Regardless of critical merit, there are some films I feel the critics simply got wrong. Equally, there are plenty of terrible films that enjoyed critical success. In my humble opinion here is a good representation of each. First, 3 flops I think are superb… Cable Guy (1996) – It got dreadful reviews yet I think [...]
Archive for October, 2007
October 27, 2007
TV: Best. Advert. Ever…
By benfrain in PersonalThe Cadbury’s Gorilla drummer advert. It’s simply superb. I’d have loved to see the faces of the execs at Cadbury when the marketing team ran that one by them. However, to their credit, they obviously ok’d it. No matter how many times I watch it I’m still not quite sure what to make of it, [...]
October 22, 2007
VIDEO: POV.1 Action Camera
By benfrain in Tech-tip, WritingI’ve spent the last few days testing out the POV.1 Action camera from Vio. It’s a bullet camera and recording device that records to SD cards (as opposed to conventional tape). The full report will be in isue 23/23 of MacUser magazine but if anyone is considering the camera they might want to take a [...]
October 19, 2007
GPS: Why no digital mapping for OSX?
By benfrain in Tech-tip, WritingAfter one too many bike rides where the party ended up lost, we have invested in a nice shiny Garmin Etrex HC. The plan is simple: download existing mountain bike routes to Etrex, clip Etrex to handlebars, party follows direction arrow on Etrex and a good day (that doesn’t involve stopping to check a map [...]
October 4, 2007
TV: ITV back to making quality drama
By benfrain in PersonalGoing back a few years I used to enjoy ITV dramas like Band Of Gold, Cracker and Reckless. Then for what seemed like years we had the fly-on-the-wall ‘revolution’ and ITV expected us to sit through shovel loads of turgid crap. Thankfully, ITV seemed to have turned a corner (perhaps the fruits of Michael Grade’s [...]
October 4, 2007
WEB: Stupid sodding pop-up windows!
By benfrain in Rant, Website DesignI’m sure there must be plenty of other people who find these things INCREDIBLY annoying? I’m talking about the sort of pop-up that whenever there is a relevant word on a web page it appears double underlined. Then, if you are ‘lucky’ enough to move your mouse over said word a stupid sodding Java box [...]
October 3, 2007
RANT: Nike/Adidas – make some indoor football shoes for the 30+ players!
By benfrain in PersonalI love to play the beautiful game. Even at my own humble level (very humble according to some). As I entered my early thirties I noticed my recovery time after each game getting longer. Now, after a 60 minute 5-a-side game I have to steady myself down the stairs next morning. The knees are telling [...]
