Author Michel Faber said, speaking of the film version of Under the Skin (really good book, one of the best films of the decade), that he'd rather have his book inspire a tangentially-related great film that he faithfully adapted into a good film, and that he thought it was more of an honor to be a small part of a…

Holy hell, how is it possible for two people to have identical opinions on The Shining? I agree on every count.

Let's not scrape that together, because it sounds like it's bad and detracts from a near-perfect movie.

He thought it was totally cool to bring a concealed handgun to work, if that helps answer your question.

Same here— I was 9 or 10, and could only really put together that the song was vaguely about sex, but that synth line and the chorus got into my brain really aggressively.

Alright dude, I'm out. If you can type up the sentence "They do, most people let idiots be and have their little me-too groupthink, I don't, I will hit you in the face with reality over and over again, no matter where you are on the political spectrum I will bash you in the mug relentlessly" and think that it…

This is a really good post that also manages to speak in detail about a sensitive and easily-controversial subject while offering correction but sill remaining polite and welcoming. Great job!

Fair enough— sorry if I misread that. I'm so used to contrarian corporatist assholes showing up i these threads that I thought the poster meant, with the line about someone's home being under attack, that the passenger was attacking people and had to be responded to with violence. Apologies if I got snippy.

Hahaha what the hell? It's a belligerent customer, dude, not someone's home being attacked. I've worked customer service tons of times and if my decisions led to a national news story in which my company was associate with a bloodied and concussed 69-year-old doctor, I would absolutely not expect the CEO's support.

When "geek culture" really started to ramp up, my friend and I kept going back to the line from American Splendor: "I consider myself a nerd, and this movie has uplifted me."

I'm not saying it's a matter of credibility. I'm saying that nobody here liked what you were doing and that nobody considers your posts to be contributing. Most people, when confronted with the fact that absolutely nobody in the conversation they're having supports their actions or the way they're talking, would…

Localization can vary from company to company. That said, though, Atlus does a lot of localization work and has usually had really good localizations. And, as someone who bought a PS4 expecting to get this game in 2014, I can assure you it was not a lack of time.

They're all independent, but I'd say this or 4. 4 is 10 bucks on the PlayStation store if you have a PS3 (I'm less enthusiastic about the Vita port than most) and is widely considered to be one of the best games of all time, but 5 is smoother, more accessible from a gameplay standpoint, and prettier (I'm not far…

I'm glad to hear it! I'm only a little ways in, but so far wasn't feeling them as much. That might just be because 4 introduced my two favorite characters really early on, though.

I'm really liking that. You saw it some in P4, with its treatment of Japanese masculinity and law enforcement, but this game is hitting it hard. It's really dealing with how much the society can discourage individuality, especially for young people, and how the system can be stacked against poorer, less powerful…

Mike era has better movies, but there's a lazy hang-out vibe to Joel's work that is a lot more special. With Mike it's really dependent on them having the right material, but the Joel era can feel warm and fun even if the jokes aren't clicking as much.

Johnny Longtorso, the Man Who Is Himself Sold Seperately, is as funny and poetic a phrase as anything else in the show's run.

That dungeon is a pain but it's worth it for the writing throughout and why was, mechanically, my favorite boss fight in the game. Like, I did not have fun at the time, but that's one of the things that instantly comes to mind when I think of the game.

I've got to say, I don't mind the inconsequential dialogue choices. I think it's less for the sake of choice and more to keep you engaged— it allows the mute protagonist to participate in conversations while still feeling like your avatar. I prefer that over P4's approach, where the whole team would chat while Yu…

Peak Maureen Dowd will always be when she went to Colorado to report on legal weed, tried some edibles, didn't get high, ate some more, got way too high, and then felt that this column actually made her look wise and insightful when she warned us all that weed may not be the blessing we think it is. It was adorable.…