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On 10/12/2020 at 11:31 PM, CAT5 said:Lying to people in order to "spare their feelings" is a selfish cop-out imo. I think when people do that, it's more about them being inept and immature rather than having genuine concern for the other person.
That said, feelings do matter. There are ways to relay the truth to someone without being a dismissive asshole about it. So people who do the opposite and say shit like "i don't care how i come off, the truth is the truth" are equally annoying.
Agreed. Communicating is difficult and, in many instances, an art. Many people are not willing to put forth the effort of consideration and empathy to accurately get your point across without causing offense.
So generally, as you said, people are inclined either to lie, or be as blunt as possible. Both are repugnant and contribute to a poorer society for us all.
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59 minutes ago, 少女椿 said:jesus he sounds like his body was possessed by Toda Hiromu's restless spirit :'D
Lol how so?
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8 hours ago, anakuro said:i just personally dont understand the stigma post-dmmd since there are a lot of great songs there 🤷♀️but to each their own, i suppose
I think it’s just because there was a shift in sound, which always causes a bit of division among fans. As much as I do like the post-dmmd stuff now, it’s definitely not the same, and their older works hold so much nostalgic value for me it’s hard not to remain partial.
But, anyway, imo the post-dmmd stuff should not be ignored; it just has a different vibe. Even those put off by it should be able to enjoy the less-than releases at least; those remixes are solid.
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On 8/14/2020 at 1:00 PM, saiko said:Never tried these guys. Which could be a good point to start?
I suggest ワーキングウォークマン.
On 8/14/2020 at 1:01 PM, anakuro said:Unfortunately most people go "goatbed was better before dmmd" and/or "there are too many releases so I don't care" lol
This was me until earlier this year tbh. The "less than" releases won me over though, and coaxed me into giving the new stuff a second chance.
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On 12/11/2019 at 4:23 AM, Ruri said:i am recently getting into japanese shoegaze/dream pop, so if anyone has any recommendations that would be awesome ❤️
Check out 溶けない名前 (tokenai namae)!
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Anyone know of 進行方向別通行区分? (Longest name ever, I know. Here's how to say it: shinkō hōkō betsu tsūkō kubun.)
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Welcome!
I'm also a big fan of vellaDonna. CHAOS is such a fantastic album.
Are you looking forward to Animal Crossing: New Horizons?
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On 12/28/2019 at 7:41 AM, Bear said:Been diving into the Tremors franchise these last few days and watched all of the five sequels. I can't believe I have not done that before, because there's loads and loads of fun here. Despite being a direct-to-video franchise this has been very positively received by fans.
Tremors II: Aftershocks - The first movie was all about Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward's characters, but despite having Fred Ward reprise his role in this, it's all about Michael Gross and his character Burt Gummer. If you enjoy the first movie, you should absolutely enjoy this and I thought this was really good. Not quite as good, but not too far off either. Hilarious and with great special effects.
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection - Michael Gross as Burt Gummer is hilarious as always, but the movie as a whole is a bit disappointing. The thing that is a bit disappointing is the use of CGI monsters, whereas all the effects in the two previous movies was mainly practical. Some CGI in the second, but more subtle than in this, much due to the graboids having mutated quite a bit. Than, and the fact that it is a much more light-hearted movie overall. Not as dark. But it's fun, and it's good.
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins - This is a prequel where we see Michael Gross playing Burt Gummer's great gandfather, Hiram Gummer. This was a massive step up and more or less as good as Tremors II: Aftershock. So while the first Tremors movie especially is a neo-western horror movie, this is more straight up a western horror movie without the neo in front of it. Great movie with a different type of atmosphere. Awesome as hell!
Tremors 5: Bloodlines - While Michael Gross as Burt Gummer rules supreme, this film is overall very disappointing. They go to South-Africa, which in itself is pretty cool. But they don't make the most of it and there's too many characters, they lost the neo-western feeling of it and the claustrophobic feeling of the past movies are gone. Mediocre at best tbh.
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell - This time Burt Gummer travels to Canada and it kinda works? The CGI's surprisingly well done. Like...fuck. Despite being a low-budget movie (I would say the budget was between 2-5m somewhere) the CGI is no worse than what you'll see in 200m+ budget blockbuster movies. Fuck it, it's actually better than tons and tons and tons of the CGI found in these monster budget movies. That in itself is remarkable. But it's big, dumb and fun. I liked it a lot.
Looking forward to Tremors 7 next year. Will also dig into the 2003 TV-series.
Btw, there was supposed to be a new Tremors TV-series starring both Kevin Bacon reprising his role from the original movie, but somehow they stopped production after or before the pilot. That fucking sucks! Would kill for someone to pick that up and make it.
Yess, Tremors! I used to be really into this series as a kid. I think the first two are definitely the best. I actually saw the second one first for some reason so part of me prefers it somewhat for the sake of nostalgia. I watched the fourth one for the first time recently and, I agree, it wasn’t bad.
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