In Time

[FireIceTalon]

No, I only start joining a thread after deebye has posted something in it.
My POADS (post only after deebye standard).

I'm regretful that I posted in this thread. I thought it might be a thread about a movie, but it once again turned into a political/socio-economic debate where everyone uses BIG WORDS and INTERNET RESEARCH in an attempt to prove how wrong the other party is, instead of actually talking about a movie.

The Lounge used to be a fun place to hang out in. It really isn't that way now. I'm not opposed to political debate, but it seeps into almost every single damn thread. At the end, it's just the same two or three people posting massive replies and rebuttals to each other and I all I can do is just picture their look of smugness when they hit the "post reply" button while the rest of us try and figure out why the hell we even visit this forum anymore.

I fully admit that I've fallen for some of the near-troll political posts and replied to them, but I really wish I would have just kept my mouth shut.

I've tried to inject a little levity here and there to lighten the mood, and even posted banal threads about stuff that most people can relate to in a NON POLITICAL WAY to try and get others (and I know you are out there) to once again participate in this amazing forum, but it never works.

I watched the remake of Conan the Barbarian the other day, and it was terrible. Easily one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Only the first 10 or 15 minutes were even worth watching (Ron Perlman plays Conan's dad and Ron Perlman rules something fierce!). The guy who plays Conan should never act again. The closest analogy I can muster is that he's like Dr. McCoy in the original Star Trek series. He hates everything and is all quiet and brooding in a nonchalant kind of way, but when he's supposed to get angry and go barbarian he just goes "Dammit Jim!" and swings his sword around until people die.

True, and on that note I wont discuss it any further in this thread, but those who engaged me before, feel free to make another thread if you want to continue.

Anyway, I haven't seen the Conan remake yet, loved the originals as a kid. But I have a feeling it was just like Clash of the Titans...a ton of CGI with poor acting and no plot. The original was greatness though, loved that movie back in the day too. Wonder how that new 3 Musketeers remake is.