Denchy O'Seven

This was one of those parody films of the likes of Kidulthood and Adulthood, in which Sumotherhood Director and lead actor, Adam Deacon, also starred. This was the parody, except his character in those original, serious movies was actually funnier... make that make sense. Almost every character in this film has the same personality: "high-energy and weird". Almost every line is an attempted joke that falls flat, or someone just acting silly. I was surprised by some of the A-list cameos in this film. Did someone call in a lot of favours? Does Adam Deacon have a lot of dirt on a lot of important people? The funniest part of this film is that they convinced Ed Sheeran that playing a homeless road man who pulls his pants down and poos in front of children was a good move for a respected, serious recording artist. British cinema has been flogging a dead horse over the last 15-20 years by releasing the same, unoriginal, gangster rubbish over and over again because it's always going to appeal to the large population of wannabe hard men in the UK who aspire to be the next coming of The Krays, despite how poor the film is. If you're going to make a parody of a similar kind of culture, you have to do it without making everyone look like a clown and alienating the only kind of people who would enjoy this sort of thing... or just don't attempt a parody--nobody's asking for one. Adam Deacon's clearly extremely talented in acting and filmmaking, but the comedy isn't working.

"This game is awful and I do not recommend you buy it" is something I hear often from other players who've already put 500+ hours into the game. If you come into this game with ANY expectations of what the game is, you will likely be sorely disappointed. If you come into it with an open mind and an understanding that you may not have a clue what the game is supposed to be, it will be much easier for you to enjoy it for what it is. So what is it? Beats me. Sometimes it feels like a factory simulator, sometimes it feels like a sailing game, sometimes it feels like a game that was made to test your patience and infuriate you beyond belief. I've played since day one and eventually joined up with a group of people who all have different goals in the game and enjoy very different approaches. It's a game that's constantly criticized by the people who keep playing it, so there will be even more people who have their criticisms and stopped playing. Based on that, I recommend playing a trial, waiting for sales or even waiting for a free release, but I would NEVER recommend you don't give it a go. The last thing worth noting is that I started the game as someone who had only ever played single player games, had no experience playing with strangers online, and never had any interest in changing that. I personally enjoyed the solo game so much, that I stepped out of my comfort zone and started playing regularly with a group I found in-game, all because I wanted to experience more of the game I was enjoying so much. It's been a great introduction to this type of gaming and I would encourage other solo players to do the same to get the most out of this game. Then you can all complain about the game together, while spending hours every day playing it.

I can't decide if the three leads in this movie are a poor rip-off of The Lonely Island or Workaholics. Either way, the characters have no substance and lack any sort of individuality. They're essentially all playing the same character, except one's got curly hair, one's short, and one's ginger. One thing is for certain, the story is a poor rip-off of the movie "Without A Paddle". Overall, it's poorly written, full of quickly cut scenes, and attempts to make every single thing said and done funny--overly relying on the law of averages to carry it, knowing audiences will inevitably have to find at least one part hilarious. It was like watching one of those videos of a popular sitcom with the laugh track removed.