Quiver he/him Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 So. X-Men Apocalypse. Spoiler free? S'alright. The above sentence should be said with kind of a half-hearted shrug, because... well, it's okay. Not great, not terrible. Just... okay.
Delightful Posted May 19, 2016 Author Posted May 19, 2016 What browser are you using? I have Firefox on Android 6.Safari on iPhone.
Eki Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 Ugh. No, please. Better to wait to get home to scroll the Shard than suffer the indignities of the mobile version of the site. You can choose "Full version" down at the bottom of every page. The normal version is obviously not made for mobiles, but it still works.
The Sovereign Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 So. X-Men Apocalypse. Spoiler free? S'alright. The above sentence should be said with kind of a half-hearted shrug, because... well, it's okay. Not great, not terrible. Just... okay. Honestly, not particularly surprising. I was skeptical as soon as the revealed what Apocalypse would look like... I mean really, how do you get this: From this:
Quiver he/him Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 Honestly, not particularly surprising. I was skeptical as soon as the revealed what Apocalypse would look like... I mean really, how do you get this: From this: Well, Apocalypse is kind of a hard sell to begin with. The character is, frankly, kind of awful. His M.O and regalia makes him seem like an A-List villain -definitely an opinion bolstered by the way everyone reacts when he shows up- but in practice, he's very solidly a B-List X-Villain. I actually kind of liked some of Apocalypse early scenes in the film... but he quickly became sort of a generic villain, which is disappointing. 2
Kaymyth she/her Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 I am offend! I'm on the shard almost exclusively on mobile and I think it's great. You must apology with cyber-boots! But the Shard page is so big! And my phone screen is so tiny! I dislike scrunching down to read on tiny screen. Is annoying. Also, I am old. You can choose "Full version" down at the bottom of every page. The normal version is obviously not made for mobiles, but it still works. Again with the tiny screen. Anyway, it's a moot point. Apparently the Shard has been unblocked.
The Sovereign Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) Well, Apocalypse is kind of a hard sell to begin with. The character is, frankly, kind of awful. His M.O and regalia makes him seem like an A-List villain -definitely an opinion bolstered by the way everyone reacts when he shows up- but in practice, he's very solidly a B-List X-Villain. I actually kind of liked some of Apocalypse early scenes in the film... but he quickly became sort of a generic villain, which is disappointing. This is a good assessment. I guess my real issue is that he reminds me of the Ooze guy from the Power Rangers movie in the 90's... Edit: This is perfect, I was looking for a picture of the Ooze guy and I find this: Edited May 19, 2016 by Iron Eyes 2
Quiver he/him Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 This is a good assessment. I guess my real issue is that he reminds me of the Ooze guy from the Power Rangers movie in the 90's... Edit: This is perfect, I was looking for a picture of the Ooze guy and I find this: ...Well.The X-Men are Teenagers in this movie, and they do express a certain degree of Attitude... ...there's a fanfic here. 2
Edgedancer he/him Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 ...Well.The X-Men are Teenagers in this movie, and they do express a certain degree of Attitude... ...there's a fanfic here. And do they wear spandex? 1
Quiver he/him Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) And do they wear spandex? This is the Bryan Singer X-Universe.They shall wear leather. And they will all be the Black Ranger. (Seriously, after how colourful the suits were in First Class and Deadpool, kinda disappointing to go so serious again.) Edited May 19, 2016 by Quiver
Orlion Blight he/him Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 Do you remember... Your president Nixon? Do you remember... The bills you have to pay? Or even yesterday? 1
Mestiv he/him Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 Achievement unlocked! Over 1000 posts and over 1000 reputation! 6
The Sovereign Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 Achievement unlocked! Over 1000 posts and over 1000 reputation! ...and an upvote. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 Trying to come up with a decent American word for Muggle be like: They shall henceforth be known as Men And Women Born Without Magic Evil Or Benign, or MAWBWMAEOBs for short. 8
The Sovereign Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) Trying to come up with a decent American word for Muggle be like: They shall henceforth be known as Men And Women Born Without Magic Evil Or Benign, or MAWBWMAEOBs for short. I heard someone call muggles "Filches" or "A Filch" once. Somewhat catchy. Edited May 20, 2016 by Iron Eyes
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) I heard someone call muggles "Filches" or "A Filch" once. Somewhat catchy. That is rather catchy. My problem is that while trolling some lists of 1960s and 1920s/30s slang, I've found a few words that nearly fit, but I can't figure out whether they sound stupid or not. Like…. Dips: From "dipstick" Some corruption of "bozo," but all I can come up with is "boze" "Crumb" was 30s slang for "loser," but I can't figure out how to corrupt or adapt that So…yeah. I'm bad at this. Buffy edit: Please, please, PLEASE tell me Snyder dies. Good freaking Gandhi, how does that man still have a job? Edited May 20, 2016 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles 1
Oversleep Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 Steal a clip from youtube Use it in your show Make Youtube take it down on basis of copyrights source Rusting storms like that make me really furious. 2
Nashan’Elin he/him Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 Steal a clip from youtube Use it in your show Make Youtube take it down on basis of copyrights source Rusting storms like that make me really furious. Wow. That's just... Storming wow.
The Sovereign Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 Steal a clip from youtube Use it in your show Make Youtube take it down on basis of copyrights source Rusting storms like that make me really furious. 1
Orlion Blight he/him Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 Steal a clip from youtube Use it in your show Make Youtube take it down on basis of copyrights sourceRusting storms like that make me really furious. I think it has to do with an algorithm that looks for shots from the episode in other videos (That's why a bunch of people when uploading clips will crop out a portion or reverse the image). This looks like an unintended result instead of FOX merely claiming the clip as its own.
Oversleep Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 I think it has to do with an algorithm that looks for shots from the episode in other videos (That's why a bunch of people when uploading clips will crop out a portion or reverse the image). This looks like an unintended result instead of FOX merely claiming the clip as its own. Why the mechanism that allows that even exists? Why do the author of the clip has to prove he's innocent to have his clip back on youtube? Why do we allow companies to take down things without any control? They just "say" (I know it's a work of algorithm, not a human) to take it down and it's taken down. No questions asked, the author doesn't even had a chance to defend himself. And he shouldn't even have to defend himself, it's on the accuser to prove that the accused is guilty. But it's worse: not only Fox forces something to be taken down, they also stole from that person. That's so wrong on so many levels.
Kaymyth she/her Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 That is rather catchy. My problem is that while trolling some lists of 1960s and 1920s/30s slang, I've found a few words that nearly fit, but I can't figure out whether they sound stupid or not. Like…. Dips: From "dipstick" Some corruption of "bozo," but all I can come up with is "boze" "Crumb" was 30s slang for "loser," but I can't figure out how to corrupt or adapt that So…yeah. I'm bad at this. Buffy edit: Please, please, PLEASE tell me Snyder dies. Good freaking Gandhi, how does that man still have a job? I can't answer that Buffy question because spoilers.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 I can't answer that Buffy question because spoilers. I have my suspicions, and none of them make Snyder look like an honorable man or a human fit to interact with the public in any way.
Orlion Blight he/him Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 Quite nothing like buying a book, start reading it, saying to one's self, "My, these are interesting, intriguing and engaging ideas. I wonder why I have not seen books by this author before." "Because he was a bloody Nazi!" the Internet exclaims. "Well... rust..."
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 Quite nothing like buying a book, start reading it, saying to one's self, "My, these are interesting, intriguing and engaging ideas. I wonder why I have not seen books by this author before." "Because he was a bloody Nazi!" the Internet exclaims. "Well... rust..." Which book was that?
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