*Bob*

Well, let's think. The ones with 30,000 people singing along in unison from start to end are probably the good ones. The ones where people stand around scratching their heads and talking amongst themselves whilst waiting for the ones where they can sing along in unison from start to end - are probably the crap ones.

Good old Chris Martin was certainly 'every inch' the cock last night, writhing around on his back like some achingly romantic crab - and tossing-out wince-inducing lines to the crowd whilst caressing his guitar which was personalised with deep, meaningful and crazy graffiti slogans. But they do have more than just a few songs which are really rather good, and are perfectly suited to that place and slot. And and basically everyone loved it. So fair play to 'em. And well done, Chris, you great big tit.

Dougal.. don't know if anyone you know suffered as a result of the Vietnam war - but I noticed Sylvester Stallone's documentary 'First Blood' is on next week. One to watch out for.

There's also a (student) character in it called 'Tiger'.. 'nuff said.

Rita really feels like an adaptation from stage when you see it now. The working class life / student life thing is done in such broad strokes it's all a bit risible. No-one sits on lawns and earnestly discusses the book they just did in class. They go to pound a pint nights and come home with traffic cones on their heads.

Basically he's doing a Michael Caine.. the desire to 'do good work' seems to be overridden by the desire to keep working, stay busy, take what's offered and get paid. I think he'll have a critical renaissance at some point, when he finally winds-up in something decent - probably in supporting rather than leading, as Caine does now.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Laura to get bageled by Sharapova in > the next round. I'm not really up with sporting terminology. Is this in any way similar to them 'bumping doughnuts'? And if so, what time does they start?

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not in my book. Its all boring. I suppose when you're a big fan of golf, all other sports must seem pedestrian..

It could have been worse.

Failing to recognise that you might be past it and shouldn't be commenting on fashion? You're right about those trousers though, Jah (oh yeah.. bugger)

The Rock. I mean, really.. The Rock. There's nothing more to say, is there?

david_carnell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And there already are definitive WW1 films Paths of Glory?

WW2 offers a broader spectrum of experience than WW1 with regards to movie-making. The definitive experience for a huge amount of soldiers during '1' was months of intense boredom sitting in a dirty hole, followed by being mown down after a short walk - which does not make for a great movie experience. Which probably explains why the more successful films about 1 take a more tangential line - say, about pacifism. Or zone-in on a particular aspect which offers a little more - such as aerial combat. By contrast you could make countless films 'about' 2 without a shot ever being fired. I like SPR which has a lot to commend it, but it has set this bar where apparently you're not watching a 'proper' war film unless someone's throwing a bucket of entrails around the set or seeing the back of someone's head fall off every twenty minutes!

I think you're confusing 'definitive' with 'the most graphically violent'.

Surely if you don't want or need any extra bedrooms (or a lodger) and you're planning on living in your house and not doing it up to sell on, the no-brainer is 'not' to do the loft? New fire regs stuff (as above) will mean making your house less nice 'for you' in order to have something you don't want, on the off-chance that you 'might' make some money out of something that the next buyer can just do for themselves if they want it anyway. Worst case scenario is that you do it (understandably - because you never wanted it in the first place) on too tight a budget and you putting potential buyers people off, because you haven't spent enough money on it - as we were put-off by a number of dubious 'loft conversions' when buying our house here. Keep your cash!

Norris, Seagal, Van Damme .. The Greats.

Can someone explain the seemingly inexplicable appeal of Steven Seagal? His face is like a cross between Dirty Den and a baking potato, only with less charisma.

I could accept that as an valid reason if said potential 'clever script' would have somehow impinged on all the other aspects of the film which stood to make it a success; but it wouldn't have mattered at all. It would have been exactly the same, only with a better script. There were so many moments where it was crying-out for some lines in the league of, say, Juno - but they never came.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'd take Logan's Run... ..It's more > believable for a start. It's not a case of believing or not believing, Jeremy. It's the future. It will come to pass.

It was the script more than anything.. there were so many opportunities for the characters to say something cool, witty and amusing, but all the opportunities seemed to be squandered in favour of something slightly bland and dumbed-down. I suppose, ultimately, it wasn't a film aimed at me - and a clever script was less important than the fantastical plot and general whizz-bangery.

I didn't like Scott Pilgrim at all.. tiresomely repetitive (oh look.. another wacky CGI fight) and a script that disappointed in every place it should have amused.

Jenny aside, it's all downhill after 'Carousel'. Zardoz is one I haven't seen for a long time - but will definitely watch again (despite universal derision and Sean Connery's, er, clothing) Sorry, action fans.

Not really. I'm just saying that traditional associations and reinforcement of such can lead to inequality which in turn leads to traditional associations being reinforced, which etc etc That said, should a fella be in the heat of a discussion about all of this with TheMissus and they happen to remind him about the 48 hours of primal agony and the fact that their vagina was stetched to the size of a watermelon and needed stitching-up.. their opportunities for comeback are kind-of limited.

That's Mockney confessing to watching all the Lethal Weapons on their recent tv re-run.. confess, confess.. Stakeout?

They can't though, can they? Women, I mean. Use computers and operate machines and all that. Not very well. They don't do it as much as men, so it follows they ought to be less good at it - and be paid less and have less rights (in practice, if not on paper - nudge, wink). Seems fair to me. "If it aint broke.."