Howard Tayler

Pavel @spavel.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 02:22 UTC

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

In the film, the woman on display as bait, Valkyrie, is later run over by The People Eater. Sad, because she was a favorite character. Question, in the vein of "taking this meme waaaay too far": Can we get the People Eater to run over the NYT?

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 11:53 UTC

And of course there's this one, because patriotism swells in the heart of the American bear... Especially if the bear is in a Studebaker. bsky.app/profile/robi...

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 11:50 UTC

Mack Wilberg's MoTab arrangement is quite nice, though I think it'd be hard to pull off door to door. youtu.be/euH0ucM6RN0?...

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 11:38 UTC

If you're afraid you can't be patriotic without fireworks, go caroling and sing "America, the Beautiful."

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 11:37 UTC

I like fireworks, but I like people more. If people have problems with fireworks (including pet problems), I can do without.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 08:16 UTC

Big mood.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 07:24 UTC

ROFLMAO then call a doctor I think I laughed up a lung.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 07:22 UTC

Please?

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 07:21 UTC

Oh, and the music? 👨‍🍳💋 Mwah! Perfect. I need a proper keyboard and a thousand words to say why, so I'll just leave it at "Mwah!"

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 07:18 UTC

Anyway, BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F is a supremely worthy capstone for the franchise. The only thing "missing" is a strip club scene, and the movie is much stronger with the character humor it used instead.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 07:15 UTC

The third movie had a twist right at the end. We know one of the cops or feds is corrupt but we don't know who. The reveal was incredibly ham-fisted. Within two seconds of telling us he "saw another name in those files," Axel kills the corrupt guy. TBH, it felt kind of gross.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 07:09 UTC

And the story? It's a proper "Beverly Hills Cop" story. We (and the protagonists) figure out who the villain is very early on, and there are no twists. The try-fail cycle is collecting evidence and surviving to present it.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 07:01 UTC

It doesn't feel like a nostalgia grab. Yes, the fan service is there, but it's not just fan service. It supports the story. Okay, Bronson Pinchot's bit (Serge) was a stretch, story-wise, but it was so delightful I'll let it slide.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 06:58 UTC

Sandra finally watched BEVERLY HILLS COP for the first time, and liked it. Then we watched BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F, and she agrees with my assessment. THIS is how you do a nostalgia-grab correctly. It hits all the beats of the original, and doesn't make the mistakes of the sequels.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 20:35 UTC

tl;dr - yes, buy ice. And be thankful you're on-hand to troubleshoot things now, rather than discovering them in a week.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 20:35 UTC

We had a freezer failure once. It happened while we were on vacation. When we got home it had blown itself open because the pressure of the expanding decomposition gases popped the seal. The whole house stank. We were upset at the loss of food, but had much larger problems to be upset about.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 20:33 UTC

Sometimes you taste the rainbow, and sometimes the rainbow tastes you.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 20:31 UTC

There's a line in Season 2 where one of the characters says "They like what I'm saying. They just don't like the word 'Nazi.'" It's *SO GOOD.* Splutchy and graphic and gross, but SO GOOD.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 20:09 UTC

There are so many other things to consume I simply cannot see myself making time for regurgitations of Galaxy-Far-Far-Away lore. Roll the clock a thousand years forward and give me something fresh, please.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 20:07 UTC

NOTE: This is not a blanket endorsement of THE BOYS. It's violent, crass, and sometimes just over-the-top gross. It's difficult to watch. I have no complaints with the storytelling, though.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 20:05 UTC

I haven't, but that's because I've lost interest in STAR WARS. The last thing I really enjoyed was the first season of THE MANDALORIAN.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 20:04 UTC

If people are angry because their fascist political leanings are not being supported by pop culture narratives, I for one am going to enjoy their salty disappointment, and hope for a world in which they don't get to consume any art at all without feeling attacked. Because fascism deserves attack.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 20:00 UTC

In the case of THE BOYS, I'm leaning into "brilliant." Yes, it is politically charged, and it delivers some very on-the-nose caricatures of alt-right and fascist talking points. The fact that alt-right dudebros are review-bombing it says to me that it is working PERFECTLY.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 19:57 UTC

I've seen a couple of articles talking about Season 4 of THE BOYS in which the writer says that obviously it's slipping because it's getting review-bombed. NEWSFLASH (and also PRO TIP): If your art or writing is getting review-bombed, it's entirely possible that it is BRILLIANT, not "slipping."

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 19:54 UTC

I can't open bottles if I "pinch-grip" it between my thumb and my index finger. I have to "discus-grip" it, all five digits going to town, in order to make it work. YMMV. (Maybe I should market it as a strength test, and sell more deeply into the "insecure dudebro" demographic.)

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 19:52 UTC

(It's available for just $15 at shop.schlockmercenary.com, but be warned: you need some proper grip strength to actually use this as a bottle opener.)
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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 19:50 UTC

TFW you realize that the story on the page is dictating that the perfect margin-art piece is actually a product placement. Okay, fine, I'll take photos of our Maxim 7/23 bottle opener coin.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 18:47 UTC

Well, I'm happy you don't have an emergency to manage. I hope you enjoy an emergency-free summer!

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