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Billy Mays

I follow this forum quite a bit but this is my first time posting. Anyway I'm flicking around the tv, turn on the Late Late Show and they have this nutter from Yugoslavia on who claims the Virgin Mary visited her in 1981. RTE's flagship programme and this is the best they can come up with? F*cking joke.

MagicMarker

Wasn't she on it only a few weeks ago?

branie

I know you don't believe it, but I thought she came across as genuine

lynski

genuine what?

The woman who acknowledged that doctors told her she had mental problems and learning difficulties and insisted she could see angels everywhere was the scariest. That was some time ago when Pat was presenting.
Shouldn't have had her on tbh, it was clear she had problems

Billy Mays

branie wrote: »

I know you don't believe it, but I thought she came across as genuine

Genuinely away with the fairies. She probably sees them aswell!!

strobe

bluewolf wrote: »

The woman who acknowledged that doctors told her she had mental problems and learning difficulties and insisted she could see angels everywhere was the scariest. That was some time ago when Pat was presenting.
Shouldn't have had her on tbh, it was clear she had problems

Yes. Don't psychologists have a phrase for that? It felt a little exploitative to be giving her that air time and indulging her....

Much more interesting was after that where they spoke to the travelers. But that's a whole different dealy and not for this forum...or any boards forum really.

Paparazzo

bluewolf wrote: »

The woman who acknowledged that doctors told her she had mental problems and learning difficulties and insisted she could see angels everywhere was the scariest. That was some time ago when Pat was presenting.
Shouldn't have had her on tbh, it was clear she had problems

She was on Tom Dunne a few days ago. Tom even read out my text saying that she's nuts!

Paparazzo

Paparazzo wrote: »

She was on Tom Dunne a few days ago. Tom even read out my text saying that she's nuts!

She really ought to be told to seek help. I don't mean for the angels bit, I just meant that it was clear she had issues and she said some dodgy stuff, she shouldn't be paraded about
oh well

Dades

I watched Black Swan instead - if I'm going to watch someone with psychological problems I'd rather it was Natalie Portman.

Dave!

Dades wrote: »

I watched Black Swan instead - if I'm going to watch someone with psychological problems I'd rather it was Natalie Portman.

Plus there's a lesbian scene in it with Mila Kunis. Win.

MrPudding

Dave! wrote: »

Plus there's a lesbian scene in it with Mila Kunis. Win.

Awesome. I am going to see it tonight and had not heard about that. Bonus!

MrP

panda100

I think it was very unfair to the hundreds of people who are detained under mental health acts in this country to allow here on to the Late Late last night.Its one law for those who see religious figures and another for those who don't. If she walked into a psychiatric unit and said fairys took her into heaven and the roof parted in her house, she would be put on a course of ECT straight away. But because its 'our lady' its okay?!

I went to Medjugorie when I was desperately trying to believe that there was a God out there when I was in a pretty desperate situation. I felt nothing when I went to the visions and was creeped out by the whole place.

Stercus Accidit

RTE is still the backwards dinosaur it always was and will probably be slow to change. RTE is is like our politicians, they are slow to change even when we can vote them out, RTE has no such worries and is even more out of touch. The grey vote seems to affect them even more, the late late being their flagship show, not ours, and caters to angels and similar nonsense.

I imagine it placates certain people, the realities of recession and corruption pale in comparison to the after life, and look someone who saw it is on telly! Secularism seems to be taboo among politics and state entites while we still have such a generation of voters and the fear of alienating them.

DapperGent

Dave! wrote: »

Plus there's a lesbian scene in it with Mila Kunis. Win.

Spoilerific. Nice one. :rolleyes:

Pompey Magnus

DapperGent wrote: »

Spoilerific. Nice one. :rolleyes:

Actually the lesbian scene didn't spoil the film at all, I quite enjoyed it in fact :pac:

Dades

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

Actually the lesbian scene didn't spoil the film at all, I quite enjoyed it in fact :pac:

I agree. TBH there wasn't much of a plot to give away anyway. :pac:

(Meg Griffin ftw)

DapperGent

Whatever it's still bad form, spoiler tags are not much hassle. I'd really prefer not to have known before I go to see it later today.

Galvasean

Really? Half the movie's bloody marketing campaign was based around THAT scene.

mikhail

DapperGent wrote: »

Whatever it's still bad form, spoiler tags are not much hassle. I'd really prefer not to have known before I go to see it later today.

Fair in general, but Galvasean is right - that scene is pretty much common knowledge.

housetypeb

Did that religiously bewildered woman say that there are only three colours in heaven when the virgin mary took her on a tour of heaven, hell and purgatory? I meant to rewind it but never got around to it.
I was surprised nobody in the studio questioned her-as they did when Dawkins was a guest.
She walked all over Turbidy anyway.

Agricola

The funny thing was how Tubridy allowed her to waffle at length and shut up like a good little boy everytime she asked him not to interupt her speech.

When Dawkins was on, he was barely able to get a sentence out without being harangued incredulously.

What a monumental joke this once proud show has become.

branie

I think Ryan is religious, that's why he let the visionary and her interpreter do all the talking

fisgon

Is her interpreter the same one that Trappatoni uses? The 'visionary' is speaking Italian, not sure why, if she's Bosnian. Have only watched some of it on the RTEPlayer, seems to be the usual stuff, very unconvincing.

Calibos

fisgon wrote: »

Is her interpreter the same one that Trappatoni uses? The 'visionary' is speaking Italian, not sure why, if she's Bosnian. Have only watched some of it on the RTEPlayer, seems to be the usual stuff, very unconvincing...and as usual the visionary looks bat-sh!t crazy...

FYP

3ndahalfof6

fisgon wrote: »

Is her interpreter the same one that Trappatoni uses? The 'visionary' is speaking Italian, not sure why, if she's Bosnian. Have only watched some of it on the RTEPlayer, seems to be the usual stuff, very unconvincing.

shes from little Italy in Romania which is the main city of Bosnia

fisgon

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

shes from little Italy in Romania which is the main city of Bosnia

Romania is in Bosnia? You sure about that?

I've just finished watching this, it was cringe-worthy. Apart from her deranged physical appearance, the nonsense she was coming out with was laughable. I especially objected to this idea that suffering is a gift, that illness has value, which is insulting, objectionable claptrap. Try telling that to someone in massive pain from end stage cancer, or who suffers from any chronic condition.

Also the bit about the nine secrets, it's just blatantly stolen from Fatima, where they only had three, AFAIK. Oneupmanship, trying to steal some of Fatima's tourists obviously. We have more secrets than you. And why so secretive? If you have great info, then just tell us, why all the mystery and grandstanding?

And to top it off, Hazel Kaneswaran. Give me a break. She attributes the recovery of her son to Medugorje. And she just slips in in the middle of her interview 'he's still on a machine'. He hasn't been cured at all, he's still on a f**king machine! "I saw things there that other people didn't see" she says. Yeah, maybe because you were imagining them.

And Tubridy! The word is supine.

DapperGent

Galvasean wrote: »

Really? Half the movie's bloody marketing campaign was based around THAT scene.

Fair in general, but Galvasean is right - that scene is pretty much common knowledge.

I guess this is too much off topicness but I didn't know about because I don't watch trailers or read reviews of films I already intend to see, because they're far more enjoyable that way. I and at least one other person on this thread didn't know about it, if you don't consume marketing guff (which many people avoid) then you wouldn't know about it, it's not "common knowledge" and it's basic internet manners to put some spoiler tags.

Dades

Yeah, but to be fair having seen the movie nothing has been given away.

You can't just not mention any scene in a movie in case someone who hasn't seen it thinks it might be spoiler!

c montgomery

DapperGent wrote: »

I guess this is too much off topicness but I didn't know about because I don't watch trailers or read reviews of films I already intend to see, because they're far more enjoyable that way. I and at least one other person on this thread didn't know about it, if you don't consume marketing guff (which many people avoid) then you wouldn't know about it, it's not "common knowledge" and it's basic internet manners to put some spoiler tags.

In fairness that scene is fairly common knowledge and the film has been out for a good few weeks.

Theres also some ballet dancing in it too

With regards to the Late Late id like to believe what she was saying but it was so clichéd. Mary appearing with the baby Jesus on Christmas day, the angels wearing gold on birthdays, it was too perfect and IMO too contrived.

panda100

housetypeb wrote: »

Did that religiously bewildered woman say that there are only three colours in heaven when the virgin mary took her on a tour of heaven, hell and purgatory? I meant to rewind it but never got around to it.
I was surprised nobody in the studio questioned her-as they did when Dawkins was a guest.
She walked all over Turbidy anyway.

Yep,Pink, grey and yellow are the only colours worn in Heaven.My three least favourite colours,what a drab colourless place to spend the rest of eternity eh?

I am actually raging at the <snip> Tubridy over this. He was so rude to Jim Corr a few weeks ago for articulating an alternative view. While he wouldn't be someone I'd agree with at all, he shouldn't have been treated so shortly and rudely by Tubridy. Yet this smiley nutter comes on and she's treated with the utmost respect and kindness.
As for Hazel, why doesn't she take her kid out of hospital and off the machine and see how far her Medjugorie prayers get her.

The whole pain is a gift from God bull**** really gets on my wick. One thing I have noticed in my short life is that If another individual inflicts pain on your they do not have your best interests at heart and you get as far away from that person as you can.

MrPudding

DapperGent wrote: »

I guess this is too much off topicness but I didn't know about because I don't watch trailers or read reviews of films I already intend to see, because they're far more enjoyable that way.

Funny. I am exactly the same. The less info the better.

MrP

fisgon

panda100 wrote: »

I am actually raging at the <snip> Tubridy over this. He was so rude to Jim Corr a few weeks ago for articulating an alternative view. While he wouldn't be someone I'd agree with at all, he shouldn't have been treated so shortly and rudely by Tubridy. Yet this smiley nutter comes on and she's treated with the utmost respect and kindness.
As for Hazel, why doesn't she take her kid out of hospital and off the machine and see how far her Medjugorie prayers get her.

I think it's important to express this to RTE, to not just give out on forums like these (nothing wrong with giving out on Boards, I do it myself, but it's useful to do more sometimes). You can contact them at info@rte.ie, I've done it a few times about various matters, I always get a reply at least. I imagine it won't effect things much, but you never know.

Dilynnio

panda100 wrote: »

Yep,Pink, grey and yellow are the only colours worn in Heaven.My three least favourite colours,what a drab colourless place to spend the rest of eternity eh?

I am actually quite interested about the colours she mentioned.

I wonder if there is a hierarchy in heaven based on those colours?

Just food for thought.............

MrPudding

Dilynnio wrote: »

I wonder if there is a hierarchy in heaven based on those colours?

Yes there is. The hierarchy in Santa's workshop is exactly the same I hear. Personally I think Santa stole the scheme from heaven, which is a bit naughty.

MrP

goose2005

fisgon wrote: »

Is her interpreter the same one that Trappatoni uses? The 'visionary' is speaking Italian, not sure why, if she's Bosnian. Have only watched some of it on the RTEPlayer, seems to be the usual stuff, very unconvincing.

Medjugorje is very near Istria, which has an Italian-speaking minority.

The Mad Hatter

MrPudding wrote: »

Yes there is. The hierarchy in Santa's workshop is exactly the same I hear. Personally I think Santa stole the scheme from heaven, which is a bit naughty.

MrP

He stole the holiday too.

the_monkey

Whats this about Natalie Portman having mental problems? :P

branie

I'm just back from Black Swan, and I have to say that it was very good

Muppet Man

I thoguht it was a pile of muck to be honest about it, even with the scene we're not allowed mention in case other people havent seen the movie. Each to their own I guess.

fisgon

Muppet Man wrote: »

I thoguht it was a pile of muck to be honest about it, even with the scene we're not allowed mention in case other people havent seen the movie. Each to their own I guess.

Don't want to be a wet blanket here, but there is a thread in the Film section on Black Swan, if people want to discuss it.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056003374&highlight=black+swan

Dave!

Natalie Portman's blanket(!) was wet

panda100

This thread is as messed up and bipolar as viskas brain!

i think the intro of natalie portman was a step in the right direction

Dades

Well let's face it, all that needs to be said in the lady on the Late Late (and Tubridy) has been said...

Maybe we need an A&A movie thread. :pac:

DapperGent

OT banter thread sticky.