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    Ghost in the Shell (2017) Official Trailer 2

    That clip doesn't inspire a heap of confidence in me. It looks really cool. But Scarlett's acting is so wooden. I'll wait and see what people think about the movie before I go and see it. Being only available in 3D doesn't really motivate me either.
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    The Expanse

    That seems unfeasible. How would you store the heat coming from your thrusters? And your habitable area still has to maintain a temperature nearly 300 Celcius higher than the surrounding area. I can somewhat imagine ships without a human crew having some stealth capacity but the moment they use...
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    The Expanse

    We can, with current technology, scan the entire sky in about four hours. I suspect that future tech can do it faster. The only problem with this method is that you might miss objects within a couple of degrees of the sun. But again, when we're at the level of trying to build stealth ships, you...
  4. J

    The Expanse

    Then I misunderstood what you wrote. When you said that they skirted around the issue, I thought you meant that they found a way to make stealth possible.
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    The Expanse

    Voyager at 18 billion km away is easily visible from the background while only generating a 20 watt radio signal with a radio telescope. I can imagine how a ship generating terawatts in thrust would stand out. As far as I understand it, there's no easy or fast way to get rid of the heat you...
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    The Expanse

    But wouldn't the heat generated from life-support and other systems be enough to make it stand out from its environment?
  7. J

    Geostorm Trailer #1

    If the characters are well developed or simply fun to watch and the script is quality, I can see myself enjoying a movie like this. These disaster movies are pretty useless if I don't care about the people involved. The visuals don't impress me anymore so I need that personal connection.
  8. J

    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

    Yeah, the game looks really cool. I'm gonna see if the co-op really is as good as they say. Might pick it up in a few months to play with my brother.
  9. J

    Deadpool 2 Trailer (NSFW - Language)

    You're not alone. Grace Randolph agrees with you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd0YPI-F0Mc Personally, I understand it's part of the character. He doesn't really care and understands none of it is real.
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    Battlefield 1, The Division or Ghost Recon Wildlands?

    Wildlands sounds like the best option for you then. Strong co-op and singleplayer component. Battlefield is really light on single-player. While fun, you'll probably finish the campaign in under six hours. As for the Division. Conceptually it's really cool. But from what I hear, it's quite a...
  11. J

    Just saw Logan (spoilers)

    I saw it today. Absolutely fantastic. I enjoyed every bit of it. We are finally seeing a comic book movie with a good script. Well done, Logan team.
  12. J

    Ghost in the Shell (2017) Official Trailer 2

    Yes, but the various products are thematically similar. Starship Troopers was such a departure from the source that I considered it a different franchise all together. This is a personal view of it. It has nothing to do with how the makers of it intended it to be. It's a bit like some fans of...
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    Ghost in the Shell (2017) Official Trailer 2

    This is about what I expected: A completely Hollyfied version of the source material. A focus on the emotional "Who am I?" rather than the intellectual "What am I?". Of course, it's early days. It may be completely different than what I'm getting from the trailer and I have to watch that I'm...
  14. J

    If my brother likes Catan...

    Sorry it took so long to respond. He definitely enjoys the competitive resource-building and trading aspect of it. He's new to board games. He's 27 now. He has a group of friends with whom he plays which are usually five or six strong.
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    If my brother likes Catan...

    My brother's birthday is coming up and he's found a new passion in board games. He loves Settlers of Catan. Now, I've never played the game but I want to get him a board game he would enjoy but which isn't Catan. Does anyone have a recommendation for a game you can play with three to six...
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  17. J

    Klingon... Newt

    I find new animals all the time. We call them "Customers". While similar in appearance we don't think they're related to humans in any meaningful way.
  18. J

    Kong: Skull Island

    My monitor died so I had to switch to working on my TV which means I'm a lot farther from the screen. I truly didn't understand why Kong: Slut Island would be featured on these boards.
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    Ghost in the Shell (Teaser)

    You're right. That was unnecessary. The trailer got me worked up.
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