[film] The Good Dinosaur, as texted to me_and

[kaberett]

... that was definitely a nonsensical Western about dinosaurs, with a lovingly rendered backdrop of thoroughly referenced completely incorrect geology

I object strenuously to the fact that it made me cry that much in spite of the baffling artistic licence taken with evolution and wish to lodge a complaint

Nipples don't exist! But that's okay because the C4 photosynthetic pathway does, paving the way for remarkably resilient leaf loincloths

This concludes your complementary review of The Good Dinosaur, now showing in cinemas near you!

Comments

[recessional]

So basically it does what it says on the tin. XD

[kaberett]

WE DIDN'T CHECK THE TIN FIRST. WE JUST WENT "PIXAR MOVIE? ABOUT DINOSAURS? RELEASED ON OUR ANNIVERSARY? YEAH SURE" AND WERE CONSEQUENTLY SOMEWHAT SURPRISED

[me_and]

<3

[kaberett]

THERE'S C₄ PHOTOSYNTHESIS IT'S ALL FINE

(In explaining C₃/C₄ etc after the fact I ended up stumbling across the C₄ Rice Project, which I think is the coolest bit of GMO-related research I've seen in, ooh, at least a week.)

[nb pictured plant is not representative, it predates C₄ by about 250Ma]

[kaberett]

just be grateful I didn't text you during the opening sequence about the arrangement of the continents and THAT'S NOT WHY THE END-CRETACEOUS MASS EXTINCTION BUT OKAY alright

#worstdate

[ceb]

That film sounds amazing!

[rmc28]

The trailer is on the Minions DVD, and as soon as it was done there was general consensus that Tony would be taking Charles to see it in the cinema.

[kaberett]

I assume that you are collectively capable of looking up content notes etc yourselves? I can provide some if you'd like.

[kaberett]

I am strongly contemplating rewatching it just for the basalt columns mADE OUT OF GRANITE

[ceb]

YAY VARIANT GEOLOGY!

[cosmolinguist]

You are the best. :)

[kaberett]

<3

[pipisafoat]

remarkably resilient leaf loincloths

that's where "sitting here laughing" turned into "scaring the cats with howls of mirth"

[kaberett]

my work here is done!