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| Fruit Orchard Questions |
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Posted by: Greg - 04-21-2026, 09:40 AM - Forum: The Big Questions
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What's up with the new guy running the Cupertino's favorite orchard? I've never heard of him. Granted, I've never heard of most of the people working there.
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| The Forbidden City (2025) |
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Posted by: Drunk Monk - 04-20-2026, 10:47 PM - Forum: Martial Arts
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(03-11-2026, 11:12 AM)Drunk Monk Wrote: (02-05-2026, 01:50 PM)Drunk Monk Wrote: La Città Proibita
AKA The Forbidden City
This is getting some good buzz
This is something special - an Italian-made mash up of Kung Fu and romance, set in the magnificent city of Rome. Xiao Mei is searching for her sister who was trafficked by Chinese gangsters who run a restaurant called The Forbidden City. She follows a lead to a restaurant looking for Alfredo and crosses path with his abandoned son. From there, the plot thickens for a wild ride of passion, food, gangsters and ultravi.
What makes this film extra special is the new Kung Fu diva in the lead role - Liu Yaxi. She was the villainess in Second Life ( https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFo...p?tid=8814 ) and the stunt double in Disney's disappointing live-action Covid c casualty Mulan ( https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFo...p?tid=5332) . She's a revelation, the next Kung Fu queen, and she's even got decent acting chops. The fights are brutal. It opens with a staircase fight. A kitchen fight (so many great weapons in a kitchen - pots, pans, hot oil, stove tops, knives, graters). Lone gal against a gang of thugs in a restaurant. There's a random warehouse showdown. Sure, those are all cliche but Liu delivers. She can move convincingly and sell those punches. Great stuff. I was transfixed with the ultravi and I'm crushing on Liu.
There's a quick nod to Return of the Dragon, which was also set in a restaurant in Rome. There's the beauty of Rome, aching romantic music and passion over lost loves, so very Italian. It's also all in Italian or Mandarin, but only the Italian is subtitled. The characters all have decent development, even the villains, much more than usual for a martial arts flick.
It's a long flick - 2+ hours - and there's a denouement that drags out for an extra 20 mins, but it's an important closure (slightly predictable which is perhaps why it dragged so much for me) and up until that point, the fights escalate progressively which is all I ask of any martial arts flick.
The director's first film was They Call Me Jeeg ( https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFo...p?tid=6583 ) which I must now seek out.
Top D00M recommendations.
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| Drain @ the Quarry |
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Posted by: Drunk Monk - 04-19-2026, 12:46 AM - Forum: Doom Music
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I was worried that my crew was not earning their keep. Tonight changed thst. Some of the most insane moshing, crowd surfing and stage diving I’ve seen. Some people took some big hits. Broken elbow, Boot the the neck, Boot to the head, lac on the nose with a lot of blood, punch in the stomach Wah too many times, faceplant on the cement.
We got them all out safely. A good night for us.
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| pirate cat radio ?☠️?? |
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Posted by: thatguy - 04-17-2026, 06:55 PM - Forum: Doom Music
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Found a cool radio station. They used to be in Santa Cruz, but have relocated to Los Gatos. Can be heard in both places, but they are low power pirate radio. So it's hard to get it clearly. You can listen online tho
https://kpcr.org/
Quote:What is Pirate Cat Radio
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Pirate Cat Radio offers a progressive blend of talk and music that amplifies new voices and reflects the values of independent culture. Broadcasting on KPCR-LP 92.9FM in Los Gatos and KMRT-LP 101.9FM in Santa Cruz, we serve the South Bay and Central Coast with thoughtful, engaging content. We first went on the air from downtown Santa Cruz on August 31, 2020, relocated to Los Gatos in December 2023, and returned to Santa Cruz in August 2024. We also stream live at KPCR.org.
We don’t rely on algorithms to guess your taste; your phone already does that. Instead, our programming is curated by people with something to say and something to share. DJs, artists, and local voices introduce you to music and ideas worth discovering, including work created right in your community.
Our lineup includes local thinkers, comedians, journalists, and commentators. You might hear the comic who cracked you up at a club, the small business owner making waves, the organizer you saw speak at a rally, or the elected official you're still deciding on.
We approach issues with curiosity, clarity, and conviction. We’re committed to truth, fairness, and community—plus a sense of humor. Our values are not up for debate: climate change is real, equality matters, and systemic injustice demands attention.
Radio is yours. We are honored to bring you some.
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| Red Blade (2018) |
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Posted by: Drunk Monk - 04-15-2026, 10:25 PM - Forum: Other Streaming
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A teen gal in a school sailor suit gets bullied because her dad takes the fall for a company and goes to jail. She retreats into a comic book about ninjas. But then she falls into that world to study ninjitsu with two other girls in medieval Japan. They are orphan sisters bent on revenge. The threesome wear kawai ninjette suits that leave their thighs bare because that’s a ninjette style. But then it turns out that the murderer of the other two ninjettes’ father is the boss of the noob ninjette’s dad who made him take the fall. It goes from a hallucination delusion to a story about multiple realities.
There’s a big ninja fight at the beginning where the girls’ sensei kills a lot of ninjas. It’s not too sanguineous beyond the ol’ spit blood & die, and the choreo is serviceable. All sword fights. Later the girls use kama, kunai & rope. Then at one point, the master does an amazing kumitachi cut thst looks very real. He’s got serious skills. The final fight is good in a crazy way, lots of barrel rolls and wild acrobatics. Ultimately it was enjoyable. But not really D00M worthy.
Seen on YouTube
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| Ready or Not (2019) |
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Posted by: Greg - 04-14-2026, 09:34 AM - Forum: Disney+
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Bride marries into an uber-wealthy family and learns that on her wedding night she has to play a game decided upon by a mysterious box to be officially welcomed into the family. She thinks it is weird but, as an orphan, she really wants to belong to the family and agrees to play along. Cool except for the fact the game devolves into a hunt through the house to kill the bride.
Samara Weaving plays the bride. Henry Czerny and Andie McDowell lead the family of game players.
This film was getting all sorts of play because of the release of the sequel. It was supposed to be horror action comedy that everyone loves. Well, almost everyone. The whole film is just a take on The Most Dangerous Game, the short story I'm sure we all read. The family never really seems committed to the killings. Weaving just bumbles along until she realizes the truth of the night, then there is a lot of running and screaming. But the whole thing wasn't adventurous, funny, or scary. Although there was one really good scene that made me wince.
You can skip this. I'll probably watch the sequel for completeness.
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| Neko Ninja (Ninja Cat 2017) |
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Posted by: Drunk Monk - 04-14-2026, 12:01 AM - Forum: Other Streaming
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Billed as an action comedy, this falls short. A ninja disappears with a secret ninja scroll about transmogrification leaving a young son, a ninja in training. When that son reaches adulthood, he finds a cat that he believes is his father. Meanwhile his ninja clan is out to get him, his dad, and the scroll. The goofball ninja gang following him are like the keystone cops, but not funny enough. There’s 2 ninjette hawtties thst carry a lot of the plot and one bizarre dwarf ninjette. The fight choreo is weak. But the cat is cute.
Not D00M recommended at all.
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