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[nespolkey]

Hello tma people. Long time no see

[late-to-the-magnus-archives]

I am being so spoiled today…

[thekeplerowl]

I'm on episode 1 of The mighty nein (animated version), and I truly wasn't ready for Caleb's pure depressed wet cat energy. I mean I knew he was gonna be like that, but I had severly underestimated it. I love him already

[mrgrt-blog]

[mookybear12404]

I feel like the first class you played in DND tells a lot about you

Reblog and put in the tags what your first class was

[hagnanimous]

Me when I read a book by a famous author that’s a modern classic and everyone says it’s really good and then it’s really good

[lathaneonachandrasta]

in light of recent events, I am posting a vaguely finished eighth doctor fanart <3

[paleo-bug]

Life-sized Microraptor, done with alcohol markers

[naamahdarling]

YES!!!!

[hanzajesthanza]

regis when they got to stygga castle

[thekeplerowl]

@shit-hdb-would-say kim vs electrochemistry

[dcartcorner]

PHM x TMA (1)

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Sherlock Holmes having a universal ace experience -- expressing disinterest and immediately getting called an inhuman robot.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

#images#sherlock holmes#sorry i don't turn rabid and marry the prettiest girl in sight at the push of a button my dear watson

Watson is like "of course I proposed marriage to a girl I met two days ago, I'm normal and make rational decisions"

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

#I read this part just the other day#He literally proposes within two days it’s crazy

Every Sherlock Holmes remake that tries to make Watson the straight man does him a great injustice. Mfer is a total madlad. Everyone's like "oh he's not addicted to hard drugs and doesn't do chemistry experiments in his bedroom for fun" there are subtler ways to be completely unhinged.

[elf-kid2]

The thing is, Watson may or may not instigate the Situations & Shenanigans, but he voluntarily spends most of his Sherlock Holmes, who DOES!

““Normal”“ people do not do that.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Watson will show up at Holmes' place and be like "are you doing any investigations of super weird shit today" and Holmes will be like "yes I am cornering this dangerous mass murderer, you should come and bring your gun in case anyone tries to shoot us" and Watson will do it without question, thinking "I'm so glad he's got something wholesome to distract himself with so he doesn't take more cocaine".

[itswalky]

[geeoharee]

[raining-ash]

Ewilan's Quest: episode 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

[heres-to-all-that-is-mine]

Making an attempt…

[amarald]

2 revenges!

The undertaker by Gertrude/ @thekeplerowl

Esther by emme_emme

[iron-wyrm]

Apocalypse tourists (now in full color)

[pigmentofimagination]

I am. Never. drawing. stairs. Again.

[acertainmoshke]

In general I don’t like to say I “consume” media because that feels like just everything is content nonsense to me, but on occasion a new book really does just feel like gobbling up a snack

[daughterofheartshaven]

Btw if you have a better word that applies to books, comics, audios, and tv all equally well please let me know

[thekeplerowl]

In french we say "to devour". I think it's quite fitting

[sparrowsabre7]

"It may not be high art but everyone's having too much fun to care" Cinematic Universe

The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns

Men in Black

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Pacific Rim

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Feel free to add your own. Please note this is not just "any" fun blockbuster, it's a certain subset where it's a bit of a romp, everyone in the cast is having fun and it's just a joy to watch.

[mygeekcorner]

Mamma Mia. Obviously.

[ladyananas]

ok but. i need you to know that the mummy, men in black and pacific rim in particular are regarded as technical masterpieces when it comes to director skill & cinematography?

the intro shot of rick o'connell in the mummy is one of the best and most efficient camera work in an action movie. the way pacific rim utilizes space when showing the kaijus is literally taught in art school. they're not just blockbusters they're also iconic movies on a technical point of view!

sometimes things feel good because they are genuinely really good!

[thekeplerowl]

Yes to all of this!! And also, the church fight scene in Kingsman is one of the best filmed fight scenes I've seen in a while. And the whole movie has absolutely stratospheric editing in my opinion, that's why it works so well.

The thing is a lot of people don't realise that SO MANY "unserious" movies that are also incredible features of filmmaking. Just because something isn't meant to be deep or highly philosophical doesn't mean it can't be a cinematic masterpiece. Sometimes talented artists just decide to put their skill to the service of pure entertainment.

All of the movies on op's list are good examples, but another one that I really like to talk about is Back to the Future. That movie is not trying to be deep, it's just trying to be fun... and the levels of cinematic mastery it conjures to achieve this are genuinely impressive. The way every scene is structured for maximal efficiency and impact is so precise it's insane. That's just great filmmaking, and that deserves as much admiration as any "serious" movie!