Stop lick-shaming..

So, yes, it all kind of starts with a car crash, and in this case, it’s a Ford-on-Ford literal mashup, with what appears to be a 1948-ish Ford F1 pickup climbing up and over a 1949-1951 Ford sedan

Wait...Travis Kelce?

I wonder if this thing happens to be shock resistant.

Its no Miles Teller punchable but he is close

Sadly, we did not.

it could almost be anything. A space show, a flashback show, who knows

Hot take alert from 2010!

The clones weren’t a tip-off?

Verhoeven wanted to do a 50's style big bug movie. Starship Troopers just kinda plugged in. I think a lot of it was mirroring the studio system of putting in attractive if not talented actors and shoehorning in a love story to fill in between bug attacks.

The thrust of that argument is that you, the viewer, are watching an in-universe propaganda film that has been exclusively cast with attractive young people to make military service seem glamorous. I don’t know that Verhoeven’s gone on record as saying that’s the case, but I’m 99% sure that it is.

IIRC, he wasn't an actor by trade, but was a youth martial arts champion who nabbed the role basically off that alone, so it wouldn't surprise me if the business was understandably something he didn't want to be a part of.

Oh, man. I loved this movie as a kid, and apparently had no idea who Carl Reiner was at the time, because when I read this article, my first and overwhelming thought was “Carl Reiner directed Summer School?!?!?!”

This blurring of lines between mopeds and scooters annoys me.

Alternately, just watch Innerspace instead and be entertained instead of, you know, enervated.

John’s bard is now alternately Lou Reed, Nick Cave, or Thom Yorke.

If you own your place, invest in a mini-split. You can DIY, or have it installed. There are ductless options. It’s the cost of a bathroom renovation but I would expect it to pay off come house-selling time.

[...]the absolute fucking masterpiece that is Gremlins 2: The New Batch

I think people get paid low 5 figures to write them. You only get the 6 figures to approve them. Which is also mind-shittingly stupid.

Its okay. Harry has all of his childhood toys, plus all of yours now.