Conversation snippet overheard in Wolverhampton pub yesterday: "Edwards couldn't get his hand out of the way so it doesn't matter". Unreal. But not surprising.

Mud was great. Wolverine was good, much better than last attempt.

Best new film for me this year was probably The Impossible, off the top of my head. Then Mud. Place beyond Pines was very decent too.

Saw Pacific Rim last week and was very underwhelmed. Was relieved I didn't bother with the IMAX showing too. Going to see The Wolverine later, hoping for much better.

anyone seen gangster squad? got some bad reviews but I thought it was pretty good

I don't think it merits a bad review , just average. It passed the time but compared to some other films in the genre (La Confidential and Untouchables sprang quickly to mind), it was pretty pale.

Thought the opening sequence was quite novel if a bit grim.

Do you have a link for Kermode's review?

Kermodian Rant

Right click and save the file otherwise it takes a while.

It's nice to see that Disaster movie has gone straight to the top of the IMDb's bottom 100 list with a 1.3 average rating

Red Dwarf is dead in the water i'm affraid.Trouble funding.

It's just never gonna happen.

I think that's for the best. Not sure it would translate too well to full feature anyway.

In The Dark Knight, Bale's 'Batman Voice' seems to get more absurd as the film progresses. Not something I noticed in Batman Begins.

Ledger to get the supporting Oscar too, deservedly.

Then gift Liverpool a last minute winner

on the plus side, he didn't break anyones legs today.

I've had enough of Joey Barton and I've had enough of the FA condoning violence in the sport by taking no action against persistent offenders.

BBC - no action against barton

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/e...rem/7089442.stm

"To take any further action would be tantamount to re-refereeing the game."

No - it would be tantamount to applying the laws of the game to an offender who has not been punished for violent conduct you useless swines.

covered in pompey thread

The article states something along the lines of 'fans prefer a dodgy goal to a dogy offside because they pay to see goals."

Not sure about everyone else, but I prefer a correct decision. I'm dreaming right?

RIP Doog

The press didn't make a big fuss when Agbonlahor was out of reach for an U21 call up due to O'Neill telling him to go on holiday earlier and effectively barring him from a call up.

I know that it isn't exactly the same thing but it does smack of a manager not letting a player who has played every premiership game burn himself out in Holland this summer.

According to Lucas - the reason for his move is about being wanted.

Was he unwanted here?

Discuss.

All I can hope is that time does not prove this to be a mistake.

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Benni goes to ground in the box, lucky to escape a booking.

Poor first half, this could easily be a drubbing if we don't buck up our ideas. Reading could have had 3 by now. Pedersen is our brightest spark so far.

Home 3 and Away 3 for me.

Nice to see away halves as an option.

However Vinjay's best point is about the seeming obsession with completely irrelevant discussion about the drummers. Ho hum.

It's not good enough for a reinstatement

Gotta agree there

Football would have no heart and without it, what's the point...?

Italy win World Cup, Italian league goes into meltdown

Anyone up for an Italian fire sale?

gofer 2-0 England

I love Boumsong. He is so inept.

I like to think that if he opened his own academy the motto would be "Always Let The Ball Bounce"

What he contributed in terms of goals will be appreciated, but I don't think he was a strong enough calibre of player for our European push next term.

Best of luck Paul.