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Movies SUCK
« on: October 18, 2023, 06:08:55 pm »
I'm just done with modern movies, like I'm not even going to try to keep up anymore. If I went back in time and told myself that there would be a new Indiana Jones movie in 2023(!) and that it was so bad I wouldn't even pirate it, much less go see it, I'd probably not believe myself. Then I'd say "now let me tell you what they did to star wars!"

I've just watched goodfellas for the first time ever, just never saw it in the day because there was so much selection. Next up is the godfather. Caught "no country for old men" yesterday, just so many good movies from writers and directors who were talented, which I just missed. I mean, they're going to release captain avenger 2 or whatever it's called soon, even though it's slated to LOSE over 300 MILLION dollars...what kind of crazy world is this. Who do they think is the audience for this crap?

So anyway, any tips for GOOD movies that weren't exactly blockbusters 'in the day' ??
Generally I'm an action flick guy, but with the GAWDAWFUL expendables 7 or whatever they just releases, I think it's safe to say that action movies are dead (I liked john wick 1, there was NO need for ten more).
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Re: Movies SUCK
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2023, 08:11:21 pm »
I liked the newest Indiana Jones and I saw it in theaters.  None of them are “that great” if you want to be honest.

Will be seeing the new Scorsese this weekend.

I will admit I have gotten -very- selective about what I see in theaters these days.


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Re: Movies SUCK
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2023, 10:30:35 pm »
i saw mario movie with kids in the theater.
thought it was a good movie as far as animated movies go.

watched blue beetle. could of been shorter. there were parts where i was starting to fall asleep.
flash - if they just made an alternate timeline batman movie with Michael Keaton that would of been a better movie.

Haunted mansion was better than expected
the Meg2- i wish i saw that in the theater. Whole lotta fun there.
so were:
D&D
cocain bear

these movies i had to look up what was released in 2023.
i streamed them all and forgot i'd seen them. lol.
not bad. will probably watch again.
maybe.

spider-verse
guardians 3
john wick
transformers rise of the beasts.
puss n boots
shazam

yeah there isn't whole lot going on recently.

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Re: Movies SUCK
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2023, 12:11:26 am »
Here's my list of classics. To make it on this list you not only have to be good but you have to be worth watching more than once.


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Re: Movies SUCK
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2023, 02:58:02 am »
Here's my list of classics. To make it on this list you not only have to be good but you have to be worth watching more than once.

I've seen a lot of those, so I'll check out the other ones on the list, much appreciated. :)



As to the new movies, I did watch Guardians 3 (not as good as 1 or even 2), and saw meg 2 but like almost all movies these days, I have no idea what it was about. That's the thing it's like watching a fireworks display, you sort of enjoy bits of it while it's happening, but then it's over and you can't recollect what happened.  The last star wars episode was the worst, I've seen it twice now, and I don't have any idea how it ends or even what happened. 10,000 star destroyers and an old pedophile or something. Yet I watched 'no country', and can recollect every part of the movie (did the wife die at the end?). Same for goodfellas. CGI and "throw everything at the screen" has just wrecked it all. It's funny, the little town near me has one of the largest used bookstores in the country, and it's PACKED all day every day. I chatted up the employees, and they said they were almost set to close up shop after decades in business, until suddenly people started swarming the place...young and old. I think it's indicative of the thirst for actual, non politicized, non fireworks style entertainment. Just a good story and characters who we understand their motivations. I'm out in a community of only ~20 people over an area of 20 miles, and there's a book exchange in the old horse barn down the road. People bring a book, take a book, and damn if there isn't some great turnovers in there. Not just people dumping old books, but strangers taking care in what they leave for others to read. I say this as someone who grew up a movie junkie, video games etc. I'm not tired of movies, they just suck. It's a strange world when 300 million dollars doesn't buy a movie worth watching, but a $5 book is as good today as it was when it was written 30 years ago. Hell I've started tearing apart old cars because it's more fun than the latest call of duty...
Sorry for the soapbox boys, but you can keep your indy 12's and friday the 13th part 30.... I just want some quality programming again, and there's SO MUCH out there, I just have to find it. Cheers!
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Re: Movies SUCK
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2023, 03:09:57 am »
I agree.  Most all recent movies have been utter Trash.  Full of toxic Radical Feminism "Gurl Bosses",  and other Agenda pushing Crapola.
Awful Cardboard Actors.  Bad music.  Awful CGI.

Most of this stuff would not have even made the  "Direct to VHS"  on the old Blockbuster Video shelves.

This is most of my collection.  I had a HDD crash, so my updated spreadsheet was Destroyed:


3000 MILES TO GRACELAND
48 HOURS
50 FIRST DATES
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
A CHRISTMAS STORY
A KNIGHTS TALE
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (Series)
A VIEW TO A KILL
A WALK IN THE CLOUDS
A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ADDAMS FAMIL VALUES
ALIEN (only 1 & 2)
ALMOST FAMOUS
AMADEUS
AMERICAN BEAUTY
AMERICAN PIE 3
ANOTHER 48 HOURS
ARMAGEDDON
AVATAR (1)
BACK TO SCHOOL
BACK TO THE FUTURE (TRILOGY)
BATMAN (Series)
BEDAZZLED
BEETLEJUICE
BETTER OFF DEAD
BIG
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
BILL AND TEDS BOGUS JOURNEY
BILL AND TEDS EXCELLENT ADVENTURES
BLACK RAIN
BLADE
BLADE RUNNER
BLADES OF GLORY
BLOODSPORT
BOOMERANG
BORAT
CADDYSHACK
CASINO ROYALE 007
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
CHERRY 2000
CLASH OF THE TITANS
CLOAK AND DAGGER
COCOON
COCOON THE RETURN
COMMING TO AMERICA
CONAN THE BARBARIAN
CONAN THE DESTROYER
CONEHEADS
CONEHEADS
CONSPIRACY THEORY
CONSTANTINE
CONTACT
CORALINE
CRANK
CRANK 2 HIGH VOLTAGE
CROSSROADS
CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON
DANCE WITH ME
DAYS OF THUNDER
DEFENDING YOUR LIFE
DEMOLITION MAN
DEVIL HUNTER YOHKO (Series)
DIE ANOTHER DAY
DIE HARD (Series)
DIRTY DANCING
DODGEBALL
DRAGONSLAYER
DREAMCATCHER
DRIVE (1997)
DROP ZONE
DRUNKEN MASTER
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
ELF
ENEMY MINE
ENTRAPMENT
EQUILIBRIUM
ERASER
EUROTRIP
FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF
FIGHT CLUB
FISTS OF LEGEND
FLETCH
FLETCH LIVES
FLIGHTPLAN
FOOTLOOSE
FORD V FERRARI
FORMULA 51
FOUR BROTHERS
FRENCH KISS
FRIGHT NIGHT
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN
GALAXY QUEST
GHOSTBUSTERS
GONE IN 60 SECONDS
GOTCHA!
GRANDMAS BOY
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
GREMLINS
GROUNDHOG DAY
HALF BAKED
HARDWARE (1990)
HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE
HARRY POTTER (SERIES)
HIGHLANDER (1st ONLY)
HITCH
HOCUS POCUS
HOME ALONE (Series)
HOOK
HOT DOG THE MOVIE
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
INDEPENDANCE DAY
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
INDIANA JONES RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
INDIANA JONES THE LAST CRUSADE
INSIDE MAN
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
INUYASHA (Series)
IP MAN (1 is best)
IRON EAGLE
IRON MONKEY
JOE DIRT
JUST LIKE HEAVEN
KICK ASS (Series)
KILL BILL (1 & 2)
KINGSMAN
LABYRINTH
LEAP OF FAITH
LEGEND
LETHAL WEAPON (Series)
LIAR LIAR
LITTLE NICKY
MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME
MAJOR LEAGUE
MAN OF TAI CHI
MANNEQUIN
MARKED FOR DEATH
MARRY POPPINS
MEN OF HONOR
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
MULTIPLICITY
MY COUSIN VINNY
MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN
MYSTERY MEN
NATIONAL LAMPOONS CHRISTMAS VACATION
NATIONAL LAMPOONS EUROPEAN VACATION
NATIONAL LAMPOONS VACATION
NEW IN TOWN
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
OCEANS ELEVEN (Series)
ONE CRAZY SUMMER
ONG BAK (Just watch the 1st)
OVERBOARD
PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE
PLANES TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES
POINT BREAK (Original)
POLICE ACADEMY
POLTERGEIST
PREDATOR
PREDATOR 2
PURPLE RAIN
RAT RACE
RATATOUILLE
REAL GENIUS
RED
RED DAWN
REMO WILLIAMS - THE ADVENTURE BEGINS
REVENGE OF THE NERDS
ROAD HOUSE
ROCK STAR
ROCKY
ROLL BOUNCE
ROMANCING THE STONE
RUNNING SCARED
SAVING SILVERMAN
SAY ANYTHING
SCHOOL OF ROCK
SCROOGED
SERENDIPITY
SERENITY
SHORT CIRCUIT
SIXTEEN CANDLES
SLEEPY HOLLOW
SNOWPIERCER
SOLDIER (1998)
SPEED
SPIES LIKE US
SPIRITED AWAY
SPITITED AWAY
STAR TREK (Series)
STARGATE
STAY TUNED
STRIPES
SUMMER RENTAL
SUPER
SUPER TROOPERS
SURVIVING CHRISTMAS
SWEET NOVEMBER
SWITCH (1991)
TALLADEGA NIGHTS
THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
THE ADVENTURES OF BARONMUNCHAUSEN
THE BLUES BROTHERS
THE BODYGUARD
THE BOURNE TRILOGY
THE BREAKFAST CLUB
THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK
THE COOLER
THE CUTTING EDGE
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
THE DEVILS ADVOCATE
THE EXORCIST
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS (1 & 2 are good)
THE FIFTH ELEMENT
THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS
THE GOLDEN CHILD
THE GOONIES
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
THE HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
THE HOLIDAY
THE ITALIAN JOB (2003)
THE JEWEL OF THE NILE
THE KARATE KID
THE LAST DRAGON
THE LAST SAMURAI
THE LAST STARFIGHTER
THE LEGEND OF THE DRUNKEN MASTER
THE LORD OF THE RINGS (Extended Edition Series)
THE LOST BOYS
THE MAN FROM UNCLE
THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK
THE MANHATTAN PROJECT
The MATRIX (Series. Skip 4)
THE MUMMY
THE NEGOTIATOR
THE NEVERENDING STORY
THE NINTH GATE
THE PARENT TRAP
THE POLAR EXPRESS 3D
THE PRINCESS BRIDE
THE QUICK AND THE DEAD
THE REPLACEMENTS
THE RUNNING MAN
THE SAINT
THE SHINING
THE SKELETON KEY
THE TRANSPORTER
THE TRUMAN SHOW
THE TRUTH ABOUT CAT AND DOGS
THE UNTOUCHABLES
THE VILLAGE
THE WEDDING SINGER
THE WICKER MAN (2006)
THE WITCHES
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK
THE X-FILES (1st film. Skip 2nd)
THEY LIVE
THIR13N GHOSTS
THREE AMIGOS (1986)
TOMBSTONE
TOP GUN
TOTAL RECALL
TRADING PLACES
TRON
TROPIC THUNDER
TRUE LIES
TUCKER THE MAN AND HIS DREAMS
TWELVE MONKEYS
UHF
UNDER SEIGE
VEGAS VACATION
VOLUNTEERS
WALL-E
WARGAMES
WARLOCK (1989)
WAYNES WORLD
WEDDING CRASHERS
WEIRD SCIENCE
WHAT DREAMS MAY COME
WHITE CHRISTMAS
WILLOW
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971)
WITCHBOARD
YES MAN
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
YOUVE GOT MAIL
ZATHURA
ZOOLANDER


Im sure Im missing some other greats...  but Im not wealthy, so I have collected most of these from the Thrift shops, in DVD form, for cheap,
over the course of many years of hunting.

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Re: Movies SUCK
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2023, 07:02:56 am »
Here's my list of classics. To make it on this list you not only have to be good but you have to be worth watching more than once.

OMG! No Retreat, No Surrender. I watched that over and over as a kid. I got it recently and watched it and I laughed like crazy. "Stick with me kids, you'll never go hungry"  :laugh2: So very bad, it is great.

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« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2023, 10:21:02 am »
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I agree.  Most all recent movies have been utter Trash.  Full of toxic Radical Feminism "Gurl Bosses",  and other Agenda pushing Crapola.
Awful Cardboard Actors.  Bad music.  Awful CGI.

Most of this stuff would not have even made the  "Direct to VHS"  on the old Blockbuster Video shelves.

This is most of my collection.  I had a HDD crash, so my updated spreadsheet was Destroyed:

ow sh@t I forgot to add  GRANDMAS BOY, WALL-E, MY COUSIN VINNY, A KNIGHTS TALE, and CRANK,
CRANK 2 HIGH VOLTAGE. I have not watched those in a while but definitely worth watch more then once.

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« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2023, 10:30:50 am »
Near Dark-(1987) Lance Henriksen & Bill Paxton-Vampires
Running Scared-(1986) Gregory Hines & Billy Crystal-Comedy
Sleuth-(1972) Laurence Olivier & Michael Caine-Mystery/Thriller
Kelly's Heros-(1970) Clint Eastwood & Donald Sutherland & Uncle Leo from Seinfeld-War/Comedy/Heist
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« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2023, 10:42:21 am »
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OMG! No Retreat, No Surrender. I watched that over and over as a kid. I got it recently and watched it and I laughed like crazy. "Stick with me kids, you'll never go hungry"  :laugh2: So very bad, it is great.

I watched it a million times as a kid as well. I still dont think it is bad, the actual kung fu fighting still looks better than any girl boss fighting they show today. I wish they could have made it into part of the Cobra Kai universe. That fighting technique could have been around CHI-Power!

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« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2023, 10:46:25 am »

I watched it a million times as a kid as well. I still dont think it is bad, the actual kung fu fighting still looks better than any girl boss fighting they show today. I wish they could have made it into part of the Cobra Kai universe. That fighting technique could have been around CHI-Power!


The fighting is not bad but the acting....wow. I could probably act better than much of that. The girl was so bad. Still love it though.

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« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2023, 11:29:21 am »
Okay, this is what I was talking about, good lists (I'm going to seek almost all of them out and add them to the 'stuck on a mountain in 10 feet of snow and hockey isn't on" winter watching days. Winter is just brutal here, not much to do except plow the laneway, feed the boiler, keep an eye on the chickens and watch TV. I've put a media server in there as well, and planning on converting every dvd title to digital, AND look for new movies (hence this post, I knew you guys would have good ideas).

As for the politics in movies...to be honest, I can put up with a girl boss if she's written well or believable. The politics injected has taken a toll for sure, but damn, I'm a Canadian sitting on the top of a mountain in the rockies, politics don't hold much interest for me anymore, I just want a GOOD story, and making a movie via checkmark hires is like defunding cops in san fran: Sooner or later you own nothing but a big pile of sh!t (*cough* disney/lucasfilm *cough*). What I mean is, politics is taking care of itself, but in the meantime, I think a thread like this is good for ALL of us, maybe find a new gem from the past. I look through the lists and I've seen a lot of them, but not all, so that's just fantastic. I might start going through the collection I have now and seeing if I have anything obscure that's worthy as well.
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« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2023, 12:16:06 pm »
Disney man … I have never seen a company be on the tippy top of a mountain and then fall straight off a cliff like Disney has. Its almost like in Captain America: The Winter Soldier when when Hydra was working in  S.H.I.E.L.D trying to take it over; talentless wokes are now working for Disney only hiring more talentless wokes.

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« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2023, 01:34:10 pm »
Disney man … I have never seen a company be on the tippy top of a mountain and then fall straight off a cliff like Disney has. Its almost like in Captain America: The Winter Soldier when when Hydra was working in  S.H.I.E.L.D trying to take it over; talentless wokes are now working for Disney only hiring more talentless wokes.

Their demise has been fun to watch I'll admit. I even called my broker and dug a bit into what stocks were in my mutual funds. Turns out I was investing in disney AND budweiser and didn't even know it. I cashed everything out, paid off the mortgage, and now I'm looking for movies to watch. The thing is, disney bought EVERYTHING and took it all down with it. I've never seen anything like it.


Now more on topic, if anyone hasn't by chance seen the first rambo movie FIRST BLOOD, do yourself a favor and watch that. I just ordered a graphic novel written by stallone called first kill, which was crowdfunded and currently in production. I was never really a comic book guy, but listening to these writers and artists talk about their work with real passion (and not 'woman of color this and person of color that') sort of got me hooked on the concept. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/first-kill-graphic-novel?utm_source=backerkit&utm_medium=web#/
I used to love calvin and hobbes because the guy was a legit talent, and I think that's where I'm going to go for 'new' entertainment: independent creators. No more corporate video game releases, no more blockbusters, no more mainstream anything. bypass the gatekeepers and go straight to the source. It's even why I'm back into vintage gaming again (atari 8 bit and 2600) because there are people making new games with simple premises. As Howard Warshaw recently said, there's no room for single screen games in today's market unless you make it yourself (I think he just made a sequel to yars revenge). I look at it like an entertainment reboot: Go back to when things were good, and just retcon all this crap we've got now.
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« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2023, 01:50:57 pm »
This thread has gotten really weird.

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« Reply #15 on: October 19, 2023, 01:57:29 pm »
This thread has gotten really weird.


Unfortunately, denying that current day politics has decimated entertainment in almost ALL aspects of our culture really doesn't change the fact that it IS dying. I'm excited by new avenues and old talent, at the same time. Anything produced from 2020-current is garbage (IMHO). Super mario was at best watchable, maverick was "okay" but anything out of disney is a dumpster fire, and the audience numbers prove that.

Best to do what I am doing: seeing what else there is out there, ignoring the mainstream narratives, and just start enjoying things again.
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« Reply #16 on: October 19, 2023, 02:17:20 pm »
This thread has gotten really weird.
You’re telling me.


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« Reply #17 on: October 19, 2023, 02:37:24 pm »
This thread has gotten really weird.
You’re telling me.


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« Reply #18 on: October 19, 2023, 02:46:28 pm »
I thought the new TMNT was pretty neat.  Some may be triggered by April, tho. 


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This thread has gotten really weird.
You’re telling me.


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Re: Movies SUCK
« Reply #20 on: October 19, 2023, 08:12:04 pm »
I know it's not a movie, but the first episode of Rick and Morty's seventh season made me want to punch a puppy (and I love puppies).  Ahh well, one less thing to look forward to.

Sitting down to watch anything new feels like getting the biggest and shiniest box on Christmas, only to find a cat turd inside when you open it.  Which wouldn't be so bad if all your other boxes didn't also have cat turds in them...but they do.

Out of desperation, I watched Monty Python's Life of Brian (again) just recently.  Might just be funnier today than when it was released.

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Re: Movies SUCK
« Reply #21 on: October 19, 2023, 09:33:47 pm »
A lot of  "Normies"  are still  "Sleeping".   They wont  "Get it",  until things go completely Insane / Upside Down.

 In Hollywood's History... there has almost always been Ideologies embedded into them, with it being introduced, using gentle
"Subconscious"  methods, to "Program" / influence  the masses minds.

 However, when the Radicals and Radical Narcissists got into power and control...  they no longer put a tiny spec of Feces
inside of the cookies.   Instead, they serve a steaming pile of Poop, with a few Crumbs of Cookies on top.


 Sadly, a lot of people are so used to the Negativity that was being pushed onto them... that they have Subconsciously Accepted it,
and do not care nor rebel against it.

 For example...  When every modern movie makes every single male character out to be Dumb as a pile of Rocks.  And all males
are made out to be completely inept, compared to all of the Females in the film...  This SHOULD be throwing off Alarm bells.
However, since we have been Programmed to accept such Abuses on a deep subconscious level... to the point where we are not
realizing the damages that its doing... Especially to our very young, developing, boys.

 That, and the Unrealism, and Masculinization of every Female character,  while at the same time, Feminizing all of the males...
such as making them  Weak, fearful, immoral, and or being portrayed as the  "Male Homemaker" role.

 And while I really liked  "Serenity"...  the female called "River"  ...her fighting was so Unrealistic, as to be face-palm inducing.
Mind you... I used to train in the combat arts, every single day, between 4 to +8hrs,  7 days a week... for many years, before
easing up.  Its easy for me to spot when someone isnt doing something realistic / correct.   No 100 lb female, is going to be
able to kick a 300 lb male, and send him flying back +10 feet.

 Seemingly as a result of watching so many of these Gurl Power films... All of these young ladies today, have this INSANE idea that
females are Equal in strength and abilities, to Biological males.   Ive seen countless Podcasts that interview females, and these woman
actually think that they could physically Beat a male up.   When in reality, the most Weak Beta males... still in High School, would
put these woman in the Hospital, with EASE.

 Its that, and the fact that boys, and men, always tend to hold back... rather than to end up hurting a female.  Even a toxic and
aggressive female.  The woman thus have gotten a very Unrealistic idea about the differences... and, thus,  they allowed
Biological male Trans individuals.. to compete against Biological females.   The results have been Catastrophic.  One of the Trans
MMA fighters, punched a PRO Bio-Female MMA fighters skull so hard... that it Fractured her skull, and she needed to be carted
to the ER, immediately.   That trans person wasnt even that skilled as a fighter.  Just had the massive advantages, of being a
Biological male...  such as Higher Bone and Tissue density.  Stronger Muscle fibers.  Greater Lung Capacity.  Wider Shoulders.
And other Biological Mechanical Advantages.  As well as higher Testosterone levels.  We heal / recover faster, and we build
strength / muscle mass MUCH quicker, and easier.


 In addition, in Serenity... they had one of the masculine male characters have a female name (he was also portrayed as being
dumb as a rock).  They had a Cuck based relationship between the captain and a female S3x Worker.  And some other similar stuff,
that Im not even remembering.

 But even that was Tame... compared to the new  Misandrist Star Wars..  where "Rai"  was both an Electrical and Mechanical Engineer... as well
as being a Masterclass level fighter...  AND...   somehow had 10x the Force Power that Luke had, all without any training, whatsoever.

 (and to make things even worse, she couldnt act her way out of a paper bag)

 These Radical Narcissists, cant write any perceived "FLAWS" into any Female characters.   And to prop them up even higher... they have
to CRAP all over any Male characters.   This Includes Humiliating males... such as the Cuck relationship I mentioned... as well as having
a washed up  Luke Skywalker,  Milking the Teet of some alien beast, and drinking the stuff on the spot.

 Not to mention, how the writers had to completely TRASH Lukes character, right from the very start.  Luke never would have
slayed a man in his sleep.. over "Fears".   Like any good teacher, if he noticed the signs of a psychopath... he would have
terminated the lessons, quickly.   And, if he had proof of bad behaviors... he would have confronted him like a real honorable man... face to
face, one on one.   Just like how he went up to face his  Dark and Twisted  Father.

 Then there was Han.  Portrayed as a Dead-Beat-Dad.  But not only that... Han NEVER trusted anyone... yet somehow, he walks up to his
Twisted Son... unarmed,  without any fear nor caution at all.  Nope.  Thats not Han.

 This is all Twisted Feminist Fan Fictions..  created by people that dont even Like / watch the original material.

 A few years back, I saw a cheap dvd at the thrift store, of  "Maleficent".   At like $3, I figure, what the heck.  The main male character was
seen as a loving boy, that cared deeply for this one female.  But when the King commanded he betray her... he did so, without even a HINT
of Emotion, nor did he put up the least bit of Resistance to the King.   This is highly unrealistic, in anything but the most Psychopathic of
individuals... but the thing is, they didnt portray him as having any psychopathic behaviors, at any point before this.

 This only speaks to Program young females minds... that All Men, are basically a single coin flip away, from being ruthless Psychopaths.
 This Totally sickened me.

 But, at that point, it was no longer Surprising.

 Hollyweird is now ALL about  INVERSION, and Toxic Radical Agendas.   If I had a child, they would not be allowed to watch the New Disney
Drivel... let alone, most of the other toxic programming, that it out there.   They would also have to be home schooled... because the
Radicals have Infected both the Public, and Private schools now, too.

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Re: Movies SUCK
« Reply #22 on: October 19, 2023, 09:54:22 pm »
Steve, please deal with your stuff and quit punching down.  We’re all struggling with things.

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Re: Movies SUCK
« Reply #23 on: October 19, 2023, 10:21:40 pm »
Honestly better choreography than the original


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Re: Movies SUCK
« Reply #24 on: October 19, 2023, 10:47:43 pm »
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OMG! No Retreat, No Surrender. I watched that over and over as a kid. I got it recently and watched it and I laughed like crazy. "Stick with me kids, you'll never go hungry"  :laugh2: So very bad, it is great.

I watched it a million times as a kid as well. I still dont think it is bad, the actual kung fu fighting still looks better than any girl boss fighting they show today. I wish they could have made it into part of the Cobra Kai universe. That fighting technique could have been around CHI-Power!



 I have not seen that one.   But I really loved the old Korean man Teacher, in Remo Williams.   If you havent seen it, you
are in for a real treat.   The old man is quite comically colorful.


 As for  "Chi"   The term is basically a  "Short Form"  shortcut,  to describe a very complex type of training and "Different" body type.

 For example... if they saw a guy Eating a powerful blow, and the dude didnt even flinch... they might say "That fighter has excellent CHI".

 Its most often in reference to the things that change, when you do hardcore  "Iron Body"  conditioning.

 Many people are familiar today, with Muay Thai's shin conditioning.  However, Chinese arts condition the entire body... from your head to your
toes.   Also, there is a Unique difference to the training.  You use constant deep breathing while beating on yourself (usually 1hr long sessions).
The constant deep breathing, causes a difference in how the Tissues develop...

 You end up developing tissues, that have much greater levels of Circulation / bloodflow.  They can hold more heavily oxygenated blood...  and
that blood forms a sort of  "Hydraulic Shielding"  effect... giving your body much stronger structural strength, and protection from penetrating
attacks.   Its somewhat similar to an Erection.  The arm, for example, will swell up a little in diameter... after you take a few deep breaths, to
get your blood pumping.  Then it become much harder and denser... as well as a bit "Heavier".  Thus, it can strike with more Mass effect, and
with a more Solid Impact.

 For one of my Iron Body Demonstrations, I used to chop my own throat, as hard and fast as possible... about 7 times in a row.  No choking,
nor bruises.   Those same strikes, at that same power level, on a persons chest... would likely make a massive black and blue bruise.
I also did a similar demo, by punching the inside of my forearm, many times.  At most you might see a small bit of redness... but it goes
away in less than 5 min.

 There is one other Component to  "Internal Training"...   and that is to develop  Super Stretchy, but Super Strong, Tendons / Joints.

 This is often accomplished by doing painfully Slow, Forms training (again, with constant deep breathing).   Its sort of like the old Punishment
in which the Teacher would have you extend both your arm out away from your body... palms upwards,  and then they would place a heavy
book on both of your palms.   You were supposed to hold the books up for an extended period, without dropping down past shoulder height.

 It doesnt seem too bad, for many the first 30 or so seconds... but eventually, the weight and your arm mass... starts to really strain and
stress you.  Your arms begin to shake from fatigue.  The burning pain levels, start to rapidly rise.

 With Tai Chi like forms... they are supposed to be done for like 1 hour long sessions.  It probably takes about 30 minutes, before your tendons
start to get "Challenged" enough to start to Develop further.   But unlike pure Muscle Training methods... in this training, you want to try to
keep your muscles so relaxed, that your body is on the verge of falling to the floor.  You want to make it so that your entire body feels
"Heavy".  Like you had just stood up from the water at the beach... with sopping wet (and thus Heavy), clothing on.  If your body feels heavy,
thats a sign that your muscle are very relaxed, and that most of your mass is being supported by your Tendons and Skeletal structure. And
that is how you will start to develop them, to a whole other level.

 Of course, you still need good strong muscles too... and there is a lot of training for that too.  But this is specifically to Isolate the Tendons,
and to create a different kind of relaxed  "Whole Unified Body Mass"  power output abilities.


 After you have the correct Body Developments... you can then start to work on high level power output methods, like Fajin (fahh jinn)  which
translates to "Explosive Power".   Its the ability to channel like 98% of your entire body mass energy, into something like a sixteenth of
a second time-frame.  So much concentrated power dropped all at once... that its like a bomb going off in the Attackers internals.  It causes
tissue damages at even mild levels... but at the highest of levels, it can cause internal Ruptures.

 If you read the descriptions given by one of Bruce Lee's Demo man... whom Ate one of Lees powerful short range strikes... He said that
his chest felt like it was burning on fire... and the pains were so unbearable... that he had to call in sick from work, the next day.  He asked
Lee to never hit him like that, ever again.    I had a similar experience, when I had a Masterclass level fighter, do a similar strike on me.
The burning pains lasted just shy of 4 hours long.  That was from an actual  Inch  of travel.. with no Pre-Pullback BS.  No +3 inches, but
stating it as One inch.  Also, unlike Lees mild  "Push" demo (which was basically a copy of Tai Chi explosive push demos)... I barely moved
a single step backwards.  If you are moving far away... that shows that the energy was not all Instantly dropped.

 Lee  (and Tai Chi practitioners)  chose to use a Push form in his Demos... because people cant "SEE" power.  Power like this, can only be Felt.
As such, people tend to think of great power... when they see something flying backwards many feet away.  Of course, Lee would still end
up adding a little "Sting" to his demos.  Especially if the dude was much larger than him.  In fact, for the larger sized dudes, Lee used a little
more tha 6 inches of travel... otherwise it wouldnt have been enough to get the dude moving.

 Now... that leads into  Dim Mak.  Supposedly translated as  Death Touch...

 I believe this was largely a misunderstanding... from a Non Arts practitioner, that witnesses a quick short range Finger Strike, and the OP
passed away afterwards.   To them, it may have just looked like a "Touch"... but in fact, it was an actual, powerful, strike.

 The Chinese mapped the Bloodflow and Nerve Center points, on the Human Body.  With some very thin and weak people..  the average
person might be able to cause some physical effects, from hitting these specific spots.  However, for the most part.. and especially against
someone that is in decent shape... you cant just "Tap" these spots, to get any notable effect.  This is why dudes like Dillman, could never
get their stuff to work against very fit MMA fighters.

 For actual Dim Mak... you need to first have mastered Fajin expression.  Then, you are applying fajin into your Finger Strike.  And then,
to a specific point... to cause the desired Effects.  Fajin punches are easily Lethal enough... But Fajin finger strikes, takes things to a whole
other level of Damage... as the fingers have a longer reach, as well as can dive much Deeper into the OPs tissues, before Delivering the
"Bomb" of whole body mass  "vibrational" energy.

 You can, to some degree, control the amount of mass... as well as delay some of the timing on purpose.. to Reduce the output
potentials.  However... even then, with that much mass energy... its still a bit Risky.  Its way too easy to accidentally go too far,
and cause some severe injuries.

 I heard that Chen Xiaowang, of Chen family Tai Chi...  once did a Zero-Inch  (start out touching the OP, then just burst forwards)
demo for a fighter.   He accidentally used too much power.. and broke a few of the fighters Ribs.

 Many a Decade ago... Id have said all of this is Hollywood Fantasy.  However... after training it, mastering it.. and feeling it from
other Masterclass level fighters... my ignorant opinions drastically changed.

 One thing that sort of hurts the Chinese arts.. is the "Mystical Language" that is often used to describe certain things.  However,
one must understand... that back when this stuff was being discovered... they didnt have the scientific resources, of things like
High Speed camera, MRI scanners, Sensors..etc.. nor may have fully understood how these things fully worked in the body.
SO their descriptions, are a sort of Reflection of that.   But heck.. even today, many high level physics dude, still have a difficult time
understanding, and mapping, how certain bodily interactions work.   That said... the Chinese were very studious and methodical
about the Human body.  They tested things on live animals, and live prisoners... and dissected them, to see the Internal damages.

 They also had an even longer history, of Healing the body... via  Bone Setters, Deep tissue massage, as well as a vastly complex
series of Healing Herbal compounds.   They didnt always get everything right.  And in fact, they got some things Very wrong...
BUT... there are some healing compounds that blow modern western pharma, out of the water.  Like  "Dit Da Jow".  A Chinese
Iron-Fist Lineament.  Just two drops worth of the stuff... and in less than 5 minutes flat... all Swelling, and Pain, will completely
Vanish.  The stuff is a Miracle in a Bottle.    Modern Western Scientists studied these Jows, and compared them against the
modern SYNTHETIC jows.  What they discovered, is that the Natural Jows, had like +100 more unique Compounds within it.
And this matches my own personal experience... as I have tried both the Natural and a Synthetic... and while the Natural stuff
works Amazingly... the Synthetic stuff was utterly Useless, and shouldnt be sold.

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Re: Movies SUCK
« Reply #25 on: October 20, 2023, 12:52:52 am »
Steve, please deal with your stuff and quit punching down.  We’re all struggling with things.

 WTF is "punching down" ?!

 Being Honest, isnt punching down.

 As for what I have personally dealt with, in my lifetime... let me tell you... very few of the Woke Radical Cry Babies, can even comprehend.

 I grew up in Poverty
 Clothes that were 3 sizes too small, and worn with holes and grass stains... because we couldnt afford new clothing
 I grew up with TWO abusive parents:

 - A Narcissist Mother, whom told me almost every day of my life, that Id never amount to Anything in life. Never have a GF. Die alone..etc.  Would threaten (pack my belongings), to kick me out of the Family... like once every year,  since I was like 7 yrs old.

 - An NPD Father, whom was both a psychological terror, as well as Physically abusive.  Metal Coat hangers on the Bare rear end skin, of a 5yr olds soft bottom, and back.  I still have scars on my back from it.   Whom at that same age... taped my hands and feet together with Duct Tape, pulled out a drill, and said  "Im going to commit Toolbox Murder on you.  Im going to cut you up into little pieces, then dump the pieces into the Ocean, where the Sharks will eat them... and Nobody will ever know"   He them proceeded to Rev the Drill, a few MM away from my face.

(Luckily he was kicked out, before I hit 6 yrs old.  But he was quickly replaced be another Abusive A**H***,  that would become a "Step Father" in name, and abuses, only)

- Due to my fathers crazed behavor... it caused a deep internal level of fear and terror within me.  This caused me to have the most INSANE Horror Movie like Nightmares,
often making me burst awake, Screaming at the top of my lungs.  It also caused me to end up Wetting my bed, almost every night.  And of course, then Id get into
trouble about wetting the bed... making it even worse.  I dont think I stopped wetting the bed, until I was like 7yrs old.  It was not something I could control.

- At the Trailer park we started off in... The older kids shot balls of Ice at my head... almost knocking me out cold.  That was probably about age 6.
- The same kids, grabbed my arms, swinging me around... threatening to let go.   Luckily, my fathers psychotic rage was turned to them, when I went back home in
tears.. and they didnt mess with me much after that point.

- One day I was playing outside of the trailer, and an older female pushed me to the damp and muddy ground, and sat on top of my back.  She pushed my head into
the dirt with all her might... and said to me  "You are going to meet the Devil !", and she cackled away... as I screamed and tried to keep myself from getting
Snuffed out.   Luckily, she eventually stopped, and left me.  I dont know if I was just barely strong enough to keep her from fully pressing my nose into the dirt.. but I
felt like I was about to be Ended in that moment... and Im probably lucky to have survived the ordeal.

- I was thin, underweight, short, and clumsy / non coordinated.   I would constantly go into these crazed Daydream states.  I also had dyslexia.
- I had notoriously crooked teeth. And very Feminine features, like extremely Long Lashes, and brighter than normal red lips
- I got sick so often, that I ended up missing so much of Kindergarten... that they failed me, and sent me to Pre-First.
- I was constantly tired, feeling like I was about to fall asleep at any moment.  Almost no energy.  Very slow thoughts.  Always the last one to finish a test. Awful memory.

- In first Grade, even being held back a year... I was still the Shortest kid in the class.  Even the females, were all taller and stronger than me.

- I was always picked last in Gym classes, and rightly so.. because I was so uncoordinated / bad.  I got constant grief and mockery for it.

- It wasnt until first grade, that I was told that I had Dyslexia.. and I also had a Speech Impediment.  I couldnt make certain sounds, and had to be
put into special classes for it.

- I was so fragile looking, that the Gym teacher feared for my life... and they pulled me out of normal gym, and put me in a "Special Ed" class,
 with two severely "Mentally Challenged" individuals.  I was NOT on that level... Hated that I was put there... and I fought hard every day, to get back
to normal Gym.  Eventually I succeeded.

- Somehow, my brain managed to Re-Wire itself, and I no longer had the Dyslexic issues, by 2nd grade.
- I also concurred my Speech issues.

- But my life wasnt any better.  I was getting bullied In and out of School.  I barely had any toys.  I was not liked at all.  No hugs, No love.  Either
Open Hate, Various Abuses, or Complete Neglect.

- Eventually we moved to an Apartment... and Ohh joy,  more Bullies to beat me up, and terrorize me.  Yay.

- At this point, I had the feeling that Everyone on this EARTH, was literally out to Destroy me.  As I had zero other indications.  I Hated life.
I hated myself.  I hated being Poor.  I hated everyone, and everything.  And it was a simple miracle, that I didnt off myself, long long ago.

- As such, I didnt have ANY motivation at all.  I didnt think Id amount to anything.  I didnt think Id survive long enough to even have a so called
"Future"... and I simply didnt care about anything.   I thus, didnt pay any attention in school.. and barely passed each grade.

- I was so Miserable... that I had a Permanent Frown / Scowl on my face.  Even IF I were to smile... it would just show up physically, as a
"Straight Line".  I literally looked like I was angry all of the time, even if I wasnt.  But I definitely was Miserable, 98% of the time...
for that period of my life.

- I didnt talk to pretty much ANYONE, until about 4th grade.  In fact, I talked so little in total, that my voice was like that of a Mouse.  It was weak,
and very quiet.. because I had never used it enough to develop it, to a Hearable level.  You literally had to be like 3 feet away from me, and still
might struggle to hear me.

- Eventually, somewhere between 4th to 5th grade.. I started to realize that not everyone was against me.  That there were a few nice people
in the world.  At very least, people that didnt attack, and or mock me.  This then lead me to realizing, that I was part of the problem, because
I had zero sense of Humor..  and would lash out at anyone, for the slightest of things, that I inferred against me.

- Of course, before this point, I had absorbed the negative and hostile traits of my Abusers... and being the eldest of 3 Children, I often physically
lashed out at my younger brother.  It didnt help, that my brother antagonized me.

- Eventually I realized, that while I could not change what others were doing to me..  I could change myself, to try to become a better person.
I realized that all of the Tears and blame in the world... was never going to Improve my life.  In fact, it had proven quite the Opposite... as my
life just kept getting worse, and worse, for me.

- It was at that moment, when I decided to fight with myself, every single day, to try to figure out what was wrong with me... and to try to fix it.
Let me tell you, that when you already feel like total Trash... its a real Bear to face more and more realizations, that make you feel even worse
about yourself.  But I kept facing my inner demons... no matter how painful it was.. and over time, I started to make small steps towards
improvement.

- By 6th grade, I finally managed to learn some Self Humility, and was able to laugh at myself, for the first time.  And while I was still a mess
internally... I wasnt feeling nearly as miserable.   My voice got a bit stronger.  My height jumped a bit.  And my coordination, was getting a
little better.   Still, there was a lot of issues, and a lot more work to be done...   As well as a lot of stress and abuses at home.  I was also
suffering from major Depression, Regular Suicidal thoughts, and I felt so Lonely... it was as if someone had drilled a hole in my chest,
and it was constantly bleeding out... all hours of the day / night.  It actually physically Hurt.


 This is just the START of my life, and only a tiny Fraction of what I had to deal with, on a daily basis.

 Skipping ahead...

- I had to quit school, due to my mother.  When I was failing mid-term, and wasnt sure if I would be able to pass.. I asked her if I could go to summer school.
I told her that Id pay for anything, as I had a Job washing dishes.  She said  "No".  She said, "You are going to have to repeat the grade, and be made fun
of by all of your friends, and the others.  Im also going to take away your Job, so you wont even be able to get your hair cut."   Something to that effect.
By that time, I had progressed so far (for me)  ...and I couldnt deal with being knocked down like that... so, I called my crazed Father up in Florida, and
he said it was fine to move down there with him (he was living with an Aunt).

 I left Upper NY, at about 6 months before turning 16... hitching a ride to my Father, on their Vacation.  About a quarter of the way there, I was terrified.
I had never been so far away from "Home"... and I had no idea what life was going to be like with my Father.  Luckily, I was much taller and older,
and I felt like I might be able to defend myself, if he tried anything with me.

- While I had some small hope that maybe he would somehow grow up into a decent human, and that we would hit it off... That would quickly be
Dashed, when the first place he went to.. to "Celebrate"  ...was a Gambling establishment.  In the entire 3 yrs that I was in Florida, he rarely
was home, and never hung out / went out, with me.  But that turned out fine, because he wasnt always the best company, anyways.

- He ended up getting kicked out of the Aunts place, due to gambling away rent money, drinking, and arguing with her.

- When I moved back to NY..  my grandmother was kind enough to allow me to live in her house.  However, there was no rooms available
for me.. as both my Aunt, and Uncle, was living there too.  I had to sleep on the couch / floor..  and that didnt change for like
+6 years.   I had very little money, and the only thing I focused on, was working, martial arts, and or designing / drawing things on
paper.

- Both my Aunt and Uncle are also Narcissists.  It runs in the Family.  My grandfather, had it, and drank his liver out from under him,
so I never got to meet him (of course, thats a good thing, as he was an angry + abusive mess). Of course, his abuses, Cracked
the entire Familys minds.  My father was the worst of the bunch.   Anyway... I had to endure my Uncle coming home from work,
then Screaming at Megaphone levels, for several hours, about the stupidest and more petty of things. That, and Slamming doors around,
like a 7 yr old with a Temper Tantrum.   The worst part was... I had nowhere to get away.  I was limited to the living room, Forced to
endure his Verbal Abuses, for hours at a time.

- On the weekends, when my Grandmother went to her BFs house... my uncle would invite complete strangers into the house, and throw
a "Party".  They would be loud AF, loud music, tons of Cigarette Smoke (made me Ill), doing drugs / drinking... and this would go on from
like 1am to 6am.   Even when I had to work... I had to deal with that.  Luckily by that time, I at least, had my own room.

- I didnt have a GF, until age 20... and that amount of Loneliness was extremely hard to endure.  Id often go into a deep depression about it..
maybe every 3 to 5 months... and Id spend almost an entire week, crying in the dark, and doing nothing else, but sleeping.

- And that Girl, turned out to be a manipulative Narcissist.  That included lies, cheating, manipulations, giving me Chlamydia (curable, fortunately),
threats to impose false allegations, showing up to my work place with her new BF, Harassing me, and much more.

- My crooked teeth would become very Extreme with overlapping, and cracking a root canal, due to too much pressure

- At 25, my Gall Bladder had to be removed.   This was the sign of my health taking a nose dive...

- It was at this time, that I started having extreme body pains, as if my entire body was lit on fire.  I also suffered from even worse fatigue,
lower energy levels, bad mood swings, random severe joint pains, and skull crushing migraines.  I eventually discovered, that I was
allergic to wheat.  I had also developed a condition called Leaky Gut... and that was causing Auto-Immune Responses, where my own
body was attacking itself.  It was a crushing blow.

- By 35?, I had half of my Thyroid Removed due to a Nodule, and they fixed a belly button hernia at the same time.


- By 40, I had to go in to have part of my Bowel removed, as the previous scar tissus from a hernia repair, grew into my intestines.
No food / liquids would pass, and I just kept puking every 15 minutes or so.

- The Bowel Wound got Infected,  and I had to endure another Immediate Operation.  When I woke up, there was an Open Hole, deep
enough to completely Drop a Golf Ball into.

- I lost my Job, due to being away in surgery + recovering, for so long.

- Eventually, my Narcissist Family couldnt stand to see me suffering, and rather than help me.. they kicked me out, at the worst time possible.
- I was living in the back of my Minivan for almost a year.  Had to Clean myself up in public restrooms, in the deep of the night time / early morning hours.
- For a time, I was sleeping in subzero temps.  It was almost impossible to get any sleep, even with three layers of clothing on, blankets, etc.. as
I was shivering like a paint shaking machine.

- It would take way too much time to flesh out all of the Chaos that happened fully.

- The short form end, is that all of my teeth rotted out from the inside, due to lack of nutrients, due to my allegies... despite the best care.
- I needed something crazy like 20 grand for Implanted Dentures.
- I had saved up a mere 8k, after like 3 years of living in a dirt cheap, dump of a place, that had a nightclub with a 10000 watt building shaking subwoofer,
that played unto 2am every weekend.
- Work was underpaying me... and even when I said I was about to lose all of my teeth... the offered me a small amount, that still wouldnt be
enough to save me in time.  Especially since the teeth I needed to hold my Partial in place, was throbbing in pain, and needed to be removed ASAP.
- I had no Credit, due to previously losing my Job, and going bankrupt.
- I made too much to get help from the Govt.,  but also, way too little to be able to pay for Healthcare.
- Eventually cov1d hit, and I got laid off... allowing me to collect unemployment.  Coupled with the Stimulus money, and a mention of a cheaper place
to get implants... I was finally able to paid for the needed services.

- However... after the pandemic hit, the offices closed down for like a year.  My treatments would halt, and Id be left without any teeth, nor any
temporary dentures.  The ones they tried to make, didnt fit.

- And for the past few years, Ive been Begging and pleading with the Dentists, to try to finish my dentures.   Ive only got the Posts installed, and
the Temp denture doesnt fit right / unusable for chewing with.

- In the Meantime, I spiraled into major depression... and rarely got out of bed, for the last +2yrs.  Worse, yet.. my Minivan finally Kicked the
Bucket, so its been Bus or Bike travel only.

- But the One Positive thing that came out of it... was that due to me being depressed and not wanting to spend time cooking / cleaning...
I was just eating a single frozen walmart hamburger patty..  and pretty much nothing else.  Coupled with a ton of sleep, and no stress from
work... My Leaky Gut healed most of the way.  I can now eat small amount of dairy and egg, and even small amounts of wheat, without
a massive reaction.   Its still not perfect.  I still have issues with low extremely low energy, and random body pains... but its a lot better
than how often and how Severe it used to be.


 So, tell you what...  Have any of these Radicals compare their lives... and ask if they would prefer to Swap.
Ill keep waiting... but I already know the answer.

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« Reply #26 on: October 20, 2023, 02:13:45 am »
I know it's not a movie, but the first episode of Rick and Morty's seventh season made me want to punch a puppy (and I love puppies).  Ahh well, one less thing to look forward to.

Sitting down to watch anything new feels like getting the biggest and shiniest box on Christmas, only to find a cat turd inside when you open it.  Which wouldn't be so bad if all your other boxes didn't also have cat turds in them...but they do.

Out of desperation, I watched Monty Python's Life of Brian (again) just recently.  Might just be funnier today than when it was released.

I didn't even bother with R&M this season. When that meetooo thing happened, and they dropped Roiland before he could even clear his name, I was out. At that point, just kill the series. Continuing on with fake voices is such a cringy cash grab I don't even know where to start. I REALLY loved that show too, but, I've been taught by modern progressive entertainment to never get attached to ANYTHING. If it goes woke/checkmark, I'm just moving on. That's why I'm digging into past movies, they didn't even know what woke was. It was either a good movie or a bad one. Hell I'm not even picky, I LOVE b-movie creature features. I've probably seen more terrible B movies with alligators and ghost sharks than I have mainstream movies. I'm NOT a picky guy, but there are principles here... I'm not just going to watch a pile of sh!t sit and stink just to get some virtue signal points.

I WILL miss Rick and Morty though. I'm assuming their numbers plummeted worse than mandalorian season 3.
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« Reply #27 on: October 20, 2023, 10:23:07 am »
I know it's not a movie, but the first episode of Rick and Morty's seventh season made me want to punch a puppy (and I love puppies).  Ahh well, one less thing to look forward to.

Sitting down to watch anything new feels like getting the biggest and shiniest box on Christmas, only to find a cat turd inside when you open it.  Which wouldn't be so bad if all your other boxes didn't also have cat turds in them...but they do.

Out of desperation, I watched Monty Python's Life of Brian (again) just recently.  Might just be funnier today than when it was released.

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I didn't even bother with R&M this season. When that meetooo thing happened, and they dropped Roiland before he could even clear his name, I was out. At that point, just kill the series. Continuing on with fake voices is such a cringy cash grab I don't even know where to start. I REALLY loved that show too, but, I've been taught by modern progressive entertainment to never get attached to ANYTHING. If it goes woke/checkmark, I'm just moving on. That's why I'm digging into past movies, they didn't even know what woke was. It was either a good movie or a bad one. Hell I'm not even picky, I LOVE b-movie creature features. I've probably seen more terrible B movies with alligators and ghost sharks than I have mainstream movies. I'm NOT a picky guy, but there are principles here... I'm not just going to watch a pile of sh!t sit and stink just to get some virtue signal points.

I WILL miss Rick and Morty though. I'm assuming their numbers plummeted worse than mandalorian season 3.

Most animated shows drop off after the 7th season anyway. Even Futurama just canceled it before they turned it into sh.t. Only exception I can think of is  SouthPark. Family Guy maybe.

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« Reply #28 on: October 20, 2023, 11:13:53 am »
Most animated shows drop off after the 7th season anyway. Even Futurama just canceled it before they turned it into sh.t. Only exception I can think of is  SouthPark. Family Guy maybe.

Giving up on star wars gave me the freedom to give up on EVERY character I once enjoyed. If the establishment is going to slap a brown vag on every story ever told, then I'll just dismiss and find something else, and if they ruin that, I'll move on again. Thing is, I'm not the only one, MASSIVE apathy has decended on a HUGE portion of the geek community. I don't even want to touch on the dumpster fire that was rings of power (I LOVE LOTR but didn't watch a second of the ROP because I waited for the reviews first). Instead of tapping into that massive database of knowledge that the fanbase had they chose instead to sh!t all over it and then blame them for not liking their crap. It's insane and hilarious at the same time.
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« Reply #29 on: October 20, 2023, 02:29:15 pm »
Steve, please deal with your stuff and quit punching down.  We’re all struggling with things.

 WTF is "punching down" ?!

 Being Honest, isnt punching down.

 As for what I have personally dealt with, in my lifetime... let me tell you... very few of the Woke Radical Cry Babies, can even comprehend.
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I actually agree with many of your life views, however let me give you a different perspective of narcissists...FROM a narcissist.
I have never had any kind of real struggle, no family problems, no horrible money problems, even a stint in prison was actually a pretty positive experience for me. I started out with zero in life but worked hard and now sit in a chalet on 10,000 acres of wilderness. I wake up in paradise every morning, grab a pistol and shotgun and wander the property for an hour with the dogs. It's heaven beyond words.

That said, my immediate family has ALWAYS been absolutely #1 in my world. They are first and foremost and I'll do anything for them. 30 years married and 4 kids that are still an interactive part of our life (and even 2 grandkids!). I see that as a successfully run life. That's the thing, people can think I'm the worst kind of *sshole, but I just look at how their life is going and it just bounces right off. There's one guy on here who thinks I'm literally the antichrist because I don't share his political views, BUT he lives alone, will die alone, and is miserable to everyone around him. How on earth would his opinion of me matter. If I piss off my family, then I know I effed up. Otherwise, couldn't. care. less.

If people want to be truly happy they need 2 things: Strong, loyal family ties (no infidelity, violence, lies or stupidity) and financial indestructibility. Pick your spouse well, and pay off your debts. That's it. Once you are not worried about dying alone or how interest rates will affect you, everything else just doesn't matter anymore. Live a good moral life and your family will respect you. If you can't respect yourself, how can anyone else. It's kind of sad to see childless people trying to convince others that you don't need children to complete their lives and give things meaning. If I didn't have my family to think about all the time, I'd likely just spend my time trolling people on the internet, or bounce from empty relationship to empty relationship. I've got dogs, cows and chickens, but I only name the dogs, because any of the others might get slaughtered by cougars in the night (or eventually by me). They don't give life meaning beyond pooping a lot and tasting delicious. Animals are POOR substitutes for family. Hell even the dogs might find one of my bear traps hidden in the woods (the only legal landmines), so I don't get too attached to them either. Family is it.

I know nobody asked, but that's part of the fun of being a friendly neighborhood narcissist. :duckhunt
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« Reply #30 on: October 20, 2023, 03:48:30 pm »
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What do you do? I am 44 and never had a money problem as well. When I was 16 I had already figured out debt was bad. I have never really pulled that much in, this year after all the inflation maybe $110000. That still has not stopped me from having a 2 mill net worth this year. One thing I have always understood is the value of things. If I don't see the value of something then I will go another way to get it. I have been noticing kids as a big problem for men, they will spend $$ on whatever for 0 value as long as they say it is for their kid.

I was talking with this 56 year old guy I work with pulling in at least twice as much as me with his military retirement and VA benefits and he is apparently broke. He has a Japanese girlfriend\wife and a kid with her, no green card apparently constantly flies out there and back for around 4 grand, he also gives her money. It's like are you just thinking of the stupidest ways to burn your money?

I am in the AF reserve so I will talk with a bunch of guys around my age every month, I catch up and see how they are doing in life. One guy was talking to another about buying some piece for his car and the guy told him it was $190, and he was like I am not that kind of high baller. I immediately stopped him and said WTF are you talking about? I know for a fact you just spent 60 Grand for a brand new truck but every time a few hundred dollar bill comes up it is like ohh no. Do we need to go back to the second grade to learn how numbers work?

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What do you do? I am 44 and never had a money problem as well. When I was 16 I had already figured out debt was bad. I have never really pulled that much in, this year after all the inflation maybe $110000. That still has not stopped me from having a 2 mill net worth this year. One thing I have always understood is the value of things. If I don't see the value of something then I will go another way to get it. I have been noticing kids as a big problem for men, they will spend $$ on whatever for 0 value as long as they say it is for their kid.

I was talking with this 56 year old guy I work with pulling in at least twice as much as me with his military retirement and VA benefits and he is apparently broke. He has a Japanese girlfriend\wife and a kid with her, no green card apparently constantly flies out there and back for around 4 grand, he also gives her money. It's like are you just thinking of the stupidest ways to burn your money?

I am in the AF reserve so I will talk with a bunch of guys around my age every month, I catch up and see how they are doing in life. One guy was talking to another about buying some piece for his car and the guy told him it was $190, and he was like I am not that kind of high baller. I immediately stopped him and said WTF are you talking about? I know for a fact you just spent 60 Grand for a brand new truck but every time a few hundred dollar bill comes up it is like ohh no. Do we need to go back to the second grade to learn how numbers work?

I'm going to answer this in a PM...
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« Reply #32 on: October 21, 2023, 05:35:42 pm »
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« Reply #33 on: October 21, 2023, 06:31:54 pm »
Yeah, so Killers of the Flower Moon is a good movie I hope to never see again.

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« Reply #34 on: October 22, 2023, 08:27:56 am »
Yeah, so Killers of the Flower Moon is a good movie I hope to never see again.

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I just read a review about it. Great cast, extremely worthwhile story, needs to be told, but OMG. I'm not sure I could stomach it, or sleep well for long afterwards.
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« Reply #35 on: October 22, 2023, 07:31:12 pm »
Speaking of Disney, are you all ready to watch the new South Park episode Pandaverse. You know as soon as South Park gets a hold of something it becomes a part of public conscience.


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« Reply #36 on: October 25, 2023, 10:02:54 pm »
Movies that are good and didn't do well at the box office?

Blade runner


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« Reply #37 on: October 26, 2023, 12:18:24 am »
Movies that are good and didn't do well at the box office?

Blade runner

I’m still not sure if I actually like that movie, but I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about it.

Chatted one evening with a midwestern professor that taught a class on sci-fi film studies.  He said it was the best sci-fi movie made because the replicants knew when they were going to die.

I never bought into the “he was a replicant the entire time” stuff until I saw the alternate “made for each other” ending.

Sequel was easily half an hour too long.  One and done with that one.

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« Reply #38 on: October 26, 2023, 01:33:42 am »
Just watched Old Dads on Nitflex. Reminded me of about half the people on BYOAC. Not telling which half.

Bill Burr's character showed much more restraint than I would have, and I'm a moderate!

On another movie, I watched Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania at the cinema when in Australia earlier this year - I was the only person there! So I spread myself out properly in the exact middle and made the best of it, crinkling wrappers, slurping and burping loudly etc. Was awesome, except a few more bodies in the cinema would've helped to absorb the sound a bit.

Though some didn't like Quantumania, I enjoyed it. Got a new favourite quote - Cassie Lang to Darren/MODOK: It's never too late to stop being a dick.

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« Reply #39 on: October 26, 2023, 10:42:31 am »
no spoilers to speak of here...

I haven't gone to a movie theater in probably 5 years. nothing really piques my interest enough to warrant spending a hundo to watch something I could easily pirate.

but...being spooky season, the wife and kids wanted to go see some scary movies in the theater. okay.

I preface this by saying I don't scare. someone can hide out from behind the bathroom door and when I open it I'll be like... bro, I was pooing in there.  ???

went and saw the Nun 2.... meh. I liked that the movie was linked to the original. I liked that the movie kind of has a real world link to actual religious figures... but I hate left it wide open for another. Shoulda just story lined it to be killed it off and ended the series right there. too much buildup for what felt like a super rushed ending. could have had another half hour of end... but they basically had the final battle and finished it in the last 10 minutes of the film. no "post battle" continuation to speak of. at least if you are going to leave it open for another, put that in the end and stretch it out and get your moneys worth. couple of canned jump scares which where entertaining for a second... but left you with a "seriously the bugs crawling out of the skull's eyes clitche?!?!" feeling

went and saw the exorcist 2.... same thing. super rushed lazy ending. "beating the system" would have been much more entertaining but took the easy way out. again... left it WIDE open for another. like... lazy wide open. I'm certain there will be a 3 next year, and with 99% certanty... it will be TERRIBLE. but then also rushed the beginning?!?!? like you coulda got about another 30 mins of runtime out of the movie if you actually bothered to film the possession part. it's literally THE WHOLE POINT OF THE MOVIE.

4/10 would eat the popcorn again.

but then again... I have flavocol at home.. sooooo..

i'm done with movies for a bit.