Is it just me, or is the whole fuss about airguns completely overblown? Don’t get me wrong: I think it’s awful that this little boy was shot and killed with an air rifle. But does that really justify the time and money that would be spent trying to ban something that, in the big scale of things, isn’t that dangerous? I live in the country that has the worst knife-crime record in Europe, the worst record of heart disease in Europe; people binge-drink and smoke themselves into early graves, children get obese through eating too much fatty food and lose their teeth from drinking too many sugary drinks - airguns are the least of our worries.

We have become a knee-jerk society that cries loudly for short-sighted legislation based on unique circumstances, while turning a blind eye to the long-term issues that will kill a huge percentage of our children.

mrBen

It seems that not only is the film similar in part to Michael Marshall Smith’s novel Spares, it is almost a direct copy of Clonus, an old low budget sci-fi classic.

Here is a story that The Seattle Times ran, with some choice words from it’s director, Robert S Fiveson.

This kind of stuff makes me sick. Michael Bay is a hack. Boycott this film.

BigAl

I saw this recently at the Imax in Glasgow with Ruth, Ruth’s friend Lorna and SuperGingerMan.

I can’t really review it fairly as my potential enjoyment was hampered by Lorna talking incessantly through most of the film. Grrr.

What parts of the film I did enjoy (and was able to see through my blinding anger) was all the oompa loompa musical sequences and any bits with Christopher Lee. I found Johnny Depp intensely irritating as Willy Wonka, especially relating to the ending.

As for the ending… it was weak and a touch on the forced side.

I dare say that I’ll see it again (waiting for it’s arrival in the video shop first…) to see if my original opinions were correct. You’ll get a proper review then.

Big Al