OT: Blues Forum Lounge (Home of All Things OT) - Part XIII

[The Note]

Does anyone live in/have familiarity with Toronto? I’m going for my birthday this weekend and have a couple things picked out but was curious if there’s anything maybe off the beaten path someone would recommend?

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Maybe I need to more explicit. I am leaving HF.

Nice knowing you all.

 

[Celtic Note]

Maybe I need to more explicit. I am leaving HF.

Nice knowing you all.

Sorry to hear that

 

[EastonBlues22]

Maybe I need to more explicit. I am leaving HF.

Nice knowing you all.

I'll miss your posts.

Wish you well wherever life is taking you.

 

[KirkOut]

so
here's this

 

[Linkens Mastery]

so
here's this

What in the hell....

Wait, don't they need to request permission to use a sports team logo in a movie? I can't see the Blues agreeing to that with the movie with that type of story.

 

[Bluesnatic27]

so
here's this

No such thing as bad publicity... right?

 

[Lord Helix]

@Ranksu...

 

[Ranksu]

Maybe I need to more explicit. I am leaving HF.

Nice knowing you all.

We'll miss you.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

so
here's this

Who did we trade for this guy?

At least he will provide comedy relief in the locker room on nights that we lay an egg.

 

[Stealth JD]

I'd rather watch Kayhan than the other guys in Blues jerseys the way things have been going. That at least looks moderately entertaining. Either way, if you sit down to either of those for 2-plus hours you'll end up wondering why you put yourself through that.

 

[TheDizee]

lol matt carpenter already hurt

 

[TotinoDigiorno]

Has anyone else seen Black Panther yet?

I watched it myself and was entertained, however it wasn't as amazing as word-of-mouth and critic reviews made it out to be.

Seemed to follow a traditional super hero flick formula, but I was content with spending the money to watch it; I generally rate a movie's tolerance based on my own entertainment quality/money spent ratio.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Has anyone else seen Black Panther yet?

I watched it myself and was entertained, however it wasn't as amazing as word-of-mouth and critic reviews made it out to be.

Seemed to follow a traditional super hero flick formula, but I was content with spending the money to watch it; I generally rate a movie's tolerance based on my own entertainment quality/money spent ratio.

Haven't, but probably will. I'm kind of hit the limit on comic book movies to be honest.

Makes sense. It looks like it's one of those good comic book movies, but media is trying to make it something that it's not.

 

[TotinoDigiorno]

Haven't, but probably will. I'm kind of hit the limit on comic book movies to be honest.

Makes sense. It looks like it's one of those good comic book movies, but media is trying to make it something that it's not.

Yeah, it's literally every other superhero movie you've already watched. Nothing stood out over other superhero movies I've already seen.

 

[TheDizee]

black panther's cgi look like a first grader in computer class made it

 

[AjaxManifesto]

I hate all comic book movies. Too much CGI, silly action scenes, rinse-repeat sequels....

Hollywood is not very creative.

 

[Lord Helix]

I feel ignorant, but I didn't know that Bill Armstrong was one of the originators of the lacrosse/Michigan.

 

[PiggySmalls]

I feel ignorant, but I didn't know that Bill Armstrong was one of the originators of the lacrosse/Michigan.

Dont feel bad, I didn't either. I thought that was something Mike Legg came up with and have never looked into it more then that. That is pretty damn cool.

 

[shpongle falls]

So I very vaguely remember a dream I had last night that the Blues traded for Chris Kreider.

 

[David Dennison]

I hate all comic book movies. Too much CGI, silly action scenes, rinse-repeat sequels....

Hollywood is not very creative.

Yeah talk about over-saturation, its getting kind of ridiculous when they are rebooting characters just a couple of years after the previous movie. But they arent going to stop making them until they have a few busts at the box office, these movies continue to print money for the studios.

I have read that there has been a crowding out effect where it is nearly impossible to get a movie in theaters that isnt a low cost romcom, a billion dollar scifi/comic franchise, or award bait type film. And one bad box office showing can detail careers, a lot of talented writers/directors/actors prefer the lower risk/steadier paycheck of TV/online distribution.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Yeah talk about over-saturation, its getting kind of ridiculous when they are rebooting characters just a couple of years after the previous movie. But they arent going to stop making them until they have a few busts at the box office, these movies continue to print money for the studios.

I have read that there has been a crowding out effect where it is nearly impossible to get a movie in theaters that isnt a low cost romcom, a billion dollar scifi/comic franchise, or award bait type film. And one bad box office showing can detail careers, a lot of talented writers/directors/actors prefer the lower risk/steadier paycheck of TV/online distribution.

Yeah, Mark Hamill said Hollywood doesn't care if it's good, just that it makes money, and they will keep making them. He used the Transformers franchise as an example.

Star Wars Last Jedi is a prime example of it. That movie topped the prequels with bad character arcs, plot holes, and poor writing.

 

[TotinoDigiorno]

So I very vaguely remember a dream I had last night that the Blues traded for Chris Kreider.

Hahahah that's hilarious! I had a dream last night that the Blues traded for Malkin...

 

[bleedblue1223]

Talk about an afternoon, Michael Porter Jr has reportedly been cleared to play and Greitens has been indicted.

 

[David Dennison]

lol matt carpenter already hurt

Yeah, might give Jose Martinez an opportunity for playing time. But that makes us thin in the outfield.

Waino might be the pitcher I am most worried about and I think Matheny is going to give him every last chance in the rotation.