Post apocalyptic films have stood the test of time since Mel Gibson cultivated his manic stare in the appropriately named Mad Max.
Now comes the ‘Book of Eli’ with Denzil Washington fulfilling the part of Eli - a rough tough man on a mission and owner of a very important book. It’s 30 years since the ‘final war’ the result of a religious meltdown across the globe and whatta you know, we have a travelling loner with his shades, swords and his all important book.
When he strides into town he’s confronted by its power mad owner Carnegie - non other than rent-a-baddie Gary Oldman. He’s hell bent on owning the tomb and is just the kind of rascal that Eli feels duty bound to shield ‘the book’ from.
Naturally, there has to be a love interest and in this case its Solara played by Mila Kunis. Worth seeing but possibly not the kind of ending anticipated.
HAIR BEAR BUNCH
We ache for the days when funky talking bears with an all mod cons cave and an invisible motorbike were all the rage. Zoo Director Mr. Eustace P. Peevly fights to keep the bears in order.
Laughter's the Best Medicine
Sometimes, things said with a serious face on can be more entertaining.
Venus Williams stunned the crowd at the Australian Open in Melbourne by apparently playing a match without any underwear on.But the seven-times Grand Slam winner later clarified on her Twitter page that she was in fact wearing a flesh-coloured top and shorts that she designed herself during her fourth-round clash with Francesco Schiavone.
"This is completely my design,"
she said of the outfit, which made her appear to be bra-less and knicker-less out on court.
"It was one of my old sketches and kind of got recycled and I kind of sat on it for a while”.
Yeah, kind of Venus. You er walk, and er like talk in like a kind of a stupid way. Yeah?
FRESH OUT THE CRACKER!
A man came round in hospital
after a serious accident.
He shouted, "Doctor, I can't
feel my legs!" The doctor replied,
"I know, I've cut your arms off."
An ice cream vendor was found lying on the floor of his van, covered with hundreds and thousands.Police say that he topped himself.