Yeah, fair point. I hadn't bothered listening to it at the time, but the comparison is definitely more apt on that song.

It's a good thing "Sinatra-style numbers" is the quality specified in the review, because this guy does not sound like Frank Sinatra, unless we're talking about a Sinatra recovering from significant throat surgery.

True.

I wouldn't disagree with that (and I'd add his Doctor Who appearances to that list) - I guess I should have specified that it's the only time he's remotely tolerable on his own late night show.

Understandable. But to be fair, doing Carpool Karaoke is the one time he's even remotely tolerable.

Yeah, cash grab it is not. I'm not really a fan of the movie (it was okay on its own terms, but didn't really have enough of a connection to the world of the original movies, which is what I wanted), but if Miller was looking to make a quick buck, he'd have churned out a couple more Happy Feet sequels instead.

Yes. I only really know him from his early Aussie movies, where he was the young, handsome, knockabout hero, etc - that he should become the go-to guy for psychotic villains is the last thing I would have predicted.

"Hey, it's that guy! He's been in everything! He's worked with people like James Cameron, Tom Hanks and Sean Penn! He's starred on Broadway! This should be fascinating! …oh."

I think it has something to do with Star Trek. You know, that thing with Dr. Who in it?

Yes. It seems to be an idea that went nowhere, but - news from 2010: http://www.firstshowing.net…

They really haven't known what to do with UNIT in the new series, and on the whole I'd rather they hadn't brought it back - they should've just quietly disbanded it somewhere in the backstory between old & new Who, and then come up with a new military organisation to take its place.

Yeah, that makes sense. I've given people things like Reagan-themed commemorative mugs before, but only as ironic gag gifts to fellow Gen-Xers. Even I'd find it a bit weird to give that to someone who actually liked Reagan.

1) Winston Churchill biography
2) Something Ronald Reagan-related
3) A gift subscription to Guns & Ammo magazine, if that's still a thing

Yes. Chris Pratt pretending to be Andy Dwyer pretending to be Eddie Vedder is a singing voice I genuinely find more enjoyable than this guy's (and I can't stand the real Eddie Vedder's voice).

I'm not quite as down on it as my fellow commenters - Walliams and Lucas are two obviously quite talented individuals, and the show has its moments - but, yeah: it's lazy and stupid at least as often as it's good, and I think you have to be British to genuinely love it.

I hope so. If they really want to commit to the idea, I vote for "Fear, Itself"-style tiny.

I wasn't expecting all the humour, but I liked it (and as with your screening, the jokiness seemed to go down well with the audience when I saw it too). That said, I'm really not much of a Star Wars fan, so I'm not sure how much my viewpoint counts.

Right - they probably felt they didn't want to curse the production before it even got off the ground I suppose, so it'll be interesting to see if anyone (or anything) from the prequels makes it into future movies. I expect it'll happen eventually.

The funny thing was, Abrams said there'd be no post-credits scene, but what do you know: Jar-Jar Binks returns! Even though it was only a cameo, they got Ahmed Best back and everything, and strangely enough, he really knocked it out of the park. Standing ovation in the theater I was in.

Yeah, I liked her a lot - she was the best thing in the movie, as far as I'm concerned, and I'm not really sure how Ignatiy decided that she "leaves less of an impression". Anyway, we've certainly come a long way from the days when the audience surrogates were Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen.