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About Raptureponies

I'm basically awesome. And Complexally awesome also.

I like movies, board games, poker, music, TV cookery programmes and How it's made.

More about this at http://raptureponies.wordpress.com

I’m a locksmith and I’m a locksmith

  By Raptureponies | December 2, 2010 - 10:30 am | Celebs, Comedy, Movies & TV, The Culch, TV
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You cannot deny that when you heard the news of Leslie Nielsen’s death, you turned to whoever was beside you and said: ‘Surely you can’t be serious.’ Of course your partner in crime turned back to you and said, ‘I am, and don’t call me Shirley.’ I reckon the mark of true hilarity and genius is endless quotability… and that must surely be one of the most quoted lines ever. I’m not sure if you knew he grew up in a fairly remote part of town, his dad was a Mountie and his ma was Welsh. Anyway, the only other comic parts I can think of that are quoted as much are Napolean Dynamite and Anchorman. So why was Leslie Nielsen so funny? Was it his background as a “serious actor?” He was in the Poseidon Adventure dontchaknow and even did a screen test for Ben Hur…

The Hairy Bikers are cool

  By Raptureponies | September 7, 2009 - 10:22 pm | The Culch
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If there’s one thing I’m not too good at, it’s cooking. I think the last thing I made successfully was soup – when I put a bowl of my mammy’s best into the microwave and switched it on. Which means it’s even weirder that I love cookery programmes. I used to sky plus Jamie Oliver until too many cookery programmes made the box explode. I could watch cookery programmes all day long. Come Dine With Me, Rachel Allen, Trish’s Country Kitchen, The F Word, and I’ve gone as far as loving cookery magazine, yet here I am not actually cooking. Still it does give me plenty of time to watch them. Now, since we’re moving into Autumn, it’s the perfect time to do some cookery TV talk. And I’m going to start with the Hairy Bikers. These two lads are hefty, hairy bikers – who travel around England, and Northern … There’s more →

Do you know who’s deadly?

  By Raptureponies | September 7, 2009 - 5:08 pm | The Culch
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Well it turns out, we are. Why? Well let me tell you… the early nominations for the Realex Irish Web Awards are just out. Lovely stuff, now, go on on and toddle over to have a look at our categories - we’re up for two, and we’re only a baby, so thank you kindly nominators! First up we’re in the Best Entertainment website sponsored by Radical, and we’ve also gotten a nod in the Best Arts Category. Awesome! So thanks a million for that, and everyone here at Culch.ie is only delighted. So keep October 10th free, we’ll buy you nominators a drink. Ps. you can still nominate in the Social Campaign Award - nominations close on September 17th at 6pm.

Doc Par Trailer.

  By Raptureponies | August 11, 2009 - 7:17 pm | The Culch
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I’m really excited about this, not just because it looks like an amazing film - and it does, but obviously Heath Ledger’s final performance is going to be a big thing, a lot of expectation, a lot of sadness. I remember when I heard he’d died, and it genuinely made me sad. He was a great actor - from Ten Things I Hate About You to The Dark Knight . And because who doesn’t love Terry Gilliam? Originally here.

God saves the moon from the wolves

  By Raptureponies | August 4, 2009 - 9:18 pm | Movies & TV
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Moon. It’s about Sam, played in all parts really well by Sam Rockwell. Sam’s coming to the end of his three year contract mining alone on the dark side of the moon. He’s kept company by GERTY, his Kevin Spacey voiced computer. He’s getting some intermittent messages from his wife and can’t wait to get home. It’s all about gorgeous music, soundtracking Sam Bell’s last few days, his plodding, predicatable model making, his tending to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John… his idle chat to his plants and of course his early musical alarm clock. But it’s about more than that, because it captures Sam’s loneliness in his last few days,, and when he starts to go a bit funny, he sees some bits and pieces that aren’t really there. Until the accident. I won’t say anything else about that, except it’s no blockbuster. Instead it’s a thoughtful flick, with flowing … There’s more →

I bet Bono spends 1000 pounds a day on eyeliner or In Between, In Between, In Between, In Between

  By Raptureponies | June 5, 2009 - 5:04 pm | Featured Post, Gigs, Music, The Culch
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Well, the Manics tour of “Journal for Plague Lovers” was always going to an emotional time for band, and I suppose for audience. The Welsh three piece’s latest album is made up entirely of missing fourth member Richey Edwards’ lyrics. Their visit to the Olympia (in Dublin, for our International readers) last night was at times invigorating and depressing, an homage and a celebration, a funeral and a party. It had been well publicised that the band are playing the JFPL set followed by a greatest hits set. It made a nice change to the usual hit song, album song, hit song, new album filler, hit song, encore, second encore thing that bands usually do. And I suppose it’s fair to say I’ve never felt such a range of emotions at a gig before.

Those Scotties were hard work.

  By Raptureponies | May 22, 2009 - 3:41 pm | The Culch
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What happens when you walk into a cinema filled with peopel wearing sunglasses? It might be a sign that you’re going to see something different - or childish. Well Coraline is a bit of both. It’s a children’s film, really but it’s a kids film for grown ups. First of all, i have to get it out of the way - 12 euro per ticket for 3D films, and €1.50 supplement for unlimited customers. I’m outraged at that. Not enough that i’d tell people to stay away from Coraline. It’s a beautiful, colourful, funny film. It’s all about blue haired Coraline, who’s parents don’t have much time for her. They’ve just moved into the Pink palace apartments and are getting on with their gardening catalogue. Coraline starts to go exploring and finds a little door that leads into another world, where everything looks a little bit brighter, and tastier. Except … There’s more →

Religulous - a review

  By Raptureponies | April 9, 2009 - 1:16 pm | The Culch
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Talk to Jesus? Check Talk to Christian truckers? Check Talk to Gay Muslim activists? Check Talk to dimwitted US senators? Check Bill Maher goes from the Holy Land experience to the actual Holy Land, asking some… difficult questions. Mostly he’s asking religious nuts… hardcore followers of many faiths, and I think they’re a bit ‘easy target’. Still, It’s a very funny, well structured, (I wonder how many hours of interviews he’s got stowed away?), carefully edited mock documentary. Raptureponies says Yes.

Il Divo

  By Raptureponies | March 27, 2009 - 3:47 pm | Movies & TV
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Not these lads… These Lads… It focuses on the downfall of ear-y Giulio Andreotti, who apparently hooked up with the mafia sometime in the 70s, 80s and 90s. The movie is dark and red. Wholly engrossing, even if it’s a teensy bit confusing at times for someone (like me) who wasn’t totally familiar with the back story, it did however, encourage me to actually look up about it and I’ve learned a lot! The wordy bits at the start are especially nice and the camera work is A1. The tone is right, comical in places, and bloody at times. It moves really fast, but gets a tiny bit bogged down towards the end with the detail and how X knows Y and that Y met M and Q met P and they all met Andreotti. The guy playing him was deadly too, as are all the supporting cast. RPs says … There’s more →

I know random

  By Raptureponies | March 23, 2009 - 5:02 pm | Events, The Culch
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I’m right in the thick of it over yonder, but this stopped me in my tracks. On the news last night, all the fuss, delight and marvel at the homecoming (excellent by the way), and then up pops Tommy Bowe, singing Black Velvet Band. Eyes peeled, sharp intake of breath. RPs: is that one of the players? … Singing Black Velvet Band…? MyDad (with a smirk): Yes it is. Excellent, but just bizarre.