Firstly, joke isn't that funny. Maybe the right comedian could do it, but that takes comedic timing and a good routine to go along with it. Just reading it by itself had my eyes rolling.

Second, you got the words wrong. It's a cotton picking joke, so the question should be "What candy do black guys always pick?"

So you told a lame joke AND you told it wrong.

Godzilla King of the Monsters. I expected it to be much worse and came in all but determined to hate it, since I wasn't fond of the 2014 movie. By the end, all the Godzilla universe fanservice had me won over. It ain't perfect, but it was clearly a labor of love and felt like a big budget version of the monster showdown films. It was the movie I wanted from the 2014 film.

Keep playing the original. The new mechanics are fantastic but different from the old. The map is also similar but strikingly different and at times remixed. Unless there's a "play the original campaign" mode after beating the new one, there's reason to replay the original.

You have to remember that we, as an audience, have a larger perception of danger by knowing the genre. The mind's ability to think can be altered by all kinds of things, such as adrenaline and panic. Horror movies do often rely on bad decisions, but so many bad decisions happen in reality without consequences because we're not in a horror story.

There's also the sheer number of horror stories out there, which highlights the poor decisions as tropey and the more aware of a trick, the less effective it becomes. That's where subversive movies like Cabin in the Woods get material from.

I don't think directors are doing it on purpose, but rather they're too attached to their story to realize it. They get deep into each character's reasoning and that can make a trope appear original or acceptable. The audience doesn't spend years bringing the story to life, so they just see more stupid choices. It's a blindspot for the creators.