Comments by "Chaos Corner" (@chaos.corner) on "The Critical Drinker" channel.

  1. Yep. Muad'Dib - Little mouse.
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  2. You're going to get a lot of people telling you to read the book. And I'm one of them. You could probably get another video about the differences.
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  3. I don't know. Seeing Pedro Pascal beaten to death with a golf club might have a certain appeal to some.
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  4.  @jonnyshanon2103  The Kinder Egg dude was scarier.
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  5.  @SumDumGy  Bet it didn't. My dad's classical education was much broader than I ever received and he would have been about the right age when this book came out.
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  6. "What if we took this great movie, hollowed it out and filled it with my much weaker story like a skin suit?"
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  7. Timelines, multiverses and dimensions (in fiction) never stand up to much scrutiny. You can get away with using them but if you start leaning too heavily on them, the shortcomings become ever more present.
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  8.  @cbrreezzyy69 There was a big lull in the 70s which eventually gave way to the bonanza of the 80s. Everything old is new again.
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  9. In the books, it's suggested that this is a side-effect of the supernatural presence. Kids are disappearing at what should be an alarming rate. (Disclaimer, I haven't read "It" but I think it was alluded to in 112263)
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  10. It really was. I think what helped was that the show was so dense with stuff going on, the intro helped get you in the mood and ready for the experience you were about to have.
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  11.  @CarnageJesterX It might help if you actually watched the review which it's clear from your comment you didn't.
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  12. Yeah, we don't need a "Fall Guy Cinematic Universe" either. One and done, please.
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  13. It's true. This man has no dick.
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  14. They could have had Grogu pop in from time to time too. Bringing in fresh content with the promise that you'll see more of the little guy along the way would have kept people interested. Just like a Skinner box.
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  15. It was a pretty bad move. I had not long read the books so I could piece it together but I knew many people for whom it was incomprehensible. It turned out there were bigger issues though.
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  16. Tesco Value Luxury Resort.
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  17.  @xr6lad  I'm only a little younger and we got a little Roman history but not much. I've probably learned more about it since I've been out of school to be honest. Though history was never my subject and I've forgotten much, I think "modern" ideas about teaching history were already coming to bear. I mostly remember getting a lot of stone/bronze age "life experience" type stuff.
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  18. Joker 2. It was the equivalent of Joker 2. With less music.
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  19.  @Cyricist001  In the book, it's providing a service to the state. The point being to not exclude anyone who genuinely wants to attain that status. (Note that I'm not explicitly endorsing it, merely discussing how it works in the book). The book also presents that universal franchise already lead to disaster (which is beginning to look fairly realistic).
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  20. Last night, a Jedi saved my life.
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  21.  @Cyricist001  I believe options like working as an orderly in a hospital were mentioned. The point being that citizenship was earned not given for nothing. Note that there were not really any penalties to not being a citizen other than not being able to vote.
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  22.  @gamingforever9121  Yeah, it's a shame. I don't mind being presented with views that I disagree with but this seems lazy and dishonest to the book. It would probably have been fine as a stand-alone movie. Ah well, that's Hollywood.
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  23. New?
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  24.  @viljamtheninja  Not so much since the left came up with a different definition.
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  25. And, in fact, there were parts where they basically interpreted the books and they were some of the best stuff. Pure insanity.
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  26.  @gamingforever9121  But Verhoeven claims he didn't even read the book which is a bit lame.
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  27.  @gamingforever9121  I had to look up the correct spelling :D
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  28.  @dirus3142  I don't mind that Verhoeven would make such a move. I also wouldn't mind that he would satirize the content of the book. That he made a movie supposedly based off the book and using its name but didn't make the effort to read the book or represent the nuances of the story is not good and probably precluded a faithful representation of the book being made (though I doubt Hollywood would do it justice anyway).
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  29.  @orangedream267  I've seen it suggested that WWII was a turf war between national socialists and international socialists.
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  30.  @Cyricist001  Well, it's just the premise for a sci-fi book so not worth delving into too deeply but the system was set up by military veterans after the collapse of the previous system so I guess the theory is they wouldn't vote for that kind of politician. That's not something I'm going to defend but it's taken as given for the purposes of the book. Also, as said, not being a citizen doesn't carry serious penalties so it's only the civically minded that would apply. Though we have corrupt politicians that have been in the military so I'm sure the cracks would show before too long.
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  31.  @koberyan2880  I thought it was alright. It didn't really tread any new ground for me but I'm sure it was fresh for a lot of people and the bar is really low right now.
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  32.  @justtrollinalong977  Definitely possibly to take irony too far.
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  33. 1:10 I thought we were going to go with the "dude being thrown out of a window for his sensible suggestion" meme here.
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  34.  @ItsMrAssholeToYou  I heard "Forever War" was supposed to be a lefty answer to Starship Troopers and read it hoping to be challenged but found it mostly pedestrian.
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  35.  @lordsathariel4384 Pretty sure KK was scarred by Lucas and Spielberg somehow.
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  36. We had better trick-or-treaters back in October.
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  37. Very nervous about it being about kids. I mean, look at Blues Brothers 2000. A completely different tone. Then again, I wasn't a huge fan of Ghostbusters 2 so whatever.
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  38. To me, the interesting thing is when you look at Western movies, they are completely stylized in their own ways. It may not be to the same degree (perhaps) but they use conventions we are used to and which are thus invisible to us. A couple of examples would be that people can handily be knocked unconscious without causing major brain damage and people get shot and no attempt is made to stop the bleeding or save their life in any way, they're just left to bleed out without further thought. Probably many others.
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  39. It doesn't really go into it very deeply though. Which is fine but it could be interesting subject matter.
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  40. Iron Fist had some good parts. If they'd have leaned into the titular character being a foil for the people around him, I think that could have been interesting. It would take some real talent to make that work though. That wouldn't have pleased genuine Iron Fist fans that much (and rightfully so).
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  41.  @Cyricist001  Nobody is against people giving away their own wealth or property. It's the taking by force that libertarians take issue with.
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  42.  @Cyricist001  Maybe step 1 is for the state to stop taking so much.
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  43.  @Cyricist001  Maybe. That's another discussion though.
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  44. I felt it crossed the line but fell a bit short of being too egregious. If they had cut out the sta-puft BS, it would have been better.
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  45. @m_hicks12 Yeah. I know it sounds paranoid but it is beginning to feel like a systematic attack. Oh well, we'll just build newer and better franchises.
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  46.  @sleptonitsundays9531  Then don't do that in the story. Some characters can handle that kind of deconstruction, others can't.
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  47. I love you, Drinker but I felt this show was dumb and his trademark monologues were painful and cringeworthy.
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  48.  @piotrd.4850  Yes.I enjoyed those until he started letting other people write them.
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  49. The real question is what idiotic ideas Hollywood will take away from the success of this movie.
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  50. The only way to win is not to play.
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  51.  @GodIsInHisHeaven  I went to a midnight showing of the second one the day after it came out. The third I waited for Blockbuster.
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  52.  @JohnWick-rh1zz  Doesn't matter. Just keep turning the handle and produce content.
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  53. You misspelled "Palpatine Saga".
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  54. I don't like Bran as the night king but the white walkers were definitely meant to make it to King's landing. There was also some stuff about the lightbringer that I believe was supposed to be make more of a showing.
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  55. The Bill Murray thing seems like trying to repeat the Jeff Goldblum thing from Ragnarok (which I actually kinda enjoyed). Yet more unimaginative dross.
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  56. He was in Legion too and played his part well there.
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  57. Captain Morgan might have been more apropos.
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  58. It's a movie that actually benefits a bit from the 3D too.
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  59. I honestly get the feeling that she's not that smart and is just repeating talking points she's been told by the people who created this apparent travesty.
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  60. Well, it seems like many young adults these days think civil rights reform never happened so I can kinda roll with it.
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  61. To be fair, I read a lot of older sci-fi and they often get future context horribly wrong. Often that's just the technology because they just didn't see what the possibilities are and sometimes that's social context too. Though things could revert to a more male dominated culture (particularly as mankind moves throughout the planets and especially in a more rugged culture like that of the Fremen), this wasn't really jarring and could have been a lot worse.
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  62. The white stuff on dog turds was from ash which they used to put in the food. They don't anymore so you don't see it anymore.
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  63. A return to old villains... who were a bit shit to begin with.
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  64. It has to be a thing where they lose the rights if they don't put a movie out every so often.
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  65. The main issue I had with Falling Down is that it was presented in the trailers as a comedy and I sat down to watch it in a comedy frame of mind and it heavily disappointed. I'll have to give it another watch sometime but don't feel too compelled to do so.
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  66. I must not have been paying attention because I still thought it was Bain escaped from the prison until I saw this video just now. Or did I just forget?
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  67. @LTNetjak How much poop do you have to smush between your fingers before you realize you won't find any diamond there?
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  68. Hollywood always overdoes things. Someone clever does something shocking and exciting and suddenly it's everywhere and it takes someone clever to break the mold again. This is the same thing behind the "strong female protagonist" stuff going on (though there may be some agenda going on there too).
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  69. I don't care what you haters say, I think Doctor WTF is great!
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  70. "I bent my Wookie" - Rey
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  71. Now we know why Ellen moved to the UK.
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  72. Harley Quinn is a sidekick character. They are always going to be harder to promote to center stage, especially in a compressed format like a movie. (Though a Joker-like movie for her could be interesting given her back story). The whole point is that she is pretty much defined by her presence around The Joker, even as much as she's generated her own following. There are many other female characters they could have led with if they actually had an eye for a story.
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  73. Sorry Drinker, love your work but still not watching it (hypothetically).
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  74. Makes me think we need a Xena reboot.
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  75.  @forgottenrights351  Wasn't really my cup of tea but popular at the time.
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  76. I think the being annoyed at the YouTubers thing might just be because we are getting old considering that similar cameos have long been a thing in movies. It's just they used to be people we were familiar with so it seemed cool.
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  77. I found it a bit plodding. Not awful though.
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  78.  @Kvltklassik  Don't take it personally. Liking comments drives engagement and feeds the algorithm.
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  79. Well, remember when a certain movie ended with Han Solo frozen in carbonite, Luke missing a hand and the rebellion on its back foot? As long as the next movie gets made and is good, I think history will look kindly on the way this one ended.
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  80. This terminator could attack at any moment. We have to deal with it.
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  81. That was before a bunch of underperforming movies.
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  82. I'm beginning to think this is a coordinated attack on our culture.
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  83. In a world Of substandard gravy One man is going to make a stand Ben Hawkey is Hot Pie
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  84. Viewed as nothing to do with Watchmen, I thought the 1st episode was weak but had potential. But they're rapidly losing me.
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  85. He is the king of all the land in the kingdom of the sands, of an time, tomorrow.
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  86. Unfortunately, the trailer bears some resemblance to TFA trailer. Let's hope that's not an omen.
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  87. I always thought the original was overrated. Basically a revenge fantasy with nice visuals made in the brief pause before goth descended into emo. But even trying to remake that in todays climate is doomed to complete failure.
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  88.  @michaeldavid6832  Yes. It has some novelty value but when it's not a novelty anymore, there's no value in it.
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  89. Skarsgard was great in Hemlock Grove so he definitely has it in him. A shame that series went off the rails in the end. The curse of Netflix, I guess.
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  90. It's the rise of studio endorsed fan fiction.
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  91. Is that Ryan George at 4:14
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  92. Haha. You said 'unrinalysis'.
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  93. "Hey, the games became hugely popular and loved because they respected the lore and characters. Let's not do that."
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  94. 7 weeks? Still time enough for a diss song video...
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  95.  @kalashnikovdevil  I think lefty possibly more in terms of being anti-war. Which, sure, is not necessarily a left-only position.
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  96. This sounds like it's Home Alone 5, right? Kevin Rambo vs the Mex Bandits.
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  97.  @corning1 Nah. His brand is being acerbic. He did pull punches on this one but it's first efforts so going full-on would be a bit mean-spirited vs going against huge empires coasting on past glories. Even with that though...
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  98. I believe it's Bolivian marching powder.
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  99. OK, I was ready to give this movie a fair shake but 2:00 into this review and that's it. Screw em.
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  100. "Modern" Hollywood executive? It's been that way for a long time. Just the form changes.
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  101. This may all get explained next season. Whether it would be a satisfactory explanation is another question.
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  102. WTF is that in the advertisement on the right side of that website? It looks like someone put a scarf on a penis.
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  103. I'm going to give this a chance because there are some elements that tick some boxes for me but my expectations will be very low.
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  104. I think imposter syndrome is endemic in Hollywood in the form where they actually aren't qualified for the job.
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  105. I think some of the problem is the streaming wars and the need for "content". It has led to a dilution of the talent pool. And of course, new hires are going to be hired based on DEI and not merit so the problem compounds. There are still some very talented people out there but it's harder to get all the good talent needed to gel together to produce something really good.
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  106. Keep personal copies of anything you love.
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  107. 10:04 Why are you ragging on Rian Johnson again? He had nothing to do with ROTJ.
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  108. Just remember, it's not Marvel, it's Disney Marvel.
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  109. "with a mighty bound, he was free" and "it was all a dream" are brood-mates.
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  110. I was kind-of the same. I started watching the first episode and the cowboy aesthetic really wasn't doing it for me. There were a lot of other good shows to watch and I had other stuff going on so I gave it a pass. And then it got cancelled. I was hearing a lot of good things from other people though.
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  111. Length 4:01. Nice attention to detail.
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  112. Looks like a fairly significant budge boost this season. Anybody know the numbers?
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  113. It'll doubtless be slanderous to the English too.
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  114.  @Totttty55 Not a sequel but that reminds me of when I saw Back to the Future in the theater. At the end, when Marty returns to the present, the projector became misaligned and everyone's heads were off the top of the screen so a big part of the point (everyone's changed appearances) was lost. I had to wait to see the ending on vhs.
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  115.  @Markus-c3n I wasn't angry, I was just disappointed.
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  116. My first DVD purchase too. I still have it after all these years. I should see if there's a 4K version out.
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  117. The diversity is obviously a product of it being a current-year production but if you know the back-story, it's not hard to fanwank explanations. Also, let's not forget that darker skin in some parts of southern Europe was partly the product of invasions.
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  118. Starring Brad Pitt as 456 and George Clooney as 001
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  119. The thing with Madame Web is not that it's bad because it's a female dominated movie but that it's a bad movie that couldn't be abandoned because it's a female dominated movie. DEI has become a liability.
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  120. You can play the guitar with one fretting finger if you mess with the tuning. Look at how Dolly Parton plays.
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  121. I love me some SNL on a Saturday night. Especially when it's live
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  122.  @toysoldier46552  If Rise of Skywalker can get away with Leia... Haha, I'm just kidding. It's a terrible idea.
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  123. The good news is that for a lot of this, Disney does not own the characters and stories. So if they're going to relegate themselves to producing stuff that's worse than the straight-to-dvd knockoffs, it leaves the door open for someone to do a decent job.
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  124. I have never seen it. Ironically less for the movie itself than because of Costner's other movie which had that godawful song that seemed to play non-stop on the radio at the place I was working (and everywhere else) when it was released. You know the one.
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  125.  @themarsman5155  Yes. And they were always fake but now they're really fake with all the quotas. They arguably had a point when they were recognizing best-in-class but they're off being meaningful and therefore just a waste of time. Plus a lot of the mystique is gone in modern times.
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  126.  @cameraman502  That sounds like a pretext to me.
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  127. She made a great cup of coffee. And knew where all the bodies were buried.
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  128. I'll probably give it a watch because of the actress but the CGI will probably filter out a lot of what she could bring to the role.
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  129. I've gotta say though. If you're going to put a price on your dignity and self-respect, $4,000,000,000 is probably not a bad target to aim for.
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  130. Makes allusions about having sex with Wonder Woman, immediately shows Wonder Woman as a child. Unfortunate juxtaposition...
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  131. I'm curious what Kevin Smith did in has past that his guilt is manifesting this way.
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  132.  @viljamtheninja  Agree 100%.
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  133. Yeaaaaaaaaah... Pass.
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  134. The sad thing is, a lot of women still want a 'prince' but they expect that prince to be the government or a bullshit job in a large corporation.
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  135. With what the Wachowskis have said about the original Matrix actually being about (their) transgenderism and their dislike for the way "red pill" is used in popular culture, I'm concerned it might be a heavy-handed attempt to "fix" things. If so, that's unfortunate because a bad movie is a bad movie but crapping all over stuff that's come before (by which I mean many people will have taken their own meaning from the original movie(s)) is disrespectful and unnecessary. I'm sure it will be fine though.
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  136. I thought the point was that Diana was the weapon created to destroy Aries. Though that might just be something I made up to preserve my sanity.
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  137. Tom Cruise channeling Charlie Sheen at 4:45.
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  138. Finally, you slacker.
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  139. The second would have fit well as part of a TV series of "predator encounters" if it had 30 minutes cut from it. It wasn't bad as such but if Predator was turned up to 11, Predator 2 was running at about 7 or 8.
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  140. Same here. Can't remember which was the last one I watched (but I could probably work it out). The first one was fantastic but as Drinker says, they quickly descended to torture porn, often with no way out of the traps (one memorable one was a woman who just got frozen to death). I think there may have been plot reasons for that but the originality was gone either way.
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  141.  @SD-ur2up  Yeah, it annoyed me too because thermodynamics don't work that way.
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  142. It was a good movie but I felt like they could have taken the concept a bit further and made it a great movie. Worth the price of admission though.
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