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Yeah I had never seen it before, I don't remember hearing much about it when it came out and didn't know much about it. I assumed it was kind of like a Fast and Furious movie. Nope! It was bad ass. Don't really know how you get sequels out of it, but I'll give them a try eventually.

Well....... at least it's over now.

John Wick Damn, this might shock you guys, but this movie is actually pretty cool. But the rest of the movie is pretty action packed. I could do without the licensed music though.

A lot of people have an issue with Dany going crazy. I actually think Dany going crazy and burning a city of innocent children and families is something that should have happened. But they way they portrayed it definitely didn't feel earned. She went crazy why?? Because Jon didn't want to bang? Give me a fucking break. My main gripe is with Jamie fucking Lannister. This dude just spent 8 seasons growing as a person. In season 3 (?) we learn no, he's not just some ruthless Kingslayer, he killed King Aerys because Aerys was about to burn down King's Landing. Jamie scarified his own reputation, potentially his life, to save the people. Then years later, he leaves behind his sister lover, who's pregnant with his nephew/niece/child to go fight for the living and save the world. And they have the nerve to make Jamie say he's never cared about the people? Give me a fucking break. They've taken this dude who pushed 8 year old lil Bran out a window without giving it a second thought into someone who is compassionate and carrying. Someone who won the heart of Brienne of Tarth, one of the most honourable people in the entire Seven Kingdoms. And you're going to tell me, nah bro, he's going to go support Cersei and comfort her and give his life for her. Give me a fucking break. It's hack writing. It's great from a production standpoint. The destruction of King's Landing, for a television show, absolutely amazing. Most of the acting is pretty great. In fact, Emilia Clarke, who I've never felt was a particularly strong actor, her scene on Drogon when she decides to burn the city... great!! Arya's whole sequence is awesome (and I hope they release the full 12 minute take at some point). The Hound vs The Mountain was a little silly in concept but was executed well. What I'm trying to say is there's a lot of good stuff in this show. But the writing, the plotting, however you want to describe it, was an embarrassment. A lot of things have happened in this season that would be fine for most standard television shows. But when seasons 1 - 4 contain a world that is so meticulously crafted, and you end with.... this. It's very obvious and very hard to watch.

Yikes. Everything up to The Bells was ok. Arya and Sandor's chat was great. Everything else. Oh god.

You guys... please don't make fun of me... but... I am playing, and enjoying, Final Fantasy XII. I know, I know. But it's actually, really cool! It reminds me of a single player MMO.

This fucking show

Where did she come from? Clearly she tapped into the speed force, did you not see that long hair White Walker's hair rustle?!?! I guess, as far as the TV show goes, Azor Ahai, The Prince that was Promised, The Long Night, all that stuff, didn't matter. Or maybe Arya is? If they can justify it, I'm ok with that being the case. It just didn't feel earned. Bran didn't do anything. What's his point??? So episode 4 must be wrapping up the north, preparing for Cersei. Episode 5 will be the Battle for King's Landing. Episode 6 will be the aftermath and wrapping everything up??

Couldn't get decent IMAX tickets till Sunday, so I'm waiting. Can anyone confirm if there's mid/post credits scene? Sorry if this was covered, too afraid to read this thread too closely.

That was a solid fucking episode. Jamie knighting Brienne was some good stuff. Arya side boob and butt was a little uncomfortable though. I have two(ish) reasonable predictions that I'd like to make. I have not read any spoilers, for that, you all have my word, as a man of honour. 1) So, you know how in the show, for some fucking reason, Dany is apparently fire proof?? Well, in this next episode, Jon will burn things up on a dragon but at some point he will come off the dragon and fight the Night King on foot. The Night King though, has had thousands of years to train, so he will best Jon. He'll have his sword at Jon's neck and be about to kill him, when Dany, nearby with Drogon, will see the Night King is distracted, she'll see this is her one shot, and she'll roast them up. But Jon, as Aegon Targaryen (I still think that name is stupid) will not roast, since he, like Daenarys, is fire proof. This will prove to Dany that he's a Targ. 2) Melisandre will show up in the battle, Gandalf style, probably with some more Fire Priests (that's why she went back to Volantis). They will do one of two things. 2A) Some sort of giant fire monster to destroy a bunch of wights. I think this is important since we saw her give birth to a fire deamon in season 2 but outside of resurrecting Jon (something a simpleton like Thoros could do) we haven't seen her do much magic stuff. 2B) Show up after the battle, after everyone dies, and resurrect everyone (well, everyone important). Let's hope it's NOT this. Because otherwise.... ...I just don't see how you get three more episodes after this. It'll feel cheap is the army of the dead wins but a bunch of characters somehow live. Unless they defeat the Night King in this episode and the rest of the season is dealing with Cersei? Maybe that would be better since the show has, at its core, always been more about politics than magical armies and good vs bad. EDIT: Upon further reflection, I also think it's very likely the Night King pulls a Twins or Casterly Rock and just uses a small part of his army to distract Winterfell while he, his ice dragon, and the rest of his army head to the one million unprepared people in King's Landing.

360/PS3 generation felt really long but you're right, it will be the same length. PS4 just feels incredibly short, I guess we're getting old. Anyways, all the news from the Wired article sounds exciting (RAY TRACING?!?!) but also expensive as fuck. Would love to see Sony come in at an affordable price again. I'm playing less games now than I ever have, maybe I'll be fine waiting for a price drop...

I feel like the PS4 just launched. ?

In which film/tv show does it say that dark side users can't be force ghosts? Also, how did Anakin become one if it requires training? I feel like they're just making this up as they go along!!! Kylo becoming good doesn't really make him a Skywalker, even before he turned good, he was a Solo. The Rise of Skywalker is an OK name, it's better than Attack of the Clones or The Empire Strikes Back.

Evil force ghost? Nice. Also Luke saying "we taught you..."... Obi-Wan confirmed?

I watched Thor Ragnarok last night on the old Netflix. I've come to the conclusion that is peak Marvel and the best MCU film. Everything about it is great. The score? Great. The humour? Great. The action? Great. It got rid of all the baggage of earlier Thor films, like Natalie Portman, the One Broke Girl, the Warriors Three, the goddamn fucking dutch tilts. Instead bringing in Val and Jeff Goldblum and the Hulk. Thor telling Bruce "sun's getting real low" over and over again just kills me. The use of colour is just great, the entire thing just looks awesome. Taika Watiti is the man. EDIT: I DIDN'T EVEN MENTION KORG! "Piss off, ghost!" is the best goddamn one liner in the MCU. Don't @ me.

Screenshot from Letterboxd.

I saw Captain Marvel on Friday. First, I have to say, it was my first time seeing a film in IMAX, which was cool as hell. Also, the movie was pretty darn good. I think it ranks among the upper echelon of Marvel origin films, with Black Panther. Brie and Samuel L were great. The de-aging on Mr. Jackson was incredible. Same with Coulson who I could have used more of, one of my few nitpicks. The Skrulls were awesome and it was so cool to see them on film. I can't wait to see her with the Avengers ...next month?! Anywho, as per tradition:

I watched Aquaman last night. I heard it was pretty good. It was not. It felt like 5 goddamn hours long and nothing really happened.

Bought this on the Switch on sale via the eStore. I liked the first well enough and this seems to be more of the same.

Good point, Dean. That makes it all the more cringe when they say "we need to experiment more" and then they put coins on a drum.

Think of it as $40 for the game and $20 for built in Funky DLC.

Let me rant about Bohemian Rhapsody. Spoilers ahead. It's not as bad as the Jimi Hendrix biopic but that's not saying much. I actually saw A Star Is Born recently too and I kind of wished I saw this first, it's blandness might have made me like ASIB more. The home version I saw also had the full Live Aid concert, which I don't really understand the point of, I guess if you've ever wanted to watch actors lip sync to Queen for 20 minutes than it was probably worthwhile. It failed to make Freddie a captivating, or even understandable character. Also, I don't feel like anyone who worked on this movie had ever played in a band or written a song because none of that stuff is portrayed naturally. The whole second/third act was about Freddie feeling held back by Queen, so he leaves the band and goes solo for awhile, then he fires the guy keeping them apart and they reunite for Live Aid. Live Aid was their first show in years! Except, Wikipedia mentions: "Queen never split up, so Live Aid was not a reunion. They released The Works in early 1984 and then toured worldwide. The last show of the tour was eight weeks before Live Aid." So, the whole crux of the movie was bullshit. There was other things too, like Freddie meeting his longtime girlfriend the day of Queen's first concert. Or Freddie finally getting together with his boyfriend and immediately introducing him (and coming out to) his family right before Live Aid. Obviously any biopic movie will move things around to make them more cinematic but this felt particularly obvious and egregious. As far as these large focus music biopics go, I think Walk The Line was way better. Smaller focus biopics like Love & Mercy or abstract ones like I'm Not There made much better movies and I think gave me a better understanding of Brian Wilson and Bob Dylan, respectively. Honestly, I can't believe this got a Best Picture nom. I mean I can. But it shouldn't have.