Movie Review: Captain America: Civil War. Spoilery as heck! Do not enter if you haven't seen it, unless you want to be spoiled. I thought this movie was a thematic mess. ( Here's why. )

oh dear. ( My unpopular reaction and spoilers under the cut. )

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In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Tags:in the name of the king, commander tarish, brian white, sword and sorcery, crystal tear, for his king, i show up for the action, and fall for the characters, ptdw
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thank you my dear friends, beadslut, alsogater, dogeared, squidgiepdx, draycevixen, springwoof, wpadmirer, mischief5 , mirabile_dictu, evilmissbecky,
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So I am rewatching Winter Solder, mainly for the eye candy, but also because I had to see that scene again where Nick Fury kicks all sorts of ass using nothing but a sass-mouthed, bullet-proof SUV, a broken arm, and his steely nerves. OMG. Nick Fury. <3 Bonus points for leaving the Winter Soldier staring at a burning hole in the ground. ( I guess I should still cut for spoilers tho. )

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I’ve been seeing a lot of comparisons b/w Kingsman as a male id fantasy and Jupiter Ascending as a woman’s id fantasy, but I don’t think that’s it at all. I think it’s a regressive v. progressive fantasy. At least, that's why I enjoyed the latter over the former. ( Warning for spoilers. )

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So maybe I'm just too much of a science fiction buff, but I enjoyed Jupiter Ascending way more than Kingsman (which, truth be told just made me want to rewatch Men in Black). ( SPOILERS )

I was talking to my brother, and we agreed films of the 80s and 90s at least seemed to confront sexism head-on whereas nowadays it seems like they want to ignore the fact it exists any longer.

So in that sense, it feels like we've slipped.

I'd like to recommend as an improbable icon in a forgotten comedy classic, Deborah Foreman in My Chauffeur, ( Read more... )

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