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Football Thread 2014/15 |OT7| daily blind is a renegade of funk

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Yurt

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Pogba is on the list hehe


So Interstellar is as empty and boring as the trailers led me to believe then?
 
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GorillaJu

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inky said:
All things considered, the script for something like Gravity could be considered pretty shit too, but that movie was a ride. Cuarón knew how to build it up and release and was aware that the spectacle and performances were more important than all else.

Nolan just seems to me like a guy with a pretty long stick up his butt. On top of that, I guess what gives me that impression the most are his die hard fans. The guy is a smart filmmaker, no doubt about it, but some of them pretend he is crafting transcendental cinema, while he is mostly churning out not so dumb blockbusters. I remember a comment here on GAF during the inital announcement where one guy declared it would be "another cult classic for movie buffs like him". He said that without a hint of irony too. I was like, fuck off.
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The thing for me is, I don't enjoy action movies by and large. It takes something especially clever, funny or thought provoking to keep my interest. I know a lot of people say that Marvel movies and such are just good fun, but for me they aren't fun at all, it's just dull and predictable.

I don't expect every Nolan movie to be a classic, but what I do appreciate is that they're just a bit more clever than your standard action blockbuster. It makes it worth the price of admission for me, even though of all the Nolan movies I've seen, only Batman Begins really stuck with me as an excellent film.

Sad to hear that Interstellar isn't all it was cracked up to be. There's very little to watch this fall in Japan unfortunately so I may go see it anyway since it's been a while since I went to the theater.
 
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cartoon_soldier

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Feels good

inky said:
All things considered, the script for something like Gravity could be considered pretty shit too, but that movie was a ride. Cuarón knew how to build it up and release and was aware that the spectacle and performances were more important than all else.

Nolan just seems to me like a guy with a pretty long stick up his butt. On top of that, I guess what gives me that impression the most are his die hard fans. The guy is a smart filmmaker, no doubt about it, but some of them pretend he is crafting transcendental cinema, while he is mostly churning out not so dumb blockbusters. I remember a comment here on GAF during the inital announcement where one guy declared it would be "another cult classic for movie buffs like him". He said that without a hint of irony too. I was like, fuck off.
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I thought gravity was overhyped as hell too, nowhere near as good.
 
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Lightning

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Vivalaraza said:
How do they select that shortlist?

How can Suarez not be on there?
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Suarez behaviour disqualifies him. That's why.

Lahm deserves it the most. Outstanding footballer, leader and despite not scoring wins Bayern games by what he does at the other end of the field. High quality defenders are a precious rarity in the sport and Lahm is the best of them by some distance.
 
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GorillaJu

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If Lahm got it, it'd very much be a lifetime achievement recognition. Winning the world cup would certainly help his cause but I'd pick Ronaldo for the past year. He's been sensational.
 
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The_Hitcher89

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arkon said:
There's certain thresholds you get hit with customs at. If the goods you order fall below that you should be fine.

Just having a look at the HMRC site:

"If you order or purchase goods other than alcohol, tobacco, perfume and toilet water from a country outside the EU then you have to pay:

Customs Duty on goods with a value that exceeds £135
import VAT on goods with a value that exceeds £15

Note that on all goods from outside the EU, Customs Duty is waived if the amount of duty calculated is £9 or under."

So I guess you'd pay some import VAT on it (prob included in the price). I've ordered quite a few books and graphic novels from Amazon's US site over the years and not been hit with anything extra.
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wut


Mourinho being nominated over Rodgers or someone says it all about the Balon d'Or. The only thing he's achieved in the last year is denying us the title, and offloading David fucking Luiz for £50m

Simeone should win it easily regardless
 
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Blablurn

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What's so special about lahm is the fact that he went from a world class left back, to a world class right back and at the end of his career to a world class midfield player.

<3
 
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immortal-joe

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No chance Ronaldo wins it. Voters were not on his side until the pressure became too much for them.

In any case, I can't for the life of me take this award seriously. You can practically smell the agendas behind it.
 
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Blablurn

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An award that will not go to a very deserved Bayern Munich player. Instead all those 3rd world countries will vote for Ronaldo because he scores goals and plays well in FIFA 15.
 
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Splatt

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As much as I hate Bayern, Lahm should win it. He's been consistently great for years(both for the club and national team), regardless of the position he played.
 
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Jack cw

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Blablurn said:
An award that will not go to a very deserved Bayern Munich player. Instead all those 3rd world countries will vote for Ronaldo because he scores goals and plays well in FIFA 15.
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Its a marketing award, nothing else. Only important titles are those you win with your team.
 
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cartoon_soldier

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Yurt said:
Gravity was all about the immersion and the experience of being stranded in space

how the fuck are you going to achieve that at home? By turning off your lights?
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Gravity is a movie not a theme park ride.

Saying I need to pay for a 20$ ticket to enjoy a movie is ridiculous and bad movie making. This just proves how much of a worse movie Gravity is even then what I thought.
 
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Lightning

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Yurt said:
therefore your opinion is invalid

it's not a movie you watch on the couch

then the one who went to court and was accused of tax-fraud also deserved to be overlooked
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Could you Imagine the public fallout for Fifa if Suarez won it after his off field crap year after year? Overlooking him was all they could do.
 
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Yurt

il capo silenzioso
LabouredSubterfuge said:
If a movie requires IMAX to be great then idk man, that's a pretty fucking limited movie right there.
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I didn't like Gravity as a movie, but the whole experience was unlike anything I have ever seen, and Cuarón's cinematography was fucking sensational from start to finish, and it was made with IMAX in mind
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Gravity is a movie not a theme park ride.
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It kinda was, and a good one at that.

Sorry you missed out on it.
 
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bud23

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Frustrated_me said:
Madrid!
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Hasphat'sAnts said:
THE FIFA BALLON D'OR AND COACH OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST IS OUT!

Goetze and Ramos on the list. No Reus.
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Yeah, no surprise here.

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Jokes. Reus is not even top 30. The guy has potential, that´s for sure, but he still has to prove himself in a non amateur league.
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bud ITK

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Jack cw said:
Its a marketing award, nothing else. Only important titles are those you win with your team.
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U wot m8?

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PrematureQuiche

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the people in the thread about the new PS4 System Update who have stayed up all night for it is crazy. Is the drought of games really that big that people are staying up for a fucking system update!
 
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Lightning

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Yurt said:
so tax fraud and money laundering is fine but biting isn't :lol

Fuck FIFA
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Has Messi been found guilty of tax fraud or is it just allegations that are going to court?

And with Suarez it's a track record. I know it's meant to be over the past year but when you're banned for 3 months for a repeated offence it does kill any hope he has. Not trying to excuse Messi, don't know his situation well enough, but Suarez made his own bed imo.
 
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LabouredSubterfuge

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If Fergie thinks we're taking one step forwards then two steps back, I can only assume he thinks we're in perpetual decline. That or he's got the saying wrong like everyone else.

Why are words so hard?
 
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Yurt

il capo silenzioso
Lightning said:
Has Messi been found guilty of tax fraud or is it just allegations that are going to court?

And with Suarez it's a track record. I know it's meant to be over the past year but when you're banned for 3 months for a repeated offence it does kill any hope he has. Not trying to excuse Messi, don't know his situation well enough, but Suarez made his own bed imo.
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I'm actually glad he wasn't nominated :lol fuck him and fuck his national team

#TeamEvra
 
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Vivalaraza

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LabouredSubterfuge said:
If Fergie thinks we're taking one step forwards then two steps back, I can only assume he thinks we're in perpetual decline. That or he's got the saying wrong like everyone else.

Why are words so hard?
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Think he's been misquoted abit.

Didn't take kindly to LvG labelling it an ageing squad though. Or was that Moyes. Whoever.

He's having to tell more lies to cover his earlier ones now. Just needs to shut it.
 
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