theoryof.games
chaotic good xennial nerd in the coastal empire. vp at Frakture. longtime digital strategist + policy wonk. If we must do without hope, there is always vengeance.
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Robin Hood Prince of Thieves: a solid movie with some poorly-aged gendered humor.
Also Mary Eliz. Mastrantonio was excellent in this, and I also love her in The Abyss, another 90s fav (also on the docket).
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At the time, the Sean Connery as King Richard cameo was a surprise. I have a memory of seeing this in the theater and the audience having a big reaction.
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There is a lot of sexual violence played for jokes in this movie and it is a shame because it is holding me back from saying it has aged well.
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"Rise up against these tyrants and be free!"
Man I hate it when Hollywood gets political.
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Another scene that I do not remember: the witch is the Sheriff's mother??? She swapped out a baby in the castle and somehow he became the sheriff. I think several scenes were cut from the version I remember.
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"Marry me or I'll murder these children" was also Stephen Miller's wedding proposal.
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(The power of this compelling 90s plot gave me the energy I needed to live skeet.)
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I am not a medieval weapons expert but I do not think you can roll siege weapons into a forest thick enough to hide a tree village with hundreds of people.
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I do not remember this scene with the barons and the Kelt (?) burning his own hand. Was this included in every version?
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So Sherwood camp is in a super secret location but somehow anyone in Nottingham whose hut burns down automatically knows how to get there. Got it.
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Christian Slater is kind of wasted as Will Scarlet who just walks around being pissy in every scene.
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You see, Kevin Costner's bare ass was considered at the time to be a box office draw.
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Breaking: Right-wing government of Nottingham cancels Christmas.
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The iconic shot of Robin shooting an arrow into another arrow already stuck in a tree occurs in total isolation and has absolutely no reason to exist in the story.
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Man the telescope scene. A+ physical comedy.
"How did your uneducated kind ever take Jerusalem?"
"God knows."
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[Kicks him in the balls]
"Hello Marian" 😂
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The jokes in this movie are perfect.
"Wait here." "Right here?"
"What manner of name is Azeem?" [Stands next to him] "Moorish"
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The pain has not been as bad as they said it would be, so no complaints.
It's early and I don't want to jinx it but it feels like it completely worked. I have had zero incidents since the surgery.
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I'm so glad to see you with a new doggo to care for.
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Sometimes we get so into the weeds talking about politics that basic population-level dynamics like this evade the conversation.
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"There are 4-6 million of us and only a couple hundred of you" is a very good message to send legislators
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Looks familiar. Americans paid 45 million dollars so Dictator Don could have his money shot for the history books.
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Someone responded that they let her go.
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The Republicans are assassinating legislators using mask men, and we are being told all we can do is sit and be nonviolent about it by the same people who allow this to fucking happen to this country.
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I think it's time to get together and hash out what kind of country we really want to have. I don't see any other way past this. 17/n
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The idea of #NoKings speaks to something fundamental in America: the ultimate sovereignty of the people is the most sacrosanct of our shared values, and many of us feel like we've lost it. 16/n
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We should be talking about the country we'd like to have.
The heart of our governing documents should be things like civil rights for all people, stewardship of the natural world, and cooperation with all peaceful nations. A convention is the vehicle to make that happen. 15/n
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We need structural change. A constitutional convention is the only legal mechanism I am aware of that can produce the scale of change we need. To me this seems very clear, but I don't hear anyone talking about it. 14/n
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And our system of government is hopelessly gridlocked. That is NOT an effect of the current political environment; it is structural, and a result of policy and legal decisions made over decades. That is not going to get any better post-Trump. 13/n
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Can you even imagine going back to the status quo politics of the Before Times? I can't. Because even if we defeat Trump and exile the current crop of fascists infecting the GOP, the problems behind those forces isn't going away. The disease is still festering. 12/n
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It also means organizing. We need to defend the laudable parts of the Constitution like the 1st Amendment (don't touch it, imo), and build consensus on new additions (I propose FDR's Second Bill of Rights). 11/n
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There is one way out: we resolve these differences decisively.
A constitutional convention is the only mechanism for that. We should be planning for it, and that means asking some hard questions.
What are my fundamental political beliefs? Everything is on the table. 10/n
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I would add one more question to the list: do corporations get civil rights? I never voted for it, and you didn't either. I would like the question discussed, because I think the answer is no. 9/n
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I believe forcing a national debate about our fundamental rights is the only way out of this. We have large groups of citizens that disagree on irreconcilable issues, like "does money equal speech" and "does everyone get due process?"
These are not small questions. 8/n