Chest Rockwell

21 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

"Want me to eat some crisps anyone? Lift the mood a bit."

Second time you've used this now.. What's the reference?

The biggest revelation to me is not the secret controversy, but that someone likes engaging with David.

Is it a surprise for gb news presenters to be out of their depth?

I love the sound of that.

I wonder how much money they spent on this stupid contraption? The first one hilariously doesn't even have Khali in it because he got injured in the run up I think.

You know what goes great together? Big lumbering idiots and a match type that relies on athleticism.

9 hours ago, thicko said:

It was over 10 years ago so I’ve no idea what thread it was in. Basically he told me I was subjecting my daughters to child abuse by taking them to WrestleMania. I pointed out they weren’t children they were, at that point, 17 and 21. I do remember what he intimated but I’m not prepared to repeat it. Several other posters called him out on it at the time. 
 

Apologies for shitting up the thread. The love the guy gets on here makes me feel sick. 

So you have absolutely no evidence and you're not even prepared to repeat what it is he said, but you're more than happy to throw out a pretty serious allegation about something that happened however many years ago? And in this thread of all threads?

Take a hike pal.

Edit: would appreciate if we left this discussion point there, thanks and return to the topic. No need for any further analysis and armchair moderating.

Been playing the new Prince of Persia game. It's excellent! Looks beautiful, good puzzles, good combat. Really no criticisms at all; if you were a fan of the ps2 games I can't see his you would dislike it. 10/10. 

Stephen Root

Discovered this stuff recently. It's amazing, and putting it on everything and i need to buy a bigger bottle next time.

Not very spicy, which is great as it means you can use it liberally. It has a really lovely crispy crunchy texture that no other chilli oil I've had has. Highly recommended.

I have no feelings about him and can't recall seeing him in anything else though his name is familiar. He seems very forgettable.

Mr Right. Action romcom, 90 min, Anna Kendrick. Hits all the marks it needs to, does the job. Worth a watch.

(Note: I watched in daytime whilst recovering from surgery with little to do).

I didn't find I love you man very funny either. I was really hyped for it before seeing it and was surely squarely in the target market but was very disappointing by it. I think I had seen Role Models and Forgetting Sarah Marshal right before so it suffered from the comparison. Maybe it's worth revisiting....

Also, not that it ruined the movie or anything, but Rashida Jones is very unconvincing in everything she does.

11 minutes ago, King Coconut said:

I was once quite rightly questioned for my use of streaky bacon in a fry-up. These are the standards we've set ourselves. You can't just swap out for the 'bacon' of another animal and expect to get away with it.

Incidentally I'm all in on streaky bacon these days. I feel its one area where I have to concede that the yanks got it right. 

9 minutes ago, Loki said:

My first question when someone decides to reboot, remake or revisit primary source material is - is there a need for this?

I think this is a bad wayv to look at things. What is the definition of a 'need' when it comes to an artistic endeavour? The better question for the creator is do they have something to say. Do they have some new idea they want to communicate to the audience, or something old they want to communicate in a new way. 

Not to be too pedantic l, but what's an egg if it's not poultry?

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention in my post that my kids weren't scared by the boat scene at all. They said it looked like a fun rollercoaster. They found slugworth creepy and said Charlie shouldn't be talking to strangers though.

I would agree about the trajectory and laziness of Tim Burton films Pat, but I think Burton fatigue is one of the reasons this movie gets unfairly marked down.

40 minutes ago, SaitoRyo said:

I'm currently reading the book with my kids and they're really into it (we're working our way through the Roald Dahl boxset).

I was wondering whether either film would be appropriate for a 3 1/2 and a 5 1/2 year-old? I've seen the Gene Wilder one and only remember one really 'scary' bit (the boat ride) but haven't seen the Burton version, which is on Netflix and would like to watch with them once we've finished the book (providing it wouldn't be too intense for them). 

Thanks in advance, Doctor!

My kids are 6 and 3 and as mentioned are obsessed with all three films. And my youngest is usually pretty sensitive with stuff he finds scary, so I'd say have at it. We read the book first as well, which I think helped. 

1 hour ago, Dr. Alan Grant said:

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - it’s not very good at all, is it? I’m a Burton fanboy, but I can’t really find many positives. The songs are forgettable, the kids are rubbish other than Veruca, the Wonka Sr backstory is unnecessary. Depp’s performance is unsettling, which was presumably the point, but I found it irritating. The Oompa Loompa’s were terrible too. 2/5 for Veruca. 

I was annoyed after watching that, so next up was Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. It may be nostalgia, but I love it. Catchy songs, a Wonka that’s eccentric but crucially not an unlikable weirdo and the kids are…fine. 4/5

I have watched both recently as well as my kids are obsessed with all three of these films and their soundtracks at the moment. 

The Johnny depp one is really underrated. It's much truer to the book than the Gene Wilder one, it's got some good laughs, it looks great, I like the oompa loompa songs, and I like the angle that the daddy issues bring to the character. The only bit that feels a bit over long is the resolution of all that stuff with his dad at the end of the movie.

The 1971 movie doesn't really make that much sense. It has is moments but I don't feel its aged that well. I know the grandpa Joe stuff has become a bit of a meme, but his character really is a lot more likeable in the newer film.

Wonka is hands down the best of the three though.

As an aside, my youngest has now worn a Willy Wonka hat around the house for two straight weeks. Every day without fail. He sleeps with it, he even came into my room with the hat when he woke up from a nightmare at 3 am.

Definitely not acceptable.

I'm not a big grilled tomato fan but that looks like a well executed breakfast to me!

That's pretty standard for anyone watching sports from the vip seats isn't? Always disinterested cunts with the best seats rather than actual fans.

If you think it is about sparing Tony Khan's feelings then I think you have missed the point. Your fellow forum users have found your joke and posts to be tedious and voted accordingly. Sorry you had to find out this way.

I personally enjoy a lot of your posts. Not so much the ones where you're crying about and playing the victim though.

You've already got this thread as a playground to stop you ruining wrestling chat for other people. Derailing your own thread is a new one though!

8 hours ago, chokeout said:

IThey are fantastic books written about how many dumb decisions Marvel have made over the years. They were happy to kill off the popularity of their characters, just so they could have them back. 

Sounds interesting. Can you recommend a book or article where i could read more about this?

Tony Sniff jokes are now banned. Please report them if you see them.

35 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

To be fair, they didn't say they bombed financially. They bombed with the critics.

Bombed. Funny word when you think about it.

Critics pan, finances bomb. At least that is my definition. Therefore the correct one.