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Post by mikeyb on Apr 18, 2024 16:43:47 GMT
That would definitely put me off 😉😂
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Post by mikeyb on Apr 5, 2024 16:25:05 GMT
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Post by mikeyb on Mar 24, 2024 18:34:58 GMT
That's why we've ended up with 'selfie' cameras on our smartphones.
It's all about me, me, me these days.
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Post by mikeyb on Mar 14, 2024 8:46:57 GMT
I'm not sure yet what to make of The Gentlemen. It's more mad than first impressions suggested, and the two leads Theo James and Kaya Scodelario make a good pair of uneasy partners, with Daniel Ings causing mayhem. Bizarre onscreen graphics add to the off-kilter feel. Is anyone else watching it? We've finished it, I missed a good bit of the first episode and some of the 2nd so it took me a while to work out that was going on. It's ok, driven by masses of dialogue (why use 1 word when 10 will do!) Thought it so so, but ended well enough with no real surprises. If you've seen Lock Stock, Snatch etc then you've seen it all before.
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Post by mikeyb on Mar 13, 2024 21:19:04 GMT
I take it back episode 2 is ridiculous, watch it if you're IQ is less than 10. You have been warned 😂
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Post by mikeyb on Mar 13, 2024 20:30:48 GMT
The Golden Hour - Netflix.
Dutch police drama, Subtitled.
1 episode in and looks promising.
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Post by mikeyb on Mar 10, 2024 8:19:37 GMT
Bloody Hell. A 67W fast charger might be the understatement of the year so far. Just picked up a 100w fast charger to go with my daughters new Honor Magic 6 Pro, boy does it charge fast, got to wonder what impact it has on the battery life mind you. Great phone too, fantastic camera on it which was the primary reason for going for the Honor, early bird offer on it to buy outright gave you £250 off, plus 1 years free screen damage insurance as well as an official cover with £20 discount and the Honor 100w fast charger for £14.99 instead of £49.99. Wasn't cheap but she got a loan from the bank of mum and dad 😁
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Post by mikeyb on Mar 1, 2024 20:08:31 GMT
Great to read that, I must buy another copy on record as I no longer have it in my collection having been stolen along with the rest of my records in the 80s.
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Post by mikeyb on Mar 1, 2024 18:05:36 GMT
Oh . . . and I've seen The Zone of Interest twice now . . . a truly remarkable film - it just stays with you and I can't stop thinking about it. A film unlike anything I've seen before, especially one tackling the subject of the holocaust - I think it's a masterpiece. Definitely benefits from a cinema experience though, especially the sound. Not sure it'll have the same impact in a front room. My film of the year so far. On our watch list
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Post by mikeyb on Mar 1, 2024 15:46:37 GMT
I tried Dune the other day, lasted about 30-40 minutes, just couldn't get into it.
No interest in Part 2 obviously.
Mind you I was never a Herbert or sci-fi books fan when I was younger, I preferred Fantasy stuff like L Sprague De Camp, Robert E Howard, Philip Jose Farmer, Mike Moorcock etc
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Post by mikeyb on Feb 24, 2024 8:13:02 GMT
No longer for sale
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Post by mikeyb on Feb 22, 2024 17:32:20 GMT
I still mourn the loss of Friends Reunited, which for a while back there was the only way of reconciling with ex-school and college friends. LinkedIn works for ex-colleagues, but Facebook is a poor substitute for it. They were offered millions for the site but turned it down and a couple of years later it disappeared without trace.
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Post by mikeyb on Feb 22, 2024 17:30:39 GMT
Working our way through Criminal Record starring Capaldi and Jumbo as well as a host of other British dependables. Certainly beats the usual Beeb and ITV crap that we're subjected to, especially the Harlan Coben adaptions that are just dire. Criminal Record is a very decent slice of telly. Did you see Capaldi in "The Devil's Hour"? No, I had added it to our watch list but forgot about it, we'll have a look at that after Criminal Record 😊
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Post by mikeyb on Feb 21, 2024 20:44:20 GMT
Working our way through Criminal Record starring Capaldi and Jumbo as well as a host of other British dependables.
Certainly beats the usual Beeb and ITV crap that we're subjected to, especially the Harlan Coben adaptions that are just dire.
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Post by mikeyb on Feb 13, 2024 18:21:30 GMT
Steve Wright: BBC Radio 2 presenter dies aged 69. OBITThat's a shock, 69 is no age at all
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Post by mikeyb on Feb 1, 2024 9:23:24 GMT
Suranne Jones, LOL. I honestly don't know how she gets these gigs, she is utterly unconvincing in Vigil and there are so many much more talented actresses out there. It's a closed shop 😉
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Post by mikeyb on Jan 31, 2024 22:48:37 GMT
Vigil? you mean Ordeal 😂
I had to sit through them both, thank goodness for smartphones and the internet
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Post by mikeyb on Jan 21, 2024 14:12:54 GMT
We haven't enjoyed Reacher as much this season, pretty cheesy is what my wife described it as, the flashbacks are clumsily done and just slow the pace of the current situation.
Enjoyable enough, but for us just lacks something.
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Post by mikeyb on Jan 14, 2024 9:24:35 GMT
Neo Victorian Britain isn't so bad after all then 😂
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Post by mikeyb on Jan 11, 2024 21:57:37 GMT
Mr Bates and The Post Office Watch your blood pressure
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