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Dunny
18/05/2009, 11:15 PM
Marmite/Bovril.
Sheridan
19/05/2009, 12:43 AM
Chronicles of Riddick. Great film. Sure, it dealt in broad strokes, but it looked spectacular and had a remarkable brooding, Shakespearean atmosphere. A world in which Star Wars is taken seriously and Riddick is considered kitsch is hard to understand.
Bluebeard
19/05/2009, 8:25 AM
Chronicles of Riddick. Great film. Sure, it dealt in broad strokes, but it looked spectacular and had a remarkable brooding, Shakespearean atmosphere. A world in which Star Wars is taken seriously and Riddick is considered kitsch is hard to understand.

Completely agree about Riddick - much vaster a canvas than a number of doughty trilogies. Dunno that many take Star Wars "seriously" - I'm a big fan, but for the sense of fun and adventure; Empire is well written and has some scope, but it is a popcorn film, and there is nothing wrong with that. Riddick is closer to Dune, and does have some things to say, while being a bit of fun too.

Heaven save us from the continuations of the Matrix or Lord of the Rings - vacuity dressed as import.

I also dislike how so much is read into certain works of fiction these days - I used work in and around academia, and some lit talk is pure piffle.
John83
19/05/2009, 1:30 PM
I don't know about Riddick: I kind of enjoyed it, but I didn't think it really had any grand ideas in it. It's funny that you pick Dune to compare it to. Both Dune and The Matrix are classic hero's journeys. Dune's is told with truly epic scope that no one's captured in the various adaptations, and The Matrix was told with great cinematic style. Riddick just paints by the numbers, IMO.

However, I think the real reason people sit on it is that it takes a wonderfully effective sci-fi horror (Pitch Black) and turns the character from the dangerous outsider who the others need but can't trust into a banal action hero stereotype.
oscar
19/05/2009, 6:08 PM
you have to admit the Icelandic Girl should be on Totty Watch

picture please you eurovision junkie:D:D:D
Pauro 76
19/05/2009, 6:48 PM
http://www.icenews.is/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/yohanna.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ULVm05iW3vU/SZgDd9yziiI/AAAAAAAAAZA/-FLR0jl-fxU/s320/iceland.jpg

Icelandic Eurovision entry. Make up your own smutty pun. ;)
tetsujin1979
20/05/2009, 10:16 AM
The Girls Next Door.
It's reality tv, so I really should hate it, but it's oddly compelling....
don ramo
20/05/2009, 11:32 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p7b5cxVRAs
4 in a row
20/05/2009, 9:51 PM
Having a dump- very enjoyable:)
Dodge
21/05/2009, 3:48 PM
Professional road cycling. Drugs, blah blah blah. I don't care, I love it

Its still the truest test of stamina, grit and determination in sport for me.
bennocelt
21/05/2009, 5:52 PM
Professional road cycling. Drugs, blah blah blah. I don't care, I love it

Its still the truest test of stamina, grit and determination in sport for me.

I cant remember who said it - but remember reading that the Tour of France is so hard that you could nearly excuse them all for using drugs, I mean hell they are cycling up the bloody alps!!!!

As I was a member of a cycling team myself I can def say it was the hardest sport i have ever tried - including athletics and cross country running
One of the main hangups i have about it though is that although i can run everyday i cant with cycling - its literally a pain in the ar se:D
gustavo
22/05/2009, 8:13 AM
"Foundations" by Kate Nash , Great song
Pauro 76
25/05/2009, 8:42 PM
Ant and Dec. I like them, their banter is always quite amusing.
passinginterest
29/05/2009, 12:25 PM
Dublin.
As a culchie it's really morally wrong that I like the place so much.
It's days like this the really make me realise why I love it, buskers on Grafton St, everyone in a good humour, the lovely ladies sunbathing in their summer finest on Stephen's Green, bliss. :D
stann
29/05/2009, 2:20 PM
I don't really know a lot about this band other than I think one of Billy Ray Mullet's sprogs is in it, but I instinctively feel I'm supposed to hate them.

However I love Shake It! by Metro Station, it's just a brilliant pop tune.
Magicme
31/05/2009, 12:46 PM
Dublin.
As a culchie it's really morally wrong that I like the place so much.
It's days like this the really make me realise why I love it, buskers on Grafton St, everyone in a good humour, the lovely ladies sunbathing in their summer finest on Stephen's Green, bliss. :D

Was just saying that this morning. Stayed in Dublin Friday night and went shopping and strolling yesterday in the glorious sunshine. Lunch in Powerscourt & shoe buying in Georges Street Arcade & strolling along Grafton Street. Agree, bliss!

On days like this there is no where better to be than Ireland.
Pauro 76
31/05/2009, 1:47 PM
It's been said but when the sun shines in Ireland, there's no better place to be.
Mr Maroon
01/06/2009, 11:24 PM
Watching "boring", defensive football. I find it fascinating.
sligoman
14/06/2009, 1:28 PM
Watching athletics.
holidaysong
15/06/2009, 3:24 PM
Watching cricket.

EDIT - I see someone else has mentioned it..
Angus
09/07/2009, 1:57 PM
Attending golf tournaments, as opposed to watching on TV ie you are supposed to prefer TV and not lime being there but the opposite is true

Mary Lou MacDonald
gustavo
09/07/2009, 2:36 PM
Mary Lou MacDonald

http://grimstveit.no/jakob/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/shipment-of-fail.jpg
tetsujin1979
09/07/2009, 2:49 PM
Linkin Park.
Angus
09/07/2009, 3:27 PM
http://grimstveit.no/jakob/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/shipment-of-fail.jpg

Nah, Mary is cool, and a looker to boot
Aberdonian Stu
09/07/2009, 7:53 PM
http://images.google.ie/url?source=imgres&ct=tbn&q=http://shhac.info/x/b/nuke_it_from_orbit.jpg&usg=AFQjCNG3mowOlFY-GcOoqCAxjjmX-QvosA

Nuke her from orbit.
SligoBrewer
09/07/2009, 8:00 PM
a looker to boot

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vrEuV7P8O4w/SZNi7PLNRnI/AAAAAAAAC-Y/D07JnzQd_34/s400/facepalm.jpg
Angus
09/07/2009, 9:21 PM
A few movies / TV shows:Waterworld - nowhere near as bad as the critics said
Falling Down - loved it
Party Animals - got canned after one series but was excellent

Off the Rails - not just because of Caroline but despite the awfulness of the subject matter, the guys did a nice job

RTE sport coverage - if they do it right, they are excellent. They frequently don't, but in fairness, top class when they get it right
Dunny
09/07/2009, 9:24 PM
Linkin Park.

Don't see why they would be hated. Great band.
Mr A
09/07/2009, 10:29 PM
They're just a bit annoying.
Bluebeard
09/07/2009, 10:41 PM
A few movies / TV shows:Waterworld - nowhere near as bad as the critics said
Falling Down - loved it

Good call on Waterworld - better than said, I think it was about the money to be honest. That and the Costner Factor

As for Falling Down - who in their right mind would be saying it was rubbish. Send them to me!
SkStu
10/07/2009, 4:43 AM
Don't see why they would be hated. Great band.

great? :confused:
SkStu
10/07/2009, 5:05 AM
that we write three times more about the stuff we actually hate than the stuff we actually love.

Good work.
Sheridan
10/07/2009, 5:25 AM
Saying you like stuff means you're gay.
Bluebeard
10/07/2009, 7:22 AM
I hate the fact that saying you like stuff is gay...
Dodge
10/07/2009, 7:59 AM
I'm supposed to hate the fact that saying you like stuff is gay, but I love it!
Macy
10/07/2009, 9:07 AM
Good call on Waterworld - better than said, I think it was about the money to be honest.
I believe it's actually in profit now.
Newryrep
10/07/2009, 11:24 AM
the ending of The Abyss
stann
10/07/2009, 5:57 PM
This is getting a bit silly now.
Who says you're supposed to hate going to golf events?
Or watching athletics?
And where did Falling Down come from? Great film! It has Robert Duvall in it! And he might not be the greatest actor who ever pulled on a shirt, but Michael Douglas is excellent in it too.

I hate the way people put things in here that they don't like, and then try and claim everyone is supposed to hate them too. :mad:

Or do I? You know, when I really think about it, it's not so bad, maybe, yeah why not....
Angus
11/07/2009, 7:42 AM
This is getting a bit silly now.
Who says you're supposed to hate going to golf events?
Or watching athletics?
And where did Falling Down come from? Great film! It has Robert Duvall in it! And he might not be the greatest actor who ever pulled on a shirt, but Michael Douglas is excellent in it too.

I hate the way people put things in here that they don't like, and then try and claim everyone is supposed to hate them too. :mad:

Or do I? You know, when I really think about it, it's not so bad, maybe, yeah why not....

Good point - but within the small section of the golf world that I inhabit, the vast bulk of people whisper conspiratorially that "it is much better watching on tv - you see more".

But that aside, point noted - this is supposed to be for stuff that officialdom think is rubbish but actually isn't.

So, noting the potential contradiction:

Going places by yourself
osarusan
11/07/2009, 9:22 PM
More of a personal rule, but I tend to hate ads with celebrities hawking some product. The recent Halifax ads with Colm Meaney, however, I quite like.
micls
11/07/2009, 9:44 PM
Going places by yourself

Agree with this. Most people look a me like Im crazy when I say Im going for a meal alone. Nothing more relaxing that good food and a book without having to cook or clean
sligofan4ever
11/07/2009, 9:52 PM
More of a personal rule, but I tend to hate ads with celebrities hawking some product. The recent Halifax ads with Colm Meaney, however, I quite like.


Those ad's with Colm Meaney are crap IMO.
Magicme
12/07/2009, 2:42 AM
Agree with this. Most people look a me like Im crazy when I say Im going for a meal alone. Nothing more relaxing that good food and a book without having to cook or clean

Totally got you there. Even went to Paris on my own and loved it more than when went with my hubby and later with the kids. I cant wait for 7 yrs from now when I head off to all the places I want to go and I hope am going on my own so dont have to please anyone but myself.
tetsujin1979
13/07/2009, 9:29 AM
Lily Allen
Magicme
13/07/2009, 10:33 PM
Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter movies) when did he grow up hot?
Quigmire
15/07/2009, 1:27 PM
Lily Allen
ill second that
Magicme
18/07/2009, 7:30 PM
Older men. When did Anthony Hopkins get sexy?
brianw82
18/07/2009, 10:17 PM
Speed dating. It rules! :D
Angus
19/07/2009, 6:14 AM
Older men. When did Anthony Hopkins get sexy?

Older women rule
Magicme
19/07/2009, 11:12 AM
Older women rule

I "pulled" last nite. Was waiting for a taxi and a man in his 60s with no front teeth tried to get me home with him. He told me "I would love to have your slippers under my bed". I asked him for his address and said I would post him a pair.

I now change my statement from yesterday and say "Older men who are sexy and still have teeth"

Careful what you wish for people!