Lorne Malvo

Every few weeks I'll scroll through the Playstation Store and every single time I come to Farming Simulator I have a giggle at @waters44 dad ringing him in a panic because he'd crashed his tractor into a lake and couldn't get it out.

Watched some right shite the past few weeks.

Willy's Wonderland is another Nic Cage letdown. Strong premise, terrible execution. With this, Mom & Dad and Colour Out Of Space he's on a really underwhelming horror run. I Care A Lot was really fun. I'd half-read the synopsis and went in expecting some super serious drama about the failings of the care system, so the fact it's just a mad zippy thriller was a great surprise. It does go a bit too mental in the last half hour but I really enjoyed it. Blithe Spirit is dreadful, a comedy that never once raised a smile. It looked really cheap too. Maybe worth a watch if you're an Isla Fisher completist. The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things was lovely. We're in a bit of a golden era for teen movies the last few years and this is up there with the best, I reckon. Good stuff.

And then we come to Music. I wasn't aware of the casting controversy and Sia being a dickhead until after I'd watched this, but even without those things being a factor this was a fucking disaster. Just a terribly misjudged, uneven and offensive piece of shit. Horrendously bad. Just thinking back to it now is making me angry all over again. At one point there's a revelation about Leslie Odom Jrs character that made me want to smash the telly. And Sia has maybe the most self-serving director cameo of all time. The music is shit too. Somebody on Maddie Ziegler's team should have told her to steer well wide of this bollocks.

Dead Pigs didnt really work for me. It always threatens to become more entertaining than it is but never quite gets there, and I just found the last 10 minutes odd. I think I'd have preferred if it had just focused on one of its stories instead of flitting between characters. Moxie is another really strong teen film which emotionally snuck up on me by the end, although I'd have liked a little bit more Amy Poehler. Archenemy is a crap 'superhero loses his powers' film and not worth 90 minutes of anyones time, although Glenn Howerton is fun for the 10 minutes he's on screen.

I thought Coming 2 America was just really bland. Not necessarily bad, but just really phoned in and overly reliant on nostalgia for the first one which I'm not a massive fan of anyway. Lastly, The United States vs Billie Holiday is one of those awards-baiting movies we get at this time of year that have Good Acting but are just really really boring.

I'm on a bit of a bad run at the moment. It seems most good stuff has been pushed back to when cinemas are open again and in the meantime some right dross is getting released. I reckon I've already seen more stinkers this year than I did in the whole of 2020.

Hikaru Shida's finisher is that knee to the face, right? Mizunami kicked out of it about 8 times. It was ridiculous. 

I did feel sorry for them at first that their big explosion clearly didn't go off properly and made Kingston and Mox looked silly. Then Tony Khan acted the tit in his interview and revealed that that was the plan all along? A couple of sparklers that Eric Young 15 years ago wouldn't sell for? Embarassing beyond belief. 

The reason WWE can get away with their 'somebody losing an eye' bollocks is because they have no goodwill left and the only people left watching at this point will always be there. AEW doesn't have that luxury. It's a brand new company and this PPV will be the first time a lot of people have spent money on their product. To have that as the last lingering image of the PPV will leave so many people with a bad taste in their mouth, they may never bother buying an AEW PPV again. That's twice in a row now they've massively overhyped their main event too - it was only a few months ago Kingston was saying Moxley would pretty much have to kill him live on air and then they had an ordinary hardcore match.

On the other hand, wrestling fans have a short memory so it may not be a big deal if they can now put together a run of shows that knock it out of the park. 

I really enjoyed the rest of the PPV, though. The tag battle royal probably being the highlight. It's funny how forgettable that QT Marshall is that he turned heel here and nobody has mentioned it in 15 pages.

I said a few days back that I'd really like to see Christian in AEW so I didn't mind that at all, but 'outwork everyone' is a crap slogan. Can't wait for 'outwork everyone' Christian vs 'do the work' Cody.

I rolled my eyes at the idea of it being Christian, but the more I thought about it the more I like the idea. He's someone I've always liked and he can make pretty much anything work. The temper tantrum stuff was fun back in the day, he managed to get ridiculously over during the time he was calling John Cena out on a weekly basis, he had one of the better ex-WWE TNA runs (with some banging themes) and then when he became the face of ECW he was putting on little crackers every week with opponents ranging from Tommy Dreamer to Zack Ryder to Ezekial Jackson. And of course, his feud with Randy Orton is one of the best lesser-mentioned feuds of the last 10 years. Sign him up, I say. 

I thought that finale was really disappointing, to be honest. Everything that was interesting during this series has been wrapped up in the most generic possible way. 

Overall it was a really good series with some great individual moments and a lacklustre finale. I still think Agents of SHIELD sits at the top of the MCU TV pile. 

I reckon it's somebody with a (tenous) link to Big Show. Somebody who should be in the Hall of Fame but isn't. A huge, huge star?

It's obviously Lex Luger.

39 minutes ago, Carbomb said:

my mum has been chafing

The 3 matches on the Womens show last night were all good fun, although I found Riho vs Thunder Rosa a little underwhelming. If you want to watch it the direct link is below, as if you go through AEWs youtube page you have to scroll past a thumbnail which spoils this show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKwOgSBHf3c

12 hours ago, SpiritOfTheForest said:

Sure it will be an unpopular one but anything WWF pre-1998. As someone who discovered wrestling in the Spring/Summer of 2000, looking back at the cartoon era of chaps like Hulk Hogan, Macho Man and The Ultimate Warrior, is just the drizzling shits for me, personally. Largely due to personal nostalgia but that Attitude era will never be topped for me and the stuff that came before just seems beyond tame and embarrassing in comparison. If there was such a thing as a bedtime wrestling show, for me, it would be anything from that era. 

It doesn't necessarily send me to sleep, but I do struggle with WWF 1985-1993. I can sit through the New Generation no problem, but the Rock N Wrestling/Golden Era in WWF just bores the shit out of me. It's quite specific to WWF too, I've got no problems sitting through WCW or various territory stuff.

A bidding war for Foley would probably come down to whose got the best catering on that week.

45 minutes ago, Rule One said:

Onlyfans is a fucking scam. I have no problem with the concept of paying for porn but it has decimated the amateur scene/new start ups.

 

I don't think there's an issue with OnlyFans itself, it's been a godsend for sex workers and amateurs during the pandemic. It's berks like Bella Thorne misusing the platform that's the problem. 

Our pantry where we keep the kitchen utensils is down the hall from our kitchen, so I get everything out ready before I start cooking so I'm not constantly going back and forth. I grab the bowls, pan, grates, all ingredients I need etc, make sure everything is there so I don't need to venture into the pantry again. Then when I've finished cooking, I always realise I've forgot to grab the fucking plates.

Did it again twenty minutes ago making an omelette. 

I thought Mark Jindrack's Reflection of Perfection gimmick was gonna take him all the way to the top. I was a stupid child.

I never saw it myself but the IWC was absolutely convinced Ted DiBiase Jr was going to end Undertaker's streak and be a huge megastar. 

Fightful.com (whoever they are?) are reporting he's coming in on commentary duty for this new AEW: Elevation show. 

Yeah, this tournament has opened my eyes to Aja Kong too. Would really like to check out some of her earlier stuff now. The look of disdain she has on her face as she strolls out is a thing of beauty, like shes completely above all this pro wrestling bollocks but is gonna give it a go anyway.

Wonder what the dog spent his on.

3 hours ago, The Cutting Edge said:

Christ I've seen some ropey booking by fans this morning, matches they want read like a shit ppv on 2K. 

WWE championship Miz vs Morrison 

UNIVERSAL REIGNS vs Cesaro (wins)

IC Big E vs Apollo (wins) 

Anyway, if Lashley is going to mania as WWE champion then I'd have kept the US title on him, more gold the better to make him look legit.

Roman wins too much!!! was all over FB when I opened it, and that's why he's above the rest of the roster, is it the ROH affect that alot of fans don't like winners or dominant guys anymore, they blame 50/50 booking for no stars but want RR to go 15 on smackdown with Otis so everyone can shine.

Why are you constantly whinging and moaning about fans opinions? Genuine question. Almost every single one of your posts is about how stupid fans are or why they're wrong, or daft shit you've read on Facebook/Youtube/Twitter. Why do you care so much? And why do you feel the need to go on about it on here where most of the opinions you argue against don't exist?

Lastly, how is WWE teasing their fanbase with a Reigns vs Bryan program then taking it away to do Reigns vs Edge "fans getting something stuck in there head"? 

The second one is the one with Henry Rollins and the reality tv-show angle, isn't it? I've not seen it since it came out but remember thinking it was really fun, to be fair. 

@SuperBacon The Peter's dad storyline hitting me in the feels despite getting about 3 minutes of TV time was quite surprising, I'll admit. 

Can't wait for the inevitable Noah Centineo/Mark Ruffalo father and son film we'll someday get. 

Is there really that much name value in the Wrong Turn franchise to justify rebooting it? It just seems like such an odd franchise to reboot. They could've made the exact same film and just called it something different and nobody would've batted an eyelid. It's not like the lost in the woods genre is original to this series.

Another round-up of 2021 releases I've watched the past few weeks;

Synchronic started really well but like a lot of these type of sci-fi films, loses its way a lot towards the end and seems to break its own rules (disclaimer, I could just be thick). Anthony Mackie is as great as ever though. Greenland is a terrific nail-biter of a disaster film and further proof that Gerard Butler doesn't deserve the amount of shit he gets from mutants like Mark Kermode and their ilk. Morena Baccarin too, jesus christ that woman is attractive. Malcolm & Marie seemed a bit 'screenwriter trying too hard' but both performances were fantastic and it gave me PTSD to never-ending arguments with the ex so job done in that regard, I guess.

I saw Bliss on my list of watched films and it took me a good minute to remember what it was, which says it all. For the record it's a shit faux-reality sub-Matrix piece of bollocks that bored the shite out of me. One to avoid. PVT Chat was a strange low-budget indie film that could've veered into generic stalker territory but was a little more interesting than that. I wasn't really enjoying the first half hour but by the end I was gripped. I'd seen Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar described as Hot Rod meets Bridesmaids and while it could never live up to that tag, it was entertaining enough. A little over-long though. Jamie Dornan should do more like this, it's the first time I've enjoyed him. 

News Of The World and Palmer are both predictable 'man looks after child' films which have been done hundreds of times before, but when they're done well who cares? Both of them get by on the likeability of their leads and are well-told stories. Seeing Tom Hanks in a western made me smile. And I'm stunned Justin Timberlake hasn't done more over the last 10 years. Lastly To All The Boys: Always And Forever was a nice enough end to the trilogy, although it's quite a feat that they managed to drag three films out of a relationship where not a lot happens. 

I'm still a fan of Cody, although he has definitely cooled since his red-hot feuds this time last year. I don't mind his matches going long as I tend to enjoy them, and they're usually booked in a way that make sense. The Avalon match was going to be a one-move deal but he got distracted then kicked in the dick, during other matches commentary has mentioned he's overlooked his opponent or not been focused which has justified the length. Just little details like that which make sense. It's a far cry from Omega/CIMA and Page/Sabian matches going 25 minutes for no reason other than 'epic' in the early AEW days. 

The Nightmare Family is meant to be an MMA-inspired training group more than a pro-wrestling faction, I reckon, so the fact they've not done a great deal together doesn't bother me. 

I think he's struggling now because he's in a vague feud with somebody not on the show, so he has to do all the lifting himself, but they've not even bothered to explain why there's Cody/Shaq beef anyway. So the feud is ice cold. He'd have been much better off making up the numbers in the Team Taz feud leading to a 6-man at Revolution with Hobbs, and I reckon that's what they had in mind until the timings with the Shaq feud got in the way. 

He'll be fine going forwards though. Once the Shaq stuff is over, he's the kind of guy who is only one good promo away from being a big deal again. 

12 hours ago, RedRooster said:

And did no one tell Matt Hardy that he signed a different contract over the past week? It was nice to see The Dark Order make the save for Page, though. 

Spears (speaking of which, where is he??)

I thought Matt Hardy knew that he'd signed a different contract and was acting dumb, waiting for Adam Page to show his hand and explain what the contract was before going on the attack. That's why Isiah Kassidy was in the mascot suit, all part of the ruse. 

Spears did a "I'm not getting the respect I deserve" promo a few weeks back and walked out.

I really enjoyed this show. Serena Deeb vs Riho was a cracker, the main event was fun and seeing Sting get physical was a nice change of pace too. The tag title match was building nicely too until Matt fucking up the pin break towards the end took the wind out of its sails. 

The face/heel waters in the NXT mens division have been muddied for a long time, probably since they did that weird Gargano heel turn that wasn't really a heel turn on Aleister Black. It's the main thing that keeps me from investing properly in it. When I do catch it, for the most part I have no idea who I'm supposed to root for. Outside of a few notable examples like Keith Lee and Drake Maverick, it seems filled with guys that are either heels or faces so unlikeable they may aswell be heels. Especially towards the top of the card. It doesn't help that the wrestlers personas either boil down to spooky goth or super serious tough guy either. Or in the case of Karrion Kross, both of those things.

Dark was cracking last night. 12 matches in an hour and some proper squash matches in there too. Hopefully it follows this format more going forwards, as Jurassic Express, Starks and Hobbs all came out of this episode looking incredible compared to previous weeks where almost every match is a back and forth affair and nobody stands out. Loved it.