TheImpressiveX

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I guess you could say...that was fast.

 

I guess you could say...that was fast.

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
  • The Fall Guy
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3
  • Deadpool & Wolverine
  • Transformers One

Those were all meant to be experienced in theaters.

That's high praise.

Thanks, but don't go putting my opinion on some high pedestal. I don't exactly have the best taste in film...

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

As someone who isn't that big on musicals...absolutely.

Was honestly one of the best movies I've seen in 2024.

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 14 points 1 week ago

When talking about box office grosses, Hollywood never adjusts for inflation unless specified otherwise.

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Grease (1978): $328 million

Wicked (2024): $634.3 million

Unadjusted for inflation, of course.

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@remindme@mstdn.social 538 days

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 63 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I thought they were a for-profit company all this time.

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 80 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Normal hedgehogs are great swimmers

Sonic is not a normal hedgehog.

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

Is it really more effort to pirate? I’m not sure I agree with that.

Relative to your own experience and tech expertise, it's easier. Look at this through the eyes of an average person. More people use smartphones than computers/laptops (and if they use laptops, it's likely that they're running a locked-down OS like ChromeOS). They probably don't even know what a file or folder/directory is, much less a "torrent".

"So you're telling me I need to install this app that's not on the official App Store to 'download' a movie, in the process exposing my IP address and potentially getting me in hot water with my ISP? Sounds dangerous to my security, better stick with Netflix and Amazon Prime."

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 39 points 2 weeks ago

The CDC states no person-to-person transmission occurred, and public risk remains low.

...for now.

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I know Tibet is technically an autonomous region and not a country, but it doesn't roll of the tounge as much.

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I don't think piracy has that big of an effect on box office.

Most people don't know how to pirate properly and are too afraid of "viruses" and navigating file systems to do it.

If piracy really were that big of a problem, they wouldn't be doing this.

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Yeah, it boggles me why Universal would do this. It feels like they're leaving money on the table.

Maybe it's not performing as well as they'd hoped?

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