Arts

Film: King Kong

Can there every be a reason for a film to last three hours? King Kong is so long that my local cinema had to put an interval in the screening - the projector can't physically hold that much film in one go.

One another point, while the special effects looked great on their own, whenever they were joined by real actors the effect was only marginally better than Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.

Feel free to say I'm prejudiced against the director. After all I've hardly been a fan of Peter Jackson's recent over-hyped handling of Lord of the Rings. But tonight I'm resolute: if it's longer than two hours it's probably time to hire an editor for your film.

Tech

Garmin news

Three exciting things from the manufacturer of my GPS receiver:

1. An exciting new toy to buy
2. News that Garmin will fully support Macs by the end of the year
3. At last - decent maps of the UK

If you're feeling generous I'll gladly tell you where to send 1 and 3 above.