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On 9/8/2018 at 5:12 AM, Wild said:

Apparently we're going to have to deal with another fanboy freak out about how "Slavic means white" when Ciri's announcement is cast. They're looking for a minority actress.

Slavic does not mean white.  Descriptions in the book where it says she is white... that kinda means she is white.

However - 

Movies and TV shows (and video games) are their own separate things from books.  They are really someone else version of a book - always with many changes.  Some changes are better some are worse but they do not taint the original material.  Separate mediums should be judged separately.  

I have no problem with gender/race swaps.  Hopefully when it is done it is done to serve the story and not solely for sjw reasons.

“There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance, for anyone who thinks or expresses any kind of anti-Semitic remark,” Mr. Gibson said in Tuesday’s statement.

He continued, in part: “I want to apologize specifically to everyone in the Jewish community for the vitriolic and harmful words that I said to a law enforcement officer the night I was arrested on a D.U.I. charge. I am a public person, and when I say something, either articulated and thought out, or blurted out in a moment of insanity, my words carry weight in the public arena.”

Mr. Gibson went on to say he wished “to take it one step further, and meet with Jewish leaders” for a “one-on-one discussion.”

That is also from Gibson.

I'm not trying to absolve anyone of guilt.  I wouldn't want Gibson around my kids.  My only point is that we don't really know what is in any of these peoples heart.  It is easy to make a face for the camera.  We should not assume we know what any of them are like, or what they do when the camera is not on.

14 hours ago, Brick said:

 

You're right I should rephrase that because I'm not a fan of the "it's just a joke" excuse, and it's far too often used, especially when someone says a racist joke for example. 

 

What I meant was that at the end of the day he's not hurting anyone compared to someone like Depp who beats his wife, or a sexual predator like Kevin Spacey, or someone like Mel Gibson that can go on a drunken rant against Jews because he actually holds those views. 

Interesting that we can be so sure that Gibson actually holds those views.  What did he have - a couple of drunken outbursts during maybe the darkest part of his life when his relationship was falling apart and his career was crashing.  As opposed to several years of posting pedophilia stuff on the internet.  

I think everyone needs to be careful about what they think of celebrities.  We don't 'know' any of them and should not hold any up too high on a pedestal.  

The whole season is up.  8 episodes.  

40 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

It used to be... now it's basically Oakland. Metropolis is San Francisco

I don't keep up with comics so in no way am I trying to start an argument which I am sure I would lose...

However I remember a quote from Frank Miller that said something like Metropolis is New York in the daytime, and Gotham City is New York at night.  

Made me laugh that this Predator thread is right next to the Predator 2 thread.  

We should have a 'Sexual Predator vs. Aliens'.

1 hour ago, TheLeon said:

I know myself well enough. I just can't get it together to group up with people regularly, so this game would be wasted on me. Looks fun though. 

I plan on playing it alone.  Just wait till it's cheap.  The reviews say the game scales - puzzles change when you play single player.  So they at least put some effort in to make it engaging for a single player experience.  

I really like the sniper elite games so I will get this eventually.  It isn't long until black Friday... and I bet that this will be $20 then.

Isn't the fact that Disney has made so much money off marvel movies - 

AND the fact that so many others (the mummy, DC) have tried to copy the connected universe idea

enough to prove that people are following what is going on between these movies?

25 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said:

Can't tell much, but at least it looks like a new world, and as long as they aren't on their way to a casino I'm okay with that. 

I think it's obvious from this pic that Poe, Finn, and Chewy have gone to the dark side.  I mean they are enslaving those poor animals.

This show is super popular to dislike online, however I enjoyed watching it with my wife.  It is of course silly and full of pop culture but it isn't supposed to be high brow.

14 hours ago, Brick said:

 

Congrats on finishing Shadow of War! 

 

Btw what platform did you play it on? 

I played it on the 1x.

15 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said:

 

  Reveal hidden contents

Play the Blades of Galadriel DLC. You'll see how they could keep it going, easily.

 

Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in.  I guess I'm gonna download some DLC tonight.

20 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said:

 

Those no chance fuckers are a bitch... gotta scout those orcs when you can so you know which ones have that trait. I think there's a specific orc Tribe or class that almost always has it.

I finished it last night.  Great game.

22 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said:

Christ, not Japan.

 

If they're going Asia, I vote India.

Well I think there may be one or two ninja video games already in existence, but an ancient history Japan ninja Ass Creed game sounds kinda cool to me.

Is it just my memory, or is this a massive graphics downgrade from last we saw this?

15 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

 

So you're saying there was a substantial amount of people who left this movie that thought that was it... That's what you're saying?  No more Marvel Movies? No more Avengers films? Black Panther, Dr. Stranger, Guardians? Ok. So Marvel/Disney test audience process must've REALLY failed them if so many people were confused...

Folks are gonna be REALLY surprised when another Avengers movie comes out next year (he said sarcastically)

You are right.  

Of course there are (probably many) people who understand nothing... but I can't believe they are the majority. 

I think most people know that there is going to be another Spiderman movie for instance.  So most people know that somehow spiderman is coming back.  You don't have to be a giant message board nerd to know that they are making more spiderman movies.

The difference between DC and marvel is probably a little more tricky.  My wife still has to ask about some of the secondary characters (Tell me again does Flash hang out with Superman or Ironman...) 

1 minute ago, skillzdadirecta said:

 

It has an end... you have to successfully defend all your fortresses. They did add some more content a few weeks ago though.

The other night I got killed on a pretty big fluke defending a fortress.  It was a 'no chance' kill and it really kinda sucked.  You have to take the fortress again.  Ugh.

1 hour ago, skillzdadirecta said:

 

Both really good games.

I have beat the main part of Shadow of War.  I'm in the Epilogue.  Does that have an end or does it just cycle forever?  

Shadow of War was a pretty fun game.  Lots of games these days forget the fun part.

Well I think Cap is getting his shield back in the next movie.  

1 hour ago, SaysWho? said:

 

Where am I gonna fit God of War? I have two other games in just the next couple of weeks.  

 

For Hellblade, my friend's been pestering me about it for the better part of a year, so it's time I get into it.

For me Hellblade is an exceptionally made game but it stopped being fun after a few hours (the audio/visuals and story seem to be great all the way through).  I didn't enjoy the puzzles so I stopped playing.

1 minute ago, skillzdadirecta said:

 

Different topic.

Okay fine.

From my memory one of the best film like moments in a game I ever played was crossing over to mexico for the first time in RDR.

Bad camera work is more fun to point out.

Some of the worst camera work I ever remember fighting through was Shadowman on N64.  

If you say 'My cocaine' in your head it sounds just like Michael Caine saying 'Michael Caine'.

Just now, skillzdadirecta said:

 

and yet the internet STILL was pissed that there was a "Black Spiderman" even though he was an entirely different character... same Thor, Wolverine, Captain America, The Hulk, Superman (The Val Zod version), Storm Troopers...

Well the "internet" is pissed that the lesbian playing batgirl isn't lesbian enough... I don't think the internet is right in the head.