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Quote from: chainsaw midget on July 27, 2026, 09:46:59 AMJust went back to work after taking 2 and a half months off to take care of medical issues with my mother.

Legs are sore now. I am not used to standing so long anymore. Oh well... it'll come back to me.

Trust your mom is doing well 🙂🐢

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Off Topic Discussion / Re: How's everyone doing?

Last post by chainsaw midget - July 27, 2026, 09:46:59 AM

Just went back to work after taking 2 and a half months off to take care of medical issues with my mother.

Legs are sore now. I am not used to standing so long anymore. Oh well... it'll come back to me.

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Good Movies / Re: The Odyessy (2026)

Last post by Rev. Powell - July 27, 2026, 09:23:45 AM

Watched in IMAX yesterday. Recommended, but not essential. The sound was LOUD.

It's good. Classically made, little experimentation in style. I liked the script adaptation. It alternates between Odysseus' wife and son back in Ithaca and his own journey home from the Trojan war, and rather than just linearally following the king and his men on their travels. This made his eventual return more emotionally satisfying, since we were familiar with what he left behind. Nolan also gave Odysseus feelings of guilt and something like PTSD, which is a modern take on the tale that expands it without betraying the source material.

Technical aspects were naturally top-notch, flawless. Cast was good, but perhaps not great. Damon was very good in the lead. Lupita Nyong'o was fine but distracting because of the online controversy. No one would have noticed Elliot Page was in the movie if not for the controversy. Overall a 4.5/5, the best rendering of Homer onscreen so far.

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