Also, isn’t it supposed to be “a hulking orc” instead of “an hulking orc”? I thought we’d all finally joined hands and agreed that the hard H should be treated like a consonant, not a vowel. Did I just imagine that?

Weirdly, the last few years he seems like he’s been making a concerted effort to be comparatively chipper compared to his historically grumpy self. Maybe he’s finally on anti-depressants, or something?

You are describing my daughter to a “T” right now. She’s loved all of the Barbie movies/web-series, etc. since she was about 3, but now as an 11 year-old, every trailer she’s seen for this upcoming movie has her scratching her head.

You know it’s sad when I literally have the guy as my profile pic, yet I still can’t bring myself to get excited for another Batman movie.

Not being a UFC guy, I’d never heard of Martyn Ford, but dear god is he massive. If his acting chops are even half of what his physique is, he should make a fine Shao Kahn.

Shut. UP.

Oh, totally agree. The whole bunch is spoiled now, but trying to getting the boneheads to understand that...

It’s amazing how many of our common maxims have been shortened over time, and in so doing, have had their original intentions completely flipped on their head.

If you were a devoted gamer in the ‘80s, somewhere burned in your brain is the Capcom splash screen, with its descending synth chime sound that welcomed you to classic games like Street Fighter II and Mega Man...

Yeah, a fair assessment.

(salutes back)

Yeah, Cars 3 was a (mundane) weird pivot after the series had already done a(n outrageous) weird pivot. I didn’t hate it, but I can definitely understand the hate.

I daresay we do know our shit, yes! In fact, I think that deserves a salute.

I appear to be in the minority, but I think The Good Dinosaur is flat-out just Pixar’s worst movie, sans any qualifier.

Go away, fake Lizardo.

Yeah, another fella brought that up, too, and you’re both 100% correct: that is absolutely an exception to the rule. That movie was aces.

Oh, damn! You’re right. I can’t believe I forgot about that one. Excellent point. Definitely an exception to the rule.

I would include “rises,” yes, which means I would include The Dark Knight Rises in my assessment. In fact, that movie is what caused me to say “temper you expectations” rather than “movie that sucks.”

Oh, that’s encouraging. Because Rising Pipes: Showers of Gold (don’t know why they skipped out on the numeral on that one) was huge case of navel-gazing and little else. Not enough bang for my buck.

Serious question: is there any movie with “Rise” in the title that isn’t a “temper your expectations”-quality movie, at best?