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It’s Friday the 13th, and in addition to a slew of articles on scary topics, you may have noticed Sonic Superstars reviews posted on gaming sites on the web. And after watching them, you may have come to Nintendo Life to look up our verdict on the Switch version. And after seeing this article on the homepage, you now wonder where the heck it is. . .

Unfortunately, we haven’t won the Switch review code for Sonic Superstars yet. We kindly won a pre-release code for the game on PlayStation, so we were able to familiarize ourselves with it beyond our hands-on time at Summer Game Fest in June. Most importantly, though, we haven’t played the Switch edition yet and can’t make our complaint to other media.

Overall, our impressions of the PlayStation edition have been positive. Our friends at Push Square have their Sonic review live right now, so be sure to check it out if you just want to get through quickly and find out how the Sonic 2D Pass gameplay works. We’ll have to wait a little longer, though, to find out our Switch-specific verdict, considering how the experience translates on Nintendo’s console.

We do our best to post reviews in a timely manner, which has become increasingly tricky at this busy time of year as Switch codes arrive on launch day or in some cases not at all. We’re as frustrated as you are, especially with the broken physical copies of Sonic Superstars that appeared in the wild earlier this week ahead of the game’s official release on Tuesday, October 17.

Rest assured, once we have it, we will move to the Switch edition and have our evaluation with you as soon as possible. In the meantime, thank you for your understanding.

About Gavin Lane

Gavin kinda loves couch co-op, especially when he can delegate roles, bark instructions, and give much-appreciated feedback on its functionality at the end. He lives in Spain (where the most rain falls) and his love for Banjo-Kazooie borders on the unhealthy.

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Does this Sonic game not have multiple lives and possibly not have a Game Over screen, no matter how many times I have failed in the game?

@Anti-Matter No, it’s not played in this one.

Oh, so isn’t it because Mario Wonder expires on October 20th?It is ok.

Solid so far

@Friscobay mdr. All right, look around.

Very strange, since I read someone’s mind about the Switch edition in bluesky, why don’t they let other people check it out?

Pushsquare’s review ratings are a bit harsh when you compare them to the review content (???). Anyway, I’m waiting for more reliable reviews for the old Switchy!

@LillianC14 yes, weird.

Average of 74% on Metacritic. This brings Arzest out of Balan’s shadow Wonderworld. I’m looking for NL review!

Perhaps the code-handed user still thinks Nintendo is the opposition.

Take your time, guys! Either way, we’ve got tons of stuff to release this month. I’m waiting for the review!

Well, so far, two Hispanic pages that I’m sticking with have given the game low scores, while another 2 pages have given it 8 and 8. 5. Overall, it turns out that Sonic Superstars doesn’t feel like a regular Sonic game, it’s a slower experience, so it can be divisive.

@Anti-Matter Screen games are allowed for the Molly Chuddled generation. Everyone gets a prize.

Didn’t they hand out Switch test codes? Mmm.

@Dazman Not each and every game has to be something that tries to teach you a lesson. The purpose of the game is to have fun.

@LillianC14 it depends, punish agitation for a negative review in the past, other times it’s because they’re worried about a negative review.

@Dazman It’s more of a dead relic from the days when arcades and lack of backup existed and they don’t really do much so there’s no point in having them.

Don’t worry, while I appreciate the transparency, I look forward to the Nintendo Life review, you get the review code, and you’ve spent enough time gambling.

@Dazman Cuphead and Celeste got it into their heads (and I’m sure I can think of other games as well) refuting what you said in terms of difficulty and attempt implementation.

Why do some media outlets say “check the code”?Didn’t you mean “A Review Code” or “Revision Codes”?You don’t really get the programming code you’re analyzing or reviewing, they just send you a download code so you can play around. I’ve found it strange.

It’s funny that they didn’t have time to send out a review copy of the game, but they had plenty of time to cover it all with classified ads!

Part of the lighting in this game is a Pikachu sub-detective level trash can. I’d say there’s definitely an explanation for why they’ve shown the spaces they’ve made, because the quality is asymmetrical to a ridiculous degree.

Don’t have reviews or Switch codes yet?This doesn’t bode well for the Switch version.

At the moment, it’s not very clear.

@Lizuka I can’t forget my first on-screen game in Super Mario 6four when I was a kid. You’ll be taken back to the introductory screen and will need to press Start twice to return to the game with four lives. Even as a kid I thought, “What’s the point?Wasting time?” (It’s not my first Game Over, just in this specific game. Others from the SNES-era had more significant punishments, even if they were only frustrating. )

I’m pretty sure every Sonic enthusiast will give it an 11/10 score just because it includes the hedgehog, so the review will only provide them with a way to criticize the reviewer for giving it a lower score.

Even though it’s a non-reproducible disaster that fails to start, they may lose some points.

@Woderwick You can say the same thing about a Mario or Zelda game. It’s just that, in general, those games tend to be more popular than a typical Sonic game. But you can’t deny the “me too!” A crowd that will give [insert game here] a high score just because they’re self-proclaimed fanboys. It’s clever that most of them don’t have any genuine strength to influence genuine notes, right?

Well, I still have a few days left to unlock my Sonic Superstars Deluxe Editions on Switch and Xbox, then a few days for Mario Wonder on Switch, and just one more month for Mario RPG. Complain all you need about critic and fan ratings, I have a lot to play for over the next few months!I can’t wait. . . It’s going to be an incredibly long week.

Well, I plan to have the first day for me and my little one. I hope it’s a smart game overall.

For a game like this, I doubt the Switch edition will be any different from the PlayStation edition. Perhaps the multiplayer mode offers worse performance, but it turns out that the single-player mode is the way to play this game anyway.

Based on other reviews, it turns out that the game is pretty decent but also a lot worse than it could be (not the 9/10 upgrade that the series deserves). Which is pretty much in line with the course of the Sonic games.

If it wasn’t for Mario Wonder, I’d still be excited to see Superstars, but as it stands, I can’t wait to play it when it hits the reduced-price category.

A 6 was needed on PS5, so on Switch. . . Who will have the worst graphics/performance will be at least a 5. . .

@UltraZelda64

My comment was quite tongue-in-cheek, but my son is a huge Sonic fan and I like to laugh at him about the nature of Stockholm syndrome of being a Sonic fan and having to love each and every game, no matter how. Smart actually is.

This is a primary red flag in my opinion.

it’s a matter of doing.

@FishyS, its functionality is good, there is some drop in frames in some areas.

@LillianC14 I want to complete my follow-ups on bsky, what’s your address?

The @Zanzox Switch supposedly runs at 60 FPS (there’s an article on that)

@Woderwick To be fair to your child, quality is subjective in video games, and just like movies, there have been video games that haven’t gotten such stellar reviews and have been hated, enjoyed, and even considered classics. Donkey Kong 64 and Super Mario Sunshine are two examples of this and I don’t forget that they got a lot of hate when they came out, but now a lot of people love them. Sonic the Hedgehog’s fanbase is sharply divided. , especially when it comes to 3D games and some enthusiasts look down on them, however, I personally enjoyed Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, Sonic Heroes, Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Generations and I know a lot of other people who liked it too.

I hope your child has fun playing. I’m sure I’m going to have a great time playing this game and Super Mario Bros: Wonder with my nieces. ‘ ?

It’s a ploy! Let me say that the revision will materialize after that of Mario Wonder.

@GalaxicGlobe I know. . . But quality? Stability? Decelerations?

@HaileySheridon

I got Sunshine on launch day. I enjoyed every minute of it (except maybe the bloody spot of the sandbirds). I still love it now. My favorite Mario game.

As for your suggestion that I be fair to my son; I mean, I guess I could check it out, but it turns out it would be a lot less fun than all the incessant teasing.

UH oh. I hope that’s not a bad sign regarding the Switch version.

I’m just waiting for the research and the frame rate fix on Switch, they will prioritize 60 frames per second, with a smart frame rate.

@Zanzox From what we’ve seen, it’s pretty good.

So far, Metacritic appears most often with 9 and 8 for the PS5 version, with some 7 and only one under 6. With an overall average of 7. 5, precisely what I predicted. To a Sonic fan, it reads like a 9!?The Push Square review has one of the lowest scores and comes out harsh compared to the others, however, after reading the full review and a few others, I perceive why there is a huge gap.

TLDR: If you need a classic single-player Sonic game that follows the formula well and sparks fun new ideas: this is precisely what you get. Based on the reviews so far, it turns out buy it, it’s great. , you probably won’t be disappointed.

However, if your main hope was to enjoy a new experience with the emerald powers of chaos reinventing the wheel. . . or if you’ve been hoping to bet on this co-op first and foremost, back a new experience for Sonic fans, after the reviews so far, it looks like they’re disappointed because none of them work well.

Yes, I understand that perfectly. Frankly, I didn’t expect any of the facets to be clever or innovative, but that’s not why I was excited about the game. For me, even from the first trailer, the co-op side was “this is great. “feature I still can’t believe it’s working well because of the speed and forked paths. . . Clever to laugh as a secondary mode even if I guess “. . . and for Chaos Emerald’s powers, I really hoped they wouldn’t play too big of a role: I love classic Sonic platformers and I never like it when they load too many cheats. To me, the literally clever Sonic Colors were messed up a bit due to the emphasis on will-o’-the-wisps. I expected it wouldn’t be the same for this game. But I was still very excited about the game, only to get precisely what I wanted: an older Sonic, popularized with new graphics, areas, and devices.

So even though I haven’t decided to play it yet (I can’t wait for 17!), my prediction is that it will be a simple 9/10 for me. . . It seems that the powers of chaos will be minimal. , even an intrusion and just a distraction of laughter from time to time. . . And chances are, you’ll never play this multiplayer mode more than a handful of times. As a classic single-player Sonic experience, after reading the reviews, I’m even more confident that I’ll love it. ?

It’s a red flag if a publisher decides not to submit comment codes for an express platform. Remember how Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on Switch compares to other releases?As it turns out, history repeats itself here.

@samuelvictor

Quick edit: I just re-read your comment and found out you haven’t played it yet. Which also makes your comment deliciously a Sonic fan. In the most productive way imaginable and with all due respect, of course.

@HaileySheridon Critics praised Donkey Kong 64 and Super Mario Sunshine. 90 and on Metacritic.

@samuelvictor, I’ve noticed some of the initial gameplay and it looks like anything I like, I generally expect the Switch edition to go well.

So far, other than that, my only considerations are that some of the patterns I’ve noticed seem to drag on a bit and the OST is strangely inconsistent, some of them sounding more “modern” in terms of the sound samples used. However, others sound like the old sound levels in terms of strengths in terms of tools and one scene theme seemed to have a 15-minute loop.

I guess it’s because of the number of composers who worked on it.

Overall, I’m eager to bet on it and hope it goes well on Switch.

@Woderwick Haha oh, don’t be offended, I’m probably very close to the stereotypical obsessive Sonic fan. I have an unreasonably gigantic and valuable collection of 32 years of Sonic-related tattoos and this is the number one thing. Most likely, I’ll have to get rid of the masking and launch into a surely autistic rant. There are a handful of things I’m very passionate about, but Sonic is the only thing that others have described as “like your religion. “I worried about the first Sonic movie and cried in the theater when I found out I thought it was pretty good. I also cried when it was announced that Amy was playable in Sonic Origins Plus. I am aware that this is a very irrational habit for a boy in his forties. But I love those characters and those worlds.

My birthday last week and my mom asked me what I wanted, I ordered a very express canopy variant of a one-shot Sonic comic, and a physical copy of a Sonic game that I already have several times, as it has regional differences. Illustration on the canopy. That day, my mother listened very patiently as I excitedly explained to her why everyone was so cool and important, probably for two hours before I learned that she was probably just being polite and couldn’t understand why that meant anything to me. ?

Over the years, I’ve written a lot of articles, helped with a lot of YouTube videos, and even TV shows about Sonic. . . I have a documentary assignment about the history of Sonic with many big names involved. . . I’m also creating my own Sonic fangame, a collection of remakes and reimaginings of all the old games with the features and characters that enthusiasts ask for the most but that Sega leaves out. . . https://www. youtube. com/watch?v =BvTiAmOH8MM supposedly for enthusiasts, but more commonly because it’s something I really need to exist. ?

I say I’m “very close” to the stereotypical fan, in the sense that I’m at least rational and able to fully perceive why other people don’t like Sonic, why some games, series, and comics are “bad. “, how has it become something of a meme and some Sonic enthusiasts are reputed to be a bit. . . hey. . . Unusual? I don’t blindly believe that all Sonic is good, far from it. But I like the logo and the characters as a whole, and right now, as a long-suffering fan, I’m very pleased with where things are going. I haven’t felt so confident about the overall quality of Sonic’s media since the ’90s.

And no, I haven’t played Superstars yet. . . I’ve edited what I’ve written to check and clarify it. They just summed up all the opinions for me. But for an experienced player familiar with the nuances of everything involved, I don’t want to play it to know that the physics and controls are perfect and that I like the graphics, music, and point themes. So, for me, who just needs? More classic Sonic”. . . It’s a simple 9/10 unless something unforeseen messes this up. I don’t mind the express emerald powers or the co-op, they’re just cool new additions to the game I want.

I think cooperation can be very broken, but a clever laugh and lots of laughter with friends and a few beers sitting around the couch, or a laugh for families to play together. But there’s no way it’s going to be a balanced situation. Sonic’s experience, speed, and branching paths don’t allow for the precise explanation of why you’ve described. The explanation for why I haven’t given my opinion on this before is first of all that it’s a minor feature of the game for me, and it’s also how I feel about other games that other people surely love, so I guess it’s just me.

For example, in the past, everyone and everyone was raving about how smart MicroMachines games were in multiplayer, and I never understood that. Constantly preventing and restarting every time someone leaves the screen seems crazy to me for a top-down racing game where there is no way all four cars can go at the same speed. It never made sense to me and the game is disjointed. Still, I didn’t mind because I like the 1-player experience and the creativity of the environments sparked my imagination. I didn’t like the multiplayer aspect for the same reason. I think Sonic multiplayer on a single screen probably wouldn’t work. . . I guess my challenge is that, for me, Sonic and racing games are all about speed and smoothness, so the nature of Stop and starting over is shocking. But I’ve kept quiet because I’m sure other people will enjoy it, just as probably each and every one of us enjoyed the multiplayer MicroMachines. For me, I focus on the single player and it turns out the best for my taste ?

@samuelvictor I’m also a fan of the mid-40s Sonic, I guess, ha, I still have my original Master System, Game Gear and Mega Drive carts, as well as some hard-to-understand stuff like the Japanese edition of GameCube Gems that I imported in particular at the time because I had the idea that they would upload the US edition of the CD to the PAL edition with the American soundtrack. Stuck in SEGA in the Saturn era with Sonic R, I enjoyed Adventure 1 and 2 on the Dreamcast despite its issues. I’ve played the last few games on Wii and PS3, adding the sadness of Sonic 4, and Episode 2 is much bigger (what happened with Episode 3, it had potential). I’m looking for this new game, but if the functionality is lacking on the Switch, I’ll at least have to go through the PS4.

@Mgalens From what I’ve seen, the Switch edition plays very well, almost entirely at 60fps in the capture footage I analyzed (yes, I downloaded the videos and opened them in editing software to check for frame drops. . . I’m aware it’s beyond cheesy), however, those are all images that were officially released through Sega, so I’m sure if there are spaces where it doesn’t work so well, they wouldn’t include them strategically. But basically, I’m sure the game will sometimes run smoothly. The graphics are noticeably reduced, but I still think they’re fair and I’m glad they prioritized frame rate over some fancy shaders or particle effects.

If I’m one hundred percent honest, bosses are my least favorite component in a platformer. For me, it’s all about the speed or fluidity of movement and exploring new environments. It’s hard for me to know when a Sonic boss appears. “Smart” or “bad”: I prefer it to be visually interesting, but simple and quick so I can explore the next area. I haven’t seen any full part of the game yet, I’m looking forward to reveling in it. Prior to SAGE this year, I played a lot of the best and most professional Sonic 2D fangames of recent times and, to me, some of them were just as smart, if not better, than some official games, but the bosses were still what I felt. It was holding them back. It is said that the boss’s design is difficult to place precisely in this sweet spot.

In my own great platforming adventure, I cheated by saying that there are harder character mini-bosses you’ll encounter along the way, but the few real “boss fights” that save you from progressing further in the story play out as one big event. Turn-based FF battles, so if you find a specific boss too challenging, you can move on to getting and developing your XP, or buying more potions, creating more spells, etc. I’m aware that this will be a punto. de discord for some, but that’s my game, I can do whatever I want!MDR

@BTB20 These games were universally enjoyed through the video game press at the time, basically because the previous Mario and RARE games were universally enjoyed and the games were eagerly awaited. Kind of like how music critics criticized “What’s the Story Morning Glory. “” and then they found out that the audience enjoyed it. . . so they universally praised “Be Here Now” because they thought enthusiasts would love it. . . just to make it incredibly divisive.

The most popular reviews of Sunshine and DK64 are much more varied in their opinion. Some will surely dismiss them for the same reasons others will praise them. I would say that they are an acquired taste and whether you find them wonderful or terrible. You are right. It’s rare to find other people somewhere in between, but I think I’m one of them. Both games are games that I can play in short bursts and enjoy, obviously, high-quality products, but I haven’t felt stressed about finishing the games either. . . or they get boring after a while, whereas Mario 64 and Banjo Kazooie I can play from start to finish over and over again. But I sense that others may feel the exact opposite.

@samuelvictor

Good God, you’ve just shown me that I surely can’t allow you and my son to occupy the same physical space. This would certainly generate degrees of natural love among the fanatics that the legislation of our physical universe cannot handle. thinking of a force outgassing that makes the guys at CERN feel like you’ve just told them they’re working, or the final scene of Altered State.

And I love you for that.

I also get the overall fanboy look. Don’t tell me how much I love John Carpenter. Or Frank Herbert. Or Keanu just discovers Reeves. It amuses me how much Sonic enthusiasts love him despite his flaws. And for me, when it doesn’t turn into ridiculous opposing angry rants. For those who don’t share that percentage of love, I think it’s absolutely amazing. I may get bored with my theories about how Fight Club == Calvin.

And I’m not too proud to admit that there’s a kind of envy for those like you and my son who can stay so focused. I myself am in a state of general disorder. A mix of everything I’ve read/learned/enjoyed (I have about a thousand books here and I’m very pleased to spend a few hours explaining one).

Besides, your mother is a forged gold legend. Kiss her on the cheek and give her a warm hug the next time you see her. People like us want other people like her in our lives.

*I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Carpenter himself at one of his concerts at Tower Hamlets. I won a limited edition poster for They Live, and I also asked him to sign my copy of a shitty miniature fighting game I wrote, published, and bound called Escape From Milton Keynes. I also gave him a copy. The only two copies in existence. He probably scrapped his, but fair play, that’s my legend, I’m not his.

@Ristar24 Well, I like to hear about Sonic enthusiasts who have been around since day one and have uploaded other waves of character quality and reputation etc.

For me, Episode 1 of Sonic 4 is probably the lowest point and the thing that disappointed me the most. . . I probably wouldn’t be so worried if it was just a mobile game and called something else. You’re right, Episode 2 is a significant improvement but still far from basic. To me, Sonic Mania is the “real” Sonic Four and I claim that no other game exists because it’s the only one that irrationally angers or disappoints ?me Maybe the GBA port of Sonic 1. . . However, it’s a port so no matter in my head, I can forget it.

Frontiers is far from perfect, but it’s the most productive new Sonic 3-D game in decades and has genuine potential, and I’ve admired how active Kishimioto has been in his interactions with enthusiasts and even the modding network to stop by and check. We try to improve the game, fix it, load the requested features, etc. The second and third loose DLCs solved many of my biggest problems and proved that they’re instead building on what they learned with the next major game. I have to go back to the drawing board, so I’m more hopeful for Sonic 3-D than I’ve had in a long time.

Mania, Origins and Superstars are very clever for 2D Sonic and I hope that more old Sonic games will continue to be created and that now they will at least perceive what the physics are, the controls and the design of the points, the importance of the fundamental set of characters. , and I have a very smart team in the art, animation and music departments. (I wish we had a more colorful, cartoonish 3D game with everyone running it, but that’s probably far from it. )

Sonic, as a logo as a whole, is literally booming outside of gaming. Both videos were much better than people expected and the moment literally had the freedom to be more “like games, for enthusiasts” than the first. I can only see that from the third. Recent performances have been good, better than many previous attempts. The IDW comic book series surely kills it in my opinion. The marketing team in America, Katie, Justin, Mike, Kenneth, Aaron, Jasmin and all are very transparent enthusiasts for a long time with a genuine hobby and wisdom of history and a transparent vision for the future, and they pay attention to enthusiasts and demand quality products.

With all of this in mind, I feel that Sonic, as a global brand, is moving past its difficult “joke brand” era of the mid-2000s and that there are new growing generations who love it without irony, and that warms me up. I think I can see parents enjoy sharing this with them, just as I did with my own children (who are now adults. . . Hell, time flies so fast as you get older. )

@samuelvictor yes, for me, I can definitely count on the game, but with Sonic I prefer scene bosses to be fast and snappy, with a lot of chances to hit them, that’s one of the reasons why I’m not a fan of the boss. Of the mania heavy shooters, despite loving this game, I feel like it stops the speed with every run.

I don’t mind the final bosses lasting longer as long as they’re visually interesting, I felt that Sonic 3K’s mix of its giant final boss followed through the Doomsday Zone was a wonderful focus with music and a wonderful visual spectacle for the time.

@Mgalens yes, I like Mania too, but I agree that some bosses slow down restocks. The “boss” in Mean Bean Machine is really my favorite, I was so excited when I first played it!This Definitive T3 Series

@Woderwick Hahah Your son looks amazing, I’m sure we’d get along great!It’s probably more productive to go our separate ways, because you don’t hear a single word, you don’t sleep, because we’d spend days talking about things. That doesn’t matter, but for some explanation of why we care. ?

In many ways, you and I are very similar and have many not unusual interests, as we have already discovered!Perhaps write at least a few paragraphs about almost everything you’ve just briefly discussed. I have no idea how much Calvin and Hobbes are. Fight Club, but as a big fan of both, I think it’s worth a long chat with a pint someday!?

It’s actually really cool that you created your own game and gave a copy to Carpenter, I’m sure he really enjoyed it. I haven’t made it that far, however, there are a handful of true legends and lifelong heroes that I know of. I’ve had the pleasure of working professionally, and instead of making them uncomfortable (or maybe it made it even more awkward, I don’t). I wrote each of them a handwritten letter thanking them and explaining why their paintings meant so much. A lot for me and why it was an honor to meet them, and I passed the letter to them when I left, once it couldn’t negatively affect our pleasure of running together. I know that at least two of them read the notes and were very moved.

I usually keep my personal stuff offline, but in short, yes, my mom is a one hundred percent wonderful golden person. I am so lucky to have had her in my life and now I appreciate each and every person. every day and experience with it what I can. My dad is also just as glorious in other tactics but just as important. Sadly, they didn’t stay together, but even with divergent paths, they’ve been a constant source of inspiration for me. over the years and I feel fortunate to have known them for so long.

@samuelvictor Yes, I staked the Mega Drive edition on a demo drive at Index the Catalog Shop in the early 90’s and entered the cheat code to see the other areas. . .

Sonic 1 on Mega Drive is almost my favorite, maybe it’s just nostalgia, but I really liked the running speed limiter in the first game (which you can activate with a cheat in Origins) because I felt like they designed the slower-paced one. Platform sections. With that in mind. The Master System games had a similar setup. I was given Sonic 2 when it came out and quickly noticed the slight physical update that you didn’t need to ride to keep moving forward, but you could just run. I regularly end up tripping over a badnik or a ledge! There have been some bad ports of Sonic 1, the GBA gets attention, but the Dreamcast Smash Pack Vol. 1 is a joke emulation and the DS versions have cropped the edges of the screen. I think Origins has been incorporated into a smart build at this point and literally excels in terms of low latency.

I think with Frontiers I was limited to the PS4 version, so I was partly put off by the asymmetrical frame rate at 30fps. I’d have to download the newest patches and see if they progress at some point, or if I won’t wait until I have a PS5 at some point to play it.

Now, did anyone “Turbo the Tortoise” on the C64, sadly, not have any sequels. . .

@samuelvictor

Let’s not start gushing here, yet, damn it. I love the concept of a handwritten letter so much that I’m sure I’ll borrow that concept (I’m unlikely to come across many or any of my own private legends). It’s so better than “much better. ” I can’t go around it.

And briefly, because you kind of asked me (or at least gave me a chance, which was a tactical mistake), my opinion is that Edward Norton is Tyler Durden. It’s your calling and everything. It’s little Calvin who grew up in the $h!tsh0w that is our world and has completely forgotten about the wonder, magic, and joy he felt with his imaginary friend as a child. Brad Pitt is Hobbes (he even wears a tiger-print blouse in his first appearance). After all, he’s back to save his best friend from a monotonous life. But Hobbes also saw the global through Calvin’s eyes, and Hobbes was a little quicker to understand, a little more cynical, and a little more subversive. And then he steps in to save his best friend and what happens happens. Interestingly, the original novel has another vision and aims to destroy history because men (with a capital “M”) can’t measure up to the men who came here before us. But that’s another conversation.

And yes, I think we’ll have a good laugh discussing silly things that worry us, sitting, drinking, and smoking (if you participate; it’s Friday afternoon here, I’ve been gifted a big bottle of rum and Clinton’s on her way).

@Ristar24 I know Turbo the Turtle for sureArray. I have the C64, Spectrum and Amstrad editions!I have a comfortable place for any game looking to recreate the appeal of Sonic, but on 8-bit or 16-bit microcomputers. The C64 edition is definitely the best, even though the Spectrum is incredibly stylish hardware-wise. The explanation as to why it was never given a sequel is because it was Hi-Tec Software’s last game when unfortunately they were going bankrupt. In fact, Codemasters stepped in to save it. The game and many copies have the Codemasters logo instead of Hi-Tec.

Also, it actually took me back in time by mentioning Index. Maybe it was because we had an “Extra Index”, but I actually felt they were better for console games than Argos, greater variety and older games at very moderate costs, as well as the newer titles. Many times I would walk into the store with £60 in savings with the intention of buying a game for my newly acquired SNES and come out with 5 or 6 Master System games that I had missed!Some absolute successes too! Asterix, Lemmings, Marble Madness, PacMania. . . ?

Sonic 1 on the Megadrive is, of course, the game that made me fall in love with the series. . . I played it in a friends space in 1991 when it came out and it literally felt like my global total had replaced the Array. I enjoyed EVERYTHING about the character and the Green Hill Zone (the only zone they gave me to see). I find the asymmetrical pacing between levels frustrating for replays (Marble Zone is my favorite, so doing it right after Green Hill reduces my enthusiasm for the games), so for me it’s the weekly high of Megadrive titles, but It’s still one I like. in pieces. I really think Master System Sonic 1 is a wonderful game, as do many, but not every single one of them! ha ha. But that first Green Hill Zone literally did every single thing right and was right in front of you with wonderful characters, wonderful concepts, and the most productive graphics and music I had ever heard in a game up to that point. This one experience is the spark that explains why I have been completely obsessed since then, not only with the games, but also with the characters, the music, the designs. . . reading each and every comic, watching each and every one of them. one of them. and every show, creating my own art projects. enthusiasts since I was a child. Literally, in 1991, I made a Commodore edition of Sonic 1 so I could play it, even though I knew my parents might not have a Megadrive. Also, in the summer vacation he drew a huge humor e-book of more than 20 pages, learned to play the piano to play the Green Hill Zone theme. . .

If you only played this edition of Frontiers on PS4 at launch, I think the game has come especially far since then, though I can’t say for sure if the functionality has been replaced. Not only have gigantic amounts of new content been added, but also the controls have been almost completely replaced and subtle (and allow you to customize them to look their best).

@Woderwick Oh, I’m glad you felt that way. Today, there’s something special about a handwritten note. I also love creating homemade cards or drawing traditional art for the other people I love. I think in this day and age where everything is so digital it means more to have something tangible than you’ve taken the time to do it, even if it’s just a matter of writing a quick note.

For obvious reasons, I probably wouldn’t go into detail about who, but one of the other people that I worked with and wrote a note to ended up being someone that I worked with on a couple of projects, and if we’re in a position to make him be on the same industry occasions as anyone else, They recognized me and came to greet me, even interrupting the verbal exchange or even temporarily leaving the interviews to give me a hug. We’ve become smart friends and I even spent Christmas once at your stall for an amazing dinner. While I was there, they put out a wonderful album that stayed as a memento of the wonderful moments of their career, and they showed me that they had pasted my message on it and told me that it actually meant a lot to them. He was so pleased that he meant a great deal to them, that he did not forget to feel a little embarrassed to hand it over to them in case it seemed silly or insignificant.

I can totally see where you’re coming from with the Fight Club connections. . . in my head I have a hard time imagining Calvin and Hobbes ever breaking up, just like I can’t. to do with Snoopy and Charlie Brown, or Christopher Robbin has surpassed Pooh. This is probably due to my own unresolved issues, specifically my refusal to grow up and leave behind certain facets of my formative years. ? Luckily, I managed to make a career out of it. The pressures on what it means to be a “man”, specifically in current times, and how capitalism and crony society (and the effects of political and social movements in this area) are a huge point of interest for me, and In fact, the combination of these two issues (men about to grow up, not having a place in society, the social promotion of systems in favor of certain genders and social groups to nourish the capitalist system and make money) are the underlying themes . of my first major superhero movie I wrote. . . I can’t say much more yet. I think you’ll find her attractive judging by what you wrote!

@samuelvictor

I absolutely understand what you’re saying and where you’re coming from. When I write my own stuff, my wife says she loves to write but hates how brutal and harsh she is. But my point is that it’s incredibly vital to maintain childlike wonder at the world. While most people know me and assume I’m an extra in a Guy Ritchie movie (covered in what I like to call “sci-fi gang tattoos”), I’m a bit of a philosopher and think it needs to be faced. The truth of the global with your eyes wide open, but that doesn’t mean you have to compromise on who you are. And you always, always, have to worry about yourself, the same. Even (especially) yourself. I pride myself on thinking I’m English at heart, in the sense that I’m the underdog, I hate pomposity and, in fact, I like dark humour. Because when Reaper comes for you, the most productive reaction is to scold him for being late, then point out that he’s dressed in a suit and try to get him to give you a quick flash before brandishing the scythe.

@samuelvictor Oh, I’m glad you didn’t forget Turbo, it was pretty good!I like Marble Zone and even Labyrinth Zone, the rhythm settings are everything I like to replay the game and the music is very good. Maybe I’d dust off the PS4 and restart Frontiers after downloading the patches, thanks for the warning!

I’m amused by Sonic fan apologists when a new Sonic game is bad.

@Woderwick Oh, I love everything you wrote there! It’s funny that you say you look like an extra in a Guy Ritchie movie, that was literally the look and symbol that I was pigeonholed into for many years, either because of my notoriety in the world of rap music and because of my work in the film industry. About countless videos of cockney gangsters and low-budget football hooligans. I got a tattoo, shaved my head, painted a lot, and got fully involved. . . . As an effeminate kid who has been bullied, I have to admit that I enjoyed cosplay for a while as a “tough guy” and leaned towards the ultra masculine side. Characteristics of the character and that other people will conform to me in that way.

After a while, I learned that I wasn’t a laugh and that other people were afraid of me, or thought I was sexist, racist, or violent. . . when I just thought I was “manly”, I looked like a “neo-Nazi” after a while (just for the looks, not the actual habit, of course)!Which is furthest from who I am. Once I started to get strong enough to direct my own projects, write my own scripts, get the roles I wanted, etc. , I started intentionally opposing that stereotype, getting roles in romances, comedies, growing my hair long (many my colleagues had assumed I was bald!), etc. I’m kind of fascinated by social constructions of gender because none of them have made much sense to me, and as an autistic user, I’ve just felt my emotions around them my entire life. Today, I’m at a point where, regardless, I feel smart for being unapologetically myself, and for liking what I like, acting the way I act, etc. I think the world is much more accepting of that in those days than when we were kids. Array

I also have a very strong need to get rid of myself, or to need to be lowered a level or two if I ever become too vital or if I’m in a position where other people are looking at me. Several videos in which I end up playing the lead role, and in each of them, I end up turning the character into a little jerk who thinks he’s cooler than him. Many times, they think they are womanizers, but end up getting slapped or exploited instead of looking to be cool in the eyes of the public. Even in my short but re-emerging rap career, I seriously can’t have the confidence and bravery without putting up a lot of self-deprecation. He’s also joking. There’s definitely a British reservation that prevents me from fully engaging in the American media I paint in.

@Ristar24 Marble and Labyrinth are bad consistent with it. They are really very well designed. It’s just that it feels like they’re coming from a completely different game, and it adjusts the flow very quickly. I recently watched a video about the history of how the game was created and the original designers explained quite succinctly how each Sonic mastery. 1 was intentionally designed to be an absolutely different gaming experience in order to create what they hoped would be a complete game and show, based on the diversity of the character and engine. I think they succeeded, but for a lot of people, Green Hill makes such a strong impression that stopping Sonic is immediately shocking.

I forgot to mention it before, but I’m inspired that you noticed the speed limit or lack thereof. There’s a genuine difference between the differences in momentum and speed between Sonic 1, 2 and 3 and in my game engine for my fan game. I made sure to have toggle features that allow players to choose the one that best suits their favorite playstyle.

@samuelvictor It’s attractive that you say that, because I like to think (and I also flatter myself) that I straddle this line between sexist nonsense and introverted philosophy about the global that I perceive. My ink is all black and from a distance (with the black tattoos, shaved head and mutton chops) I’m not surprised other people make negative assumptions about me. The fact that my right shoulder is covered by a black representation/negative area of ​​a black woman with a big afro (my wife, in fact) disproves those assumptions, but I don’t blame other people, I know how I look. Likewise, I appreciate plain language and it probably comes across as a combination of vulgar and highbrow. But I don’t care about the assumptions made by others. I’m just interested in other people getting to know me and liking me for who I am. It took me a long time to be able to look in the mirror and not despise myself. That’s why I cling to other people who accept me as I am and love me without pretensions. I’m not looking to seem like a difficult guy or pretend to be one. I am who I am and I have treated my frame as a canvas to express who I am to the outside world. If they don’t understand, that’s their problem, not mine.

P. S. : I shave my head because if I don’t I look like one of the Beatles. And I use the chops because at one point I had tension alopecia and all the hairs on my chin fell out. I liked the look and I stuck with it. My kids probably wouldn’t recognize me without those chops.

How about you call the guy from Sonic Mania to do the next one?It’s hard this one that is priced at $60.

@rushiosan If you’re referring to Christian Whitehead, he was shown to have used his code for physics in this one!And it also deserves that there are several scalpers promoting this game for $40 if you compare prices. In fact, there are some in Europe, I don’t pay more than £40 for my delivered copies.

@Woderwick ha! Honestly, you seem like my kind of person. It’s wonderful that you’re so confident in who you are today, I’m sorry it took me a while to get there, it’s a feeling I can obviously sympathize with.

I started getting tattoos in the music industry before I had the idea that one day I would be an actor. I planned to do a lot more over time, but as soon as I started betting on roles in movies, I stopped because I learned that I can limit what I can play, either in terms of tone or also in terms of time period. Nowadays, I have to take care of my skin, my body, my diet, my exercises, etc. , as part of my job. (I’m far from an oil painter, but I’m much better now than I was when I was 20!)

Again, while I think the world doesn’t have as negative a belief about tattoos these days as it once did, you see a lot of left-liberal snowflakes (like me!) sporting them like biker gangs or football hooligans. Generations see it more as a sign of being an artistic user and most likely of being kind of or at least interested in telling them about their ink and why they bought each piece, etc. “Me alone,” used to be for our parents’ generation.

@samuelvictorOui, the general belief about tattoos has changed a lot in the last two decades. I did my first piece about 25 years ago and my boss at the time told me (a shitty job in the workplace) that I would be fired if I exhibited it. openly. Oddly enough, he had another opinion about the older guy in the branch who had an old drawing of the regiment tattooed on his forearm and didn’t appreciate it when I pointed it out to him. As far as cinema goes, I get what you’re saying, but you can certainly use a canopy cream if you need to. I’m pretty sure Nicholas Cage did things that don’t magically appear in the movie when they’re not similar to the character he plays. On the other hand, he also had a CGI team to better explain the abs for this scene from Ghost. Horseman. ?

Dead co-op brought down the ps5 overhaul. Personally, I’ll be playing alone, so no problem, an 8/10 for me. Developers want to avoid creating games that are compatible with everyone, because that only ruins things.

@Woderwick hilarious. My ex-girlfriend worked at a YMCA and had problems because of her “unnatural” hair color after dyeing her hair purple. All the women around him had fake fabrics of purple, green, blue, and garlands, etc. But that same boss was afraid to communicate with them. Isn’t it a trip. . . ?

@LikelySatan personally, I’ve noticed that this co-op game is a major flaw. It’s inevitable that players will go their separate ways, completely ruining the experience. But hey, everyone has their own thing. I never play online or co-op, so single player is for me.

@Axelay71 Same thing, apart from a few sessions with the kids from time to time, I’m absolutely alone. I hope enthusiasts enjoy this game. I just don’t think Sega has the ability to swoon over a cool concept. already. . . But then, why would they want it?

@LikelySatan totally agree, unfortunately, Sega is what it used to be, that’s for sure. It’s also annoying with all the amazing catalog they have.

@BTB20 Many enthusiasts hated either and Super Mario Sunshine considered it a failure for Nintendo because it didn’t live up to the sales they expected and one of the main creators said that the game was rushed and didn’t come to fruition. as smart as they had imagined. He also said that they are contemplating making more games similar to Sunshine, but that negative fan reception and low sales have led them to take another direction for “Super Mario Galaxy” games. Here are some quotes.

“Even at the time of its release, many thought the game was the black sheep of the series. Unlike its pioneering predecessor, Super Mario 64, Sunshine felt unusually rushed and rude, with clunky platforming and ridiculously bad voice acting. scenes. “

“Much of the negative reception to Super Mario Sunshine came from fans and critics who simply didn’t like the change of location and the way the game made it seem like Mario had to appear in another character’s game. It’s true that the game works. ” It’s very difficult to put Mario in a whole new world that can be a bit shocking at times. “

“In rare moments of candor, Nintendo employees have publicly expressed their reservations about Super Mario Sunshine. A year after the game’s release, CEO Satoru Iwata (who died in 2015) said at a pre-E3 press conference that sales of Super Mario Sunshine hadn’t increased. It lived up to the hype, speculating that newcomers found its complexity to be off-putting. Miyamoto even suggested players who were suffering from enjoying the game to play it at least 3 days in a row so that they could eventually revel in its charms. He also stated bluntly at a roundtable press conference in Japan: “We’ve designed the game differently, but we may not have done that. To Miyamoto’s credit, his faith in Koizumi’s future as a designer never wavered.

https://www. cnet. com/tech/gaming/20-years-on-super-mario-sunshine-still-has-the-series-best-setting/

https://www. denofgeek. com/games/super-mario-sunshine-retrospective-future-of-the-franchise/

https://web. archive. org/web/20180310073936/https://www. rollingstone. com/glixel/features/super-mario-odyssey-was-shape-by-marios-biggest-flops-w496166

@Woderwick, yes. I was gifted “Super Mario Sunshine” a while after it came out and I enjoyed the game and I still love betting on it now, unless it’s for some of the more complicated pieces like the one you mentioned, however, it was unfortunately the idea was a flop when it came out, as you ? can read. In my previous post there were many enthusiasts and critics who didn’t like it and put it aside, and some still love it now. Personally, I gustó. es even more than the “Galaxy” games and Isle Delfino is one of my favorite games in the Mario franchise and I’d love to see it back for some other game. I also enjoyed “Arkham Origins,” another game that was I hated it when it came out, but now it has a lot of fans and I thought it contained some of the most productive boss fights and slots in the entire “Arkham” series and enjoyed it. I liked the Gotham Royal Hotel, the construction of GCPD and Penguin’s Ship the most and the Christmas theme was great too. ?

@Axelay71 I say it all the time, Mania and Streets of Rage four were created through an organization of passionate fans. If Sega can’t get it right, I’d like organizations like that to take a chance.

@LikelySatan totally agree: give away those old franchises to developers with a passion for old-fashioned games.

75 in MEH metacritic.

@Woderwick Haha, it’s funny that your boss has this double standard. . . Yes, military tattoos were the only exception for older generations, something I almost talked about in my previous article, but it was already getting long enough!MDR. I’m glad perceptions have replaced today. I’m not a fan of other people’s tattoos, but that’s probably the point: they’re for them, not me. It’s something very private and a way to express or donate. Don’t forget anything vital to you.

When we were talking earlier about how wonderful it is to write a letter by hand, it made me think of the song “Tweet” by Alizée, but it’s in French so I didn’t bother to mention it. . . basically, even though the lyrics are about how, in fashionable times, romance is simply lost through texting and dating apps, etc. and by not “cutting” kindly as our generations of parents or grandparents did. Dancing, walking together, love letters.

However, there’s even more context to communicate about it now, so I’m going to pull it out of my autistic brain to turn the page!To make a long story short, about her, she has been a well-known celebrity in France. for many years, starting out as the French equivalent of Britney Spears in the early days of lolita marketing, but has remained popular to this day through other ebbs and flows in her career. I’ve met her several times in the music industry and at Disney (where she dubs Dobla in French and sings French versions of movie songs) and she’s lovely. To other people in the English-speaking world, she is quite well-known in some video game circles and in some of the nerdier sections of the internet, for one of her old performances that went viral, mainly for doing a somewhat provocative dance that became a meme/gif for milking. It was then incorporated as a gesture/mockery in video games, mostly as a dance that night elves do in World of Warcraft.

Anyway, this led to the English-speaking public only knowing her for this function (https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=Q6omsDyFNlk), and idolizing her good looks captured at the time. . . But there were many. Years ago. Immediately after that job, he got married, took a break from the world for a while to start a family, before returning to release new albums. She is still a very charming woman, but she is now 39 years old. Older, she has had several children and, over the years, has accumulated a few tattoos. None of this deserves to be strange! Time passes, who believed it?

I am surprised and saddened by how many knee-jerk and dismayed reactions there are to the fact that she “broke” according to many random netizens who expect her to look exactly the same as she did when she was 19 years old. Video that obsesses them, and how angry some tattoos give them. . . especially since most of them are similar to friendly things like anime, video games, fantasy, Disney. . . I told her about her tattoos and the stories behind some of them are very personal and quite emotional, but many other people simply say that “a beautiful woman shouldn’t have tattoos,” period. I don’t understand why anyone would need to control what someone else does with their body. . .

As for me, no one told me not to get a tattoo, and of course I did, you can put on makeup for the shoot or even remove them in the post with CG. But I’m not well-known or vital enough to justify taking extra time or expense, as far as maximum casting managers are concerned!It’s easier and less expensive to track someone down without it!I’m replacing with no problems! ?

@samuelvictor

@Woderwick yes, that’s okay, if someone judges you for something as undeniable as a visual first impression, they’re probably not the kind of user you need to be friends with anyway!

Chappie was a wonderful movie. I first listened to Die Antwoord when “Enter the Ninja” was released and identified the “Whatever You Want” pattern and, of course, the Butterfly meme/player interpolation. I realized that the lyrics amused me by adding random references to video games as well as pieces of 90’s culture, adding several Vanilla Ice lyrics. Since they were South African, I wasn’t sure if he was serious or if he meant to be funny, but in fact it was unique and memorable and I understand why it gained popularity after that.

Subsequently, I heard a lot of not-so-pleasant things about him, which, of course, is a real shame if true. In my industry, unfortunately, it becomes a responsibility to ally myself with someone or even speak admiration of someone. because it turns out that many have skeletons in their closet and then other people say things like “You must have known!””There’s all those pictures of you together!” etc. Obviously, I’m glad that we’re now in a position where other people can call out upheavals in the industry and bad habits and so on. What bothers me is that it’s so prevalent and, of course, there’s no way to know who’s a “good” user or not. Anyway, I’ll let you know another day. I agree that “intentionally bad/prison-style” tattoos are great in the sense of punk rock “not art”!

@samuelvictor

I haven’t heard anything nasty about Ninja. Me disappoints if such things exist and are true, as he seemed like such a guy. Well, it sounds like a bit of an idiot too, but that’s your kind. I have some respect for other people who are screwed but just do their thing on other people who deserve it.

*It seems that this one escaped the profanity filter, which helps decode words that were not.

And yes, at first there was a big question as to whether they were a joke band or not, but they are (for the most part) serious and, regardless of their afterlife, which I will certainly now look at and then talk about. to get on the “not you too” list, I think he’s a smart MC with a love of old-school hip-hip and disdain for pretension.

It was said that you never know your heroes. I think fashion editing is about never Googling your heroes. Except that would be opting for ignorance, and that’s a sin I’ve decided never to commit.

EDIT: Even the Wikipedia article has enough terrible accusations. And yes, we can all agree that accusations don’t mean guilt. But he and Yolandi Visser are still tired of flirting with fucked up stuff to make some of the meanest stuff completely surprising. . That’s it; If, like me, you’re pretty unhealthy about the global and how other people turn the whole nature of outsider and transgressive art into a license to be vile and a canopy for absolute evil.

The worst component is that it’s ju-. No, the worst thing is what happens to the victims. But another very bad thing is that it provides other people who despise outsiders and outsider art with other ammunition to throw at those of us who are staunchly foreigners but not monsters either.

@ProbableSatan

Sorry, I missed this previous one among an avalanche of notifications. I, too, despise this kind of double standard.

My son’s school tried to forbid him from dressing his hair in rows of sticks (rows of corn for left-wing Pondians) because of the intentional “gang connotations. “the fact that he’s mixed-race.

Meanwhile, white school kids strutting around like ersatz gangsters (limping, co-opting the Caribbean dialect, and threatening to stab people) went largely unnoticed.

Needless to say, the school control team bullied me and my wife at this point.

@Woderwick Wait, wow, can’t a mixed-race kid have rows of corn because of the “gang connotations”?!Are you kidding me? He would have gone straight to the local press and also called a lawyer. It’s internalized institutional racism that’s as blatant as it gets. Black hairstyles are very important culturally, they are even religiously related. I’ve never heard of a London gang where fights are mandatory (and I’ve worked with members of many London gangs, whether in music or film). Have you even thought about Googling their former importance or why they’re not so unusual among other people of color?Good God.

And yes, unfortunately, there’s been a lot of buzz about this guy over the years, especially from his own son. Innocent until proven otherwise, of course, but as you say, your enjoyment of joking or faking some of the most unsightly things in life. As part of its level act it makes some things easier to believe. It’s a real shame when things like that reinforce stereotypes of safe choice cultures or help certain media personalities make the case that media personalities deserve to be taken at their word. What they say in the songs is to see it as theatre or performance. We also think of the recent and repeated revelations about Marilyn Manson.

Sometimes, other people in their own non-advertising sectors are so sincere that it spills over into their personal lives. . . But of course, 99. 9% of the most violent/creepy steel artists and gangster rappers are actually the sweetest and shyest. I’ve traveled with many of them and I can attest to that!Also, I’ve written lyrics for many of them and I’m as liberal and left-wing as I can be ?

@samuelvictor

Yes, unfortunately, my son’s school is a lot like that. And that moment slightly scratches the surface of the five most sensible racist/random microaggressions he’s had to deal with (remind me to tell you about the time an instructor pulled him aside, asked him about his heritage, and then tried to recommend that it was his cultural background. This led him to face a bully in no undoubted terms. I laughed because if you inherited some form of aggression/disdain for unfair/simple authority “it’s not right, so I possibly wouldn’t see it”, that’s a real shame.

*Selected Family/Found Family. I read a lot. And I mean a lot. Some of that comes from Andrew Vachs (who’s an iron guy) and part of my own reporting with various people, whether they’re smart or bad. Friends are the circle of relatives you choose. I don’t make any difference between my family and my family’s friends. Neither do they, and that’s why I know them.

@Woderwick I’m sorry to hear about all the issues and I’m so glad you resolved this issue. Surely there is NO excuse for this sort of thing in Britain in those days. Always keep in mind that you may have had a justified lawsuit without any problems. Your hands! I would have been furious. I’m furious for you just thinking about it ?

And I totally agree with the selected family. There is a small but consciously decided organization of other people in my life whom I love as much as any blood relative. Not only that, but I have 2 young children, only one of whom is “biologically” mine and that fact doesn’t matter. (In fact, I do it one hundred percent at most of the time until other people bring up topics like this. )In fact, I chose to bring my two children into my life and I love them more than anything.

@samuelvictor

Utmost respect to you for that, sir. My dad raised my sister (technically stepsister) as if she were his own and she considers him one hundred percent her father. In fact, she discovered her “genuine father” at one point and made sure to tell this that she didn’t want him because she had a genuine father.

Similarly, my most productive friend in the world stayed with a woman after the moment they met just because he saw that any of their children were headed for a life and he couldn’t see it happen. They surely adore it (whether they’re in their twenties or now). ), as do I, and neither of them would agree with anyone who suggests that he is not their father. People like you and him are few and far between. :heart-emoji-I-can’t-know-how-to-do-on-my-laptop-right now:

Also, your mention that I didn’t know any gang that wasn’t easy, made me laugh out loud. I’ve met several “nasty” guys. Some of them are my most productive friends. In my experience, other people involved in the underworld don’t care if, say, a guy shows up in a dress. If he can beat the first 3 guys who approach him (or prove useful) and if he’s pretty loyal/trustworthy, then he’s in. Because for genuine criminals, it’s a full-time thing, and unless you’re an idiot, the app weighs a lot more than that. ideology. It amuses me privately. Because capitalism is a two-sided coin, and the obverse cannot be painted without the reverse. I might have read too much James Ellroy and Erich Schlosser. But I doubt it very much.

@Woderwick Oh, that’s lovely, thank you dude. Although the honor and security of having my children in my life belongs entirely to me. I am very lucky to be related to two other wonderful people. I’m sure they tell me more than they can know. Yo. No I’m talking about online privacy so I’ll leave it at that, however, they have become two amazing people and while I don’t congratulate myself on them, I may not be more proud of them.

And yes, that is precisely what happens with real criminals. Also, the higher up you go in society and the more you associate with tough, “legitimate” people, you realize that there is very little difference between big business and organized crime, the two intersect. and occasionally they merge. At the very least, they coexist very comfortably, sometimes thanks to each other; However, to a greater extent, the most successful corporations (and even organizations and institutions) are just crimes wrapped in complicated legal jargon. and obfuscate the bureaucracy.

@samuelvictor

Absolutely, sir.

EDIT: (because things happened this weekend and, for some reason, I’m more of a bottle of rum, so I forgot to respond to your first paragraph): As for your first paragraph: I’m a misanthrope in general and rarely have It’s hard enough to stay true to the other people I’ve selected to love. The fact that someone would do this without asking questions of someone to whom they have no external legal responsibility to do so will command me the utmost respect. Personally, I’m a misanthrope in general and actually appreciate the few people I choose to love. My kids understand it unconditionally. I’d like to think that if I found myself on a stage like yours/my most productive friend, I’d act the same way. But you never know and I’m afraid of failing. Hence my general respect for those who don’t.

@Woderwick Thanks again friend. Like I said, I have the privilege of having them in my life and watching them grow into other people who are much bigger than I hope to be.

As for the American tabloid, I haven’t read it yet. I am well aware of the subject and much of it is based on genuine facts and people. Following her strong recommendation, I put all 3 books on my wish list on Amazon. to remind myself to get them as soon as I have time to sit down and read something (usually when I’m working).

Originally, Bruce Willis’ production company bought the option (meaning no other company can extend it) but stayed on it until it expired (read an argument about that if you like!). Interestingly, this is now owned by Playtone, owned by Tom Hanks. corporate, supposedly because it needs to turn it into a multi-part drama. For very obvious legal reasons, I can’t say why, but to assume that they expand it rather than intentionally avoid it is appealing given a few things about Hanks. Hmm.

Unrelated observation: Some circles in Hollywood seem to be telling their story.

[edit] Ha, stop that, sit on it. He was given those rights in 2008 and nothing came of it. It’s scary how much I read this short story in my brain just a few years ago. Getting older is boring!

For all those who are still out there looking for Sonic content after hijacking this thread (sorry!), I played the Switch edition of Superstars and, OMG, it’s good!? I’ve posted my opinion so far here: https://www. nintendolife. com/news/2023/10/round-up-the-reviews-are-in-for-sonic-superstars#comments

@samuelvictor

Interestingly, it has been proposed several times and has not been realized. It’s not that unexpected, though, as I think Ellroy’s paintings are largely impossible to film without greatly detracting from what he originally wrote.

For example, I love L. A. Confidential as a movie, but the novel has a lot more layers and they cut the subplot of Walt-Disney-With-The-Serial-Numbers-Filed-Off preoccupied with all sorts of things. evil, adding a brutal serial killer.

I love his work, even if it’s not very pretty. I hope you enjoy the American tabloid. I love this trilogy so much, but I’ll let you notice it for yourself. Pete Bondurant, however, is an absolute guy.

It’s not the same old thing.

@Woderwick Yes, this is the case with novels: I’ve actually been approached to write screenplays based on several novels and it’s almost very unlikely since many of the paintings are absolutely impractical for a film due to overly ambitious visual effects or descriptions that the paintings look better in your mind than on screen. . . Or more. The matrix is unlikely to be filmed in a non-trite way because it’s largely an internal dialogue. . .

“Looking at her, she reminded him of someone he had met before. It was highly unlikely that he would accept it as true with that kind of person. Or maybe his vision was clouded by the way things had ended. God, I missed her. The Gentile stood in the woman’s eye. A shape that brought him back down to earth with a bang. I had no idea what words were coming out of his mouth at the last minute, but damn, what a mouth. It focused on her lips. ” I’m here for business, not for pleasure. “

I meant it was a horribly improvised example, but it’s actually not that bad lol. It’s a film without a noir-style voiceover or boring, inconsequential flashbacks.

The explanation for why he was half-conspiratorial about the e-book being optional and then allowed to expire twice is that it happens regularly on purpose, without any genuine goal of making the movie, just to prevent the movie from being made through a rival company. If you have a giant publishing deal for a novel, it’s not unusual to be presented with multiple offers of cinematic features even before the ebook is published. They buy the rights ahead of time for a small amount that is MUCH less expensive than if it was already a successful property, hoping that one of the countless ebooks they’re doing it for will become a hit and they’ll have the rights if necessary to use them. But for e-books that divulge or allude to real events that reflect poorly on U. S. governments, military, or status quo leaders, it’s important to note that the U. S. government is not going to be able to find a way to get rid of it. In the U. S. , I’ve gotten the impression that they buy the rights and then withhold them to prevent the content of the e-book from being publicly available. giant unwashed doughs.

@samuelvictor

EDIT: Again, there are times when translating to film works wonders. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? It’s an engaging book, if a little messy (a symptom of a messy brain and all), and Bladerunner tweaks the story considerably, the result is surely fantastic. Similarly, the original Fight Club novel tells how the hitale of “great men” has led fashionable men to feel unable to measure up to those who came before them, and thus the purpose is to destroy all hitales by blowing up museums, etc. The film focused its attention on how capitalism traps us in a cycle of boredom and the goal is to erase credit cards, credit accounts and debt to free other people from this burden. Much older than anything like I Am Legfinish which surely misses the point of the book, which is that vampires end up ruling the land and, due to the protagonist’s moves to kill them in their sleep, then commit suicide before he can do so. organize a public execution, the humans become the bogeymen of the emerging vampire civilization.

@Woderwick Yes, Bladerunner and Fight Club are rare but old examples where I prefer to take videos to original novels. As a comic book writer, I find attempts to adapt Alan Moore’s works to be very random, and mostly make a pretty decent movie. , but I lose the point of graphic novels. Although I really like the way V for Vendetta came out, even if it’s not too faithful. The film edit of Watchmen was visually appealing and action-packed, but I’m looking forward to it. I didn’t understand the gist at all.

I think it can be wonderful for admins to put their own policy on videos, but that shouldn’t happen on videos based on novels written by other people. It seems like rape. However, it produces wonderful results!

There has been a heated debate in the Hogwarts thread on this site today, however, one thing I will say in Rowling’s favor (although I don’t like her recent heel twist at all) is that I know, through many discussions with other people. who were aware of the arrangements in which she was SO SUITABLE to participate in EVERY resolution of the films and adaptations of her paintings in theme parks. She turned down huge sums of money from Disney because they didn’t give her artistic control. He even tried to buy the intellectual property outright at one point, but she flatly refused. Keep in mind that when the first film deal was negotiated, she was by no means a wealthy woman and Disney was providing A LOT more cash than what was essentially half of it. Independent film with a smaller budget than the first one. She turned down several million because she was convinced she was the most productive user to make sure her concepts were faithfully reproduced.

@samuelvictor

Alan Moore is a deceptive character, partly because he himself is a deceptive character, and partly because his paintings comprise so many themes and layers that it’s almost as if they were intentionally designed to paint only in the medium he chooses. That I can respect. I agree with your summaries of V for Vendetta and Watchmen as movies. I think it’s a wonderful urban fantasy movie, and I think Keanu Reeves is wonderful. But it’s not John Constantine or a Constantine movie.

Fair play to Rowling for taking this stance, as I can see how simple it will have to be to just take the money and settle for your art being hugely exploited. I remember Lucas’ comments that promoting Star Wars for Disney was like promoting his children into slavery, but he wasn’t really short a shilling or two, so I’m not sure why he did that. I didn’t feel inspired at all with the results. Except maybe this Star Wars LARP hotel they created, which actually appeals to my inner child. Personally, I can’t stand Harry Potter. In my opinion, this is a good ebook series that follows an exceptionally familiar track of the “secretly you’re the special one” thing, which I think is pretty negative and I like stories about the average hero a lot more. largely flawed characters of the type Ellroy is so enamored of. Beyond that, and everything I really despise, Potter has stuck to the recent wave of adults reading children’s e-books and raving about them like they’re fantastic. I despair when I look at the sheer number of incredible novels out there (I have about a thousand e-books here that I’ve cobbled together over the years, usually scouring charity department stores for compelling bits of ancient science). . fi, noir, etc) and discover that instead of reading anything that can explain one side of the human condition or explore the world around us, other people immerse themselves in simplistic plots and thin characters that are literally aimed at a smaller audience old and we simply regurgitate the same nonsense we tell little children because we do not yet need to reveal to them the truth of this world.

I realize that I seem pretty snobbish about it, which isn’t my intention, but I think children’s books and young adult fiction have their place, albeit the ones that are reserved for children.

At this point, I’m an old man screaming at the clouds. This will be the case.

@Woderwick Yes, Alan Moore is really a thorny character and in fact I don’t agree with everything he says or does, although he is someone I appreciate very much. I had the excitement of attending some of his lectures and talked to him. In short, on one occasion he seemed to me to be an absolutely fair guy. I also agree with your assessment of Constantine.

As for Harry Potter, you know, that was my opinion when the first book came out and everyone went crazy about it, adding the adults, and I just didn’t get it and I’m pretty snobbish about it. I think the writing isn’t very special, and the themes and settings were completely recycled and reproduced from a million retreads from witch and wizard schools for teenagers (let’s say the user who creates a game about a young witch. Well, it’s a trope I like. ) I just paid close attention to it because my kids were the right age to enjoy the videos and each one has been getting better over the years (I even worked in the last 2 in a very small capacity).

However, as the books progressed and she became more ambitious with the political and social observation, she felt she could get away with it and I think she became much more interesting. Some of them are quite ambiguous and her goal is to get young people to think about the gray areas of complicated topics. An example would be that Hermione sought to free the elves from what she perceived as slavery, but in reality they were quite satisfied with the arrangement and when they were freed, some of them were unable to lead a purposeless life, especially when all of them had never before. Known servitude. It can be read in all sorts of ways, some of which are not very Rowling-friendly (some races love to be oppressed! It makes them feel satisfied!), but others can be seen simply as an observation on the evolution of races. “democracies. ” “. ” Western. war to “liberate” certain countries with very different regimes, but leaving them in a fragmented mess and allowing terrorist groups and extremism to flourish, etc. . . the fact that those conversations are taking place within the universe and do not give clear direction or simple answers is quite ambitious for a children’s book. Things like balancing the personality traits of the four houses are also done very well – it would have been very easy to make the Slytherins the bad guys, but that’s not the case at all, and it’s really easy to read as a social allegory for everyone . . Other types of people with opposing opinions and ideologies have a position and play a vital role in the self-regulating society.

Next Star Wars rant that I’ll write in a separate answer!

@samuelvictor

My challenge is that the more I tried to introduce broader concepts, the more brutal their execution became. And I’ve already told you about my thoughts on Jar-Jar Abrams and his contribution to the Star Wars universe.

*I’m convinced that JJ represents Jar-Jar, they are the only two who have caused roughly the same damage to the franchise. Except maybe Lucas himself, but he’s her baby, so I guess he’s free to mutilate him. as much as he wants.

@Woderwick now. Star Wars. I’m glad you mentioned it. I found out the other day that you already talked about the Disney Star Wars stuff and I responded, but for some explanation as to why my reaction was lost. Which bothered me because of course I’ve been pretty tied to this logo in a lot of tactics over the last decade. First of all, the explanation for why Lucas sold to Disney was because he was tired of being constantly harassed by enthusiasts because they didn’t like the prequel trilogy and felt it “ruined his childhood. ” the prequels are now adult and so loud online that other people are reevaluating them. It cannot be overstated how much hatred there was towards them and everything related to them for many years. I was lucky enough to be invited to this year’s Celebration, and Hayden Christensen (who nearly committed suicide due to the constant hate) stepped up to the level for the first time in over a decade and earned a status ovation in an absolute moment. He may barely talk a little and it was great to see the enthusiasts, old and young, come together to let him know that they didn’t hate him and that it was great to see him again.

The LARP hotel you talked about was a wonderful concept but very poorly executed. It cost around $5,000 for 2 nights, and during that time, you might not even revel in Disney World, otherwise you would have wasted your money. It was a disappointing, claustrophobic experience one hundred percent interior (not even windows) with a luxury price tag that meant only the richest fat cats could enjoy it, and most of those other people didn’t want to be part of the “dinner theater. “In case you didn’t know, it closed after only 6 months of opening.

That said, the land of Star Wars (Galaxy’s Edge) is amazing and you can LARP to your heart’s content, drink from the canteen, pilot the Millennium Falcon, build a droid, be assigned a Kyber crystal, and receive lightsaber education with your lore. Blade. Es great. Friends who were movie producers got married there, it was a journey. If you don’t fancy a flight to the US, they’re building it in Paris next year. I’ll be able to take you there for free ?

You’ve commented in the past that you had a dislike for Disney Star Wars after watching Episode VII/The Force Awakens and didn’t look past that, and that you were upset with Rian Johnson for abandoning his independent routes to make The Last Jedi . I have a lot of criticism about the Sequel trilogy. They are far from perfect, but I can see merit in all of them. The biggest challenge is that this is NOT a trilogy. These are 3 unrelated movies at most. Each has its fair share of challenges, most of which come from trying to please an increasingly fractured fan base. A single director with an overview of all three and the confidence to achieve what they were looking for would have been much better. But Disney had so much money in all of this, that I think it was safer for them to at least watch to appease the fan base, which meant that each movie was very different from the last one for the right guy to see. What other people complained about in the past we verified, and each time they went too far in the opposite direction.

I’m biased because I know a lot of other people in front of the camera and the scenes, and I know the hobby and love that went into creating the smallest details. It would be hard to say that I think they’re all “smart” movies, but each one has elements that are amazing and surely worth experiencing as a Star Wars fan, and add real value to the canon. You just want to look past all the apparent creaks, bugs, and plot holes. In the prequels, there are some very clever things hidden among some not-so-clever things. I focus on the songs I like.

One point I’m worth making is to protect Rian Johnson a little (although his film is by far my least favorite). Basically, what Disney (and every other major studio) does with a franchise symbol (i. e. those that other people will happen to see thanks to the brand) is take a look at the independent space to hire talented and famous people from low-budget films and offer them the chance to climb the ladder. The reason is that they are much less expensive to rent than a major director, and that big director (Speilberg or not) would have no effect on whether other people would pay to see the movie. Each film in the main franchise will be selected by other people in the independent world to make it. I myself am a fiercely independent type of hungry artist who is sought after for Hollywood stuff these days and will most likely accept at some point if I am lucky enough to be asked to achieve whatever my inner child would like. has been. enthusiastic. I don’t see any challenge in it, it doesn’t sell. Hollywood versus independent is a “one for me, one for them” philosophy. If you only make art, you will fall from grace and run out of cash very quickly.

I absolutely understand that you don’t need to watch the sequel trilogy, or even the recent series (most of which are well received, comparatively. Andor is particularly good. )

However, the one I’ve been most concerned about, and the one I played around very briefly and discussed, I wrote a line that has become very notorious and a springboard to act smart in the world (and that I recently got super viral by accident when I did an AMA for the official reddit) is Rogue One.

Even without prejudice, I highly recommend watching Rogue One. No it’s for me, I kind of like it. Blink and you miss me, almost everything I’ve ever done has been wiped out. But because it’s by far the most productive thing Disney has done with Star Wars and the one thing almost all enthusiasts universally agree on is that it’s literally good.

The explanation for this is that it’s not a “Star Wars” movie, as one would historically expect. And that’s not part of the new continuity. It’s “Episode 3. 5” and the movie that bridges the gap between Revenge of the Sith (Ep 3) and A New Hope (what we used to call “Star Wars”). It’s a very cleverly written film that very satisfyingly fixes some of the most glaring plot holes in both films and helps make sense of the continuity between them. the prequels and the original trilogy.

But it’s also more than that. I say “it’s not a Star Wars movie” in the sense that it doesn’t begin with an exploration of the exhibition. There are no lightsaber fights. There are almost no ships or dogfights (except for a cool one that many consider the most productive in the series). It’s a human film, about the ethics of war, global politics, corruption, the fact that there are no “good guys” in life. boys” or “bad boys. ” Humanize the other people fighting for empire. This shows bad eggs in the insurgent alliance. More importantly, it satisfactorily explains why the Death Star was built with such an apparent flaw of a self-destruct button that’s right there, exposed for Luke to fire, and how Leia even knew about it. First of all!?

Gareth Edwards and Tony Gilroy (who necessarily co-directed) are incredibly talented people. Again, Edwards (the nominated director) is someone I proposed, as he used to do very low-budget independent films and did visual effects as a freelancer for the BBC. Hollywood recruited him.

I think of everything Disney has done with Star Wars, for better or worse, Rogue One justifies just about everything. And anyway, Lucas was never going to make another movie. I think overall it’s a positive thing rather than just letting it die. . And probably, just as the prequels are now being re-evaluated because so many children have grown up enjoying them, the same will happen with the sequels. After all, these are videos made for children. Adults get annoyed when things aren’t up to par. to the memories of our formative years. But it’s great that this is constantly being continued and reinvented; if one incarnation is rarely to my liking, another might be, just like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, Spider-Man, and others. al (and even Sonic! Look, we’re still on topic!) It’s a combined magazine, but full and looking again. And some of the attempts are quite interesting.

@samuelvictor

It’s an engaging read, and in the past I’ve been worried about teasing you with my comments above. I also have the idea of independent filmmakers who “step up” and are given a big task to work with, and that’s not something I like. In principle I object to this, I only see that it fails because the director is rarely very smart and has compatibility for the task, or the task itself, is rarely very smart, however, once they sign on, they see it through to the end or they retreat and (I guess) burn almost all of their bridges in the dirty city that is Hollywood. I can’t forget the last time someone pitched an Alan Smithee, although I know other people still walk away from projects, but the imbalance of forces between the independent filmmaker and the big studio is so ridiculously one-sided that it’s not an option for most people.

As for Lucas, I don’t hate him at all, I don’t even hate the prequel trilogy, but I don’t think they are very smart movies and I think the deeper you go into the Star Wars universe, the more you divulge the flaws in its design that David Brin divulged. in his essay on this topic. What I enjoyed about Star Wars as a kid, without even consciously knowing it at the time, and what set it apart from so many other similar films at the time (and that speaks for itself as a huge fan of Corman’s paintings and Battle Beyond The Stars). in particular) is that Star Wars seemed like a massive universe in which we saw a small portion. The more movies they make and the more they focus on the same characters, planets and situations, the smaller this universe seems. It’s starting to be a morality play (with some pretty twisted morals) revolving around a circle of unmarried relatives and it’s something I never imagined was about the first trilogy just because I had a feeling there was a much bigger universe. big outside the gates of Skywalkers. betting his game on the “divine right of kings”.

As I mentioned before, my challenge with Awakens made me feel like I was taking some iconic scenes from the first trilogy and putting them into a new movie with a lot of nudges to enthusiasts to settle for the new characters. he took the ending of Jedi, fast-forward it 10 years, and then reset everything to the way it was at the beginning of A New Hope, so they could retread the same ground. Oh, and Rebellion replaced their name, replaced their color scheme. from red to blue, and then called itself Resistance. By definition, “Resistance” is less harsh than “Rebellion. “

@samuelvictor

I hit the length limit on this one, so here’s the rest:

Your mention of the TV stuff made me realize even though I was accidentally cheating before. I sat down with my wife and watched the first series of The Mandalorian and literally enjoyed it from start to finish. Yes, it uses too many elementos. de the original trilogy, but I’m guessing they’ll have to have inserted a Yoda and a Skywalker into it to make it look like it’s not absolutely separate from the rest of the Star Wars universe.

I liked the setting, I liked the staging, I enjoyed some of the characters and this is the first time in years I’ve seen something that looks like Star Wars. I also enjoyed how much of a spaghetti western about Star was. Wards and how he managed to make the Mandalorians themselves compatible with the rest of the universe with a correct explanation of who were the ones who froze in the original trilogy without doing the same reductive thing as Awakens. I haven’t seen the Boba Fett series yet. however, I plan to get into it. It’s just that, aside from a few weird things here and there, I haven’t watched TV in over 20 years and it’s not something I feel very often.

However, I am moving forward with my court cases on The Awakening. It was Abrams at his worst C>>CTRL V. He’s made a career out of imitating Lucas and Spielberg and I know it’s a very private thing if you’re a love triyete or a pedestrian hustler, but I know what aspect of the fence I’m on when it comes to his movies. It’s a shame because I think he’s really a very talented director, and I don’t have any challenges dressed up with his inspiration up my sleeve. But my non-public opinion is that you want to take the things that you love and that motivate you and combine them in a new way with your own artistic touch. Don’t combine the same elements a bit and wait for the time to come. audience to applaud.

I’m looking for (and I’m having a bit of a hard time) to think of a recent and clever example of what I mean. Musically, it’s simple for me to point to Janelle Monae and shout “That!That’s what I’m talking about. ” until I ran out of oxygen. She has equivalent parts of Bowie, Prince and Queen, but it’s clear those are inspirations, not plans, and she adds her own magic to it. On the movie side, I guess Mandy is a clever example. It’s fostered through pulp “male adventure” novels and Grindhouse trucker videos combined with those kinds of old, weird sci-fi and horror videos like From Beyond and The Keep, and it works really well because it also has its own vibe and themes and helps in keeping it logical and consistent throughout.

But this is all very subjective and private and I understand why others would look at Mandy and think she’s completely derivative. I guess for me, it’s a question of whether or not I can see that the author has his own vision manifested. , or if I just feel like they’re doing it because someone else did it and it was popular. It’s not that I pretend to know one way or the other, it’s a matter of “feeling”, but I like to think I can say it. When someone is “authentic,” whatever that means.

@Woderwick “I can’t forget the last time someone pitched an Alan Smithee, I know other people still shy away from projects. “I’ve done it many times. It was a shame to do it because those were projects that would also look wonderful on my resume. Although I didn’t quit because of artistic differences (which is what you expect when working on a photograph in a studio). Always “too many cooks”), however, because of excessive ideological differences, or because I found something really terrible in one or more people funding the projects, so those are bridges that I have not hesitated to burn, and that I can gladly justify if someone ever asks me. Let me know. Like you said, Hollywood can be a “dirty city. “

As I’ve discussed elsewhere on this site, I turned down a $30 million movie because the adjustments I was asked to make to the script were unconscionable for me. It’s not an easy thing to do. Maybe it’s stupid. What I do know is that if I had been pitched to direct anything that would have excited me at my young age (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Marvel, Muppets, and a handful of other franchises), I would thankfully settle for knowing full well that the studio’s interference would surely sabotage. Everything I tried to do and the end result probably wouldn’t be what I was looking for. But it’s still an honor to be related and a rite of passage to be chewed and spat out. The nasty corporate machine!mdr.

I’m too close to JJ to give an objective opinion on your review (not that we’re friends or anything like that, he probably wouldn’t even know my name!Although I could recognize myself as a user), but I will say that it is an absolutely fair opinion. a guy who used his Star Wars deal to do a lot of smart things. Force For Change was created through him and I was one of the founding members. The charity has raised millions for Unicef and I have felt fortunate to be involved in many glorious fundraising occasions that have made many young people happy, while performing really smartly in the world.

Your criticisms of Force Awakens are very common and perfectly valid: it feels a lot like a “greatest hits” of Star Wars moments. But that’s precisely what Disney asked him to do, it’s not his fault he follows orders. Don’t forget how long it’s been since a Star Wars movie was released. They knew The Force Awakens would be the first Star Wars experience for many kids (and even teens), and they tasked them with creating anything that would instantly show why it’s great for a new audience of attention-deficit kids (I say this with love). Array As a parent, it was my time to take my own children to the movies to delight in their first Star Wars movie on the big screen and see how excitedly and promptly involved they were. Suddenly it was their favorite new thing, they were looking for lightsabers, droids, and X Wing/Millennium Falcon toys, and that gave me a window into the older stuff for them, and also so we could enjoy theme park stuff later. . in combination as a family. The Force Awakens was never going to be a satisfying “Star Wars” movie for long-term enthusiasts, but as a “quick catch-up” in universe-building and themes for a new audience, it stalled in the landing. It’s very much a movie by committee, but that’s to be expected when Disney had just spent billions buying Lucasmovie. This was intended to be a long-term safe bet: IE essentially integrated two generations of kids who had no idea what “Star Wars” even was.

Rian’s film, the sequel, tried to reflect the criticisms you made and instead made a kind of “artistic, independent, subverting your expectations” film, which intentionally attacked much of what had been set in motion in The Force Awakens. , and I controlled (in my opinion) to actively hurt or even disrespect beloved characters, and broke a long-standing continuity by seeking to repair things that, for many enthusiasts, were sacred. It was brave, but it felt like a movie made through someone who didn’t even like Star Wars and it made the enthusiasts laugh a little. But it’s superbly shot and edited! Excellent cinematography while ruining our childhood!

I’m glad you enjoyed Mandalorian. Boba Fett isn’t up to par with this series, however, I’d say Andor is better, and so far, Ashoka is great, especially if you’re already familiar with the Clone Wars/Rebels character. and you can invest in the history of the Prequel era. By contrast, Disney’s existing “problem” in Star Wars is not so much quality as quantity. There are so many that it’s hard to stay awake or make everything seem “special” when there is so much of it. But in general, TV series, whether live-action or animated, are of clever quality, I just think they deserve to be slowed down a bit and sped up.

I’m even more confident that if you enjoyed Madalorian, you’ll find things you like about Rogue One. It’s a very similar budget, but noticeably higher, and it adds to the videos we’ve grown up enjoying in the same way that Mandalorean did. .

@Woderwick My film professor at the Hollywood Film Institute was Dov Simens, who was a long-time producer of Corman’s and therefore an expert at making films that arrived on time and on budget to ensure that they generated profits for investors and that the next one was successful. hence, be funded. Genius Professor: He cares less about art and more about business, but he’s smart to be realistic and get other people to have a long career instead of looking to create a wonderful masterpiece and being chewed and spat out through the machine.

In addition to being my film instructor, Simens has also been an instructor for much less important names, such as Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie. Both are administrators who very generously “borrow” other videos and programs. I’d be interested to know. From his point of view, personally, I think Tarantino specifically is on the right side between “inspired by” and “homages,” but combined in a clever and cohesive way. Ritchie probably isn’t so much, but at least I like his first two movies.

And yes, Mandy is glorious, but I have a blind spot when it comes to all things Nick Cage. Even when the videos are bad, it’s because he’s in them.

[edit] “I used to be worried about provoking you with my past comments. “Not at all. If you’ve ever let me down or insulted me, I’ll tell you!I was annoyed to think that I wrote a literally clever reaction to what you wrote, and then wondered why you hadn’t responded a week later, and when dialed, the message wasn’t there. It will have to have been lost in a server update or something. I was worried that he would feel like I had ignored his message, so I was satisfied when he talked about Star Wars and reminded me. Me.

@samuelvictor

I totally understand what you’re saying about the need for Awakens to introduce the series to a new generation, but what I mean is that before I took my son to see it, I sat down with him and we watched the original trilogy together, and I think most others would have done the same. I also have fond memories of my dad taking me to see all 3 at a back-to-back exhibit when I was probably about 6 or 7 years old. We had an idea of how long it was going to last, and that ahead of time. The cell phones, so mom went completely crazy when they returned to us. He thought we’d been kidnapped or something.

And it’s very easy for me to be opinionated/nasty about these things because, in fact, I’m an outsider with an informed interest (I was given a degree in writing). In my defense, I’m also passionate about the things I love, so I think in a way that balances things out. Or maybe not. JJ is arguably a lovable guy and has done a lot of interesting things, but I’m not a big fan of most of his stuff. I liked Cloverfield (mostly because it was a funny monster movie and the metamedia elements surrounding it were really engaging and well-made). I didn’t have time for Lost, I found it boring from the start and when they revealed that they just made things up and then let it be figured out what it all meant, I felt like a classic example of how not to create. mystery. If you don’t know where you’re headed when you start, why deserve it?There’s no team spirit or internal logic to stick to, it’s simply a matter of throwing weird things at a wall and then improvising a path to them after the fact.

As for Tarantino, I love some of his stuff, I think other parts are where he disappeared up his own ass. He is incredibly talented and very smart when it comes to taking the things he loves and putting his own spin on them. I also really like the fact that most of his movies take place in his own universe. I didn’t particularly enjoy the Grindhouse movies, because I found them too indulgent and him and Rodriguez promoting his short films (I love Rodriguez too, I have a very well-written copy of Rebel Without a Crew). around here somewhere and if I ever make a low-budget movie, it will actually serve as my bible on how to work around your limitations). I didn’t like Inglourious Basterds at all. It seemed too much like a bunch of cartoons and too little of its own. Also, I am not a fan of Eli Roth, either as a director or as an actor. With Ritchie, I love Lock Stock and Snatch, even alal, although they really felt like he was doing an English Tarantino. I like Revolver despite his flaws because I can see what he was going for. The Sherlock movies were also strangely clever, and while Wrath of Man seemed pretty original, it was a pretty decent movie. I didn’t pass with Rockanrolla because I felt like 2 or 3 concepts were stuck in combination (even alal, although Archie Slap is an absolute truism). Even alalalidea The Gentlemen was a pass to get back into shape and I liked the Austin Fortune movie because to me it felt like he was doing his own edition of a Matt Helm caper and I’m up for some spirited spy action around the 60’s. I think with Ritchie I really like what he’s doing, but I’m weirdly surprised that I like him as much as I do. I think I’m expecting to be disappointed and yet he helps keep getting it out of the bag, even even alal, even though he doesn’t do it at all.

@Woderwick Great answer, really interesting, thank you! Yes, it’s hard for me to be objective when I meet other people or I’m aware of what’s behind the scenes, or I’m just more realistic on the business side than the artistic side, because when there are billions at stake, you have to make those trade-offs. It’s not just about making cynical and endless money for “the man,” of course, each movie represents hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs for other working class people at large.

From a personal point of view, I don’t like all of JJ’s work, although I admit that Cloverfield was great. One of my favorites truly. 10 Cloverfield Lane was also appealing, even though it only produced that one. It’s a very attractive case, I really felt like it started off very strong. The real challenge was that the writers’ strike had taken a stand and the TV company had insisted on continuing to make the series without its writers and showrunners. It completely ruined it and killed it. The same goes for Heroes. Se they waste a lot of perspectives unnecessarily with those and many other series. Thankfully, apparently, this lesson has been learned and the same position was not taken in this recent writers’ strike, it all just stopped production instead of arrogantly continuing without writers.

Overall, I agree with everything you’ve said about Tarantino and Ritchie, even if you’re kinder than I am to Ritchie’s later paintings. A lot of my friends painted in Rockanrolla and at the time I was very jealous, but I didn’t like it. when it came to light. I think something got lost in the translation somewhere along the way.

It’s funny that you said that Lock Stock and Snatch felt like they were making a British Tarantino. The explanation for why Ritchie trained with Dov is because Tarantino has been very transparent about his career credits. Ritchie literally took the course because he hoped to emulate Tarantino, and of course, the arrangement as a sound snippet would come in handy at fundraisers or interviews. And then I did the exact same thing a few years later, reading with Dov because of the helpful excerpt: I have the same film instructor as the two of them!?Actually, he is a wonderful instructor. Spike Lee and Will Smith then asked him for recommendations on other projects they did. He knows what he’s doing.

Rodriguez is someone I appreciate very much and yes, of course, Rebel Without a Team is a glorious example of the kind of zero-budget guerrilla independent cinema that I’m most passionate about. He and Tarantino work well together, I admit. Although Grindhouse is rarely their most powerful piece of art, I understand what they were looking for and they had a clever aesthetic; For me, the fake trailers were the most productive leads!

Eli Roth is a mixed bag for me, but I really liked the first Hostel movie and I found the one at the moment to be very appealing in the sense that it essentially remakes the first movie entirely, but with a gender swap, which gave it an extra layer of social appeal. observation about stereotypes of how women and men are advertised and manipulated through the media, in addition to what was already an engaging social observation about how Americans’ opinions about foreigners and other cultures are manipulated through the media. The third one was a really weak sauce. A friend of mine was recently cast in the lead role in a task he’s directing, so I hope it’s one of the best!

I agree that in an ideal world, parents would sit back and watch the original Star Wars trilogy with their kids before taking them to watch the videos, but in Disney’s eyes, that’s still too big a risk. Many (most?) parents use Disney videos as indirect babysitters and surrogate parents, rather than sitting and watching them with their kids and, of course, Disney also hoped to interest children even if their parents weren’t existing mega fans. Force Awakens was necessarily what it had to be to justify this. Massive upfront collection to shareholders. Like I said, it was a commissioned film. With this in mind, I think the fact that it was also entertaining, visually interesting, and well done (e. g. , employing practical sets, animatronics, droids, etc. Shooting on 35mm film for greater continuity with the look of old films), it’s about as productive as we can hope for, despite its flaws.

It’s simply a shame that Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker didn’t continue the story she obviously sought to prepare for the trilogy arc. The 3 new lead actors were fantastic and had clever chemistry, but despite all that, they were somewhat spoiled. through 2 other films that surely intended to separate them and not exploit their strengths. Again, I’m somewhat biased because Boyega was someone I knew, had worked with before, and really liked. But I think he, Ridley, and Issac may just have been a smart, modern replacement for the “Luke, Leia, Han” dynamic, if the videos had followed the original plan that JJ was looking to establish.

@samuelvictor

I see what you say about The Awakening as a film made by a committee, and I’m being a little harsh about it, however, it did precisely what I didn’t need to see and I guess I assumed JJ had a lot. more artistic license because of who he is (and how that verifies many of my worst suspicions about his cinematic style).

It’s cute that you also mention Heroes, because it was one of the things that put the final nail in the coffin of my television viewing. I’m not sure how much of this was due to the strike, but I enjoyed the first series and then it seemed to lose its way. They overlooked the powers that Peter Petrelli had, so he did stupid things (or it was just for plot reasons, which is just as bad) and everything seemed to get stuck in a retread of what came before instead of continuing ahead (which is possibly due to The Strike). I stopped watching after the episode where he escaped from a criminal with a group of bad guys and then I saw one of them fry a guy to borrow his car and I thought he ignored it. Totally irrelevant as to how they had built it and I just didn’t back down. More than that, it was a bigger thing about American television and how you can, to a large extent, just watch the recap at the beginning of each episode and not miss much. I felt that the plots were also developed to fill the episode quota, which diluted the strength of the story and led to hours of meaningless jokes. I understand that a lot of this is due to the demands of networks and cash men, but at the end of the day, that’s not what I want to waste my time on. It’s a shame for Heroes though, especially since it had Djimon Houson and I’ll be keeping an eye on him in almost anything.

On the other hand, I realize that I’m a huge exception when it comes to film and television, and that I’m hard to please in many ways, while also being incredibly forgiving of others. Maybe that’s why I’m giving Ritchie so much time. All of this is like ready-made food, delicious and silly, but in the end entertaining and appeals to my English sensibilities, which are bored of seeing American culture regurgitated endlessly.

I mean, I’m the guy who gives you a monologue of about an hour about why Vamp is such an amazing movie, touching on theories that probably never crossed the director’s mind. It’s cheesy and crappy and yet at the same time, I surely love each and every damn second. And not just because many of those seconds feature Grace Jones.

@Woderwick I’m also a fan of Top Camp, as well as other B-movies and weird laughs and art reports on a very low budget, and I’ll give all of the above many more moments of the day than bland, very big-budget but very subtle blockbusters.

Surely Heroes has been a victim of the writers’ movements and everything you have said is correct. It started incredibly strong and after the first series, everything fell apart very, very temporarily and never recovered, and the time invested in the first series seemed wasted. That’s one of the reasons I don’t watch the maximum number of “must-watch” TV shows until they’ve run their course. For example, I’ve avoided Game of Thrones thinking “when it’s over, I’m going to binge, if it’s really worth it once the buzz gets going” and A LOT of other people who kept telling me to watch it were so angry about the last season that they’re now rejecting it. I even love it in the first place.

You’re astute to realize that about American screens and the nature of filling/catching up. That’s because their netpaintings ordered a very consistent number of episodes, rather than British television corporations asking writers how many episodes they thought they needed. Very often, in American dramas, arcs are lengthened or filler plots are added. It’s the same reason why American sitcoms and animated shows have “bottle episodes” or, more notoriously, the dreaded “clip projects. “-Budget-friendly, high-concept dramas for streaming services like Netflix, Max, etc. , that concentrate on quality and working with administrators and writers to negotiate the proper maximum number of episodes, budget required, etc. , rather than promoting a screen first. to advertisers who then tell writers how many episodes to make.

This is basically a holdover from live broadcast television channels, as they sold their advertising in blocks of a constant number of weeks, and therefore wanted to make sure which program would be broadcast in a constant window, and would be less difficult if all emissions had the same duration. the same amount. of episodes so that the blocks are all aligned. It’s the same reason episodes are exactly a constant length, rather than lasting as long as they need to tell the story in the best way possible, like a streaming or on-demand broadcast can. Also around this time, there was a push for longer-running screeners to hit a hundred episodes, even if it meant tons of filler or cliffhanger quality, because the networks could then package and sell the screener for syndication, which was where simple and genuine cash was. long-term. Again, with streaming, you don’t need a constant number of episodes. [edit: forgive me if any or all of this is obvious and you already knew or had a hunch. I have a tendency to over-explain things just in case]

I honestly think that with Star Wars and Star Trek, JJ had little to no genuine artistic control other than suggesting things and hoping higher-ups liked the ideas. In any case, he seemed more like a giddy fanatic who wasn’t allowed to associate with those homes and was willing to do anything to make it work. It is also worth noting that, when he could, he was given many paintings for other actors in the independent world in films. In reality, at this point in his career he did not have as much strength or influence as is believed. Basically, he was just another freelancer who got lucky and asked to check out something more important. At that time, the good fortune of television did not matter to filmmakers, they were considered completely independent and television was in their minds a trash that had little respect for society. However, he had written for some really big movies, so Mission Impossible III was his “let’s see if this unknown indie kid can pull off a franchise movie,” which, because it led to Star Trek, which then led to Star Wars – each One, one, climbs the ladder in budget and logo responsibility. Likewise, Gareth Edwards went from Monsters to Godzilla and then to Star Wars.

@samuelvictor

We are very, very similar. I’m also very smart about not looking for things to avoid disappointment. For example, I only saw the first Matrix movie. I sure enjoyed it, I enjoyed the cinematography and the overall build-up, I enjoyed the way it wove together Gnostic theories and Plato’s cave into a cool superhero origin story. I heard the sequel wasn’t a patch and made the decision not to worry about it. Game of Thrones is also interesting. I never saw it because I read the first volume when it came out and didn’t like it. Later, I heard some unpleasant things about Martin, which completely turned me away from his paintings, so I never had any interest in seeing the exhibition. Likewise, Star Trek. I’ve heard enough bad things about the videos to know I had no interest in watching them, so I never bothered. I surely understand that JJ didn’t have full control over it and I think they gave him a pirated script to work with in the first place. I enjoyed Monsters though. It’s probably not what I expected, but it’s such a captivating film. Godzilla looked terrible from the first trailer, so again I skipped it.

I’m the first to admit that my tastes are strange and incredibly idiosyncratic, so I know I’m not the target audience for most things. That’s probably why I spend so much time reading instead of watching. It’s a lot less difficult to do what you need when the budget is in your mind and the cost of getting it out to the public is minimal compared to getting paid millions to produce a movie and knowing it has to make a decent profit. Come back, in a different way it will probably be your last job. Writers therefore have much more leeway than directors, and the task falls to fewer artistic types and they can therefore focus more on what the author needs to say. I understand that there are still editors, agents and publicists involved, but if I need to write a description of a piece, I don’t have to worry about the lighting director and cinematographer putting up their oars and arguing that I wouldn’t like to describe it like Boorman would. or that someone thinks the audio deserves to be mixed from an outdoor location because it works so well for Soderbergh.

I also think there are big adjustments in the film industry that mean the things I enjoyed when I was younger will probably never be done the same way. There were some quirky things in the ’60s that later propelled independent filmmakers in the ’90s. , who were then brought on board with the big studios when they learned that other people love small videos made through small admins and wouldn’t need to. You’ll get a huge budget and have access to actors for your next project.

After all, it is an industry and that means the industrialization of creativity in order to generate profits. It’s wonderful if you can do things that you’re literally passionate about and have the luxury of doing it, but everyone has to do it. Putting food on the table and the ability to do so while running to create something/anything is a tremendous opportunity. And while I can complain about the counters and the executives, you can’t expect them to spend millions on a movie that only four other people will enjoy. Although I feel that industrialization has gone too far, they don’t have a film charity for tortured artists.

@Woderwick What a wonderful response! You’ve put so many things in your head there. Exactly true, although some things seem depressing, you obviously perceive the dilemmas and the authenticity of the situations. That said, I feel like a replacement wind is blowing. The old giants are falling. , and it’s becoming less and less difficult for talented independents to get “Hollywood-style results” in their own backyard with affordable equipment and bring them home. Give those other people the smallest of genuine budgets and access to one or two semi-recognizables. They face each other and have achieved a blockbuster. Soon we will have a new resurgence of indies that are big and successful, or small and experimental artistic.

The big studio device hasn’t been able to make as much money as it used to. There have been near-catastrophic and disastrous mistakes in each and every major blockbuster over the past year. Studios can’t take that anymore if they spend $500 million, they’re going to get back a billion. . . More than anything, they lose $300 million. And if talented independent films can make a similarly quality film for only $1 million, they’ll make a huge profit compared to the studio film. They’ve had losses at the same box office. We live in attractive times and I hope that things are improving, albeit slowly. I try to be on the right side of history up to that point, and I inspire and refer to it where I can.

But yes, it’s still “the film industry” and not “the art of cinema. “You can make a much-loved and award-winning film, but if it doesn’t make a profit, you’ll never paint again. Create anything that is universally learned but generates profits, you will be asked to make a sequel or get an investment for the new task you need to perform. But when you’re doing tasks on a budget, it’s a lot less complicated and you can get a lot less hard return, so you can experiment.

@samuelvictor

I’ve never seen this before, but it’s wonderful and fits perfectly with what we discussed.

I also love Kevin Smith and have plenty of time for his movies, his sense of humor, and his geeky love of geeky things. Love Clerks, quotes Mallrats to this day, etc.

Me in Jay

And best of all, he referenced How High (which I love), and then Reggie and Meth showed up in a scene that’s probably very good. This part definitely appealed to me.

With stuff about Jay, he’s grown up a little bit. Probably as much as I am, to be honest.

@Woderwick Ah! Well, I’m glad I shared it with you then. In fact, it’s an ancient tale and Smith is a perfect storyteller. I don’t doubt a word, I’ve had very similar setups and scenarios, adding the fact that I have to do the same assembly several times and say exactly the same thing, but each time there was a more important user in the room to hear him say it.

Yes, I especially like his early paintings, and the recent encores of his most recent films have been great. But I appreciate even his less famous paintings, for example, the absolutely stupid concept of a “Tusk” movie, at least in the first part. (before Johnny Depp came along) is incredibly well executed, for a concept so consciously stupid that it’s so deadpan and the script and acting are much bigger than they should be. Some of the most productive films that slowly generate tension and unease with any film I’ve ever seen. Which is even funnier because the entire movie is made as a joke.

@samuelvictor

I’ve heard about Tusk, but I’m not entirely sure. I think partly because it started out as a joke movie based on a joke plot, I put it aside, and I think it’s the first time I’ve heard of it since it was announced. I’ll keep an eye out for him the next time I’m looking for something to see.

My plan for the evening is to see if I can convince my wife to sit down and watch Salute of the Jugger with me, because she’s never noticed it and I love it. On the other hand, it’s always a minefield for her.

I looked at the aforementioned Vamp and about 20 minutes later he turned to me and said, “You know this is, don’t you?”Similarly, after he watched the first 20 minutes of Johnny Mnemonic, he asked, “Is it all in?”Was the performance also meant to be wood?” So I can avoid giving him the opportunity to apply his critical skills to the movies I love.

@samuelvictor

Hi man. I just found out that you made a very, very prophetic comment earlier, which I didn’t respond to. Largely because I nodded my head in complete agreement and internalized what you said, but I thought it was worth going back to properly acknowledge it.

You’ve discussed how much less difficult and less expensive it is for fans to get into filmmaking with the advent of virtual cameras and how that, once again, will replace the industry.

I couldn’t agree more, and I think it’s been a long time coming. I don’t forget to hear the cinematographer (it’s even the correct term) of Gladiator, released about a hundred years ago, mention that he had bought all the apparatus he had used for the film on Tottenham Court Road, and later, 28 days later, particular virtual footage was filmed, because the “frame shortening” effect (again, I don’t know if that’s the right term) made all the action sequences even more kinetic and brutal. But it still took a long time to get to the point where almost “any fool with a concept and a phone” can make a movie.

To the extent that this has been true since the advent of portable (or at least shoulder-mounted) VHS recorders, but you do need your movie to feel like an extended episode of Eastenders.

But today we are on the cusp of a democratization of cinema, a point that music reached a few years ago and that has its own benefits and disadvantages. It’s wonderful that anyone with a concept and some friends to help them can make a movie, and many of them will suck, however, many videos with huge budgets and experienced teams will turn out to be slightly visible for various reasons that you know much better than I do.

But in general, it’s a smart thing to do. I hope we don’t end up with too much nonsense from The Birth of a Nation, but that’s the challenge with genies and bottles and we have to settle for the results.

@samuelvictor

(Okay, I’m starting to realize that you, me, and the restricted commentary on this are not a viable relationship)

I think there’s a higher bar in terms of filmmaking than music, and that’s simply because it takes a lot more poignant parts to make a movie. I think Primer is a wonderful example of what can be done with a little vision, hobby, and willing friends. , like anything as old as Man Bites Dog, but at the end of the day, and despite all the open-source technology you can get for free, it’s hard to find someone who understands lighting well (and it’s incredibly underrated). )

What a film really wants is someone who perceives the language of cinema, knows how to write dialogue, and edits a film well to convey what it needs to convey while cutting out the appropriate passages (and as an informal “stuff” editor, I sense how difficult it can be to cut out anything you like even if it doesn’t fit, just no).

And what you also have to do is find “actors” who are comfortable in front of the camera and I think that’s one of the trickiest things. Maybe I can believe how a scene I’ve written deserves to be played out in my head, yet it’s strangely hard to be natural when that lens is aimed at you.

My favorite example is the Eye of the Tiger video from Survivor. Every time I watch this video, all I can do is believe the director yelling at the organization, “Is there any chance you can walk down the street like ordinary people?I mean, is it that hard? You walk all day, every day. “He just walks around like a normal person. “

I think I might have lost track a bit, but I wholeheartedly agree that we’re about to see a whole new wave of cinematic administrators and styles. And some of them will be things I hate, and I certainly won’t. At some point I’ll take a look at low-budget stuff and they’ll really talk to me. And that’s how it’s been. Same thing, but different.

@samuelvictor

Oh, and one more (in true Columbo style)

What I forgot to upload earlier is that things like cinematic language and how to write good herbal debates can be easily learned with an ebook or even just by looking at other people’s material and paying close attention to what works and what doesn’t. ‘t.

I’m not looking to act as a gatekeeper with this comment, it’s just that there are tactics to get those things right, and then there are others, but anyone can easily inform themselves of them, with a little diligence and research. etc.

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