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Tech Week Ireland: 4 events you can’t miss

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Tech Week Ireland: 4 events you can’t miss

This week, across Ireland, national Tech Week takes place. We love Tech Week for the obvious reasons that tech grips the nation. But, more importantly, Tech Week is aimed at everyone. Our whole reason for existing is to encourage people to try out tech. Here’s our 4 tech week events you can’t afford to miss.

Monday: Electronics workshop at Blackrock Castle, Cork

Every day between 10am and 1pm, Blackrock Castle Observatory are hosting electronics workshops. Here, fifth and sixth class students can get hands-on with circuit boards and then get to test them out. Costing just €5, this should be a great interaction experience

Booking is essential for this event

Tuesday: Tech for good Dublin – VR for social impact

Technology is great fun but it also holds the fantastic power to do great things. Tech for Good is a group bringing together people with technology and making a positive impact. This lecture will kick off at 9am in Trinity and is totally free. Expect to see leading VR content creators while also having a chance to try out Tech for Good VR experiences.

Get all the details for this talk

Wednesday: Scratch finals in University of Limerick

Scratch is a visual programming language. It’s great for kids and grownups to create projects and share them. The core of the programming requires computational thinking and problem-solving. Coupled with the fact it’s fun and users don’t even know they’re learning. The Scratch finals in the University of Limerick will see primary and secondary school students coming together to claim a national title.

Get all the competition details

Friday: The Tech Week Sessions at Féile na Bealtaine

Féile na Bealtaine is an annual festival that lights up Kerry. Coinciding with Tech Week, two speakers will be describing the drive behind their tech passions. You’ll hear from both Lisa O Leary and Alan Toomey whose experience runs from TG4 to solar energy. This free event should be hugely rewarding for attendees looking to kick off Féile na Bealtaine in style.

Find more great Kerry events

These are just 4 of the hundreds of events on nationwide. Get on over to the Tech Week site and find something that suits your tastes. Make this the week you try something techie.

 

 

3 of the most important Gmail tricks to help Irish users

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3 of the most important Gmail tricks to help Irish users

Gmail from Google is one of the world’s most popular email services. We recently brought you the best Chrome Extensions to de-stress your life. Now, we look at 3 Gmail tricks and how you can make your life that little easier.

Tag your emails

Gmail gives you much more than just the email address you asked for. So let’s imagine your email address is seymorebutts@gmail.com. You are also the proud owner of seymore.butts@gmail.com, s.eymorebutts@gmail.com and so on. This is great for free trials and the likes that just check your email. Far more importantly, you are also the owner of seymorebutts+whateveryoulike@gmail.com. Honestly, you can put anything you like in there. If you sign up for a newsletter, change your mail to seymorebutts+newsletter@gmail.com and then create a rule within Gmail to organise these

Far more importantly, you are also the owner of seymorebutts+whateveryoulike@gmail.com. Honestly, you can put anything you like in there. If you sign up for a newsletter, change your mail to seymorebutts+newsletter@gmail.com and then create a rule within Gmail to organise these emails into folders.

Recall Gmail email

Unfortunately, if you’ve just sent a mail and are desperately trying to recall it, you’re outta luck. You can cancel an email within 30 seconds of sending it. The only problem is that you’ll need to have set this is up already. Within Gmail, pop on over to settings and search for ‘Undo send’. Here, you can choose between a 10 and 30 second period where you can undo sending a mail. This setting simply delays the sending of emails and displays a popup after sending asking if you would like to undo.

Super simple, but I can honestly see this savings your arse on so many occasions. Set it up.

Set up two-step authentication

You will curse me for suggesting this and are probably shouting at your laptop, “but that stresses me out”. Sure, two-step authentication might slow down your logging into new machines but you know what sucks more? Losing control of your account and all your emails being available for the world to see. Yup, see? It’s all about perspective.

I personally love two-step authentication. It’s one of my favourite Gmail tricks – yeah, I’m a nerd. But I’m a nerd, comfortable knowing that my Gmail account is safe – along with the millions of services I log in with using my Gmail details. My authentication method of choice is Googles dedicated two-step app. When you’re logging in just fire up the app and tap in the code. Make sure you do set up a phone number too though. I learned that’s a lifesaver when you’re on holidays with no data.

If nothing else, set up that ‘undo’ option. Imagine the relief of recalling that mortifying mail just as you spot the boss was CC’d. That alone is one of the most valuable Gmail tricks.

 

Anotherworld VR: Combining education and terror like a country primary school

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Anotherworld VR: Combining education and terror like a country primary school

Some say Virtual Reality is just a gimmick. Others think it is the next frontier in education and entertainment. We caught up with AnotherWorld VR, a company falling into the latter, at the recent Dublin Tech Summit. This German based company have a background in movies and video and are attempting to bring us to AnotherWorld (see what I did there).

Meeting AnotherWorld VR

With over 15 years of post production experience, it’s clear to see these guys mean business. Here’s how things went when we met up with the team from AnotherWorld VR:

So currently, these guys are working on three major projects, each of which we had the chance to play with at the summit. Not to put too fine a point on it but, holy crap. The graphics were outstanding, the story-lines clear and well thought out and in one case the educational benefits are just impossible to miss.

Have we all not dreamt of time travelling, exploring a fantasy world or going on a beach vacation for lunch break? Well, AnotherWorld VR is making this a reality. Using the latest technology in 3D production and photogrammetry this innovative production studio is aiming to create the most photo-realistic virtual reality experiences to date.

Wars Of Thomond

Now onto the good stuff! These guys love Ireland, its history, the heritage and most importantly the epic stories of the past. Wars of Thomond takes us back to the 13th-14th century during the Anglo-Norman occupation. The game tells the story of the feuding O’ Brien and Cullen families. The politics and the bloody confrontations which culminate in the Battle of Corcamore in 1317 are clear from the offset. Whichever side you select, the story is told from that perspective. Having played the demo I can say the really captures the imagination.

Ireland has a most amazing history and heritage

While at the same time brings back the rich mythology of the country during this time. Educational and fun – who doesn’t like that?

For a VR prototype, the gameplay is slick as your likely to find. Utilising the powerful HTC Vive, one hand becomes your shield while the other enacts as your sword. During the battle as the enemies flood the battlefield in beautiful detail, block sword strokes with your shield, smash them back with a face of pure wood and slash to your heart’s content using your sword arm.

Wars of Thomond from AnotherWorld VR

Wars of Thomond has an incredible landscape and tells a story to match. Couple this with the smooth gameplay and we are excited to see how the final version plays out.

Corcomroe Abbey

Following on from the impressive “Wars of Thomond”, AnotherWorld VR have created what can only be described as an educational tool. Over the summer they guys at AnotherWorld sent a photogrammetry team to Corcomroe Abbey to take over 50,000 pictures of the ruins. With this they were able to build a 3D model of the ruin in a virtual reality realm, the idea here is to free roam the world and learn about your surroundings.

Currently working with a team of historians the goal is to fully reconstruct the area to its original condition. A virtual time lapse will then transport the player back into a fully immersive medieval world, where they will be able to directly interact with historical figures and experience the events from two different points of view, by either swearing fealty to the Clan O’Brien or the rival Clan Cullen.

Remember those old boring history classes from back in the day? Now, just imagine sticking on a VR headset and immersing yourself in the historical world. Sounds much better right?

Kobold: The movie inspiring VR

This one is not for the faint-hearted, Kobold is a horror movie these guys are currently working on. Blurring the lines between cinema and VR, they take a Germanic pagan myth and bring it back to life as a horrific, evil antagonist of a horror film and VR experience.

50% film, 50% VR experience, Kobold is a terrifying new way to experience horror. Something I can personally stand as a testament too, I quite literally think I soiled myself during the demonstration. Unfortunately (or fortunately for me) the movie is actually in German so I saved myself a few nightmares.

If you’re a horror fan and own the HTC Vive, Kobold is well worth a watch. Keep a close eye on AnotherWorld VR’s Facebook page for news.

Honestly, we loved meeting up with AnotherWorld VR and are super excited about what they come up with next. We found these guys to be extremely passionate about where they want VR to go and between the games, the educational benefits and the downright terrifying Kobold anyone who thinks Vr is merely a gimmick needs to look no further than AnotherWorld VR.

Fast and Furious 8 Review: It’s getting re-god-Dom-diculous

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Fast and Furious 8 Review: It’s getting re-god-Dom-diculous

Films sequels can be a tricky tightrope to walk. Sequels need to offer the audience everything they loved about the original movie but on a much bigger scale. But, they also can’t compromise the integrity of the original story. Sounds like a simple thing to do, right? History has shown it’s not easy to make an entertaining sequel that’s still faithful to the original. I’m looking at you Blues Brothers 2000, Grease 2 and Matrix Reloaded. But what happens when you start to move beyond three films in a series? Well, you’re in danger of moving into self-parody. It took four movies for Rocky to introduce a Robot butler. Six movies in and Freddy Kruger possessed a Nintendo 64. Finally, it took a grand total of ten movies for Jason to go to space.

And maybe that’s why the ‘Fast franchise’ has rallied for as long as it has. Pardon the pun. After all, how can you pinpoint the moment a franchise went off the rails when there were no rails, to begin with?

The Fast and Furious world

It’s hard to believe that for the last 15 years the Fast and the Furious AKA: “Vin Diesel Grunts: The Musical” is now on its eighth instalment. The formula for a Fast movie is simple. Combine a paper thin plot with stupid stunts. The Fast and the Furious universe is a magical world where dying is just a mild annoyance. A world populated by female supermodels all you solve all conflicts with fast driving.

Conflict… again

Dominic (Vin Diesel) and Letty Toretto (Michelle Rodriguez) are having fun on their honeymoon in Cuba. Of course, they are partaking in the odd car race. It all goes to hell when a woman called Cipher (Charlize Theron) targets Dom. She forces Dom to work for her and he’s forced to betray his team for some mysterious reason.

It soon becomes clear that our favourite band of rogues and scallywags, led by Luke Hobbs (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) to stop whatever plot Cypher has up her sleeve. Even if that means working with his arch foe Deckard (Jason Statham).

Stupid isn’t bad you know

There’s no way to say this in any real nice way, but this is a stupid movie, there’s just no other word for it. The plot falls apart the very moment you attempt to look beyond the surface of it. If Cipher is such an amazing hacker why does she need Dom in the first place? But then again, stupid doesn’t necessarily mean bad. That’s this movie’s biggest strength. It’s aware of what it is, to the point where the actors clearly don’t take this movie seriously. Ironically and oddly, it’s the Oscar winner Theron that sticks out here in a bad way. She tries too hard to bring some gravity into the movie. Her lines delivered with poise and sobriety in a too fast movie is about as warmly received as a fart (while everyone one else loosens up and has fun with the role).

The verdict

And that’s what this movie is meant to be – mindless fun. If you treat it seriously for a moment, you’re wasting your time. But if you’re willing to turn off your brain for two hours then you’re in for quite the ride.

5 of the best movie Easter eggs

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5 of the best movie Easter eggs

You can watch a movie a million times and still not see everything. That’s pretty much the idea behind Easter eggs in movies. What are they and what are the best movie Easter eggs?

What are movie Easter eggs?

Movie Easter eggs are usually inside jokes or messages hidden by movie makers for fans to find. Generally, it’s the die-hard fans that will find them after watching a movie repeatedly. They are called Easter eggs because the efforts to uncover them are similar to a traditional Easter egg hunt. Of course, Easter eggs are not limited to movies. They actually first appeared in video games thanks to Atari.

What are the best movie Easter eggs?

While they started out in video games, Easter eggs quickly started to appear in movies too. Movie makers just couldn’t resist adding that extra bit of flair to their creations. Here are our five favourite movie Easter eggs:

Mel Gibson appearing in Apocalypto trailer

In 2006, Mel Gibson released his fairly decent movie, Apocalypto. As is standard with all movies, the trailer came first to whet everyone’s appetite. There was something a little strange about the trailer though:

Did you catch it? To be honest, it’s very subtle. Mel Gibson decided to put himself into the trailer smoking a cigarette. As you do.

mel gibson easter egg

Pixar movies are full of Easter eggs

Yes, Pixar movies have more Easter eggs that a sick child. Typically, Pixar movies will reference other Pixar movies. There are some other subtle references too, like this one to the shining:

the shining in toy story

Personally, my favourite is the Planet Pizza truck that appears in almost every Pixar movie:

Martin Scorsese marked impending death with an ‘X’

Not many survived the bloodfest that was The Departed. A quality movie about an undercover Boston cop. Honestly, that’s a movie that’s well overdue a rewatch for me. Even though with this knowledge, you’ll be driven mad watching it. Director, Martin Scorsese, places an ‘X’ on-screen every time a character is about to die:

departed x easter eggThis was a tip of the cap to the original 1932 ‘Scarface’.

They were riding in Hogwarts

Indeed, there was apparently plenty of wand-handling going on in Hogwarts. There’s no denying that the Harry Potter series grew with its audience, getting darker as it went along. It also got a little raunchier if this Easter egg is anything to go by. The end credits for the Prisoner of Azkaban are played over the Maurader’s Map. This map shows where everyone is in Hogwarts in a wizardy Google Maps kind of way. Eagle-eyed viewers spotted that there are two people in the corner going at it. Look at the bottom left corner of this GIF:

Sex easter egg harry potter Prisoner of AzkabanLooks like they are possibly in a closet or something. Is nothing sacred?

Time travelling Easter eggs

Is it really an Easter egg? I’m not so sure. Technically, I’d probably class this as more of a fantastic piece of continuity within a story. Still, not many pick up on the subtlety, so I’m going to call it out. I’m talking about Back to the Future by the way, one of my favourite movies of all time.

When Marty travels back to 1955, he leaves the Twin Pines Mall and lands into the Twin Pines ranch. He makes a hasty exit as the ranch owner fires shots at him. In his haste to leave he runs over one of the ranch’s pine trees. When he returns to 1985, Marty arrives at the Lone Pine Mall:

Movie Easter egg back to the future

That’s the kind of accuracy and subtlety that just makes me happy.

You could spend hours on Google looking for more movie Easter eggs. There are millions. Just search your favourite movie title along with Easter eggs and lose yourself in the internet for hours.

Home and Away cast that appeared outside Summer Bay

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Home and Away cast that appeared outside Summer Bay

 

Just, why? Why don’t they bloody move out? Who in their right might (looking at you here Alf) would live in Summer Bay. That place has been the epicentre of drama as long as I’ve been on this planet. That’s right, the show’s been rocking since 1988. There are a few of the Home and Away cast who legged it and escaped Summer Bay.

Leah was in the Matrix

I rewound the Matrix several times when I spotted this, but it’s absolutely true. Ada Nicodemou, or Leah to me and you, was in one of the most influential sci-fi movies of all time. So, now that you’re trying to work out when the jaysus she was in The Matrix let me put you out of your misery. She appears at 1.30 in the clip below:

Ok, so she’s hardly starring in a leading role, but that’s table quiz material right there.

Kim is, well Kim is Thor

Yeah, we couldn’t start with the big pile of obvious that is Chris Hemsworth being Thor. So, we put it second. Formerly the Summer Bay lifeguard come fitness instructor, Hemsworth was actually a god all along. Using his god-like powers to survive Summer Bay, he would eventually leave for a massive movie franchise. Conveniently, the next instalment of that is on the way too:

Sam is now a proper lifeguard

Sams was one of the many kids that passed through Pippa’s gaff in Home and Away. He didn’t have an easy run of it, especially around water. He loses two foster parents in separate drownings. Maybe that’s what inspired his real-life career change? Sam, real name Ryan Clark, gave up acting as his full-time gig. Instead, he can be found in the latest episodes of Bondi Rescue. He now a proper lifeguard answering to the nickname, Whippet. No other fictional foster-parents will die under his watch.

Why was Scott Irwin so serious?

Sit down before you keep reading. One of the greatest actors that we’ve lost far too young was Heath Ledger. He played an incredible role in the Batman series as The Joker. He played a slightly less memorable role as Scott Irwin in Summer Bay:

Irwin was your typical Home and Away bad-boy. He comes in, teachers don’t like him, but the local ladies can’t resist him. For Irwin, the local girl that took a shine to him was Sally.

Remember nice girl Sally?

After Alf, Sally was one of the longest serving characters in the Bay. Shortly after leaving the show, a sex tape emerged. The female in the video looked shockingly like Kate Ritchie, the actress who played Sally. Ritchie never commented publically that she was involved in a sex tape. Probably still better than living in the Bay either way.

There are plenty of others to have graced the Home and Away cast, who’ve eventually escaped Summer Bay. Did we leave out any of your favourites? Like Isabel Lucas in Transformers or The Mentalist’s Simon Baker? Let us know.

 

 

Have you been Googling ‘World War 3’? You’re not alone

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Have you been Googling ‘World War 3’? You’re not alone

We love Google Trends. They give you a finger on the pulse of the world. Like that time America elected Trump. We could see loads of American’s Googling information on Irish passports. Well, Trump has only been in office a few months and already, the world is Googling ‘World War 3’.

Why are people Googling ‘World War 3’

Well, Mr. Trump has made some fairly aggressive moves since taking his hot seat. Horrific chemical attacks in Syria led to the US bombing a Syrian military base. This led to a sharp worldwide increase in Google searches for ‘world war 3’:

Next up, North Korea celebrated the 105th anniversary of the nation’s founder, Kim II-sung. During colourful parades, the North Korean military showed off what appears to be intercontinental missiles. Again, the US responded by directed forces towards North Korea, “just in case”. While apparently a precaution, the world is clearly uneasy at these developments. This is obvious from the same graph above as you can see searches climb again after a few days.

Searches for ‘world war 3’ in Ireland

Ireland has a similar search pattern to the rest of the world. We have shown slightly more interest in the developments with North Korea as a potential step towards world war:

These are the highest volumes of searches for ‘world war 3’ since the shootings in a Florida Airport.

Here’s hoping these are all just unfounded fears that we’re having.

13 Reasons Why Review: A totally binge-worthy high school drama

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13 Reasons Why Review: A totally binge-worthy high school drama

Have you ever had one of those days that never seems to end? When finally they do, you’re so worn out, broken and just ready for bed that you collapse on your couch. 13 Reasons Why is perfect for evenings like this. Though, with the heavy nature of the show it would probably be better to leave it for a day when you’re not so…. deep let’s say.

What 13 Reasons Why does is bring you back to secondary school and it does it with style. The style may be dark and may bring up emotions that you thought you’d buried years ago (I swear to god I didn’t cry).

Never before have I watched a high school based TV show or film, that actually feels like being back in school. We all had our bullies, our bad and good days and that is what 13 Reasons Why does extremely well. The characters feel real, the action is well written and the relationships feel genuine. Of course, I’m barely scratching the tip of the iceberg, and what an iceberg it is. The mystery revolves around the death of High School Junior Hannah Baker and a set of tapes she leaves behind.

13 reasons whyWhat is 13 Reasons Why about?

The show opens with a haunting monologue delivered by Hannah Baker (Kathrine Lang). She explains the tapes and the reason behind them. They are a name and shame gallery of those who pushed the dearly departed to do the deed.

Each episode is a tape, each tape a person who somehow wronged Hannah and pushed her to her doom. For me, the mystery lies, as if does for Clay (Dylan Minnette) on why he receives the tapes. What has he done to Hannah to deserve this ornate revenge? This really makes this a must watch, even if that’s tough at times.

To my mind, no show or film has captured the devastating effects of bullying, depression and of suicide like 13 Reasons Why. Many moments had me feeling genuinely uncomfortable. Several examples spring to mind, though one stands out beyond them all.

Hannah Baker’s suicide

The show doesn’t shy away from such controversial moments, and by god did they make a good choice. Showing in all its gory, terrifying detail the death of Hannah really put a fine point on things. To me it speaks volumes; cruelty, loneliness and the holy host of depression, low self-esteem and feeling of worthlessness bring people to the brink of a wholly destructive choice. A choice that will affect the lives of some many, whether they know it or not, and by courting controversy the show runners have tried to dispel the myth of suicide. It is not glorious, it’s is not quick and painless.

By showing the deeply disturbing image of someone with so much to live for taking their own life (in extremely shocking and bloody fashion, too) it adds something. It doesn’t trivialise, it doesn’t glorify. If anything it seeks to horrify and in that it succeeds. The lack of music over the scene, the anguished cries and the sight. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t nearly break down in tears.

To a wholly cheerier topic

While it is a heavy series, I would highly recommend (if you couldn’t tell already) watching 13 Reasons Why. There are several things to watch out for in the show, creative editing techniques give flashbacks a clear and distinct difference. The camera work is fantastic and the cast is astonishing.

13 Reasons Why is an eye opening mystery show and probably the best piece of high school drama I’ve seen. A compelling and thoroughly thought provoking show

I give this series a rating of being entirely binge-worthy.

Boon: The best alternative to Android Pay and Apple Pay in Ireland

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Boon: The best alternative to Android Pay and Apple Pay in Ireland

We love nothing more than finding a new way for you to use your smartphone. Right now in Ireland, customers of AIB and KBC banks can enjoy Android Pay. Customers of KBC and Ulster Bank also got access to Apple Pay recently. These services let you can tap your phone when shopping and is the most innovative payment method seen in Ireland for some time. Unfortunately, there are plenty users out there whose banks don’t support Android Pay or Apple Pay. Boon is a great alternative.

What is Android Pay and Apple Pay

There is a fair chance that you tap your debit card on a regular basis. You probably even feel slightly inconvenienced when shopkeeper slots your card into the machine. Yes, we even view typing four numbers as a mild inconvenience these days. If this sounds like you, Android Pay and Apple Pay is right up your alley.

You no longer even have to take your Visa debit card out of your wallet. Instead, your card details are saved to your smartphone. Where you would normally tap your card, you now tap your phone. You will feel more than a little bit mad at first, but it is super convenient. Think back to the last time you were ordering a coffee. Everyone queuing on their own is probably WhatsApping people – phone already in hand.

aib android payIs that the only benefit of Android Pay?

No, there are a couple of scenarios where Android Pay is a life saver.

You forgot your wallet

If you’ve gone to work without your wallet, it’s not a problem. In the history of mankind, no one has ever forgotten their wallet and smartphone.

The other half has your card

You’re not supposed to go sharing your card with other people, but it happens. You can lend your card to the other half for shopping, while you tap and go with your smartphone. Genius.

You have more than one card

Does your wallet bulge? It might not be money, but your wallet can still bulge. If you have a debit and credit card with a participating Android Pay bank, you can add both to your smartphone. A handy way to save on wallet space.

Shopping online

Certain apps and websites will let you pay for items using Android Pay. This will be a convenient way of checking out and just in time for Christmas.

Are there alternativea to Android and Apple Pay?

It’s never nice feeling all left out. You’ll be envious of people tapping their phones in no time. Customers of Bank of Ireland, permanent tsb and N26 have none of these lovely toys to play with leaving many waiting. Fortunately, there is an alternative.

Boon: The alternative to Android and Apple Pay

Boon is a smart little app with one job to do. It allows you to tap your phone on contactless terminals to make a payment. Instead of being linked to your bank account, Boon depends on you topping up your account. The app also features automatic top-up to ensure you always have money on your phone. You can pay by tapping your Boon-powered phone anywhere that accepts Mastercard contactless.

Boon: Fees

There are a few costs associated with using Boon. You won’t pay any monthly fees for the first twelve months, but after that, it’s 99c per month. Reloading your Boon account is completely free when completed by bank transfer. This does take two to three days. Finally, you can also top-up with a debit or credit card. You’ll have credit instantly this way, but you’ll pay at least a €1 or 1% – whichever is more.

Hopefully, it won’t be too long until all banks bring us Android Pay. It’s only a matter of time before Apple pay is here too. It’s unlikely our cards will vanish for another while, but our dependency will.

Download Boon from Google Play and iOS now.

Table 19 Review: It’s no Wedding Crashers

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Table 19 Review: It’s no Wedding Crashers

Mel Brooke once said that the best comedies can be put into two distinct categories. Movies can put normal people put into uncomfortable or extraordinary situations. Or movies can put extraordinary people into normal everyday situations. So naturally, the wedding has been a fixture of comedies, since before Adam Sandler grew out his mullet.

The setting of Table 19

Weddings are a social minefield that border on either being mildly depressing or a real life black comedy. A tightrope one must walk while trying to keep balance in the face of a thousand different variables, drunk relatives, speeches before dinner, the mental image of your mother dancing to ‘Up-Town Funk’ on the dance floor seared deep into your retina’s and so on and so forth. The only real hope you have for survival is tying your tie around your head and going for it.

Table 19 focuses on one little table in the corner of a wedding reception. The table is ‘full of random guests that probably should haven’t have come.’ So, the scene is set. The cast is a typically motley crew of misfits and oddballs forced together as strangers. Naturally, they will bond and become friends by the end credits, a la The Breakfast club. Unlike The Breakfast Club, Table 19 has no idea what it’s trying to be.

Anna Kendrick plays by Eloise, who was the original made of honour until she got dumped. Dumped by the best man. Dumped by the best man, with a text message. Despite this, she feels obligated to attend and at the wedding, she meets another guy named Huck (Thomas Cocquerel). Huck looks like he’s crashing the party and so they hit it off almost instantly.

There’s a great cast

That’s about it for a plot, because the other people at the table are so one dimensional they contribute nothing to the main story. Everyone’s favourite lanky awkwardly charming geek Stephen Merchant plays Walter whose essentially every other Stephen Merchant character ever put on screen. Lisa Kudrow and Craig Robinson are a long-married couple who can sit through a dinner and never say a single thing to each other that isn’t an insult. And rounding off this ragtag group is June Squibb, as a little old lady, a sweet nanny that keeps a bag of pot in her room. And last but not least also Tony Revolori, from The Grand Budapest Hotel who plays a kid constantly trying to have sex with anyone he encounters.

An Irish wedding is far more craic that Table 19

While the movie’s cast is clearly talented, the film is bland paint by numbers stuff. For example; when the cake is introduced, you know exactly what’s coming. You know the wedding cake isn’t making it to the end of the movie. And the entire movie is like that, we know exactly what’s in front of us, ahead of us, way up ahead, even what’s around the bend way before we should.

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