@mbun Didn't realize it was dual language already - I just posted the one that popped up in my feed and didn't bother looking much further than that. Prefer the Japanese VO, I think.

This was actually really cute and sweet. Kind of wish they had released this before the game to add some (much needed) context to the Galar region.
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Likewise for me this year. I did a great job combing through my backlog, but almost nothing new that released this year.

@dmcmaster said in That's News!:

Pizza, normally associated with parties.

idk why but this made me giggle for like 5 min straight.

@tokyoslim said in Last movie you watched:

ironically lacking much depth

you motherfucker.

Caught up on a couple summer movies I missed on my flight back to the motherland.

Toy Story 4
Inessential, but still an overall solid movie. I was surprised at how funny it was at times, and these movies never fail to make me well up a bit. It doesn't have the emotional oomph of 3, but it's still worth a watch. Also the animation was mind blowing. Holy crap. B

X-Men: Dark Phoenix
So in theory, this is my definition of an "airplane movie." Dumb and entertaining enough to hold your attention and keep your mind off of how miserable you are on a 13 hour flight. This movie made the flight seem so much longer than it really was. I don't get how this series went so wrong; First Class and Days of Future Past are legitimately great superhero movies in my opinion. This movie was arguably worse than Apocalypse. It lacked any compelling villains or character work, the action was tepid, and the whole movie I was distracted by the fact that Xavier, Hank, Magneto, and Mystique apparently haven't aged since the 60s. Seriously, they're supposed to be almost as old as Mckellen and Stewart were in the original X-Men movie from 2000. God, what a mess. I can't think of any redeeming qualities for this movie except for the fact that it ended. What a waste of a stellar cast. D-

Plot twist - it's shown off in the legendary January direct as a nintendo exclusive.

@tokyoslim I'm not as eloquent as those Korean Ladies, but yes.

Uncut Gems
I think this is a good movie that I just didn't resonate with. I can appreciate the craft on display and I thought the cast was incredible, but I couldn't get emotionally invested in anything because I just hated everybody so much. Too many stretches of people yelling over each other and just generally being terrible human beings. I felt exhausted by the end, but more in the "I just had to sit through Thanksgiving with family and friends" way than the "I just went on an intense emotional journey" way. I don't know. It's hard to explain. Still would give it a solid B.

Finally beat this game! Absolutely loved it. It weirdly became like a hiking replacement for me - I moved back to the city a few months back, and haven't really been able to spend much/any time out in nature. While not the same, there were times where running around and exploring helped scratch that itch I felt I was missing. All of which is to say, if you like Zelda BotW but haven't really spent much time outdoors, you should try hiking for real! I promise it's fulfilling!

One thing I'll say is that I don't think I ever really got "good" at this game - I ran from or snuck around just about every lynel and guardian in the game. Never even got a Lynel down to half health. That said, when it came to the finally showdown I realized that I finally got the timing to parry lasers about 70% of the time, which felt really good. I hope that dungeon/shrine designs are a little more involved in a sequel, since they definitely started to get repetitive near the end, but overall I'm really happy with just about everything in this game.