Matt Adcock meets Isla Fisher - Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson Crash the interview

"Isla shows she looks good even when someone seems to have nicked her clothes..."

Matt Adcock meets Isla Fisher … oh and Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson crash the interview…

How would you feel if someone crashed your wedding?

Owen: Hey, it depends on the person. If some of the people seated here were to crash my wedding - and they would have to crash, as they wouldn't be invited - I'd probably let bygones be bygones and welcome them.


Isla, did you enjoy playing the ‘sexy but unstable’ Gloria?

Isla: “Sure, she’s young and impressionable – and he’s a real ladies man who woos her. Gloria is swept off her feet and becomes very much a woman obsessed… She’s a bit like a spoiled kid with a new toy who just wants to snap its head off!”


Oohh Kay… So Vince have you ever had a date as scary as Isla’s character in this movie?

Vince: Nothing comparable to that, no! But it was a lot of fun for me because Isla is very funny and also a good actress, so it was nice to go and do a scene and by default to be the one who's reacting to stuff.

Isla, can I just say that you look into total control of the more err, ‘risqué’ scenes your character has. And erm, was that ‘all you’ that we saw?

Isla: “Vince and I both had body doubles for the dinner table scene and I had one for the tying up scene. But it was definitely daunting.”

Vince: “We originally didn't have a body double for the dinner table scene. David had a thing that we put in that didn't quite work out.”


So, as potential ‘Mrs Ali G’, how highly do you rate a sense of humour on a man that you might be attracted to?

Isla: “Duh, it's pretty important.”


Right, yes… How was working with Owen Wilson?

Vince: “Hey Owen Wilson is a big dollar sign!! When I look at this guy all I see is a dollar sign… I said, ‘Owen, here's how it's going to work, amigo: I'm gonna say something stupid, you're gonna roll your eyes, step on your toe and the guy in the glasses is gonna yell cut.’”

You seemed to like the all singing all dancing elements of Wedding Crashers - might there be a musical in the works for you?

Vince: Thank you for asking. There is a musical that Owen and I are actually working on right now. We play two rodeo clowns who leave the rodeo and become lifeguards at a park district pool outside of Chicago where we befriend a young Filipino boy who has an outie belly button and we teach him what it's like to get along with the other kids that summer. It's called Mr Sunshine and Owen plays Mr Sunshine.

Do you have favourites of the characters you play in different movies?

Vince: Owen, can we see him, does Hutch want to come out right now?
Owen: I'm a little shy. The little Filipino boy in Mr Sunshine.
Vince: Is Hutch there, does he want to come out and talk to everyone?
Owen: Hutch is very shy right now. Probably my favourite movie would be the first movie I worked on because that was the one that was the hardest to get made and it test screened worse than any movie in Sony's history and stuff. So that was the most important one too.

Matt's review of Wedding Crashers

Aeon Flux "it's going to be hot baby"

Movienewz have a great promo for Aeon Flux...

Click the link below or the title of this post to see the gorgeous Charlize Theron talking about the film which she describes as "it's going to be hot baby!" and from the look of her in that outfit... I'm not doubting it!!

AEON FLUX FOOTAGE / INTERVIEW

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"I say...do you come here often?"

Film Review: Wedding Crashers

Wedding Crashers (15)

Dir. David Dobkin

Reviewed by Matt Adcock

Dearly beloved, we are gathered together to witness the joining of this man and woman in matrimony and, um it seems maybe that man (whoever he is) and this bridesmaid and that other guy who definitely wasn’t on the invite list with that lovely young lady… Yes, this is Wedding Crashers, the loved up and outrageous new comedy starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn where no bridesmaid is safe!
The ‘art’ of wedding crashing (inviting yourself to a wedding with the sole intention of pulling one or more of the women guests) has some strict rules that apply. Firstly: ‘Make sure she’s single’ - this is one that Wilson ignores to his peril when he meets and falls for the gorgeous Claire (Rachel McAdams), daughter of the powerful US Senator William Cleary played by Christopher Walken.
The next rule is ‘Never use your real name’ – although this can get messy if you actually find yourself in love with the object of your affection. But above all else is the rule ‘Never leave a fellow crasher behind’ – and in a true Black Hawk Down style moment this is the one that drags Vaughn into the clutches of the ‘hot but psychotic’ Gloria, a complete nympho played by a believably unhinged Isla Fisher (Walkern’s other daughter)…
Wedding Crashers is unapologetically a bloke’s film - the ‘sharking’ behaviour of the two ‘heroes’ is the height of immoral womanising but it is also very funny. And, unlikely as it may seem, their actions are positively honourable compared to Chaz (a hilarious cameo by Will Ferrell) who is regarded as the ‘master wedding crasher’ – a man so lacking moral fibre that he has progressed to crashing funerals in order to pick up weeping widows…
Wedding Crashers is raunchy, bawdy and laugh out loud funny. Scenes like the ‘helping hand’ Vaughn gets from Gloria under the dinner table whilst the whole family are present or the unforgettable night he has to spend tied up in his bed are liable to become comedy cult classics. Wilson and Vaughn bounce off each other well enough to hold your attention throughout and did I mention that the women are all gorgeous (even Jane ‘Dr. Quinn’ Seymore proves that 50 year olds can still steal scenes).So if you’re fed up with dull wedding speeches and dry cake – why not invite yourself to see Wedding Crashers for a good night out, just don’t necessarily expect to be going home with any of the cinema staff…

Darkmatt Rating: ööö (what's a hot chick like you doing at wedding like this? Oh... getting married...)

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"Caution - sweeping attractive females off their feet can lead to stalking"


"but some females are almost certainly worth the risk!"

This is the hour...

"From the darkest place... will come the ultimate adventure"

And so it begins...

From today I will be working full time on my novel - no day job, no limits, with a view to having finished by the end of the Summer (ETA September). Excited, confident and prepared... Thanks for all the words of encouragement, feedback on the sneak previews posted on this blog and those who have signed up help make this happen: Lee Davies (graphic genius who made logo), Steve Worsley (film genius who is in preproduction of the trailer), Keith Thompson (art genius who drew Cleric for the character bio page), John Richardson (web genius who will be building the actual website) and many others... including the 'editorial panel' who will be reading and advising on finished copy.

DARKMATTERS is going to redefine the experience of reading - also look out for a complete redesign of this blog over August (short stories from the world of DARKMATTERS, character art and of course the legendary 20 second film trailer...

This is the day, this is the hour,

this,

is this...

Desperate Housewives Season 2: My thing for married women...

Dark Horizons has posted some second season details of the show I swore I wouldn't watch but became addicted to anyway...

Apparently second-season opener looks like this:

"The episode will involve Lynette Scavo looking for a new job in advertising, Gabrielle Solis seeing her lover John Rowland head off to prison, too, and Bree van de Kamp having to identify Rex at the coroner's office, putting to rest rumors that his death had been faked. And it seems the Grim Reaper will visit the show once again, as one of the characters on the show will be losing their father in the episode."

It hits the US on October 2nd on ABC, no details of when it will make it to the UK...

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Film Review: The Descent

The Descent
Dir. Neil Marshall

Reviewed by Matt Adcock

Prepare yourself… The Descent is the hardest, goriest and altogether nastiest British horror film for years – it’s also the best. You could describe it as ‘Six psycho chicks with picks vs hundreds of carnivorous cave mutants’ but that doesn’t do it justice as this is one of those rare horror films where you get enough character build up to actually empathise with the plucky heroines. Just don’t get too attached to these well-rounded females because The Descent is not kind to its protagonists and I guarantee that you’ll cringe, wince and maybe even shout “Arrgghhh that’s got to hurt!” if you’re brave enough to tackle this tale. If you’re looking for survival against the odds mixed with large doses of the sort of girly posturing / bitching that only an all woman cast can deliver – like a serious PMT overload right there on the screen (and that’s a truly terrifying thought for males everywhere!) then you’ve come to the right place.

Director Neil Marshall builds a solid story set up from the start – and the jumps come even before the 6 females decide to ‘go underground’. Once in the darkness of the caves (point to note: do not watch this film if you ever plan to go potholing or cave exploring in the future) the tension amps up to an almost unbearable level. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so claustrophobic watching a film and it had nothing to do with my mate Matt Landsman screaming like a girl beside me – actually it wasn’t him screaming – it was everybody in the cinema, but special credit to the woman behind us who made the whole experience into one of ‘Dolby surround sound screaming’…

The Descent is a clever title too because whilst it aptly describes the action of descending into the darkness – it also refers to the mental state of the women – especially hardass Juno (Natalie Jackson Mendoza) who’s past sins come to influence her actions and she is not the sort of pal you want to have stalking you with a climbing axe!
So, obviously The Descent is not a film for everyone and if you like nice happy films where people generally don’t get axes through the throat or their insides ripped out whilst still alive – you’d do best to avoid this because otherwise you’ll be traumatised for life… But for those who like to see human nature pushed beyond breaking point and for everyone who enjoyed tense monster films like Alien… The Descent should be your next destination.

Darkmatt Rating: öööö (another good reason to be afraid of the dark)

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"this is for saying my bum looked big in my climbing gear"

Film Review: Madagascar

Madagascar (U)
Dir. Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath

Reviewed by Matt Adcock


See the majestic lion Alex – surely he is a sight to behold. Watch in wonder at how the king of beasts stalks his prey, marvel at how he erm, seems to like his steaks served to him on a platter and at how he’s now having a laugh with what I thought was his prey but it fact turns out to be his best mate – a Zebra named Marty… Things aren’t running according to their natural order here - these animals obviously weren't born in the wild... But they are about to get shipped there!
Madagascar is the latest CGI animation funfest from Dreamworks (home of both Shrek and Shark Tale) and whilst it might be absolute lightweight nonsense – it delivers a fun couple of hours for kids and adults alike. Ben Stiller has a lot of fun playing Alex the lion, he’s the main attraction at New York City Zoo, his every need is catered for and he’s lost his killer instinct. His best friend Marty (Chris Rock) however is hankering to know what it would be like to live in the wild and gets chance to find out thanks to a mad cap botched escape attempt involving some scene stealing psychotic penguins. So Marty, Alex and their friends Melman the neurotic Giraffe (David Schwimmer) plus Gloria the sassy Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) are marooned on the mental lemur infested island Madagascar. And there is lots of fun to be had watching the jokes, pratfalls and obligatory film references – look out for the excellent Chariots of Fire reunion and the American Beauty ‘steak’ dream. Also on hand is British comic Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G) who’s insanely over the top ‘king of the lemurs’ is a great counter foil to the NYC animals. Watching them discover the meaning of what it means to be ‘carnivore’ or as Marty asks Alex at one point: “Why are you biting my butt?” is great ‘food for thought’…
OK, the animation isn’t going to win any awards and it’s a shame but at no point does Madagascar reach the glorious humorous heights of the Shrek series but surely only a truly bitter, wretched person could possibly not enjoy the antics of these overly domesticated “wild” animals…
Remember – it’s a jungle out there – and it’s waiting for you at your local cinema.


Darkmatt Rating: ööö (all age 'wild' fun)

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Film Review: Dark Water

"FFS can't you use the toilet like everybody else!?"

Dark Water (15)
Dir. Walter Salles

Reviewed by Matt Adcock

Yes it’s another of those freaky Japanese horror movies reworked for the Western market but Dark Water is a prime cut above The Ring et al. Boosted immensely by having the gorgeous Jennifer Connelly in the lead role – Dark Water is a slow burning mystery that amps up the freakiness towards the bitter end. Yes Dark Water doesn’t cop out with an unbelievable feel good ‘happy ending’ – this is a malevolent head squeezing exercise in unnerving the audience and it works a treat.

OK so there aren’t many ‘jump out of your seat’ moments but it’s not that type of film. Dark Water is more likely to make you start to look around nervously, check for any shadowy areas on your ceiling and basically never ever investigate weird cases of missing children…

So, single mother Dahlia (Connelly) moves with daughter Ceci (Ariel Gade) to a grim apartment complex on Roosevelt Island – can’t think how I missed checking this hellhole out when visiting NYC last year!?

Things start to go ‘bump’ in the night and it quickly becomes clear that they are ‘not alone’ in their squalid new abode – or is Dahlia losing it? One thing is for sure – there is evil black water dripping from the ceiling and a definite sound of footsteps in the deserted apartment above… This cues up some nasty flashback scenes and plenty of genuinely unpleasant moments of tension.

The supporting cast are good too - including Tim Roth as a lawyer who operates out of his car and Pete Postlethwaite as the building’s Scooby Doo type of dodgy janitor who may know more than he’s letting on about the missing little girl… John C. Reilly though steals his scenes as a complete bastard of an estate agent, he’s a sleazeball dirtbag of the highest order to whom who bullsh*te is a way of life…

Dark Water is for those out there looking for some above average mysterious goings on…

And I’m not kidding about the ending…

Darkmatt Rating: ööö (a worthy freak out)

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"JC's still 'doing it' for me"

Jessica Alba: "Fantastic" Interview coming soon!!

The lovely Jessica Alba as 1. Sue Storm / Invisible Woman

and 2. some random Babe in a Swimsuit...

Just got the call today that Jessica Alba will be making herself available to me in a week or so's time... So however the new Fantastic Four movie turns out - I'm already looking forward to meeting the Invisible Girl herself (I think she's bringing the rest of her super 4some with her too but I think it's pretty clear who I'm most stoked about meeting!!

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London Bombs: Darkmatt not dead!!

Despite the efforts of whoever was responsible for the cowardly, unjustifiable attacks on London this morning - I'm still alive. For that I am extremely grateful, but equally sobered that if I had been 20 mins earlier then I would have got hit by one of the underground attacks on the Tube...

It makes you think, at least it made me think - in particular it made me give thanks to God and marvel that sometimes it's worth being that little bit late.

My prayers are with those injured and their families.

Film Review: War of the Worlds

"we are no longer masters of our planet"

War of the Worlds (12a)

Reviewed by Matt Adcock


Run for your lives… Big mean metallic alien killing machines are coming this way – in fact they’ve already been sighted in Luton!! Actually – if you haven’t already left you may as well forget about running – you’ll just die tired. These aliens are seriously tooled up, their massive war tripods have evil destruction beams that disintegrate you on contact, plus they have tentacles, which grab people and sling them into their holding pens. If you’re unlucky enough to be caught, there are seriously unpleasant things on the way in your future (unless the thought of having your insides forcefully sucked out appeals?).
All in all it’s looking pretty bleak for us humans and to make matters worse; the firepower of our entire armed forces has so far failed to even scratch the invaders. Where’s Will Smith when you need him eh?
But War of the Worlds is not about plucky human wisecracking heroes rising to the challenge and kicking alien butt. This is a bleak, terrifying survival tale set against the backdrop of $200million dollars of premium alien onslaught. Director Spielberg is on top form – where a lesser director might have been so enraptured with the awesome alien battle machines that he’d pack loving close ups of them into every shot – here we get to see just enough to instill their very real threat, yet not so much that they lose their mystique. War of the Worlds is at heart a very ‘human’ story, which asks the question – what would you do to survive?
Tom Cruise delivers one of his best ever roles as Ray Ferrier, a father who’s managed to alienate his family (cute daughter Dakota Fanning who turns in a stellar ‘wide eyed terrified’ performance, and Justin Chatwin who epitomises teenage slacker rebellion). Ferrier is a bad dad, selfish obsessed and juvenile but when faced with having to try and protect his children from the unstoppable threat of the unfriendly ETs – we get to see him find some kind of resolve and redemption that can give us all hope.
The action is nerve shredding in the way that makes you shout out loud at the screen – there are some spectacular shots you’ll never forget – highway bridges torn apart, ferries tipped over and battalions of alien tripods systematically exterminating people, to name but a few. War of the Worlds is so much more than just another summer blockbuster – it’s a classic retelling of a classic tale – run, don’t walk to the nearest cinema and check it out for yourself!


Darkmatt Rating: öööö (essential viewing)

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U2 Vertigo Tour: Cardiff - city of blinding lights

"Oh U2 look so beautiful tonight... in the city of blinding lights"

click here to see my photos from the gig

- Time...time...time...time...time

Won't leave me as I am

But time won't take the boy out of this man...

I have shared 13 of my wife's 34 Birthdays to date, but this year's is going to be hard to top...U2 and The Killers at The Millenium Stadium - and man it was an awesome show!!

The Killers are a band that we Adcock's love a lot, and it was great to finally see them strut their stuff in the flesh, but great as they were, they were only the tasty appetisers compared with the pleasure sensory overload that seeing U2 at their best delivered...

- Neon heart, day-glow eyes

A city lit by fireflies

They're advertising in the skies

For people like us

U2 have such a fantastic catalogue of material to call upon for a gig, but this set list was a cracker - check these highlights: Vertigo/ I Will Follow/ New Year's Day/ Beautiful Day/ City Of Blinding Lights/ Miracle Drug/ Sunday Bloody Sunday/ Bullet The Blue Sky/ Pride (In The Name Of Love)/ Zoo Station/ The Fly/ With Or Without You...

- The more you know the less you feel

Some pray for what others steal

Blessings are not just for the ones who kneel... luckily

Apologies to those who got garbled mobile phone calls from the show - some of the moments in that stadium just had to be shared. Massive thanks and love to B&T for such a cool day... I will never forget the lightshow - there are images burnt into my subconcious and I know that I'll always have a special place in my heart for City of Blinding Lights which has some of my favourite U2 lyrics ever... as you might have noticed in this post...

- The more you see the less you know
The less you find out as you go
I knew much more then than I do now

I’ve seen you walk unafraid...

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Book Review: The Universe Next Door - Marcus Chown

The Universe Next Door
Marcus Chown

Reviewed by Matt Adcock

Einstein said "The most incomprehensible thing about the universe,

is that it is comprehensible..."

Marcus Chown might not be Einstein but he's certainly game at having a crack at explaining some of the newest ideas from cosmology scientists and their type. In The Universe Next Door you get 12 "mind blowing" ideas such as 'Could time run backwards?' 'Can we live forever?' 'Are there multiple realities playing out all possible alternative histories?' 'Have I left reason town on the last train to loony-von-making-this-sh*t-up-ville?'

Some of the ideas stretch the imagination - others make you shake your head and mutter 'nutbag' under your breath but all of them are worth reading if you're even remotely interested in the origin of our planet, time, space etc...

Sample paragraph: "Humanity is unlikely to be alone in making this decision. For if, as Harrison suggests, our Universe was designed by life specifically so that it would give rise to life, then it is likely that other intelligences in other galaxies will sooner or later face a similar dilemma. Which prompts a rather obvious question. Where are the other intelligences? So far, we know of only one example of biology: our own."

Darkmatt Rating: ööö (interesting but wacky)

"Chown auditions for a part in Dark Water II"

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KING KONG TRAILER: is AWESOME!!

He's big, he's hairy and if you want to see him doing his thing - check the KONG trailer which went online yesterday...

kingkongmovie

Mmmmm, tasty!!

Film Review: A Lot Like Love

A Lot Like Love (12a)
Dir Nigel Cole

Reviewed by Matt Adcock

You know what they say… “There's nothing better than a great romance... to ruin a perfectly good friendship.” Man, not to mention wreck this latest romantic comedy too…
A Lot Like Love really should come with the following health warning: ‘Caution: this film may contains scenes that you find seriously dull. If you feel nauseous at any point whilst watching this steamingly unfunny, coma inducing turkey, well, you only really have yourself to blame.’
I’ve really tried to work out why A Lot Like Love didn’t work for me and the list of faults I compiled was long, distinguished and much more fun than watching the film, which can’t be a good thing?
Firstly – the main couple Oliver (Ashton ‘Dude where’s my acting career?’ Kutcher) and Emily (Amanda ‘cute / odd looking / cute depending on the hairstyle’ Peet) simply do not generate enough voltage between them to make you care if they end up together.
Secondly – the so-called ‘funny’ bits just aren’t very funny… And finally, seeing as the two leads sleep with each other before the credits have barely finished rolling there’s no ‘will they won’t they?’ dynamic which can at least give the film a tiny measure of suspense…
Director Nigel ‘Calendar Girls’ Cole obviously thinks he’s making a ‘When Harry Met Sally’ update, but he’s miles off target.
You know you’re not enjoying a film if the highlight is when your friend Mim accidentally flicks her ice cream spoon across the cinema and it’s more amusing than anything you’ve seen on screen… (She didn’t like the film either in case you were wondering).
Still, here’s a quick plot overview – a boy meets the girl of his dreams, but she is actually an alien killing machine sent to earth to destroy us all. Somehow he develops awesome super powers and battles the sexy alien killer in a series of spectacular scenes the likes of which may never be matched ever again on the big screen… Erm, sorry, that was my daydream, A Lot Like Love is actually about a goofy boy who meets a quirky girl, they get it on, then spend 7 years in different relationships but can’t forget about each other… he starts selling nappies on the internet, she gets engaged but maybe they will end up together anyway? Oh please, a better name for this film would be ‘A Lot Like Tedium’ – remember you don’t have to go and see this – you do have a choice!

Darkmatt Rating: ö (a lot like bollox?)

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Darkmatters Fiction: Victim Marker and Darkmatter

Darkmatters

by Matt Adcock

Senior Scientific Officer Goldiing takes to the floor of the halls of debate in the GOV parliament battle fortress's recently extended 'Deathmask Blair' wing. In attendance is the Grand Information Controller Manu Doyyle and several information and guard bots from various envoys including Razour's.

A record beam fires up and bathes Goldiing in its eerie blue glow. Goldiing looks uncomfortable and strangely 'alien' with the beam reflecting from his polished head.
"If I may begin? Please forgive me if this is overly basic but as I understand it, I have been asked to outline the co-relation between my work on the Victim Marker bio weapon programme and the Dark Matter study taking place by the L2DMC. From the data kindly made available by the DMC, I can tell you that despite our best attempts to discover exactly what our universe is made up of, we have still to determine the make up of over 90% of the 'matter' out there. This has led to us coining the phrase 'Dark Matter' in order to describe this mass - which cannot be detected using our existing technology because it simply fails to emit any light at all. Basically if this 'stuff' cannot be seen directly, why should we believe that it exists? Well, I'm no astro-physicist, but I know that its presence is inferred indirectly from the motions of astronomical objects, specifically stellar, galactic, and galaxy cluster/supercluster observations. And in addition, potential Dark Matter 'candidates' are often split into two broad categories - Hot Dark Matter (Baryonic) and Cold Dark Matter (Non-Baryonic) - these determined on their 'likely' respective masses and speeds."

Doyyle intervenes: "Officer Goldiing, please can we get to the point?"

"Erm, yes, apologies Controller, of course. Well, my access to the L2DMC's arcuter (which as you're probably aware was commissioned with an extensive study into the central surface brightness distribution of galaxies in the maxx csex~2 range) allowed me to presuppose what an isotope linked to Hot Dark Matter (HDM) might consist of. Without being too technical about it, this form of HDM isotope is a chemical element whose nuclei have similar atomic numbers to a high probability magnet projection, but totally different atomic masses. This was how I isolated its unique form and mapped to it the genetically created, concentrated fear and rage pheromone - 'IcKIL'. The resulting 'super isotope' is not only a miracle of existence because it is the first physical evidence that Dark Matter can exist in reality. But also of potential significant military use under the Victim Marker programme."

"Officer Goldiing - I think you need to speak in simpler terms please. I'm not sure that I'm following your working here..."

"Thank you, I will... In the simplest terminology I can use...

I have created an isotope made of Hot Dark Matter.

It can be used to 'mark' an individual creature or human without their knowledge - and any creature 'marked' with the isotope immediately becomes a victim or target inasmuch as every living thing that they go near will react to the isotopes' IcKIL infection and attack them.

They will not stop until the victim is dead, torn apart, mutilated and in many cases the attackers will eat parts of the victim and / or smear their body parts over their faces in a frenzy of unstoppable bloodlust!!

It is the perfect weapon - it could make you kill me right now and you wouldn't even know why you were doing it!

Ha, imagine, live on record beam you would rip me limb from limb!"

Two guardbots move to restrain Goldiing as he wildly gestures a stabbing motion, the madness in his eyes unnerving.

The Information Controller, looking slightly shaken even behind his powersuit says: "Ah, thank you Officer Goldiing. If I may just clarify one point?"

The scientist turns slowly to look Doyyle in the eye - his stare is cold and unhinged, his voice drops to a guttural growl: "What the fick could be clearer than what I just told you? Do you want to see a live demonstration?"

Now visibly unnerved and sweating Doyyle continues: "So, err, I am right in saying that you have 'created' an element of Dark Matter for this lab based 'weapons programme of yours' - whilst the L2DMC, with their unlimited funding and every cutting edge technology we have are still searching in vain for even a concrete acknowledgement from their machines that Dark Matter exists?"

Goldiing smiles: "See, looks like you were listening."

"Ah, are you absolutely sure it's Dark Matter that you have made? I mean, not to be a stickler but we really don't know what Dark Matter is..."

"Shut - your - fucking - mouth - you - dumb - asshole!
I know, and I have some in my lab, maybe you should err, accompany me there and I'll show it to you?"

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Hell Fire... It's Ghost Rider

"Um, excuse me mate, I think your head is on fire!"

One of my earliest memories is of having a flaming 'demon headed' motorbike riding Ghost Rider model... Which is a little odd when you consider that I was brought up in strict Christian home - but hey... So it is fair to say that I'm more than a little interested to see how the new film starring Nic Cage as Ghost Rider / Johnny Blaze will turn out next year - and this first look at the rider himself does look pretty cool!

If you don't know much about Ghost Rider he's some background - he first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #5 in 1972. Ghost Rider was created when stunt biker Johnny Blaze made a pact with the devil to save a friend's life (as you do). The devil obviously isn't the type to be trusted and he screws Johnny over but makes him complete his side of the bargain and merges his soul with Zarathos, who's an angry demon, which most would consider to be a bad thing...

Anyway - this new fusion allowed Johnny to become a hellfire-charged, flaming skulled Ghost Rider who had the ability to morph his motorbike out of hellfire, and shoot blasts of hellfire which burned only the soul of the target. He rode across the country, seeking vengeance for murdered innocents by night, while living as Blaze during the day.

And if you really want to know - the demon was finally trapped in a Soul Crystal with another villain named Centurious which freed Johnny Blaze to ride off into the sunset....

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War of the Worlds - stunning visual artwork!!

"With Envious Eyes They Watched And Slowly Drew Their Plans Against Us..."

And next week we'll get to see how much full scale mankind butt kicking a $200million budget buys in the hands of Steven Spielberg... Oh yes... But remember: They've been planning this for a million years. And these are only the first. They'll keep coming.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

"Nice teaser poster - especially like the tagline"

This year Hogwarts will play host to a legendary event: the Triwizard Tournament. During which time a single student gets to represent his or her school in a series of magical contests. Eternal glory awaits the student who wins the tournament, but before that there is something almost too terrible to contemplate and it all starts to make sense when you see this latest photo from the film which shows the 'full horror' that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will unleash upon the world...


"Harry and his mates have become moody teenagers!!"

But there is a glimmer of hope... At least it appears that Hermione scrubs up okay (or as my 8 year old son Luke told me "she looks nice dad") - see below.

Lets just hope that the film delivers because Goblet of Fire was my favourite book so far and has bags of potential to be a nice appetiser before we all bow before the mighty Aslan of Narnia!!

"don't call me the queen of Naboo..."

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God loves a faithful film reviewer...

"verse for the day"

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