The Firestorm thread. Undeniably the greatest

[Behr]

It's Spring Break I'm relaxing.

What do you do when not relaxing?

 

[firestorm]

What do you do when not relaxing?

Mow the Lawn, Shovel snow off the driveway, Work out at the gym, go to Church, Read the Bible and Pray, go to Church meeting and church service projects, and work on homework for classes along with reading, etc.

 

[tumscalcium]

Mow the Lawn, Shovel snow off the driveway, Work out at the gym, go to Church, Read the Bible and Pray, go to Church meeting and church service projects, and work on homework for classes along with reading, etc.

Same day?

 

[firestorm]

Same day?

No because I don't mow the lawn during the winter months.

 

[volsarelife1]

It's Spring Break I'm relaxing.

You need to go some big party and film it.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

It's Spring Break I'm relaxing.

4 words. Firestorm in Daytona Beach!

That video would be epic.

 

[joevol33]

Mow the Lawn, Shovel snow off the driveway, Work out at the gym, go to Church, Read the Bible and Pray, go to Church meeting and church service projects, and work on homework for classes along with reading, etc.

Good list

 

[firestorm]

You need to go some big party and film it.

I would if I was in Mexico, Florida, or somewhere else where those parties happen.

 

[bignewt]

I would if I was in Mexico, Florida, or somewhere else where those parties happen.

Have a party in you pants and everyone with come

 

[firestorm]

Hell no to that suggestion.

I'm going to eat lunch at a Burger restaurant today.
Smash Burger or Build a Burger.

I've never at either of those 2 restaurants, and maybe 1 will have Coke Cola. If not still possibly decent or great Burgers.

 

[firestorm]

Have a party in you pants and everyone with come

Maybe you are drunk when you posted this because that is a nonsensical awful idea.

 

[The Ron Mexico]

Maybe you are drunk when you posted this because that is a nonsensical awful idea.

Great analysis. Bignewt was obviously inebriated.

 

[The Dog]

Firestorm stepped his game up and brought a great review to the Black Panther thread. Some of your best stuff, especially after the "Spoiler" tag. I gave it a like. U should bring the Black Panther review to your "HOME" thread, this one.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

I want a Billy Costigan and Firestorm forum. That would be awesome.

 

[firestorm]

(2018) Black Panther
8/10

A great science fiction drama movie that is a simple story with complex characters ,a simple Black Hat Villain, A Main Hero is a Simple Hero a good man with a good heart which is why he's a likable hero, other good characters are also likable, and the main Villain is a Well Intentioned Extremist, variety for locations and a Impressive Futuristic Country Wakanda that is highly or greatly advanced.

It is a multiple POV Story involving the Main Hero and the Main Villain , both sides of the argument shown why Wakanda should or shouldn't help countries using their advanced technology, exciting great climax, 1 great after credits scene and a great interruption of Credits scene.

Spoiler

Cons
Klaw a major super villain of Black Panther is killed early in the movie. He has a sonic blaster arm canon that is powerful enough to destroy a car, a table, etc.
I wanted to see him in most of the movie, and even if he is ressurected in Avengers Infinity War it's still a dumb decision that he is killed early in the Black Panther Movie.
Killmonger wears a Black Panther suit once in the climax. I wanted to see him use the suit in more than just the climax.

Mbakua is never called his Alter Ego Man Ape, and his Ape costume is incomplete because only his face is visible for the mainstream continuity version while movie has him wear fur on his legs, arms, and a chest plane hints at a Gorilla.
I understand why these changes but still hate the changes.

When using character either use the character with the alter ego name said by characters, along with the costume being the exact same or complete and mostly the same or don't use the character.

Pros
Outsiders know that Wakanda is a underdeveloped third world country a lie which is why Wakanda has been able to thrive, avoid 2 World Wars, and other issues while the USA, Germany and other countries haven't
Great action which includes Black Panther chasing Klaw in South Korea, also rips off a tire, and suit is bulletproof, and he was laying on a grenade exploded no damage to him.

The Ritual fights which is if the challenger wins that person becomes the King of Wakanda.
A herb removes superhuman abilities to make it a fair fight.
In a great fight TChalla almost is unconscious fighting MBaku, and is able to defeat him by using a wrist lock with Mbaku submitting.
A decent fight Killmonger fighting TChalla and it becomes a embarrassment with Killmonger not sweat defeats him and throws him over a waterfall.
It's not surprising he survived.

A great show and tell how Wakanda became a country, how Wakanda got vibranium, how a person gains superhuman abilities as the Black Panther that involves drinking a heart shaped herb, and how Wakanda became a highly advanced Country.


Shuri is a brilliant inventor that invented the Black Panther suits that can absorb kinetic energy and release it as a explosion. She does use vibranium sonic blasts that were effective vs Killmonger except he still is able to destroy the sonic blasters. She is Tchalla's sister, and is able to get a herb to heal his brother before all the herbs are destroyed because Killmonger ordered all herbs to be destroyed.

CIA Agent Ross that was in the Air Force shows off those skills while flying a Jet because he does shoot Wakanda Jets to prevent persons from giving Wakanda weapons to oppressed persons. He also did sacrifice himself to protect Nakia.
Wakanda technology easily healed the bullet wounds.
Tchalla wants to help other countries but not with violence which is Killmonger's solution.
MBaku is altered to a ally not a super villain because he did move a comatose Tchalla out of a waterfall and put him under ice so he would survive since He did owe him a debt Tchalla sparing his life in the ritual combat. Also him and his Tribe do fight in the climax to help Black Panther and others defeat WKabi's army.

All are likable unique characters.

Impressive special effects with Tchalla putting on what looks like shoes only the bottom of shoes and the rest appears.
Also Wakanda technology able to project cars, Jets, etc being used in a location while in another location.
Somehow a person can quickly alter to a Black Panther suit.
Also bright lights when Black Panther absorbs kinetic energy shown on his costume.

Terrific breathtaking locations
Wakanda has high buildings including multiple Skyscrapers. It seems similar to Chicago in I Robot no ghetto or slums also the advanced transportation because of trains moving at a great speed.
Agent Ross comments he's never seen trains this efficient.
The Waterfalls where the ritual combat is beautiful and great.
The mountains have a high amount of snow also wind.


While in the Ancestoral Plane Tchaka tells Tchalla he is a good man with a good character. We see a flashback from Captain America Civil War showing how he died which is showing continuity and informing persons how he died if persons didn't see Captain America Civil War.

That is telling with but not a flaw because it is shown in the movie. Tchalla defeating Mbaku in ritual combat persuades him to submit rather than die.
After Klaw is extracted Black Panther decides not to pursue him instead Take Agent Ross to Wakanda so he can be healed, and won't die which happens.
He knows that Agent Ross sacraficed himself to protect Nakia and isn't persuaded to leave a wounded man that choose to sacrifice himself.
He does ask Mbaku for help to defeat Killmonger and his army which he declines because of past Wakanda Kings that haven't asked for his help.
He and his Tribe got involved no doubt after knowing it is what is right after being told of Killmonger's goal, and most likely he is happy that Tchalla is a different Wakanda King since he asked him for his help.
He does offer Killmonger a opportunity to be healed but Killmonger not wanting the bondage of Incarceration chooses to remove the knife and die a free man.
Also he does bring Killmonger after Black Panther defeated him in the climax to the surface to see the sunrise in Wakanda which is what Killmonger wanted.
The no hostility with the protagonist and antagonist after the climax seems dejavu Star Wars Return of the Jedi with Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader.
He talks about Wakanda in a post credits scene Wakanda will be sharing it's technology with other Countries and The true nature of Wakanda.
The outreach center created by TChalla in Oakland that will be run by Nakia and Shuri.


Both sides of the argument shown for why Wakanda should get involved helping other countries and why they haven't including the technology they used could be used for evil.

Great clothes for the Wakandans, and if it's recognizable African clothes I assume because Wakanda is a combination of African cultures.

Killmonger (Erik Stevens) is sympathetic when he is a kid because he was abandoned, his dad was killed, and had to grow up in 90s Oakland no doubt experiencing prejudices.
Not a sympathetic super villain You don't agree with his methods to accomplish his good goal but still understand him which makes him a great character and a great complex super villain.
His goal is give the oppressed persons Wakanda weapons so they can fight back and won't be oppressed. He is a Well Intentioned Extremist that seems dejavu of Baron Zemo and Magneto.

NJobu his dad did assist Klaw by stealing vibranium from Wakanda and had the goal to sell the Wakanda weapons to oppressed persons so they could fight back and Wakanda could become a Empire.



The good characters have done bad or terrible things showing the duality nature style characters which Marvel is known for both Villains and Heroes.

Zuri a undercover tells TChaka that that NJobu has been helping Klaw bu stealing vibranium from Wakanda.
NJobu doesn't want to be judged by the Wakanda council which is why he attacks Zuri that forces TChaka to kill him.
Also TChaka ordered Zuri to lie that NJobu disappeared and left behind his American son Erik. Erik is not a full blooded Wakandan because his mother is American.
TChalla had to confront Zuri to hear the truth about NJobu, and is told NJobu plan was share Wakanda technology with people that are African Descent so they could conquer their oppressors. Also since Erik isn't a full blooded Wakandan he is abandoned not brought to Wakanda.

Foreshadowing Bucky Barnes is called White Wolf shown in a after credits scene.

Exciting Great Climax
Killmonger using a Black Panther suit fights Wakanda Body Guards, the Wakanda Body Guards fight WKabi and his army, also Mbaku and the Jabari get involved to fight WKabi and his army, Black Panther wrecks a Wakanda Jet, Black Panther fighting the Evil Black Panther Killmonger on Wakanda ground, and on train tracks with Black Panther able to stab him with a knife because his suit is disrupted.
Okoye has the advantage vs WKabi that would kill him for her Country after asking her that direct question he sees the futility and no doubt not wanting to die WKabi shows the surrender action by Standing down along with his army.

 

[firestorm]

I highly recommend The Stranger Prey at Night.

The Strangers Prey at Night
8/10

A great sequel that does use the same formula, and it is different from the 1st movie not a copy and paste that Home Alone 2, and other sequels used.

4 Believable likable Protagonists, no filler scenes, genuine scares, 4 great action scenes and decent action scenes with variety for the kills, surprises, exciting great climax, Suspense, Character Development, Decent Soundtrack, Terrifying Villains, Callback and nod to the 1st movie showing it's the same 3 Strangers, and a great ending.
I can see why some critics consider this more entertaining than the original.

This is a homage or love letter to the 80s Slasher movies and a 70s Horror Slasher Movie.
A Great Action Horror slasher movie with a fast pace.

It has made more than it's low budget which is why I'm optimistic that a 3rd The Strangers movie gets released this decade.

Spoiler

Cons
It's never shown how Luke lost the gun.
It doesn't start where the first movie ended which is what I wanted.
Also no character talks about events of the first movie.


Pros

Same as the 1st movie Dollface knocks on the door, loosens the lightbulb so the protagonists can't see Dollface's face because not wearing a mask, and asks if Tamara is home told she has the wrong trailer she walks away.
Also the Strangers Wrote on most of the window where the Aunt and uncle were murdered is the word Hello which was used in the 1st movie.


The 3 Strangers do brutally murder 2 persons offscreen, 2 are able to wound Kinsey and Luke, and they do murder 3 persons a Cop, Cindy and Mike the parents on screen.
Luke wasn't killed by the Man in the Mask but still would drowned if Kinsey didn't remove him from the Pool.

Also the couple murdered at the start of the movie is the Aunt and Uncle of Kinsey and Luke which Luke and Kinsey see the Uncle's dead body.



The likable Protagonists
Cindy and Mike decide to spend time as a family because Kinsey is being sent to boarding school.
Maybe she did something worse than ditch School and smoke it's implied but never outright said.

Songs used including I think we're alone now are recognizable, Total Eclipse of the Heart, etc.

Kinsey is a brat which is intentional, she becomes a likable character when she is sad seeing her mother murdered, removes Luke from the Pool he would have drowned if she didn't rescue him, and she kills the 2 Strangers .
Luke doesn't shoot Dollface because he doesn't want to kill humans, he does kill Pin Up Girl to avoid her stabbing him, and fights the Man in the Mask.

Luke and Kinsey are shown talking about the past while outside . Shown in this movie is the brother helping the sister, and sister helping the brother.
Luke and Kinsey did argue and insult the other while in the car which is why it's great to see them bonding in this movie with Luke helping and saving Kinsey, Kinsey saving and helping Luke.


The dad Mike doesn't want Luke to see his mother dead, and recognizes what is best which is why he tells Luke to take the gun and find his sister because he is pinned to his seat.
The mother also after getting weirded out by Dollface wants to find the kids. She is able to help Kinsey escape, and Kinsey is sad when seeing her mother murdered by Dollface.



Most of the movie is at a Deserted Mobile Home Park.
The protagonists move around the deserted Mobile Home Park area not remaining mostly in 1 location.
Less is more the Aunt and uncle were brutally murdered offscreen with Luke and Kinsey seeing the Uncle's dead body.

The protagonists are proactive not remaining in 1 location and killing the Strangers.
The cellphones are destroyed so can't call the cops, and 1 Cop is sent to the area because Luke used a telephone to call 911 with giving information before the wire was cut.
Also Cindy is unable to get a signal.





Dollface that invades the house holding a knife, Cindy and Kinsey run away to the bathroom, she does cut through a bathroom door similar to The Shinning, and Cindy is able to help Kinsey move up and escape using the Skylight.
Dollface stabs Cindy killing her that Kinsey saw.



Genuine Scares
Mike and Luke in a minivan looking for Kinsey, a killer offscreen throws a object breaks the windshield causing Mike to swerve and crash the car in a trailer.
Mike is pinned to his seat by part of the trailer's porch.
Luke leaves to find his sister after being told by Mike to take the gun, and find his sister.


The Man in the Mask moves into the car, Mike is begging for mercy, The Man in the Mask turns on the radio, and kills Mike with a icepick.
This is a great scene with suspense because Mike begging for mercy and because The Man in the Mask waits before killing Mike.

Kinsey hiding in a concrete barrel is surprised by Pin Up Girl talking since she was in the darkness before talking and revealing herself.
She was hiding from The Man in the mask driving in his pickup.

Dollface trying to stab Kinsey inside a Police SUV, with Kinsey having to remove a Shotgun which she does, and shoots Dollface. She removes the mask, asks her why are they doing this she responds while smiling why not, and Kinsey shoots her again getting revenge since Dollface killed her mother that she saw.
The Man in the Mask chasing Kinsey with his Axe, and Kinsey having to get into a moving pickup, sees a Baseball bat that she picks up and hits the Man in the Mask's face.
Pin Up Girl ambushes Luke while in the area of the Pool, Luke sees her before it's to late, hits her with a golfclub knocks her down.
He decides to take her mask off Except doesn't Pin Up Girl wakes up, tries to grab her knife that Luke sees with him grabbing the knife and repeatedly stabbing her.



4 Great action scenes

Kinsey is lured into a trap because of a jack in the box, Dollface under a blanket moves and begins to stab her, impeccable timing Luke saves her.
Luke is able rip a cloth to use as a bandage for Kinsey after exiting the house.
Luke doesn't shoot her no doubt because he doesn't want to , and is shaking so likely 1st time he held a gun.
Dollface cutting through a bathroom door similar to The Shinning.
Luke having to avoid being killed by the Man in the Mask using his axe by the Pool, he falls in the Pool, able to dodge the axe and pull the Man in the Mask with him.
Both fight in the underwater both trying to grab the knife which keeps slipping , The Man in the Mask is able to grab the knife and takes advantage of Luke trying to escape by stabbing his back.
Kinsey removes him from the water, and he isn't dead.
Dollface kills the Cop cutting his throat with a ambush attack, Kinsey does run to the Police Suv moving inside but doesn't have the keys while Dollface is shown tapping on the glass does have the keys.
Dollface moves into the car.
Kinsey trying to get a shotgun removed while Dollface is trying to stab her, is able to remove the shotgun and shoot her.

Also similar to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre a mother sees the Man in the Mask with his axe moving runs to her pickup and drives with Kinsey in the back of a pickup and the Man in the Mask with a axe with Kinsey hitting his face by swinging the baseball bat.

Great exciting Clinax
The Man in the Mask does crash the Suv Kinsey is in, and does crash the side of the car.
Kinsey gets out of the car, and uses a lighter that creates the explosion because of a gasoline leak.

Several seconds later The Man in the Mask continues to drive his Pickup toward Kinsey, he gets out of his pickup with Kinsey wounded unable to run.
The Man in the Mask with his axe walks close to Kinsey but falls down before he can hit her with the Axe.

Kinsey is able to runaway and signal to a mother driving a Pickup.
The mother gets back in her pickup after seeing the Man in the Mask with his axe running toward Kinsey and drives the Pickup.
Kinsey and the Man in the Mask are able to get in the back of the moving Pickup, Kinsey grabs a baseball bat swings the bat with the Man in the Mask knocked out of back of the Pickup and dropping to the ground.

The great ending
Kinsey and Luke are in the hospital. Kinsey hears the Jack in the box that Dollface used to lure her into a room, and a familiar banging on the door.

Maybe this gets answered in the 3rd movie if not a great unanswered question, and a 3rd movie could be made.

 

[volger]

I want a Billy Costigan and Firestorm forum. That would be awesome.

Is Firestorm a sink pisser?

 

[tumscalcium]

Is Firestorm a sink pisser?

We need this info.

 

[firestorm]

Is Firestorm a sink pisser?

No.

 

[volger]

No.

Have you ever had relations with a female human?

 

[firestorm]

I want a Billy Costigan and Firestorm forum. That would be awesome.

Why exactly?

 

[firestorm]

Have you ever had relations with a female human?

I assume you are asking have I had a girlfriend, and no if that's what you mean.

 

[Vol8188]

I’m normally not much for altruism, but I’d donate to a go fund me to help Firestorm get laid.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

I assume you are asking have I had a girlfriend, and no if that's what you mean.

Jerry's single

 

[joevol33]

Jerry's single

Haha