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  2. The Big Bad Movie Topic

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    The fundamentals of caring is genuinely one of the greatest movies I've watched in a while. Everything is so subtle and sweet, and the whole thing is very relatable in my situation. The comedy is spot on and the casting is great which leads to a brilliantly unraveling story filled with emotions. A very dark comedy however one you shouldn't miss!

  5. Music

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    Never really bothered with monstercat mixes but the July one was delicious. 

     

    Notable mentions include:

    Muzzy - Calling Out

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZJIdovpJM0

     

    Tut Tut Child - Autonomy

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfDdBmBKTdU

     

    Haywyre - Impulse (you may have to scroll down to song 51)

     

    This is so called 'contemporary DnB'. It's very minimalistic, Laxx kinda style, but my god is the middle bridge superb. New song to listen to for a while tbh.

    (I attached my playlist which if anyone is interested is pretty much entirely EDM)

  6. Music

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    Slushii is one of my new favourites. My music taste has been all over the place since the collapse of dubstep but it's settling with trance/chill trap, which is quite a neutral, fun to listen to genre. Slushii makes very melodical beats that are slow and bouncey, and his mentor Marshmello is one of my favourite artists at the moment. If either of them get big you heard it here first (plus jauz)

  7. The Big Bad Movie Topic

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    Suicide Squad is bound to become one of the most controversial pictures of this year. This post will contain spoilers, critiques and opinions some probably don't want to read.

     

      I'll start off with just doing my TL;DR now. It was a ton of fun to watch. Throughout all the plot holes, broken pacing and terrible directing choices, I did really enjoy the action, acting, characters and general narration of the movie. It has fantastic authentic reference to the Suicide Squad comics, and overall it was very different and out there compared to many hero movies. Having said that...

     

      The movie is one of the most flawed I have ever watched, right from the first 20 minutes. A major problem with films such as this is the use of multiple main characters really drains from the plots, sub plots, and sub sub plots. All of the plots. It does become very difficult to follow at times, and it felt like all the different stories were an excuse to make the general story different, when really it's quite generic. Another problem with this film is it really struggles with consistency throughout.

      The first act of the film is huge fun, with an edge to a hero movie previously unseen. In your face graphics, colour leaks and character introductions set the movie up brilliantly, and with well placed jokes and impressive visuals and explanations I was expecting a lot. However act 2 & 3 almost feel like an entirely different movie.

    For gods sake the bad guy and the city aren't even bloody named. Is it Gotham? I mean I'm guessing it's new york from all the satellite imagery in the government meeting room but the structures suggest otherwise? For those who are wondering, the bad guy is simply named enchantress, as suggested by the doctor whispering her name. 

      A lot of the cool stuff seen in act 1 is immediately dropped once entering the city. The colour leaks; gone. The in your face graphics; gone. The plot becomes a blurred and tangled mess of genericness and smugness that simply doesn't really work and isn't very memorable. All most all of the appeal of act 1 is completely gone as soon as act 2 is constructed. Act 2 & 3 scream DC to me, with impressive imagery and clear comic book style, however it was so long to sit through and not very memorable. 

      A large thing for this movie was all the reshoots that it had due to the hit success of deadpool. A lot of it is clear, and a lot of it is very hit and miss. Harley Quinn is played brilliantly by Margot Robbie, however her comical attitude is somewhat awkward to watch, when it should be funny. A lot of the one liners leave you going euuurrghh rather then smugly sitting back in your seat going 'heuh'. There are moments of comical genius, most noticeably embodied in Captain Boomerangs whole performance. 

      Finally, as said before, the cuts to the movie are obvious. Leto's performance as the Joker seemed pretty alright... Seemed: seeing as his screen time ended up being less then 20 minutes. It was very frustrating to watch as parts of the movie are so brilliant only to be undermined by parts which could have been improved so easily.

     

    To give you a break down of things that annoyed me:

    Awkward jokes

    Varied pacing

    complex sub plots

    generic main plot

    terrible bad guy

    wasted character chemistry

    character chemistry LITERALLY OUT OF NOWHERE (Deadshot literally turns round to diablo and calls him a homey, and then calls Harley sugar. WHY IS THIS!!11!)

    editing consistency

    choice of soundtrack

    questionable removed footage

     

    Despite this awfully long list, there are parts of the movie that are pure gold. The (over) editing at the start is fantastic, the acting is beyond awesome for the roles given, and the original score is the best I've heard in a very long time. Literally I was going 'awwww man' when the 'squad' strolled up in slow motion with this epic hybrid mess of dubstep synths and orchestral noises emphasising the epicness of the shot. There are some fantastic cameos too, and the introductory period for all the characters really sets up the movie nicely. 

    Certain sub plots work really well, my main problem was there being too many of them. There was great reference and authenticity to the original comics too, which is something I really appreciate being a viewer who does a little research and reading before going into comic book movies. There are some bad ass cinematics, good character chemistry and jesus some of the jokes are really good. Enchantress as a little creepy devil was really impressive, as a majestic god thingy with 20 eyes on her head hulu dancing to a cloud of ash, was not. For me personally these goods do outweigh the flaws, quite significantly too, but I can completely sympathise with those who do not enjoy the movie as much.

     

    Overall I'd give the movie a 7/10. It's edgy, it's funny, it has an insanely awesome, long and intense fight scene and the characters are so good you can't not love them. With fantastic reference to the comics, a good score and some real uniqueness to the movie in general I am already itching to watch it at least once more. I just wish that some of the many mistakes could've been fixed before it's release considering how plain sighted and simple many of them are!

     

    I will say, you have to ignore all the ratings for this movie. 24% on rotten tomatoes (as I type) means nothing. It's critics all jumping aboard each others band wagon and making the flaws much bigger then they really are. The forum users rating is 76%, which proves it's a relaxed viewers movie. It's not for those who want to nitpick it, its for those who go to the movies to have a good time and watch something fun. This was very fun to watch, and despite all it's imperfections I sincerely hope others enjoy it as much as I do.

  12. Music

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    This is one of those songs that has permanently sat quietly in the back of my head, and I still remember every single lyric perfectly. Seeing as it's recently been a year since my Dad left it makes me feel terrible. This song was so powerful to little 7 year old me, I'd sing it with both my brothers and still today it's so sweet to hear and has such powerful simple, naive, young and free spirited lyrics and vibes. I really love this song because of all the memories it contains but I hate looking back at a lot of them and trying to see how anything will be similar in the future.

  15. Phantasialand

    in International Attractions

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    Taron is a good ride. 

    There's little special about it, it has some questionable pacing and dragging elements, however the moments that it has of sideways ejector, air time and intense speed massively outweighs any negatives. The ride is efficient, a very generous length and has some intensity I have never experienced on a steel coaster before and is really only comparable to the likes of woodie elements. Klugheim is the best themed area I have ever visited, and Taron and Raik complete the parks ride lineup in style. I've only just left the park and I'm dying to go back.

     

    4.5/10.

  17. Kolmården Wildlife Park

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    I think likewise Baron, I feel like their prolonged Overhangs are some of the most ugly, uncomfortable looking inversions out there. Having said that, I haven't ridden one or seen one in person so I cannot judge, but oh my this ride is one of the most wild coasters I have ever seen - Wood or steel.

  18. Derren Brown's Ghost Train: Rise of the Demon

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    ^ This. There are numerous reasons for a sign like this to be placed, including the fact that as said above, people will be wondering why there are people in the attraction even if it is closed to the general public.

     

     

     

    Not only this but have you seen some of the visitors theme parks gain these days? One of the reasons why the theme park industry as a whole has evolved is because of the audience it attracts. It wouldn't surprise me at all, if that sign weren't up, if a bunch of guests would jump the fence in order to get in the queue. (not on this attraction but) I have seen that happen before too. It makes perfect sense to have that sign up, and at the end of the day if Thorpe choose to use it, then it will be used.

  19. Stealth

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    The only thing that Stealth has in case of a rollback is the emergency zeppelin fins. All Intamin Accelorators have these as far as I'm aware, even if rollbacks would never happen (I.e. Rita)

     

    Anti Rollbacks on lift hill coasters are much more obvious. They are a line of teeth that goes up an entire lift hill to the point at which the carriage is swept away by momentum and gravity. You can normally hear them clicking away!

     

    Of course, with ride technology comes changes, ala Smiler, which features similar anti rollback technology to that found on stealth. In the case of a break down, the ride is designed to pop these fins up, so that the train can roll slowly back down the 2 lifts to a location of easier, and safer evacuation.

  22. Merlin Entertainments

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    19 minutes ago, Ian-S said:

     

    They are the only operator in Europe that has more than one park?

     

    Yeah no they're not.

    ooooof you should do some research pal

     

    Studio 100:

     

     

    Compagnie des Alpes:

     

    Park Reunidos:

     

    Aspro Park:

     

    Gelissen Group:

    ADDVenture

    Toverland

    Gepla

     

    There are more, multipark companies too, but these are the big ones.

     

     

  25. Video Games.

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    I play a bit of destiny. Not very good at it, but recently I've reawoken my old sniper days (oh lord) and have attempted to get back into my editing seat..

     

     

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