(Originally sent May 2008)
This week’s film – one line review
Iron Man was very well put together, with great screen presence from Robert Downey Jr and Jeff Bridges, but to me it didn’t seem as amazing as everyone makes out, and I don’t think non-genre or non-Downey fans need to see it.
Next week’s film
I’m going to see Speed Racer sitting in the front row with my brain switched off and my eyes wide open.
IMDb rating: 6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 33%
Trailer:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehpxIrCNiVI
A Puzzle
Why do mirrors reflect left and right but not up and down?
This is actually a surprisingly deep question.
Hint: The question still stands if you’re looking at the mirror in space.
A Quote
The best quip I have ever made.
My flatmate Ross was elected the new president of the juggling society. He was suggesting that we should club together to get some kind of leaving gift for the outgoing president. With frankly uncharacteristic wit and speed, I replied
“You just want to set a precedent of giving a present to the president.”
A Link
As pointed out to me by Simon, Chronotron is a flash game in which you solve puzzles by going back in time in a tardis and interacting with your past self:
http://www.kongregate.com/games/Scarybug/chronotron
A video
My favourite ad right now is for the VW Golf, in which car footage is edited together to create music:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_56vWaaCxjg
A picture
‘Animal Crossing’ is a game in which you look after a village of animals that live together. Time keeps passing in the village even when you are not playing, so if you don’t play for a while then it tends to get overgrown with weeds and so on.
Anyway, this led to the true story that is told in this surprisingly moving comic – click to read it in full.
