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Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
That throw isn't going to work unless the person getting thrown is cooperating by jumping into it.
In my opinion.
We finally saw The Black Panther. I was not impressed. I particularly didn't like the remote control car operated from half a planet away.
And the first thing I asked when they got through the Wakandan city's stealth shield (whatever that was called) and we saw the city for the first time... my question was, "Where is the agriculture to support a city that size if they have no trade with other countries?'
I have lots of other quibbles but those are the main two.
Pretty disappointing.
In my opinion.
We finally saw The Black Panther. I was not impressed. I particularly didn't like the remote control car operated from half a planet away.
And the first thing I asked when they got through the Wakandan city's stealth shield (whatever that was called) and we saw the city for the first time... my question was, "Where is the agriculture to support a city that size if they have no trade with other countries?'
I have lots of other quibbles but those are the main two.
Pretty disappointing.
Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
It's not supposed to work, it's supposed to look cool.Maria wrote:That throw isn't going to work unless the person getting thrown is cooperating by jumping into it.
In my opinion.
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I wanna love somebody but I don't know how
I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
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I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
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Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
Maybe those that don't jump into it get their necks broken?
Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
There's a YouTube video of this move being used in what appears to be a competition. There are a bunch of them that seem to be demonstrations.
It does seem plausible that an experienced fighter would roll into the move rather than die of broken neck. But the point of course is to have a cool-looking trademark move for the Widow to use against larger opponents. The most awesome use of it is Agent Carter.
Maria, the agriculture, mainly pastures, is outside the dome, which is why Wakanda appears to the outside as a third world, agrarian country. Although there are also fields inside the dome (as seen in IW) and presumably high-intensity greenhouse or hydroponics.
It does seem plausible that an experienced fighter would roll into the move rather than die of broken neck. But the point of course is to have a cool-looking trademark move for the Widow to use against larger opponents. The most awesome use of it is Agent Carter.
Maria, the agriculture, mainly pastures, is outside the dome, which is why Wakanda appears to the outside as a third world, agrarian country. Although there are also fields inside the dome (as seen in IW) and presumably high-intensity greenhouse or hydroponics.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
And maybe they have underground tunnels of hydroponics, too. There certainly wasn't enough conventional agriculture shown in that valley to support the millions that would live in a city that size.
Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
They'd almost have to, with their siege mentality. I appreciated that the movie showed the costs of that utopia, not just the benefits.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
Also - vibranium.
I wanna love somebody but I don't know how
I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
-The Decemberists
I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
-The Decemberists
Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
It didn't look like a utopia to me. The king can be challenged at ANY time? Crappy system.
Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
That one did bug me a lot. At least in most real monarchies you had to be sneaky about your intentions to murder and usurp the king.
I wanna love somebody but I don't know how
I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
-The Decemberists
I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
-The Decemberists
Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
I don't think it's any time. Eric got to challenge because he was eligible through being of royal blood and not in the country during the official challenge.Maria wrote:It didn't look like a utopia to me. The king can be challenged at ANY time? Crappy system.
I waffled on this one but decided that it works for me.
P.S.: and now I keep thinking "the Democratic party will not challenge today."
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
Techno-barbarism doesn't work for me.
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Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
After the last couple of days' events here the whole settling leadership by fighting to the death thing does look a bit better, but it's unlikely Wakanda could have become so successful without a peaceful means of transition of power. The rule of law and solid political institutions are behind pretty much every first-world country.
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Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
Yes—I remember what that was like.... ;(Túrin Turambar wrote:After the last couple of days' events here the whole settling leadership by fighting to the death thing does look a bit better, but it's unlikely Wakanda could have become so successful without a peaceful means of transition of power. The rule of law and solid political institutions are behind pretty much every first-world country.
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Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
Yes—I remember what that was like.... ;(Túrin Turambar wrote:After the last couple of days' events here the whole settling leadership by fighting to the death thing does look a bit better, but it's unlikely Wakanda could have become so successful without a peaceful means of transition of power. The rule of law and solid political institutions are behind pretty much every first-world country.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
To shift topic slightly - I have a question.
Hidden text.
And um, do we really need spoiler tags for that at this late date?
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When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
I won't see it until it comes out on Blu ray. I'd appreciate not getting spoiled.
Edit:
It's out already!
Must go get copy this evening!
edit 2:
I could have sworn I had that thing on pre-order, but Amazon says no.
Edit:
It's out already!
Must go get copy this evening!
edit 2:
I could have sworn I had that thing on pre-order, but Amazon says no.
Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
Sunny, I think we should probably tag major spoilers like character deaths, at least for the movies that came out within the past year or two.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
[sigh] Okay, spoiler tags added. This WAS hinted at, though, both in Age of Ultron and, IIRC, the trailer for Infinity War.
Oh, and how many comic book heroes REALLY die, Frelga? C'mon, anyone older than 10 knows better than that!
X-Men 3 and Logan, for example...
Oh, and how many comic book heroes REALLY die, Frelga? C'mon, anyone older than 10 knows better than that!
X-Men 3 and Logan, for example...
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
Logan is Wolverine's final scene. No rolleyes. He's gone.
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Re: MCU and You (the Keep Frelga off Tumblr thread)
Um...[cough] https://www.slashfilm.com/avengers-wolv ... -brothers/
It may be just rumors, or wishful thinking, but I DID read in another article (which of course I now can't find ) that Hugh Jackman himself said he would like to see Wolverine working alongside of Hulk, Ironman and Captain America.
It may be just rumors, or wishful thinking, but I DID read in another article (which of course I now can't find ) that Hugh Jackman himself said he would like to see Wolverine working alongside of Hulk, Ironman and Captain America.
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.