@jaded said in Good or New Movies Review:
On Bumblebee, I saw Optimus Prime actually looking like himself in the trailer and I felt a giddy excitement about that. I have not had time to see Bumblebee yet, due to holidays, but I am looking forward to it.
Sure. There's also Shockwave:
And Starscream:
And, yes, Optimus Prime.
Add to that a good script and decent director, and it isn't a creative abortion. Imagine that.
Also, Arcee, Wheeljack, Cliffjumper --
Three movies over the past 2 weeks.
Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse: Don't take it from me; take it from everyone else, please. This is probably the slickest, best-written Marvel movie all year -- yes, even better than Black Panther. It's certainly blacker than Black Panther: no kings, no majesty, just some poor kid getting caught up in the machinations of others. And it has a pulse-pumping soundtrack that is just shy of Kendrick Lamar's inspirational soundtrack.
Speaking of soundtracks --
Don't miss Bumblebee. This movie is what I expected back when Bay released the first of the new franchise's movies. While critics have alternately panned it as a "girl-and-horse" sort of movie, I don't get it -- I really don't. Hailee Steinfeld proves that she can actually act still (remember True Grit?) and Angela Bassett eats up every moment as Shatter. Plus, the soundtrack is breathtakingly middle-class Californian-American from the 80s, and really holds the movie together. You are not losing money if you're a Transformers fan, and who the hell doesn't like seeing Soundwave as, well, Soundwave?
And, on the topic of nostalgia, that brings me to Netflix's Watership Down.
I know that the critics hated the animation style. I know the critics poo-pooed the absence of graphic bunny violence. Yet everything about this 4-part series is exactly what you would hope from an adaptation of Adams' 1972 novel. To say that it's neither as creepy nor as sinister as Martin Rosen's 1978 animated film is simply wrong, as the violence and dread are palpable and brought to life in this new series, which is seen literally on the level of rabbits (some of it is 1st person).
Plus, the voices: James McAvoy. Nicholas Hoult. John Boyega. Ben Motherfucking Kingsley as General Woundwort. Not to mention Daniel Kaluuya, Taron Egerton, Rosamund Pike, and Peter Capaldi as a Scottish Kehaar. The critics seem to be a mix of CGI-elitists and toxic fans of what is likely the most under-appreciated criticism of modernity I've ever had the pleasure of knowing.
And, I swear, if you're not leaking lubricating fluid from your eyes at the end of each episode, you need to have your humanity/animality chip checked.
So, watch these folks. Seriously.
I'm a litigator, not a document reviewer. But I'll do doc review: it's easy; it's money.
My boss knows me. He knows I'm motivated by hard deadlines -- the harder, the better. It makes me edgy, which helps my performance. He knows I like a challenge.
Starting on Dec. 19, we had 90 batches of 100 documents to get through. I've pumped in ~20 hours in ~48 hours on this project so far, knocked out two briefs, and have been kicking ass.
This morning, I had go over all of the documents I just reviewed for relevance to re-code it. 40 batches worth.
And then I get told that there's 150 batches after I finish with the 90.
Yeah, this job isn't going to get done by Christmas.
I thought I could, and I'm peeved now that I can't because of other people.
@tinuviel said in Who are you?:
What is one legal concept or idea that you wish more lay-people knew?
There is not always a legal remedy for every wrong.
@mietze said in What drew you to MU*?:
Enjoy what is, give your input once and constructively or at least respectfully, if it doesn't change in a way you can abide, move on.
In my old age, I have embraced this.
When I was a younger lawyercatbot, I was much more vociferous as to "what is to be done about this issue."
Now, I simply cannot be bothered.
Sex isn't always great, but it's still sex.
In the United States, certification to practice generally falls to state courts to regulate. Federal courts often permit entry without examination as long as you are licensed to practice in a state. Specialty courts, like the Patent & Trademark Office, are federal.
The state courts, to my knowledge, require a breadth of knowledge in all major subjects of law. So, when lawyers graduate, they are generalists. Specialization comes in the form of experience: if you end up at a criminal-defense firm, you're probably going to end up specializing in it. In this respect, the practice of law is different from the practice of medicine, where there are recognized specialties.
Some state bar associations offer certifications in particular specialties.
So, as most answers from lawyers go, "it depends."
@three-eyed-crow said in Who are you?:
I gather he is not a unique case.
I gather he's an idiot.
You don't engage in an endeavor that is going to cost you around $75,000 without some goal in mind. Mine was to become a lawyer. It's what I wanted to be; it's what I set out to be; it's what I ended up being; it's what I've become good at being.
My partner wanted to become the same, and burned out. After paying off her student debt, she went back to school to become a PA. After five years of retraining and education, she is now a practicing PA, and loving every moment of it. She has a lot of student debt again, but it's worth it to be doing something she enjoys.
Don't go into a professional school "as something to do." That's stupid. Go into school with a clear vision and goal. And realize what it is: a three-year quest.
The job market is not as saturated as people would tell you. It's also not as bountiful as people might tell you. It is what you make of it: it's not reserved for the best or brightest, and the most industrious tend to come out on top.
Advanced science degrees + law degree = patent law practice = exorbitant amounts of money.
Neil Marshall's credentials are just fine, if you're at the helm of an indie movie with an interesting premise and good writing. Doomsday and Centurion were middling, and Hellboy is his first foray into this particular genre. I don't often piddle on rookie directors in the superhero genre, but there is nothing on his resume that leads me to believe he can handle the mix of emo-punk and humor that is captured in the Hellboy comics.
As for as Andrew Cosby, this is his first foray into the writing of feature-length screenplay. Again, I wouldn't normally poo-poo a rookie, but this particular rookie doesn't have the sort of resume that would give me confidence.
As for casting? They got Milla Jovovich as the villain. Milla Jovovich. That's the biggest, most talented name they could pull.
@thenomain said in Poll: Are MU* video games?:
Says someone who apparently never played Planescape Torment.
I couldn't get through it, no, but that was a different game for a different time.
The Banner Saga trilogy is pretty nifty, though.
Not cruel and excruciating, like Torment.
Ironic, don'tcha think?
I'm hesitant on this one, based on the director and writer.
Top billing Milla Jovovich should tell you something.
@thenomain said in Poll: Are MU* video games?:
Are text adventures "video games"?
That's what the people who liked Torment: Tides of Numenera tell me.
I am a robot.
This script was prepared after being forced to watch 10 hours of Teen Titans Go! episodes.
I hate waffles.
I hate people.
I like singing.
I like emo.
I love lamp.
I am also a cat.
This is my daily routine.
