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UpperWestside

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  1. These people are infuriating. Take pictures of all of these vehicles that put the flags in them that readily identify them as racist morons. Save the pictures and then when we overcome this clown car level fascism it’ll be time to get some of these idiots thrown in jail for supporting a traitorous regime that is attempting to dismantle the entire country.
  2. Reading this is why I will go back to see it in 3D. The best feeling I have at the end of a movie is walking out smiling and feeling at peace. This one really struck a good chord with me personally. Those are the best kind of movies.
  3. As a kid I did not take to Superhero movies. We did not have a theatre to go to so everything was VHS. It was something about the kryptonite and what it did to Superman that I didn’t like. I had nothing really against the movies, but that one thing bothered me for whatever reason. I really didn’t watch any superhero movies as a child. If I watched anything I wanted to see movies that were based in factual events and history. Guess that should’ve been a clue for me as to how life would go for me. I loved this movie though and how they portrayed the kryptonite. Just a wonderful movie that I want to go back and see in 3D.
  4. I think it would be awesome if 2K26 let her morph into a grizzly bear anytime she goes on a mebounding spree in the game.
  5. Yeah that makes no sense to me either. He’s a father that loves and misses his son. The thinking that men cannot be emotional like that is silly. I loved this Superman. It’s the first time I ever enjoyed a Superman movie. More emotion from the men in the movie is a welcome development. Also you’re right. This version of Superman, and the movie overall, really captured on screen the hellscape that we are seeing in the real world. Credit to Gunn for that and a great movie overall.
  6. If for no other reason than he really, really does not like dogs.
  7. I have to use Regal out here because there is no alternative like AMC or Alamo for movies. The 30 minutes of previews are standard for them. I always show up around 25 minutes into the previews. This is definitely a movie I would NOT want to see in 4DX. I really like that kind of film, but not this one because I figured it would be a ton of seat shaking. I just watched it in RPX and it was fine. I just got in from this one and I still feel really good about having seen it. Some good life lessons in the film for anyone paying attention to things like that.
  8. As a kid I never liked the Superman movies. I was talking to my mom this evening about this and she never realized I didn't enjoy them because I never said anything. I really, really enjoyed this one though. Krypto was awesome. Having a Superdog made the movie for me. I had zero expectations going in, but I left the movie smiling. It seems like the goal of the movie was to show someone doing good deeds for no other reason than because they want to and that is who they are. I loved that aspect and can't wait for the next Superman movie.
  9. What this reminds me of is when you run across fans of some obscure band that wound up going mainstream. They got millions of new fans because more people were exposed to this cool music, but the original fans look at these new fans of the band, as well as the band itself, of being sellouts. I am going to watch because of Clark and if I can catch Bueckers when she has nationally televised games. Luckily I work with a woman who was a baller back in Palau and she represented her country on the court. We talk about a lot of players and she opens me up to the ones she really likes which is pretty cool. Clark is still why I watch, but knowing more from someone that played ball and loves the WNBA is cool.
  10. Really shows off the ball handling skills here. Make sure her open court awareness is set to zero. That was three double dribbles in possession. Jesus tap dancing Christ I would hide her from any exposure to young hoopers looking to emulate someone’s game.
  11. You know missing layups for you or I is whatever. Everyone that ever played basketball has missed them. However, NO ONE IS PAYING US TO REPEATEDLY MISS THEM. I mean how does her coach watch her make shooting a basketball look like she’s coming out of the trenches at the Battle of the Somme? It’s embarrassing for her and anyone that coached her that she cannot make the bunnies.
  12. If they’re going to do this they have to do it right. I want to see all of her creative ways to miss layups included in her arsenal.
  13. This cover seems, well, I don’t know what to make of it. Melo because of the memories of a volume shooter that never came close to winning an NBA title? SGA who does not seem to be all that well liked by anyone outside of Oklahoma? Reese instead of the reason millions more people watch the WNBA in Clark? I do not get this, but I also haven’t played an NBA video game in at least 15 years or more. Maybe their internal surveys said this would be a good cover I guess.
  14. Some of my professors work and teach classes from the museum. Really, really smart men and women that cover every imaginable aspect of the war and its aftermath. I do not like sitting in a traditional classroom, but I would make an exception for Rob Citino. Dr. Citino’s lectures are fantastic.
  15. Regrettably this is still happening in The Solomon Islands as well as other South Pacific locales. Neither the US nor Japan seem real interested in helping clean up the mess left behind so people continue to die each year from unexploded ordinance.
  16. He will not win another major. Barring any major injuries one of these two of Sinner and Alcaraz will win more majors in my opinion. Quite the lofty goal, but the men’s field has no one on their level right now.
  17. Alcaraz is the reason I started watching tennis again 3 and a half years ago so I’ll take him to beat Sinner. I hope he beats Sinner every single time they play in a major. To be 22 and going for a 3rd Wimbledon in-a-row is impressive.
  18. He is. It’s just a reference to some pictures he shared of a sailing trip he took in his younger days to The Marquesas.
  19. Suns are not a serious franchise. But I think we all knew that already. I eagerly await the next chapter of Beal’s career being spent playing alongside Harden and Leonard. Can’t imagine what might go sideways there.
  20. I think you know my man. Might be time for you and the family to take a new boat trip to Tahiti.
  21. Check for new posters in the UT basketball thread. If his children turned his WiFi back on and gave him his computer back he’ll be in there at some point.
  22. He needs to be sent to this place.
  23. What you wrote here is absolutely the point that was made by this film. It’s not “Heck yeah! ‘Merica!” stuff. This is what war is. It shouldn’t be glorified. When a person’s life ends that’s it. One mistake could get all of these soldiers killed and brought home in coffins. Anytime I read about the war drums coming to life it just means some young men and women are going to go lose their life in an older person’s war because negotiations between factions or nations failed and the peace was broken. The ending was hollow and sobering. What was gained for either side? Watching it makes me respect Americans that voluntarily sign up for this so that those of us back home can go and watch this film. You see in that hour and a half how a person’s entire life was changed forever. Just that short sliver of time did a whole lot of mental and physical damage to people.
  24. I walked into the Best Buy not far from me and got one on the first day. Got it with the Mariokart World and Tears of the Kingdom. Nintendo did some really good work on this and I thoroughly enjoy Mariokart and being able to just drive around the map. It’s strange, but it’s relaxing just driving and not doing one of the races. I am sure I am not the only person who thinks this and enjoys roaming around the map.
  25. Way smarter people have issues attempting to sound dumb. TFG does not have that issue. He was born that way and nothing has changed since then. He c an easily relate to morons and their lack of intellect or ability to critically think because he cannot do that either. It’s like if I attempt to engage Neil deGrasse Tyson in a conversation about the universe. Could I do it and sound as smart as he is? I could not and he’d figure that out pretty quick. However one of his astrophysicist friends wants to do it they’d be on par with each. TFG is just on par intellectually with the dumbest portion of society and that works for him. It would have been nice to outlive the broligarch issues, but I guess dealing with them now might help future generations that come long after we are gone. One can hope at least.
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