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Rifftastic and utterly bloody superb Think Hawk Eyes crossed with a bit of High on Fire and you're nearly there.

Can't see me bothering past the first season of Homeland. Finished it last night and thought the last three episodes were quite flat and overall it didn't grip me anywhere as much as the first episodes had promised. Plus, i'm not convinced at all by the acting from Damian Lewis and as for Claire Danes? Lord only knows what happened there, I always used to think she had some talent. Mandy Patinkin was the only real standout, but I can't see me getting through another three seasons just for him.

When I was at school there was a lad called Adam who was a pretty nasty piece of work (for a 12 year old anyway) who would mercilessly bully the other kids in a classic Gripper Stebson manner, extorting money, chinese burns, little punches whilst the teacher wasn’t looking. Basically a proper little word removed. Anyhoo, a few of the lads had had enough after a bit and decided on a bit of payback. So, instead of a ‘Scum’ like spot of revenge involving mashing his head into a sink they decided to use a packet of Polos as their preferable method. They bought a packet from the tuck shop, carefully opened one end, took turns to piss down the middle of the packet and then closed up the end again. They left it on a radiator to dry for a bit and then created a plan involving betting him he couldn’t eat a whole packet in five minutes. By the time he came to eat them in the middle of the playground, the word had got around quite a bit and there was a pretty decent sized crowd. Glorious.

Watched this tonight - utterly fantastic. One of the most perfectly framed films i've seen for a while and beautifully acted Reviews and stuff...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1QUZzeZoPQ

Oh come on, his name is an anagram of 'Wankey Set' - what do you expect?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBI-_VP3Aso

There are indeed. The problem is that for a lot of people he would be the first sample of Hip Hop/Rap and that's like your first exposure to alcohol being a tepid pint of Carling.

Mate. I'm not even angry, i'm just disappointed

Enjoy it. Once season 1 is over it never gets anywhere close to that quality again. Oh right. Thanks...I think.

Finally got around to starting Homeland. I'm about half way through the first season and it's pretty decent stuff so far. Brody's wife though - wibble wibble.

Stylish but **** me there's some rotten performances in it.

Also worth checking out Shadow of the Vampire which is a great accompany piece. It's a sort of film within a film about the making of Nosferatu. Willem Dafoe plays Max Schreck and the gist of the story is that he is in fact a real Vampire. It's great fun

I love the 1922 version, but I absolutely adore the Herzog remake. Kinski at his bonkers best in that one.

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As should Vlaar.

Tomorrow is mine and the good lady wife's annual trip to the 'Step back to 40's' exhibition at Highley Station (part of the Severn Valley). Always an enjoyable day out, people always put a lot of effort into the costumes etc and if you like your war memorabilia (as I do) then they have some great military vehicle displays. They do battle re-enactments too, which are always pretty well done - this year is an attack on a train by Allied Paratroopers. As the missus is a photographer she absolutely loves it there and always gets some great shots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq83L-Pt_S8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VonEfRDOgI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRJwTS_2M5M Oh Alia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9BAlBFv9fE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9QXqAFYiE0

Was going to say the same. It'll be shite, which people will go and see just for the totally unnecessary gore only present to hide his inability to build up any proper horror or tension. He's heralded in some quarters as some sort of horror auteur and the next Argento/Fulci but I think he's a hack who couldn't create tension if it came up behind him in a blood spattered mask and shouted boo. I'm not a fan tbh.