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Yeah, the day it was released. I had preordered the album the day it was announced, pretty much. The orchestration's just painfully heavy to listen to compared to the original jazz piano for me. I've read all the lyrics, and appreciate that it's a lovely narrative distillation of one of my favorite books, but the

Next to Horner's "I See You" from Avatar, or Titanic, for that matter, it's definitely one of the best in terms of integration. As per the score itself, the main ostinato in "Ra'zac" is genuinely an all-time favorite, and that's saying something.

I waited 7 years after he promised everyone the Hamilton Mixtape, and listened to the White House Slam performance pretty frequently. I was so stoked to hear it was finally coming out, then… showtunes. Like, as a huge Hamilton fan for what was literally more than a third of my life, that was a really goddamn

Clover's the monster, haha. Or that's what we all call him. But yeah, it's undoubtedly a pretty dumb movie, presented in a super-comprehensive (if you were active in all the online stuff) and unique manner that made it a genuinely memorable experience.

If you were involved with any of the online stuff before/after the movie came out, the aesthetic work in the making of Clover was, and still is, some of the coolest monster design (especially considering how in-depth the special features segment on the DVD went) I've had the pleasure to see in a movie, no matter how

The recent Atlas Shrugged adaptation made me realize that Ayn Rand made a major misstep in writing the book, in that she didn't include the Sean Hannity/Glenn Beck cameos present in the film.

christ almighty, you got that one damn straight. I loved the Hamilton theme when Miranda did it as a straight rap at the White House like 7 years ago, then I was suuuper hyped and waiting for it to come out forever, then when it was finally released it was all bullshit broadway crap. And then the fans came in, and

Eragon is pretty much the height of "exceptional soundtrack on a mediocre movie". I still listen to it pretty frequently, and I'll fight anyone who doesn't put it somewhere near the top of Doyle's roster.

I dunno. I saw it last night, and the Cloverfield connections were actually my favorite part. Absolutely gorgeously shot part of the movie, and not too long, either, which is totally an Abrams-ish trap I could've seen 'em falling into. Also, I'm a bit biased, as I'm a huuuge fan of Cloverfield's art design team, and I

GUESS WHO'S DROPPING OUT OF COLLEGE TONIGHT TO START A BUSINESS
I've found my calling!

Doesn't 3.13's description pretty much set up the spinoff to a tee?
"After tracking Malick to Russia, Bobby and Hunter become involved in an assassination plot; the team is changed forever as they race to save lives in the balance."
Seems kinda Most Wanted-y…

Reddit threads kept mentioning a character named "Lincoln" during the hiatus and it literally took me until tonight to get what the heck they were talking about; beyond not remembering him on screen, I just totally forgot he was even a part of SHIELD as a whole.

wtf, they didn't even nominate conker's bad fur day?! not even a valid bracket to begin with.

That might be the first RX-300 I've seen in years. Whoa. Shivers.

I stopped using guns a long while ago, I guess that could be a part of it. They never seemed to hit anything I aimed at, I dunno. I guess I might just really be out of touch with recent shooters or something.

…yeah? I dunno, maybe I just haven't figured out the mechanic yet.

I mean, none in particular? Figuring 20-30ish retries per level, that seems fairly reasonable, no?

I'm hearing about people completing the story mode of this game in an hour or two, and here I am on hour 12 wondering where I can get my hands on whatever kind of cocaine they're taking that's letting them go Warp-9.

Crossguard lightsabers? Scourge of Malachor?? Kyber crystals??? Falling apprentices???? Sith academies????? Tinfoil hats out the wazzoo??????? How many question marks can I feasibly tack on to a sentence fragment?????????????

Considering how excruciating the trailers have been so far (I just change the channel every time that stupid goddamn sloth scene comes on), I'm amazed this got anything over a C. Surprisingly good job, Disney!