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« on: October 03, 2018, 01:09:42 AM »
Looks incredible. And do I dare say, Raimi-esque.
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« on: October 02, 2018, 09:00:46 PM »
Rise up.
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« on: October 02, 2018, 02:15:47 PM »
Homecoming is the best Spider-Man movie
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« on: October 02, 2018, 01:02:20 PM »
Sam Raimi's Spider-man 3 outclasses every single superhero film ever created (besides Spider-man 1/2) by understanding the classical, operatic spirit of Spider-man's legacy. It confronts the cheesey tropes of the medium unapologetically, and in doing so feels exceptionally earnest in its desire to portray the essence of the character in an attractive light. It will last far longer than anything that's come out since.
Agreed if we also admit that Spiderman 3 was bad (entirely because of executive meddling).
I don't think it's as good as 1 or 2, but it's definitely not as bad as people make it out to be. Remove Venom from the story and most of my issues are fixed. The dance scene was perfect. Keep Eddie Brock around though, he's a great character and Topher Grace was really good.
All the movies are "bad" in the sense that comics in general are "bad."
It definitely ruined the third act of the movie. It was too crowded so it didn't give Venom the room he needed to thrive, and the director himself didn't care too much for him which has an impact on the interpretation (also his design didn't need the webbing). Raimi himself thinks that the focus on "raising the stakes" versus continuing the progression from the previous movies doomed it.
I still enjoy the movie, and I agree that keeping Eddie Brock in the movie would have been a good idea. Plant the seed for Venom, but don't force the issue. Everything good quality Spiderman 3 has was present in the other two Raimi movies. That's not to say that it's worse for it, but it failed to improve on the formula set by its predecessors. I think if Raimi hadn't been forced by the studio to make inclusions despite him not believing in them, it would have been a great movie. As it stands it's bad, but still better than anything DC or Marvel have put out since (although Homecoming does have a place in my heart).
I agree with everything (except that Homecoming bit, that film was absolute trash save Alison Reynolds's MJ's character) you've said here, I just disagree that it makes the film "bad."
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« on: October 02, 2018, 09:09:18 AM »
Sam Raimi's Spider-man 3 outclasses every single superhero film ever created (besides Spider-man 1/2) by understanding the classical, operatic spirit of Spider-man's legacy. It confronts the cheesey tropes of the medium unapologetically, and in doing so feels exceptionally earnest in its desire to portray the essence of the character in an attractive light. It will last far longer than anything that's come out since.
Agreed if we also admit that Spiderman 3 was bad (entirely because of executive meddling).
I don't think it's as good as 1 or 2, but it's definitely not as bad as people make it out to be. Remove Venom from the story and most of my issues are fixed. The dance scene was perfect. Keep Eddie Brock around though, he's a great character and Topher Grace was really good. All the movies are "bad" in the sense that comics in general are "bad."
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« on: October 01, 2018, 08:30:07 AM »
It's not about changing minds. It's about taking advantage of the opportunity to punch a Nazi in the face.
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« on: September 30, 2018, 10:05:50 PM »
Sam Raimi's Spider-man 3 outclasses every single superhero film ever created (besides Spider-man 1/2) by understanding the classical, operatic spirit of Spider-man's legacy. It confronts the cheesey tropes of the medium unapologetically, and in doing so feels exceptionally earnest in its desire to portray the essence of the character in an attractive light. It will last far longer than anything that's come out since.
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« on: September 30, 2018, 05:06:28 PM »
>be me
>Armenian college kid living in the Glendale region of LA
>couple months ago
>browse a backwater internet forum
>get routinely made fun of by some guy in europe
>challenge him to 1v1 in Halo 3
>livestream it
>bunch of peers watching us
>
>get absolutely clapped
>delete all footage of event
>leave forum for months
>ff to last week
>return to forum
>it's a struggle to maintain my compsure despite the embarassment
>the challenger messages me
>"hey i'm back in LA, let's meet up for a real 1v1"
>mull it over for a few days
>agree to meet him in a week
>feel like i'm going to throw up
>day of the 1v1 approaches
>i gather my things and head out
>i must be early, no one is here
>suddenly someone speaks from behind me
>"the maulers won't save you this time"
>it was him. the guy from the forum
>he lifts both fists, ready to fight
>only one thought crosses my mind
>reach into my back pocket and pull out the toy gun i keep in my back pocket
>shoot foam dart at the guy, he instantly implodes in a flash of bright light
>cops immediately called
>get taken in for questioning
>in the interrogation room
>cop looks at me
>"how did you do it, kid"
>look him dead in the eyes and say the sacred words
>"it's Nerf or nothin"
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« on: September 28, 2018, 08:40:29 PM »
The current one, I think. The 09 one is the best, though.
How are you gonna have nostalgia for something that's out now
because it was the first one that was active when i got my xbox
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« on: September 28, 2018, 08:29:32 PM »
The current one, I think. The 09 one is the best, though.
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« on: September 28, 2018, 05:36:01 PM »
last wish is fun so far, a couple of our raid team members are a bit too underlevelled to damage shuro chi fast enough though
the presentation of riven is absolutely top notch not a fan of the mechanics though
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« on: September 28, 2018, 05:34:25 PM »
>drinking liquid estrogen
have fun with your tits
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« on: September 28, 2018, 03:37:01 PM »
I was going to say that you freakin' pirates ruined it for everyone by stealing it in the first place, but $600 for a fucking program is absolutely absurd. I'll probably end up just getting the subscription model, but jesus I don't really want to.
Not piracy, just a deliberate business move. Adobe has been trying to go down the closed-system Apple path for a while now. They wanted to create dependency within their products. Adobe files can only be opened with Adobe software. You want to edit or create images? Photoshop is your bet. Ah, but what about enhancing pictures taken by a camera? Yeah, Lightroom is what you need. Interested in both? Well you gotta get the package deal now because you can't just use another piece of software for one of the two. How about adding some graphics or assets to it? Yeah, you'll need Illustrator or Stock for that - can't go with anything else because it doesn't work. Hm, you want to publish the result somewhere? Yeah no, all the other software sucks for that, you'll need Indesign to make that work. And managing all of your files together? Bro no way you can do that without Adobe Bridge (which used to be part of the CS programs you got but now conveniently isn't any longer). The whole Adobe scene used to be a lot more standalone and integratable with other software but they've really been pushing towards a closed-system like Apple where you more or less get sucked into a software ecosystem that you can't just get out off. Before you know it, all of your creative programs depend on each other and none of your work can be exported to other software. And that's why and how they're now using a subscription-based model that tries charging you for a package. It's not so much aimed at people like you but rather businesses and professionals who got away with a one time purchase of one piece of (shared) software.
its shit like this that really doesnt help my growing anticapitalist sensibilities i dont suppose i could just keep making emails for the free trial
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« on: September 28, 2018, 01:49:34 PM »
I was going to say that you freakin' pirates ruined it for everyone by stealing it in the first place, but $600 for a fucking program is absolutely absurd. I'll probably end up just getting the subscription model, but jesus I don't really want to.
well to begin with i dont think a one time purchase of it was really profitable for software companies to do. ms office/photoshoop and a bunch of others now do it because it keeps a steady income. i really do miss one time fees tho, at least students get free access to it or discounts.
30 bucks is pretty egregious though
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« on: September 28, 2018, 10:48:38 AM »
I was going to say that you freakin' pirates ruined it for everyone by stealing it in the first place, but $600 for a fucking program is absolutely absurd. I'll probably end up just getting the subscription model, but jesus I don't really want to.
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« on: September 26, 2018, 06:23:33 PM »
Also do you ever get the issue where you try to draw with your stylus on your tablet and the cursor will be on another monitor? I have checked my settings and it should be mapped to my tablet but any time i start drawing it switches over to another monitor... I end up having to turn off my other monitors just to get it to work properly.
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« on: September 26, 2018, 06:15:15 PM »
That's weird. Neither Krita or FireApaca have those issues for me. You think there may be an issue with your tablet driver? I've had issues before in Photoshop with both my Wacom and Ugee tablets similar to that and I had to uninstall and reinstall the latest driver to fix it.
I've reinstalled it already and it didn't fix anything. The problem with Krita is that there's just a giant lag on my brush cursor for whatever reason. I liked it more than FireAlpaca, but that program at least didn't muddy my work.
If you think you're gonna be using photoshop a lot more in the future then the sooner you become familiar with the program the better you will be down the road. It's up to you whether or not the monthly subscription is worth it. It's sad you can't just purchase CS6 or other older versions to keep. I only have it form my torrenting days years ago.
You have to rent it? What the hell
Is there no way to avoid that
You can get a cracked CC version if you look for it. TBH if it was a one-time purchase I'd probably just go ahead and purchase it, but they want you to pay $30 / month!
That's such bullshit. How much did it used to cost as a one time fee?
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« on: September 26, 2018, 05:59:19 PM »
That's weird. Neither Krita or FireApaca have those issues for me. You think there may be an issue with your tablet driver? I've had issues before in Photoshop with both my Wacom and Ugee tablets similar to that and I had to uninstall and reinstall the latest driver to fix it. I've reinstalled it already and it didn't fix anything. The problem with Krita is that there's just a giant lag on my brush cursor for whatever reason. I liked it more than FireAlpaca, but that program at least didn't muddy my work. If you think you're gonna be using photoshop a lot more in the future then the sooner you become familiar with the program the better you will be down the road. It's up to you whether or not the monthly subscription is worth it. It's sad you can't just purchase CS6 or other older versions to keep. I only have it form my torrenting days years ago.
You have to rent it? What the hell Is there no way to avoid that
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« on: September 26, 2018, 04:48:06 PM »
I keep having problems with all these free alternatives. Krita worked for awhile but the brush tool doesn't recognise where my stylus is until I put pressure on the screen, which results in these (admitedly cool but unintentional) straight lines you see here:  I then tried out FireAlpaca, but for whatever reason, it keeps giving me these random dots when I'm using the brush tool. Like so:  I managed to turn down the frequency of these dots in the settings, but obviously the ideal number of occurences is zero. I'm wondering if I should just pull the trigger and get Photoshop. I might as well get acquainted with the program considering I'll probably be using it in the future.
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« on: September 25, 2018, 06:56:45 PM »
yeah ese what happen
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« on: September 25, 2018, 05:23:34 PM »
It's not even offensive, it's just cringey.
Your face is so cringey, the mirror broke when you looked at your own reflection.
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« on: September 25, 2018, 05:16:31 PM »
It's not even offensive, it's just cringey.
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« on: September 25, 2018, 02:55:36 PM »
Spider-man has gotta be one of the best superheroes to study... his poses are always so dynamic no matter who's drawing. That also means it's more obvious when an artist doesn't have a full grasp on human anatomy, but I'd rather them take risks than stick to the Jim Lee school of basic ass poses.
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« on: September 25, 2018, 02:51:08 PM »
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« on: September 25, 2018, 02:32:42 AM »
NO BALLS
Fine by me.
No wonder why this place is left. All the shit users are left.
you are good with words my friend
You know something, this place is pretty much left. Nearly all the right wing users are gone.
liberals are right 90% of the time
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« on: September 25, 2018, 02:27:42 AM »
NO BALLS
Fine by me.
No wonder why this place is left. All the shit users are left.
you are good with words my friend
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« on: September 25, 2018, 02:25:32 AM »
NO BALLS
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« on: September 25, 2018, 02:23:45 AM »
I legit forgot I made this thread lol
Sounds like you're keeping yourself distracted.
it’s not even that
I just sit on my phone browsing whatever app all day and do nothing. I lost my old job from a 1 month license suspension for speeding and my other job is only during the middle 6 months of the year so I have nothing to do but job hunt, and I don’t even do that. I need to be more creative tbh
Everything happens for a reason.
I legit quit mine because it was beginning to degrade my mental health. It was a shitty place to work to start with.
after the donald did all the work to get you that job in the first place
fucking scumbag
Donald never got me that job nigga
line
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« on: September 25, 2018, 02:07:11 AM »
Time
Because there isn't enough of it left.
Starring Don Cheadle and Harold Winslow
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« on: September 25, 2018, 01:56:31 AM »
I legit forgot I made this thread lol
Sounds like you're keeping yourself distracted.
it’s not even that
I just sit on my phone browsing whatever app all day and do nothing. I lost my old job from a 1 month license suspension for speeding and my other job is only during the middle 6 months of the year so I have nothing to do but job hunt, and I don’t even do that. I need to be more creative tbh
Everything happens for a reason.
I legit quit mine because it was beginning to degrade my mental health. It was a shitty place to work to start with.
after the donald did all the work to get you that job in the first place fucking scumbag
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