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Post by Baph on Aug 11, 2017 22:00:53 GMT -5
How many douche bags from "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" can effortlessly transition to coked-out stock brokers, death's door AIDS victims, on the lamb convicts, and astro physicists without skipping a beat?
Funny how bashing the casting in Dark Tower turned into a Matty McC love fest.
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Post by Baph on Aug 11, 2017 22:12:43 GMT -5
War for the Planet of the Apes - 9.25 of 10.
Fucking excellent. I'm blown away. Easily the best of the Apes universe . . . not the new trilogy, the whole fucking universe: originals, 80s, Marky Mark, and the newest trilogy (Dawn, Rise, War). Score is tremendous, atmospheric, and effective at tension building. Set design and cinematography is incredible. CGI is fucking jaw-dropping. You can see his pulse in the veins in his eyes. Ingrown toenails. Slight limp. A mole. Grey hairs. A cavity. Real as real gets. Brilliant, compelling emotive characters. Conflict and the moral ambiguity of an extinction level scenario and the muddying waters of good and evil. Then, for film analysts, there's plenty to unpack with overt religious metaphors galore. "I sacrificed my only son to save the world" is a direct quote. The Alpha and the Omega army fighting a holy war, crucifying their enemies, dealing with plagues and slavery ala Moses in Egypt, hoping to escape their bonds and cross the desert to the new land. References to the civil rights movement, the military industrial complex, and other social topics, as well as film references to Dr. Strangelove, Apocalypse Now, etc. And then it leaves off perfectly just a few years before the original (Charles Heston) film would take place.
Super impressed. Was not expecting that. What they achieved with minimal dialogue is fucking incredible.
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Post by Angelo on Aug 11, 2017 23:24:59 GMT -5
Anyone have quick thoughts on the following movies? It is a bunch of classics I've been meaning to watch for awhile now for for whatever reason never got around to it and so figure I'll start watching them when I can't sleep. Just any suggestions on which ones to watch first, are the best, or just to avoid.
The Third Man Lawrence of Arabia How the West Was Won Tokyo Story Once Upon a Time in the West The Seventh Seal Chinatown Rashomon Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Barry Lyndon Paris Texas The Wild Bunch
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Post by Baph on Aug 11, 2017 23:39:29 GMT -5
Anyone have quick thoughts on the following movies? It is a bunch of classics I've been meaning to watch for awhile now for for whatever reason never got around to it and so figure I'll start watching them when I can't sleep. Just any suggestions on which ones to watch first, are the best, or just to avoid. The Third Man Lawrence of ArabiaHow the West Was Won Tokyo Story Once Upon a Time in the WestThe Seventh SealChinatownRashomon Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Barry LyndonParis Texas The Wild Bunch Have seen and do recommend the bolded, but you need to be really "into film" if you catch my meaning.
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Post by PatSox on Aug 15, 2017 12:43:26 GMT -5
Anyone have quick thoughts on the following movies? It is a bunch of classics I've been meaning to watch for awhile now for for whatever reason never got around to it and so figure I'll start watching them when I can't sleep. Just any suggestions on which ones to watch first, are the best, or just to avoid. The Third Man Lawrence of ArabiaHow the West Was Won Tokyo Story Once Upon a Time in the WestThe Seventh SealChinatownRashomon Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Barry LyndonParis Texas The Wild Bunch Have seen and do recommend the bolded, but you need to be really "into film" if you catch my meaning. I highly endorse 3 of the 5 Baph boldened (haven't seen the other 2) I'll make the ones I'm talking about red
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2017 18:33:32 GMT -5
Getting ready to watch Prometheus. I'll tell you all about it when I'm done.....
BRB. I swear.
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Post by Baph on Aug 19, 2017 18:43:46 GMT -5
The Number 23 - 6 of 10.
Wow. Shocker. Really liked this the first time I saw it. Thought it was unusual and clever and Jim Carey was excellent in an unconventional role for him. Upon last night's re-view I could not disagree with myself strongly enough. Some really rough acting, tough to ignore character behaviors, and overall fairly pointless and uncompelling climax/resolution to the plot. It also tried way too hard to be tough, edgy, adult, and it came off very forced, like when your mom says a swear word and it just sounds weird and unnatural.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2017 9:25:56 GMT -5
After Prometheus (more on that, later) we watched Alien: Covenant. I really feel that I can't give Covenant a fair rating until I have the opportunity to see how they tie it all together in the sequel.
Basically what I'm telling you is that I'm not going to be able to give Covenant a number until sometime in 2019.
Now as far as Prometheus goes, let me tell you-
Oh shit my family is yelling at me. I've got to go to the beach. Later bros.
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Post by Baph on Aug 20, 2017 9:38:15 GMT -5
I operate on Baph time. And in Baph time . . . my Prometheus review is still ahead of schedule. Also, if you're waiting for the 3rd installment it may be a lot longer than 2019. Apparently Fox is indefinitely freezing any more Alien production based on the disasterous Covenant box office and fan reactions. The last time a film in the franchise got reviews like this they didn't make another one for a decade. And at this point I think we all have serious concerns about Ridley's ability to deliver quality installments in the series.
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Post by Angelo on Sept 24, 2017 1:43:30 GMT -5
Going down the rabbit hole of random information from a news article led me to maybe the most WTF did I read movie review ever www.aintitcool.com/node/11793
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Post by sooner2 on Sept 26, 2017 11:27:21 GMT -5
Sunset boulevard
I am an admirer of David lynch and he has listed this film as one of his influential films.
It's from 1950, and William Holden plays a failing screen writer who has been broken down by the Hollywood rat race. He chanced upon the mansion of an old silent films starlet who has delusions of returning to a film project. He gets a gig helping her write a script and in so doing, feeds her delusions. He also becomes her boy toy in the process.
I can see many scenes that influenced Lynch's projects, including twin peaks tv series, the recent twin peaks return; and his film mullholland drive, which I consider his greatest film.
This film is noir, and many of its dream like haunting film techniques are obvious influences on lynch. It does have a dated appearance, but it's themes of reality versus dream in the fabric of a holywood set are ahead of its time.
While not a great stand alone film, I would encourage those who admire lynch to explore the elements in this film that influenced lynch Lunch fans will note many eggs. Clips from the film were put to good use in the recent twin peaks return showtime series.
3/5 as a stand alone film. 3.5/5 when seen as an influence.
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Post by Comrade Question on Sept 26, 2017 15:34:01 GMT -5
Sunset boulevard I am an admirer of David lynch and he has listed this film as one of his influential films. It's from 1950, and William Holden plays a failing screen writer who has been broken down by the Hollywood rat race. He chanced upon the mansion of an old silent films starlet who has delusions of returning to a film project. He gets a gig helping her write a script and in so doing, feeds her delusions. He also becomes her boy toy in the process. I can see many scenes that influenced Lynch's projects, including twin peaks tv series, the recent twin peaks return; and his film mullholland drive, which I consider his greatest film. This film is noir, and many of its dream like haunting film techniques are obvious influences on lynch. It does have a dated appearance, but it's themes of reality versus dream in the fabric of a holywood set are ahead of its time. While not a great stand alone film, I would encourage those who admire lynch to explore the elements in this film that influenced lynch Lunch fans will note many eggs. Clips from the film were put to good use in the recent twin peaks return showtime series. 3/5 as a stand alone film. 3.5/5 when seen as an influence. I love David Lynch, and you've inspired me to check this movie out, but is it available on Netflix, iTunes, or Google Play?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 19:59:31 GMT -5
I finally saw wonder woman today. I have to say I was impressed. It is kind of like a generic super hero plot but it gave motivation to the characters so we can understand where they are coming from. Touched on feminism but didn't beat you over the head with it. Showed casualties of war and PTSD which gave a super hero movie more realism and showed the "good in humanity" shtick. Nice little tie in to the DC universe in the beginniing and end.
Good flick, I was pleasantly surprised. I expected it to be meh but it was better than expected. Best reletively recent movie from DC.
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Post by Baph on Sept 27, 2017 22:53:05 GMT -5
I finally saw wonder woman today. I have to say I was impressed. It is kind of like a generic super hero plot but it gave motivation to the characters so we can understand where they are coming from. Touched on feminism but didn't beat you over the head with it. Showed casualties of war and PTSD which gave a super hero movie more realism and showed the "good in humanity" shtick. Nice little tie in to the DC universe in the beginniing and end. Good flick, I was pleasantly surprised. I expected it to be meh but it was better than expected. Best reletively recent movie from DC. Cool. Wanna rate it?
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Post by Angelo on Sept 27, 2017 22:55:28 GMT -5
I finally saw wonder woman today. I have to say I was impressed. It is kind of like a generic super hero plot but it gave motivation to the characters so we can understand where they are coming from. Touched on feminism but didn't beat you over the head with it. Showed casualties of war and PTSD which gave a super hero movie more realism and showed the "good in humanity" shtick. Nice little tie in to the DC universe in the beginniing and end. Good flick, I was pleasantly surprised. I expected it to be meh but it was better than expected. Best reletively recent movie from DC. Cool. Wanna rate it? He will when you finally get around to Prometheus. In other words, sometime after I have a job.
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Post by jsporty1 on Sept 27, 2017 22:59:48 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of superhero movies as a general rule, but we watched Wonder Woman tonight, and I really enjoyed it. The strong female protagonist was the primary selling point for me, but I enjoyed the story and the way it was filmed, too. 8/10
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 23:34:31 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of superhero movies as a general rule, but we watched Wonder Woman tonight, and I really enjoyed it. The strong female protagonist was the primary selling point for me, but I enjoyed the story and the way it was filmed, too. 8/10 Gal Gadot playing a very believable Diana/Wonder Woman and my enthusiasm for comic book stories from my youth were the selling points for me. And I enjoyed it as well. I may be in the minority, but I liked it better than the captain America movie, which many compared it to. I also like the way it gave a little more foundation to the new DC universe that I am slightly skeptical about, yet am keeping fingers crossed.
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Post by Angelo on Sept 27, 2017 23:38:16 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of superhero movies as a general rule, but we watched Wonder Woman tonight, and I really enjoyed it. The strong female protagonist was the primary selling point for me, but I enjoyed the story and the way it was filmed, too. 8/10 Gal Gadot playing a very believable Diana/Wonder Woman and my enthusiasm for comic book stories from my youth were the selling points for me. And I enjoyed it as well. I may be in the minority, but I liked it better than the captain America movie, which many compared it to. I also like the way it gave a little more foundation to the new DC universe that I am slightly skeptical about, yet am keeping fingers crossed. As odd as it may seem, I think DC's future as a Marvel contender as opposed to a single strong hero (like Wonder Woman) series of movies is gonna be how well Aquaman works out. If they can pull that off well, they have something to work with.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 23:40:24 GMT -5
Aquaman and Justice League are make or break imo. If tjose don't work out, it's one offs like Suicide Squad and Lobo for quite some time.
And...Lots of lame tv show's.
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Post by Baph on Sept 27, 2017 23:48:09 GMT -5
I was both encouraged and discouraged by Wonder Woman. They've really found something in Gadot. And the Amazonian mythology is dope. Her powers and her ability to deliver in character and suspend my belief is stellar. The problem is the film was full of generic tropes like the rag-tag band of multicultural misfits straight out of the 1980s coming-of-age film playbook. The love story in a can. The . . . exact? . . . same bad guys and plot line from Captain America? And the unforgivable goal line fumble of having a frail 140 lb British man . . . "be" Ares? Um, what? Ares is Ares, bruh. Not the Harry Potter guy.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 6:07:22 GMT -5
I finally saw wonder woman today. I have to say I was impressed. It is kind of like a generic super hero plot but it gave motivation to the characters so we can understand where they are coming from. Touched on feminism but didn't beat you over the head with it. Showed casualties of war and PTSD which gave a super hero movie more realism and showed the "good in humanity" shtick. Nice little tie in to the DC universe in the beginniing and end. Good flick, I was pleasantly surprised. I expected it to be meh but it was better than expected. Best reletively recent movie from DC. Cool. Wanna rate it? Ha.... Dick. 8.5/10
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Post by PatSox on Oct 2, 2017 17:47:31 GMT -5
Spiderman: Homecoming
Going in to this I had heard alot about what a fun, smaller stakes, lighthearted type of film this was. What I didn't realize that meant was that this was going to be a almost a kids movie. Or maybe more so a teen high school comedy, more than anything It felt KIND OF like it was part of the MCU, but also strangely detached. Such a different vibe, different tone, different focus. The leverl of danger felt far less immense. The action was occasionally there, but felt like more like a vehicle to have a bunch of funny lines and goofy moments. The main focus was on Peter Parker, the high school kid and his friends. Most of the film was about how his evening life was affecting his daytime one and the relationships with his friends and fellow students So did it amount to something good?.......Yeah, I guess. It was mostly enjoyable. Did I love it? Absolutely not. It's still better than the last few Spiderman movies, but that isn't saying a whole heck of a lot. The performances were mostly good. Keaton and Tom Holland were the standouts. And Marisa Tomei as Aunt May was really good as well. They really overused Robert Downey Jr and Favreau and severely underused Bokeem Woodbine and Angorie Rice. Woodbine can be so good as a villain, and got some play as Keaton's right hand man, but should have been used more. And Rice, who was fricken fantastic in The Nice Guys should have been used as one of the main girls in this, instead of some third wheel, barely in the movie, character. But it seemed like they had a real affirmative action focuse going on here. Almost like O.C's worst fears about his kid's school prospects coming true on film One particularly bad point, the plot twist of who a certain person Peter knows is in relation to who someone else is. It's such a fucking ridiculously contrived, one in a zillion chance sort of thing. And one particularly good point, the very end. Like the last thing that happens right before the credits roll. Friggin hillarious In the end, it was a decent entry, but not the best Comic Book movie of 2017, so far. Actually now that I think of it, there's been 4 so far and this would have to be last, for me. With Logan, Wonder Woman and Guardians 2 all being better. I give it a....... 7 / 10
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Post by Angelo on Oct 2, 2017 18:04:06 GMT -5
Spiderman: Homecoming
Going in to this I had heard alot about what a fun, smaller stakes, lighthearted type of film this was. What I didn't realize that meant was that this was going to be a almost a kids movie. Or maybe more so a teen high school comedy, more than anything It felt KIND OF like it was part of the MCU, but also strangely detached. Such a different vibe, different tone, different focus. The leverl of danger felt far less immense. The action was occasionally there, but felt like more like a vehicle to have a bunch of funny lines and goofy moments. The main focus was on Peter Parker, the high school kid and his friends. Most of the film was about how his evening life was affecting his daytime one and the relationships with his friends and fellow students So did it amount to something good?.......Yeah, I guess. It was mostly enjoyable. Did I love it? Absolutely not. It's still better than the last few Spiderman movies, but that isn't saying a whole heck of a lot. The performances were mostly good. Keaton and Tom Holland were the standouts. And Marisa Tomei as Aunt May was really good as well. They really overused Robert Downey Jr and Favreau and severely underused Bokeem Woodbine and Angorie Rice. Woodbine can be so good as a villain, and got some play as Keaton's right hand man, but should have been used more. And Rice, who was fricken fantastic in The Nice Guys should have been used as one of the main girls in this, instead of some third wheel, barely in the movie, character. But it seemed like they had a real affirmative action focuse going on here. Almost like O.C's worst fears about his kid's school prospects coming true on film One particularly bad point, the plot twist of who a certain person Peter knows is in relation to who someone else is. It's such a fucking ridiculously contrived, one in a zillion chance sort of thing. And one particularly good point, the very end. Like the last thing that happens right before the credits roll. Friggin hillarious In the end, it was a decent entry, but not the best Comic Book movie of 2017, so far. Actually now that I think of it, there's been 4 so far and this would have to be last, for me. With Logan, Wonder Woman and Guardians 2 all being better. I give it a....... 7 / 10 I had a feeling it was gonna be this way, more teen-ish/YA kinda shit, but I'm actually glad as that is much more in line with the Spiderman of the comics.
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Post by PatSox on Oct 3, 2017 19:44:31 GMT -5
Wind RiverFinally got to see this bad larry. It's written and directed by the same guy who wrote Sicario and wrote and directed Hell or High Water. So I knew it was probably going to be great, like those. And shocker, it was fucking great Takes place in a remote Wyoming mountain/canyon area, with an adjacent native conservation. Just a cold, baron, unforgiving place. Inhabbited by those strong enough to stay, or those too weak willed to leave. A young woman is found dead in the snow, barefoot, raped, lungs burst from running for miles in hypothermic conditions. From there it's a pretty straightforward piece about who did this to her and how they find them, and deal with them There's the local police. All 6 of them. There's the fish and game hunter/tracker who found her and knew her family, played by Jeremy Renner. There's the ill-equipped FBI agent sent up there to investigate, played by Elizabeth Olsen. And that's it. Solve it and try to bring the guilty party to justtice, in a land where there ain't a whole heck of a lot of that As simple as that all sounds, this is an awesome piece of drama. Great performances all around. Excellent writing that brings out such real moments of tension and people just not knowing what they should do or say to each other. Most movies everyone always knows just what to say and do in the moment. It's never like that in real life. This captured that It also captured a thing I could never put my finger on, but is such a true human trait. You know when something bad happens. Like someone you love dies. And you might be bottled up for a bit. Keeping everything in check, trying to deal with it, hold it together. Then you see something, or someone that just triggers that deep nerve and it all just comes spilling out of you? Or if you haven't personally experienced that, maybe you've been a witness to it. Do you know what I mean there? There is a moment early on in this film where that happens and holy fuck, it hit me like a falling anvil Another thing that hits like an anvil? Slug rounds. I now have a whole new respect for high powered shotguns shooting large caliber slug rounds and what they can do to people. I don't how much of this was just embelished movie violence and how much was "yeah, that's what really happens" but man, if they even hit with half the impact this movie portrayed....whoa. But hey this isn't just some dumb action flick. There's honestly very little of that. This is a murder mystery and an exploration in to humanity. And it's just supremely well done, top to bottom. Can not recommend it enough...... 9/10
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Post by Premier on Oct 4, 2017 7:30:11 GMT -5
Kill Gunther.
Dam man.........they ALMOST had it. They had a gem in their hands with a funny, don't take it too serious concept and Arnold being corny funny. But it just felt flat along the way. Funny moments and definitely worth a watch, but this could had been a lot better with just a little better writing.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 16:26:18 GMT -5
Damn good movie if you ask me. There were some parts that fell flat. Especially when making Pennywise do some clownish stuff but trying to make it scary by speeding up the frame rate or shaking effect on the camera. They also have a way of killing the suspense by interjecting humor into the middle of a scary ass scene. That being said, it is heads and shoulders over that shit show that was the original made for TV series. Pennywise is actually pretty awesome. He has a way of balancing being creepy as fuck but still doing clownish stuff in a way. I don't know what the reviews have been like it what critics say but it lived up to the hype for me. 8.5/10 for a horror/suspense movie.
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Post by PatSox on Oct 7, 2017 18:49:05 GMT -5
Blade Runner: 2049Dude......... DUDE!!! This fucking movie is astoundingly good. In every aspect imaginable, it is top shelf, top of the heap, top of the list, king of the hill, A numberrrrrr ONNNNNNNNNNE. Theeeeeeese little tow...........Sorry. Sinatra makes a cameo, by the way. But seriously, this son-of-bitch, Denis V? He is the director of our time. I thought it was Nolan, or maybe Inharitu. It's not. Villenueve is churning out top notch films like a play-doh factory. Since just 2013, he's cranked out Enemy, Prisoners, Sicario, Arrival and now this. This friggin MASTERPIECE Nothing looks this great. Nothing sounds this great. And when you say that about a movie, you'd never think it could be about a movie that also has an amazing story and so many years-best level performances. But in this case that is exactly what has happened. This story went places that I would have never imagined. As much as I like the original, I found this one far more profound, interesting, thought provoking and emtional. And while there's not much action, when it did happen, holy crap. Violence and physical struggle were used very effectively to push the narrative Performance-wise, I thought reviewers were just trying to be kind and inclusive when they said everyone was great in it. But no......EVERYONE was great in it. Gosling, Robin Wright, Jared Leto, Remy James, Mckenzie Davis, even Dave fricken Batista. All fantastic. But I need to pay special homage to three people in-particular, I don't know who this Sylvia Hoeks lady is, but holy shit, she was incredible as a driving force, villain type character. She just owned the damn screen, she was so emotive and intense Ana D'Armas. I can't even come close to trying explain her character without spoiling things, but jesus she is like the ultimate example of talent and beauty merging together to create a person who is just unfair to other woman. Like honestly she was great and is probably the most gorgeous woman on earth Harrison Ford. He isn't in it a ton, but when he is, good god. I had no idea the old goat still had this sort of performance in him. He broke my fucking heart he was so........god damnit. I can't get in to it, again because of spoilers, but jesus was he good Everything was so good. I've already given one 10 this year, but damnit, I need to do it again. Bladerunner: 2049 is not only a worthy sequel. It's not only a great film. It is an absolute..... 10/10
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Post by ToNoAvail on Oct 7, 2017 18:55:39 GMT -5
Yeah but, is it Inception good?
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Post by ToNoAvail on Oct 7, 2017 19:11:29 GMT -5
I caught the very beginning of Duel, never heard of it, but It was spoken highly of here.
Guess i got my Saturday night all wrapped up.
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Post by Angelo on Oct 7, 2017 19:50:16 GMT -5
Villenueve is on a roll, but Cup, this movie looks as well as it does thanks to Roger Deakins. The guy is already one of the best cinematographers to live, but for this movie they finally gave him pretty much complete freedom to shoot it and edit it his way.
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