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I dunno. I'm tired. I'm in the wild north this week and the air is thin and the accents strange. Not a fan of Northampton so far.

Firstly at some point I thought Mike had started doing a Christian Slater impression but the realised I'd knocked my ipod to half speed. Secondly in pt 2 because of the creepy music and Ian still buzzing slightly through one of your tracks it has a real 6th sense vibe, the minute voice at the edge of the recording being a lost soul who happens to join you for the review. Surprising because I always thought Ian preferred beer to spirits.

I am a modern day sage!

There's more than a slight note of Alan Partridge describing Bond to this. "Cut to Blade and yes he's with a lady". Then again I probably shouldn't be listening to it without the film.

Hey, I know his career was sidelined by the invention of talkies but Kevin Costner has films worth watching.

I'd like to hear you guys talk about a classic Hollywood actor like Cary Grant (if he fits the criteria). Or if not that, maybe a Hitchcock episode, I'm sure one or the other of you has seen Psycho, North by Northwest, Vertigo etc. It's a guaranteed quality group of films and it'll broaden your horizons far better than Halle Berry month.

Thanks! Although that should be "should have been a vital clue" not "sound have been". I got post of the day for a slightly misspelled post!

That's three full montages (No Easy Way Out, Training Montage and Burning Heart) with a special mention for War since the actual fight is basically a montage. It's as close to a flawless movie as there can be...apart from the fucking robot. Hateful 8, The Martian.

Sound have been a vital clue that it was the foley guy all along.

Ishtar, Hook and I Heart Huckabees. Because I hate you guys. Seriously though, The Graduate is prime material and my main recommendation.

I figured it might be on your no-go list. You guys have too many sacred cows! Try watching it with the subtext that the Haley is a teenaged truckstop prostitute. Seriously, so much of that film falls into place. And this was a theory I developed before I realised she had a close relationship with a trucker named Spanky.

Don't know if this is a special rules one because Nintendo paid for it but The Wizard? Featuring the kidnapping of children across state lines and Christian Slater!

Btw that final Christmas song and pun run were ace.

I will say this. I hate Love Actually. Partially because I cringe easily and few of the performers as good as they are can make that mawkish material bearable (although as you say, the Emma Thompson bit was very good). It's partially because they decided to up the eccentric Britishness to the point that they had the prime minister, a 'commoner' as opposed to the default middle class alternative and an aging rock star involved. It's partially because half the stories barely qualify as more than confusion or lust. It's partially because the Richard Curtis ensemble piece was already well down the road to its nadir, The Boat That Rocked (in which rape is excused as a charmingly harmless eccentric British prank). However mostly I hate it because of the title. It's like a snotty child asking me a question and then correcting my answer. "What powers rocketships?" "Why, solid fuel of course" "LOVE, ACTUALLY" "...This is why you've got no friends Timmy." Curiously enough I really liked About Time.

Chikara put up the final match from their Challenge of the Immortals tournament that's been running all year. Really fun and totally embodies Chikara. It's not about the ROH level ring skills (although they're all talented) it's about the strong storylines and fun characters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwBgW6IRth0#t=265

Groundhog Day is the only must. For the other two, maybe Caddy shack and even though it's popular to hate on it Lost in Translation. It's pretty darn significant in his later career.

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Funny how they took the plot of Dark Knight Returns and inverted it so that Batman is the government lackey.

I'm prepping a very special feedback section. Possibly a project for tomorrow morning.

How so? I think she's fairly ballsy. Episode 8 spoiler

I quit gluten for a couple of weeks and then went back on today as a test to see if I really had an allergy. Asthma, slightly swollen tongue, instant cold. It's not crippling but fuck, I love sandwiches and pizza and gluten free shit tastes like sand. I did not need this faddy problem.

Only in terms of money.

Ok, just got to the end of bttf 2. Escape from New York is a film I feel like I should love but I've seen it twice and it had zero impact on me. Fun review though. Bttf 2. Honestly, it's one of those things where I know the first one is the better film, but the second is my favourite. The sheer imagination on display, the self awareness of blockbuster sequels, the establishing of themes, I adore it. Yes Jennifer is totally sidelined and Glover was screwed about but I overlook those things. And yes, technically Biff shouldn't be able to return to that future but there's an essential elasticity to movie time travel that I can forgive, especially here.

Btw in keeping with the Billy Zane references there is literally a wrestler just debuting with New Japan called Evil. Every time he is slammed I won't be able to help myself.