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I liked it; the premise wasn't great, but the development of the story lifts a film that, in my opinion, starts off poorly.

a good movie, not very rewatchable as far as I'm concerned, but worth watching at least once

From the single "Louder than Boom," it felt like something was off, with no trace of trance, an anesthetizing electro/lounge sound, confirmed by the album, which feels too "Americanized"... okay, keep experimenting, there are some good ideas but the shift is too abrupt compared to the past: live he still goes heavy, though. Does it make sense to talk about Tiesto's popularity when discussing the most famous DJ in the world?

I read it about 10 years ago, and I don’t remember every single detail, but it’s certainly not a book that particularly talks about politics, quite the opposite. It speaks of society, it speaks of history, it discusses the mechanisms that lead to feelings of alienation and malaise. It argues that communism doesn’t exist in nature, but this is an argument meant to contest a theory that certainly doesn’t want to align with natural order. It rests on flawed foundations, such as the notion of considering every individual equal when that is not the case, but it also proposes interesting explanations for the reasons that have led to the distress of a significant percentage of individuals within organized societies. In the reception, you intertwine Leninism and Stalinism tightly, when Lenin effectively completes the political void left by Marx, and Stalin wipes the slate clean (almost) entirely, ending up in a dictatorship that shares more points with fascism than with communism. It's very unfortunate to label the theories as post-Hegelian, as if Popper’s comparison were an indisputable reference. What you present seems more like a political judgment than a literary critique, when you know very well that you start from a basis of impracticability of theories regarding the social order; in fact, you reaffirm this when you talk about a lack of practical foresight. Purposefully provocative reception, in short. I’m looking forward to that one on Mein Kampf, for completeness and without irony.

I recently reinstalled TFT and it feels like I’ve gone back 7-8 years in an instant, the hyper-micro is still there, and it’s simply fabulous… Starcraft remains the RTS par excellence in terms of popularity and gameplay, but the critical mass gameplay feels less "cool" compared to War3, where you have just a few dozen units and each one has to be managed optimally with attention and skill... I remember people burning through something like 200 interactions per minute, equipped with surgical precision and abilities that surpass reason. Unfortunately, it's true that War3 is not perfectly balanced, unlike Starcraft, yet for fans of millimetric micro-management, it is still incredibly satisfying.

14th useless reception

Starcraft 2 was supposed to be released now according to Activision's plans, but Blizzard said no because the new Battlenet is not ready, in their opinion, to handle the load since WoW is also moving to Battlenet (which means about 12 million more accounts to manage, in addition to the existing warcraft/diablo/starcraft). As a result, Activision loses 250 million dollars in the stock market this quarter, and Blizzard is the only software house in the world that can afford to spit in the face of its publisher and make it lose hundreds of millions xD especially since it’s the only software house that rakes in tens of billions of dollars every year :P

Beauty and the Beast may not appeal to you in terms of storyline (personally, it’s not one of my favorites), but technically it represents a monstrous leap for Disney animation, an artistic-musical showcase that was probably surpassed only by The Lion King. It’s noteworthy that in the early '90s there wasn’t yet a category dedicated to animated films; they had to compete at the top as best film.

reviewing lesser-known mods attracts few comments :P Generals for me comes out shortly after Frozen Throne, and there was really no contest between the two; the Blizzard title easily outshined it in terms of gameplay and required skill.

Thx everyone :) I would have liked to write more about the film, but it's definitely difficult to talk about certain things without spoiling the plot. Personally, I consider it superior to the grandiose Nightmare Before Christmas in many ways, primarily the technical aspect since it's the first stop motion in stereoscopy, but also the evolution of the plot, which sparks reflections that Burton's great musical show, in its simplicity, cannot offer. I don’t know if it will win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature; Up from Pixar is the only credible contender (giving it to Ice Age would be the death of art and the triumph of merchandising), and it's a more accessible movie than Coraline for the general audience.