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    Dune

    in Film & TV

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    Great books, mid movies, it actually makes me a bit sad that this is this generations star wars/lord of the rings. 
    The movies look great, casts are mostly good, no 'outstanding' performances, but mostly because there isn't room for any in the rushed first movie. Everything is just kind of... competent and the film is good looking, both as a visual spectacle and the cast involved. I gave the first one a promising 7.5/10

    And then the second. Lord. 6/10.

    Spoiler

    A very different film with a looooooooooooooong first 2 acts, mostly to give room for Pauls character development. But it never really sets in. He takes a stance with Channi against his messianic path, is set a series of challenges, overcomes them without struggle or issue, with no tension ever built. He suddenly and almost arbitrarily discards his stance that he has had for the entire movie, and then the final act is BEYOND disappointing. It's like if the battle for minas tirith and the final stand against mordor both happened in the final 10 minutes of the movie. It's an actionless utter anticlimax, that goes for about 5 minutes. Then the final duel against a character who was only established halfway through this movie, instead of during the first film as he should have been. Just a poorly paced, tensionless film with an utterly damp payoff. Again, film looks great tho.


    I think the first movie should have ended with Kynes death and the crashing of the ornithopter. Cut the last 25 minutes of desert wandering and the duel with Jamis off, and use that extra 25 minutes to flesh out the film. Then take 25 minutes of fat off the second movie (and god there is plenty to cut) and add those scenes to the beginning of this film. Then the attack on Arrakeen and the final act in general should get an extra 10-15 min.

     

    Premier League 2023/24 Gameweek 27 - 2-4th March, 2024

    in Premier League Match Day Chat

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Danny said:

    Annoying, Chelsea have created nothing outside of the goal and as great as the ball in and the header were, it was completely uncontested. How have Zanka and Ajer let Jackson slip in between them, when he's the only person forward? Terrible defending, take control.

    I want us to swap to a 4-3-3 in the second half, get more pace down the wings, get more creativity in the middle and try to overload this Chelsea team. The way Poch has set up has cancelled out our attack, but it's also left Chelsea pretty weak going forward.

    If only Toney scored a couple of those 20 goals he's guaranteed to score per season.

    Russia and Ukraine

    in News & Politics

    Posted

    On 27/02/2023 at 05:17, Beelzebub said:

    Belarusian airfield reportedly attacked with Russian aircraft damaged. 

    I'm planning to get in shape. This is getting serious I need to be prepared. 

    Are you in shape, have you been conscripted, and have india crossed the border with a trillion dothraki screamers?

    Cricket

    in Sports

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    On 31/12/2023 at 02:18, Beelzebub said:

    Top 10 Greatest cricketers from Pakistan

    1. Imran Khan 

    Not many in history could genuinely bat in middle order and also lead a pace attack at their prime. One of the greatest all-rounders in history; never bowled a no-ball in Tests. 

    2. Wasim Akram

    Greatest in skills with the ball. Got batsmen out methodically. Played at top level for around 20 years which is exceptionally long for a pacer.

    3. Waqar Younis

    Had more raw power and was aesthetically and arguably for a period better than Wasim. 

    4. Javed Miandad

    Greatest overall batter and an influential, tough, gritty character on and off the field. 

    5. Zaheer Abbas

    Greatest ODIs batter unless Babar wins us a trophy.

    6. Younis Khan

    Greatest Test batter but an average ODIs career is a gap in the CV. 

    7. Inzimam-ul Haq

    A great match winner. His 50s & 80s won us more matches than some other players' useless centuries. 

    8. Saqlain Mushtaq

    Revolutionized not only off-spin but the sport at large with his doosra. No one knew how to play him for a good amount of time. Murlidharan said in a podcast he asked him to teach doosra and it took him three years to learn. Sadly retired early due to injuries, would've been in top 5 otherwise

    9. Abdul Qadir

    Revived leg-spin after it was considered an obsolete art. Warne had tapes of him and came to meet him during tour. He told Warne a good googly is when your hand muscles start hurting and keep shadow practicing even with an apple. 

    10. Hanif Muhammad

    Put Pakistan on the map. 337 away to West Indies in 50s against that Windies attack, still the highest away runs in history. 

    Misbah-Ul-Haq did not average like 60 as captain and lead Pakistan to test number 1 ranking following the spot betting scandal to not be on this list you POS.

    Jürgen Klopp to leave at end of season

    in Premier League - English Football Forum

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Goku de la Boca said:

    I didn’t though, all I said was this is my expertise and I want to put in my analysis. I’ve read back the posts and I’ve had a sloppy word here and there, but my intentions are never to discredit anyone else.

    Usually it only gets to that point if people unneedlesly start to insult me and tell me I’m clueless. As for the Gerrard thing, you are absolutely right that I don’t know if he is for certain, and if I knew behind the scenes I wouldn’t be here posting it. My basis was an analysis and the sort of things I know about how a lot of clubs tend to operate.

    You've conducted a hiring process for managers at a world class club? 

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