Mega Thread The Random Thoughts Thread Part 1

[John the Butcher]

DBJ has tanned up a bit since the last I saw him..

 

[Andre]

DBJ has tanned up a bit since the last I saw him..
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He's the brother from another mother.

 

[manureid]

Up to episode 4 of stranger things... not bad so far.

 

[Dylan8]

 

[edgie]

Up to episode 4 of stranger things... not bad so far.

Is that the one with Joy Division at the start? To me that marked the point where it seriously picked up

 

[edgie]

This is the same as the old "memory card corruption" that used to plague 90's console players, nothing worse than losing every game save because of an dodgy memory card.

Nintendo never had the problem!

Seriously though, people never complained with as much hyperbole and self importance back then.

 

[Magus]

Finished Stranger Things. Thought it was just okay. I liked the cast of kids but I don't think the plot was really that strong and I don't really have that much of a hard-on for all things Eighties.

 

[edgie]

To me, the 80s setting was less about the "phwoar, 80s!", and more about the attitude. Kids playing innocently and imaginatively, parents not caring if they roam around on their bikes at all hours, no mobile phones to convolute plot lines. People smoking frequently... ok that has no bearing on anything, it's just funny to see.

It could have been any period of time before the turn of the century, really. I guess the 80s was picked as a homage to the classic films of that era.

 

[LukeSA]

Nintendo never had the problem!

Seriously though, people never complained with as much hyperbole and self importance back then.

They probably did but they never got heard because of no twitface, you know... back when only important people had opinions that were heard.

 

[Magus]

To me, the 80s setting was less about the "phwoar, 80s!", and more about the attitude. Kids playing innocently and imaginatively, parents not caring if they roam around on their bikes at all hours, no mobile phones to convolute plot lines. People smoking frequently... ok that has no bearing on anything, it's just funny to see.

It could have been any period of time before the turn of the century, really. I guess the 80s was picked as a homage to the classic films of that era.

The soundtrack plays a pretty large part in it though.

 

[edgie]

The songs or the score? I love synth scores and reckon they work with anything.

 

[Magus]

The songs or the score? I love synth scores and reckon they work with anything.

Both. I dig the synth but can do without hearing ToTo

 

[edgie]

Both. I dig the synth but can do without hearing ToTo

There was Toto? I just remember Should I Stay or Should I Go every second episode, and a little bit of Joy Division.

Imma have to go watch it again now to hear me some Toto!

 

[Steve Dore]

Both. I dig the synth but can do without hearing ToTo

Maybe it depends on how old you were in the 80's.

 

[Dylan8]

crankin' the toto

i still cant believe toto made the score for what should have been one of the greatest sci fi movies ever

 

[Magus]

Maybe it depends on how old you were in the 80's.

Definitely not old enough!

 

[edgie]

crankin' the toto

i still cant believe toto made the score for what should have been one of the greatest sci fi movies ever

Speaking of the greatest sci-fi movie ever, and Toto, interesting trivia (to me anyway).

One of Toto's singers across their career was John Williams's son, this guy.

 

[edgie]

Definitely not old enough!

Can't be that, I'm younger than you and crank it!

 

[edgie]

In other news, my mate had got his ankle fractured by Michael Bisping.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Halloween 3 had a great soundtrack, underrated classic should never have been part of the "Halloween" franchise.. Great Horror/Sci-fi cheese

 

[Andre]

To me, the 80s setting was less about the "phwoar, 80s!", and more about the attitude. Kids playing innocently and imaginatively, parents not caring if they roam around on their bikes at all hours, no mobile phones to convolute plot lines. People smoking frequently... ok that has no bearing on anything, it's just funny to see.

It could have been any period of time before the turn of the century, really. I guess the 80s was picked as a homage to the classic films of that era.

There's a heap of nods to 80's movies in Stranger Things. It's good regardless IMO, but if those movies were ones you watched / grew up with then it pushes the show up a couple of notches.

 

[manureid]

As far as 80s nostalgia goes will.be interested to see how Spielberg goes adapting the book ready player 1 to the big screen. Really enjoyed the book but might be tough doing it justice.

 

[edgie]

There was this movie I seen a few years ago, had Eric from That 70s Show in it, and there wasn't any good reason why that had to be set in the 80s. None whatsoever.

 

[Doctor Feel]

I like how Edgie keeps doing the old "Michael Bisping" namedrop.

 

[manureid]

I like how Edgie keeps doing the old "Michael Bisping" namedrop.

Needs its own thread imo.