Post your unpopular opinions

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:48 pm

the last 2 star wars movies have pretty much sucked, and the next one probably will too.

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:10 pm

PieceOfMeat wrote:the last 2 star wars movies have pretty much sucked, and the next one probably will too.

I will say zero chance this one sucks. It's director and writer helped write and directed Ozymandias of Breaking Bad, the single greatest TV episode ever.

I didn't love Force Awakens as many did, but it was good. I liked Rogue One more, and thought it recreating Vader was the best thing Star Wars has done since Empire.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:12 pm

Force awakens was pretty darn good, but not great. Rogue one was A+

Last Jedi looks like it will be really good.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 3:30 am

PieceOfMeat wrote:the last 2 star wars movies have pretty much sucked, and the next one probably will too.

Mad they didn't give Jar Jar Binks some screen time?

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 4:04 am

JMarkJohns wrote:
PieceOfMeat wrote:the last 2 star wars movies have pretty much sucked, and the next one probably will too.
I will say zero chance this one sucks. It's director and writer helped write and directed Ozymandias of Breaking Bad, the single greatest TV episode ever.

I didn't love Force Awakens as many did, but it was good. I liked Rogue One more, and thought it recreating Vader was the best thing Star Wars has done since Empire.

breaking bad pretty much sucked too.

ASUHATER! wrote:Force awakens was pretty darn good, but not great. Rogue one was A+

Last Jedi looks like it will be really good.

People need to stop grading these movies on the sliding star wars scale.

Chicat wrote:
PieceOfMeat wrote:the last 2 star wars movies have pretty much sucked, and the next one probably will too.
Mad they didn't give Jar Jar Binks some screen time?

Mad cause of my unpopular opinion?

The 3 prequels that came before these last couple of movies were truly atrocious. but saying that isn't an unpopular opinion, thus why they weren't included when I said the last 2 star wars movies have pretty much sucked.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:06 am

extra credit is a dumb idea and won't be offered

And to all my colleagues and administrators, I will not take attendance. Where did this popular idea come from? College is all about whether you choose to be in class or to be sitting in a coffee shop eating a donut

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:07 am

Ok so on a completely independent scale...The force awakens was good but not great and rogue one was A+

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:24 am

I liked Kirk Walters

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:36 am

Anyone who thinks the 'mainstream media' is some insidious evil must really be tormented by the existence of tap water.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:42 am

I get not liking Star Wars but how can anyone say that Breaking Bad sucked???

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:44 am

Never thought Carrie Fischer as Princess Leia was hot.

Never.

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:27 am

Longhorned wrote:extra credit is a dumb idea and won't be offered

And to all my colleagues and administrators, I will not take attendance. Where did this popular idea come from? College is all about whether you choose to be in class or to be sitting in a coffee shop eating a donut

I've actually devised a pretty diabolical system for extra credit that involves almost twice the work for 20% of the points, typically with only a few days of turnaround. It's an anti-incentive for slacking. Most students who donit once never miss a standard assignment again.

And, yes, attendance is stupid. Since when do we babysit adults? I don't put power points or lecture notes on line, the punishment is not knowing what small assignments are, not understanding the content, and missing daily pointed activities. If you choose to miss, good luck catching up. Outside of an excused absense, I won't share content over email or the following class. If you opted not to buy the book, and you miss my class, your screwed.

Unpopular opinion: recliners in theaters is stupid.

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:27 am

scumdevils86 wrote:I get not liking Star Wars but how can anyone say that Breaking Bad sucked???

PoM is trolling us. Only explanation.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:13 am

JMarkJohns wrote:
scumdevils86 wrote:I get not liking Star Wars but how can anyone say that Breaking Bad sucked???
PoM is trolling us. Only explanation.

Even my wife loved BB, and she hates 99% of the shows my son and I watch.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:28 am

Merkin wrote:Never thought Carrie Fischer as Princess Leia was hot.

Never.

Same here.

And i never "got" Star Wars. Over rated IMO

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:31 am

PieceOfMeat wrote:Mad cause of my unpopular opinion?

Nah. The idea of you being a Jar Jar fan tickles me.

UALoco · Post by **UALoco** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:42 am

Longhorned wrote:extra credit is a dumb idea and won't be offered

And to all my colleagues and administrators, I will not take attendance. Where did this popular idea come from? College is all about whether you choose to be in class or to be sitting in a coffee shop eating a donut

With the importance of student retention and student success, the use of analytics is playing an increasingly important role for institutions to identify students who are at risk in order to 1)optimize advisor's time 2) to intervene in time to turn things around. Attendance is a pretty good indicator of a student's success but there are many others. It is also a pretty good story to tell parents who want to keep track of their offspring and be sure their money is being spent well. UA has done some research in this area although they have decided to go with proprietary tools versus open source tools.

UALoco · Post by **UALoco** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:45 am

Most bacon is too salty. I prefer a quality breakfast sausage.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:57 am

CalStateTempe wrote: And i never "got" Star Wars. Over rated IMO

Same here. Enjoyed the original in the theaters, but never thought it was more than a space western even then.

PHXCATS · Post by **PHXCATS** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:19 am

UALoco wrote:Most bacon is too salty. I prefer a quality breakfast sausage.

I prefer turkey bacon to regular bacon

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:31 am

PHXCATS wrote:
UALoco wrote:Most bacon is too salty. I prefer a quality breakfast sausage.
I prefer turkey bacon to regular bacon

That has to be the most unpopular statement listed so far.

TucsonClip · Post by **TucsonClip** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:35 am

Keep your syrup away from my damn breakfast sausages.

On another note... I hate breakfast food. I eat it unwillingly if its offered.

Final breakfast hot take: Cereal is disgusting and I wont eat it.

TucsonClip · Post by **TucsonClip** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:38 am

Fatburger > In-n-Out

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:17 am

scumdevils86 wrote:I get not liking Star Wars but how can anyone say that Breaking Bad sucked???

Never seen it. Not one single episode. Same with the rest of the AMC original series.

I don't feel like my life is any less rich for opting out either.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:18 am

catgrad97 wrote:
scumdevils86 wrote:I get not liking Star Wars but how can anyone say that Breaking Bad sucked???
Never seen it. Not one single episode. Same with the rest of the AMC original series.

I don't feel like my life is any less rich for opting out either.

You seem like someone who would appreciate good entertainment though. Why haven't you? Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and now Better Call Saul are all probably in my top 5 of tv shows currently.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:19 am

Also...game of thrones and almost any fantasy/sci fi/comic book genre movie or tv show is hot garbage and I definitely think my life is richer for opting out of those things.

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:23 am

I was going to say, too busy watching John Oliver and "Westworld."

There's a different sensibility there. Maybe it's the no stupid long commercial breaks every five minutes.

But yes, can't get into GOT either. Just seems like too much of a set-up. Characters are too distant.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:25 am

On the same note hate comic book movies and any CGI heavy movie.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:39 am

Merkin wrote:On the same note hate comic book movies and any CGI heavy movie.

Then I warn you on Ghost In The Shell.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 12:12 pm

CalStateTempe wrote:
Merkin wrote:Never thought Carrie Fischer as Princess Leia was hot.

Never.

Further:

No culinary pursuit is elevated by the introduction of pork fat: it just lacks something.
Nothing the Coen brothers ever did was worth watching or remembering: don't know 'em; don't vouch for 'em.
Time and rate of return have nothing to do with building wealth: it's all about what 'they' don't want you to know.

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 1:01 pm

TucsonClip wrote:Fatburger > In-n-Out

This is just fact.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 1:07 pm

2001: A Space Odyssey is incredibly overrated and boring.

Led Zeppelin made decent music, but CCR smokes them.

Dave Groehl > Kurt Cobain.

LeBron is as good as Jordan.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 1:23 pm

Spaceman Spiff wrote: Led Zeppelin made decent music, but CCR smokes them.

Well, Led Zep did plagiarize without credit much of their music.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 1:26 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote:
CalStateTempe wrote:
Merkin wrote:Never thought Carrie Fischer as Princess Leia was hot.

Never.

Further:

No culinary pursuit is elevated by the introduction of pork fat: it just lacks something.
Nothing the Coen brothers ever did was worth watching or remembering: don't know 'em; don't vouch for 'em.
Time and rate of return have nothing to do with building wealth: it's all about what 'they' don't want you to know.

You must be dead inside and have the sense of humor of Donald Trump to think the Cohen brothers movies aren't funny.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 1:40 pm

"Post your unpopular opinions"

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 1:56 pm

Coen Bros have some of the best, most original films of the last 30 years.

Very versatile. Straight suspense drama to straight comedy, to subversive satirical critiques masquerading as drama or comedy or dramedy.

Very few "bad" films, and a film like The Hudsucker Proxy is incredibly unerrrated and underappreciated. Very few even know what it is. And the film is hysterical and features a half dozen incredible characters filled by some of the best actors at their best.

I certainly understand not always appreciating their quirks, but to say they are bad and forgettable... that's batshit crazy.

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 1:57 pm

Spaceman Spiff wrote:2001: A Space Odyssey is incredibly overrated and boring.

Led Zeppelin made decent music, but CCR smokes them.

Dave Groehl > Kurt Cobain.

LeBron is as good as Jordan.

1/4

I'll let you guess which I agree with.

TucsonClip · Post by **TucsonClip** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:00 pm

You're not gonna find a bigger Dave Grohl fan than me.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:00 pm

I love seeing people not agreeing with other people's admitted unpopular opinions

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:02 pm

If you can do it while drinking or drunk, it's not a sport.
If outcome is decided by only judging, it's not a sport.
If you remain seated entirety of event, it's not a sport.

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:03 pm

Alieberman wrote:I love seeing people not agreeing with other people's admitted unpopular opinions

I dislike it.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:04 pm

JMarkJohns wrote:
Spaceman Spiff wrote:2001: A Space Odyssey is incredibly overrated and boring.

Led Zeppelin made decent music, but CCR smokes them.

Dave Groehl > Kurt Cobain.

LeBron is as good as Jordan.
1/4

I'll let you guess which I agree with.

Haha, 1/4 is correct

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:06 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote:Time and rate of return have nothing to do with building wealth: it's all about what 'they' don't want you to know.

I'm listening?

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:07 pm

I've never seen a Star Wars movie or GOT

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:15 pm

84Cat wrote:I've never seen a Star Wars movie or GOT

We should start "Confessions" thread.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:27 pm

JMarkJohns wrote:
84Cat wrote:I've never seen a Star Wars movie or GOT
We should start "Confessions" thread.

I can't understand how people can watch GoT or LoTR without reading the books beforehand and be able to follow what's going on.

Post by **UAdevil** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:31 pm

John Bonham has always been a highly overrated drummer.

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:55 pm

Merkin wrote:
JMarkJohns wrote:
84Cat wrote:I've never seen a Star Wars movie or GOT
We should start "Confessions" thread.

I can't understand how people can watch GoT or LoTR without reading the books beforehand and be able to follow what's going on.

I have no desire to read GoT. I've read LotR many times, as early as 11, and read it again prior to films coming out.

Leading to, The Hobbit trilogy is as bad a prequel trilogy as Episodes 1-3 of Star Wars. Unwatchable.

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 3:08 pm

The last two Hobbits were an absolute slog to the finish. I fell asleep halfway through the last one.

JMarkJohns wrote:Coen Bros have some of the best, most original films of the last 30 years.

Very versatile. Straight suspense drama to straight comedy, to subversive satirical critiques masquerading as drama or comedy or dramedy.

Very few "bad" films, and a film like The Hudsucker Proxy is incredibly unerrrated and underappreciated. Very few even know what it is. And the film is hysterical and features a half dozen incredible characters filled by some of the best actors at their best.

I certainly understand not always appreciating their quirks, but to say they are bad and forgettable... that's batshit crazy.

The Hudsucker Proxy is the best, and most quotable, Coen Bros. film.

"Hey, buddy!"

"Seek, and ye shall find. Work, and ye shall prosper!"

"Tough titty toenails!"

"You know--for kids!"

"Technically, I'm not supposed to do this. But do you have a better idea?"

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 3:19 pm

ASUHATER! wrote:
dovecanyoncat wrote:
CalStateTempe wrote:
Merkin wrote:Never thought Carrie Fischer as Princess Leia was hot.

Never.

Further:

No culinary pursuit is elevated by the introduction of pork fat: it just lacks something.
Nothing the Coen brothers ever did was worth watching or remembering: don't know 'em; don't vouch for 'em.
Time and rate of return have nothing to do with building wealth: it's all about what 'they' don't want you to know.
You must be dead inside and have the sense of humor of Donald Trump to think the Cohen brothers movies aren't funny.

I thought there was more than enough facetious misdirection in posting Carrie Fischer's pic to set the stage for some specious attacks on obvious truths. There is no end to porcine glories. The Coen brothers are divine. Time and rate of return are all that matter. Sheesh.

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