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Post by Word™ on Sept 6, 2016 21:15:25 GMT -5
I wish I could get Howard back as Rhodes. Cheadle is a good actor but a little bland. Howard had way better chemistry with Downey. That's the recasting i want to take back I agree with this 100%.. I wish I could agree even more. Howard had GREAT chemistry with RDJ.. And he was fun to watch as Rhodes in Iron Man. Don Cheadle is miles ahead of Terrance Howard as an actor and I do love him as War Machine.. But like you said man, RDJ and Howard just seemed to click really well on camera. I'm happy with Cheadle but disappointed we didn't get more with Howard... Sadly he's a crazy person.
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Post by Word™ on Sept 6, 2016 13:16:16 GMT -5
I don't understand how either of these stores have any locations opened anywhere..
I have fond memories of K-Mart in the late 90's here in Kentucky.. And we still have one.. But it's dirty and out of place for 2016.. I'm always shocked when I don't see that location on these lists.
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Post by Word™ on Sept 6, 2016 13:09:09 GMT -5
we talked about it before for sure man.......and yeah its a heck of a difference I'm sure we have lol. I can't keep up with myself around here anymore lol. But it still bothers me. I'm not bothered by it.. I think they hadn't completed the design and that's probably that.. Josh Brolin wasn't cast for another 2 years..
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Post by Word™ on Sept 6, 2016 12:26:37 GMT -5
I received my S.H Figuarts Red Ranger today.. And it is GREAT!
Found one on eBay and did some communication with the seller.. He claimed the package was in great condition and I would be satisfied with the item.. And I absolutely am.. MUCH better than that crap Amazon sent me last week.
Now the hard decisions are "who do I order next" and "DO I OPEN THIS ONE UP"?!
Would love to display this without damaging the package.
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Post by Word™ on Sept 6, 2016 12:11:17 GMT -5
Pence is hot garbage.. I went from someone that would likely vote for Trump, to not even listening to what Trump has to say anymore because he selected Pence as his running mate. Seriously.. that guy. In other news, Trump is up 2 points OVER Hillary in the latest national polls.. She has to be one of the most incompetent politicians to ever run for office.. The entire nation is slamming Trump into the ground on a daily basis and she STILL CAN'T WIN. The ENTIRE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY SUPPORTS YOU. EVERY NEWS OUTLET SUPPORTS YOU!! HOW ARE YOU SO BAD AT THIS!? It is being served to her on a silver platter!! Even if I liked Hillary I would NEVER vote for someone that is this bad at winning the game.. This election has been set up in her favor, it has been a slam dunk.. All she had to do is catch the ball.. AND SHE CAN'T. DO. THAT!
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Post by Word™ on Sept 6, 2016 10:33:21 GMT -5
I think the Walmart Winter Soldier has one of the best likenesses of any figure Hasbro has ever done. As a massive Winter Soldier fan and a stickler for scans, I absolutely love it. I understand it's not as in-demand because he's already seen a release but it's a vast improvement over the first release and a must have imo. Plus, it allows you to display the first release with the mask head on and really feel like you have two different incarnations of the character. Not sure what you were hoping for out of Falcon. Other than the grey scale's being a bit off it's pretty close to movie accurate for a $20 figure. I do wish he came with a second head, but I understand why he didn't with the other accessories and the wings. I think it's still pretty great and he's a must have in an MCU collection. Falcon, Scarlet Witch, and Vision were the big missing pieces and I'm glad to have crossed Falcon off the list. The only other real option is the Marvel Select figure, assuming you can still get your hands on it, but that won't fit in with a ML display and it's not his Civil War attire, assuming you have a preference. I think the thing with Hasbro is that there is likely bound to be an additional release, especially now with how they're doing Marvel Legends. The hard part is guessing how it's going to go. Like I'm about 99% sure we're getting a Loki release with Ragnarok, but it'll have been a long wait between not being able to find the Walmart release and the winter of 2017 (for those of us in the United States anyway). Conversely, an upgraded Winter Soldier, or any number of Iron Man or Cap figures, was a quick turn around. I also think the second releases for Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye were inferior to the original releases. My point is that we might get a better version of Falcon but I'm willing to spend $20 now in the instance that this is the best we get. I want as complete of an MCU display as I can get. If you're just doing figures you like or not trying to get everyone in there, and assuming you don't really like, or at least love, the figure as you say, I'd just pass and wait to see if something better comes along. You just have to assume that day might not ever come and if it does it might be a long ways off. I am NOT a fan of the head on the Ant-man figure, but I have the ML's version until Ant-man and Wasp figures come out because I wasn't going to not have Ant-man in my collection. We could still be 2 years away from having that replacement. So this is how I go about buying these figures. I get what they offer, assuming it's a need, and if a better version comes along that I like/want, then I replace it. It's totally on you though. I think if you have to be convinced to get something you should probably pass, but sometimes that comes with regret as well. I've gotten to the point where I'd rather buy it and feel meh about it than miss out on it and feel regret for passing. I think the figure mold itself is pretty good for the price.. It's just the color they went with is what gets me.. Almost looks like a knock off Falcon with the shades of red and gray that was used. I'm probably gonna go pick him up today. The package was in great condition.
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Post by Word™ on Sept 6, 2016 0:21:18 GMT -5
Oh my God, she sounds like she is dying..
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Post by Word™ on Sept 6, 2016 0:06:32 GMT -5
Okay guys, I desperately need someone to convince me that spending money on the Wal*Mart edition Falcon and Winter Soldier is money well spent.
I'm just getting home from a trip to Wally World and to my surprise they had a case of the two mentioned above.. I was so excited! That is until I started looking at the figures.
Marvel's Falcon is so dull.. Like that has to be one of the most boring looking figures they've ever put out.. His paint is so off, and I didn't have that immediate "must have" gut feeling that I usually get with certain Marvel Legends that I like.
Winter Soldier is also a pretty bland looking figure with an odd face.. The Winter Soldier version from a couple years back absolutely blows this one out of the water when displaying MOC..
IDK dudes.. They both seemed kinda boring to me.
Dunno if I should go ahead and pass, or bite it and buy.. The Falcon might end up being pretty rare.
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Post by Word™ on Sept 5, 2016 16:27:04 GMT -5
I just wanted to say how much I enjoy Mark Ruffalo as Banner/The Hulk. Watching the two Avenger movies again and it's just a great fit for him, in both roles. Ruffalo is great, I'm glad he took over for Norton. Norton seems like a douche and wouldn't have fit in with guys like Downey, Hemsworth, & Evans at all. I think Norton would have done just fine next to the rest of the guys, I was a fan of him in The Incredible Hulk.. But because Mark Ruffalo is on another level of acting skill, we've all turned against the idea of Ed Norton playing Banner. Seriously, Mark Ruffalo is one of the best actors on the planet right now.. Comparing him to anyone else is unfair to the anyone else.
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Post by Word™ on Sept 4, 2016 22:43:14 GMT -5
I really don't know why.. But I read this thread title as "Sable with simultaneous titties".
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Post by Word™ on Sept 4, 2016 21:26:33 GMT -5
Just finished it last night. I was honestly disappointed with the show, with EVERYONE praising the crap out of it, thought it must be good, haven't seen that much fanfare since Breaking Bad And tbh, it's alright, nothing amazing, some unlikable characters, I felt Eleven was the strongest part of the show but her flashbacks were so generic, I felt the monster also left a lot to be desired. With Season 2 it'll depend if there's a new cast or not, for me to keep watching I'm with you on this. I watched episode 1 and kinda got a good feel of the show, it was fun to watch but nothing I wanted to continue watching.. For me it relied entirely too much on inspiration from the 80s.. It was almost a rip off of 80's sci fi at times.. There's nothing wrong with drawing inspiration from other forms of art.. But when your entire product is taking beats from other well known and popular products, there is an issue.
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Post by Word™ on Sept 4, 2016 21:22:09 GMT -5
Suicide Squad. Bit late to the party, but then again I'm not a DC guy...never have been. I took 'Make Mine Marvel' literally as a kid, I guess. That was how it was back then; you chose a side (for me). Marvel over DC, WWF over WCW (until the MNW and then back again), Sega over Nintendo, etc. I went in as a fan of comic books and comic book films, and ended up with my left hand supporting my head throughout the film... I don't know how it's doing so well (not that I begrudge it - it's just not for me...but I had to see for myself I suppose). It's certainly not the worst film I've seen but that's not high praise either...I didn't care. I couldn't care, really. This movie had a crazy good marketing team.. And they knew exactly WHO to market the film towards.. I personally don't believe this movie is racking up cash due to DC fans dying to see this film 3-4 times.. Absolutely some of them have gone back for 2nds.. But I believe this movie is making money off of urban, punk, and hot topic type people with ALOT of teenagers. 16-18 year old me would have probably loved Suicide Squad entirely too much.
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Post by Word™ on Sept 4, 2016 20:28:19 GMT -5
I wish I had good Wal-Mart's.. They SUCK at bringing in new Marvel Legends.. I'll never see the Falcon or Winter Soldier. But I might.. So hopefully maybe. My walmarts around where I work are always, ALWAYS dreadful. The newest ML set they got was the Capwolf wave at the beginning of this year. Other than that they still have Antman and Hulkbuster waves. And alot of them. Randomly walk into one of the walmarts during my lunch break on Friday and they had 6 Winter Soldiers and 3 Falcons. I thought there was some Devine intervention going on. That's awesome. There is hope after all!
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Post by Word™ on Sept 4, 2016 19:32:50 GMT -5
For the record (not that anyone cares what I think) I'm not a fan of Appreciation threads. No matter whom it's for. They flood up the front page and gives people an excuse to spam. The Bayley one remains open because it's been here for a very long time. Long before I became the WWE mod. And the Eva one is there so those that hated Bayley's thread could talk about Eva. It's almost a compromise of sorts. Personally, I'd be okay if both were locked and no more were allowed. Only to keep it fair to those that may not be a fan of either. But I also understand these threads are very popular. So for now, they both will stay opened. But we will try to keep it to only two for now. To those that have made appreciation threads for other women only to have them locked or merged, please understand it was only to prevent the whole front page from becoming an appreciation thread after appreciation thread. It's nothing personal. And to all those who hate Bayley, and feel the need to remind everyone, please don't. Just stay away. Let those that are fans have their thread... Please. I think this thread is best suited for the banter board, in my opinion. That's a great idea. I love Bayley.. But both of these threads are gigantic circle jerks.
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Post by Word™ on Sept 4, 2016 19:30:08 GMT -5
I wish I had good Wal-Mart's.. They SUCK at bringing in new Marvel Legends..
I'll never see the Falcon or Winter Soldier.
But I might.. So hopefully maybe.
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Post by Word™ on Sept 3, 2016 22:16:01 GMT -5
No one would accuse those poll numbers of being fabricated if it wasn't a proven fact that Hillary controls most mainstream media reporting on these polls.
I'm not saying that's what is going on.. But it's hard to look at anything involving Hillary through the media and thinking "absolutely, no question, I 100% believe"..
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Post by Word™ on Sept 3, 2016 22:10:44 GMT -5
I've never seen a company as dumb as WWE.
Brock Lesnar splits open Randy Orton with an elbow at Summerslam! No one knows if it's real or fake and it has everyone talking about the WWE!
WWE completely ignores it and moves on..
Daniel Bryan and The Miz have a jaw dropping promo exchange on Talking Smack that once again gets EVERYONE talking about the WWE and if it was real or fake!
WWE quickly drops it and moves on..
It's sh*t like this that truly makes me WANT to bash my head against a wall.. I don't mean that in a joking way. I literally mean trying to understand exactly why they think moving on and not capitalizing on these two feuds makes me want to hit my head.
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Post by Word™ on Sept 3, 2016 19:56:45 GMT -5
Mandarin would never be Chinese, can't alienate that market. So it would likely be white. I just always thought a redone Mandarin using a combination of magic and salvaged chituari tech from Avengers would be cool. Like use the tech as the rings and as a conduit to strengthen the magical elements. Would have been cool in Iron Man 3, because if Mandarins powers came partially from that tech it would have enhanced the PTSD Tony was suffering from Avengers since it would have been that same tech being used against him. Giving the PTSD angle actual weight and implications instead of simply using it as comedic relief. And for the record if it was me doing it, I would have kept Kingsley as Mandarin, just ditched the actor twist. Have Killian think he's using the Mandarin but have Mandarin play him in the end, having Iron Man fight Killian in the middle of the film following the plane rescue, and after Killian is defeated, weakening Stark in the process, that's when Mandarins full plan cones to light. Stark lost most of his Iron Legion in the Killian battle, so it's just Iron Man and War Machine against Mandarin. But what do I know? That might have been what bothered me the most about the twist.. Not the twist itself, but that they got Ben F'N Kingsley to play a fake Mandarin. When he himself is PERFECT CASTING for the actual Mandarin!!
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Post by Word™ on Sept 3, 2016 14:08:49 GMT -5
As much as I would love to see a legit Mandarin portrayal on the big screen I've always had a feeling that it won't happen. I agree that we wont see a fu Manchu/ming the merciless Mandarin but I do reckon we will see him. Back in 2013 people were saying they'd never do the real Mandarin because it means Marvel has to introduce magic.. Well, look how that has played out.
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Post by Word™ on Sept 3, 2016 1:23:51 GMT -5
It was reported last night that Jon Favreau will reprise his role of Happy Hogan in Spider Man: HC. How incredible would it be if in the near future Marvel convinced him to come back and direct Iron Man 4.
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