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Post by mr. excellent on Aug 3, 2016 21:44:28 GMT -5
It was funny. Your Arnold made me laugh, and I like parody infomercials. The Jar Jar impression sounded a lot like Jar Jar too.
On a separate note, anyone watching Stranger Things? It's amazing.
On another, 'nuther note, I finished the Fast and Furious series today. It's like Twilight for guys, and I don't mean that as an insult. These movies are guilty pleasures, except the people who like them don't feel guilty about it, and for the most part, shouldn't. The tribute to Paul Walker at the end of the movie definitely choked me up a little, because even though I never took these characters' seriously, I spent the last 7 weeks watching 1 movie a week. It was a trip down memory lane to see how much fashion, music, special effects and the transition from film to digital has changed things over the past 13-15 years. Feeling kind of sentimental over it all now. I'm definitely happy that I didn't have to go through what others did who actually grew up watching these movies. That must've been a rough day to get through. Also, that song that they played at the end makes people emotional in and of itself. We played it for our graduating 8th graders last year at the end of their promotion ceremony, it certainly got their tears flowing. Great summer song.
Oye, it hurts. Drive responsibly people. It kind of got me thinking, what happens when we pass? How would any of you know? We've been talking for so many years, it'd suck to just never know. That's why if anything tragic and unexpected ever does happen to me I'm having my wife log onto my profile to notify anyone still using these forums. Man, that just got heavy. Happy thoughts now.
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Post by Webber3000 on Aug 4, 2016 13:58:35 GMT -5
Have any of you done a road trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco (or San Fran to LA)?
I'm planning on doing that in about a week or so, and I'm wondering if there are any seldom mentioned musts I might've missed.
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Post by negativezonelopli on Aug 4, 2016 14:05:29 GMT -5
Have any of you done a road trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco (or San Fran to LA)? I'm planning on doing that in about a week or so, and I'm wondering if there are any seldom mentioned musts I might've missed. No, my parents are too stingy to do anything that cool for me I mean, I could get a job, but who wants to work?! By the way, what year is it? Last thing I remember, I was ranting because the new Halloween 3-D got cancelled, then there was a bright light and I ended up here. Didn't you and cavey used to be my arch enemies? I remember something about....... Peter Griffin? Then I was banished.
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Post by negativezonelopli on Aug 4, 2016 14:39:14 GMT -5
I am NOT a douche! I'm just mis-understood. I don't need your freakin note, I'm FINE just the way I am!
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Post by mr. excellent on Aug 4, 2016 15:31:41 GMT -5
Have any of you done a road trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco (or San Fran to LA)? I'm planning on doing that in about a week or so, and I'm wondering if there are any seldom mentioned musts I might've missed. I suppose it depends on which route you're taking. If you hit the 101 going North at any time, I'd recommend going to Splash Cafe in Pismo beach for their clam chowder. I was never a clam chowder person until I had theirs in a bread bowl. It's wonderful. I don't really know about anything amazing in between there as far as food goes. If you're looking for a quick bite for cheap, chick fil A is always very good. You should find a few sprinkled throughout California, but there aren't nearly enough of them. As far as places to visit, Hearst Castle is really cool. There are several different tours and the prices aren't astronomical. If you're looking for places that don't cost money for admission, then maybe that's not the best spot for you. There's also the Winchester Mystery Mansion, which is kind of neat if not a little cheesy. I've only been once, when I was 14, so I don't know how I'd feel about it as an adult. However, there's a couple cool Danish towns like Solvang and Kingsburg. Or actually, I haven't been to Kingsburg since I was 13 and was only there for a marching band event. I know little about the town I guess, however, Solvang is very nice. Lots of bakeries and souvenir shops. The town has a cool vibe to it. There's another neat little stop called Casa de Fruta. The visit is free, but there's a restaurant on site and plenty of shops on the property for souvenirs. Casa de Fruta is further North, so I guess it'd be closer to Monterey, which is still some ways from San Francisco. Aside from that, I can't think of any single stops along the way. I suppose there are some really cool big cities in California, such as our state capitol Sacramento, but they'd probably be out of the way.
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Post by brotherandbassist on Aug 4, 2016 18:46:39 GMT -5
I just found out that a battle damaged Spidey toy I have from Spider-Man 3 would be worth $100 if I hadn't of opened it. I also lost the Venom monster that came with it I have horrible luck taking care of action figures. I literally have like twenty superhero action figures and only six of them are in tact or close to being in tact. All the rest are missing limbs or dismembered in some way
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Post by Webber3000 on Aug 4, 2016 18:50:26 GMT -5
Have any of you done a road trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco (or San Fran to LA)? I'm planning on doing that in about a week or so, and I'm wondering if there are any seldom mentioned musts I might've missed. I suppose it depends on which route you're taking. If you hit the 101 going North at any time, I'd recommend going to Splash Cafe in Pismo beach for their clam chowder. I was never a clam chowder person until I had theirs in a bread bowl. It's wonderful. I don't really know about anything amazing in between there as far as food goes. If you're looking for a quick bite for cheap, chick fil A is always very good. You should find a few sprinkled throughout California, but there aren't nearly enough of them. As far as places to visit, Hearst Castle is really cool. There are several different tours and the prices aren't astronomical. If you're looking for places that don't cost money for admission, then maybe that's not the best spot for you. There's also the Winchester Mystery Mansion, which is kind of neat if not a little cheesy. I've only been once, when I was 14, so I don't know how I'd feel about it as an adult. However, there's a couple cool Danish towns like Solvang and Kingsburg. Or actually, I haven't been to Kingsburg since I was 13 and was only there for a marching band event. I know little about the town I guess, however, Solvang is very nice. Lots of bakeries and souvenir shops. The town has a cool vibe to it. There's another neat little stop called Casa de Fruta. The visit is free, but there's a restaurant on site and plenty of shops on the property for souvenirs. Casa de Fruta is further North, so I guess it'd be closer to Monterey, which is still some ways from San Francisco. Aside from that, I can't think of any single stops along the way. I suppose there are some really cool big cities in California, such as our state capitol Sacramento, but they'd probably be out of the way. That's awesome advice; thanks Excellent!
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Post by brotherandbassist on Aug 4, 2016 21:07:11 GMT -5
Whatever happened to caveboy0? I never see him on here anymore
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Post by Webber3000 on Aug 6, 2016 0:33:05 GMT -5
He's no longer a regular, but he does make some posts when he has something he feels really compelled to say.
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Post by mr. excellent on Aug 6, 2016 1:30:08 GMT -5
Yeah, I miss his insights. Maybe he'll be inspired soon enough. We're all pretty laid back around these parts, I see no reason why not.
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Post by mr. excellent on Aug 6, 2016 6:07:30 GMT -5
Double post time:
I really liked the choreography here. I suppose I buy that Nightwing is a better martial artist. While I like Nightwing more, I'd still give Winter Soldier the edge. Far as comics go, I've only read the Winter Soldier story arc, so I don't know how powerful he is in the books. On the other hand, there hasn't been a live action Nightwing to compare to the MCU's Winter Soldier. MCU's Winter Soldier is incredibly powerful, what with his ability to run 50-60mph, punch holes through wooden floors or even punch pot holes into the street, and take a beating from Captain America with little to no signs of fatigue. I'd put Winter Soldier on the same level as Cap, who I think is more worthy of fighting Batman. Now comic Batman vs. Winter Soldier or Captain America would be interesting. A while back I said MCU Cap beats Snyder Batman, but give it a couple movies and that could change.
In case you didn't stick around after the fight was over, the next fight is going to be Wolverine vs. Wonder Woman. Gotta say, I'm not too excited for that one. Fans of each character will come up with ridiculous ways their favorite would be the other. I don't have a preference of one over the other, but I can't see Diana losing this or it even being close. She's got strength, speed, and probably fighting skills over Wolverine. I don't think she can break his adamantium skeleton, but I'm pretty sure she's Godlike enough so that he won't be able to cut her to ribbons either. He's supposed to be one of Marvel's best fighters, yet when does he ever use that skill? Like lopli said, just because he has the healing factor, doesn't mean getting punched/kicked/burned/shot/stabbed/whatever doesn't hurt. He fights like a brawler. If he was more tactical, then him going berserker would be even more special, because it would be uncharacteristic. Kind of like when Cyclops removes his visor and uses his full optic blast. As it is, it seems like Wolverine only has two modes, which is berserk and slightly less berserk.
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Post by mr. excellent on Aug 6, 2016 16:43:44 GMT -5
Like I was saying in my last post, we can only go by what Nightwing can do in the comics (which is a little exaggerated because it works in that medium) since there is no live action version. MCU's Winter Soldier is definitely enhanced though, so at the worse it would have put their speed on the same level. They definitely made Nightwing faster than the Soldier, which was a misstep IMO. In the MCU, Winter Soldier and Cap are pretty much equals, so what Cap can do, we can expect Winter Soldier to be capable of the same. With that in mind, we've seen Cap exhibit his speed by springing off of cars flying through the air at 50-60 mph, stuff a takedown by Quicksilver (who was moving so fast we only saw a blue blur) by landing on his feet, go toe-to-toe with a very spry and quick Ultron, out maneuver Spider-man, etc. Granted, Spider-man got the best of the Winter Soldier, but considering that the Soldier has gotten the best of Cap, you know the Soldier is at least capable of besting the spider too. Winter Soldier has also been able to jump from car to car on the highway, steal a motorcycle while it was still in motion, match speed with the Black Panther, etc. An argument could be made that were it not for T'Challa's ring, he would've had a much harder time getting the best of Bucky. Their hand speed seemed equal, but with the aid of his ring it was the Panther's maneuvers that pushed him over the top. In conclusion, I do not believe comic book Nightwing is faster than the enhanced MCU Bucky, especially not to the degree that the video seems to have implied. He should have won with tactics, but I digress. I'd rather have these videos, which are pretty awesome, than not have them at all. An ingrate, that's what I am! Future match-up wishlist: Nightwing vs. Spider-man, Batman vs. Spider-man, Daredevil vs. Nightwing, Daredevil vs. Batman, Luke Cage vs. Solomon Grundy, Luke Cage vs. Killer Croc. EDIT: Serious props to these people for the choreography though. The action in these is outstanding. I'd actually put it above what the directors in many big budget productions are able to produce. Spider-man never moved that smoothly in Raimi's Spider-man movies or Marc Webbs. Before Zach Snyder did BvS, Batman never moved as well as these guys make him move in live action. If not for the Russo brothers amazingly choreographed and shot action scenes in Winter Soldier and Civil War (thanks to the help from the directors that did John Wick) I don't think we would have seen Winter Soldier move the way he does in these videos either.
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Post by BackinBlack on Aug 6, 2016 19:25:19 GMT -5
Ones I'm dying to see are Batman Beyond vs. Spider-Man 2099 and Daredevil vs. Green Arrow.
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Post by mr. excellent on Aug 6, 2016 20:12:28 GMT -5
I was watching the most recent Collider Heroes, and there's an interview with the stunt fighter who plays Nightwing and is also one of the co-creators of the series. Apparently they've been doing fan films since before the days of YouTube. They get a lot of really good cosplayers who try to audition for these parts, but for the most part they are unable to use them because of the level of stunt work that goes into these. I didn't realize this, but apparently some of the fight choreographers on Daredevil have been helping on these. I don't think the guy specified if he was talking about the 2003 Daredevil or Netflix's, but I actually have some respect for 2 of the big fight scenes in 2003's Daredevil. In particular, the Bar Fight and the end fight with Kingpin. The director's cut gets an even better version of both of these.
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Post by mr. excellent on Aug 8, 2016 2:46:33 GMT -5
Hey excellent, I don't know far you are in Gravity Falls, but when you finish, you really need to get Journal 3. It not only catalogs the author's findings, but his own adventures, as well entries by Dipper and Mable with stories and details not in the show. I meant to respond to this a couple days ago, but I meant to thank you for your suggestion. Your endorsement definitely puts it high up on my wish list. To that end, a friend of ours (mine and the mrs.) picked her copy up at comic con, while another ordered it online or something. My wife and I just finished the show yesterday, which was the perfect way to end our summer vacation. I certainly didn't expect to get the emotional pay off of the last 4 or 5 episodes. We cried, a lot. It was embarrassing, but rewarding all at the same time! Now I can't decide which was my favorite summer show. Stranger Things is something so totally surprising for me, it feels like something that should have been a huge deal before it came out and I'm surprised I somehow missed it. This show, as you have said, has everything, and the way they wrapped the series is probably among the most satisfying of any show I've watched. It was beautiful: The way that Stanley and Stanford finally went on their adventure around the world, Mable and Dipper accepting that they're growing up and heading into the next phase of their lives, Soos (spell check) taking over the Mystery Shack, Gideon redeeming himself, Mac Gucket striking it rich, the trooper's love, etc. haha
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