Premier League 10 most impressive players Nov-Dec

The names listed are the players who have impressed me the most when i’ve watched them play this season. I have tried to avoid the more obvious bigger names unless they have been too good to ignore. The fixtures used for this criteria are game weeks 11-20

Note: This list is NOT in order

1.Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)

Since becoming a regular in the ever improving Arsenal side, Gabriel Martinelli has flourished scoring 4 and assisting 2 in 7 appearances. His goals have shown he is a ruthless finisher in close range. However his scoring has not been the most impressive part of his game but rather his desire to chase down and win the ball back for his team. Against Norwich he ran from the left wing to the right wing in order to retrieve the ball which then created the move in which Saka finished. His pace and desire along with his predatorial finishing has been a key reason why Arteta’s men have entered into the top 4.

2.Emmanuel Dennis (Watford)

The Watford talisman does not seem to be getting the recognition he deserves with 13 goal contributions in 16 league appearances, including a standout performance against Manchester United. Despite Watford’s poor run of form, Dennis remains a bright spark. With Dennis being called up for Nigeria for the upcoming AFCON tournament in January, he will miss vital games against Tottenham, Newcastle, Norwich and without a backup striker who can match Dennis’s contributions, Watford may be in for a struggle.

3.Joao Cancelo (Man City)

A very gifted versatile footballer than is the current best fullback in the league for me. Both efficient offensively and defensively on either wing, Cancelo has been a crucial reason as to why Pep’s Man City are running away with the league yet again. His movement and crossing ability makes himself a nightmare for defenders to defend against.

4.Trent Alexander Arnold (Liverpool)

From one full back to the other, Trent has continued to show why he is so crucial to Liverpool’s attacking play. 2 goals and 8 Assists from right back is incredible and yes his defensive duties still remain questionable, he more than makes up for it with his crossing and long range shooting ability. An absolute stunner against newcastle was one of the goals of the season so far.

5.Mason Mount (Chelsea)

Now for England, I don’t rate Mount at all, he offers very little and does not seem to have that explosiveness like others do in his position. However for Chelsea, he is a different player. You can tell his is the heart of the team and what has impressed me the most these game weeks is that he has produced some excellent finishes particularly those against Watford and West Ham. 4 goals and 3 assists in 7 straight starts is not a bad return at all.

6.Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal)

I was not the biggest fan of Ødegaard when he joined the Gunners permanently and he did have quite the slow start. However in these game weeks we are starting to see what he can do, pulling the strings in games against Southampton, West Ham, Leeds and Norwich whilst also improving his goal scoring ability in the previous games . Some may say these were against weaker or depleted teams and so a similar performance against the likes of Tottenham and Manchester City could decide whether this man is the right one to lead Arsenal back to the Champions League.

7.Raheem Sterling (Man City)

After a slow start to the season, Sterling has found his form with 6 goals in his last 7 featured games. He has shown how he can be one of the league’s most dangerous players with is clever movement and dribbling that has won his team penalties as well as burying a few of his own. As an England fan its exciting seeing Sterling return to his top form and I’m hopeful he can have a similar campaign to the Euros at the upcoming World Cup in 2022.

8.Joelinton (Newcastle)

A player who has been hugely disrespected this season. Since joining from Hoffenheim it’s been no secret that Joelinton has not been the goal scoring machine, the Magpies were hoping for when he arrived. In a somewhat genius move, Eddie Howe has taken his strengths and moulded him into a monstrous ball winning midfielder. He is constantly battling, giving 110% every game whilst doing his defensive duties impressively. Just watch his recent performance against Man Utd, one of the best individual performances of the season so far. It’s a brilliant sight when a player who gets a lot of stick manages to turn it round. I hope he can continue his form for the rest of the season.

9.Diego Jota (Liverpool)

6 goals in 9 games is not a bad return at all is it. Jota always seems to be in the right area in order to at least get a shot away, showing his movement and positing is top notch.. Jota has done well at keeping out Roberto Firmino out of the side who’s game time seems to be getting less and less. Jota’s main criticism for me is he does miss quite a few chances but if your scoring 6 goals in 9 games you can’t really complain too much.

10.Romain Saiss (Wolves)

Wolves have kept 5 clean sheets in 8 games with two of those defeats being narrow losses to Liverpool and Man City. Wolves have become such a defensive unit these past couple of months, being the only team not to conceded from a set piece with Saiss being a key reason for it. His defensive positioning has been on point with dominant performances against Chelsea, Brighton, Burney & West Ham. Wolves defensive record is not being spoken about enough for me and after a slow start to the season, Wolves could find themselves in a comfortable part of the table if they can get their attacking to be as successful as the defence.

Honourable Mentions

Bernardo Silva (Man City)

After the first few weeks of this period of games, Bernardo was being put on the same level of Salah, turning into quite the goalscorer. However the last few weeks has seen the goals dry up and his contributions to the game being less effective hence why he just misses out

John McGinn (Aston Villa)

A proper engine of that Aston Villa midfield, everything revolves around him. Since Gerrard’s arrival McGinn has gone up another level, producing some exquisite passes whilst dictating the play which as made Villa a real threat again. Also his technique on his long range shooting whether it be on the ground or on the volley is phenomenal. If it wasn’t for 3 games postponed in a row, McGinn maybe could have sneaked into the top 10.

Lucas Moura (Tottenham)

A player who I never really thought we had seen the best from yet, Lucas Moura has finally found a decent run of form. The trio of Kane, Son and Lucas are finally starting to click under Conte with Lucas really standing out with his excellent dribbling technique which has caused massive issues for opposition defences. Lucas put in a standout performance against Crystal Palace.

Jose Sa (Wolves)

Jose Sa is right up there with Aaron Ramsdale for best signings of the season. Having to replace a brilliant keeper in Rui Patricio was going to be a tough ask but Sa has been excellent being one of the best shop stoppers in the league and instrumental along with his defence in keeping those 5 clean sheets.

James Maddison (Leicester)

Similar to Sterling, Maddison had a quiet start to the season, likely down to the recently admitted confident crisis, but it looks like he has regained his confidence with 4 goals and 3 assists in 8 games. Maddison was instrumental in a very close attempted comeback against Man City in which he sparked into life with a goal and also played his part in the other 2 goals. Similar performances against Newcastle and Watford has shown Maddison just may be back to his best.

The Matrix Resurrections Honest Review

View Date: 22nd December 9:30

My Favourite Franchise of all time is back with a fourth instalment that had astronomical expectations created by myself and so it’s no surprise those expectations were not met. Don’t let this fool you, the Matrix Resurrections was a solid, enjoyable viewing that had its flaws.

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WARNING

The following review contains massive spoilers for the Matrix Resurrections

Note:I got Goosebumps when that opening score played at the start of the film. 18 years in the making

The Story

Our story follows on from the Matrix Revolutions with Neo being shown alive and back in the new Matrix as a successful video game programmer who struggles to determine what is real. A new crew of red pills aims to free Neo from his prison created by the Analyst, a machine tasked with studying human psyche who has replaced the Architect as the creator of the new 7th version of the Matrix. We also learn that somehow Trinity is alive in this new Matrix who the same as Neo has no rendition of past events. Neo and the crew of the Mnemosyne aim to free Trinity from the grasp of the Analyst.

Its clear to me and many others than Lana did not want to do another movie but knew Warner Bros would make another with or without so Lana tried to tie up Neo & Trinity story in the attempt for any reboot to not be attached to her beloved original trilogy.

Does anyone actually die?

Correct me if I’m wrong but not one named character dies which is the biggest flaw for me in the whole movie. When the swarm attack the side characters pretty much all of them expect maybe Morpheus and bugs and a couple others should have died. The fact that no one actually dies shows how weak the enemies were, even Smith failed to kill anyone. This moves onto my point about how without Agents the film lacked a credible threat.

The Villains

No Agents=No Stakes

The Agents were my favourite part of the original franchise. There presence brought an aura of danger as we knew they were stronger and faster than any human. Every time our heroes entered the Matrix, you knew that danger awaited them. Even the almighty Morpheus was obliterated by Agent Smith in the first instalment, showing how much of a threat they are. Although Neo developed God like powers, the side characters were still in danger at every moment.

When I saw Daniel Bernhardt and Matt McColm were reprising their roles as Agent Johnson and Agent Thompson, I was excited especially Johnson due to his fight with Morpehus in Reloaded being one of my favourite scenes in the trilogy. Therefore, it was disappointing to see in the Matrix Resurrections that there was very little presence of the agents all. Without them that sense of dread had vanished and was never really replaced. The swarm was a cool idea but had no where near the effect the agents had on the film

Mr Anderson… wait Thomas

Right off the bat I loved Jonathan Groff as Agent Smith. This seems unpopular but I enjoyed him calling Neo Thomas, it distinguishes his performance from Hugo’s as he would never be able to top his delivery of iconic lines such as of “Mr Anderson”. If Groff used these lines then audiences would undeniably think this guy is no Hugo Weaving which would be an insult to a excellent performance by Groff Should Smith have returned? For me….no.

His death in revolutions was a fitting end as the machines destroyed him and so the original trilogy seems ruined with his return and it also begs the question, just how do you eliminate Smith? Yes you can argue Neo and Smith are one so if you have one, you have the other which I can understand but for me my point on tarnishing the original trilogy ending remains. Groff had the same issue as Mateen II with that they should have had their own characters instead of playing famous old ones. Groff could have been similar to Smith, in a way that he is a powerful programme that wants to escape/control the Matrix or a human working for the machines who resents Neo for releasing him from the Matrix and is gifted abilities by the machines so that he can keep Neo in the Matrix so that it remains functional. I dunno I’m just brainstorming.

The Analyst

I’m seeing a lot of hate for Neil Patrick Harris ‘The Analyst’ in the movie, I personally enjoyed him a lot, he plays the sly villain well. I liked his cocky and arrogant attitude as he mentally tortures Neo throughout. It was a nice surprise to see him become the main villain as I thought he only had a small role as a human therapist. Seeing a machine becoming intrigued by human emotions is an direction I hoped the film would follow after the emotionless Architect of Reloaded & Revolutions. I can see why some people can’t see NPH as a menacing threat but he is not meant to be a scary menacing figure but rather a puppet master that sits back and controls the puppets from safety.

The Good Guys

Morpheus

As stated earlier, Mateen II should not have been Morpheus but rather a new character. He did not play the character Morpheus well and that was because of the script. He was way too laid back and far too jokey compared to Fishburne. I know this is some kind of Neo’s interpretation of Morpheus but he never acted like this around Neo so I don’t understand the sudden change in how he behaves or appears. I am still confused on who this new version of morpheus is and how he got there.

At the start of the film I got Goosebumps when I saw this new version of Morpheus as an agent, like the machines had stolen his body and used him as an agent just to stick it to the humans. I thought it was a cool concept until it became apparent that this was all apart of Neo’s video game. About halfway through the film, we see that the real Morpheus had passed away sometime between the end of revolutions and resurrections which raises more questions than answers. Before the film I was hoping for some sort of Fishburne cameo but the statue is all I got.

Trinity is god now?

The way I see Trinity gaining superpowers is that her and Neo were powering the Matrix therefore once united they become united they can control the matrix. Another way is maybe, with a new matrix there is a new one who could now be Trinity. I don’t really understand it to be honest and her also becoming God makes the film share the same criticisms as Reloaded and Revolutions with the fact that our heroes are unbeatable and with Trinity now powerful there is no longer any characters to worry about. This puts a potential fifth instalment at a major disadvantage.

Note: I didn’t like how disrespectful Niobe was to Neo. She took a huge risk in Revolutions because she believed in him and now since his return she chooses to lock him away despite his success in the past. I found most of the new Zion scenes pointless, Neo is thrown in jail and immediately escapes while Bugs regains control of her ship despite being disciplined.

Should Neo & Trinity have returned?

It’s a tough question. If they had not returned people would moan about them not being there. I liked their deaths in revolutions and I could only see them coming back if they were clones created by the machines but its revealed the machines revived them using their original bodies. No disrespect to Keanu & Carrie Ann but they can’t move as well as they could 18 years ago hence the fighting scenes are not as slick and so no memorable fight scenes are created. Fight scenes were sacrificed for more explosive set pieces with Neo blasting everything in sight rather than using his fists. You feel if Keanu was younger would could have had a Burly brawl esque fight with the swarm. The best I can think of is New Smith vs Neo but that was a rehash of the train fight in the first film. Even though I believe at least trinity should have stayed dead, I still enjoyed their story as there such a good couple and they got their happy ending.

Conclusion

I did like the film but because its my favourite franchise I have to critique it harshly. The film had a lot of fan service bringing back old characters and redoing famous scenes which is a good and a bad thing as a lot of scenes we see scenes we have seen before which lacks freshness but it also brings back nostalgia. I still am a sucker for people running and jumping of walls shooting mid air and the movie had plenty of it. I liked the train sequence due to the chaos that ensures but it missed a agent fight in the midst of it. I didn’t like Bugs at the start but she grew on me quickly and she felt like the only relevant new good character along with new Morpheus. I enjoyed the final swarm part despite the lack of death and I loved that Smith helped Neo, it’s cool to see the ‘enemy of my enemy is my friend’ trope being used in this film. I didn’t like how they don’t use phones anymore to escape, I like the mirrors but some scenes you would have the characters in the matrix and the next out of the matrix, thus eliminating any tension as the humans can escape so easily.

I can say that this movie is way overhated and is still a fun watch despite its flaws. I will have to rewatch it again to determine where it ranks amongst its Matrix peers but this was an enjoyable watch that I’m eager to revisit. I would definitely watch another film or even tv show but I think its time for a new story with new characters or the new characters introduced in Resurrections. The idea of factions within the matrix colliding would be the direction I would be interested in seeing.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Spider Man No Way Home Honest Review

View Date: Friday 17th December 7:00PM

It is finally here!!! One of my most anticipated movies of the year has finally arrived. I had to stay off social media for two days in order to avoid spoilers and I made the right choice as it is crawling with them. Literally on TikTok there are clips of the key points of the film all over the app, like why do people have to 1.film that in the first place 2.post it potentially spoiling it for thousands of people. Same with twitter too, people doing it all for likes. Ok rant over, time for the movie. The review will be split into a spoiler and spoiler free section

Spoiler Free Section

Plot

After his identity was revealed by Mysterio at the end of Far From Home, Peter Parker and his friends and family are struggling to cope with the fame as the people of New York are split between Spider-Man and Mysterio. Spider Man asks Dr Strange for help in erasing everyone’s memory. The Spell does not go to plan and unleashes past Spider Man villains into his universe.

The Side Characters

Ill admit i was not the biggest fan of Zendaya as MJ, I just never really connected with the character and I feel some of her facial expressions were a bit odd. However in this movie, she is great. She is funny and takes more of a forward role with her relationship with Peter becoming more explored for the better.

Dr Strange is excellent throughout and is just a cool badass. Benedict Cumberbatch plays the role to perfection with the right balance of humour and seriousness. I like how with each film that features Dr Strange, we see a different skill he possesses, emphasising how much of a powerful ally he is.

I did not like Aunt May in this film. She has more of a prominent role in the movie and I really hate when they preach this ” lets change the bad guys into good guys bull****”, without spoiling the plot, if Aunt May kept her mouth shut, the unfortunate events that follow could have been completely avoided.

The Fighting

The fight sequences were as good as I expected them to be and the locations they occurred in were stunning. The final battle is one of the best in the MCU and was a really fitting climatic battle for the hype this film had around it. However some of the earlier battles with the villians seemed a bit too short and we didnt get to see them shine or be potrayed as much of a threat as Spider Man seems to deal with them with relative ease. This will be developed more in the spoiler section

No Way Home is a fun ride that had very high expectations, arguably on the scale of Endgame and it mostly delivers with a few minor nit-picks. I feel this is easily a top 5 Marvel film and so you should defiantly check it out.

Spoiler Section!!!!

Be warned heavy spoilers follow.

The Elephant in the Room

Looking back it was so obvious that Tobey and Andrew would reprise their roles as Spider Man because how can you bring back their villains but not Spider Man himself. It was so good to see them but boy does Tobey look old, I remember watching his films as a Kid and I can’t get over how much older he looks, its crazy. The Introduction was very clever, I think that was the best way to introduce them instead of the cliché saving Tom Holland’s Spider Man at the last minute. The shot of all 3 Spider Man’s as they are about to go to war is so cool and one of my favourite shots in movie history. Andrew Garfield saving MJ was a brillaint direction to take the film in, giving a call-back to his failures in Amazing Spider Man 2, a really emotional moment and it would not be the last.

Also HOW DARE THEY TEASE TOBEY MAGUIRE DYING!!! The most shocking moment for me was the Green Goblin impaling Tobey’s Spider Man. It really had me for a second and I don’t think I would have coped if he did died.

The Side Characters (Spoiler Version)

Is it me or did Dr Strange feel like he had been slightly weakened. Dr Strange fight with Spider Man was very cool, a brilliant setting that just fighting through a load of buildings. However Dr Strange bought him into the world and has powers where he can basically grab and trap you from anywhere, so with the advantage of knowing the world how did Strange not not wipe the floor with Spider Man. I’d put Strange as one of the strongest in the Avengers and I don’t buy Spider Man beating him at all.

As stated earlier I was not the biggest fan of Aunt May. I found her very annoying and I don’t like the preachy be the good guy. Like, there’s a bloody lizard man, a guy who blows things up, a man made up of electric and a man with robotic tentacles and she basically just says you’ve got to deal with it all and risk everyone’s lives in order to be the “good guy”. Nah not having it mate. And of course she pays for it with her life, a moment I didn’t really care for as it was her own fault.

The Villians

As alluded too in the spoiler free section, i felt the first meeting with the villains was rushed apart from Doc Oc. Dr Connors did not even get a fight scene which was a high missed opportunity, a close quarters battle in the sewer would have been epic whilst adding an element of tension. Electro was quickly death with and there was no fight with Sandman. Green Goblin and Dr Occ were the clear main villains and I think electro got his fair share too. The fight at Lucky’s flat was cool but the main battle is the highlight. Seeing the 3 spider men working together to take on 5 supervillains was epic and worked well. I would have liked their to have been the Sinister Six but as we see in the post credits there was a sixth member in Venom but he never joined the fight which is a missed opportunity but I feel due to time constraints they didn’t have time to introduce another villain. I feel the story got a little bit clunky in explaining how the likes of Goblin and Doc Occ are alive as they both died in their respective films. Tobey’s spider man does not seem to even react to seeing them alive, especially goblin

Note: Did anyone feel whenever the Sandman was shown in human form it didn’t look right, like the actor has not aged at all. Makes me wonder if they just used shots from Spider Man 3.

The Ending

A brilliant ending although the music when Strange was erasing everyone’s memory was really loud in the cinema, nearly deafening. I don’t know if anyone else had the same problem. When Marvel do downer endings they do it so well, just look at infinity war. Peter going to see MJ in the coffee shop and choosing not to tell MJ and Ned everything was heart-breaking as Peter realises its better for them for him not to be involved in their lives, thus in the process sacrificing his relationships and friendships, leaving him alone in the world… pretty sad stuff.

Overall a great ride that I feel could and should have been longer in order to flesh out the villains more but the action set pieces were brilliant and lived up to the marvel standard of films. I’m so glad they bought back the other two as without them, it would have left a huge gap for me. Easily a top 5 marvel movie and probably the best Spider Man film of all time.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

Christmas Checklist

It’s coming up to yet another Christmas and so I thought it would be interesting to offer my favourite Christmas themed shows and films to watch leading up to the big day itself.

Films

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

My all time favourite Christmas film. A criminally underrated film that i think not enough people have given a chance. Chevy Chase stars as Clark Griswold as he aims to throw the best Christmas ever. However he has to deal with faulty bulbs, the in laws and an old ‘friend’. If you watch this, seek out the original on DVD as the version shown on TV cuts out the best parts and really does not do the Film justice. This movie is hilarious and really puts you in the christmas spirit. I watch this film every Christmas Eve with my Dad and I love every second of it.

Elf

How can you not love Elf? Will Ferrell plays Buddy the Elf, a human raised by Elves as he travels to New York to find his biological father who happens to be on Santa’s Naughty List. This film is for all ages and is a blast from start to finish. The acting is superb all round with the cast creating numerous humorous moments throughout the film.

Please read the negative reviews from critics of this film, some critics need to get a grip and stop taking films like this so seriously.

Home Alone 1/2

Who doesn’t like either Home Alone film. Macaulay Culkin is charming and leads the films at such a young age whilst rarely being annoying which is rare for a lot of child led movies. Both films involve Kevin McAlister being left home alone after his family leave him behind and he is left to defend for himself against two notorious criminals. Both films have excellent acting performances whilst also teaching valuable lessons to adults and children. Kevin’s battles with the two criminals are comedic highlights of both movies.

Love Actually

An all star cast and I mean all star cast is featured in this film about multiple tales of love leading up to the big day. It’s incredible seeing the amount of young actors and actresses that went onto to have big careers in the industry from this film. It’s such an easy watch and I even like the song “Christmas is all around” performed by Bill Nighy. A perfect film to watch with your partner as it tells the different sides of love whilst also sprucing up your Christmas spirit.

Tv Show Episodes

Simpsons

S1 Ep1	Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire	Yes the world famous cartoon show started on a Christmas episode. Homer takes a job as a mall Santa so that the family can have a Christmas that year. The episode also shows how the Simpsons adopted their fan favourite pooch
S7 Ep11	Marge Be Not Proud	This episode made my top 32 list. Bart is caught shoplifting leading to his relationship with his mother becoming strained. A classic episode with a brilliant heart warming ending to put you in the festive mood
S9 Ep10	Miracle On Evergreen Terrace	Bart accidently destroys the families Christmas gifts leading him to cover it up and blame burglar’s. As Bart always causes chaos, it’s so rare to see his remorse for actions and this is one of those episodes where we see him try to make amends but only make things worse.
S11 Ep9	Grift of the Magi	The school is taken over by a toy company looking to exploit the children into creating the next big toy, right in time for the holidays. Another festive classic with an excellent cameo from Gary Coleman.
S15 Ep7	Tis The Fifteenth Season	Homer spends all the Christmas money on himself, leading him to become the most selfless man in town, rivalling Ned Flanders. Homer’s plan to upstage Flanders brings the whole town together on Christmas Day

Best Simpsons Festive Episodes

The Office UK

Part 1 and Part 2 of the Christmas specials are top quality episodes that delivers a very satisfying conclusion to Slough’s favourite paper branch. Ending the series on two Christmas episodes really puts you in a good mood as long term storylines are put to bed with heart warming endings that make you want to know what happens next. The Christmas party is also a highlight of the entire show as we see David Brent finally happy and accepted amongst his peers.

The Office US

Season 2 Episode 10-Christmas Party

One of the best episodes of the show with the excellent “Yankee swap” game being introduced. Chaos follows as everyone’s planned secret Santa gifts are swapped about. Michael is brilliant throughout the episode especially when he’s taking pictures. His reaction to a certain someone flashing him is one of the best moments in the show

Season 3 Episode 10/11-A Benihana Christmas

Michaels looks to deal with his breakup by going out with Andy, Jim & Dwight while Angela goes to war with Karen and Pam over party planning. Another classic Michael episode where he is either listening to the 30 second preview of James Blunt’s “Goodbye My Lover” over and over again or he’s failing to distinguish between the two Asian waitresses they bring back to the office party as dates.

Merry Christmas Mr Bean

Mr Bean fascinates me. Rowan Atkinson can invest the viewer without rarely saying a word which not many are able to do. The iconic character goes Christmas shopping, conducts a band and has Christmas dinner with his girlfriend. It’s obvious why this is one of the most beloved episodes of Mr Bean with its easy viewability and excellent jokes that provides the laughs.

Family Guy

S3 Ep16-A Very Special Family Guy Freakin’ Christmas

My favourite family guy Christmas episode. Lois plans for the holidays are ruined when Brian nearly burns the house down and Peter accidently donates all the gifts to charity. An easy watching episode that provides the laughs that early family guy was so good at doing.

Community

S1 Ep12-Comparative Religion

Community is one of the greatest TV shows of all time and your missing out if you haven’t watched it. In this festive episode, Shirley tries to organise a Christmas party for the study group but its thrown into turmoil when Jeff is drawn into a fight with a bully. Troy and Jeff are the standouts especially when they try to hide the fight from shirley.

Simpsons Top 32 Favourite Episodes

To celebrate 32 seasons of the greatest animated TV show of all time, I’d thought I would share my own personal top 32 episodes. I’ve loved the Simpsons ever since I was a little kid and the more I’ve grown up the more hidden jokes you uncover, making you appreciate the show even more. This list took me months to finally decide my final ranking. A lot of the episodes on this list are interchangeable

Honourable Mentions:

The City of New York vs Homer Simpson S9 Ep1

Summer of 4 ft2 S7 Ep25

Two Bad Neighbours s7 Ep13

A Milhouse Divided S8 Ep6

Top 32 Final List

32.Mountain of Madness S8 Ep12

Mr Burns holds a corporate retreat at a snow mountain with the last pair getting to a cabin a top the mountain, getting fired. Each employee is randomly paired up leaving Homer with Mr Burns and Lenny with… well Carl

Best Moment: Mr burns and Homer mental breakdowns in the cabin

31.The Boy Who Knew Too Much S5 Ep20

Principal Skinner tracks Bart across the town as he believes Bart is skipping school. Bart escapes but becomes the centre of a court case involving Freddy Quimby and a French waiter. Its interesting to see Bart’s moral compass as he chooses between freeing an innoncent man or face punishment from Skinner.

Best Moment: Bart hearing Skinner & Homer’s thoughts in court

30.HOMR S12 Ep9

Homer reasoning for his stupidity is down to a crayon lodged in his brain, once removed Homer becomes one of the smartest people in town much to the resentment of everyone except Lisa. To be honest I hate that this mysterious crayon was there all this time, with all the injuries Homer has had in the past it made no sense it was constantly missed and the explanation was poor. However the episode makes up for it with its clever jokes, there is some real classic Simpson jokes found in this episode.

Best Moment: Homer withdrawing his life savings.

Homer accidently proving to Ned that ‘God’ does not exist.

29.The Springfield Connection S6 Ep23

After taking out a criminal , Marge joins the police force after a weekend of training. Marge sticks to the law strictly which even lands Homer in trouble

Best Moment: Marge’s Training

Crazy man: Forget about the badge!When do we get the freakin’ guns?

Chief Wiggum : Hey, I told you, you don’t get your gun until you tell me your name.

Man : I’ve have it up to here with your “rules”!

28.Skinner Sense of Snow S12 Ep8

The school kids get snowed in at the Elementary School leading Principal Skinner to go full military commander, leading to a revolution led by Bart and Nelson

Best Moment: The Kids thinking Skinner is a millionaire

27.Deep Space Homer S5 Ep15

Homer and Barney undergo vigorous training in order to battle it out to become the next astronaut. Homer becomes the eventual winner and his ride in space is not smooth one bit.

Best Moment-The inanimate carbon rod winning employee of the week

26-Mother Simpson S7, Ep8

Homer meets his lost lost mother for the first time since he was a young boy. I saw a review for this episode that summed it up perfectly. It’s not the best episode but it has the best scene in the Simpsons. The scene in question is a real tearjerker, a scene that never gets any easier the more you watch it

Best Moment: The Ending Scene

25-Maximum Homerdrive S10, Ep17

After competing in a food competition, Homer becomes a truck driver while Marge and Lisa get a new doorbell. The trend of Homer getting a new job continues but its an easy watch episode which has some quite ridiculous moments in it

Best Moment: Red Barclay or Tony Randall?

24-Marge vs the Monorail S4 Ep12

A Monorail is built in Springfield with Homer as its conductor but its structural capabities and safertyness soon puts the whole town in danger. The episode is famous for its monorail song and the Leonard Nimoy cameos

Best Moment

Nimoy:”Well My Work Here is Done”

Barney: “What do you mean your work here is done, you didn’t do anything

Nimoy: (Laughs) “Didnt I?” ‘Vanishes’

23.Marge Be Not Proud S7 Ep11

A kind of Christmassy episode which sees Bart and Marge’s relationship strained when he is caught shoplifting the new video game “Bonestorm” at the Try ‘N’ Save. Quite an emotional episode especially seeing Bart’s remorse and his mom struggling to forgive him

Best Moment: Bart’s christmas present to Marge

22.Homer’s Enemy S8 Ep23

Homer tries his hardest to befriend new power plant employee Frank Grimes however Frank despises Homer for how he seems to be rewarded for his stupidity and laziness. A classic episode known more for its dark ending.

Best Moment: Homer’s attempt to show Grimey he’s a model employee.

21.Homer Badman S6 Ep9

After to going to a candy trade show, Homer is accused of sexual assault by the babysitter which causes him to be public enemy number one. Homer tries everything to clear his name.

Best Moment: Both Rock Bottom segments

20.The Homer They Fall S8 Ep3

Moe becomes Homer’s boxing manager after seeing him withstand a beating from 3 other men. As Homer climbs up the ranks he earns a championship bout against the world champion Drederick Tatum. I love Drederick Tatum as a secondary character his innocent but killer nature is a hilarious parody of Mike Tyson.

Best Moment: The Whole build up and fight between Homer and Tatum.

19. Trash of the Titans S9 Ep22

Homer becomes Sanitation Commissioner after creating the slogan “Can’t someone else do it’. The position soon becomes unfavourable as he blows the budget in one month leaving the town’s people furious.

Best Moment: Homer and Ray Patterson exchange words.

Homer: “Are we gonna let politics get in the way of our friendship?”

Ray: “Friendship? You told people I lured children into my gingerbread house!”

Homer: “(Laughs) Yeah, that was just a lie”

18.Homer vs The Eighteenth Amendment S8 Ep18

After Bart gets drunk at a St. Patricks day parade, an undiscovered 200 year old prohibition law has been discovered and is enforced leading Homer to become the Beer Baron and go head to head with a no nonsense detective Rex Banner.

Best Moments: The short life of Duff zero

Rex banner interrogating Ned Flanders

Rex: “Are you the Beer Baron”

Ned: “Well, if you’re talking about root beer, I plead guilt-diddily-ildly as char-didily-arged.”

Rex: “He’s not the Baron, but he sounds drunk, take him in”

17.And Maggie Makes Three S6 Ep13

After Lisa notices there are no pictures of Maggie in the family photo album, we flashback to see how Homer quit his job at the Power Plant to take his dream job at the bowling alley. All is well until Homer discovers Marge is pregnant and that he can longer provide for his family on his current salary which means he has to grovel for his old job back.

Best Moment: The reason why there are no Maggie pictures is revealed. Homer has them all at work to cheer him up. The shot of ‘do it for her’ is one of the most emotional moments in TV History.

16.Treehouse of Horror VI s7 Ep6

Residents of Springfield fight huge advertising figures, the school kids battle Groundskeeper Willie in their dreams in a parody of Wes Kraven’s Nightmare on elm street and Homer enters the 3D Realm. It was so surreal seeing Homer in the real world at the end of the episode when i first saw it

Best Moment: “Lousy SMARCH Weather”

15.Behind the Laughter S11 Ep22

A mockumentary showing what the Simpsons family is like behind the cameras which shows that there just a family of actors working on a TV Show, a great concept. A tv show inside of a TV show if you will. The episode shows old scenes from previous episodes which are explained from various ‘cast’ members. For example the famous Springfield gorge scene is treated as a real incident and shows Homer’s rehab to recover from those injuries. The episode also follows how each member of the family reacted to fame which leads to there eventual break-up.

Best Moment:

Homer: “I thought the cop was a prostitute”

14.The Debarted S19 Ep13

Another chapter in the Skinner vs Bart rivalry as they aim to get one up on each other. Bart befriends a new kid at the school called Donny who is secretly a mole working for Skinner and Chalmers. The episode spoofs the Martin Scorsese classic ‘The Departed” even playing the iconic ‘Shipping Up To Boston’ By The Dropkick Murphys at the end. Its a shame Donnie is only in this singular episode.

Best Moment: Donnie changing his ways and helping Bart escape Skinner & Chalmers

13.Lemon of Troy S6 Ep24

The Kids of Springfield go to war with the kids of Shelbyville after a sacred lemon tree is stolen . I love it when Shelbyville is showcased in episodes as it shows a town even worse than Springfield which is saying something and adds further depth to the Simpsons universe.

Best Moment: The whole segment between Nelson ‘saving’ Martin

Martin: “No one manhandles the bosom chum of Nelson Muntz. Spring forth burly protector, and save me!”

12.The Joy of Sect S9 Ep13

The town of Springfield is roped into a cult called the movementarians led by the mysterious Leader. Homer and the kids are recruited and its up to Marge, Reverend Lovejoy and Ned to free them.

Best Moment: The Movementarians track down Homer in Ned’s basement

Ned:”Y’know I pride myself on being a good host so I’m obliged to offer you a beer – but I’m so darn mad it’s gonna be mostly head!”

11.Homer the Heretic S4 Ep3

Homer stays at home instead of going to the usual Sunday service at the Church. The episode really captures the joys of having a day to yourself and just lounging round the house. A great episode to watch on a harsh winters day.

Best Moment: Ned’s attempt to rescue Homer from the house fire backfires when Homer is sprung back into the a blazed house.

10.Who Shot Mr Burns Pt 1 S6 Ep25

Mr Burns evilness makes him the enemy of the town. Several townspeople including Homer, Bart, Lisa, Tito Puente, Willie and Moe swear vengeance which leads to Mr Burns being shot but the shooters identity remaining a mystery.

Best Moment: Chalmers Yelling at Skinner

Superintendent Chalmers: SKINERR, “Why is it when I heard the word ‘school’ and the word ‘exploded’, I immediately thought of the word ‘Skinner’?”

9.Treehouse of Horror V S6 Ep6

The greatest tree house of horror episode, all 3 stories are absolute classics. The Simpsons spoof horror classic ‘The Shining’, Homer travels back in time disrupting his own timeline and the school kids are taken out one by one by cannibalistic school teachers.

Best Moment: Marge confronting a crazy Homer in the Shining.

Homer: “No Beer, No TV make Homer go something something…”

Marge:|”Go a little crazy?”

Homer: “Don’t mind if I Do” ~Goes Crazy~

8.A Star is Burns S6 Ep18

Springfield hosts its own film festival with guest host Jay Sherman. Residents such as Bart, Hans Moleman and Barney submit their entries but its Mr Burns who goes all out to secure the award even going as far as hiring a famous director’s ‘non union Mexican equivalent’.

Best Moments: Hans’ Moleman’s Oscar worthy movie or Moe being mistaken for Drew Barrymore by tourists.

7.Homer The Great S6 Ep12

Homer becomes a member of a secret cult in Springfield known as the stonecutters. The stonecutter song is the best musical moment in the show and it always gets stuck in my head for days when I watch the episode. Patrick Stewart is a tremendous guest star, voicing Number one.

Best Moment: Homer’s Initiation into the Stonecutters

6.Homer at the Bat S3 Ep17

The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team reach the championship game with Homer as the star player but Mr Burns hires 9 Major League Baseball stars in order to secure the title. However the tactic backfires as all but one of the stars make the actual game due to hilarious circumstances. All 9 stars voiced themselves which caused major production delays as they had to fit everyone within their own schedules.

Best Moment: Don Mattingly failing to shave off his non existent sideburns or Bart & Lisa heckling Daryl Strawberry.

5.22 Short Films about Springfield S7 Ep21

This episode really lets secondary characters shine from showcasing Apu’s dedication to working, to Smithers’s allergy to bees to the pulp fiction esque standoff between Snake, Chief Wiggum and Herman. Each story is unique and most of them hilarious.

Best Moment: Of course it has to be the famous steamed hams segment involving Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers (One of my favourite Duos in the show)

4.Mr Plow S4 Ep9-Adam west

The top 3 was so hard for me to choose because there interchangeable and on another day Mr Plow would be number one on this list. This episode produces one of the most memorable, greatest jingles in the Mr Plow song. Adam West also produces my favourite guest appearance throughout the show when Bart, Homer and Lisa meet him at a convention, comedy gold

Best Moment: ‘Meet Adam West ‘or the Mr Plow commercial

“This Exhibit is closed”

3.You Only Move Twice S8 Ep2

This episode involves the greatest one episode character in the show, Hank Scorpio. The spy spoof episode sees Homer moving his family to the ‘perfect’ Cypress Creek where he works for a Supervillain even though he never actually realises this. Albert Brooks way of perceiving Hank as the nicest supervillain that wants to conquer the world is genius.

Best Moment: Homer’s obviousness throughout the episode to his new bosses evil plans or Hank’s final line to Homer “But Homer, on your way out, if you want to kill somebody, it would help me a lot.”

2.Bart vs Australia S6 Ep16

Bart has to travel to Australia to receive punishment after making a prank call to a naïve child. The show purposely makes fun of Australia and harmlessly pokes fun. References to the countries fondness of fosters and their extreme wildlife habitants and even an old Adolf Hitler appearance is made. An absolute classic.

Best Moment: Its really difficult to chose one so here’s 3:

1-The whole bar scene involving the gigantic can of fosters and the cup of coffee argument

2-Mr Prime Minister ANDYYYYY

3-Chazwozzers

1.Who Shot Mr Burns Pt 2 S7 Ep1

The Residents of Springfield are interrgoating by local law enforcement in order to find the culprit for shooting Mr Montgomery Burns. Every Interrogation scene is hilarious and the episode throws a curveball when the shooter is revealed although it should not have been that surprising considering this is the Simpsons we’re talking about here. The Episode is famous for running a real competition asking viewers who they thought did the deed. The right answer was priced at 66/1 in Vegas.

Best Moments: The Crushing of Shelbyville

Moe’s Interrogation sees a layer of his soul crushed each time the Lie detector calls out his late night plans.

A Man Named Scott Honest Review

Kid Cudi, one of the most inspirational musical artists of all time teams up with Amazon to present an in depth look at his life during his career starting from his roots from Man on the Moon all the way to his latest release of Man of the Moon III.

Joined by the likes of Kanye West, Plain Pat, Schoolboy Q, Jaden, Dot Da Genius, A$AP Rocky, Shia LaBeouf and many more, this musical documentary explores the rise of Kid Cudi and the struggles he find with fame and drugs as his success grows and grows.

Before the review begins I must point out I am a big Kid Cudi fan and to see him so happy with himself now is really beautiful and shows through the dark times you will find the light.

Man On The Moon: The birth of an Instant Classic

Man on the Moon is really one of the best albums of all time. Cudi become a role model for millions of kids around the globe who had no one to look up too. I never realised Day N Nite had been around since 2007. Man seeing all these classic tracks being revisited and the thought process behind them is awe inspring. The way Solo dolo’ iconic haunting instrumental was created is incredible and seeing tracks like this being created really shows the creativity and work that is required in order to create stand out music. Its obvious to see how this album was so revolutionary due to its sound being so different from the typical gangster rap of the era and Cudi shows that you can be different and successful, the norm does not have to be followed.

Man On The Moon II: The Other Side of Fame

The look on Plain Pat’s face when asked about Man on the Moon II triggers a sense of uncomfortableness. As him fame rose his happiness decreased with drugs especially cocaine being used to “escape from reality”. An Arrest and altercations with fans followed showing this was one of the darkest periods during his career. This section makes you understand tracks like Mr Rager more as you can hear as well as now see what he was battling during this era. It’s an interesting insight to see these darker periods knowing Cudi has come out strong in the present day and seeing the obstacles he has come over is inspirational to those going through similar problems.

WZRD: Listen to my Heart

Probably one of the most interesting parts of the documentary was the WZRD listening party. I had never seen or heard of this footage before but the passionate rant Cudi goes on shows the state of mind he was in, that his passion could sometimes trigger a ball of rage which can come of as aggressiveness, but when in reality he just wants you to listen to what he has to say from his heart rather than having to say what others want him to say (In relation to him constantly being told to make a radio hit).

Indicud: The Love of Performance

Indicud created my favourite song of all time “Just What I Am” featuring King Chip. Damn I wish I was at that Coachella show where he bought out King Chip, I would have wept my eyes out, I have this strong deep connection with that song it makes me feel different every time I press play. We really see Cudi’s love for performing and his fans in the montage that goes with the Indicud chapter.

Note: I never knew Cudi did a version of the classic OutKast Track “Chonkyfire”, that s**t was dope.

Speedin Bullet 2 Heaven: The Darkest Timeline

Its no secret that this experimental album did not go down well with critics however its obvious to me this album was used to push his creativity further while it was also needed for Cudi to express his inner emotions through the only way he knew how at the time, through music. Emotions ranged from sadness to all out rage. Cudi states that he was in a even worse way than during the Man On The Moon II era and does not really want to talk about any of the songs on the album. We get the impression this was the time where Cudi lost a lot of people and began to feel isolated from the world.

Passion Pain & Demon Slayin: Tackling the Addiction

The documentary is excelelnt for showcasing the struggles of drug addiction. We see that Cudi begins using to then becoming sober to then begin using again as he deals with his personal demons. A common phrase reiterated is the idea of shame. Cudi past would dwell on him as he references his past relationships and how the thought of letting people down would eat him alive at times.

The Facebook post from Cudi tagged alongside the famous video of Kanye telling people his “brother” has checked into rehab , sparks a range of emotions from sadness to relief. This was one of the best decisions in his life as I feel this saved his life. The montage of fans talking about Cudi’s music is powerful and really shows the impact he has had on people, an impact not many artists can say they have had.

KIDS SEE GHOSTS: The Return of Moon Man

Kid Cudi and Kanye West perform as Kids See Ghosts

The closing section of the documentary shows the importance of Kanye West in his life. When it comes to the Legendary Mr West, people seem to focus on the negatives rather than the positives. Cudi even states how West saved him and I feel Kids See Ghosts help Cudi rediscover not just himself but the positive parts of life.

Closing Thoughts

A very insightful documentary into one of my favourite artists of all time. I love the brutal honesty of Scott as he openly talks about his problems that he has had to deal with and that he acknowledges he has made mistakes which as us fans can sympathise and feel what he went though in his life. This documentary has made me appreciate his music more especially MOTM II and SB2H as I can now visually create an idea of what the thought process was behind these albums.

My only gripes with the resentation of the documentary is that I was not a fan of the artistic dancing or performances. I would have preferred more clips of studio sessions or performances but that’s just me.

For any Kid Cudi/ music fan this is a must watch.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.

GTA Vice City Definitive Edition: Honest Review

Part II of my three part review of the Grand Theft Auto definitive edition trilogy review.

Vice City was always my favourite out of the three. The story follows recently released criminal Tommy Vercetti on a quest to find those who wronged him when a routine drug deal goes wrong whilst also attempting to become the kingpin of Vice City

The Setting

Vice City is the most vibrant setting in all of the franchsie. The city well and truely feels alive and you feel like you have the freedom to live in this city. From Clubbing to going to the mall to being a pizza delivery, you feel like a normal citizen living in a beautiful city, maybe scratch the normal part as it turns out your a bloodthirsty pyromaniac.

What makes this game so good is the depth. As mentioned before there are plenty of things to do. I’m aiming to 100% the game and I’m 25+ hours in and I’ve only just hit 52% completion, its crazy the amount of things to do. The addition of owning properties is great as it helps develop Tommy’s story of him rising up the ranks of Vice City as he gets legitimate income as well as payments for doing jobs. Properties also provide extra missions furthering the overall play time.

Music

I don’t think I can add what has already been said before regarding the soundtrack. Its unbelievable and one of the best soundtracks in any game. It’s a shame some songs were removed in the definitive edition due to licensing issues. You also cannot forget the great radio voice acting, VCPR is hilarious and provides over an hour of excellent humour with a bunch of lunatics and money grabbing executives. Shootout to congressman Alex Shrub he is the highlight of the show with his extreme right wing views.

Top 5 Songs from Vice City

1	The Human League	Fascination
2	Toto	Africa
3	Twisted Sister	I Wanna Rock
4	Autograph	Turn up the Radio
5	The Buggles	Video Killed The Radio Star

The Characters

Its a breath of fresh air to have the main protagonist have a voice actor after the events of GTA III. Tommy is one of the all time greats in terms of characters in the GTA Universe. He is a no nonsense badass with a dark comical side that will fight anyone to make sure he comes out on top. His outfits are also iconic. I always liked Lance Vance, the transformation of a slick know it all to a nervous jealous wreck is brilliant character development. My main gripe with the characters is the main antagonist Sonny Forelli. I would have liked to have seen more of him, the odd phone call you get from him reminding you of his impending arrival is great but we do not get enough scenes of him showing his brutally and why he is such a threat.

Note: Danny Dyer plays the role of Kent Paul to perfection. Video game acting at its finest ‘Chef’s Kiss’.

Potential Spoilers

A Lacklustre Finale

This brings me onto the final mission of the main story. It has always felt rushed to me by the fact that you take on two of the main villains in the same mission. Neither of them either get a cutscene and they are treated as normal villains with a bit more health. Diaz death earlier in the game is iconic becuase of the shot of Lance and Tommy aiming their guns down at the camera. These iconic shots are missing as you take them out like a normal henchman. The final mission should have been at least split into two parts.

Conclusion

Overall Vice City is still as good as it was back in 2002. Lots to do, lots of cars to drive, still wish the shooting was changed in this new edition but it still does the job. The Large cast of characters with diverse personalities make the game what it is, a masterpiece. Vice City puts to shame a lot of open world games that have come out in recent years. If only the definitive edition could have just modernised the game a little bit with better shooting, aiming and character models. If you never played the originals or just started playing games in the PS4/Xbox One era of gaming, the outdated visuals and mechanics will put you off which is something the definitive edition should have prevented. Other than that a near perfect “remaster” for Vice City lovers.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

Next Time we dive into the San Andreas Definitive Edition.

Red Notice Honest Review

Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson reluctantly team up to take down the world’s biggest art thief in Gal Gadot as they clash across beautiful settings from the beautiful sunny Italy to the cold isolated winter style setting of Russia to the forests of Argentina.

Johnson plays FBI agent John Hartley who is tasked at bringing down notorious art thief Nolan Booth (reynolds) who aims to bring 3 sacred eggs whose ownership dates back to Cleopatra to an Egyptian Billionaire. Booth is not the only one after the eggs with rival art theif known as the Bishop (Gadot) proving to always get one up over Booth. Dwayne and Ryan are forced to team up in the comedic good cop/ bad cop pairing but Booth is not actually a cop.

Johnson & Reynolds chemistry is the highlight of the film with the duo bouncing off each other with Johnson’s reluctance to trust Reynolds whose famous charm is present throughout the movie. Gadot plays the cocky villain really well showing her superiority over the duo multiple times with clever tricks and twists. I was not the biggest fan of the lead FBI agent she did not seem to fit in with the other characters, seemed quite dull and didn’t share the same chemistry with the rest of the cast

The multiple settings are gorgeous from the beautiful sunny Italy to the cold isolated winter style setting of Russia to the forests of Argentina.

This film is another case of critics hating all over the film and the audience loving it because the critics are looking far too much into a film that was made just for a fun easy watching flick. The film is filled with a brilliant cast, an interesting plot and its full of twists and turns.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.

SPOILERS SECTION

The films twist is something I had a slight niggling in the back of my brain throughout the movie but chose to ignore. It turns out Hartley is the secret partner of the Bishop and they were using Booth the whole time. It’s kind of sad to be honest especially after we finally see Booth caring about Hartley right before the twist is revealed. Its refreshing seeing Dwyane play the bad guy role, something he was an expert at in his time with WWE.

The Set up for a sequel has me interested as the trio are forced to score one more job after they all lost everything with the FBI hot on their trail. If it means more Dwayne and Ryan banter then I’m all for it.

Bonus: The Ed Sheeran cameo was hilarious especially saying how he was on Game of Thrones as he’s been escorted away by police.

GTA III: Definitive Edition Honest Review

Introduction

Rockstar have blessed us with 3 remakes of classic Grand theft Auto games with the first one being set in Liberty City

The story follows silent protagonist Claude who is betrayed and left for dead during a bank robbery. His quest for revenge gets him entangled in the world of crime joining multiple different factions all of which aim to rule over liberty city.

Now I never really played the original as a kid, the only times would be when I use to sneak on my brothers PlayStation and play it while my parents were out. I did purchase the original on PC but a strange bug kept deleting my saves multiple times. Now I had the chance to finally play through the game and it was um alright I guess.

Silence is not always golden

I really really really hate when the main character does not have a voice actor. It was annoying in Modern Warfare trilogy and its even worse in this. Claude just shows up, someone tells him what to do and he does it without saying anything, literally nothing. Its especially annoying when your driving around with another character and there is just pure silence. It does not work, why hire all these other voice actors and leave out the main man, baffling really.

Gameplay

I was hoping they would change the shooting in this remaster as I never was much of a fan of it, its very difficult and clunky making it infuriating in missions that require lots of shooting as most the time you will end up dead with no checkpoints. The addition of the GTA V weapon wheel is a cool addition though.

The driving is hit and miss, it feels smooth when your just cruising around but during races its very infuriating as slight turns will send you flying or spinning round. Pedestrian vehicles will also just pull out on you which is also frustrating but funny at the same time. Radio stations are as great as ever especially Lazlow’s chatterbox which is hilarious with all the random call ins which Lazlow has to deal with.

I absolutely love the pedestrians on the street, you’ll be on one street everything calm and then go through to the next street and all hell has broken loose without you having to do anything. Gangs will be shooting at each other, cars on fire and explosions galore, it really makes the free roaming aspect fun especially with the fact not everything revolves around the players actions.

The graphics aren’t as bad as everyone is saying, yeah some modders may have done a better job but it does not bother me, they still look good. I’d rather them put more focus on GTA 6 in all honesty if that ever comes out. My only real problem with the graphics is the rain is horrendous especially at night you can barely see anything.

Conclusion

GTA III is the weakest in the definitive trilogy but still provides hours of mayhem for those who want the nostalgia trip. To new players who have never played any of the trilogy before, may find the game way too outdated and maybe expected more from this remaster especially for £60.

⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Premier league 10 most impressive players Sep-Nov

The names listed are the players who have impressed me the most when i’ve watched them play this season. I have tried to avoid the more obvious bigger names unless they have been too good to ignore. The fixtures used for this criteria are from the first 10 game weeks

Note: This list is NOT in order

1.Mohammed Salah (Liverpool)

The current best player in the world has had an electric start to the season contributing 10 goals and 6 assists in 10 games, an insane return. His movement, dribbling, passing and finishing has been perfect. Scoring wonder solo goals against Watford and Man City plus a hat trick against fierce rivals Manchester united in their own backyard, its hard to argue against Mohammed Salah being talked about as one of the best the premier league has ever seen if his form continues.

2.Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)

Many people including myself had written off Aaron Ramsdale before he’d even strapped on Arsenal gloves. At the time £30 million seemed a bonkers fee for a double relegated goalkeeper but now it seems more of a bargain. His distribution is impeccable with being able to produce inch perfect passes up to the halfway line confidently. Producing one of the best goalkeeping performances in recent memory against Leicester along with great performances in every other game he’s featured in, I have no doubt the England shirt will be worn by this man soon. Ramsdale has faced 28 shots on target and saved 24.

3.Michael Antonio (West Ham)

One of my favourite players in the league, Michael Antonio has been an absolute beast this season and I’m happy more and more people are seeing his quality. An absolute fox in the box who causes constant issues for centre backs. His excellent hold up play is crucial to the way West Ham play as it allows more freedom to the wingers. I love watching West Ham play and Antonio is a big part of that, watch his performance against Leicester. As a huge Simpsons and Matrix fan he gets bonus points for his amazing celebrations.

4.Reece James (Chelsea)

The Chelsea right back just beats his left back compatriot Ben Chilwell to this spot. Reece James has been a real menace in front of goal with a absolute rocket of a right foot that has seen him arrow 4 goals into opposition goals. The freedom he has to roam down the wide has made him a real worrying threat for any side coming up against this Chelsea side. An unfortunate red card against Liverpool, should not discredit his brilliant form this season.

5.Gabriel (Arsenal)

Gabriel is a monster of a defender. He’s quick, physical and aerially dominant and is not afraid to lose a tooth (again) to win the ball. One of the Premier Leagues best defenders before he got COVID last season, he is now reclaiming that title with his dominating displays against the likes of Aston Villa, Leicester, Tottenham and Burnley. Talk about Arsenal’s youngsters all you want but Gabriel has played a huge part in Arsenal’s recent form and deserves more credit.

6.Edouard Mendy (Chelsea)

Edouard Mendy can rival goalkeeping Aaron Ramsdale performance with his saves against Brentford. The opposition pelted the ball at Mendy who made world class save after world class save. Wrongly left of the Ballon D’or shortlist, Mendy has been consistent throughout the season keeping 6 clean sheets so far. Its hard to find a keeper in the world at this present time better than Edouard Mendy

7.Declan Rice (West Ham)

Declan rice has taken all his attributes from last season and doubled it with his monstrous form this season. The 22 year old has proven why he is one of the world’s best in the midfield. Rice has defended, created and scored multiple times as he has arguably been the most crucial player for the hammers this season as they sit on a streak of 8 games unbeaten. His commitment to finding a positive pass instead of moving sideways or backwards like a usual defensive midfield is excellent.

8.Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace)

A player I am really fond of, Connor Gallagher has been the centrepiece of the rebirth of Crystal Palace under Vieira. He battles in the midfield tirelessly from start to end whilst also providing and scoring offensively. His composure in the box and eye for goal is fantastic. I hope palace sign him permanently as staying at Chelsea could hinder his development due to lack of game time even though I believe he could start for them or push close too.

9.Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea)

The Croatian midfield Maestro has been crucial to Chelsea success so far this season. His accurate crisp passing and hard tackling has led to Chelsea’s early domination in the league. In the Chelsea team he’s created the most chances and provided 5 assists as well as making the most tackles, passes and take ons. His injury may just slow down this quick starting Chelsea team.

10.Maxwel Cornet (Burnley)

Starting his career as a left back, now progressing to a left forward under Dyche, cornet has settled in quickly at turf moor contributing 4 goals already and proving to be Burnley’s main goal threat. Getting Saint-Maximin vibes from Cornet in a sense that he’s been the standout performer in a poor side. Watch his goal against Brentford cracking finish.

Honourable Mentions

Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal)

Should be in the England squad on his current form a constant threat with his pace and dribbling, been one of Arsenal’s brightest players.

valenTino Livramento (Southampton)

The 18 year old has made a strong start to life in Southampton, scoring his first premier league goal against Burnley. Its obvious he’s keen to impress with his fearless attacking runs and solid defensive displays.

Marc Cucurella (Brighton)

The Spaniard has played with a point to prove most games due to being let go from Barcelona. Standout performances against Arsenal, Leicester and Brighton.

Michael olise (Crystal Palace)

Not had too much game time but has looked composed and has shown his vision in finding teammates in the penalty area. Looks like a future baller

Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea)

Looked like a centre back that has played in the league for years, solid defensively whilst contributing goals as well, a dream start to his debut premier league season.