ZylonBane on 22/7/2022 at 17:32
Quote Posted by demagogue
Of course literally that can't be true just 'cause Sulph is on a whole higher level of kink appreciation than I'll ever be able to master ... depending on which kind of sock puppet you meant, I guess.
(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-9MbhK4tt8&t=292s) This kind of sock puppet.
Sulphur on 23/7/2022 at 03:50
As much as you'd like to have a hand in this, Zeebs, you'll have to buy me dinner first.
Tocky on 23/7/2022 at 04:14
Quote Posted by Starker
Okay, I rewatched it, and sure, there is the slightest hint of a pause, I'll give you that. But it's really quite slight -- blink and you miss it. Anyway, other than that, there is really no indication Rico is aware of the larger implications of the society he's living in. He's driven purely by emotion and unquestioningly obeys his orders. Meanwhile, an observant viewer cannot help but notice how close the society hews to many of Eco's 14 characteristics.
I know exactly what he was feeling. His pause was acknowledging all he felt and understood, which was everything, but knowing he could do nothing about it. He understood his role and how unfair it was. He took it on anyway because he knew somebody had to. Also he was locked into the role at that point. Suckered by heroism. Aimed by honor. Used by those who knew he had it. I've been there, albeit as a much more reckless and irresponsible sort, I would have given, (blithely to those who aren't in that moment), everything to fulfill duty to my fellows. But it isn't blithely. And it isn't unaware. It's bitter awareness. Understanding that someone has to be used and if not you then who? There may be aspects I miss because I'm not the killing sort nor did I pick a job that does so ascertain as you will.
There is a lot to this movie. Rico isn't simple. He is stoic.
Pyrian on 23/7/2022 at 04:46
Been awhile, but I recall thinking he joined 'cause of a chick. XD
Starker on 23/7/2022 at 06:25
Quote Posted by Pyrian
Been awhile, but I recall thinking he joined 'cause of a chick. XD
The movie strongly hints at it, but he probably also wants to get away from home and his domineering parents who have his whole future planned out for him:
[video=youtube;6-OmHFYbbbI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-OmHFYbbbI[/video]
Starker on 23/7/2022 at 06:40
Quote Posted by Tocky
There is a lot to this movie. Rico isn't simple. He is stoic.
Sure contradicts how he behaves in class:
[video=youtube;EBxgrr0wL8M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBxgrr0wL8M[/video]
(btw, the teacher here is Michael Ironside AKA Sam Fisher from Splinter Cell)
demagogue on 23/7/2022 at 10:47
Ah, I remember in the first year or two of Twitter I started a spoof Michael Ironside account, and my buddy had a fake Ray Liotta account. The fun we had.
Michael Ironside is the best kind of B-list character actor for that kind of fun. (To me he'll always be Richter from Total Recall before anything else though.) I wouldn't even say people love to hate him; he's genuinely liked as the no-nonsense bad guy. What a hero.
I don't know if my account ever caught on, though, but my buddy had a lot of people taking him as the real Ray for a long time.
Edit: I guess it's also worth mentioning here that it's literally Michael Ironside's character's subjective effect in the movie Scanners that the very same got his nick, if you didn't already know.
EvaUnit02 on 8/6/2023 at 05:11
Dead or alive, you're coming with me!
[video=youtube;tx6C1ANE7l4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx6C1ANE7l4[/video]
nicked on 8/6/2023 at 11:14
How have they managed to make a Robocop game that looks so... dull!?
ZylonBane on 8/6/2023 at 17:40
Apparently by interpreting RoboCop utterly straight, not even attempting to include any of the satire or over-the-top violence that's what made it memorable in the first place.
This approach worked for Terminator, which was a pure action movie with nothing deeper to say. But not so much for RoboCop.
