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On 6/27/2023 at 12:47 AM, Tank said:

Just bought my ticket for a first showing of the new Indiana Jones movie on Friday morning. 
 

On 6/30/2023 at 9:46 PM, Tank said:

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

saw it this afternoon and it was very meh. Seems like it was made primarily for everyone who saw Raiders back in the theater when it was originally released. It’s hard for a guy in his 70s to make an action movie, and there were definitely points where the script accommodated his age or CGI/stunt double was used. The best parts of this movie focus on solving clues to find a treasure. 

We find out why his son is not in this movie (played by Shia Le Bouef in the last Indy movie), and we get an update on his marriage to Marion. 

There’s speculation that someone from this movie will carry on the franchise without Ford. I see it as possible. 
 

It has a sweet ending that the old timers will appreciate. 

I loved it. They almost lost me with the third act, but this movie kicked ass. They didn’t try to reinvent the wheel or anything here and that was the right choice. It’s basically one long chase, which was perfect. Phoebe Waller-Bridge was great and her character had so much more potential as a successor to Indy than Shia LeBouf’s. With that said, I don’t think they should continue and they certainly don’t seem to try to make it set in stone like they did at the end of Crystal Skull.

I honestly don’t understand the critical reaction to this film, just like I didn’t understand the critical reaction to The Little Mermaid. Like that one, the audience scores for Indy are more in line with most filmgoers’ experience. This movie hits just the note it needs to. Speaking of notes, you gotta love John Williams.

On 6/25/2023 at 2:31 PM, arch stanton said:

I don’t see any scenario in which Fantilli isn’t a Duck

10 hours ago, arch stanton said:

But could Van Gundy tell this person how to tell if the engine was running, how to communicate with the crew if unsure, and where the actual danger zone around that engine begins?

Yes. He’s an expert.

Jeff Van Gundy could have told this person to stay away from a spinning jet engine.

1 minute ago, Lhalo said:

Haha! Fuck Ukraine and fuck Russia equally. At least the war will be over and we won’t piss away billions. Oh who am I kidding? We’ll figure out a way piss away billions anyway. 

You’re an Angel fan. This is the way.

This could never have been predicted.

If this team keeps winning and has a legit shot, you don’t trade him unless you want this team to fall apart. He’s the guy we’d want to trade for if we felt it would get us over the hump. The thing is, he’s already here. If we had our current bullpen earlier in the year, this wouldn’t even be a discussion and we’d all be losing our shit over the team’s insane record. Everybody would be dead set on winning it all.

On 6/6/2023 at 10:47 AM, Lhalo said:

Looks like it was the Ukes who blew up the Nord Stream pipeline. 

 

15 minutes ago, Jay said:

US had intelligence of Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream project, Washington Post reports

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-had-intelligence-ukrainian-plan-attack-nord-stream-pipeline-washington-post-2023-06-06/

The United States learned of a Ukrainian plan to attack the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines three months before they were damaged last September by underwater explosions, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing leaked information posted online.

 

@Jay’s intelligence gathering abilities are not nearly as robust, apparently.

AIR

Streaming on Prime. This was a freaking fantastic movie. Fun as hell. 10/10

The Little Mermaid

Went with my daughter. It was great, honestly. Most of the live action remakes blow, but they really nailed this one for the most part. 8.5/10

On 5/13/2023 at 11:58 PM, Tank said:

here's a drone shot of where they'll play until the new stadium is built.

On 5/14/2023 at 11:54 AM, AngelsLakersFan said:

Beautiful

On 5/14/2023 at 11:56 AM, Lou said:

Better than Oakland.

On 5/14/2023 at 12:00 PM, AngelsLakersFan said:

It’s really not fair to compare such masterful feats of architecture and engineering.

…and yet that field looks better than the actual drawings they just released. The new park looks absolutely atrocious. It retains all of the terrible qualities of the Coliseum. There’s TONS of foul territory and circular decks. What the hell are they thinking? It’s the Coliseum without Mt. Davis + a roof.

They should go with a modified version of the scrapped Cisco Field. That had the potential to be one of the best parks in the league. It was beautiful.

Idiots.

35 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Skittles ban passes in California State Assembly

I’m pretty sure that if the title of the article was “cancer, reproductive and developmental issue causing ingredient ban to protect children passes in California State Assembly” you probably wouldn’t have made this post.

2 hours ago, Jay said:

So did you poll the other 49 states on their opinion of Florida or are you just projecting your own irrational hatred of Florida onto the other 49 states?

The title of this thread is itself a reference to a long standing societal take on Florida.

There’s even a thread about the great people of Florida on a highly questionable baseball discussion board that you may be interested in joining, though I’m not sure you’ll be able to get the username of Jay:

6 hours ago, T.G. said:

The Bear S2 starts streaming on Hulu June 22

 

Hell yeah. Such a great show.

Also, Strange Currencies by REM is a great song.

On 5/14/2023 at 12:08 AM, HaloMilliVanilli said:

Strangest season ever as a Laker fan.  At one point, this team was so frustrating to watch and seemed like a lottery team.  Then, a flurry of trades and 1/2 the team is new.  How does a roster turnover like this result in such success.  This team is so fun to watch and root for.  Western Conference championship here we go, Tuesday night vs. Nuggets.  Jokic vs. AD should be amazing to watch!

This has to be just about the most successful mid-season/deadline overhaul a professional sports team has ever had. The numbers looked good on paper from a pure stats perspective when they made the trades, but they way they’ve come together is an absolute best case scenario. Super impressive and props are definitely due to Pelinka. 

Two weeks until the series finale for both Succession and Barry, arguably the best two shows on TV. Damn. They both seem to be closing strong, though I haven’t seen last nights eps.

Also, Silo had a very strong third episode with a fantastic moment or two. Great stuff.

5 minutes ago, Taylor said:

I'm sure Benny Boy would walk up to Sanders and question his Jewishness to his face. And I'm sure you would too.

There’s no way that cuck nor Ben Shapiro would do that.

Silo (AppleTV+)

There are only two episodes out so far, but I’m sold.

Give this one a chance, guys.

On 5/6/2023 at 7:33 PM, Lou said:

Looks like recruiting is picking up, including 3 good transfers coming it. 

4 good transfers now, but of course that’s relative to what he had to start with. It’s a good foundation for him to build high school recruiting upon. I guess we’ll see what happens. At least it will be watchable, which will be nice.

1 hour ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Audible gasping!! (not audible)

 

Her sin was being surprised by it, apparently.

8 minutes ago, cals said:

Will you ge off of your high horse?

No.

1 hour ago, cals said:

7 in a row

Is this wins or COVID variants acquired?

2 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Funny thing is, we have significantly more traffic deaths than other nations as well. We simply do not value human life in this country.  And before Kotch chimes in, yes that includes abortion as well as help for children that arent aborted.

This is true. While the US is significantly below world average per capita in terms of automobile deaths, it exceeds the average per capita rate seen in high income countries. I wonder if this is related to the US’ lack of commitment to public transportation in spots as well as how spread out this country is. Then again, a lack of robust public transport may be part of the same problem/selective focus that results in the lack of help for children that need it.

But it’s not true, @Spirit. You’re absolutely full of shit when it comes to this. I’m sure we’ve covered this a bunch here, but it’s such a bad faith take.