another_busted_robot
another_busted_robot t1_ja3d9zx wrote
Reply to comment by verascity in True Lies (1994) has aged SO poorly… by [deleted]
OP's description of the plot and actions are super disingenuous though. Arnold isn't using his spy background to "stalk and Weinstein" Curtis, he actually stops that from happening. Curtis' character was cheating on her husband with a guy pretending to be a spy because she was bored with her life. The stripping scene culminates with Arnold (pretending to be a villain) asking her why she's doing what she's doing, at which point she confesses that she's bored with her life and her husband doesn't pay any attention to her. There's no forcing, no manipulation from Arnold's character. Even the stripping scene is super awkward and comical, being that her character is supposed to be a suburban housewife masquerading as a spy trying to seduce and wiretap a villain. She even kicks Arnold's ass a bit when she changes her mind and before she finds out it's him. Basically OP's read and description of it is completely wrong. And Tom Arnold's character does call Arnold's character out for using his spy background to set this whole ruse up instead of just talking to her.
another_busted_robot t1_ja2ue6e wrote
Reply to True Lies (1994) has aged SO poorly… by [deleted]
Curtis was going to cheat on Arnold with a guy who was pretending to be a spy. Arnold just swapped places with the fake guy and followed along her fantasy. How did you miss the crux of that entire plot-line..?
another_busted_robot t1_j9zukll wrote
Reply to modern recordings of traditional southern/appalachian folk and gospel music? by rotterdamn8
There's an archivist named Alan Lomax who collected recordings of old songs and put them in collections. There's too many to name in a ton of different styles. Just look up "Alan Lomax Collection" and you'll find them. It's all that kind of old timey folk music. Prison Songs is one of my favorites. It's recordings of songs sung by prisoners on the old chain gangs from the Mississippi State Penitentiary back in the mid 1900's. Definitely has O Brother, Where Art Thou? vibes.
another_busted_robot t1_ixhdiwr wrote
Reply to This gacha machine dispenses 1:24 scale models of propane and propane accessories by sixpigeons
It's about dang time someone made a toy that's both educational and entertaining.
another_busted_robot t1_issylto wrote
Reply to IKEA teams with self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics to test deliveries in Texas by Gari_305
As long as they will still let me set up a delivery for a month out, and then cancel it the night before without telling me until they don't show up on the day that I requested off work specifically for, I'm all for it. Bonus points if they can program the robot to "misplace" one essential box, or break a key part.
another_busted_robot t1_jedxuc1 wrote
Reply to Opinion - SS Rajamouli (director of RRR) should be considered for the next remake of the Jungle Book. by Pappadum-Kuttan
Rudyard Kipling was a white, British dude born in British Colonial India. It's not an ethnically and culturally accurate Indian story in the first place.