Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Comments by Tom Bramwell

Babylon 5 is a big pile of $hit.

;-)

Good review. This game is great and I *almost* agree with the score - personally I would have given it an 8. This is the very first game I played on my cube and it crashed after I finished the first level. I couldn't believe it! Ok, I have experienced crashes on all the next gen systems I own, but not the first time I booted one up and played a game. First impressions last you know....

"What a prick."

Spaced - best sitcom of all time..?

It's not a bedsit, it's a flat!

Series 3 is commisioned.

best Sitcom? has to be Father Ted

Babylon 5 is a bit pile of $hit.

It certainly seems to be the Marmite of Sci-fi.

Father Ted? It had it's moments, the one with the Milkman comes to mind.

But Spaced is a cut above, TBH.

Father Ted, like all other Sitcoms.. stops being funny when it becomes populour, Red Drawf was funny because it was so cheap and nasty.. the new series just removes that and its now lost its edge.

Spaced ROCKS, man.

time gentlemen please. for sheer quotability

This is a local shop...........

and so on.

Spaced is better tho. ;-)

Babylon 5 is a bit pile of $hit.
That would be a big pile, anyway what's really annoying about that line in Spaced is the fact that on the DVD commentary it's revealed that neither Simon Pegg or Edgar Wright had actually ever watched it and Jessica Stevenson who had, thought it was alright! So much for a complete indepth knowledge of SF! ;-)

Hawk The Slayer is complete pony though.

Spaced is great. I'll ne'er forget the episode where they were having an argument in a Tekken stylee...! And that whole Resident Evil Comes to life ep.

Smart! We need more sitcoms like that and less like "My Family"

Peej

Hawk The Slayer - Crow. The *best*.

Jack Palance though. That's almost like a kiss of death for *any* film.

Whizzo, the B5 reference is tongue in cheek.

Whizzo, the B5 reference is tongue in cheek.
You must never insult the great B5 even as a joke. ;-)

I haven't sworn so viciously at a game for ages. I'm sure my neighbours were wondering what the hell I was doing screaming "YOU C**T!" at the top of my voice at 3am. Repeatedly.

The only major gripes I have with it are the sudden ramp up in difficulty from the 'Razor' mission onwards, the 'fixed paths' of some Ties and the rather hard medal targets.
With the exception of the Academy. Going from relatively 'safe' missions with good shields to one with piss poor shields, Ties that seem to love to go Kamikaze on you, and laser fire from dozens of guns which now seems to concentrate on YOU alone is a bit harsh. Is it possible to get into the second Death Star without dying at least once from the laser crossfire? Fecking nails.
Also, accidentaly get in the way of a Tie who has a predetermined path and you're screwed.

Fab atmosphere though, especially the start of Hoth. If my neighbours don't call the police I may try and replay some missions too - only got 3 bronze medals.

"The first rule of robot club is you don't talk about robot club. The second rule of robot club is you do not talk... No wait, I got that wrong. The second rule is no smoking."

"Shame to hear about your robot.
Yeah you did it you f*cking plum."

"Get on that."

"Clever boys..."

I heard the new Star Wars movie is gonna be piss.

George Lucas should stick to producing. He cant direct for shit.

Do you always base your opinions on what others say, KAG?

Maybe you should see it yourself?

I would only it hasn't been released yet. Is that not the point in reading reviews. To see what other people think.

From what i've heard there are very few good bits in it.

I'm basing my opinion of Mr Lucas' directing abilities on Phantom Menace. I rest my case

Father Ted? Spaced? Red Dwarf? League of Gentlemen? Dear god what are you all talking about... Alan Partridge is the clear winner. Both series'. And the radio shows.
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I tell you, there's nothing freakier than walking around central London at 7 o'clock on Sunday morning. It's like being in The Omega Man or something. ;)

When I first went to New York a few years ago I thought I'd do the tourist-y thing and head to Times Square. I get there and it is empty. Absolutely no-one or nothing about. Not one person. It was about 8, 9pm. Bet you five quid you can't guess why...

Bet you five quid you can't guess why...

They'd heard you were coming? ;-)

Alan Patridge. Clever is not necessarily funny. I mean, ask Python. These men died for us. Frequently.....

'It's just for me and my dog...."

Bet you five quid you can't guess why...
Was it when Godzilla was attacking the Big Apple? Or perhaps it was the Superbowl?

Nemesis. Mentalist.
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They'd heard you were coming? ;-)

Hah. No. Two more guesses.

Whizzo... getting very warm there.

Fed up hitting refresh over and over... :)

It was Oscar night.

Toby. 10 points for guessing the quotes. Not mental, it's just Friday!

;-)

It was Oscar night.
Watching the editted highlights is enough for me, those New Yorkers are obviously gluttons for punishment.

These men died for us. Frequently.....

And this "Jesus Christ" character..... just an obvious parody of the Comic Messiah, our lord John Cleese.

I mean they even have the same initials........

From what i've heard there are very few good bits in it.

I heard there were shit loads. So what? I'm still gonna watch and _then_ make my mind up.

i've never read the bible.. so can anybody tell me how exactly jesus got his surname? i would have thought from joseph.. but he isnt the dad is he :P

also if you can show me how to turn the water into wine i might get invited out to more partys.

"also if you can show me how to turn the water into wine i might get invited out to more partys."

Hey, that's my party trick!

Well done Ky, I was losing a bit of faith there!

Look, I've worked with these kids, I know their fears, their hopes, their ambitions. Her suggestions of cutting off their gooley's is, quite honestly.... the only way forward - CHOP OFF THEIR GOOLIES!

....shame though it is to waste your last one.

"can anybody tell me how exactly jesus got his surname"

Haven't read it either. Not one of it's many variations. But I do know what Christ means king.

can anybody tell me how exactly jesus got his surname

Christ means Messiah. I doubt he used it like a surname. It wouldn't be very modest of him (then again, someone who can turn water to wine can hardly be shy).

Teacher stands in the front of the class and says "Right class, I have here
a new £5 coin. I will reward the person who can give me the correct answer
to this question."

"Who," she says "Is the most famous man in the world"

Andrew sticks up his hand "David Beckham Miss"

"Not quite," says the teacher, "but well done."

Lee sticks up his hand "Bill Gates Miss"

"Not quite, " says the teacher again "but well done."

Suddenly little Paul Goldstein sticks up his hand "It's Jesus Miss" he says.

"Well done Paul" says the teacher "Quite correct, here's the prize."

She pauses for a second.

"Although, Paul, I'm surprised you said Jesus, due to your faith...."

"Yes Miss," says Paul, "In my heart it's Moses, but business is business"

Baboom

If you don't mind, it's just some people found what you said a bit racist...

Party bag?

When I first went to New York a few years ago I thought I'd do the tourist-y thing and head to Times Square. I get there and it is empty. Absolutely no-one or nothing about. Not one person. It was about 8, 9pm. Bet you five quid you can't guess why...


Was this when they shut Times Square to shoot a sequence for the god-awful Bruce Willis vehicle called "The Siege"?

Was this when they shut Times Square to shoot a sequence for the god-awful Bruce Willis vehicle called "The Siege"?

Oscar night...

also if you can show me how to turn the water into wine i might get invited out to more partys.

I don't know about water to wine, but try this: http://www.sweetrelease.com/

"god-awful Bruce Willis vehicle called "The Siege"?"

Are there two Sieges, because the one I saw was actually rather good, had Denzel Washington as the lead actor, and only gave Bruce Willis a (relatively) small supporting role. :p

I actually saw The Siege when I was in the US (Florida, holiday, not New York), and dear god was that a mistake. Someone hit someone! CHEER! Arab guy... must be a terrorist, is a terrorist! BOO! The Arab is dead! CHEER! Etc etc etc.

Other fun film experiences in the US: Telling two women to SHUT UP after 20 minutes of high-pitched chat on a mobile through Blair Witch (me (from a few seats back, anonymously): "SHUT UP", her, to the phone: "someone just told me to 'shut up'", then a few seconds of silence, then with the chat again), and a late-night viewing of Toy Story 2, with two couples having sex in the back row. There were five people in the cinema...

the Phantom Edit (the version with all the shit bits taken out)

That can't be a very long film, just action sequences by my reckoning, that would make even less sense plot wise than the original

TBH Phantom Menace would have been a lot better if they'd just cut a few of the pointless scenes which broke the flow and got rid of the more ridiculous Jar Jar sequences, like the one where he's falling around tripping over guns and accidentally killing battle droids. I was practically groaning in dismay and covering my eyes at that point. Worst Star Wars scene. Ever. It made the Ewok party and Special Edition song and dance routine look good by comparison, and that's saying something.

Oh, and overdubbed the bad guys - the voice acting on those odd looking aliens was pretty awful from what I remember.

I've downloaded the (quite dodgy) VCD. I've only watched the minute long sample, don't want to spoil it for myself, but it looks pretty good. Much more spartan feel, like the opening scene in Episode 4 with Vader and the Storm Troopers. Some pretty silly dialogue though, "I'm just a simple man, trying to make my way in the universe"... right.

Gestalt, I have to agree with a lot of what you say about Phantom Menace.

However, while Jar Jar was lamentable, my actual pet hate with the film was that Greedo (Rodian) kid. You know the one, Anakin's friend.

What a c**t. Especially when Anakin wins the pod race and he does that stupid dance.

My God, I can't even watch that bit. After spending millions on CGI to create Jar Jar, the pod race sequence, Naboo, the end battles etc etc they resort to a kid in a very, very bad mask as Anakin's mate.

I cringe every time I see the little bastard. And every time Anakin yells 'Yippee!'