Buddhist1961

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Bars, because I live in a third world country with subpar and barely maintained public transport handles aren't even an option. I suspected what handlers are but I actually had to look them up just to be sure.

[โ€“] Buddhist1961@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I went to watch this movie last weekend. I like movies but I'm not an expert or anything, and I don't have the best taste so take my opinion with a grain of salt. We went because my wife wanted to watch it.

I liked it. I have to confess that I expected less, but it was funny, it was entertaining, I think there was a jump scare that got me but overall, while it doesn't feel like a proper horror movie, the "scary" scenes don't feel silly.

I liked the characters dynamic and LaKeith Stanfield is definitely a great actor, even here where the material doesn't require too much acting, he definitely elevates the film. He's the straight man and even then, he stands out among the rest of the quirky characters.

The only moment I felt like something was missing or wasn't very well done was the scene where

spoilerLaKeith's character is trying to convince the child to not go to "his father". I felt like we got a couple of scenes of them together where convincing him is believable, but nothing that was said seemed to me enough to actually convince him. We know that it's not his father but the child doesn't and LaKeith never says that, we know that if the kid goes there he'll die and the bad guy will take his soul but the child doesn't know that and LaKeith doesn't say it, we know LaKeith cares a lot for the child and his mom (that's why we have those previous scenes) but, again, he doesn't say that. He just convinces the kid by being persistent on saying "you have to come with me".

I don't know if it's actually a big problem but I remember thinking about that scene while I was actually watching the movie. Just a small and maybe ridiculous complaint I wanted to get off my chest.

After the cinema my wife was really excited explaining to me the lore and the references, so I think it's a better experience if you're familiar with the ride and the previous movies, but it's still a fun movie to watch.

[โ€“] Buddhist1961@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I get it about the singing. While the sequels get a little weird about that, on the first one, it's actually pretty straightforward. The Macross ship gets far away from Earth using faster than light alien technology, but then they need to go back to Earth at regular slower than light speed while also avoiding attacks from the same aliens trying to conquer Earth. A lot of the episodes are about how the crew is struggling to endure the trip and losing hope of finding a safe planet back home, so a culture outside the military duties is formed, with restaurants, services and entertainment. The main singer is just part of that entertainment and becomes the favorite idol aboard the ship. The concept of music doesn't exist for the aliens so in a couple of occasions her songs are used as psychological warfare. That's it. I also get having a never ending list of things to watch, anime and other things. But if you ever get the chance, at least the first series is totally worth it.

[โ€“] Buddhist1961@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think I only saw the Blame movie. How different is from the manga? I don't mean the story development of course, it's a 10 volume manga adapted into a 2 hours movie. What I mean if it really follows the same plot and (part of) the story of the manga or it's more like a one-shot story in the same universe? I don't know what about the movie made me think it may be the latter. Anyways, it was interesting enough to give the manga a chance but I always forgot. Thanks for the reminder.

Also, I'm a little surprised, given your list, not to see Macross. It's an absolute classic for a reason and I haven't seen all the sequels but they're not bad at all and most of them have good reviews.

[โ€“] Buddhist1961@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, what do you mean by "internal shoe cleaner"? My wife and I have "inside shoes" (not really slippers) with a small shoe rack / bench next to the door, but we're trying also to get slippers for the guests because so many of them usually ask if they should remove their shoes when they see us doing it. I'm having issues choosing the right slippers because I don't want that using a slipper that many other people have used becomes a hygiene issue. I know that in most cases it's not, but I don't want guest to "feel" like it may be. How do you deal with that?

Whoa, that was really comprehensive, thanks a lot for your help. I have a couple of PWAs already done and I was looking to get them to the store without too much work, but I think to start developing the new ones with the mobile app already in mind is the better course for future projects. I've heard about Kotlin and maybe I should get into that. Thanks a lot for your answer!

 

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