The Merc with the Lounge - - - - - Part 167

[Guts]

 

[Duke]

^^Rick Grimes must be crying so hard because it's a Monday.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Man, time limit in GTA sucks.
I can't play the whole campaign without using guns because of the dangblasted time limit.

 

[Iceman]

**** time limits!

I'd rather chill out and do everything at whatever pace I feel like at the time, with time to wander off the main path and do random stuff for hours/days.

 

[KevanG]

That's why I enjoy games like Fallout and Skyrim. There's rarely any time limits to do anything and except for a few missions you can just leave in the middle of the mission and come back when you feel like it.

 

[Iceman]

From what I understand, it's about (basic plot synopsis, but some could consider it spoilery I guess): [blackout]the Rebel mission to acquire the Death Star plans, which is mentioned in the opening scrawl of A New Hope as the "first victory" of the Rebel Alliance.[/blackout] Which means the main villain of the story is potentially Vader.

Oh yes thanks, it's all coming back now. Once CW & X-M:A are out I can focus my attention towards it.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Man, so hard to bite my tongue in the BvS BO thread. Some delusional ass people in there. I'm on thin ice as it is though so no trying to get perma-banned over a film I don't really care about.

 

[Marvolo]

Man, so hard to bite my tongue in the BvS BO thread. Some delusional ass people in there. I'm on thin ice as it is though so no trying to get perma-banned over a film I don't really care about.

I adsume you are talking about the 68.4% drop at the box office. To be fair, its still early, and a huge drop in the second week isnt automatically death at the box office.

This is the fifth largest drop of all-time for a film opening over $100 million, topped only by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2's 72% drop and a trio of Twilight films dropping 69-70%.

In fact, the film's second weekend plummet is on par with last year's Fantastic Four, which dropped 68.2% in its second weekend, ultimately delivering a multiplier of 2.18. That said, Fantastic Four received an even worse reception than Batman v Superman, receiving only a "C-" CinemaScore compared to BvS's "B" and a 9% RottenTomatoes score compared to Batman v Superman's 29%. Should BvS also finish with a 2.18 multiplier that would still result in a domestic run of $362.8 million, enough to rank in the top 30 all-time.

Next weekend, however, will serve as a big test to see if there is any bouncing back. Deathly Hallows - Part 2 fell 53.7% in its third weekend and ended with a 2.25 multiplier. Another good comparison may be X-Men: The Last Stand, which dropped 66.9% in its second weekend followed by 52.7% in its third weekend, ultimately finishing with a 2.28 multiplier.

Perhaps some of the film's second weekend drop could be attributed to the NCAA Tournament's Final Four games on Saturday night. If so, that may help Batman v Superman exhibit some third weekend stamina, helping push it toward a domestic run over $370 million.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4173&p=.htm

The film might still limp to $1 billion.

 

[Duke]

Do you mean the subject of the Crusades, or something more specific? If you mean the crusades in general...

I've got these two books, but haven't taken the time to read them:

The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land

The First Crusade: A New History

Here are some other books that deal with the crusades:

A History of the Crusades Vol. I: The First Crusade and the Foundations of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

A History of the Crusades: Volume II The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100-1187

A History of the Crusades, Vol. III: The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades

The Crusades: A History: Third Edition

The Oxford History of the Crusades

Chronicles of the Crusades (Eyewitness journals.)

1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West

Thanks for the recommendations!

 

[Spider-Aziz]

**** time limits!

I'd rather chill out and do everything at whatever pace I feel like at the time, with time to wander off the main path and do random stuff for hours/days.

It's often quite lenient.
One mission in the GBA game gives you a strict time to play, and it's hard to finish on schedule.

That's why I enjoy games like Fallout and Skyrim. There's rarely any time limits to do anything and except for a few missions you can just leave in the middle of the mission and come back when you feel like it.

Great mechanics.
I'd probably enjoy the games a lot if not for Fallout being FPS and Skyrim not having sluggish combat.

 

[Fallen Angel]

Speedy Gonzales animated movie on the way from WB http://thr.cm/V0jIvl

 

[Victarion]

Will he be a weapons runner that smuggles drugs on the side?

 

[Fallen Angel]

I've no idea but I guess they might update the story for the modern time.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

I adsume you are talking about the 68.4% drop at the box office. To be fair, its still early, and a huge drop in the second week isnt automatically death at the box office.



The film might still limp to $1 billion.

Not when you consider it already opened in every major market all at once. You can't compare it to every other film that did a staggered release. Nowhere to go but down from here. It will be lucky to get to $850m WW.

 

[Victarion]

I've no idea but I guess they might update the story for the modern time.

I really liked the rebooted Looney Tunes they put out back in 2012.

Yosemite Sam will probably be trying to build a wall too.

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

Anyone heard of Darryl Hannah? If not.. you should look her up....


Warning though.. she can be quite a handful to take in...

 

[Duke]

Anyone heard of Darrell Hannah? If not.. you should look her up....


Warning though.. she can be quite a handful to take in...

You mean the actress from Splash?

 

[KevanG]

Hey DoD.

S'up?

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

You mean the actress from Splash?

No....not that actress lols (had to change the spelling of her name)




Hey Kevin.


I'm enjoying my week off. Lol

 

[KevanG]

I'mma still working on my book and the sequels. Also going to have onion soup and hamburgers for supper.

What do you think about Superpeople that died and came back going on vacation to Mexico for the Day of the Dead festival as an in-joke amongst themselves?

 

[Guts]

 

[Duke]

Well, you got me stumped then, DoD.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Speedy Gonzales animated movie on the way from WB http://thr.cm/V0jIvl

The Dark Gonzalez Sprints.

 

[Duke]

Never was much into Speedy Gonzalez, I'm more of a Road Runner guy, myself.

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

I'mma still working on my book and the sequels. Also going to have onion soup and hamburgers for supper.

What do you think about Superpeople that died and came back going on vacation to Mexico for the Day of the Dead festival as an in-joke amongst themselves?

Huh? Oh I dunno. I wish I could go on vacation. ...travel the world....bump into random famous people at comic cons..

*falls back into his daydream....* damn Sil....


Oh in other news....I have a knack for blondes now. At work.. this tall blonde came in and man she was so distracting....I served her at my till and yes I know what you read here will be taken out of context but she seemed really nice...

I have a new profound appreciation for blondes.


In the past...I had a few friends who were not as nice and every time they said anything remotely stupid and f up...I wanted to just stuff a cork in their mouths lol.

Yeah I know I view most blondes as bi*ches but I guess I haven't come across nice interesting ones up until a month ago when out of the blue my ex tracked me down. ...like hello. ..and you are?


There is a story behind it but I promise her I wouldn't say anything about it to anyone.