Long story short, I started The Walking Dead back in 2010 like everyone else and loved it. I stopped watching after Season 5 for reasons I honestly can't remember. In 2023, I suddenly felt the urge to catch up after years away. I got as far as mid-Season 10 before dropping off again, but now I’m finally 14 episodes away from finishing Season 11. I just wanted to say, I’ve been really enjoying the show, even after Rick’s exit. Part of me is genuinely impressed with how they managed to keep things interesting with Daryl as the lead. And while there are definitely fewer characters I care about now, I'm still having a good time. I plan on continuing with the spin-offs (no Fear the Walking Dead, though). I’ve heard the reception is mixed, but hey, between my love for zombie apocalypses and a wave of nostalgia, I’m back in. Plus, seeing Norman Reedus in Ballerina reminded me just how much I used to love this franchise.
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Didn’t expect to love The Walking Dead again, but here I am-UNR
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Even Death Stranding 2's Solid Snake doppelganger thought he was playing a Metal Gear Solid character, but Hideo Kojima had to tell him "you're not snake"-UNR
If you are my husband - Don't look. This post contains spoilers too spoilery for you.-UNR
tldr: I am looking for any extra ideas or inspiration anyone might have to perfect my husbands Birthday Death Stranding 2 experience next week.
Thinking maybe using the soundtrack as our alarm/get up and caffeinate music...
I will try to recreate the iconic birthday cake... and today I had the crazy thought of repurposing the "Jurassic Park" mashed potato mountain for dinner one night... with black dyed gravy to imitate tar fields...
I am also hoping to try and find some cryptobiote- like gummies... and was thinking some other Australian themed snackfoods would be good - Vegemite Shapes, Lamingtons etc.
any other ideas? decorations?
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If you want the full context of how important Death Stranding 2 is to him - here it is!
My Aussie "country-boy" husband adores Kojima's work. He is a huge Metal Gear Solid fan, and has adored encouraging me and the other "kids" in our families to play whenever anyone shows the slightest interest. He is visibly filled with pure JOY every single time watching the story unfold, even while others do the playing.
When he first played Death Stranding he was in awe, thrilled with the casting of Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen - marvelling at all the breathtaking scenery - he warned me that there would be a lot of that if I spectated him playing... and there was. He did all the side-quest grinding you would expect, and was so keen when he finally finished the game to just sit and process all of it. This was also during a pretty rough period of our life so it was a true escape and he did have to set the game aside for a while before he felt like he was ready to go back to it, and for it to be over.
SO, imagine how ecstatic this man was to tell me that after a really really really rough year - that Death Stranding 2 is being released on June 26th - the day after his birthday - AND that the trailer seems to indicate that it is SET in Australia. It felt like fate.
Then there was the reveal of a character that looked like Snake...
Then there was speculation that it was the reclamation of sorts of Kojima's lost attachment to the Metal Gear Solid work...
Then... and this honestly was my favourite part... he had been saying it was such a shame that the game was being released the day after his birthday... because of the surprise the game gives you on your birthday.
I only found out when I pre-ordered 2 weeks ago that the deluxe version included 48hrs of early access... meaning he could be 10 hours into playing it by the time it even becomes his birthday. I told him on Sunday last week and he was so shocked and excited he couldn't even process. He has been excitedly telling me about how he is avoiding any other spoilers since, and I can't wait for how much he is going to love this week!
Thanks!
Hey guys go see it! Don't let this film flop like Furiousa. It's a great film as good as wick 1-3-UNR
Friday, June 20, 2025
Irony-UNR
Isn't it ironic or rather ironic that while Striker did try to kill Stolas again in "Western Energy", his voice actor Norman Reedus didn't since he was unavailable and had to be replaced with Edward Bosco? Norman Reedus as Striker said that he'll get Stolas next time, but he didn't. Only Edward Bosco as Striker did.
Movie Time 📺 Ballerina (2025)-UNR
No DS2 Spoilers, Please: A Quick Guide to Blocking Content-UNR
Now that our favorite game is almost here, we definitely don’t want the internet to ruin it with spoilers. That’s why I’ve put together this guide on how to install SpoilerProtection, a Chrome extension (also available for Firefox).
Here’s how it works:
If you're scrolling through your YouTube feed and a video happens to contain any of the words you've added to your blacklist, you'll see it like this:
First, you need to download the extension from here:
Chrome:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/spoilerprotection/eelacikjiplnmdingehjfdjcfegclmkg
Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/spoiler-protection-2-0/
Once installed, open the extension and look for the field called "Make your list". There, paste the following list of keywords, separated by commas:
amelie, bridges, kojima, fragile, higgs, heartman, deadman, die-hardman, lou, louise, lucy, lockne, mama, cliff, jorge, narindra, elle, fanning, shioli, kutsuna, troy, baker, norman, reedus, monaghan, sam, porter, bb, bridge baby, death stranding, ds2, trailer, gameplay, cutscene, cinematica, escena, ending, final, historia, lore, teoria, trama, explicacion, review, analisis, spoiler, leak, filtrado, intro, walkthrough, playthrough, jugabilidad, kojima productions, Bridget, strand, kill, stranding, DS
You can add or remove any words you want. In my case, the list is pretty heavy and might block some unrelated content — but I'd rather be safe for now.
You can always disable the extension by clicking here:
Hope this helps!
Cheers!
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Death Stranding at the Movie Theater! (Regal Cinema - Ballerina)-UNR
AITA for leaving my ex for not covering their mouth?-UNR
my ex was… odd to say the least. they spoke nonstop about norman reedus, the guy who played daryl dixon in the walking dead. and sure, i get it, special interests, but it got to a point where i knew more about norman than i did about my partner. they also had a pregnancy fetish, which was insane to say the least. always talking about pregnant norman. i thought it was satire at first, but i learned about 6 months in that they were dead serious.
my final straw was their hygiene. they would cough, sneeze, and burp into the open. i told them to cover their coughs with their elbow and not their hands, that they never sanitized, and got the response “elbows are for sneezes.” i left ASAP after that. am i the asshole? (even if i am, i’m not going back to them.)
The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon, quando esce la stagione 2 su Sky e a che ora-UNR
Ecco tutto quello che dovete sapere sulla seconda stagione di The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, la serie tv spin-off con Norman Reedus.
A pochi giorni dalla conclusione della prima stagione di The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, l'amata serie televisiva sequel spin-off di The Walking Dead con protagonista Norman Reedus è già pronta a tornare in Italia con la seconda stagione, sempre in esclusiva su Sky e NOW.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Wcif hair like this-UNR
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Potential Death Stranding easter egg in the film Ballerina (2025)-UNR
I just came from the theater, and the first thing I wanted to do was write this post.
In the film Ballerina (2025), there is a scene with the protagonist and Norman Reedus in an elevator. The music subtly changes to a mysterious vibe, eerily similar to what we usually hear in Death Stranding. It is subtle, but clearly there. No other moments in the film have a similar musical score to that scene.
I am thinking this must be intentional and a reference to DS. Has anyone else picked this up?
Before The Walking Dead, Norman Reedus Starred In A John Carpenter-Directed Horror Episode-UNR
Monday, June 16, 2025
Casting The Walking Dead Actors as Marvel Characters-UNR
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Keanu Reeves / Norman Reedus as Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)-UNR
Ghost rider (Johnny Blaze) is one of my favourite marvel characters but marvel fans mischaracterise him all the time Johnny was a young Blonde devil may care motorcyclist and looks nothing Reeves or Reedus and neither of them have played a character before that I think has similar traits to Johnny (that I’ve seen). I hate these fan casts so much as it’s just by people who know that Daryl Dixon looks cool with a motorbike so he should play ghost rider or Keanu Reeves looks cool and plays bad ass characters so he should play ghost rider, neither actor would fit well at all.
Played it in 2019 - It's alright but I don't get it. Played it in 2025 - Oh wow..this is a masterpiece-UNR
Sorry, I know I'm so late to get on board with this game but it's like I've not known I've had muddy vision for so long then suddenly put on glasses and see it clearly for the first time!
Admittedly I've never been a Kojima fan (never played metal gear) and I think Norman Reedus is a very one note actor (don't hate me for either of those things 😄) So when I played Death Stranding in 2019, I was hoping for a new kind of experience which I definitely got but I also didn't really follow the story that much and didn't try after a while as it felt too confusing. I ended up completing the game after B-lining it but didn't get much out of it.
Trailer for DS2 started to come out and was scratching that same itch for wanting something different, so I told myself I can only purchase the sequal if I play the first game again in its entirety. This time around was totally different.
I don't know what has changed inside me but I connected with the story instantly, understand what I was meant to along the way, I was marveling at the creative sequence of events after being caught by a BT for the first time and having to fight off against those massive creatures, I got invested in the stories of the characters along the way, especially Mama, and I fell in love with the gameplay. Delivering cargo and connecting the Knots fully encompassed me.
I know I'm a late-comer but boy am I glad I tried this again. This game is nothing short of a masterpiece and I honestly can't wait for the sequal, not long now!
A side character who was originally not going to be of much importance, but instead went on to become one of the core characters in that story-UNR
I recently saw Ballerina in theaters. And I can’t believe how good the fire effects were. Probably the best and most realistic fire effects from any movie and everything felt practical not VFX.-UNR
Saturday, June 14, 2025
A theory on Ballerina on the JWU Timeline-UNR
My GF and I just saw the movie and, while it was pretty good, we left scratching our heads as to how it fit the JWU, specifically John Wick's cameo in Hellstadt or Ballerina's 3rd act. We've read multiple threads, posts, and comments since then and came up with a theory.
-RANGE OF POSSIBLE TIMELINE- Beginning A scene in Ballerina showed Wick talking to the head of Ruska Roma over the phone and his ring finger was missing. This means that Ballerina must have happened AFTER Wick meets withe Table's Elder, where he had his ring finger chopped off.
End The ending sequences of Ballerina shows Eve in the New York Continental checking in with Charon and Winston. Charon dies in Act 1 of John Wick Chapter 4 (JW4). This means that Ballerina must have happened BEFORE Charon is killed off in JWC4.
Soooo, it looks like this currently....: Wick meets Elder <--------> Ballerina <--------> Charon's Death
-CONSTRAINTS & CONSIDERATIONS- 1. In John Wick Parabellum (JW3), Winston was given 7 days by the Adjudicator to deal with Wick. If Wick took too long to return from the Table's Elder, it would have meant that Winston would be replaced as the manager of the New York Continental, which isn't the implied case in Ballerina's ending. 2. Wick first met Eve when Wick's ticket was torn by the Ruska Roma, which occurred prior the 'Beginning' of the possible timeline, displayed above. 3. Ballerina's Act 2 (or 3, I dunno; it's the part prior to figuring out the cult in Hellstadt) is introduced to us with an explicit "Two Months Later" text. This means that 2 months have passed since Wick meeting Eve. With CONSTRAINT #1, Wick must have went back to the New York Continental in JW3 in less than a week and John's appearance in Ballerina must have happened afterwards. But, John suffers a fall from the NYC (New York Continental) by the of JW3, where he was picked up by the Bowery King and shown to be in the sewers. This establishes a new 'Beginning' for the range of possible timeline:
End of JW3 <--------> Ballerina <--------> Charon's Death
-WHEN EXACTLY?- With this in mind, the only time that makes sense to me for Ballerina to fit in the JWU is BEFORE the start of JW4. This gives John time to recover from the fall from NYC's heights, which may coincide with Ballerina's 2 months timeskip.
Q1: Why does the Cult choose to respect the Ruska Roma and NOT kill John immediately? A1: As mentioned in the movie, the Cult is not under the Table. The Cult, therefore, may not feel obligated to kill John, despite his bounty. Furthermore, after the fall from the NYC, John's status to the Table may be ambiguous, with the Adjudicator not finding his body by the end of JW3. This may have also left John's bounty in an ambiguous state. It was also stated in Ballerina that the Ruska Roma does not meddle with the Cult's affairs, and vice-versa, and that may be extended to the High Table with Ruska Roma being under the table. Q2: Why would John heed Ruska Roma's request, when his "ticket was torn" by this time? A2: While the JWU has shown us time and time again that "rules are what separates us from the animals", it has also shown us (similar to what a comment said in a different thread), that relationships and favors are a way of life as well. Ruska Roma has been heavily implied to have raised, trained, and protected John long before he became the Babayaga. Perhaps, John felt a sense of gratitude when the Ruska Roma directress called for a request, despite having his "ticket torn".
-ASSUMPTION- To further strengthen A2, I assume and theorize that Ella, the daughter of Norman Reedus's character, may as well be the daughter of Sofia (Halle Baley's character). Ella seems to have characteristics of African descent, while Norman Reedus does not. Sofia does.
It has been mentioned that Sofia has an unnamed daughter, which she no longer has contact with, as a condition set by the Table. Although in rough terms, John may see Sofia to be a comrade in arms, especially after their shoot out in Casa Blanca.
With the request of the Ruska Roma, John may have seen this as an opportunity to do Sofia a favor and check on Ella on her behalf. With John's ambiguous status as far as the Table's concerned, him being near the proximity of Ella but having no direct contact, and him fulfilling Ruska Roma's request, it becomes less likely for the Table to associate John's appearance in Helstadt with Sofia indirectly contacting Ella through John, which keeps both Sofia and Ella safe.
Plotholes may still exist in this head cannon of mine, but it's the only timing that makes sense to me.
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Norman’s lack of involvement-UNR
Is Norman’s limited involvement simply because the first game was entirely centered around him, essentially making DS1 The Norman Reedus Game (and Mads), while DS2 is deliberately shifting focus to promote its new additions?
Or is there a narrative reason for his reduced presence, meaning his in-game role will be as minimal as his appearances in the promo and premieres?
Personally, I’m hoping for the latter. His story was wrapped up in the best way possible and I wanna experience and explore from a different perspective. I kinda hope this is a TLOU2 type of shift in terms of perspective changes.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Holy shit this movie is awesome! Why nobody is talking about it?-UNR
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
What movie deserves a place in the Criterion Collection?-UNR
Norman Reedus as older Sirius Black or a Mad-eye Moody?-UNR
[GQ] A boss fight de Kojima contra o tempo-UNR
Durante os primeiros 58 anos de sua vida, Hideo Kojima não pensou no fato de que um dia morreria. Quando menino, crescendo no Japão na década de 1960, o tempo parecia parado. Mesmo depois de completar 30 anos e criar Metal Gear Solid — o clássico do PlayStation de 1998 que foi pioneiro na narrativa cinematográfica em jogos —, ele se lembra de pensar que suas próximas três décadas pareceriam tão longas quanto as três primeiras. Em vez disso, elas passaram num piscar de olhos. Então, em 2020, isolado durante a Covid, quando se aproximava dos 60, ele adoeceu gravemente. "Achei que nunca mais conseguiria me recuperar", diz ele. "Senti que talvez nunca mais fosse capaz de criar um jogo."
Foi a primeira vez que ele pensou sobre sua expectativa de vida; que havia coisas que ele nunca conseguiria fazer. Jogos, claro, mas também filmes, e talvez outras coisas completamente diferentes. "Eu tinha todas essas ideias", diz ele. "Então, eu as escrevi e passei para o meu assistente pessoal, como se fosse meu testamento." Ele tinha visões de se tornar um fantasma — incapaz de criar por toda a eternidade. "Eu meio que entendi por que as pessoas cometem suicídio. Era o fim do mundo."
Na mesma época, Kojima começou a sentir dores nos olhos cada vez piores. Ele não conseguia sair de casa. Pior ainda: "Eu não conseguia assistir a filmes nem à TV". Ele gosta de assistir a pelo menos um filme por dia. Estava com dificuldade para enxergar bem o suficiente para revelar Death Stranding 2: On The Beacg. Na pressa de se recuperar, decidiu fazer uma cirurgia no olho, que danificou seus músculos ópticos — a parte do olho que permite o foco. Em determinado momento, pouco antes de servir como jurado no Festival de Cinema de Veneza, ele alternava entre 10 pares de óculos. "O médico dizia que o cérebro se ajustaria", conta. "Eu não estava convencido."
A primeira vez que encontrei Kojima, num úmido almoço de abril, ele apertou minha mão nervosamente antes de ir embora. Murmurou algo sobre se preocupar em dizer as mesmas coisas de sempre. Quando finalmente conversamos direito, mais tarde naquela noite, em uma sala toda branca, ele fala sobre coisas que eu nunca o ouvi discutir antes. Estamos em seu reino, Kojima Productions, no edifício Shinagawa Season Terrace — um arranha-céu "sismicamente isolado" em Tóquio que Kojima só conseguiu alugar porque o proprietário era fã de seus jogos. O interior é inspirado em 2001: Uma Odisseia no Espaço. Uma das salas é uma câmara espelhada com iluminação ofuscante que abriga nada além de uma escultura em tamanho real de um traje espacial blindado. Outra contém um molde da cabeça de Norman Reedus.
"As pessoas acham que eu só quero ser famoso, né?", Kojima me diz em dado momento. "Mas não — eu quero elevar o nível dos jogos e dos criadores de jogos." Em uma parede preta que cobre todo o estúdio, há Polaroids e mensagens dos poucos escolhidos que ele trouxe para o seu mundo. Nicolas Cage. Guillermo Del Toro. Ari Aster. Hunter Schafer. Mads Mikkelsen. Timothée Chalamet. "Um lugar incrível", escreveu o diretor de 'Tempo de Guerra', Alex Garland. "E estranho."
Kojima, que fará 62 anos em agosto, ainda pode passar por 50 — uma cabeleira preta e azeviche contrasta fortemente com um par de Nike Air Prestos rosa (a colaboração da Acronym, para os fanáticos por tênis) e uma camiseta branca do filme Close. Ele é um fã orgulhoso; se gosta do que você faz, ele usa. Quanto à sua provação de saúde, ele praticamente se recuperou fisicamente — pelo menos pelo que deixa transparecer —, mas o impacto desse período é permanente. Ele fantasia sobre sua consciência ser transportada para uma IA ou se tornar um ciborgue. "Talvez eu encontre um vampiro na Romênia ou algo assim", brinca. "Eles me mordem, eu viro um."
Tudo isso para dizer: Kojima sabe que o fim é inevitável, então ele está acelerando o passo. "Talvez eu chore depois de terminar Death Stranding 2", diz ele. "Talvez eu não chore... Eu tenho o próximo projeto." Esse seria OD, sua colaboração com Jordan Peele, o roteirista e diretor americano por trás de 'Corra!' e 'Não! Não Olhe', e outros criativos com ideias semelhantes. Depois disso, há Physint, o jogo de espionagem exclusivo da Sony que está sendo aclamado como um retorno às suas raízes de Metal Gear. Há também seus próximos filmes, incluindo uma adaptação de Death Stranding pela A24. Parece uma lista de desejos? É. Kojima costumava dizer que queria morrer assistindo a filmes. Os últimos anos mudaram sua mente: "Quero morrer fazendo alguma coisa."
GQ: Você fala sobre o seu tempo se esgotando — como está se sentindo em relação a terminar Death Stranding 2?
Hideo Kojima: Mais ou menos. Há tantas coisas que ainda quero mudar. Quero, tipo, mais seis meses. Hoje, posso estar satisfeito. Mas amanhã, quando eu jogar no mesmo lugar novamente, a sensação é outra. Eu mesmo tenho que definir o limite, onde parar.
Você sempre trabalhou assim?
Não sei dizer exatamente, mas costumava haver um mestre [disco] e era só isso. Agora é tipo, "Ok, vou deixar para lá dessa vez e fazer um patch, ou algo assim".
Você deixou a Konami em 2015 e é independente desde então. Como se sente em relação a esse marco de 10 anos?
Foram bons, esses 10 anos. Mas o mais importante é o tempo. O tempo é realmente o que mais me assusta. Continuo esquecendo as coisas. O mais assustador é que não percebo o que estou esquecendo. Tornei-me independente aos 52 anos. Agora tenho 61. Além disso, teve a Covid. Eu estava tentando filmar a cena inicial de Death Stranding 2, onde Léa [Seydoux] chega até você, na primavera de 2020. O jogo teria sido lançado em 2023, mas eu não consegui escanear os atores, não consegui fazer o novo elenco.
Sua perspectiva de vida mudou claramente desde a sua doença. Como está seu estado de espírito hoje?
Estou nervoso. Sinto-me apressado. Ainda tenho muitas coisas que quero fazer — que preciso fazer. Pensei que conseguiria fazer qualquer coisa se fosse independente, mas a realidade é que não consigo. Sempre penso em outras coisas mais estranhas para fazer. Mas se eu fizer isso e não vender, meu estúdio vai à falência. Conheço toda a equipe. Conheço as famílias da equipe. Tenho esse fardo sobre meus ombros.
A coisa que você mais ama fazer também é aquilo que você tem menos tempo para fazer.
Eu me sentiria mais aliviado se pudesse fazer um jogo em um ano. Se você pensar em 10 anos, dá para fazer três jogos. Você tem que tomar uma decisão. Você está sempre pensando: "O que é certo?"
Esse jogo em particular parece ser o seu mais emotivo. Você é mais sentimental agora?
Depois que neu pai faleceu, eu me perguntei, "Que tipo de pai ele era?". Então eu perdi minha mãe em 2017. Minha mãe me criou. Ela não sabia sobre jogos. Ela jogou Metal Gear Solid 3, e ela levou seis meses—ela teve que trapacear! Quando ela faleceu, [Eu passei um tempo pensando] “Como era ela?” Eu pensava sobre o lado dela que eu não vi. Mas eu comecei a descobri tudo, depois de perder ela. Os japoneses sempre dizem, se você está em uma situação que você pensa estar perdido, você diz, “Pai ou avô que já faleceu: Me salvem!” Mesma coisa que os mexicanos também— eles tem seus parentes próximos, mesmo depois deles falecerem.
Como no filme 'Viva - A Vida é uma Festa'...
Bom filme.
Você tem Letterboxd?
Letterboxd?
[Mostro o aplicativo para ele. Ele diz que precisa ter.]
Scorsese tem.
Se Scorsese está fazendo isso, não posso criticá-lo. Ele é o segundo deus. O primeiro é George Miller.
Eles perguntam aos diretores de cinema quais são seus quatro filmes favoritos. Quais são os seus?
Eu digo que não posso responder isso o tempo todo. Muda. 2001: Uma Odisseia no Espaço. Taxi Driver. Mad Max 2. Céu e Inferno, de Akira Kurosawa. Eu guardo um memorando.
Como se tornar pai mudou a maneira como você cria jogos?
É como o bastão ou o ciclo da vida — no início, as crianças são o centro da família. Chega um ponto em que você não tem o centro de gravidade. E às vezes as pessoas se divorciam porque perdem isso. Eu ainda tenho o centro de gravidade chamado trabalho.
E o trabalho te mantém firme?
Quando eu era solteiro, aos 20 e poucos anos, eu só trabalhava e trabalhava. 20 horas por dia, até no fim de semana. Era tão divertido. Quando você tem uma família, não dá. Esse é o momento mais importante — dedique tudo nesses dez anos. Nos outros anos, eles vão começar a te ignorar. [Risos.] Agora, meus filhos são independentes, estou de volta aos meus 20 e poucos anos. Mas o tempo está se esgotando. Sinto que uma hora passa muito rápido. Um dia passa muito rápido.
Seus filhos jogam seus jogos?
O mais velho, sim. O mais novo só lê livros!
Uma das falas do trailer de Death Stranding 2 era: "Não deveríamos ter nos conectado". Isso contrasta fortemente com o primeiro jogo, que girava em torno da conexão. Por quê?
Coincidência e viagens são muito importantes para os seres vivos. Por exemplo, aves migratórias podem transmitir doenças enquanto viajam, mas, viajando, conseguem evoluir. Portanto, se nos conectarmos apenas pela internet, perderemos isso.
O que você acha da IA e da automação?
Não tenho uma opinião negativa sobre a IA, mas não tenho certeza de quanto a vida mudará por causa dela.
Você falou sobre fazer 30 anos. E depois fazer 60. Consegue se imaginar fazendo jogos aos 90?
Vou a museus quase todo fim de semana. E você vê, tipo [ele imita uma pincelada com um movimento da mão] um pincel. Eu conseguiria fazer isso aos 90. Mas com jogos, você meio que precisa queimar a cabeça. Quantos anos terei depois de terminar Physint? Final dos 60? Ainda não falei nada sobre os projetos futuros — tenho ideias —, mas estou pensando em dirigir um filme depois de Physint porque estarei velho demais no futuro.
A Kojima Productions ainda vai fazer jogos enquanto você filma?
Sim, esse é o meu ideal. "Ei, vá criar o jogo", e eu vou lá e filmo. E quando eu voltar, farei outro projeto novo.
Você acha que consegue mesmo se afastar assim?
Eu tive todos esses fracassos quando fiz isso na Konami. Não vou citar títulos. Se for uma sequência, é bem fácil. Mas um jogo que ninguém nunca viu antes? Mesmo que eu escreva algo, as pessoas não vão entender.
Você falou sobre passar o bastão no ciclo da vida. Como você quer que Hideo Kojima seja lembrado quando você o passar adiante?
Não vou passar o bastão para ninguém. Prefiro esmagar o bastão... [Risos.] Não preciso passar o bastão para ninguém. Se eu passar o bastão para meus funcionários e disser para fazerem as coisas do mesmo jeito que eu, a empresa não terá sucesso e irá à falência.
O que você quer dizer com isso?
Todos os dias, se eu tuíto algo que gosto, um diretor, um ator ou um músico entra em contato comigo. Eles dizem: "Sou um criador por causa dos seus jogos". Mas eles não receberam o bastão de Hideo Kojima. Eles receberam a minha pequena chama. Eles não estão me copiando. Eles não estão tentando ser eu. Eles têm essa chama e acendem a sua própria. E provavelmente a darão a outra pessoa. Havia artistas de quadrinhos lendários quando eu era criança. Eu não me tornei um artista de quadrinhos — eu fui inspirado por eles, fui influenciado.
Você pegou o pequeno fogo deles.
Exatamente.
Monday, June 9, 2025
Why I Walked Out of the Theater Disappointed-UNR
Just saw Ballerina yesterday. Here are my thoughts:
- I didn’t even know Gabriel Byrne was in this, so I saw delighted to see him in the first scene.
- The whole "take this gun with a single bullet, kill yourself or shoot me" part lacked something, it felt like writers wanted to put something that felt cool about the Bryne character but it didn’t work.
- Young Winston looked somewhat weird but I don’t mind it at all.
- "Don’t fight like a man, fight like a woman". When the director said this, it felt cool and I wondered what the writers will come up with. I thought maybe she’d use her hands like claws, but even that felt weak. And all they do is kick him in the balls? One last kick to assert dominance? Just no.
- Wow, seeing the events of JW3 from another angle, I loved this.
- Grenade scenes don’t make sense but they look cool. Wish we saw her training with grenades before though.
- Norman Reedus is done for? I guess he was movie poster bait huh…
- Charon is alive? When does this movie take place then? When we see John Wick for the first time, it was the scene from JW3. Then he went to Casablanca, walked the desert, got his finger cut. Got back to the Continental, basically revolted with Winston, then got shot and fell, found by Morpheus. Ballerina has to take place after JW3, after Wick gets healed back, but before the start of JW4 because the receptionist is alive. And during all this time Wick had a bounty on him, now he’s doing missions?
- Wait the whole village has the same X mark? So Eve’s father also had one? Why wasn’t Eve’s first reaction to seeing the bad guy’s mark “Wait that’s the same mark as my dad’s!”
- Keanu seems even more stiffer in this movie.
- The Eve vs Wick was lacking, again. This was supposed to feel like seeing Darth Vader at the end of Rogue One. Didn’t feel as exciting at all. Though I will add, I was afraid for a moment Eve was going to kick JW in the balls and win.
- So the whole village gets destroyed by Eve huh. The HQ of the people the Director and Winston keep telling they shouldn’t mess with? Hell, the director has how many ballerinas? Just send 4-5 and raze the place.
- Flamethrower scenes looked cool at first but dragged on for too long. It felt like the director of the movie discovered a new toy and overplayed with it.
- I liked that the Bryne character didn’t fight.
- The blonde guy with the flamethrower had no charisma whatsoever. That guy should have been a bad guy that gets shot in 2 seconds. And I thought he was going to get burned by hot water drops in his face, but didn't happen.
Any way, if this wasn’t a John Wick movie, all people would say is that it was a cheap copy of John Wick. 4/10
Saw Ballerina 9/10-UNR
Ballerina plot hole question-UNR
There are 2 scenes that I am really having trouble with understanding in Ballerina.
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Why did a random Cult member attack Ballerina if there is supposed to be peace between them? Like he came out of nowhere and tries to kill her. Neither of them knew each other and he just happens to be in the Cult which killed her father which reminds her of her purpose to find them and get revenge?
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Why was Daniel Pine (Norman Reedus) not killed by the Continental after the fight with the Cult? I am pretty sure he killed people. Ballerina and Pine were knocked out a block away from each other. She was taken by Continental and the other Cult people were killed but Pine is in some hospital somewhere alive at the end of the movie.
Can someone please explain? Thank you.
Sunday, June 8, 2025
For those who seen Ballerina…-UNR
Porfa necesito links o algo para ver ride with Norman reedus subtitulado español, no lo encuentro por ningún lado (gratuito) 🥹🥹-UNR
Saturday, June 7, 2025
I watched BALLERINA! This is a must see!!-UNR
No outright spoilers but!
Fantastic approach to a spinoff and has some of the best explosions of the franchise!!! 9/10!! There is a post i saw saying she is a mary sue or she is too strong but that is total B.S. she has more moments of weakness than any john wick movie imo… scenes i enjoyed: Norman reedus scenes, nightclub scene, john wick scenes, armory scenes and the scene in the restaraunt/bar.
Ranking. Best to least,Chapter 4, Ballerina, Chapter 2, Chapter 1 and Chapter 3
In prep i did rewatch them all last week to get prepped up!! (Recency bias be dammed!)
Just saw Ballerina after only having seen the first John Wick film and I thought it was excellent but there's a few things that I personally didn't like-UNR
I loved the film, but there were two parts and one overall thing from the film that I didn't like, so I would like to start a civil discussion and see how other people felt about these moments.
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I get that John Wick is a legend and everything, but I didn't like how easily he beat Eve in their fight. I would have preferred if she put up more of a fight through things like fighting dirty. For me, this also made all the villains look weaker, since Eve was able to dispatch them but got trounced by John.
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I didn't like the fact that John Wick killed the main henchman near the end of the film. I personally felt that made Eve look weaker since she needed John to save her. For me, this took away from Eve’s being the star of the film.
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This is just a personal thing, but I would have liked it if Norman Reedus had more of a role in the film. Maybe he could have helped Eve when she went after the main villain to save his daughter.
Ballerina spoiler review: watch 'The Long Kiss Goodnight' instead-UNR
So overall I give the movie 4/10. I was pretty dissapointed. The movie would have worked better if it had no relation to the JW series because the expectations of the brand were not met. This movie played out like a bad "tacticool" video game.
I feel like people who aren't Chad and Keanu dont understand why people like the JW series. Ballerina was closer in quality to The Continental than the JW movies. And that's not good.
I'll go over different categories about why I formed my opinion the way I did: sound, visuals, characters, writing, etc...
Sound: 7/10
Music was really good when we got it but there were no standout tunes like the JW movies had. Nothing as catchy as anything else in the previous movies.
Gunshots and other violence sounded pretty good.
Visuals: 7/10
The signature lighting of the JW movies was present in a few scenes, which looked good. Most scenes were too dark to fully enjoy unlike the JW movies.
Flamethrowers were cool for all of 10 seconds.
Violence: 5/10
Some of it is a writing issue. But most of the choreography was boring, flat, uninteresting and far below what I've come to expect from the JW brand.
They address the "how can a girl go on a killing spree with assassins?" issue with a line during her training montage about "you will always be smaller and weaker. So cheat. Be smart. Fight like a girl." And then she proceeds to fight like a man for the rest of the movie. No foreshadowing payoff. Just "plot armor-fu".
When Eve does get hurt, it's like they artificially timed it. "It's been exactly 3 punches and 2 kicks. We have to show the audience we remember she's 'vulnerable'".
John Wick's scenes were not interesting at all. No good choreography from Keanu. Very forgettable scenes.
Best action scene is the opening scene of Eve's father defending their home. Nice knees and elbows from that guy.
New Characters: 4/10
Eve is ok but not the same charming stoic blank slate that is John Wick. She doesn't say anything particularly cool, deep nor interesting. Forgettable character. (The movie should have been about Shimazu's daughter from JW4). She is a textbook Mary Sue.
The only standout character other than Eve's father (who dies immediately and looks exactly like John Wick in the first movie) is the hunting shop owner.
Theres a scene with Eve caring about another Ballerina but we dont even get a reason why. All we get is Eve's opinion that the girl is "the best dancer in the school" and shes timid and Eve likes her as a friend. Then she immediately dissappears too. No other ballerinas are given any time.
Villain had no charm and easily forgettable.
Eve's sister also had no charm and easily forgettable. No outstanding character traits at all.
Norman Reedus has a very underwhelming action scene with a shotgun that lasts maybe 30 seconds to a minute. He looks like he walked off of the Walking Dead set and onto the Ballerina set in the same day. Wasted actor.
Writing, story, plot: 3/10
The writing is awful. Worse than The Continental.
The villain plot: kill anyone that leaves the assassin cult village.
Yeah, there's an assassin Cult that supposedly doesn't answer to The High Table. We are given no reasons why. They have a snowy village like Resident Evil 8. And everyone is an assassin in the cult. Wtf?
Also, the Cult has been hiding for many years. But plot armor Eve found them by basically just asking the first person she sees where they are and they know and tell her and just like that, the assassin cult that doesn't answer to The High Table and has been evading everyone for years is just found by an amateur with no spectacular skills or resources.
The final act "twist": Eve's sister has been alive and raised by the cult. Doesn't affect anything and then she dies. Not even a good conversation between the 2.
Ana was recently on Hot Ones and said they focused on humor in this movie. Fucking where? This movie was absolutely humorless. It was more bleak than the other 4 JW movies combined. I gave a chuckle to this one German chef lady but nothing memorable otherwise.
Eve's first job is to protect some girl from her abusive Asian gangster bf. She gets rubber bullets because reasons. The job doesn't require her to fight like a girl nor does she change in character after it.
Her first test is to assemble a pistol faster than another person and be the first to shoot the other person across the table. The other person is a decade experienced assassin that looks badly beaten. The experienced assassin has done the tear before. They get a head start on Eve. Eve still wins. Why?
I should explain: unlike John Wick who shows us he's the best at what he does from the first scene, Eve has up to this point only been shown as average (for Ballerina students). She doesn't do anything better than anyone except hitting a guy in the balls (who practically just let's her do it, because how can an assassin trainer not be prepared for a ball kick?). She isn't John Wick, but since the movie title heavily implies that she's pretty much the next him, I feel this just wasn't shown properly. Her plot armor is thicker and more inconsistent than John's.
This movie is so obviously being forced into the JW franchise. What i mean is that it's obvious this was never intended to be connected.
As many have already noticed, the timing of having John's involvement in this movie makes no sense whatsoever. This movie takes place between JW3 and JW4. Not only would this event be mentioned when John visited the Ruska Roma in JW4 because of how it went down, it would imply that John was "working again" when JW4 heavily implied John was training and recovering in the sewers with the Bowery King that whole time.
So John is hired by the Ruska Roma to kill Eve, "a loose end" that may cause a war between Ruska Roma and the Cult. No one seems to care about the consequences of the High Table in this movie at all (except for 1 mention of "not conduction business on Continental grounds").
So John is in New York, Ruska Roma talks to the Cult leader and makes a deal to kill Eve by midnight or start a war, and in a few minutes John is in a hidden mountain village in Europe only accessible by train with a new suit and nothing else. Holy fast travel, Batman.
Let me be clear: this is a winter wonderland snowy mountain village. John shows up in a suit and dress shoes and nothing else. Not even a bag of guns. Literally nothing else. Oh, but he has the Pit Viper pistol that he should only be receiving much later in the events of JW4. Did Wiseman even watch the other movies?
So John is literally doing a job for Ruska Roma. He has no personal investment in Eve otherwise. But suddenly he grows a heart because she stares at him with her big puppy eyes. Maybe John thinks she looks like Daisy. I dunno. But what I do know is that John doesn't act like John at all in this movie. She keeps attacking him and he keeps trying to spare her for some rule loophole (it's not yet midnight) when all John cares about at this point is revenge.
Eve can't take 1 John Wick but takes out The Cult before she even reaches full assassin status. Absolutely a Mary Sue. She has the same odds as John including John himself but she survives it all with less training, experience and resources. Spare me.
Forcing the "everyone is connected to the main character" trope is terrible in this movie. Like, why is her sister still alive? Why tell us at the end of the movie when it doesn't matter anymore? Why does her dad know Winston? Why does Winston care about him? Or her? I thought Winston thought John was special to him in some way. But now he's just Batman going around recruiting orphans? Wtf? So how many people does he do this to?
So Eve kills the Cult leader and is excommunicated with a bounty. Oh yeah, and she saves Norman's daughter from the Cult leader who only got caught because she went looking for Norman to find the Cult. But whatever. Wasn't that interesting anyways.
Also, this is a small nitpick but: Winston's hair.
In every other encounter, he has slightly longer hair down his neck. It's consistent in all 4 JW movies.
When we see Winston in Ballerina, he has a short and tight hairstyle. It's also this short and tight when he first meets Eve as a little girl. So he has magic hair that grows and shrinks randomly. How does a mistake like this get made?
I'm sure I'm forgetting something but I've covered the big stuff.
I really wanted to love this movie. I went in with a positive mindset. But I can't deny just how dissapointing this was.
If you want a similar but better movie, watch:
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Friday, June 6, 2025
How well does Ana de Armas know Norman Reedus?-UNR
“From the World of John Wick: Ballerina” directed by Len Wiseman, starring Ana de Armas, Gabriel Byrne, Keanu Reeves, Norman Reedus-UNR
Poorly directed and poorly acted, anyone enjoy this movie? Here’s my full review:
https://roselawgroupreporter.com/2025/06/keiths-movie-korner-ballerina/
Ana De Armas & Norman Reedus Test Their Friendship | Do You Even Know Me?-UNR
average striker fan experience since 2023-UNR
Thursday, June 5, 2025
?The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon, dove vederla in Italia legalmente (finalmente!)-UNR
Scoprite dove si può vedere in Italia, in maniera legale, l'amata serie televisiva The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
Finalmente anche in Italia si può vedere, legalmente, l'amata serie televisiva The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon , sequel spin-off della serie originale The Walking Dead con protagonista l'attore Norman Reedus.
The Incredible Action in ‘Ballerina’ Masks How Dumb the Rest of It Is-UNR
Ana de Armas stars alongside Keanu Reeves, Lance Reddick, and Norman Reedus in the 'John Wick' spinoff.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon 3, il nuovo teaser trailer sembra uscito da Mad Max!-UNR
Guardate il nuovo teaser trailer della terza stagione di Daryl Dixon, spin-off sequel della saga di The Walking Dead.
Ora che su Sky e NOW è finita la prima stagione di The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, con la seconda che invece arriverà a fine mese, è già tempo di gustarsi un nuovo trailer di The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon 3 , terzo avventura dell'eroe interpretato da Norman Reedus.
The Incredible Action in ‘Ballerina’ Masks How Dumb the Rest of It Is-UNR
Ana de Armas stars alongside Keanu Reeves, Lance Reddick, and Norman Reedus in the 'John Wick' spinoff.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Ballerina’s Norman Reedus & Director Set Record Straight on Reshoot Rumors | Interview-UNR
The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon: spiegazione del finale della prima stagione-UNR
Scoprite come finisce la prima stagione di The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, nuova serie tv disponibile su Sky e NOW.
In questi giorni è arrivata in Italia la prima stagione di The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, nuova serie tv spin-off di The Walking Dead con protagonista Norman Reedus : vediamo insieme come finisce la storia disponibile su Sky e NOW.