Yes. It’s surrounded by pit villages, Hartlepool, Darlington and Middlesbrough - all arguable shitholes in their own right - and it is easily the worst of the lot.

Totally agree about the cast. I think they are incredible.

Probably my least favourite of the 3. Can’t quite put my finger on why though.

I have a very complex rating system that I apply to every film I see. It ends up as a score out of 100, built up from scoring points in different categories.

I subdivide into 3 groups first, Enjoyment (50pts available), Quality (40pts available), Rewatch-ability (10pts available). Most of these are subdivided in some fashion, such as Quality: Writing, where up to 5 points can be awarded.

Here are 3 examples of scores as I record them.

The Fellowship of the Ring 92 (E48 Q36 R8)

Mary Poppins Returns 72 (E43 Q25 R4)

GI Joe: Retaliation 42 (E23 Q17 R2)

Most films I see score above 40, so it’s a fair argument to say there is a dead zone in the rating system, but in reality a film should reach a bare level of quality so scoring under that threshold is a real indicator of a something really shit.

Update: Regarding your Avatar question. My system allows an individual’s personal level of enjoyment to be scored in addition to the fundamental quality in a given film, so even a film like Avatar that you don’t like as much now will still be able to get a respectable score from the other categories.

Sam Campbell was on the most episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks, came across fairly well - worth a look if you have Sky

I think it all depends on what sort of game you have, specifically if it is story driven or immersion/exploration driven.

Halo Reach is story driven and would have absolutely benefitted from a voice. Mass Effect was primarily story driven and the voiced protag worked great.

Fallout 4 is the opposite and a silent protag would have been better as silent, like in Fallout 3 or Elder Scrolls games.

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2008 for me.

Fallout 3 GTA IV Burnout Paradise FarCry 2 Little Big Planet Dead Space Smash Bros Brawl Left 4 Dead Fable 2 Gears of War 2 Mario Kart Wii Star Wars: Force Unleashed Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Rock Band 2 Civilization Revolution Tomb Raider: Underworld Call of Duty: World at War

Seems like this whole drama has hospitalised him on mental health grounds. I’m guessing she wants the circus to stop.