Recent content by Ryujin

Same. As a kid I poked holes in the theories of Von Daniken and my parents would ask me how things were going with the US withdrawal from Vietnam. Now I have costumes, dress in Victorian or Regency clothing for special occasions, and own a ton of RPGs.

They did finally wrap filming on Monday.

I don't own a set, but odds are the tools are Walmart quality, based on what I can see. In other words, fairly disposable. I remember this, or something very much like it, being released after the first movie dropped.

I've got more use for this one: https://nordecohouse.com/products/thor-hammer-tool-set?currency=USD&variant=49483229135134&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&stkn=61305346a565

It was cold. In Scandinavia. What else could they do?

Ever since it was Saturnalia and Yule, before that.

So give! No need to be coy, Roy.

Oh, so it's an Anti-Christmas movie.

Sure, except for the idea that a Christmas Miracle should be beneficial to people in need, instead of simply supporting greed and crime. Scrooge didn't wake up on Christmas morning to get a note about record profits.

I tend to lean on the concept that if a movie could easily be reframed to occur at any other time of year, then it's not a Christmas Movie. I was once of the "Die Hard is a Christmas Movie" camp, but the afore-mentioned requirement doesn't support it. Take out the surface level Christmas...

Nope. Whackadoodle colonel and his loyal idiots seize an out building at Dulles, take over the automated navigation system, and hold all the planes awaiting clearance hostage.

On that basis "Die Harder" would be the better choice for a Christmas movie as the lighting of the jet fuel, allowing for the landing of all the circling airliners, is far more of a "Christmas Miracle" (occurring on Christmas Eve). Being able to steal from a vault doesn't really fit the paradigm.

Vince Zampella, developer for the "Call of Duty" game franchise, has been killed in a crash. https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/video-game-developer-vince-zampella-crash-call-of-duty/3819576/

It becomes vaguely tolerable if you think about it like this.