What movies have you seen recently? - Operation Sports Forums

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you all know OS now has an official Discord that you can join right now. We’ve kicked around Discords for individual games in the past, but it felt like the right time to make it more of an official thing.

Steve and I have wanted to get this going for a bit because we obviously still hear from y’all who are unhappy with some stuff on the forums, plus when there are forum outages we still want to have a place for everyone to hang. My overarching goal for the longer term is to have both Discord and the forums ultimately work together. There are some logistical issues with the vBulletin forums that don’t allow things to sync right with Discord so there will be a little maneuvering as we try to get mods and forum members any proper roles/tags they need on the Discord, but we can work through that stuff easily enough as people join.

Our general goal is to give people more options to interact with OS community members, whether that’s Discord, the forums, this newsletter, or improved apps. If people want to stick more to the forums, that’s cool. If people want to stick more to the Discord, that’s also cool. In my perfect world, we do a lot of BSing and day-to-day chatting on the Discord about games and sports, and then more of the “in-depth” discussions or hefty things like long slider breakdowns or analysis of gameplay end up on the forums so that can act as a sort of “best of” area for anything OS community related. That said, you all will ultimately shape how the ecosystem shakes out, I just want to give you spaces you like so you can have a good time with other folks in the community.

The same general rules will apply on the Discord as they do on the forums, and we’ve brought most of the forum categories to the Discord as well so there should not be too much confusion as you navigate around.

With the Operation Sports and Discord announcement now out there, it’s also worth mentioning our OS premium newsletter, which quietly launched a couple of weeks ago. Built off the Not Just Another Roster Update newsletter, it offers a mix of retrospectives, guides, interviews and deeper dives into the sports gaming world—covering both current and classic titles.

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09-26-2014, 08:17 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

3 Days to Kill.

Better than I thought it would be.
Standard fare...but I enjoyed it.

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09-26-2014, 10:07 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Neighbors

I really liked this one, thought it was one of Seth Rogen's funnier movies(and i'm a fan of most of his stuff).

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09-27-2014, 01:05 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

This Is Where I Leave You

Absolutely loved it. Everyone in the cast is stellar in this one. Great mix of comedy and heart. This will be one of those that, once it's on TV, I'll watch it every time I come across it.

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09-27-2014, 05:51 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by Chip Douglass

Devoured Season 1 of Prison Break.

Was ok...but the movie title is kinda long.
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09-27-2014, 06:27 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by The Chef

Temper your expectations as the series starts going downhill from there.

*falls off a cliff

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09-27-2014, 09:12 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by dsallupinyaarea

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09-27-2014, 09:13 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by Chrisksaint

Neighbors

I really liked this one, thought it was one of Seth Rogen's funnier movies(and i'm a fan of most of his stuff).

Just watched this recently too and I agree. I was cheesing at some of Rogen's parts. I thought Efron would do well but I think Franco's brother really stole the spotlight from him.

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09-27-2014, 10:45 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Saw The Boxtrolls tonight with the wife and kids. Really cute and fun movie.

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09-28-2014, 08:00 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

The Equalizer. Loved it. Denzel always delivers when he's playing a bada---
Felt like the perfect blend of the Bourne and Taken flicks. And...Chloë Grace Moretz is easy on the eyes.
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09-28-2014, 08:45 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by GAMEC0CK2002

And...Chloë Grace Moretz is easy on the eyes.

And... only 17 for six more months.

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09-28-2014, 09:17 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

The Equalizer

Denzel was a straight bad *** in this one. I thought the story was very good. Ending was somewhat predictable, but the action was just too smooth. I'll definitely add to my collection when it hits BD.

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09-28-2014, 03:55 PM

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A Serbian Film. It actually wasn't that bad. Wikipedia makes it sound worse than it actually is.

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09-28-2014, 03:56 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by dickey1331

A Serbian Film. It actually wasn't that bad. Wikipedia makes it sound worse than it actually is.

The trailer I saw looked like an actual quality production. But yeah, the plot sounds just horrible (ending sounded kind of funny though as I read it).

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09-28-2014, 04:27 PM

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Originally posted by Blzer

The trailer I saw looked like an actual quality production. But yeah, the plot sounds just horrible (ending sounded kind of funny though as I read it).

It was at a mall in San Juan so I had to pick it up. The quality was pretty good. Much better than what I was expecting.

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09-28-2014, 06:36 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by GAMEC0CK2002

The Equalizer. Loved it. Denzel always delivers when he's playing a bada---
Felt like the perfect blend of the Bourne and Taken flicks. And...Chloë Grace Moretz is easy on the eyes.

Originally posted by ScoobySnax

The Equalizer

Denzel was a straight bad *** in this one. I thought the story was very good. Ending was somewhat predictable, but the action was just too smooth. I'll definitely add to my collection when it hits BD.

I"m glad to hear solid reviews for The Equalizer. The TV show in the '80s was pretty damn good and I had heard some people complaining when this movie was being made that it wouldn't fit well in today's movie universe.

Anywho, a couple nights ago I watched a 2012 documentary:

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Koch was made more or less during the last days of former NYC Mayor Ed Koch's life. It was made as a tribute to him but not in a lionizing way as it portrayed Koch's life with warts and all. It's a great thing though that he was alive throughout the filming as he basically got to tell his story in his own words and his friends and colleagues could speak of him in the present tense. The doc does get shortchanged a little on the historical content as it's hard to squeeze what was a very active and controversial reign as mayor into 100 minutes but the broad strokes were definitely painted. The director did take a lot of time to look at Koch's 3rd term in office and his fall from grace.

The portion that's just as, if not moreso important in this documentary focused on his present day life and of how Koch was fighting to keep his name relevant. The blatant use of Koch for the cynical grab of votes by Andrew Cuomo in the 2010 gubernatorial race was pretty tough to watch as you saw Koch shuffling into the NYC Democratic offices where Cuomo's celebration was happening and Koch was pretty much dropped like a hot potato. Cuomo didn't want to see Koch but eventually Koch DID get to see Cuomo....for like a few minutes and behind closed doors rather than at the podium in public.

This documentary took an unflinching look at Koch's failings such as the huge scandal that tarnished his reputation, the closing down of a small but prominent Harlem hospital which he promised he'd keep open during his first term and the feeling from the gay community that he turned his back on them as many perceived Koch himself to be gay. (it's never confirmed or denied by him but I think it's safe to say Koch was a gay man)

Overall, an excellent documentary that might have benefited from 20-30 more minutes of film.

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