Unpopular Opinions You Hold

[Royston.]

On 15/12/2024 at 21:48, Trav Le Bleu said:

Mads Hermansen's injury isn't the end of our season.

true.......................just the end of our hope

[Parafox]

6 hours ago, winteriscoming said:

Gavin and Stacey is an average sitcom. 
It’s ok without ever being brilliant. 

And is being rammed down our throats via endless trailers and promotion on TV and on BBC radio. 

 

There's even a G and S takeover show on R2 breakfast next week.

[oakman]

The media obsession with Luke Littler at the moment. Yeah, he’s young, he’s pretty good at darts but up for Sports Personality Award? Would have been a travesty if he’d won. Win something consistently and then you should be up for the award. Kind of feel the same way when people get awarded for being almost good - like if Gareth Southgate got knighted for not actually winning anything.

[Facecloth]

7 hours ago, oakman said:

The media obsession with Luke Littler at the moment. Yeah, he’s young, he’s pretty good at darts but up for Sports Personality Award? Would have been a travesty if he’d won. Win something consistently and then you should be up for the award. Kind of feel the same way when people get awarded for being almost good - like if Gareth Southgate got knighted for not actually winning anything.

He has won things consistently this year though. He's second in the one year rankings and have shot up to 4th in the world overall . He's won the Grand Slam, Premier League and World Series of darts in 2024, and got to the world championship final, all in his debut season. It's sports personality of the year, not a life time achievement award, so why should someone have to build up years of winning things before being up for the award. 

[grobyfox1990]

8 hours ago, oakman said:

The media obsession with Luke Littler at the moment. Yeah, he’s young, he’s pretty good at darts but up for Sports Personality Award? Would have been a travesty if he’d won. Win something consistently and then you should be up for the award. Kind of feel the same way when people get awarded for being almost good - like if Gareth Southgate got knighted for not actually winning anything.

Defo an unpopular view so not gonna argue lol. But his personality and popularity has clearly transformed his sport in 2024. First year in ages I couldn’t get anywhere near a ticket for ally pally. For that reason I’d say he’s a good bet for sports personality of the year 

[bovril]

10 hours ago, oakman said:

The media obsession with Luke Littler at the moment. Yeah, he’s young, he’s pretty good at darts but up for Sports Personality Award? Would have been a travesty if he’d won. Win something consistently and then you should be up for the award. Kind of feel the same way when people get awarded for being almost good - like if Gareth Southgate got knighted for not actually winning anything.

I think to win SPOTY you should actually compete in some kind of sport not play a pub game. 

[Daggers]

All perfumes are vile. Invariably the wearer dons far too much and staggers about in a cloud of stench, pretending it makes up for properly washing. 

[Parafox]

On 22/12/2024 at 10:38, bovril said:

I think to win SPOTY you should actually compete in some kind of sport not play a pub game. 

 

Tell Steve "interesting" Davis that.

 

How does the word "personality" come into it, in most cases they don't have a lot of "personality".

[Heathrow fox]

Saviours day was the best song out of the three Cliff Richard XMAS no1s

[BKLFox]

With a thread for every player getting slated…maybe Rodgers was right 

[Dr The Singh]

Bhangra is still the best music form

[Trav Le Bleu]

22 hours ago, Parafox said:

 

Tell Steve "interesting" Davis that.

 

How does the word "personality" come into it, in most cases they don't have a lot of "personality".

What about the time Nigel Mansell won it?

[Torquay Gunner]

Watched Amelie the other day for the first time.  I generally like French cinema, so not sure why it took me so long.  For a film that seems to have been universally praised by all and sundry, I thought it was extremely disappointing.  Yes the cinematography is great and the first half of the film is watchable enough, but the last hour of the film really drags.  As for Amelie herself, quite possibly one of the most irritating characters ever imo.  I got sick of the sight of her ‘cheeky little grins’ to the camera and the film should have ended with her being pushed under the metro.  Feel good film, my bum bum. 

[The Bear]

13 minutes ago, Torquay Gunner said:

Watched Amelie the other day for the first time.  I generally like French cinema, so not sure why it took me so long.  For a film that seems to have been universally praised by all and sundry, I thought it was extremely disappointing.  Yes the cinematography is great and the first half of the film is watchable enough, but the last hour of the film really drags.  As for Amelie herself, quite possibly one of the most irritating characters ever imo.  I got sick of the sight of her ‘cheeky little grins’ to the camera and the film should have ended with her being pushed under the metro.  Feel good film, my bum bum. 

I really liked it back in the day when I used to collect DVDs and buy lots of foreign films. I saw it again last year and it was ok, but like you say, too much 4th wall breaking. 

 

Audrey Tautou did a much better film IMO called - He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not. It's a clever twist on a romantic comedy. Still has a 7.1 rating on IMDB after all these years too. 

[Torquay Gunner]

2 minutes ago, The Bear said:

I really liked it back in the day when I used to collect DVDs and buy lots of foreign films. I saw it again last year and it was ok, but like you say, too much 4th wall breaking. 

 

Audrey Tautou did a much better film IMO called - He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not. It's a clever twist on a romantic comedy. Still has a 7.1 rating on IMDB after all these years too. 

Ta, I might give it a go.  

[Dr The Singh]

On 01/01/2025 at 14:00, The Bear said:

I really liked it back in the day when I used to collect DVDs and buy lots of foreign films. I saw it again last year and it was ok, but like you say, too much 4th wall breaking. 

 

Audrey Tautou did a much better film IMO called - He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not. It's a clever twist on a romantic comedy. Still has a 7.1 rating on IMDB after all these years too. 

yes, 'foreign films', dirty bugger

[The Bear]

30 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said:

yes, 'foreign films', dirty bugger

The occasional Betty Blue, but mostly Korean horror and action. Plus French comedy/dramas and Spanish stuff from Pedro Almodovar. 

[Tommy Fresh]

4 hours ago, The Bear said:

The occasional Betty Blue, but mostly Korean horror and action. Plus French comedy/dramas and Spanish stuff from Pedro Almodovar. 

Have you watched Officer Black Belt?

[The Bear]

3 hours ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Have you watched Officer Black Belt?

No but cheers for the recommendation, I'll check it out. 

[Dr The Singh]

Elon Musk is a breath of fresh air, I like a guy who doesn't sit on the fence

[Zear0]

1 minute ago, Dr The Singh said:

Elon Musk is a breath of fresh air, I like a guy who doesn't sit on the fence

Nothing "fresh" about what he's doing. The unpopular opinion would be to agree with him, but sayings it's fresh is nonsense as he's dusting off the 1930s playbook. Inciting race riots and pushing far right conspiracy theories through his own personal propaganda tool with the sole purpose financially enriching himself.

[Dr The Singh]

21 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

Nothing "fresh" about what he's doing. The unpopular opinion would be to agree with him, but sayings it's fresh is nonsense as he's dusting off the 1930s playbook. Inciting race riots and pushing far right conspiracy theories through his own personal propaganda tool with the sole purpose financially enriching himself.

Good to see my opinion is unpopular .  

[Zear0]

21 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said:

Good to see my opinion is unpopular .  

Depressing thing is that it isn't. 

[Sly]

Darts isn’t a sport. 
 

Neither is Cheerleading, Chess, Poker, Greyhound Racing, Pigeon Racing, Bull Fighting, Falconry, Fishing, Marbles, Pool, Snooker, E-Sports, Professional Wrestling, Pole Dancing or Avocado Launching, 

Edited 5 January by Sly

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

1 hour ago, Sly said:

Darts isn’t a sport. 
 

Neither is Cheerleading, Chess, Poker, Greyhound Racing, Pigeon Racing, Bull Fighting, Falconry, Fishing, Marbles, Pool, Snooker, E-Sports, Professional
Wrestling, Pole Dancing or Avocado Launching, 

 

I don't think the professional wrestling you're referring to calls itself a sport by and large. Hence the term "sports entertainment", baby