Ross Barkley

[coreyfeldman]

Has he done a poo today yet?

[Percy McCarthy]

Evil Dead II don't know
Back to the Future Part II not as good as the first
The Dark Knight not as good as the first
Batman Returns not as good as the first by some distance
Superman II - equal to the first
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan don't know
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey - no where near as good as the first
Addams Family Values - didn't like either
Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 - don't know
Green Lantern 2 (don't think this has been made but that's preferable to the first one) don't know

Marked your work as above :-)

Evil Dead II - equal
Jurassic Park II - thought it was better because I was hammered, but wasn’t on second viewing, though exciting moments.
Back to the Future II - equal
The Dark Knight not as good as the first
Batman Returns not as good as the first by some distance
Superman II - better. Zod was terrifying
Star Trek II - a million times better, the first film was quite dull.
Bogus Journey - only slightly inferior in my view “That’s the Devil, dude.”
Addams Family Values - didn't like either much
Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 - not as good

Godfather verdict please.

I prefer II. III was nowhere near the first two, but might have been okay if it wasn’t following probably the greatest two films of all time.

[Footy-Vill]

Saw him in the co-op yesterday.

All Co-ops have incidents of shop lifting and anti social behaviour.
Ross often dines in Mayfair and has place in London
Are you sure it was him??

[cdbearsfan]

I love I and II. I did prefer II but think I is now just ahead on the basis that the Vito scenes from II are now just too prominent in my memory having seen both films at least twenty times. Agree with your opinion on III. It's not a bad film, but it's not a film that needed to be made as the first two told the complete story.

[Footy-Vill]

This thread now known as the Co-op Ross Barkley Godfather thread!

[coreyfeldman]

Saw him in the co-op yesterday.

All Co-ops have incidents of shop lifting and anti social behaviour.
Ross often dines in Mayfair and has place in London
Are you sure it was him??

Christ even the co-ops are dens of iniquity now according to FV. Is nowhere sacred on this earth?

My mate has also seen him around a few times as well so he's probably got a couple of gaffs hasn't he

[Percy McCarthy]

I love I and II. I did prefer II but think I is now just ahead on the basis that the Vito scenes from II are now just too prominent in my memory having seen both films at least twenty times. Agree with your opinion on III. It's not a bad film, but it's not a film that needed to be made as the first two told the complete story.

Cheers cd. I also loved the book. I want to read it again but I’m scared to, as since becoming a mobologist little inaccuracies about the subject annoy me more than they should.

There’s a glaring one in the film that my missus has made me promise not to point out lest it spoils it for her.

[Louzie0]

I rate GF2 just ahead of GF1, mainly because of the story of Vito (and Clemenza).


I imagine the ‘glaring inaccuracy’ in GF isn’t Apollonia getting the days of the week in the wrong order. 😊

[cdbearsfan]

Ha! I'll let you point out the error in spoiler tabs to be on the safe side! I loved the book, too. I listened to it all recently while "working". It's still excellent, not as good as the film but that's only like saying Pau Torres isn't as good as Paul McGrath. It's hardly an insult.

 Here if that's your bag:

Part 1: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A2Zg9HrYS78&list=PLxiqgnPij7iLHFWqmrgYQQofCTaKMTDIE&index=1&pp=iAQB

Part 2: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mzIw9gMMOyY&list=PLxiqgnPij7iLHFWqmrgYQQofCTaKMTDIE&index=2&pp=iAQB

[Percy McCarthy]

Ha! I'll let you point out the error in spoiler tabs to be on the safe side! I loved the book, too. I listened to it all recently while "working". It's still excellent, not as good as the film but that's only like saying Pau Torres isn't as good as Paul McGrath. It's hardly an insult.

 Here if that's your bag:

Part 1: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A2Zg9HrYS78&list=PLxiqgnPij7iLHFWqmrgYQQofCTaKMTDIE&index=1&pp=iAQB

Part 2: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mzIw9gMMOyY&list=PLxiqgnPij7iLHFWqmrgYQQofCTaKMTDIE&index=2&pp=iAQB

Nice one cd, appreciate it. I don’t think we need spoilers, it won’t bother anyone here like it bothers me.

[Percy McCarthy]

I rate GF2 just ahead of GF1, mainly because of the story of Vito (and Clemenza).


I imagine the ‘glaring inaccuracy’ in GF isn’t Apollonia getting the days of the week in the wrong order. 😊

Haha, no. It’s more to do with Cosa Nostra structure. It would only bother a few sad pedants,  myself included.

For a start, there’s no way a non-Italian could ever be consigliere, but the main thing is that the Corleone family isn’t one of the five families. That’s just ridiculous.

See, I told you it wouldn’t bother you.

[cdbearsfan]

I'd thought that before about Tom, tbf. Goodfellas is quite specific about the racial requirements. I never worried about the Corleones not being one of the Five Families as they're clearly just a fictionalised version thereof, same as the Lupertazzis in The Sopranos.

[Percy McCarthy]

I'd thought that before about Tom, tbf. Goodfellas is quite specific about the racial requirements. I never worried about the Corleones not being one of the Five Families as they're clearly just a fictionalised version thereof, same as the Lupertazzis in The Sopranos.

Ah, but Vito goes to a meeting with the five families, The Commission as it were, of which his family is not a part, making the Corleones some kind of sixth New York family. The Lupertazzis is one of the five, while The Sopranos is the New Jersey family (Decalvacante in real life).

[cdbearsfan]

Ah, if I knew they were a sixth family, I'd forgotten it. I remember Hagen warning Sonny that "all the other families will come after us" but couldn't remember how many there were.

[Percy McCarthy]

Ah, if I knew they were a sixth family, I'd forgotten it. I remember Hagen warning Sonny that "all the other families will come after us" [if they kill Solazzo] but couldn't remember how many there were.

Yeah, Don Vito mentions five at some point.

Still, Ross Barkley’s doing well innit.