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Post by RSCTom on Dec 4, 2019 13:50:30 GMT -5
I will always be proud of being edited into WrestleMania 26's jet flyover pumping my fist despite not actually doing this
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Post by RSCTom on Nov 19, 2019 16:23:19 GMT -5
As a member of The Union with pants and a 2x4
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Post by RSCTom on Nov 15, 2019 14:45:51 GMT -5
Moved! Now we can discuss the topic, yay!
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Post by RSCTom on Nov 14, 2019 13:13:35 GMT -5
I want to see that, but it’ll probably never happen. Baby steps. Years ago, we would have said the same thing about him working on a WWE show. Here we are. Just gotta let this thing play out. The bottom line is that at least he's back in the game. That's a good place to start. If he wasn't open to the idea, why would he want to waste his time being on a show about WWE? I'm sure he could have gotten paid as much or MORE to do something else. HE CHOSE to audition for a WWE show. HE CHOSE to accept a job on a WWE show. Essentially, HE CHOSE WWE! Even if his current employment is directly through FOX, it's still associated with WWE. And why take a job talking about WWE? Why not get a job on FOX talking about UFC? The Blackhawks? The Cubs? Why not audition for shows on other networks covering comics, TV shows/movies he likes (like he did with the Talking Dead). CM Punk has appeared on a WWE show for the first time in over 5 years. This is a good first step. Could he have done any of those other things, though? I'm a Punk fan, I can't believe the heat he gets for speaking his mind about the way WWE screwed him (loyalists be damned, why does he have any reason to lie whatsoever?) but I have a feeling he has tried to push on acting, comic opportunities, etc etc and he's just having a harder time making the jump to get a substantial amount of money. It's nuclear what Rock has done, it's almost even more impressive what Batista has done, but could Punk really do the same? I'm honestly hoping for his success as someone also suffering from wrestling burnout but I just don't know if I see the level of depth there that he tends to talk about when he says he's 'busy'. But obviously I don't know him personally. Either way I think it's a valid question, but I'm happy that most wrestling fans are ok with opening their arms to him.
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Post by RSCTom on Nov 13, 2019 14:22:06 GMT -5
Also, I'm getting a maclunkey tattoo
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Post by RSCTom on Nov 13, 2019 14:01:56 GMT -5
I'm not getting Disney+ until they fix Simpsons aspect ratio which they shouldn't have gotten wrong to begin with
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 30, 2019 8:55:19 GMT -5
Happy birthday, JC Motors!
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 22, 2019 11:48:23 GMT -5
I've been waiting for C3P0 to croak since the beginning so I will also have to be helped out but only because I will be crying tears of joy
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 22, 2019 10:48:27 GMT -5
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 21, 2019 8:44:56 GMT -5
I didn't get it but was wondering if it was worth grabbing. I still have the digital 360 copy...worth buying the new version? Did the multiplayer change at all?
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 17, 2019 13:07:30 GMT -5
Well?!
Well?!?!?!?
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 10, 2019 14:15:59 GMT -5
lol believe me, removing the hedge animals is one of the things I loved about Kubrick's. Of the few issues I have with it is that ultimately what did the shining really do in the movie vs. the book? Partially I'm asking, but generally speaking it's a gift that didn't really have any bearing on whether or not he survived (unless that five second diversion of axing Scatman Crothers in the back was the difference). Anyways not really an adaptation but no one's mentioned Creepshow. It's a good point because I guess that's also kind of where a lot of people divert not only on this movie but in watching movies in general. For me, it's best left up to personal interpretation. I like the way it kind of obviously comes off which is some sort of confused telepathy that Dick Halloran understands but Danny (and in my opinion Jack) are completely confused by. Danny gets to have a grandfatherly conversation with Dick in the beginning about it, something he never had because he has a drunk dick of a father who would rather focus on a drink. So the 'gift' is just as Dick says, the fact that they can connect on this just as he and his grandma used to. For Jack, he takes it the other direction and interacts with the haunted elements (what he can control of it) of the hotel to further indulge his selfishness. I don't really have an affinity to the Torrance family in the movie other than that you kind of hope based on how depressive and thrown together they seem in the beginning of the movie that they will some how turn out ok. Obviously they don't (not completely at least) but that's what's so horrific about the whole thing. Not only does their emotional disconnect cause trauma, but ghosts in a hotel they can't escape feed off of it and use it against them, even more so with the 'gift' two out of three of them have. So to answer your original question, I don't think it had an bearing on the overall outcome other than the sides of it they couldn't understand, but that's what's pretty scary about it all.
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 10, 2019 12:01:42 GMT -5
An adaptation is not meant to be an exact, verbatim page-for-page on screen visual of a book. That's why it's called an adaptation. The Shining and then maybe arguably Jaws are easily the best examples of two not that great books being adapted into amazing movies by taking liberties. Especially with the '97 miniseries as a comparison there just really is no comparison.
Stephen King can bellyache all he wants (this is from someone who actually really likes him. Pet Sematary still is one of my all time favorite books) but Kubrick took his novel, which basically ends with a ridiculous explosion that's almost like Die Hard, and adapted it as best as it could possibly be done and then some. Just because he interpreted Jack Torrance differently doesn't make it some sort of weak piece. Just because there are no hedge animals doesn't make it less frightening.
I get people like seeing what they've read exactly on screen as how they remember it or whatever but the argument about The Shining is one that has always baffled me.
Other than that, I wouldn't say too many of the films that have been made from his works really hold up. I'm with everyone on Salem's Lot and It being pretty great for nostalgia. I also enjoy Silver Bullet just because it's fun.
I thought the new It was just weak as hell and the new Pet Sematary was even worse.
There are a handful of scenes here and there in King adaptations that are decent but for the most part it's really only The Shining that gets into actually frightening territory for me. But I'm also pretty critical with horror so it's tough to say.
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 10, 2019 10:55:36 GMT -5
It isn't Kershaw's fault at all. Dave Roberts horribly mismanaged the entire situation. I am not usually one that calls for a manager's head (since Don Mattingly is my favorite player of all time it was extra tough for me hearing people complain about his decision making which I didn't think was anywhere near as poor in the postseason as Roberts has been) but I don't see any other way out of this for Roberts.
Kersh should have gotten that last out and then just put in Maeda fresh. Even Joe Kelly who I basically despise after last year's World Series and this long ass season with him pitched a great 9th and he just left him in too long. He used nobody from the bullpen who had the Nats numbers in the previous games. It just makes no sense. He thought he was shutting it down and it backfired terribly.
I can wait for next year but holy sh*t that stings.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 24, 2019 11:19:10 GMT -5
It should just be a politics thread unless we are going to make a Republican thread too. I'd be up for a politics thread, though I know it's not something that everyone can handle. I'm more commenting on the fact that the one dude wandered into a thread clearly labeled 'Democratic Presidential Debates' and started with usual MAGA fairytale cheerleading as if we don't have to hear it from the White House every day. I'd be happy for a Republican thread where everyone of that mindset can all shake hands and eat breakfast together...that's easy for me to ignore. While some users are less than articulate in making the case for their point of view over another, I'd argue that it's next to impossible to discuss any step in the electoral process without allowing for a degree of discussion on the current political climate, especially in an incumbent situation. The Democratic slate, while plentiful and varied, aren't competing with one another to attain a seat situated within a political vacuum. There's a bigger picture to be had, and the situational possibilities of each of these candidates in that step of the race is absolutely pertinent to the discussion. I don't think I've been anything other than clear in this entire thread that I'm all about bigger picture discussions. What's exhausting is this: Errrmyygaawwddd we’re gonna take your assault weapons ! Free Everything for everyone ! Yay NAFTA, lets ruin more American blue collar jobs ! Lets force everyone to drop their private insurance and charge them what we want to! Socialism 👍🏻 I once could have decent discussions with folks on the left ... even agreed with some of their policies and ideas ... hell, I even voted for Obama his first term ! However, that party has become so out of touch with reality that I don’t even think they truly care about American values anymore. All they do is preach anti Trump, that’s literally it. Hell, Biden cant even recall his own lies about health care during the debate 🤦🏼♂️ People need to stop playing victim cards and stop completely siding with a certain party ... just side with whats best for this country ... not to appease other countries or fascist groups. basically just causing this to descend into a Trump vs. no-Trump discussion. Again, it's fine, I suppose, but I thought the initial thread was to touch on the debates / differences in current crop of candidates. Seems like we do really just need a politics thread. Too bad that doesn't work very well.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 24, 2019 9:46:48 GMT -5
No surprise this thread that was initially about Democratic candidates and their ideals, differences and policies has been highjacked by Conservative hot air spewing!
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 13, 2019 14:11:09 GMT -5
Vince McMahon
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 10, 2019 13:36:53 GMT -5
Don't they say 'RKO her' in response to nagging wives around here anymore??
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 6, 2019 11:10:45 GMT -5
Slightly nervous to go see this. I just rewatched Chapter 1 which I liked less (and I was never jazzed about in the first place) but I feel the need to just get it over with. Not great when seeing a movie feels like a chore that needs to be accomplished but we'll see. Can't overlook a cast like that. LOL, well that's the spirit! I'll admit, if you are a fan of the novel, there a quite a few liberties taken that novel purists will NOT like. After the initial high of the experience wore off last night, I found myself wondering how certain things would've played out in the movie if they stuck closer to source material. Let me know what you think! Cool. Good to know! I actually am normally the opposite of a novel purist and if it means getting a better-than-good film (especially horror film) out of taking liberties I'm all for it. Jaws and Shining are both probably the best examples of this because they're vastly superior to the books they're based on. With this I just generally feel like the first movie got swallowed up in the 'fidgety jumpscare' world of today's horror and didn't really provide anything of value. Still not sure why I don't connect with Pennywise's look because it seems like everyone else does but it just doesn't do much for me. With that whining aside I am primed to see what Chapter 2 has to offer.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 6, 2019 8:49:38 GMT -5
Slightly nervous to go see this. I just rewatched Chapter 1 which I liked less (and I was never jazzed about in the first place) but I feel the need to just get it over with. Not great when seeing a movie feels like a chore that needs to be accomplished but we'll see. Can't overlook a cast like that.
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