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8on · Post #121 » by **8on** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:25 am

Yo bw, I think I'm gonna make a graph of "wins per month/posts on this thread per month" and see if, as I expect, the plotted line stays even. maybe I'll post it here at the end of the season.

8on · Post #122 » by **8on** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:30 am

Honestly, I don't think this Star Wars adds anything to the series. Felt like a tribute with a walkthrough to all the old faces, names and relationships. Forgive me if anyone's big on Lost, which I havent seen, but JJ Abrams continues to underwhelm me. I'm just saying

Post #123 » by **bwgood77** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:42 am

dantley4prez wrote:Honestly, I don't think this Star Wars adds anything to the series. Felt like a tribute with a walkthrough to all the old faces, names and relationships. Forgive me if anyone's big on Lost, which I havent seen, but JJ Abrams continues to underwhelm me. I'm just saying

You really didn't like it? Were you a fan of the others? Not sure how old you are but did you grow up seeing the first released ones first?

8on · Post #124 » by **8on** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:32 am

bwgood77 wrote:
dantley4prez wrote:Honestly, I don't think this Star Wars adds anything to the series. Felt like a tribute with a walkthrough to all the old faces, names and relationships. Forgive me if anyone's big on Lost, which I havent seen, but JJ Abrams continues to underwhelm me. I'm just saying

You really didn't like it? Were you a fan of the others? Not sure how old you are but did you grow up seeing the first released ones first?

.....pretty sure I saw the originals on VHS (can't wait until someone asks me "what the bleep is that?") before the prequels. 92% sure. This.....it felt like a rehashing of the original Vader battle, Harrison Ford, all the old classic references since we forgot most of the plot. Come on.....the new evil guy is not at all original. Based on the main new character, you could call it "A New Hope 2," but does it bring anything new to the franchise? Not yet......not for me. I'll see 8, though

Post #125 » by **bwgood77** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:43 am

dantley4prez wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
dantley4prez wrote:Honestly, I don't think this Star Wars adds anything to the series. Felt like a tribute with a walkthrough to all the old faces, names and relationships. Forgive me if anyone's big on Lost, which I havent seen, but JJ Abrams continues to underwhelm me. I'm just saying

You really didn't like it? Were you a fan of the others? Not sure how old you are but did you grow up seeing the first released ones first?

.....pretty sure I saw the originals on VHS (can't wait until someone asks me "what the bleep is that?") before the prequels. 92% sure. This.....it felt like a rehashing of the original Vader battle, Harrison Ford, all the old classic references since we forgot most of the plot. Come on.....the new evil guy is not at all original. Based on the main new character, you could call it "A New Hope 2," but does it bring anything new to the franchise? Not yet......not for me. I'll see 8, though

Well I think most people will agree it is a bit of a mirror of the original, but with quite a few differences and new stars, but it all makes sense and was really fun imo. But I saw the original as a kid growing up and had all the star wars figures so maybe much of it for some will be nostalgia.

Post #126 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 8:26 am

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjsyIhKWr9s[/youtube]

I love that no one does anything but the guy with the guitar, and Tracy Morgan doing whatever he is doing and keeping that straight face is awesome. And then one guy holds the piano that is never touched..everyone else is useless.

Happy Holidays!

Post #127 » by **TASTIC** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 10:31 am

Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah and happy festivus for the rest of us...or whatever you celebrate, have a great time with friends and family.

Wife and I are in Reykjavik for 4 nights, damn it's dark and cold! Northern lights tour tonight, can't wait!

blacksun · Post #128 » by **blacksun** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 1:13 pm

Happy holidays everyone!

SunsRback4Good · Post #129 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 3:30 pm

Happy holidays everybody! Be safe and enjoy time with your family and watching NBA games today.

RaisingArizona · Post #130 » by **RaisingArizona** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 10:10 pm

I miss not playing on Christmas! : (

Revived · Post #131 » by **Revived** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 10:26 pm

ginobiliflops wrote:I miss not playing on Christmas! : (

I don't

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4NbhRb862k[/youtube]

:noway:

Post #132 » by **bwgood77** » Sun Dec 27, 2015 7:12 am

This looks like a better series than NBC normally would put out...

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=befGQC1iMgI[/youtube]

RaisingArizona · Post #133 » by **RaisingArizona** » Sun Dec 27, 2015 6:23 pm

So I didn't like Star Wars at all. I guess I just don't get it why it's so popular.

Post #134 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 8:18 am

ginobiliflops wrote:So I didn't like Star Wars at all. I guess I just don't get it why it's so popular.

I take it you didn't like any of the other ones either?

Post #135 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 12:50 am

I saw The Big Short a couple of days ago. Probably the best movie of 2015 that I've seen, but I still have 5-10 on my list.

saintEscaton · Post #136 » by **saintEscaton** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 1:07 am

Gunna watch The Hateful Eight . Been a while since Tarantino has put out a flick

Post #137 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 1:19 am

saintEscaton wrote:Gunna watch The Hateful Eight . Been a while since Tarantino has put out a flick

I figured I'd see that on opening weekend (which I guess, in larger release is still this weekend) because I usually see all of his on opening weekend, but with so much sports, I figured I'd wait.

A warning though. It's over 3 hours, so make sure you are ready for that. I also heard it was basically split into two halves (I think it might be better knowing this going in) and I think maybe one half focuses on back stories of characters, and then you see them all collide in the second half. So if you might be wondering when things will really get going, I think it's something like that. Hopefully you don't consider this a spoiler.

MrMiyagi · Post #138 » by **MrMiyagi** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 2:45 am

bwgood77 wrote:
saintEscaton wrote:Gunna watch The Hateful Eight . Been a while since Tarantino has put out a flick

I figured I'd see that on opening weekend (which I guess, in larger release is still this weekend) because I usually see all of his on opening weekend, but with so much sports, I figured I'd wait.

A warning though. It's over 3 hours, so make sure you are ready for that. I also heard it was basically split into two halves (I think it might be better knowing this going in) and I think maybe one half focuses on back stories of characters, and then you see them all collide in the second half. So if you might be wondering when things will really get going, I think it's something like that. Hopefully you don't consider this a spoiler.

I really liked Hateful Eight, I think it's my favorite Tarantino film. I saw it in 70mm which had an overture at the beginning and an intermission, so it was a bit longer than the wide release showings will be, but I felt that it really moves. But then again, it might be the intermission that helped make it feel that way.

wheezy · Post #139 » by **wheezy** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 7:56 am

bwgood77 wrote:I saw The Big Short a couple of days ago. Probably the best movie of 2015 that I've seen, but I still have 5-10 on my list.

I haven't seen that one yet but my favorites of the year so far have been Ex Machina, Sicario, and Mad Max. Star Wars is probably right in there too but Ex Machina stayed with me for a while.

Post #140 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 10:10 am

wheezy wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:I saw The Big Short a couple of days ago. Probably the best movie of 2015 that I've seen, but I still have 5-10 on my list.

I haven't seen that one yet but my favorites of the year so far have been Ex Machina, Sicario, and Mad Max. Star Wars is probably right in there too but Ex Machina stayed with me for a while.

Yeah, I almost said it was just behind Ex Machina, and maybe it was because I just saw it, but I liked it better. I also really liked Sicario. I loved Star Wars, and I could maybe call that my favorite but I am not sure I equate that with best, or something I think it award worthy...it was great though. Mad Max was fun too.