbro
Smile was a huge surprise for me back in 2022, as the trailers made it look like the most generic horror movie of 2005, but it ended up being a really fun spooky time with an exceptional soundtrack and memorable ending. I am pleased to say that Smile 2 is just as good! The sequel has a lot more nasty violence and dark humor than the first entry, as well as an even crueler ending. The final confrontations with the entity are genuinely creepy and made me smile as wide as the movies' victims!
Between this, The Substance, and Terrifier 3, it looks like practical gore effects and mean-spirited horror are back in full force, and I am absolutely living for it - as are audiences at large, judging by their box office numbers. Possibly an even bigger surprise for me in 2022 was Terrifier 2. It got a lot of positive pre-release buzz from horror-heads making it sound like exactly my kind of thing. This shocked me, as I'd had literal negative interest in the first movie and always assumed it was just some torture porn crap. Well, I gave the first one a shot, and I wasn't really wrong, but the guy playing the evil clown was pretty likable, so we ended up going to the second one anyway, and wow! I honestly thought it was a camp masterpiece. The movie was ridiculous, disgusting, cheap-looking, poorly-acted (except the clown!), and absolutely fucking hilarious. The whole thing is bonkers from start to finish - it opens with the clown ripping the eyes out of a someone's skull to replace his own (that he lost when he "died" at the end of part 1) before going to the laundromat to wash his murder costume, and ends with the first movie's sole survivor giving birth to his head after he "died" again. I was in tears during that post-credits scene; I couldn't believe the audacity of the shit they pulled in this cheapo schlockfest, and I desperately wanted more.
They gave us more! So much more! Terrifier 3 is a tour-de-force of sickening gore set-pieces, quite possibly the most graphically violent film ever given an uncut wide theatrical release. I am not joking; we audibly gagged and almost vomited watching certain parts. I have never felt fear or anxiety during a slasher flick before, they usually just make me laugh and wince a little, but this one is rough. The filmmaking and acting are so much better than the first two installments that I could scarcely believe they were made by the same people. It's shot on 35mm with a fantastic color grade and it looks gorgeous! The final girls from the first two movies return and deliver incredible performances! The clown is still fucking hilarious! The opening 15 minutes function more or less as a legitimately upsetting standalone Christmas horror short, and it gets so much more nauseating from there. But goddamn is it funny, and due to the increased filmmaking prowess, I actually became invested in the story, lore, and protagonist's journey by the end. I unironically think this should win an Oscar for best VFX/makeup because the practical gore effects are unbelievable. It almost looks too real. The people responsible for this film are freaks and desperately need therapy (complimentary). 10/10, but I would not recommend watching it.
#56
General Animation Discussion / Re: MeTV Toons
Last post by Daikun - October 28, 2024, 01:35:33 AM #57
General Animation Discussion / Re: King of the Hill
Last post by Dr. Insomniac - October 27, 2024, 05:05:16 PMHonestly, that just makes Hank look worse if even Luanne knows how to prepare a burger but he, the guy who sells grills for a living, can't.
But in a way, I like that Hank is a character I can have a different perception over time. Thinking he's a stick in the mud as a kid, seeing him as the one sane man in an insane town as a teen, and then realizing he's only sane in comparison to Dale, Bill, and Peggy and he's got his own glaring blind spots and eccentric hangups as an adult.
But in a way, I like that Hank is a character I can have a different perception over time. Thinking he's a stick in the mud as a kid, seeing him as the one sane man in an insane town as a teen, and then realizing he's only sane in comparison to Dale, Bill, and Peggy and he's got his own glaring blind spots and eccentric hangups as an adult.
#58
General Discussion / Re: Twitter Bad
Last post by Dr. Insomniac - October 27, 2024, 04:54:30 PMReminds me of that one communist waitress on the website who always starts fights over the most stupid shit, like calling Europeans subhumans for not tipping enough, or smugly boasting about all the cocaine she consumes. And somehow, she gets tons of people agreeing with her.
Or when I saw someone subtweet a guy's top 10 TV shows list, and insinuate they were fascist because 6/10ths of them were kid shows. And like the above, they also got people agreeing instead of anyone calling them an idiot. That site just normalizes the worst mix of freak behavior and unearned pretentiousness, and while I'm still pissed about getting banned, I'm also a little relieved since I don't have to see all that stupidity tweeted or retweeted on my timeline where I'm thinking "Why are you mad at this shit? Go outside, read a book, anything, instead of this aggro fuckery you're doing".
Or when I saw someone subtweet a guy's top 10 TV shows list, and insinuate they were fascist because 6/10ths of them were kid shows. And like the above, they also got people agreeing instead of anyone calling them an idiot. That site just normalizes the worst mix of freak behavior and unearned pretentiousness, and while I'm still pissed about getting banned, I'm also a little relieved since I don't have to see all that stupidity tweeted or retweeted on my timeline where I'm thinking "Why are you mad at this shit? Go outside, read a book, anything, instead of this aggro fuckery you're doing".
#59
General Discussion / Re: Twitter Bad
Last post by Avaitor - October 27, 2024, 12:04:00 PMA recent point of discourse came from a weirdo Australian who thinks that people who like BoJack Horseman and other "adult cartoons" are probably pedos.
At least no one took her side, but this is what you're missing!
At least no one took her side, but this is what you're missing!
#60
General Animation Discussion / Re: King of the Hill
Last post by Avaitor - October 27, 2024, 12:01:55 PMI still think of the episode where Peggy and Bobby realize that they prefer charcoal-grilled burgers to propane. It's likely that Luanne might have actually seasoned them, but it shows how mediocre of a griller Hank is.