Lowensda Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Not seen Jurassic World yet but every time I see Chris Pratt in anything the nerd in me kicks in and it's "Ah that's Star Lord" your birth name is no more! This is how I described it to my mates on WhatsApp: I can tell you that seeing Star-Lord on a Harley, acting as 'alpha' to a stampeding raptor pack will be the best thing you see this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Chris Evans confirmed as new "lead presenter" of Top Gear. Astute guy and in no way needs the money so presumably he's sold on the new format; be interesting to see. Hammond and May were effectively nobodies when they signed up in the last incarnation so I'm sure the producers have stuff up their sleeves. Opinion divided in our house, wife & son completely dismissive while I'm in the "wait and see" camp. It's a bit like when Dr Who regenerates . Keep an open mind people (but I'm being shouted down). Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Chris Evans confirmed as new "lead presenter" of Top Gear. Astute guy and in no way needs the money so presumably he's sold on the new format; be interesting to see. Hammond and May were effectively nobodies when they signed up in the last incarnation so I'm sure the produces have stuff up their sleeves. Opinion divided in our house, wife & son completely dismissive while I'm in the "wait and see" camp. It's a bit like when Dr Who regenerates . Keep an open mind people (but I'm being shouted down). I'd be happy with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Chris Evans confirmed as new "lead presenter" of Top Gear. Astute guy and in no way needs the money so presumably he's sold on the new format; be interesting to see. Hammond and May were effectively nobodies when they signed up in the last incarnation so I'm sure the producers have stuff up their sleeves. Opinion divided in our house, wife & son completely dismissive while I'm in the "wait and see" camp. It's a bit like when Dr Who regenerates . Keep an open mind people (but I'm being shouted down). Who are the other presenters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Who are the other presenters? No idea yet, or any idea if the beeb have or not. I just don't think Evans would have put himself in a position where he was likely to bomb, so if he trusts the selection process (or even knows who's in the frame) I'd tend to trust him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 not watching anything anymore, sold the TV to pay bills and i'm reading more books lately. maybe i'll start a "what are you reading thread " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 not watching anything anymore, sold the TV to pay bills and i'm reading more books lately. maybe i'll start a "what are you reading thread " There already is one . markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Great choice in Evans for Top Gear was always the logical name that popped into my head who should take over Loves his motors and knows his stuff wouldn't be surprised to see Jodie Kidd along side someone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Jodie Kidd and Guy Martin are the front runners I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Jurassic World was ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Great choice in Evans for Top Gear was always the logical name that popped into my head who should take over Loves his motors and knows his stuff wouldn't be surprised to see Jodie Kidd along side someone else Cant stant the fella, not a chance of it being half as good as the original. And lots of peeps wont watch, including me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Cant stant the fella, not a chance of it being half as good as the original. And lots of peeps wont watch, including me. You're right, it'll never be as good as the halcyon days of Angela Rippon but he can't be worse than the three muppets that have been doing it recently. Not watched it for years, the odd special aside. I'll certainly watch the new version to see what they do with it . Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) It got far to scripted for me Bill I know what you mean and I liked May and Clarkson for the most part but not having to see that autoscript reading bellend Hammond is a big plus for me Evans knows his stuff I'm not overly keen on him as a personality as I've never really found him comical a Johnny Vaughan type would be well suited alongside him for me Apparently holding open auditions for the other two slots a sort of X-factor format Edited June 18, 2015 by EFC-Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I guess £5million will cushion the blow for Evans if it's shite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Jurassic World was ace. I'm dying to take my 6 year old to see it but he'll shit himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 Watched Lucky Number Slevin last night; Just did a search to see if it'd been mentioned before and got a bit of a blast from the past... Lucky # Number Slevin. ( Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu, Ben Kingsley, Bruce Willlis, Morgan Freeman)Not Bad @ all. Wonder what's happened to Pat, though I know a bit about why he disappeared in the first place. Great character & TT legend. Anyway, was a good film I thought, Willis's "acting" aside. Lucy Liu is stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 I watched it a few months ago myself - I really enjoyed it. I wasn't impressed with True Detective last night. Well, it was more the awful Vince Vaughn than the rest of the cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 I watched it a few months ago myself - I really enjoyed it. So did I, wife watches loads of films (I rarely do) but this one she said I'd like and I did. Very clever. Just think the Willis character could've been better cast, he's extremely limited and strong/thoughtful/understated isn't in his locker. Minor complaint given the rest of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 I watched it a few months ago myself - I really enjoyed it. I wasn't impressed with True Detective last night. Well, it was more the awful Vince Vaughn than the rest of the cast. Oh FFS, really?! Thats put me off looking it up now, he is shite (though I thought the same about Matthew McMonaughey prior to that role) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Oh FFS, really?! Thats put me off looking it up now, he is shite (though I thought the same about Matthew McMonaughey prior to that role) Vaughn just can't do serious acting. Utter fucking wank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Vaughn just can't do any form of acting. Utter fucking wank. corrected for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 San Andreas should not be on at the pictures, awful trope filled disaster. Only positive is the lead girl is absolutely stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 It just didn't appeal to me so I'll give that one a miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Watching bits and pieces of Glastonbury, love The Waterboys who opened on the pyramid stage today. Always makes me laugh that they call it "Glastonbury" though. Worthy Farm, Pilton is nine miles from Glastonbury but only three miles from Shepton Mallett (which is actually slightly the bigger town of the two). But calling it "Shepton Mallett" wouldn't sound as sexy I guess . I've lived in both towns as a piece of totally useless information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 The festivals have lost their appeal to me. I like the BBC coverage where you can select who'd you like to see at your own convenience but I wouldn't like to go to one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 The festivals have lost their appeal to me. I like the BBC coverage where you can select who'd you like to see at your own convenience but I wouldn't like to go to one. This is the last one I went to . I'd like to do Glasto once I think but the prices now are ridiculous, Reading back then was less than £10 for the three days! I still have the wrist bands for that and the '77 one . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Kanye West on Glastonbury... what a pile of shite! I can appreciate some rap/hip hop artists but this is god awful. Matt and Louis 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Kanye West on Glastonbury... what a pile of shite! I can appreciate some rap/hip hop artists but this is god awful. I like some rap/hip hop music but I would never, ever, go to see or watch it live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Kanye was awful!!@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 I like some rap/hip hop music but I would never, ever, go to see or watch it live. I'd love to see the Beastie Boys live but that's about it for rap/hip hop. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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