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Celebrities › Re: Fans Insult Tiwa Savage's Baby, She Reacts by cao(f): 10:30pm On Dec 25, 2015

Theanonymous9:
Lana..Lana!!

#TeamArcher

What?!
**whispers** Danger Zone **whispers**

Well, looks like I'm rewatching Archer from the beginning again tonight...

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by cao(f): 9:03pm On Dec 25, 2015

Doctor Who: Christmas Special.

TV/Movies › Re: Marvel Cinematic Universe by cao(f): 8:42pm On Dec 25, 2015

moneyallowed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIM1HydF9UA&has_verified=1&hl=en&client=mv-google&gl=NG&app=desktop&persist_app=1

This is Deadpool wishing you guys a Merry Christmas! See you all in 2016, the year of the superhero movie

I don watch this trailer die, this better be rated R, I don't think I'd be able to cope with BS PG-13 or 12A. No child should be in my cinema when I watch this.

Celebrities › Re: Fans Insult Tiwa Savage's Baby, She Reacts by cao(f): 8:27pm On Dec 25, 2015

Theanonymous9:
Phrasing!!!

TV/Movies › Re: Brooklyn Nine-Nine NL Fan Page by cao(op): 8:17pm On Dec 25, 2015

TheRealAdonye:
Oh my God. I loved Brooklyn 99.

I've not see any episode since the middle of Season 2 though..

Better catch up, you've missed a lot of the good stuff.

Music/Radio › Re: What Music Are You Listening To Right Now? by cao(f): 6:48pm On Dec 25, 2015

Books from Boxes by Maxïmo Park.

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

TV/Movies › Re: Avatar: The Legend Of Korra | Seven Havens by cao(f): 5:08pm On Dec 25, 2015

BraniacX:
finally I get backed by someone who knows her movies, much appreciated cao, some peeps just love and get mesmerized by high octane scenes without paying attention to or appreciating subtleties and other low octane information

FACT!
korra is the avatar with the most obvious impact on the avatar world in 10,000 years of avatar existence.

I spend way too much time watching TV, plus I did a massive rewatch of the whole Avatar series a few months ago. And after my last epistle, I realised I really did pay a lot of attention to a kids' TV show. TLoK is obviously less of a kids show more young adult...The creators gave us 2 excellent shows and a brilliant universe.

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by cao(f): 3:40pm On Dec 25, 2015

Allboiz:
Watching Luther too, nice film... Idris Elba in action

Amazing how they only did 2 episodes for series 4 and it was totally worth my short lived fear of old school fridges...I wonder if they will do a series 5? There's been talk about a Luther film...

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by cao(f): 3:31pm On Dec 25, 2015

Guykhena:
I don't dig Old tv shows that much,maybe because I'm so in with the new age I can't bare to ignore the cheesy factors that comes with it..

Dang,I guess that's one of the reason I probably disliked him ,he's got the perfect body likened to a greek god . MOS was nothing to write home about,but damn he did get the Superman physique right,no muscle pad in the suit,just sheer muscles.

Woah ,that's a bit extreme,I can tell the director was a bit pushy.
On no circumstance would I put my health at risk just for a movie gig.
Isn't there some kinda law against that? Directors making actors do things that might be a threat to their health?

You missed out on really good films and believe me, they were not all cheesy, some gritty stuff came out from those old films, where did you think film noir came from? Humphrey Bogart as the hard boiled PI Philip Marlowe. The quintessential gangster-speak of the 30s thanks to Edward G. Robinson & James Cagney's portrayals of gangsters - "look here see", "see listen here copper" etc. Cat on a Hot Thing Roof is certainly not cheesy, it's basically one night at a rich family's house with more problems than you could shake a stick at. Mendacity is a big theme of the film, mendacity means lying.

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by cao(f): 3:06pm On Dec 25, 2015

armadeo:
Slept off during the movie. Was tired.

Will start them up later today.

Another binge fest coming up.

Home
Genysis
Scorch trial
Mockingjay
American ultra
Creed

Cao, cirmuell, obixcel. anyone I should skip?

Watch it, it's good. I fell asleep three times while watching Wall-E 'cause I always watched it while I was tired. On my fourth try, I watched it during the day, it was a good decision, never slept off again. So give it another go.

Update: I only just realised it's a list. I actually liked Genesis even with its wonky timeline and paradoxes, I think I just enjoyed the callbacks.

Maze Runner kinda felt like a waste of money.

Mockingjay, J-Law saves it as always...Katniss can finally rest.

I really liked American Ultra, a sleeper agent stoner action comedy, they had me at Ultra. Google MK Ultra.

Creed, I really don't intend to watch it, I left Rocky a long time ago, but it is really rather tempting to watch. I know there's an unlimited screening coming up that I intend to ignore.

TV/Movies › Re: Avatar: The Legend Of Korra | Seven Havens by cao(f): 1:54pm On Dec 25, 2015

Sultan5:
This is what i have been waiting to hear.

I dont like d harmony Korra brought sha.
I prefered it when both worlds were seperate. It made things straight forward and d show more realistic.

More realistic?! There are bending the freaking elements and interacting with spirits and you're looking for realism...Oh boy, you don enter another level.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by cao(f): 1:33pm On Dec 25, 2015

Not Another Happy Ending.

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by cao(f): 12:16pm On Dec 25, 2015

Luther. Because nothing says Christmas Spirit better than watching the second half of Luther with a cannibal serial killer that makes you afraid of fridges...

TV/Movies › Re: Avatar: The Legend Of Korra | Seven Havens by cao(f): 12:13pm On Dec 25, 2015

pasqal09:
I don tire for this arguement.

Team Aang will beat the hell out of Team Korra.

End of discussion!!

Then stop bringing it back. They will always be folks that don't agree with you.

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by cao(f): 11:48am On Dec 25, 2015

Guykhena:
Really? Ah,the length in which an actor would go. I think what really made DiCaprio stand out is that he went against his own morals,most Vegetarians are so strict to their diet,on no circumstance do they compromise,but Leo on the sake of being in character actually did.

Glad you clarified that out,cus I was actually wondering after reading "I've actually watched the original tv series" I was like woah how old are you Miss?

The chemistry dynamic b/w Henry and Hammer was great,fun to watch. Though I agree with you it was awkward watching the actors playing characters of different nationalities.
I enjoyed the movie,Henry Cavill was great,I never thought I would ever like him after the God awful 'Man Of Steel',but wow he really did impress me.

Merry Xmas

I really enjoyed old black and white films, The Maltese Falcon being one my favourite films, along with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (that wasn't B&W), I even got my sister into the latter film. That's where I first heard the word "mendacity". I'll stop now before I start waxing all poetic about musicals, Humphrey Bogart and Gene Kelly. I even watched some episodes of the original Mission Impossible...

Is it wrong, that I kept hoping he'd take his shirt off and leave it off for the whole duration of the film? Henry Cavill looks like a proper rugby man, he really does have the body of superman and can also pull the gentle giant trope when needed. After watching Ex Machina, I'd watch Alicia Vikander in anything, if I remember correctly I already did, she was in the disappointment that was seventh son (I can't remember the rest of the name).

Merry Christmas to you too and to you all.

UPDATE: Richard E. Grant, a British actor, who's a teetotaller (doesn't drink a drop of alcohol, plus he actually has a medical condition) basically played a drunk, Whitnall in Whitnall & I. He went all in and drank like a fish to get the experience. Although, the director did have a hand in that, but he still agreed.

Romance › Re: Can A Guy and a lady be "Just Friends"? by cao(f): 11:35am On Dec 25, 2015

I thought When Harry Met Sally answered this question many years ago...

TV/Movies › Re: Avatar: The Legend Of Korra | Seven Havens by cao(f): 11:28am On Dec 25, 2015*

lordprogress:
@cao may i ask you a question and i need a sincere answer can mako beat zuko and if yes how

Which Zuko are we talking about - old man Zuko, hothead Zuko, conflicted Zuko or Zuko that finally got his shtako together in the last season? And why should I explain if yes? Why does only one answer warrant an explanation? That already shows a bias to your questioning. Okay, I'm done playing devil's advocate.

I believe I removed myself from this argument/discussion a long while ago, with team Korra, I've always maintained that Asami would beat the snot out of Sokka, six ways till Sunday. Sokka, might have learnt from the Kyoshi Warriors and a sword master, but given Asami's father prejudice against benders, she probably learnt all her martial arts from masters. Sokka is intelligent, a decent strategist, but he sure as hell doesn't have the engineering prowess of Asami, he's street smart, she's book smart. We are better off with pitting Asami against Ty Lee, now I'd pay good money for that fight.

Bolin & Mako might be both excellent benders, but I don't believe they were trained extensively by any masters, they were orphaned street kids that at some point turned to crime before turning probenders. But, Toph & Zuko came from privileged. Yes, Toph family sucked, but she learnt from the original Earth benders - Badger Moles, and she discovered a new subset of Earth bending, Mako might have a slight advantage with lava bending, since that would definitely distort her "reading" of the earth. But, it won't end well for Bolin. Zuko learnt from his Uncle & the original fire benders - Dragons, he might have lacked the control in the beginning thanks to his anger and need for honour, but by the end of the show, he learnt to be patient and observe properly. He was the first one to notice that Azula was not all there, 'cause let's face it, we all know (including team Aang, Zuko's family, random guy on the street) that Azula was the better bender & fighter...But, in the long run, Mako's experience pales to Zuko's, the brothers will try to put up a fight, but they'd lose. See, I still gave an explanation for no...

As for Aang & Korra. I don't know, the Avatars are an interesting bunch with their ever changing personalities and fighting styles. As seen in their premiere season, Aang was a classic runner & avoider, as an airbender, he's default setting is to avoid. Korra (like the previous water Avatar) was the eternal challenger, the go-getter, the muscle - let's be frank, Korra was ripped. The first thing we saw Aang do was delay his responsibility, while with Korra she wanted to get on with it, remember kid!Korra's proclamation - I'm the Avatar, deal with it. By the end of it all, Korra might have lost her connection to all the past Avatars, but she regained a stronger connection with Ravaa, she's the avatar that truly created balance with the spirits and the humans. Aang created balance with the humans. And those that keep going on about the Avatar state, Aang appears to have relied on it more than Korra and we've seen that thanks to his emotional state, he subconsciously slipped into it more times than Korra. Aang's non-violent solution to dangerous benders was to take away their bending....well, that turned out to bite his future self in the ass.

As you can see, I've not given a real definitive, regardless of whom my previous paragraph might lead to. With those two, it could go either way...

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TV/Movies › Re: Avatar: The Legend Of Korra | Seven Havens by cao(f): 1:56am On Dec 25, 2015

pasqal09:
Aang's fight was against the whole of the fire nation.

Nope, it was against Ozai, you cut off the head of the snake. He was basically cleaning up Roku's mess.

TV/Movies › Re: Avatar: The Legend Of Korra | Seven Havens by cao(f): 1:17am On Dec 25, 2015

pasqal09:
So whose fault is it that she lost connection to the previous avatars?

Ah...you're one of those, you want a perfect hero. Have you forgotten that Aang got bested by Azula? And only Katara's spirit water saved him, whose fault was that? During Aang's time, did he ever fight the world's literal embodiment of evil? His greatest enemy was a dude who wanted to unite the nations by beating them into submission and/or annihilation.

The fact that Korra did not die from a poison that was meant to kill the Avatar with no spirit water in sight, is just a sheer testament to her, let's face it Aang didn't face the level of madness that Korra did.

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TV/Movies › Re: Avatar: The Legend Of Korra | Seven Havens by cao(f): 1:10am On Dec 25, 2015

To answer the other question about which Avatar show we preferred. As much as really love the original Avatar series, I'll have to go with TLoK. Aang initially ran away from his problems and started out as a trickster, but grew into a very powerful responsible Avatar. But, as usual, I really enjoy a good breakdown and redemption story.

Korra started out as a very strong competent Avatar, she had access to three of her four elements at a very young age. She is physically gifted, can't meditate to save her life and has been sheltered her whole life. She's punch first ask questions later, she's headstrong, impulsive and doesn't shy away from a challenge. Then she gets chipped away by life until she's almost literally destroyed for simply being the Avatar. She has to crawl and claw her way back to a semblance of her former self, then she has to experience doubt, something that was initially foreign to her. First with airbending, her lack of a spiritual connection, her near-death experience and its subsequent shtako...She finally got her balance and I think that would eventually make her better & also a new kind of Avatar, maybe even greater than her predecessor.

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TV/Movies › Re: Avatar: The Legend Of Korra | Seven Havens by cao(f): 12:49am On Dec 25, 2015

pasqal09:
Aang in his avatar state was terrifying!
We all knw how he wiped an entire fire nation navy fleet in the end of book one when he entered the avatar state. While Korra had her ass whooped by kuvira even in her avatar state. So pathetic.....

Some of you keep forgetting that Korra lost her connection to all the previous Avatars, when Ravaa was extracted from her. And you've clearly forgotten that when Aang was in the Avatar State, he obviously had his connection to all the past Avatars, hence why they've even been able to take over his body (eg Roku in the Temple & Kyoshi during the trial). Plus, Aang had the added benefit of being a monk/airbender with a strong spiritual connection.

When Korra was in the Avatar State with Kuvira, she had only just recently got it back after 3 years of extreme rehabilitation and she had NO connection whatsoever with the past Avatars, she might have had the power, but certainly not the experience and her mental state was not exactly at its best. Plus, Korra's general spiritual connection was terrible especially when compared to Aang's monk level spiritual-ness.

So, your argument is invalid.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by cao(f): 12:18am On Dec 25, 2015

Guykhena:
You should try watching The Man From U.N.C.L.E your perspective might change.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E is certainly one of the most stylish films I've ever seen & also probably the most stylish [vanilla] film Guy Richie has ever directed, but it didn't really change the spy genre. Bearing in mind, I've actually watched the original tv series (I'm not that old,I just liked really old stuff, I used to live on TCM AND Cartoon Network when I was younger) which I liked. I think I really liked the film because I liked the actors and it does have potential. Although, I did find it odd that a Brit was playing an American, an American was playing a Russian, a Swede was playing a German and Hugh Grant playing Hugh Grant for 10 minutes. Plus, Armie Hammer will forever be a weird name, regardless of how many times I see or hear it.

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by cao(f): 12:05am On Dec 25, 2015

Guykhena:
I applaud him,the sacrifices he made, even going out of his own comfort zone just to portray the character 'Glass'.

You recall the scene in which he ate a raw Bison meat ? DiCaprio actually did eat the raw meat(that might not mean much until you realise that Leonardo DiCaprio in real life is a VEGETARIAN ,so him doing that for the sake of being in character is just,,,,,,wow,the dude is amazing).
Oscar Bait right there .

Nicolas Cage actually ate the cockroach in a scene in Vampire's Kiss, it took three takes - yes, he ate 3 cockroaches...

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Celebrities › Re: Peter Okoye Shares Epic Throwback Photos | Peek by cao(f): 11:59pm On Dec 24, 2015

BarakOkenny:
Baba God pick my calls. Baba God pick my calls.

Are you sure you haven't gotten the wrong number?

Travel › Re: My Funny Jjc Experience In Canada........ by cao(f): 11:49pm On Dec 24, 2015

Mwuahaha! At one point, we were all JJCs...

Celebrities › Re: Nwakenze Christian-Chukwuebuka Releases Christmas Photos by cao(f): 11:38pm On Dec 24, 2015

Chukwuebuka! Wetin you dey scratch?!

Family › Re: He Is A Better Lover Than My Husband by cao(f): 6:51pm On Dec 24, 2015

jusRadical:
Do some people realize that there is heaveb abd there is hell?

Do you realise that there's a letter called "n"?

Sorry, couldn't help myself... grin

Gaming › Re: What Game Are You Currently Playing On Ps2 Plattforms Only... by cao(mod): 6:21pm On Dec 24, 2015

silvertongued:
Like i said this is for ps2 games only,

And like I said use the other list.

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by cao(f): 6:20pm On Dec 24, 2015

I was going to watch Sisters, Bajirao Mastani & Diwale at the cinema today, but my ass is enjoying my R&R a bit too much. So, I'm just using this thread for suggestions or I'll just watch The Duff, Easy A, Captain America: The Winter Soldier or The Lego Movie for the umpteenth time...

Politics › Re: Ibrahim Babangida As Mamman Vatsa's Bestman (Photo) by cao(f): 6:02pm On Dec 24, 2015

He really took the saying "Keep your friends close & your enemies closer" to heart...

Gaming › Re: Share Your Football Gaming Videos by cao(mod): 5:58pm On Dec 24, 2015

You're just using style to spam the board. I see you.
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Gaming › Re: What Game Are You Currently Playing On Ps2 Plattforms Only... by cao(mod): 5:56pm On Dec 24, 2015

So quick q, when did the thread become deceased? It's best you continue using that thread, or else folks will start making a thread for every single platform. And last time I checked it wasn't only PS3 games there. Although, folks really do need to stay on topic on that thread.

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