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It has been a very It has been a very enthusiastic month over on film. list.co.uk – or at least, it has been where our commenters have been concerned. Our reviewers thought weepy coma romance (comance?) If I Stay was ‘conceptually interesting but mishandled and mawkish’, while kid-friendly squirrel caper The Nut Job (pictured) was ‘bluntly animated and over-complicated’. Not so the general public, though. ‘just went to see this today it was absoultely
gob smacking want to see this again so much’ squealed cheryle of If I Stay, while The Nut Job earned a sturdy ‘Nice and family cinema’ from Afsaneh. Both of these heartfelt
endorsements pale in comparison to list.co.uk user Shawn though, who, upon hearing that The Moody Blues are back on tour, exclaimed: ‘Oh how wonderful, The Moody Blues back in the UK!! Many a fan prayer
answered!!! Its a Blue World, see you on tour, yippeee! Love the Moodies!!!! <3’ Clearly neither moody nor blue. Thankfully, not every utterance in our comment feed was imbued with such suffocating positivity: check out the self-devouring, almost haiku- esque ennui of user Stonham Barns Car Boot, commenting on (what else?) Stonham Barns Traditional Car Boot Sale: ‘We are not on hard ground.’ Ominous words indeed.
GRAPHIC CONTENT Unanswered questions about the referendum
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‘Who will own our North Sea reserves of natural batter?’ ‘Can the Proclaimers write a new national anthem?’
‘What will happen to the popular 90s music genre UK Garage?’
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‘Will I need a passport for the Hogwarts Express?’ ‘Can we still listen to Queen?’
‘Will we need to buy new plugs?’
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