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[Stuart Galbraith]

Its kind of a pity they dont make the rest of the uniform out of the stuff they make the gloves out of really.

[Ssnake]

There's only so much glove material to go around. So everybody gets a little, is only fair.

[Stuart Galbraith]

 

[Rick]

From memory, there are several photos of high ranking officers, mainly naval, wearing white gloves with their dress uniforms. Could be a carry over from that.

[Ssnake]

My explanation is funnier.

[Rick]

1 minute ago, Ssnake said:

My explanation is funnier.

Yes, yes it is!

[Stuart Galbraith]

It may also be that when they give you the finger in the dark, you cant possibly miss it. Very forward thinking race the Japanese.

[Ivanhoe]

I think y'all are neglecting to consider the criticality of traffic control during Godzilla attacks. At any place or time, everyone from privates to generals may need to jump into an intersection and restore order.

[Stuart Galbraith]

And he might need to flip an errant motorist the bird? I like this explanation.

[Stargrunt6]

Twisters was a fun romp with some unexpected character turns.  Great visuals, didn't feel like a cgi fest.  

[Stuart Galbraith]

It's got Daisy Edgar Jones in it, so I will be seeing it at some point.

[Yama]

On 7/21/2024 at 3:47 PM, TrustMe said:

New "Alien" film comes out in August. After the crapness of the last 4 films i'm not sure if i'll see it ...

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18412256/?ref_=hm_cs_t_2

I am sure I will not see it. Some time ago 'Covenant' came from the telly, I gave it a shot and it was bad. It was slightly milder dumpster fire than 'Prometheus', but not by much.

Meanwhile, I saw  Deadpool & Wolverine. It was very over-the-top even by DP standards. All the silly gore, masturbation jokes, meta commentary etc...it was squared from earlier movies. There was so much fourth wall breaking that it was almost Gwenpool. Also, it's Multiverse...again...for like, 8th time for Marvel? They even sheepishly acknowledged it has been overdone. Any way, it was still fun, in some parts bit epic even, and there were some surprises (I saw some trailers, but otherwise steered clear from spoilers). It was certainly more spirited than DP2, which had Cable and...uh...not much else. But it's probably going to be somewhat divisive even among Marvel fans.

[Stuart Galbraith]

TBF, I saw the trailer for the new Alien film yesterday. And it looks one hell of a lot closer to the first 2, than anything that has come since. That doesnt mean its going to be good, just a chance it might be.

Im not sure what derelict ship they find, but it looks remarkably like the theoretically destroyed Nostromo...

 

[Ivanhoe]

I'll wait to see what Critical Drinker and similar YT channels have to say.

 

[NickM]

4 hours ago, Yama said:

I am sure I will not see it. Some time ago 'Covenant' came from the telly, I gave it a shot and it was bad. It was slightly milder dumpster fire than 'Prometheus', but not by much.

Meanwhile, I saw  Deadpool & Wolverine. It was very over-the-top even by DP standards. All the silly gore, masturbation jokes, meta commentary etc...it was squared from earlier movies. There was so much fourth wall breaking that it was almost Gwenpool. Also, it's Multiverse...again...for like, 8th time for Marvel? They even sheepishly acknowledged it has been overdone. Any way, it was still fun, in some parts bit epic even, and there were some surprises (I saw some trailers, but otherwise steered clear from spoilers). It was certainly more spirited than DP2, which had Cable and...uh...not much else. But it's probably going to be somewhat divisive even among Marvel fans.

Cable was better than the Chica that was the spawn of an East German woodworker dude and an NYC social worker?

[rmgill]

On 7/21/2024 at 4:37 PM, Rick said:

Been watching a few of the early Godzilla movies. Curious as to why the Japanese soldiers are seen wearing white gloves while going "into battle.'

Anti-flash gloves? Do they show some of the troops with the relevant anti-flash hoods? 


Oh. I just did a search, seems accurate apparel. Here's a photo from the 1960s student demonstration. Police are wearing white gloves as part of their riot gear. I don't know why. Anti-flash doesn't make sense. 

Maybe it's a Shinto thing. You see white slippers and gloves in those contexts. 



Makes sense on a dress uniform...
 

 

[bojan]

5 hours ago, Ivanhoe said:

I'll wait to see what Critical Drinker and similar YT channels have to say.

Why I like and follow Critical Drinker he did have few moments when he overanalyzes movie to get to the conclusion that is at least a bit of the stretch. But is why I follow him - I don't follow film critics that I agree with 100%.

That said, based on how hard previous Prometheus/Alien/whatever movies sucked review would have to be incredibly good for me to invest my money into that franchise again.

[Skywalkre]

3 minutes ago, bojan said:

Why I like and follow Critical Drinker he did have few moments when he overanalyzes movie to get to the conclusion that is at least a bit of the stretch.

I'd argue you're being generous here with Critical Drinker, but maybe he's gotten better because I stopped a while back.  He was trying so hard to find woke messaging where there wasn't any that he was missing out on movies that weren't that bad.  He'd become so obsessed with being pissed it's like he forgot how to enjoy himself.

[Yama]

If any of the 'critical wankers' had been around in the '70s, they would have whined how Princess Leia is "too woke".

Any way, new 'Alien' looks indeed like it's closer to the original but then...why bother? 

[Ivanhoe]

14 minutes ago, Yama said:

If any of the 'critical wankers' had been around in the '70s, they would have whined how Princess Leia is "too woke".

Any way, new 'Alien' looks indeed like it's closer to the original but then...why bother? 

Can't wait for the Netflix remake of A New Hope. 😄

[bojan]

40 minutes ago, Yama said:

If any of the 'critical wankers' had been around in the '70s, they would have whined how Princess Leia is "too woke".

Yes, but his criticism about scenarios being bent backward in order to fit woke in are on point. Compare Leia's part of the first trilogy to the... IDK, any female semi-lead in almost* any project Disney did.

*Except Andor, which is so good that it is hard to believe:

- it is Star Wars

- It is Disney's.

 

Edited July 25, 2024 by bojan

[rmgill]

2 hours ago, Yama said:

If any of the 'critical wankers' had been around in the '70s, they would have whined how Princess Leia is "too woke".

Huh? I’ll bet many of the were raised on early Star Wars. 

 

[Stuart Galbraith]

9 hours ago, Yama said:

If any of the 'critical wankers' had been around in the '70s, they would have whined how Princess Leia is "too woke".

Any way, new 'Alien' looks indeed like it's closer to the original but then...why bother? 

Its a fair point. After the first two, it looks an unnecessary replication. Hollywood is so obsessed with not taking risks, they risk not making any good movies. But then I believe this has been noted before.

[futon]

Sometimes the YT AI suggests some good stuff.

Song is 1980s but footage is from a 1964 movie based off of air battles  in the Korean War. Lots of F-86 porn.

 

[Stargrunt6]

Pauly Shore killed it in this one: