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@Zeichen
Tomorrow may be better, no one came in! It was only me and virtual tumbleweeds :o
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@Zeichen
Tonight seems pretty quiet. I'll sit in this link to see if anyone comes by hangouts.google.com/call/gqutdaqsongs7hwsogexo4mcxea?no_rd
Hopefully tomorrow it's a little more active lol
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@blamonkey
I intend on joining later(like 9:30-45 central)
We could talk about how your thread devolved into what currently it is.
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@blamonkey
It is a shame, but also very amusing to point out, that my attempt to stop the flamewars actually elicited multiple flamewars. Oops.
lolol
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@Imabench
The fact that you genuinely believe Anne Frank is blind, and then try to make other people seem stupid for not believing it, is an undeniable testament to how utterly retarded you really are. You literally have no idea what it is you talk about anymore XD
Remember, you are talking to someone who has spent the majority of his time on DDO residing in the religious forum trying to convince others of his bullshit. He can't even speak accurately about a pretty well-known person, Anne Frank, without embarrassing and showing himself to be pretty ignorant. The fact that he doubled down on his claim of her being blind and completely miss understood your Anne Frank drum set reference goes to show who/what you are dealing with.
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@blamonkey
I'll join after I wash up lol #hangoutsarepopping
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@bsh1
Hopefully, Mikhail will be able to edit my Official DART Hangout thread's title to reflect whatever consensus you guys arrive to.
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@EtrnlVw
I think it was good for the division that Johnson lost his belt. I mean, as some people have put it, it allows for the creation of new story lines. Johnson should have stepped up his game. He wanted to throw leg kicks, but obviously didn't condition his legs right since his legs were swollen as hell after the fight.
I'm glad the Dillashaw Garbrandt drama is over. Cody came up short in both fights and now team alpha male is in a tough position... their prized pony(Cody) failed twice and they are having issues with coaches leaving, etc. Hopefully, Dillashaw picks up where he left off and has a successful title reign.
I'm glad the Dillashaw Garbrandt drama is over. Cody came up short in both fights and now team alpha male is in a tough position... their prized pony(Cody) failed twice and they are having issues with coaches leaving, etc. Hopefully, Dillashaw picks up where he left off and has a successful title reign.
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@Polytheist-Witch
I'm not hiding anyone's BS. People can check the record, see what he's posted, and come to their own conclusions. Nevertheless, he was a user who was known by many that I think should be here. Despite our history of you bumping your gums and talking shit only for me to throw it all back in your face, I wouldn't protest you joining of the site.
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@Polytheist-Witch
Foul-mouthed, hateful? That's rich coming from you. If anything, it says volumes about your hypocrisy. I shouldn't have to remind you about how you acted in the forums.
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@Castin
That's not nice! I don't wanna be crushed *runs away
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@Polytheist-Witch
He was a valued member who added a little pizazz to the forums.
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@Castin
*starts to pollute more and litter
I'm one step ahead of you, Castin!
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@RationalMadman
You think you have the disgusting right to seduce me or flirt with me because you're female. I'm not SameStevens or Smithereens, I aint got no room for mercy for a female enemy of mine whether they are female or not.
So I'm her dedicated protector because I flirted with her in the forums?
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@RationalMadman
You are asking someone zeichen has practically made into her dedicated protector what he thinks. You may as well ask Smithereens who is even more brainwashed into hating zarroette what he thinks.
How exactly am I her dedicated protector?
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@1harderthanyouthink
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Here's a cool playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhEnViOwkH0&list=PLki90Aw2Gjddr37xAiz61ayB82gAue_YQ
Pretty cool show to watch on the Weather Channel. Just watched an episode of how a guy broke his leg whilst hiking on a mountain, dealt with the subsequent infection in his leg, and was rescued via helicopter after being out in the elements for several days.
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@Nd24007
Thank you......Finally someone on my side.
I can sympathize with those who struggle repeatedly to accurately place threads in the correct forum.
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@1harderthanyouthink
Make topics in the right forum.
That's asking for too much, don't ya know?
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@Zeichen
Did you get your agent's approval yet? Let's see a real pic ;)
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@Zeichen
You should put one of your real pics up ;)
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@Castin
I can make a list... for a price lol
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@Mister_Man
A very real possibility is that Khabib scores take downs and mauls Conor on the ground. After that happens, Conor's arms will be fatigued and drained from fighting off a very good wrestler(assuming he survives to the next round), causing his shots to have less power and precision. Khabib has gone up against good strikers such as Edson Barboza, so Khabib has a good chance of simply taking Conor down and beating him up.
I love Conor too and it would be very cool to see him win. Either way, this fight settles the debate of either fighter's legitimacy. If Conor wins, all the smack talk about him not being able to compete against a good wrestler will go away. If Khabib wins, people will have to recognize that, despite his bad stand up, he is able to survive the shots thrown by elite strikers and finish them.
I love Conor too and it would be very cool to see him win. Either way, this fight settles the debate of either fighter's legitimacy. If Conor wins, all the smack talk about him not being able to compete against a good wrestler will go away. If Khabib wins, people will have to recognize that, despite his bad stand up, he is able to survive the shots thrown by elite strikers and finish them.
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@Earth
https://hangouts.google.com/call/gqutdaqsongs7hwsogexo4mcxea?no_rd
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@Castin
lol explosively, that's exactly what this site needs #spicethingsup
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@ethang5
"Professor X can control minds but is inexplicably helpless in the most mundane of situations."
I addressed this underlying theme prior and, although it may appear as stupid, it makes perfect sense to incorporate those into movies. It creates suspense, it creates tension, it creates drama, it creates possibility, all of which can originate in stupidity, but by no means are movie makers stupid for putting that in there. As Smithereens said, people in real life are stupid and contradictory, so expressing and magnifying that through over dramatic scenes in movies is a good way to capture the audience's attention, make it more relatable(no one is perfect) and make a lot of money, as the Fast and Furious series can attest to. A serious cold-blooded assassin saying the common line "you should have killed me when you had the chance" before being killed himself can make for a good scene[www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfIpX1pLcRc]. As it relates to car chases in movies, why don't we see more tires being shot at and a more pragmatic approach by the cops in ending a pursuit instead of just driving behind the suspect for miles and crashing into each other in the most comical and pathetic of ways or allowing a person to tear up half the city before being stopped? Because it allows for heightened action-packed scenes. The video I linked you to kinda shows that. The police pursuit would have been rather uneventful: the car tire gets shot and the couple, in a soon to be standoff would have been grossly underpowered/ mismatched. Instead of having it end like that, a guy rides up on the cops(which do nothing to counter him) and he takes out several cruisers and repels a helicopter. Despite taking place in the real world, the Fast and Furious 6 has a submarine that goes as fast as cars. Why is that? Despite it not being true to the universe the storyline is set in, it creates action-packed scenes that would never happen if movie creators didn't take a little liberty as it relates to the physics behind it all. The same thing is apparent in video games. In call of duty, you can take an infinite amount of damage throughout the game(provided it's not all at once) yet during ending scenes or whatever, one bullet has the power to leave you gasping for air and on your death bed[www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZetiXTI4rI][www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n5R7GaoyGE] Call it movie/video game 'porn', call it low-brow compared to the Matrix movie, call it being inconsistent with itself, it is what it is, at the end of the day, there's a market for it and it's not stupid to make movies to fit what the majority of the people want to see, esp if it generates billions of dollars and critical acclaim.
The Matrix is considered a good film by many and set the bar pretty high. As you said, the movie sets itself apart in that respect by keeping true to the universe it created for itself. The problem you run into in evoking the Matrix and using the movie as a point of comparison is that its sequels failed to hold themselves to the 'universe' set up in the first film[https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bad-sequels-matrix/]. If the same people couldn't recapture what made the Matrix so great and put that in its sequels, that's probably a good indication that movie that movies of the same calibre will be few and far between. With the Fast and the Furious, it was always sort of ridiculous with the stuff and by no means was the franchise confined by the parameters set for itself in the first film, unlike the Matrix.
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@ethang5
"So we get stupid movies because film makers are intelligent enough to realize the general public is stupid?
"I find it easier to believe that we get stupid movies because film makers are stupid, and the general public ever more stupid."
They are intelligent enough to make movies that will be bought by the majority of people and they enjoy lots of success in doing so. So long as they make money making films that cater to those people, you will still see those films. Sure, you as an individual can take issue with how movies are made and the prevalence of what you consider to be stupid in those movies, but to call those people stupid is illogical. It's silly to ascribe to the belief that the Fast and Furious movie series's success is due to mere coincidence, that they have no idea what they are doing, they are stupid, and that they just stumble into success and good box office performances everytime they make a movie. You'd have to illustrate how stupidity and a lack of common sense can go on to consistently churn out movies that do well.
If a movie had car chases and shooting in it yet went on to be a massive box office flop, cite it, because your position would be a lot more tenable then it is currently as all you are doing is asserting. Even if you did cite a movie that incorporated a lot of shooting and car stuff yet went on to fail, it still doesn't detract from the immense success the majority of movies experience have that do incorporate that stuff. Baby Driver is all about police chases, shooting, crime, driving stunts on public roadways, crashes, etc and it enjoys a 93% on rotten tomatoes and earned 226 million dollars against a 34 mil budget; pretty successful for a movie headed by stupid people and filled with car chases, shooting, crashes, etc.
For example, Fast and Furious 6 had some crazy things in it[www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-23005848] as did the last movie with the nuclear submarine. You always see those articles published exploring the realism behind these movies, whether it be the extremely long runway and the weird stunts performed by Vin Diesel in Fast and Furious 6 or the whole submarine thing in The Fate of the Furious[www.thewrap.com/fate-furious-can-submarine-really-outrun-car/]; however, both went onto be extremely successful. Regardless of your personal disagreements and reservations about these movies, you are just going to have to accept that they have a winning formula and that they know how to use it.
As for the average movie-goer/the general public being stupid, you can certainly make a case for that depending on what's being discussed. In this instance, the desire to relax and watch a movie that offers an over-dramatic, less than realistic portrayal of driving, shooting, crime, and 'whatever' doesn't make people stupid. You are just being a critic.
They are intelligent enough to make movies that will be bought by the majority of people and they enjoy lots of success in doing so. So long as they make money making films that cater to those people, you will still see those films. Sure, you as an individual can take issue with how movies are made and the prevalence of what you consider to be stupid in those movies, but to call those people stupid is illogical. It's silly to ascribe to the belief that the Fast and Furious movie series's success is due to mere coincidence, that they have no idea what they are doing, they are stupid, and that they just stumble into success and good box office performances everytime they make a movie. You'd have to illustrate how stupidity and a lack of common sense can go on to consistently churn out movies that do well.
If a movie had car chases and shooting in it yet went on to be a massive box office flop, cite it, because your position would be a lot more tenable then it is currently as all you are doing is asserting. Even if you did cite a movie that incorporated a lot of shooting and car stuff yet went on to fail, it still doesn't detract from the immense success the majority of movies experience have that do incorporate that stuff. Baby Driver is all about police chases, shooting, crime, driving stunts on public roadways, crashes, etc and it enjoys a 93% on rotten tomatoes and earned 226 million dollars against a 34 mil budget; pretty successful for a movie headed by stupid people and filled with car chases, shooting, crashes, etc.
For example, Fast and Furious 6 had some crazy things in it[www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-23005848] as did the last movie with the nuclear submarine. You always see those articles published exploring the realism behind these movies, whether it be the extremely long runway and the weird stunts performed by Vin Diesel in Fast and Furious 6 or the whole submarine thing in The Fate of the Furious[www.thewrap.com/fate-furious-can-submarine-really-outrun-car/]; however, both went onto be extremely successful. Regardless of your personal disagreements and reservations about these movies, you are just going to have to accept that they have a winning formula and that they know how to use it.
As for the average movie-goer/the general public being stupid, you can certainly make a case for that depending on what's being discussed. In this instance, the desire to relax and watch a movie that offers an over-dramatic, less than realistic portrayal of driving, shooting, crime, and 'whatever' doesn't make people stupid. You are just being a critic.
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@Varrack
A race, huh? Only if you promise to go two posts at a time lol
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@ethang5
"In movies, everyone in the chase have guns."
No guns were used during this specific car chase www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbJEvmv_pUs
I guess you can say the grappling hooks are a type of gun/projectile, but that's just taking it to an extreme. They did not have a shootout in the middle of New York, no one flashed guns, bullets weren't flying, etc.
No guns were used during this specific car chase www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbJEvmv_pUs
I guess you can say the grappling hooks are a type of gun/projectile, but that's just taking it to an extreme. They did not have a shootout in the middle of New York, no one flashed guns, bullets weren't flying, etc.
"No one ever shoots out the tires"
Nope
"Why do otherwise intelligent film makers use this silly gimmick?"
Possibly because they are intelligent enough to recognize that the people who will watch a movie for its overly dramatic car chase scenes that aren't put to a premature end due to someone's tires being shot at and that is intensified due to people shooting will always far outnumber the people who will moan and groan about how silly these 'gimmicks' are. The Fate of the Furious is the latest instalment in the very successful, and possibly overextended, Fast and Furious franchise. That movie grossed over a billion dollars and the franchise as a whole earned 5 billion dollars through these flashy gimmicks.
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@ethang5
For movies, they allow for action-packed scenes of robbers trying to get away from the cops or away from whoever is chasing them. In real life, they are done to catch someone evading the law. Some jurisdictions don't permit cops to chase criminals due to public safety, etc.
In real life, cops do shoot out the tires depending on where you live and spike strips, used to puncture tires, are very popular. You can see that in the movies as well.
The car being chased does not always have guns... If the people being chased have guns and they got surrounded or their vehicle rendered immobile, a standoff takes place, which can lead to a variety of outcomes, such as a shootout, a surrender, or a suicide.
The car being chased does not always have guns... If the people being chased have guns and they got surrounded or their vehicle rendered immobile, a standoff takes place, which can lead to a variety of outcomes, such as a shootout, a surrender, or a suicide.
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@Jhhillman
Really puts stuff in perspective lol
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@Castin
Your account is still closed. Tell max: http://www.debate.org/forums/debate.org/topic/4135066/
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@Outplayz
Breh, get max to reopen your account and save your stuff on the account elsewhere in case something else happens like this.
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@Castin
That's what walking barefoot does to you lol.
I'm thinking it might be dried up blood inside the callous itself(which is possible given he's using a knife to trim it down) or it might be dirt that's in the callous, idk tho. Imagine if you woke up one day with those feet! XD
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@Castin
Sucks when they go for long times without vet treatment, etc.
ikr! it's like, what if he cuts too deep? lol. The dog appreciated the brown fungus-y stuff XD
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