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[roytang]

I've been looking for this Pugad Baboy strip for a while, mostly so I can respond to people who are Pilosopo

[roytang]

Spider-Man: Far From Home spoiler-free review!

- I watched Far From Home while I was... far from home. - great movie, lots of fun, and the stakes are a lot higher than the Vulture just stealing some tech off Tony Stark - basically a story of Peter Parker the high school student trying to juggle his Spider-Man problems with his high school life, which was one of the best eras of comic book Spider-Man - the movie gives us a look at what the world looks like post-Endgame and how weird it is for everyone - if you've seen the trailers, you know who the "villain" is and you have certain expectations coming in. I was worried this would be a problem but it worked out fine, it wasn't a problem and was handled well - There is a mid-credits scene, possibly one of the best I've ever seen, in terms of how it changes the entire tone of the movie. There is also a post-credits scene, the implications of which are still unclear and will leave the fanbase speculating for a while - Magugustuhan ba ni Mama: Possibly! There's a lot of "cute" Peter Parker high school moments she'd probably like, and the plot and action aren't too hard to follow

[roytang]

Avengers: Endgame spoiler-free review!

- I watched Endgame exactly 365 days after watching Infinity War! (And also 3 years to the day after watching Civil War) - I approve of this movie as a fitting end to the last decade of Marvel films. This is a slam dunk ending. They could end it here, with no additional MCU movies/shows coming out and that would be completely fine - I approve of how little information about the movie managed to leak, I approve of the trailers and the marketing campaign: just enough to get hyped but nothing too spoilery - There is a lot to unpack, but its impossible to cover anything without getting into spoilers, but I'm very happy with the movie and the fan service, especially as a comic book fan. - the plot starts out slow and moves quickly at the end. If you have to pee, better to do it sometime during the first hour; I found myself holding my pee for the last hour of the movie and not wanting to miss anything, it was not pleasant - Imax was fine, but without probably also would have been fine - There is supposedly no post-credits, I wouldn't know as I couldn't hold it much longer and left mid-credits. The first half of the credits was nice though - Magugustuhan ba ni Mama: No, same issue as Infinity War, too many characters to follow - They're going to earn a bajillion dollars with this one

[roytang]

Shazam! spoiler-free review!

- I liked this movie, it had good heart, fun kid-friendly humor, and a strong message about family - basically the story of a kid with a messed up life being stupid and trying to be better - john glover is here! does he now hold the record for portraying the most number of parents of bald supervillains? that's not a spoiler right? - this movie is kid-friendly, aside from the violence and the occasional swear word - there is a mid credits scene and the post credits scene. one is sillier than the other

[roytang]

Green Lantern - Green Arrow #85 DC tackles the drug problem

[roytang]

I have this sneaking suspicion that I might be favoring Rakdos too much #mtg #dice #rakdos https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu6LYH7Bgu8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fnlzn6c3bksw

[roytang]

Captain Marvel spoiler-free review!

- movie was pretty good, no major issues - doesnt follow the typical MCU origin story 'formula' - some weird pacing issues in a few places, but that just might be because of the chosen story direction - lots of little call-outs and tie-ins to the other MCU movies (although I feel like they could have done a bit more in some spots) - I am not a cat person. But if you are a cat person, you might like this: there is a cat. - There's some parts that made it obvious they were aiming for that Wonder Woman audience, so the movie may be better for you if you're in that demo (but I think WW was a better movie overall) - Imax was pretty good, nothing too excessive - Midcredits scene, and postcredits scene - Magugustuhan ba ni mama? Possibly! Also, its a good idea to bring little girls to watch this movie

[turing-tested]

there’s nothing purer or better than how much kids enjoy being picked up and then hurled at soft surfaces

[turing-tested]

anyone who’s ever been around kids for ay meaningful amount of time should know exactly how much kids long to be hefted up and then just fuckin tossed! it’s so good! they’re so excited to get fucking tossed around like a sack of potatoes it’s so pure

[abigboysblog]

Why do kids love it so much? Like I remember when I was a kid at diving practice during the summer, the best part was when one if the coaches would toss you into the deep end. And in gymnastics coaches would toss us into the foam pit. Do kids just have a evolutionary urge to die?

[deanwinchesterisadorable]

https://themilitarywifeandmom.com/why-kids-wont-listen/

“Vestibular sense provides information about where the body is in relation to its surroundings. This is the sense that helps you understand balance, and it connects with all the other senses.

When the vestibular system does not develop properly all other senses will struggle to function properly. Without a strong vestibular sense, kids will have no choice but to fidget, get frustrated, experience more falls and aggression, get too close to people when talking, and struggle with focusing and listening. Because they literally cannot help it.”

“Here are a few ways to support your child’s vestibular sense:

Spinning in circles.

Using a Merry-Go-Round.

Rolling down a hill.

Spinning on a swing.

Going upside down.

Climbing trees.

Rocking.

Jumping rope.

Summersaults or cartwheels.

Using monkey bars.

Skating.

Going backwards.

Swimming.

Dancing.

Wheel-barrel walks.”

Yeeting kids, spinning them, flipping them upside down, tossing them in the air, and otherwise disrupting their balance temporarily, is Important For Their Development, specifically for their vestibular sense.

Kids love this because they NEED it.

[cocainesocialist]

[cocainesocialist]

Marx was adamant: The problem with capitalism is not that it is unfair but that it is irrational, as it habitually condemns whole generations to deprivation and unemployment and even turns capitalists into angst-ridden automata, living in permanent fear that unless they commodify their fellow humans fully so as to serve capital accumulation more efficiently, they will cease to be capitalists. So, if capitalism appears unjust this is because it enslaves everyone; it wastes human and natural resources; the same production line that pumps out remarkable gizmos and untold wealth, also produces deep unhappiness and crises.

[roytang]

My poorly drawn underwater baby got flagged!

[roytang]

Sunstreaker and Drag Strip #transformers #dilawan http://bit.ly/2RPWpY8

[roytang]

BUMBLEBEE Spoiler-Free review!

- attached image summarizes the plot. loljk (credit: Transformers (1985 - Marvel) #2) - I'm a big Transformers fan, more G1 than Bayverse (I didn't even watch the last Michael Bay one). If you are like me, you will probably enjoy the film - if you grew up in the 80s like me, you will enjoy the film a bit more. Props to the 80s soundtrack - the plot is simple, straightforward and unambitious, unencumbered by any of Bayverse Megatron's super-complicated plans that he has been plotting for million of years in case he gets stranded on earth - not having a plethora of autobot and decepticon characters to develop on each side means the transformers are more distinctive and easier to identify, a big problem I had with the later bayverse films - i didnt understand some scenes where it looked like the characters were talking to some kind of human soldier but I can't see him? - foolish humans! - there is a "mid-credits" scene; I say "mid-credits" because they really only show the director credit before immediately going into the "mid-credits" scene - magugustuhan ba ni mama: no, she's not into giant robots. the movie is family-friendly, other than the violent explosions - after the movie, I went to the CR to pee, and I overheard two kids talking: "Ano pangalan nung autobot na pula? Christopher?" "Cliffjumper!"

[bear1na]

Spider-Man and Gwen Stacy, Spider-Gwen, Iron Fist vs. Luke Cage, Scarlet Witch and Vision, Black Panther by Khoi Pham *

[roytang]

Happy new year! #medianoche http://bit.ly/2s1dJLi

[rsbenedict-deactivated20181216]

This thread is amazing.

[cuddleswithhiddles]

I wanna give this a 1000 likes.

[breelandwalker]

Further adding to my justification for not debating my right-wing conservative relatives on issues of religion, history, politics, social equality, or climatology:

I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.

[mrkltpzyxm]

Fun Fact: earlier this year a bunch of right wing assholes got together enough masse to report @paulengelhard for some unkind comment that he made about Trump supporters. So he got banned from Twitter while all the Nazis, White Supremacists, bigots, racists, and generally ignorant and unpleasant people get to keep spouting hate speech on Twitter unopposed.

Isn’t that great?

[roytang]

Into the Spider-Verse spoiler-free review

- this is a great animated comic book movie, it makes me happy - I may have been a bit overhyped by the early reviews, but it was very entertaining, funny and had brilliant presentation, melding the medium of movies with comic books in a way that has never been seen before - again, the presentation is fantastic, the animation is great and intentional and the funky alternate universe stuff is represented well - IDK if I would call it the best comic book movie of all time, or even the best Spider-Man movie of all time, but definitely one of the best animated movies of all time, for a comic book fan (highly specific lol) - in fact, much respect to the writers who dared to bring this story to life. imagine the challenge of pitching a story idea to Sony about not just one new Spider-man, but several alternate universe versions of them. It's not exactly comparable to a Disney movie plot after all, but they pulled it off - between this movie and the PS4 game, I'm happy that Miles is making further inroads into the cultural zeitgeist - Miles appearance here reminds me of Hey Arnold's black friend lol - maybe I would have appreciated the movie a bit more if I was into hip-hop or such - comic book fans will be happy to know that this movie does *not* follow the actual Spider-Verse comic book arc along with its convoluted background of the inheritors. The plot and the opposition are much more straightforward - Will Mama like it? Well ...like all animated movies, with enough viewings at home by my nieces/nephews, maybe. - This movie has the best post-credits scene of all time

[roytang]

Arrowverse Elseworlds crossover spoiler-free review!

- if you're not aware, episode 1 - Flash S05E09, episode 2 - Arrow S07E09, episode 3 - Supergirl S04E09 - I don't usually review TV show crossovers but TBH I can't recall any other any TV show crossovers and I just really, really enjoyed this one - basically a love letter to DC comics fans, a celebration of dc comics/TV/movies from the past four decades, and apparently a prelude of things to come. Non-comicbook fans might not be as happy as me lol - all three episodes were great (middle episode slightly worse because Arrow lol), I was smiling all the time and apploauding all the references

- frankly not everything made sense, but I'll forgive it (I mean, have you *read* crisis on infinite earths? lol

- bonus: for more zaniness, also watch this week's Legend's of Tomorrow, they didn't want to be outdone!

- I also watched Aquaman today, and that was fine (review later) but I decided to write a review of this crossover first! - tonight's reading list (image attached)