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  1. On 10/22/2023 at 12:38 PM, Faerie Tanith said:

    Finally, belatedly, able to watch Saw X...

    My expectations were astoundingly low after the disappointments of Jigsaw and Spiral.

    Oh, my god.

    Saw X is truly worthy of all the hype it's getting. This is what I've been missing since Saw 3D. THIS is the plot based drama I've been craving. Tobin Bell's performance? Shawnee Smith? The quality of the traps? The quality of the movie overall? The mid credits scene? 10/10 holy hell I never thought I'd say this but they actually did it, they actually pulled off a Saw sequel-but-actually-its-a-prequel and made it work. 

    Yea I went in not expecting much but really enjoyed seeing John Kramer in action again.

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  2. As a general rule it will depend on the guest. For the really busy ones you would be lucky to get your name never mind a quote. I always check to confirm but a bit late if you have already bought a diamond pass and have essentially already paid for a guaranteed auto.

  3. On 7/20/2023 at 9:51 PM, Ollsswoggle said:

    Hi, apologies only just seen this, yes I managed to see him on the Saturday, was very happy with both the photo and the autograph thank you. I hope you had a lovely time if you attended too :)

    Glad it worked out. Couldn't make it this time, but will definately go in 2024 :-)

  4. On 7/8/2023 at 1:55 AM, nicky said:

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    EXTRACTION 2 (2023)

    4/5 (No spoilers)

    To say the EXTRACTION films are probably some of the better streaming films out there isn't really saying much but thankfully this latest offering is better than I expected and very entertaining. The first film was fine but film no. 2 really amplifies the action and spectacle and is something to behold...despite basically being "just another mission". There is a 'but' of course...

    As expected there's plenty of LONG one-take action sequences here of which some are kinda video-gamey (shooting down helicopters with big hand-held machine-guns) however these action scenes shouldn't be the main draw of the movie, it ought to be the story of course. There are ATTEMPTS at a story but it's fairly thin and misses the opportunity to really do something with the characters and their relationships in particular building a story-arc between Rake (Chris Hemsworth) and the kid and the overarching themes of family and loyalty. 

    The film is basically more of the same as the first but bigger and louder and with Rake's team-mates joining in the action this time. Neither the story or characters justify a sequel and the plot is book-ended with a continuation of the exact same 'tortured past' emotional beats from the first film which just goes to show that action is the only card up the director's sleeve. The film ends with a lame segue into a third film - hopefully we won't be subjected to Rake's 'tortured past' yet again in when that comes out.
     

    Great action film :-)

  5. On 4/16/2023 at 11:43 AM, Ollsswoggle said:

    I understand it's difficult to know but how busy to people think he will be? I missed him in 2016 as was my first comic con and didn't really know how things worked as attended last minute and regretted it since but would love both a photo and autograph from him but don't know if the £180 for the diamond pass is worth it considering the photo and auto separately total £130, any thoughts would be helpful ☺️

    Hi, just checking in to see all went well with Dolph. Cheers f&l

  6. I know how you feel as while I wouldn't expect the busiest guests to write quotes on an autograph, but having your name on it makes the memory of meeting them that much more special and it doesn't take that much time.

  7. On 6/4/2023 at 8:42 PM, Faerie Tanith said:

    Old (2021). The reviews for it on letterboxd are unforgiving, but I loved it. 

    Was definately worth watching and is nowhere near as bad as some reviews are making out.

  8. From what I recall from the last time he was at LFCC I had no issue getting his autograph with a vq ticket. He was very efficient at the table signing (you're not going to get a five minute chat with him) so got through the diamond passes in no time at all. Although if you want to be 100% guaranteed, I'm afraid its a diamond pass. Could be the opposite this year, you just don't know. If you decide not to get a diamond pass get in the venue as early as possible to get a low vq ticket number.

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