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CocomoLSU
| Favorite team: | Penn State  |
| Location: | Inside your dome. |
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| Occupation: | Shit stirrer (allegedly). |
| Number of Posts: | 155649 |
| Registered on: | 2/20/2004 |
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re: The first wave of woke surgeons have arrived in the US
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/16/26 at 12:28 pm to grizzlylongcut
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Why is asking that question idiocy?
Asking the question itself isn’t inherently idiotic. But the whole thing was idiocy in the video.
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re: Deadline: Exit Interview with Kathleen Kennedy
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/16/26 at 11:07 am to SlowFlowPro
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That's the whole thing about his film. In isolation, outside of a franchise and, especially, a trilogy, it wasn't that bad. The hammy casino bullshite, the Mary Sue, and a few other cringe things hurts, but overall the positives would outweigh the negatives in a vacuum.
However, the movie WAS in a franchise and WAS the middle movie in a trilogy. It amplified all the bad parts of TFA and basically ended the franchise in the 2nd act of a trilogy. This has been spun into some form of subverting expectations, but it's not even that. He wanted to make his own thing and didn't give a shite about the context, which is kind of a big deal (and foreshadowing of the conflict moving onward between people wanting to be creative who rejected the confines of the IP they chose to be creative in)
Exactly. I agree almost fully with that post. I rewatched TLJ a year or two ago and it actually is much better than I remember. I even get the gripes people had with it, but they mostly didn’t bother me much outside of the Rose bullshite and the useless time spent on the planet with the racing animals and the orphans and shite. Hell, I didn’t even mind the purple hair Dern character when most people seemed to hate her universally.
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DEADLINE: The lows?
KENNEDY: The lows are that you’ve got a very, very small percentage of the fan base that has enormous expectations and basically they want to continue to see pretty much the same thing. And if you’re not going to do that, then you know going in that you’re going to disappoint them. I’m not sure there’s anything you can do about that, because you can’t please everybody. All you can do is try to tell good stories and try to stick to the essence of what George created. He embedded incredible values into Star Wars and what it has to say. The whole idea of hope and fun and entertainment in what he’s done over all these years, that’s what I tried to preserve. And I wouldn’t do that any differently and I wouldn’t change anything that we’ve done over the years. I understand why some people may like certain things more than others, but that’s not going to change why I decided to do certain things and why I decided to work with the people that we worked with.
This is the entire crux of the problem.
If by “continue to see pretty much the same thing” she means “fun, entertaining movies,” then I agree with her. But that’s not what she means. She seems to think people want the literal same story over and over. And she’s wrong, of course. Despite TFA being a bit of a rehash of the OG SW, there was enough new and different shite in it to build upon. But then she took a giant shite on everything and bright in a different director with a completely different vision. Even though I don’t hate TLJ as much as most, it was a big step down on quality and entertainment.
And she also seems to think it’s just a “very small percentage of the fan base,” which of course is also stupid.
But this part:
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I understand why some people may like certain things more than others, but that’s not going to change why I decided to do certain things and why I decided to work with the people that we worked with.
…is the icing on the cake. “I understand you may not like it but I’m going to do what I want to do anyway and you can’t change anything about that.” Which is why Disney’s SW properties took a steep dive off a cliff. Ignoring what people actually want and choosing over and over to push your agenda-based bullshite is a recipe for disaster. So that being said, Disney deserves all of the bullshite and monetary losses they have gotten and I don’t pity them in the least.
God forbid people just want quality, entertaining SW movies/shows. The horror…
re: Got halfway through season 1 of Pluribus and decided to put it down
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/16/26 at 10:49 am to PNW_TigerSaint
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was season 1 worth the watch? Did it pick up? Did it leave you looking forward to season 2?
For me:
Yes.
Not really a whole lot.
Yes.
It’s a weird show for me. Because while I admit that it’s not overly good and I was a little disappointed being a VG fan, I also really liked it a lot. Admittedly, that’s because of my faith in VG. So while I do expect it to be great, it would’ve been cool if we had gotten more answers and info this season. But I definitely like the show a lot, am with it as long as it airs, and am pumped about S2 (which I assume won’t be for like five years, which is stupid).
re: The first wave of woke surgeons have arrived in the US
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/16/26 at 10:34 am to tiggerthetooth
I assume that’s the same video that was posted here a day or two ago, with like 3 minutes straight of “can men get pregnant?” idiocy?
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I guess this is the female version of the 610 Stompers.
Is that the weight requirement?
re: Good Samaritan Saves Toddlers Who Wandered Into Street
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/15/26 at 4:15 pm to MorbidTheClown
Good on that dude. But “jumps out of his car and saves them from getting hit” is a little dramatic since the passing cars had stopped and everything. :lol:
But I hope those parents feel like shite for not watching their 2 (!) year old kids.
But I hope those parents feel like shite for not watching their 2 (!) year old kids.
re: "Can Men Get Pregnant? Well, uhhh..."
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/15/26 at 3:01 pm to MorbidTheClown
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They know the truth. They just aren't allowed to speak it.
They aren't allowed to, or they refuse to?
Because most of the time it's the latter.
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i mean he was born in 1966 which would make him 20 in the mid 80s and mid 20s before the end of the decade...not sure why your mind is so blown? lol
I’m saying in movies like The Lost Boys or Stand By Me, I just assumed he was like 25-30 instead of just 20. I would’ve guessed he was at least 65 these days. He just seemed older to me. I could easily buy that he was over 30 in Flatliners, but he was only 23/24.
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Is anyone excited for 28 Years Later pt.2?
Not excited, but I will check it out if I hear good things about it. The first one was decent. I hated the Adidas track suit ending though, and it gave me low hopes for this one. So I hope it's better than I was expecting after finishing the first one.
re: If the Apollo landings were fake, explain this...
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/14/26 at 9:58 am to Lonnie Utah
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Lonnie Utah
You gonna start another "If the Apollo landings were fake..." thread again tomorrow? Just wondering since this is two in two days now.
re: Kiefer Sutherland arrested and accused of assaulting ride-share driver, L.A. police say
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/14/26 at 6:55 am to Jim Rockford
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Sutherland, 59,
The fact that he is only 59 is absolutely blowing my mind right now...like to the point where I almost don't believe that it's true. :lol:
I assumed he was in his mid 20s at least in the 80s.
re: Let’s hear your favorite dad jokes
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/13/26 at 7:20 pm to HogPharmer
Whats red and smells like blue paint?
Red paint.
Red paint.
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Lanelsu83
Holy shite, dude. I've defended you here and there but when did you become such an insufferable fricking cunt?
You have become one of the worst posters on this board in just a few short weeks. And that's tough to do with people like Kaiju running around.
You clearly can't cope with the fact that some people weren't happy with how Stranger Things ended. That's a you thing. If Chicken bans you again, don't ask me for help because I can't defend trying to help someone who is such a terrible poster now. RIP to back when you were a fairly rational, functional poster.
re: Conan O'Brien not a fan of comedians relying on hate of Trump, instead of actual comedy
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/13/26 at 1:29 pm to Everclear2000
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I haven't watched this in several years- but they were just about the last bastion of free thought and nothing was safe- liberals, conservatives, it was all fait game. Did they finally bend the knee?
Not sure if bending the knee is the appropriate label. But they aren't what they once were. This current season is chock full of "Trump is fricking (as in literally sleeping with) Satan and has a tiny dick" scenes over and over, and over....and fricking over. And that's it; that's the joke. There's no nuance to it. There's no cleverness or subtlety to it. It's just showing Trump in bed with Satan and taking off his clothes and having a small dick. That's it.
And they have done it basically every single episode, and it has been the focus of several episodes as well. It's just really weird, almost to the point of fixation and obsession. That's my problem with it. Some people complain that they never once went after Biden or Kamala, and while that's true that's not what bothers me about it. It's just lazy and not funny/ If it was funny I'd be laughing right along with them, but it's not. And I can even try to respect it on some level because it definitely seems intentional (almost like something pissed them off and they are HAMMERING it over and over incessantly). But it makes for boring and unentertaining television.
It also seems like they are very much just mailing it in to meet some sort to episode quotas and their focus is no longer on making it funny/entertaining.
There have been a few things here and there that have been funny, but it's just a weird vibe from the show now. And as someone who has watched religiously since the literal first episode aired, it's disappointing.
re: Documentaries / Docuseries
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/13/26 at 7:26 am to LSUMaverick
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We really enjoy Aerial America on the Smithsonian channel. Not so much of a documentary, but still get interesting historic facts and views of each state.
Aerial America is great. It also makes for fantastic background television. Love that show.
re: Documentaries / Docuseries
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/12/26 at 1:14 pm to boxcarbarney
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King of Kong
Absolutely this, just know that the doc isn't super honest/accurate at times, and the records discussed in it are no longer valid/have been bested.
But it is top notch from an entertainment perspective.
I swear I had a good thread about docs, but I don't think I do (just my music docs thread).
But I did find an old list I made (from 2012) on here:
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King of Kong - Donkey Kong/arcade records
Art of the Steal - Barnes collection
Bigger, Faster, Stronger* - steroids in sports
I.O.U. - U.S. debt
The Cove - dolphin killings in Japan
The Bridge - Golden Gate Bridge suicides
Night and Fog - Holocaust
Magic and Bird: A Courtship of Rivals - awesome doc about their relationship
Dear Zachary - completely fricked up, but hellishly interesting, about Andrew Bagby and the
102 Minutes That Changed America - 9/11
Waking Sleeping Beauty - Disney Animation's rise in the late 80s and 90s
Cocaine Cowboys - Miami drug shippers in the 80s
Jesus Camp - fricked up and honestly scary look at super religious people and their kids
Capturing the Friedmans - 80s child molestation case against the Friedmans
H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer
Obviously I'd have to add a ton more that I've seen in the last decade and a half. But I still stand by these suggestions too.
re: Rate this classic Humphrey Bogart scene
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/12/26 at 1:08 pm to Fewer Kilometers
I like Bogart, but sometimes the way he rifles through his lines annoys the shite out of me. It's like he's trying to say them as fast as he can, to the point where he sounds like a machine and not a human with any emotion. :lol:
re: Weapons
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/12/26 at 12:46 pm to SlowFlowPro
I thought Weapons was really solid, and one of the better horror entries lately. But that also has more to do with the lack of good recent horror perhaps.
I did like it though, and thought it did a great job with the creepy factor. But the end with the old lady running around yards and in and out of people's houses like Ferris Beuller took me WAY out of the movie. It went from "oh shite," to "oh okay," to "this is hilarious," to "no fricking way this is still going on," to "okay this is just fricking stupid."
I honestly would rate this movie much higher had she just ran out of the house and been confronted and killed by the kids there. I have absolutely no idea why anybody in charge of this movie thought it was a good idea to have her run around the neighborhood like that. It was just plain silly and ruined what I thought was an otherwise solid movie.
I also remember not particularly caring for the shifts in narratives between each person (even though it was edited fairly well).
But I do agree with this:
..and have been saying that for years now. Horror, and especially supernatural horror specifically, always struggles to nail the ending. My classic example of this is The Devil Inside. That movie was actually cool and really good, and then the last few minutes with how it ended it completely ruined it for me. Just so stupid and lazy.
I did like it though, and thought it did a great job with the creepy factor. But the end with the old lady running around yards and in and out of people's houses like Ferris Beuller took me WAY out of the movie. It went from "oh shite," to "oh okay," to "this is hilarious," to "no fricking way this is still going on," to "okay this is just fricking stupid."
I honestly would rate this movie much higher had she just ran out of the house and been confronted and killed by the kids there. I have absolutely no idea why anybody in charge of this movie thought it was a good idea to have her run around the neighborhood like that. It was just plain silly and ruined what I thought was an otherwise solid movie.
I also remember not particularly caring for the shifts in narratives between each person (even though it was edited fairly well).
But I do agree with this:
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Modern horror, generally has a huge ending problem.
..and have been saying that for years now. Horror, and especially supernatural horror specifically, always struggles to nail the ending. My classic example of this is The Devil Inside. That movie was actually cool and really good, and then the last few minutes with how it ended it completely ruined it for me. Just so stupid and lazy.
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Im tempted to put a sign on the door
re: Each State's Favorite Fast Food Chain
Posted by CocomoLSU on 1/12/26 at 7:58 am to DustyDinkleman
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Gonna be a 10min wait on da spicy baby
I know that's the common theme/joke. And I don't eat Popeye's often. But in all honesty I can't even remember the last time I had to pull up or even wait a few minutes before getting my food there. Not sure if they shifted their corporate focus on better service or whatever, but I've been in and out almost every time for years now.
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