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I don't know if this still happens in WWE as I've not watched properly in a few years, but my most hated trope other than challenger beats champion in non-title match was somebody getting a title shot just by virtue of them interrupting the champs promo. You could have Ziggler lose every match for months on end but he's suddenly getting a World title shot at the next PPV because he interrupted McIntyres promo? Load of bollocks.

58 minutes ago, wordsfromlee said:

I quite enjoyed this when I saw it. Nick Cave's son is good in it.

If you enjoyed this, there was a film called Sweetheart released last month with a similar premise which was great too. 

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1 hour ago, Scott Malbranque said:

 

Lads, if yiz want any "Begorrah begobs, sure isn't it all bejaysis in anyway" Oirish nonsense, watch Wild Mountain Thyme. I've never seen anything like it. I genuinely thought it was a lampooning comedy until I realised that Blunt, Walken, Hamm and Dornan were actually serious. 
I wouldn't know whether or not to pee in John Patrick Shanley's drink or shake his hand if I ever came face to face with the lad.


 

What do the people coming up with this bollocks get out of it?

Still, good to see Krampus is still getting work.

18 minutes ago, PowerButchi said:

I can't get passed his voice in skits I'm afraid. I really hate his voice. 

Old manhausen yells at cloud.

38 minutes ago, IANdrewDiceClay said:

Most Haunted are doing a live stream on youtube currently, and they're doing an angle where Karl Beattie claps out like Christen Eriksen. I'm all for trying to remain current, but fucking hell lads?

I've just watched a bit of that. Yvettes had a great character arc. She used to be petrified of ghosts but now shes cutting full-on shoot promos on them. "Come out you coward!" 

She's just started singing Ring a Ring o' Roses aprosos of absolutely nothing.

5 hours ago, Silky Kisser said:

massive amount of weapon upgrades and the card system is a bit too much for this low tech redneck.

 

This sums up most modern gaming for me. Every game I want to sink my teeth into seems to have massively convoluted upgrade systems and skill-tree bollocks. I just want something I can pick up and easily play more than ever.

Just as gloriously subtle as the Cole/Kenny bits were was Wardlow not being in on the MJF/Spears/Sting fake-out. The look he shot to MJF when he realised it was a joke was incredible.

This was my favourite Dynamite in a while. Brilliant episode of TV, everything clicked, and Cody started to resemble a star again. That ending was magnificent too. Great stuff.

I don't notice guys going missing too much but that's probably because I watch Dark and Elevation every week, so it's less noticeable to me that someone like The Acclaimed haven't been on Dynamite in forever. There are definitely a few people on the roster who are suffering from roster bloat though. It would've been nice to see somebody like Sonny Kiss get more to sink his teeth into by now, and The Wingmen seem to have disappeared whereas they were Dark regulars a few months back.

As has been mentioned, Tony Nese was such a non-entity in WWE that a win over him holds as much weight as a win over Angelico or Joey Janela, so it's a bit of a strange signing if he's just there to be a JTTS.

39 minutes ago, Gay as FOOK said:

Lawler's social media smile is proper wine aunt New Year, New Me. 

He looks like Scarlett Moffatt off of Gogglebox.

For what it's worth, Cody said on Rhodes To The Top (I know, I know) that he doesn't want to turn heel. I reckon he's gonna carry on being this promotions 2016 Roman Reigns for a fair while yet until Khan forces his hand.

59 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said:

 

Have you seen the original? I went all the way to Sheffield to see it at the cinema and it was well worth it. Can't say I expect the remake to be much cop but I'll watch it before the end of the year. The original's currently streaming on All4.

 

I didn't even know the Fuqua one was a remake! I'll get the original checked out at some point to see how they compare.

Happy to hear there's a Gunpowder Milkshake sequel coming too. I'll keep my fingers crossed for Nobody 2, but it's all gone quiet on that front.

My film-viewing took a massive hit over the summer but I'm getting back on track and have caught up with a fair few new releases;

Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings was typical MCU fare. A really strong first half with some great fight scenes and likeable performances let down by a CGI mess of a finale. Doing a fight scene on a bus a few months after the excellent Nobody is really unfortunate timing too. Cinderella is nowhere near as bad as I'd expected. It helps that most of the cast are in on the joke and know it's a bit naff so play along accordingly. Really strange cast though, with the likes of Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan popping up alongside Minnie Driver and Pierce Brosnan. James Corden is the worst part as you'd expect. Gunpowder Milkshake is pretty high on the list of these stylish action films that have came along in the wake of John Wick - not quite at the level of Nobody but well worth a watch all the same. Karen Gillan is as watchable as ever.

Kate came out the same week as Gunpowder Milkshake and the plot is eerily similar, but it's not as strong. It seems to descend into generic action plotting the further along it goes. It's not bad and Winstead is always worth watching but if I had to watch this or Gunpower Milkshake again it doesn't stand up. Malignant is pretty boring for an hour then becomes wildly entertaining to the point where the last act saves the entire film, I'd happily welcome a sequel that embraces the madness for the whole running time. I found Herself to be really gruelling emotionally at parts and life-affirming at others - really strong film and perhaps might be in my top ten of the year. Clare Dunne is incredible.

If you don't like sentimentality then you'd hate The Starling. I have a soft spot for these Sunday evening type films though and thought Melissa McCarthy and Chris O'Dowd do some good work. The whole central metaphor doesn't work and is over-laboured but I quite liked it despite it's shortcomings. I found The Guilty to be a really uncomfortable watch given recent police-related incidents here and in the US. It's also never as absorbing as it should be and proves that Training Day was a bit of a fluke. I hated the first hour of Annette then found myself being won over by it, and by the end they'd got me emotionally. I reckon I'd love this on a second viewing. The soundtrack has already had a few playthroughs since too.

Copshop is a fine throwback action thriller with a standout performance from Alexis Louder. It was a little more restrained in parts than I'd expected but always good fun. Respect was your bog-standard musical biopic which hits all it's notes in the order you'd expect, offers nothing new at all and relies on Good Acting to see you through. Really really boring. Hollywood can stop making these about 15 years ago. As someone whose never watched The Sopranos, I thought The Many Saints Of Newark was really strange. There seemed to be lots of little things that went nowhere which I imagine were just there to pop the fans of the show, and it's as if David Chase didn't really know which storyline he wanted to focus on. It's probably not fair to judge it having never seen the show but regardless, I thought it was rubbish.

Lastly, I really admired Dune but I can't say I liked it. It just didn't hook me emotionally - as gorgeous and as well-acted as it was, I didn't care about any of the characters or where they're going to end up. Then again, I felt the exact same way about Blade Runner first time I watched that so maybe this will grow on me.

Loved Cody getting the 'massive pop before fans remember they're too cool to like him' treatment ala Cena at Rumble 2008.

Those Rebellion cards were famously filled with Hell In A Cell grudge matches with 3 months build behind em. 

12 hours ago, The King Of Swing said:

Anytime I hear the saying Take pride in your work. 

More like yeah everything is fucking shit here but be a nice little worker bee anyway. 

Somewhat related to this, clips of Undercover Boss keep popping up on my Facebook feed so I watched a couple earlier. What a thoroughly unpleasant show that looks like. Billionaire CEOs tricking low paid bottom-rung employees then giving them a bollocking after they take off the Scooby Doo villian disguise because the employer has slagged off a customer or said the company is a shithole. And we're meant to side with the gaffer!

4 minutes ago, Perry said:

Why are they calling this a "Buy In"  when it's not even a preshow to a PPV?

Article #54039 in 'wrestling fans will nitpick at absolutely everything.'

The Last Jedi, Prisoner of Azkaban and Logan are the best entries of their respective franchises.

Just now, RIDDUM_N_STYLE said:

Santana Garrett vs Tay Conti has been added to tonight’s Buy In show, makes you wonder why they didn’t just do a 2 hour edition of Rampage anyway as between both hours, it’s a solid 6 match card

It pretty much is a 2-hour Rampage, just with the first hour being on Youtube so they probably can't advertise it as such.

I'm giving it a first-time watch too. On Season 5 at the moment. It's great, obviously, but Jerry's stand-up bits are terrible.

I'm pretty sure he runs a horror film festival with the bloke who plays Marlon too.

Graves saying the next year could be a breakout year for Cesaro gave me a good giggle.

Why are people wasting time on yet another boring cunt devils advocate circular David argument?

I'm downloading eFootball ready for when I finish work, but I don't have high hopes. Online is easily my least favourite part of football games so the fact this won't even have an offline mode until likely next year is disappointing. They're not releasing any real game modes until November - at the moment all you can do is play online friendlies pretty much.

I've owned every Pro Evo since the original so I was always going to give this a go. Hopefully over time it'll turn into a fully-fledged proper PES game.