daveydave

If you like highly stylised films this is the one for you. The director has done a very good job of making it look like a comic book conversion with the grainy cinematography and excessive use of slow-motion. Plus a lot of the acting was ropey, or over-done to fit the style... I'm not sure which. Just not my cup of tea unfortunately. Having said that, there were some nice comedy touches in the script and some nice effects, but I'm pretty sure Xerxes was not that camp in real life! Overall: it was ok I suppose.

I'm a tad late with this post - I've had the new car over a month now - but I've been busy (see another post that I may get round to writing at some point). Decision: the Kia Sportage. It was the only car I tested out in the end: I liked it, the deal was good, job done. I went for the 2.0 turbo diesel in top XS specification: it has many toys - climate, cruise, cd/mp3 player, heated front seats, leather, sunroof, etc... Plenty to keep me occupied in the slow-moving traffic of rush hour. I also took the decision to get a black one, which looks good, but is a slight pain to look after. That is, you actually have to wash it now and again - silver cars hide a multitude of sins. And so, despite saying I wouldn't buy another brand new car, I find myself in charge of a rather large 07 plater. On the whole it's been so-far-so-good, although I have only clocked up 500 miles. Everything is working and it's comfortable. You do need to keep the turbo spinning for safe exits...