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The 6th film is set for release on 21st November 2008 and this means that Deathly Hallows won't be out until at least 2010. There has been an 18 month gap between film since the second films, which would suggest June/July 2010, but the films have traditionally made sold more tickets when...

I choose the Voyage because to date, my only experience of an Intamin Woodie was a disappointment. One of the (multiple) problems with Balder was that it was just too smooth. Whilst I don't generally like painful rides (see Colossus for further reading) if they are as fun to ride as the...

Just finished Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, which surprised by being every bit as good as 1984. Perhaps it was the way that Huxley was sympathetic towards the future dystopia - after all, a world where the population is controlled by the forced pleasure is a lot more desirable than the bleak...

Die Hard 4.0 is probably the best film I've seen all year. The action was great and the film didn't take itself too seriously, but didn't descend into farce or mediocrity - a very hard balance to strike. Apparently, there will be a director's cut with swearing and suchlike in it, which will...

The flying Ford Anglia would suit a Robocoaster reasonably well, but there were talks of a Hogwarts Express theme ride, which to me, says rollercoaster and not robocoaster. Incidentally, I think the robocoaster rumours have only surfaced because of Universal owning the rights. I think that...

I don't like either so I only use my glasses when it's necessary. However, after seeing what happened to my mates eyes when he tried using contacts, I think they'd need a technological improvement before I'd consider wearing them - by that time, laser surgery will probably be safe.

Wasn't this poll done about a month ago? Either way, it was Scrabble then and it's Scrabble now. It's also likely to be Scrabble next month. The best one is the Deluxe version, because the board comes on a spinning disc, so if you lose, you can scatter the tiles and deny all knowledge of...

Tip of the day: Hold the end of the cheese that is furthest away from the grater :).

I saw Blades of Glory recently, and it's one of those films that is OK whilst you are watching it, but tend to be fairly forgettable afterwards. The skating sequences were generally quite funny, and a few of the jokes were great, but too much of the story was predictable, and none of the...

I saw Blades of Glory recently, and it's one of those films that is OK whilst you are watching it, but tend to be fairly forgettable afterwards. The skating sequences were generally quite funny, and a few of the jokes were great, but too much of the story was predictable, and none of the...

By default I'm in the 100 club after riding Tower of Terror, but I really don't think it went that fast. But it probably beat out Stealth's 79.5.

I'm having a spell of easy reading, just finished Clarkson's and Another Thing: The World According to Clarkson vol 2. It's good, but not amazing for his standards, a few good rants, but too much about his family life rather than random rants on assorted subjects. Nearly finished Bill...

I went to see Hot Fuzz not so long ago, and it's brilliant. As you might know it's from the writing/directing team behind Spaced, and what I'd really like is on the Hot Fuzz DVD for there to be a homage-o-meter, because there were just so many different references. It's clear that the team...

I just finished "Born on a Blue Day" by Daniel Tammet. It's an autobiography of an autistic savant with Asperger's Syndrome. The hook is that he one of the few people with this condition that can lead an independent life and also describe his synaesthesia (ability to "see" words and numbers...

Although it tastes awful, you have to admire how nature has managed to tie droplets of water together with garden twine! I just want to hear Furie describe this foul product...

I don't hate them, mainly because I find them so anathemic that they don't polarise me to one extreme or the other. I've never enjoyed one to date yet though.

Just finished Craig Brown's "The Tony Years" which is a collection of small pieces satirising virtually everything from the last 10 years, regardless if it was the fault of the government or not. The book was divided into "archives" from various governmental departments as a hook, but...

They are OK, but only as long as they don't put any salt on the chips, many a time I've ordered chips and had them ruined with salt - which invariably leads to a scene as the taste of salt makes me feel physically sick. So for me, it's a not bothered; without salt, I can eat them, but also, I...

I've recently finished Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman's The Long Way Round. Charlie Boorman certainly lives up to this name in this book about their journey across Asia and beyond on two motorbikes. A real adventure, especially if you ignore the fact they had a support crew the whole way...

Giant Drop was a walk on why when I was there, yet their 375ft coaster, Tower of Terror, had queues of up to half an hour. So I'm not really sure that your logic follows. I think the coaster will come first, because coasters are more exciting and marketable. Besides, the difference is 44ft...