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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby TheLotusEater193 » Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:19 pm

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This.

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Moo, you are the only person I know in perhaps the whole world who prefers Crowe's singing. :lol:

I haven't watched it but all I've heard from everyone was that his singing was horrendous.

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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby Delightful-Jim » Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:23 pm

I felt mostly the same was as Moo with Les Mis, minus Russel Crowe being good. I thought it was a pompous mess. Sure it had big emotions, but the film consisted pretty much only of big songs and set pieces, there's no time for the viewer to learn about the characters enough to actually give a shit about them.

Plus I personally can't stomach "love at first sight" stories. I can appreciate that this is an adaptation of an adaptation of a very old book, but the love story in this jut felt forced.


I can see why a lot of people would love it, but it's just not for me. I found it crazy overrated, and I'm a fan of big cheesy emotional shit like that really.

Jobdone wrote:I was actually majorly impressed with Crowe's singing.

He wasn't the best, but it was much better than I expected.

Stars and javert's suicide were pretty great.


I thought "Look Down" sounded good, everything else ranged from mediocre to fucking painful, regardless of the singing.

And Javert's suicide genuinely made me laugh because it looked so fucking silly :lol:
If I like it, It's probably awful.

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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby Fjar » Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:25 pm

fluffymoo wrote:I have a feeling it's "easier" for people who are either French or British to appreciate this, as most of those people seem to know the details of the story.


I can guarantee that's not the case with me. I have no idea what it's about. Something about a little blonde girl?
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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby Czech's Mate » Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:26 pm

Womble wrote:Sooo... I may have just bought deactivated Soviet PPSh-41 that was made during the Second World War.

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Interesting....I actally knew what this was without looking this up :o ....An unusual purchase I must say!
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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby georgebailey96 » Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:34 pm

Yeah^^ I know what that is :O That IS bizarre ?

Anyway, Les Mis never even appealed to me in the first place
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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby TheLotusEater193 » Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:55 pm

Apparently Professor Brian Cox has toured with Europe playing keyboards. Bizarre.

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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby kanet666 » Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:59 pm

TheLotusEater193 wrote:Apparently Professor Brian Cox has toured with Europe playing keyboards. Bizarre.


Not that weird. Didn't he used to be the keyboardist for some 80's pop group of some description?
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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby Czech's Mate » Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:00 pm

TheLotusEater193 wrote:Apparently Professor Brian Cox has toured with Europe playing keyboards. Bizarre.


Well he was the Keyboard player with D:Ream the band that recorded Things can only get better...So not as odd as it might look at first sight
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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby Beardy » Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:02 pm

kanet666 wrote:
TheLotusEater193 wrote:Apparently Professor Brian Cox has toured with Europe playing keyboards. Bizarre.


Not that weird. Didn't he used to be the keyboardist for some 80's pop group of some description?

Yeah, he was in D:Ream, also used to be in Dare as well I believe.

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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby georgebailey96 » Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:07 pm

He was indeed with DARE, He was there bus driver then they found he could played keyboards, so it was easier to use him :P Long story how I know this, but that's how Vinny Burns tells it
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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby TheLotusEater193 » Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:19 pm

Ahh fair enough. He seems cool.

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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby kanet666 » Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:23 pm

I don't like him that much, he's a bit of a twat, the David Beckham of the Physics world if you will. On the plus side he is increasing interest in the subject.
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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby georgebailey96 » Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:26 pm

I like him :)
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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby Beardy » Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:31 pm

He seems quite sound from what I've seen of him on TV, he's no Alice Roberts though ;)

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Re: A free-for-all thread

Postby Jim » Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:46 pm

Can someone do a metal version of Perry Como's Hot Diggity? Tesco are using it in their advert and I think it needs doing.
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