Timmoru Suzuki

Airplane! 8/10 Seems to get a little worse before the end, but still an entertaining and fun and funny movie.

Thanks so much for the reccomendations so far guys. Keep em coming I think I've seen Shonen Jump on Amazon, so they may well sell it in the UK. Cheers.

Have you tried searching interney retailers like Amazon, Play etc. Or maybe just searches for 'That 70's Show DVD's/Region 2 DVD's' may help. Not that not being able to get it in the UK is a huge loss

I know nothing of Manga other then the names of like 2/3 series. Not sure I like it, cos i've never tried it. Could hate it. However, I am prepared to give it a chance, since as some people on here love it, and a few friends do too. So, I was passing Forbidden Planet in town, and saw a 'SPECIAL OFFER - Any three Manga graphic Novels for £5' (may have been £6, bit what the hey). I have decied to take advantage of this special offer (why not for £5????), which is where you guys come in. Please reccomend me some Manga Graphic novels, remembering I have no experince of them before - some good books for noobs, and one's that you reccomend. And ones you reckon Forbidden Planet would stock. Please Many thanks.

Not sure I have a top 10, but I'd certainly give a shout to: - Pulp Fiction - Goodfellas - Godfather - Monty Python and The Holy Grail - Psycho (Hitchcock original)

I'm actually pretty sure that THQ makes the game, and its roster, then gets the OK from the WWE. I can't see the WWE complaining over the absense of 'minor' characters like Noble, London and Kidman........... Expecially if the game is going to make them money regardless, as it will. Overall, still angry at the roster. at Rabid Wolverine BTW.

I'm annoyed with this roster. I read an interview saying anyone who was on TV in August would be in. So much for that. Not having La Resistance in is stupid, as they have only been Raw regulars for a year, and are tag champions. Having London and Kidman out is stupid, as they have been Tag Champions for a month now. Eugene has only been a mainstay on Raw for a few months, and had a match with HHH at Summerslam, so he's obviously not good enough for Smackdown. No Noble is an stupid too. Ok, I can accept Stevie, Venis Bashams, Nunzio, Stamboli and Gunn being left off, as they are only Heat/Velocity regulars, but leaving these off is Stupid since Palumbo and A-Train are SOMEHOW on, and they have hardly been seen at all. All the others I just mentioned should be on over them. Once again the Cruiser's are overlooked. Shame. I hate having all the eye candy girls like Torrie on, since as i'd sooner die then play a match as her. Very disapointed with the final roster. One of the thrills of Smackdown 2 on the PSone, was its HUGE roster. This added to the replay value of the game so much (had about 80 wrestlers), as I enjoyed playing as obscure characters like Essa Rios. I could play as ANYONE I saw on TV. Now I can't even play as the Tag Champions. I love huge rosters, and they keep the game alive longer. Even more pissed that some talent that should be one are overlooked for some god-awful choices. On SD2, it was so hard to run out of different combinations for matches, and ya know, it had a tag divison too, with the champions actually on the game! As for the legends, sure they are nice, and having Hart in the game is going to be very sweet. But I don't give a crap about legends, if I can't play as wrestlers I see on TV now! The roster on the old game got shit and stale in days, and I am SOOOOO sick of Smackdown games doing this. Saying they needed a smalller roster cos of the polygon count is silly. I can care less about graphics. They could have stick wrestlers fighting for all I care (OTT i know, but you take my point). Having a roster smaller then last year is moronic. The more this thread has gone on, the more I being to realise Matzat, SeanDMann and others have been right. THQ and Yukes don't give a shit about creating a good, very enjoyable game. With the talent they can use, they should ba able to create thr best ever, but no. All they care about is churning one out each year, to get money, and I doubt they give a shit of this was the worst game ever. The fact they can't be bothered putting together an accurate, and overall good roster is just one example of this.

I think the Dyer/Robson argument was that Robson wanted Dyer to play wide right, but Dyer wanted to play in the centre. It got heated, and Dyer blamed Robson for 'wrecking his International career'. Their may have been more. I'm pretty sure that's how it went. The general feeling is that Dyer owe's Robson an apology. Watched the game whilst on the PC, and talking to people, so didn't see much. Beckham's goal was good from the standpoint of him taking the chance well, and taking the gamble. Good cross from Terry. Wright-Phillip's goal was very very nice indeed. He looked good after coming on. Impressed me a lot.

Simpson's (pre series 9) 24 Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights I'm Alan Partridge Only Fools and Horses Family Guy I'm Alan Partridge Fawlty Towers The Office Little Britain 11th place goes to Neighbours.

Are you guys sure that's the final roster? I read an interview that anyone who was on TV in August would be on the game (so, there should be no excuse for leaving London/Kidman/Eugene/Conway/Grenier out). I am SO fucking sick of SD! games having shitty rosters that get stale after 10 minutes.

I haven't heard the Groening one, but a few years ago, in my last year at Secondary School, a rumour went round one lunch-time/afternoon that Jennifer Lopez has been killed in a car crash.

I'll do as SeanDMann says. I'm not a Smackdown fan, but I do tolerate the game. I got the last one, and got bored, and frustrated after a week. I play on it now with a friend, cos I find tag matches fun with another human player. Here goes: What needs improving in Smackdown - * Stats that weren't done by a 'big guy' mark. These were stats done by Vince McMahon! Actually, my above statement was incorrect, as I had to play on the game longer to get the wrestlers stats at an acceptable level. * All gimmick matches suck. They need HUGE improvements. In particular, Cage, Table, Hell in a Cell and Royal Rumble. For a starters the cell doesn't even look right........ Even WM18 had better cage and cell matches. * Quite a lot of what's been added in this new game actually, such as breaking up submissions and stuff. * Better collision detection. One example of this is this. I was Rey Mysterio in a 6 Man Elimination match, with a bunch of other Cruiserweights. I was targetting Hurricane, and climbed the turnbuckle. Suddenly, all other 5 CPU characters crowded my turnbuckle, and I decided to launch myself into the middle of the crowd. In an ideal world, i'd have taken them all down. But no. I somehow managed to avoid making contact with anyone else other then the Hurricane, and even then, I hardly touched him as he was at the back of the crowd facing the other way. I should have just been able to take out multiple opponents with that move. Don't take it to the ridiculous extreme's of WM18 though. * Better targetting system. The one that used to be in the Smackdown games was better. I hate the current one. * Roster. My favourite Smackdown of all mayb very well have been Smackdown 2. It may have been because it was the year I first got into wrestling, so I had fond memories. It was also the HUGE roster. Practically everyone who was in the WWF that year was in the game. I enjoyed just picking obscure characters like Essa Rios and being them. I estimate the roster to be 75+ which was phemominal. I hope THQ (or who ever actually develops the game - Yukes?) realise I dont care about legends if I can't have people that are on TV now!!!!! It really isn't all that hard to put a huge roster in the game, speaking of which, why are their hardly any cruiserweights included? * Generally more realistic. I want to be able to press a single button and put my feet on the ropes during a pinfall, not have to whip them into a turnbuckle 3/4 times, then do a move. Other such little touches. * Wrestlers stay down longer. How about they stay down longer, but can still kick out of pins, and crawl across and break up pinfalls and submissions - just an idea. I could even still be groggy/down after I've broken it up maybe? * Make it actually hard. Smackdown! setting is easy. The only difficulty is the CPU counters 90% of moves. Its the same CPU AI as it is on easy setting, just counters tonnes more. Rather than have it counter all the time, why not make it ACTUALLY HARD on 'Smackdown', not just hard to land a move? * Endurance needs to go longer. Superstars with '7' endurance get their asses beat easily, an wearing someone down with '10' endurance takes too little time. Make enurance go further. * THE COUNTERING SYSTEM IS HORRIBLE. It isn't hard to beat your opponent at all, even on the highest difficulty, just hard to get a move in to beat him. You get huge (like 10+ each) counter sequences, which are cool at first, but get REALLY INCREDIBLY ANNOYING. Your opponent doesn't out wrestle you, he out counters you. It would help if the counters were good, but they aren't. When you take away counter animations that are designed for finishers (e.g. Pedigree's, chokeslams), their are only about 4/5 counters, and they are bollocks. I'm so sick of getting elbowed in the gut or shoving them off me. How about original counters? Just picking one match at random (just because I watched it today) - Edge/Mysterio vs. Benoit/Angle. Edge goes to armdrag Benoit, but on his way over, Benoit armdrags Edge. Later, Benoit goes to do an armbar on Edge (on the mat), but Edge counters and gets Benoit in a body scissors. Those are the kind of counters that should be included, not the shit generic ones in the game currently. Another point. Someone I was talking to about KOC, said he was against his Bret Hart CAW(forget who he was). Hart went to lock in the Sharpshooter, but he countered into a small package and got a three count. HOW FUCKING COOL IS THAT? That's what i'd want in Smackdown. Even LOW has a couple of counters like that............... * Matches need to go longer. Maybe not the 55+ minute matches of KOC, but generally, I would have no problems with a 20-25 min match, particulaly if it had the cool counters *dreams of an Angle/Benoit vs. Rey/Edge style match on a SD! Game* However, sometimes I do want a quick 3-5 min match, and sometimes I hard simulation match isn't what i'm after. I do sometimes want a quick arcade blast. This is where THQ could introduce two game modes/settings maybe * More little stuff like you see on TV - More realism. * Season mode is poor. Needs to be longer and more in depth. Much more story strands, for singles, tag teams and stable angle's. One currently is hugely repetative. * Why, oh why does taunting call in your tag partner? This needs changing!

I didn't really like Def Jam Vendetta. It was good-ish at first, and as Matzat said, had some good basics, but got really repetative, I found myself just doing the same 3/4 moves in the same sequence to win matches again and again and again, and just got boring and stale quickly. Plus their were some other annoynaces such as not being able to move the opponent away from the ropes, and Tag matches (vital in my book, as I play them the most) were truly awful.

Then why not just do ratings out of /20? ←

To be honest, i'd keep the .5 ratings. For instance two films may have be an 8/10, but one can be a better 8/10 than the other - there are good and 'bad' 8/10's. It can be a way to further differentiate between films. Also, if you and your friend do agree on most things, then maybe as suggested, a third reviewer would be nice. Anyway, as I said in my original post, good luck, and i'm looking forward to seeing and reading the site!

Obviously quality reviews. News would be great too, and a mistakes section would be cool, even if its only minor stuff that you can barely notice. I was going to say something like a database style thing, but I can understand if it's too hard to pull off. Just something outlining other films stars have been in, release year etc, but as I say, that may be too much work, or too hard to do.

Supreme (Image) vs. Superman (DC) Deadpool (Marvel) vs. Batman (DC) The Punisher (Marvel) vs. Deathstroke (DC) Green Lantern (DC) vs. Silver Surfer (Marvel) Static (Milestone) vs. Electro (Marvel) Wonder Woman (DC) vs. Phoenix (Marvel) Spider-Man (Marvel) vs. Invincible (Image) Venom (Marvel) vs. Bane (DC) Aqua Man (DC) vs. Namor The Sub-Mariner (Marvel)

Totally. Tony was my favourite by a considerable mile *points at avatar*, I liked him way way more then Jack.

YI I you! Thought I'd have one last stab at Balaban, and got him for £1.9M, and he got a hat-trick on his debut, and one in his next game. Cheers man! Thanks also Summer's, I'll look into him in the January transfer window.

This is just off the top of my head. 1. Al Pacino 2. Robert Di Niro 3. Marlon Brando 4. Samuel L. Jackson 5. Morgan Freeman 6. Tom Hanks 7. Johnny Depp 8. Harvey Keitel 9. Jack Nicholson 10. Chris Walken

Ok, had a season at Old Trafford, but soon got bored of that. Started at Wolves. I'm about a week off the transfer deadline, and need a striker quick. Based on what Stokerino has said, I tried to sign Balaban. His asking price was £1.9M. I offered £1.5M, Villa said they wanted £1.6M, which I offered, they rejected. I checked, and he is no longer available, and I made an enquiry, and they won't sell him at any price. *shakes fist at David O'Leary*. So, I need a cheap striker for the Premiership quick!!! Please help Btw, Wolves so far in the Prem - played 3, Won 1, Drawn 0, Lost 2, For 2, Against 6. Its gonna be a long, long season.............

Wonder what ever gives you that idea?

SHEFFIELD UNITED: Its hard to judge. All we ever play in pre-season is games against Cornish non-league sides, and out traditional game against Sheffield FC (which we won 3-1) - is doing well in those actually doing much at all.............lol The only team of note we have played is against Tottenham, and won 2-1, so thats pleasing Can't find our results anywhere.....................

I have two games on the go at the moment, my long running Sheffield United game (well, about 1/3rd way through 3rd season, which is long running for me!), and I felt like managing a big club, so I'm halfway through a season as Man Utd, 4 points clear at the top, but with Arsenal and Chelsea next To be honest, I feel like a challenge, like keeping a side up. Hows that Wolves season going Cortez?