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I can't believe they really did that, that is bonkers.
Well, at least 2 of Roman emperors were Africans, they were not black, but they were not white either, mostly likely they were middle-easterners.
I did not expect wicked doing this well, since joker 2, another musical, did so poorly.
Also about it is doing so much better than Gladiator II, maybe audience has changed, men have given up on watching movies.
We don't really do thanksgivings in Australia, but cheers.
I am sorry, I only remember very few people on this board.
And no, I am not a Muslim, up until this year I have never been in a mosque before.
I was not born rich, I got to where I am through budgeting, saving and investing. Nothing out of the ordinary.
I still live modestly, if you meet me on street you won't think I am rich. I only buy cloth during Christmas discount season. I only made an exception this year because I went to Istanbul for mosques, blue mosque among them, and I did not know you have to be fully clothed to visit mosques until right before the trip, and I only brought shorts and T-shirts.
But the investment was necessary, because when in Dubai I went to Abu Dhabi for Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, which also requires you to wear long sleeve shirts and pants.
Even I have driver's license I never owned a car (not a good investment).
I retired more than 10 years ago. When my colleagues of the last job met me on street, they still ask me:"Are you doing OK?"
Because I think they don't believe it is possible for someone like me, someone just like themselves, to retire in 40s.
I offered to give them investment advice, none took up on the offer.
Just a few days ago I met one of them when shopping, and when I told him I traveled to 7 different countries this year, half of the year I was overseas, and I ate caviar in Dubai, truffles in Rome, Paella in Madrid, clotted cream in London, and the guy probably still thought I made that up.
I think partially because if they admitted it could be done, then they would be failures.
Yes, that is why I chose the name. It was the model number of my favoured pair of boots, also the code name of an aircraft (though they changed it), also it is very short and nobody used it before.
Once you go robot you don't go back.
We are talking about 23 hours maximum battery life (idle), about 4 hours for tasks that are "dangerous, repetitive and boring".
All right. It looks I am even wrong about that.
Just watched a review called "Gladiator 2 Turned It's Back On Masculinity": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uipOb3PVik
Now I am quite sure I am not going to watch it.
Unless I am really really bored of course.
One thing I will give it is that I think it is male oriented entertainment with a lot of actions.
It is actually very rare these days and people have a hunger for it.
I think that is the reason a quite silly movie like Deadpool 3 was praised like Oscar worthy.
The reviews basically say the basic plot is very close to the first movie, might as well see the first one instead.
The CGI is kind of lame, also filling Colosseum with water and sharks is kind of ridiculous. If I had any doubts about the movie's relation to the actual history, I don't anymore.
The plot is very silly, the bad guys are just evil for no reason.
This is basically not that different from a Vegas show, flashy but with little substance.
The first Iron man is good too, but not at the level of those 2 avenger movies.
That would indeed be better.
But this movie would be gone, since Thanos did not destroy the stones, they just need someone powerful enough to reverse it.
But I never liked this movie anyway.
There are 2 near perfect movies in MCU, one is the first avenger movie, the other is the infinity war.
You sound like a smart guy, but think this way, this is one of the better movies of the year, which is not something I am all that happy about.
She is never going to be a A-lister as actress.
But she is a big deal as director now, at least after Barbie.
So career wise she has a better future as a director.
In the movies it is always different.
Real soldiers don't fight like that, they usually form a formation and fight as an unit.
Elite soldiers like storm-troopers, both WW2 Germany and the galactic empire of star wars, were usually shown as clumsy and incompetent in movies. Anyone with a gun can kill a dozen.
But that was neither real history nor logical, and I think for majority of people those scenes are cringe to watch.
They were praetorians, they were soldiers, they always have someone like commanders and squad leaders present, there is always someone in charge, they are useful in small battles.
Back to the topic of fighting.
Soldiers fight as a team, they have a command structure, everyone follows orders.
UFC fighters don't have anything like that, everyone fights for their survival. Everyone will try to give orders, none will follow. They also have no camaraderie, none will have the other's back.
Think of 2 armies fighting, one just soldiers, each fighting on their own, the other has leadership, fighting units and squad leaders.
Which one do you think will win?
From the reviews so far it is not a very good movie, I am not sure I will even watch it when available on streaming.
Then again, hardly anything is worth watching these days.
Like I said one on one an UFC fighter will more likely beat a navy seal, but if fighting in groups, the soldiers will likely win.