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As someone who drinks and smokes a solid bit, just be careful not to get dependent on it. It def helps with stress and forgetting about how shitty everything feels rn, but it can very easily become a crutch if you're not careful, I've seen a lot of friends and coworkers go down some dark paths by going too hard on either/both.

That said, until this month I was smoking every night before bed and drinking almost as often. Gonna keep the drinking down permenantly I think, but oh man, the smoking and watching cheesy sci-fi movies definitely helps fend off the impending doom a good bit.

Heh, funny enough, my girlfriend saw Danganronpa on my PS5 while I was at work, started playing it on a whim, and is really liking it so far.

Never mentioned it to her cause I didn't think it would be her thing, but apparently I was wrong lol.

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Despised posted...

Metal is metal, I will say nu metal probably receives the most hate by a sub-genre bar none, being a metalhead who frequents a very high amount of shows on average across all

I got to go see Nonpoint for free years and years ago and the did so good most people left before the headliner came in after (drowning pool)

Oh man, I love Nonpoint, would love to go to one of their shows.

I loved the ending tbh. It felt very fitting for a series that always said "fuck your expectations, we'll do what we want".

And honestly, the whole series is based on lies anyways. If they wanted to they could easily retcon it.

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Nu Metal is another one for me. I don't hide the fact that I like it (anymore) >_> , but I almost never recommend them. My friends that don't like metal wont like it, and most of my friends who do like metal don't either lol.

But fuck man, I just enjoy it a lot as a genre. SOAD, Mudvayne, Mushroomhead, Flaw, Sevendust, Fear Factory, Coal Chamber, 3rd Strike, Linkin Park, I enjoy their shit. Hell, can't even lie, Limp Bizkit is dumb but they have some fun dumb songs.

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bsp77 posted...

My goal is 1 or 2 on the weekend or in a social setting. No more having any sitting at home on a Tuesday or whatever.

I can obviously control it because Dry January is really easy. I just have to do it. I simply enjoy trying different beers too much.

I decided to cut back hard too; doing Dry January, and even after January's over I think I'm gonna reign it in permenantly. I'm in food service, and man, it's so easy to get into a habbit of drinking "just a little" every day. Realizing that I don't really WANT to drink every day, it just became routine. Probably won't go 100% sober, will probably drink wine occasionally with nice dinners and maybe drink some soju here and there, but daily shifties I think are in my past.

Not necessarily guilty pleasures per se, just stuff you're a big fan of but you don't recommend to everyone because of it being super niche, hard to get into at first, whatever.

For me, Danganronpa is probably the biggest one. Big fan, but it's definitely something I wouldn't recommend to everyone, only if I'm super confident someone would like it.

The Terrifier movies too, unless I already know someone's really into horror movies I'm probably not gonna suggest it just on a whim.

It's an amazing show, really wish more people watched it.

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Still havent seen my first movie of the year yet >_>

Depending on what time I get home tonight will try to watch a shorter one possibly. Maybe another older Godzilla movie or something, wanna slowly work my way through those

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What the actual fuck.

Guess Im cancelling my Max subscription this year

I need to watch more Kurosawa; I think Ive only seen Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Rashoman, and Throne of Blood.

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Phantom_Nook posted...

Out of the Akira Kurosawa movies I've seen, Seven Samurai was my least favorite. I much preferred Yojimbo and High & Low.

I loved Yojimbo, but IMO Seven Samurai is basically a perfect movie. For a movie to be 70 years old, 3 and half hours long, and still be so captivating with its story, characters, set design, etc.? Thats so impressive to me.

sabin017 posted...

Shaolin Soccer is too low.

I really liked it, but I think I definitely prefer King Fu Hustle over it.

Joelypoely posted...

I was interested to see Monkey Man, but saw some negative reviews. What are your thoughts on it?

I absolutely loved it, cant even fathom what people would dislike about it. Its an almost perfect action movie, and as someone who doesnt usually love revenge movies, this one handled it really fucking well. Highly recommend, Dev Patel is incredible in it.

Honestly kind of a lot; hoping Im not taking on too much at once.

• Improve my finances. I have very little in savings, and no investments or anything like that. Really want to change that this year as much as possible.
• Get in better shape/eat better. Dont really desire becoming a gym guy really, did that in college and it wasnt really my thing, but I do need to get back into being more active outside of work, and stop eating like shit. Could stand to lose at least 15ish pounds, and I think it would help my back pain a lot too.
• Cut back on alcohol and weed. Going fully sober for January. Not necessarily planning on going fully sober permanently, but this past year I think I was starting to go a little too hard on those things to cope with work stress, so Im looking for healthier, more sustainable ways to cope with stress.
• Finally go to therapy. Wanted to for a long time, but I finally have decent insurance, so theres really no more excuses for me not to go.

Realized Ive been doing this for 5 years now; Debating doing a massive list of all 5 years to rank them altogether and maybe reevaluate some past rankings, but god damn would that take a while >_>

The only one of those Ive seen is Burn After Reading. Pretty dang good, but its been a long time since Ive seen it.

MrResetti posted...

There's another mean girls?

Yep, came out last year, it's more based off the musical though. Wasn't amazing, but I did have a fun time with it/enjoyed it more than I thought I would honestly.

Another year finished means its time for my personal annual tradition of ranking every movie I watched for the first time in the past year. It was a pretty busy year for me, so I unfortunately only saw 87 new-for-me films as opposed to my usual 120+. Surprisingly, I think this actually made it harder to rank. I really didnt watch very many outright bad movies this year. If I had time to watch something, it was usually a movie I was really excited to check out or had been wanting to watch for a while. So this year more than ever, just because a movie is lower on the list doesnt mean I didnt enjoy it. This list is extremely subjective and is solely based on my gut-level reaction to how much I enjoyed each movie and/or how much of an impact it had on me. So here it is, my ranking of every new-for-me film I watched in 2024, from least favorite to favorite:

And yes, there's gonna be some hot takes. >_>

87. Tarot (2024)
86. The Snowman (2017)
85. Alien (1992)
84. Madame Web (2024)
83. Sting (2024)
82. Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
81. Arcadian (2024)
80. Superman: Unbound (2013)
79. Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)
78. Leviathan (1989)
77. Mean Girls (2024)
76. Civil War (2024)
75. IF (2024)
74. Murder Mystery (2019)
73. Wonka (2023)
72. Wish (2023)
71. Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)
70. Totally Killer (2023)
69. Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
68. Humane (2024)
67. Moana 2 (2024)
66. Blue Beetle (2023)
65. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
64. Cryptozoo (2021)
63. Alien: Covenant (2017)
62. Bad Trip (2021)
61. What Lies Beneath (2000)
60. Serial Mom (1994)
59. Desperado (1995)
58. Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match (2023)
57. Red One (2024)
56. Alien Resurrection (1997)
55. Source Code (2011)
54. Fright Night (1985)
53. American Fiction (2023)
52. The Book of Clarence (2023)
51. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
50. The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
49. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
48. Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022)
47. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
46. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
45. Rodan (1956)
44. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
43. The Devils Advocate (1997)
42. Beau Is Afraid (2023)
41. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
40. Romy and Micheles High School Reunion (1997)
39. Bottoms (2023)
38. Mad Max 2 (1981)
37. Love Lies Bleeding (2024)
36. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
35. Prometheus (2012)
34. Abigail (2024)
33. Dream Scenario (2023)
32. Platoon (1986)
31. Shaolin Soccer (2001)
30. Space Is the Place (1974)
29. Total Recall (1990)
28. Watchmen: Chapter I (2024)
27. Dogma (1999)
26. Transformers One (2024)
25. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
24. Talk to Me (2022)
23. Constantine (2005)
22. Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
21. Orion and the Dark (2024)
20. Pearl (2022)
19. Its Whats Inside (2024)
18. Late Night with the Devil (2023)
17. Rosemarys Baby (1968)
16. Poor Things (2023)
15. The Last Dragon (1985)
14. Repo Man (1984)
13. Alien: Romulus (2024)
12. Enter the Dragon (1973)
11. Longlegs (2024)
10. Police Story (1985)
9. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
8. The Substance (2024)
7. Nosferatu (2024)
6. Monkey Man (2024)
5. I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
4. The Peoples Joker (2022)
3. The Iron Claw (2023)
2. Dune: Part Two (2024)
1. Seven Samurai (1954)

HylianFox posted...

"Dawn" definitely should have been before "Rise", it just makes more sense

I genuinely didnt watch them for years because I didnt know which one was the first one (and I was too lazy to look it up while casually scrolling/deciding what to watch.)

Fantastic movies though, glad I finally made myself watch them.

Fire Emblem

Tag, this is a cool topic.

Man, Gargoyles fucking rocked.

16 rocks, still dont get the hate. Clives a top 3 FF protagonist.

Fuck, that really sucks. Dude was fucking amazing. Legit audibly gasped in shock when I read this topic title.

RIP

Mastermind, Tragic and Fallen Hero are probably the big ones for me.

Xanatos from Gargoyles is my favorite representative for the Mastermind archetype.

Dead Space for sure, but as others have said I also enjoy KH1's.

LeoRavus posted...

He reminds me of that guy who played the rapist doctor in Alien 3 and the demon Numsey in Golden Child.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/e023ab20.jpg

Thats Charles Dance, and hes awesome.

Also IIRC wasnt his character the only NON-rapist in the prison? He was there for I think essentially medical mispractice, not for the same reason everyone else was there.

Sokka from Avatar.

It's easy to forget that the first half of season 1 he was kind of insufferable; but that was the point, and he got a shit ton of character growth, and by the end of the show was probably my overall favorite character.

I enjoy it, but it's pretty low on the list for overall Star Trek media IMO.

Also you should do Water World for one of these topics.

8 - 20; varies a lot depending on if I'm getting ready to go out somewhere or if it's an after work shower and I'm just decompressing and zoning out.

The Thing, but They Live is pretty slept on.

I still havent technically beaten it yet but BG3 is probably gonna crack the top 5.

thronedfire2 posted...

it's a good thing Van Halen wasn't there

lmao

Movie had a shit ton of potential, and i think it had a huge impact on Sci-Fi Horror movies, but frankly, I'd rather rewatch Sunshine or Alien than Event Horizon.

i used to all the time, but honestly its been years since the last time I did.

When I was 18.

specialkid8 posted...

They're all worth watching for one reason or another. If nothing else to see where they went wrong. But they all have their moments.

I completely agree with this.

Bad Rats

Unrelated to the orgies, but that's where me and my girlfriend first realized we had feelings for each other. We had been friends for a couple years before that, but neither of us realized the other shared the same feelings until the last night of the Con we danced together at one of the late night raves and... We quickly realized. >_>

Been together for 3 years now.

I go every year, I love it. Tons of fun, and don't worry about not having a plan. Just wandering around and stumbling across fun random nerd shit is great, that's what I did my first year and I've been hooked ever since. It's definitely worth it.

As for the orgies, yes, it's a thing, but all of the con takes place in giant hotel conference rooms and such, that kind of stuff only happens in the top floors of the hotels where no actual Dragoncon stuff is happening. If you're not down for it, there's no way of getting sucked into it if it's not your cup of tea.