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  1. Saw Wonder Women on the weekend. Had a lot of fun with Gal. She's okay, she's no Meagan Gale, but she's okay.

    Really enjoyed the no-mans-land scene, glad I didn't watch any trailers to get that spoiled. Loved all the quick-time stuff... but oh boy the cgi fights are still horrendous!!! I just don't get it, DC, why is the CGI consistently so bad in your movies???

    But to be fair, you could probably walk out of the cinema after no-mans-land and celebration... and not really miss that much more.

    7/10

     


  2. Hay, I was going to say... @PurpleGaga27 I think you're missing the point in this thread. That this was going to be PW's music choices, but it sounds like you may have PM'd and sorted it out? PG feel free to post your eclectic choices in the other music thread... and let PW reveal his playlist. I'm curious, I had not heard the blur song...


  3. Saw this on the weekend.

    Loved the idea of the opening credits sequence. Loved it. 

    Didn't know Kurt Russel was in it, until I saw his name in the credits and in the first scene of the movie. He gets a free pass for any movie he's in, because of "Big trouble in little China". But I still barked out a laugh when I saw his name - groovy!

    Loved the Yondo/Ego/Starlord story... well done.

    But yet again bored and disappointed  with the Nebula character. I'm a huge DW fan, so I love the actor, but the character is pathetic as a villain. I was *especially* disappointed that she made her great big monologue about her daddy issues... and immediately didn't exit the movie. Every other scene was unnecessary and did not add to the character.

    And, bah, the fact that everyone had a reasonable happy ending with no unresolved villain hatching their revenge irritates me. The post credit scene doesn't count, it needed a character in the movie do to that. Again, Nebula's monologue should have been her final scene.

    Where Avengers II was too heavy handed with it's world building, GOTGV2 was too light.

    But when it all gets too much, I just think of baby Groot and smile. Adorable!

    7/10 for me.


  4. I picked up a copy at the local retail store at our curiosity. Price is not right, and then I saw to my horror... there is a SEASON PASS.

    OMG!

    (I think it's MP generals but also some SP content... but a season pass for a RTS... OH MY!)


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    This is a famous prose quoted today, on April 25th to remember ANZAC Day.

    I have family members who have served in the Army forces from WWII to Vietnam, both gulf wars and a couple serving right now in the middle east.

     

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    What is Anzac Day?

    Anzac Day, 25 April, is one of Australia’s most important national occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.

    What does ANZAC stand for?

    ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as Anzacs, and the pride they took in that name endures to this day.

    Why is this day special to Australians?

    When war broke out in 1914 Australia had been a federated nation for only 13 years, and its government was eager to establish a reputation among the nations of the world. When Britain declared war in August 1914 Australia was automatically placed on the side of the Commonwealth. In 1915 Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula in order to open the Dardanelles to the allied navies. The ultimate objective was to capture Constantinople (now Istanbul), the capital of the Ottoman Empire, an ally of Germany.

    The Australian and New Zealand forces landed on Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistance from the Ottoman Turkish defenders. What had been planned as a bold stroke to knock Turkey out of the war quickly became a stalemate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months. At the end of 1915 the allied forces were evacuated from the peninsula, with both sides having suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. More than 8,000 Australian soldiers had died in the campaign. Gallipoli had a profound impact on Australians at home, and 25 April soon became the day on which Australians remembered the sacrifice of those who died in the war.

    Although the Gallipoli campaign failed in its military objectives, the actions of Australian and New Zealand forces during the campaign left a powerful legacy. What became known as the “Anzac legend” became an important part of the identity of both nations, shaping the ways in which they viewed both their past and their future.

     

    http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/comment/johnnies-and-mehmets-kemal-ataturks-quote-is-an-anzac-confidence-trick-20170423-gvqkrx.html

    ^ This article casts doubt on the veracity of the quote, but I still think it's a beautifully written sentiment.

     

     

     


  6. I love the idea of a remastered Starcraft, and I totally don't find this or the idea of a C&C or RA1 remaster unnecessary.
    Every mod tries to enhance the game, I just want the vanilla gameplay with a modern interface.

    Update the skins, resolution, redo the cgi cutscene, enable the LAN... and you'll probably have a bigger seller than C&C4:TT!

    I can't wait to replay this SC:R.

     

     


  7. Well, I'm a sony fanboy. I've currently been waiting over a year for a Sony X9300D 65" 4K UHD HDR TV to come down in price... I'm looking for a sub AUD$3000 price tag. It started at $5k.

    I'm patient. Well kind of... every day I think about changing my mind!

    Although I really curious about the new tv's they brought out at the CES this year. A TV that has no speakers and projects sound through the glass!

    Computer monitors are another story... have no idea.

     

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