Chaotic Coffee Klatch (tea also available)

[Strixaluco]

Good evening, Chaos crew. Back home from pretending to be a mourning widow, done with wearing black. Is there anything special I should catch up with?

 

[Starscream_UK]

Good evening, Chaos crew. Back home from pretending to be a mourning widow, done with wearing black. Is there anything special I should catch up with?

I mean, we've still got the agonisingly slow heat death of the sun being inflicted upon us if that floats your boat...

 

[LaisDeMarieDeFrance]

I just had an idea for you… have you ever dipped a grilled cheese in queso?

I feel like I should say no to try to shock you. But there's very little I HAVEN'T dipped in queso.

 

[Strixaluco]

I mean, we've still got the agonisingly slow heat death of the sun being inflicted upon us if that floats your boat...

Oh that's just about to arrive here for the next 4 days. I'm escaping to summer cottage for at least 1 night... (can't leave the cats for longer without someone feeding them)

 

[MsNatalie99]

Well, you can argue that Dutch inflicted terminal damage upon it, so following the Yautja code, it activates the self destruct protocol to prevent the technology falling into a less advanced species hands in the knowledge it's going to die.

Oh, and also likely killing Dutch in the process as well. Talk about being a sore loser...

Maybe, but Dutch only inflicted said terminal damage due to the Yautja toying with him. I prefer Mike from Predator 2, who not only killed the Yautja, but did so in single combat after disabling it's self destruct. He was so badass, he killef it on it's ship, in the presence of it's crew, and earned the respect of the Elder proving that he wasn't too old for that shit

 

[Starscream_UK]

Maybe, but Dutch only inflicted said terminal damage due to the Yautja toying with him. I prefer Mike from Predator 2, who not only killed the Yautja, but did so in single combat after disabling it's self destruct. He was so badass, he did so on it's ship, in the presence of it's crew and earned the respect of the Elder

There's the whole thing about ritualistic combat for both characters in the first two movies. They are deemed worthy prey, so they have to be fought in hand to hand combat by the Yautja to meet the requirements for claiming it as such (and, as these were pre-AVP movies, we're assuming this is similar to the blooding ritual that Yautja go through with the Xenomorph).

I always think it was a shame they just didn't do a straight adaptation of Concrete Jungle for the second movie. I mean, they set it in a city and had the involvement of the government trying to capture the Yautja, why not make the primary character Mike Schaeffer? That said, it was a bold choice to go with Danny Glover and he absolutely hammers it out of the park. Oh, and the flintlock at the end! Perfect pay off in Prey.

I'd like to see them look at other stories like the Viking & Samurai centric stories in the future. They adapted Big Game pretty well for Prey so it can be done. Or, just go all out balls to the wall and do the Incursion storyline if they want to reboot AvP as well.

Eh, I might go watch Predators now...

 

[MsNatalie99]

I always think it was a shame they just didn't do a straight adaptation of Concrete Jungle for the second movie. I mean, they set it in a city and had the involvement of the government trying to capture the Yautja, why not make the primary character Mike Schaeffer? That said, it was a bold choice to go with Danny Glover and he absolutely hammers it out of the park. Oh, and the flintlock at the end! Perfect pay off in Prey.

I'd like to see them look at other stories like the Viking & Samurai centric stories in the future. They adapted Big Game pretty well for Prey so it can be done. Or, just go all out balls to the wall and do the Incursion storyline if they want to reboot AvP as well.

Agreed but let AVP die. At least if they did, hold to the sorce material.

Eh, I might go watch Predators now...

Can't watch it sober

 

[Justadesperatewifeandmom]

Oh that's just about to arrive here for the next 4 days. I'm escaping to summer cottage for at least 1 night... (can't leave the cats for longer without someone feeding them)

your cat's get wet food daily too?

 

[Starscream_UK]

Agreed but let AVP die. At least if the did, hold to the sorce material.

Can't watch it sober

Well, I don't have an issue with AvP in general - it's a nice way to tie the two properties together and they keep doing it in the movies. If you did a straight adaptation of AvP with the colony planet and Mariko Noguchi and all that, it would be pretty good. The version we got was just a really, really watered down version of it. No Broken Tusk, no involvement of the Company, none of the philosophy of the Yautja hunting code - just something of a missed opportunity. It's a perfect sunday afternoon movie with the kids.

Same with Predators - at it's heart, it's a reasonable movie. It's certainly better than The Predator from 2018 (although, again, there are good bits in that, like the concept of the schism in Yautja society, they are just few and far between). The worst of the bunch is AvP: Requiem. That was just awful.

 

[Codeman93]

Hi y’all

 

[MsNatalie99]

Well, I don't have an issue with AvP in general - it's a nice way to tie the two properties together and they keep doing it in the movies. If you did a straight adaptation of AvP with the colony planet and Mariko Noguchi and all that, it would be pretty good. The version we got was just a really, really watered down version of it. No Broken Tusk, no involvement of the Company, none of the philosophy of the Yautja hunting code - just something of a missed opportunity. It's a perfect sunday afternoon movie with the kids.

Same with Predators - at it's heart, it's a reasonable movie. It's certainly better than The Predator from 2018 (although, again, there are good bits in that, like the concept of the schism in Yautja society, they are just few and far between). The worst of the bunch is AvP: Requiem. That was just awful.

I'd say 2018 was worse than Requiem, not that Requiem wasn't a turd. Really, if I was making a Predator movie, I'd cut out everything after 2. Do another terrestrial Predator film, giving proper introduction to the company, so that you'd be able to move into the more complicated storylines.

 

[MsNatalie99]

Hi y’all

Hey Code

 

[Strixaluco]

your cat's get wet food daily too?

Yes. Roomeo would eat too much of dry food (leading to vomiting in the short term ans obesity in the long term), but fortunately he doesn't know how to deal with anti-binge eating device - like Silly does. (Silly is actually quite clever and handy, or should I say pawy? Roomeo is smart socially but not technically.)

 

[Codeman93]

Hey Code

How are you?

 

[MsNatalie99]

How are you?

I'm doing well. A little sore, but no worse for wear. Yourself?

 

[Codeman93]

I'm doing well. A little sore, but no worse for wear. Yourself?

Same here just trying to relax

 

[SinfuIDreams]

5 cups of tea later and I still feel brain dead

 

[Codeman93]

5 cups of tea later and I still feel brain dead

That’s the point where I’d shot gun a red bull

 

[Justadesperatewifeandmom]

That’s the point where I’d shot gun a red bull

that is always a good choice.

 

[Codeman93]

that is always a good choice.

I’m contemplating it right now

 

[water_moutina]

https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aYr99EV_460swp.webp

 

[SinfuIDreams]

That’s the point where I’d shot gun a red bull

I'm just not keen on the taste. I don't mind that the fruity brand can't remember what they are called. *refers to brain dead comment

 

[MsNatalie99]

5 cups of tea later and I still feel brain dead

I'm sorry. Maybe 6 is the charm

 

[Codeman93]

I'm just not keen on the taste. I don't mind that the fruity brand can't remember what they are called. *refers to brain dead comment

You need to try a bang if they have them

 

[SinfuIDreams]

I'm sorry. Maybe 6 is the charm

I'm thinking hair of the dog and a wine will do the trick