The V7 Report: Super 8

Okay, as promised...

Review: Super 8 I managed to miss a lot of the hype concerning this movie, partly out of a desire to avoid any spoilers, as it opened in The States several weeks before the UK, so I came to this with uncoloured expectations. The feedback seemed to be good, but one person's "must see movie of the summer" is another's "I'll catch it on DVD". This veers closer to the latter than the former.

( WARNING - Spoilers! )

Final Opinion... Must try harder. The finished home-movie, shown at the end over the credits, was almost better (except for the "train-crash") Score: 7/10

Really, REALLY Struggling To Give A Damn...

Thursday: BBC NEWS: Man dead and police officer hurt in Tottenham shooting.

Today: BBC NEWS: London riots: Dozens injured after Tottenham violence.

If the police do anything in situations like this, they're denounced as being "heavy-handed". If they show restraint, that means they "don't support this community" or "just want to stand back and watch the community burn". They simply cannot win.

Almost makes you wish we have Judge Dredd-style Judges patrolling our streets. That, or The Comedian from Watchmen (saw a big chunk of that last night - and surprised myself by actually enjoying it!).

Why didn't the locals stand up to the influx of thugs and looters? Why didn't they link arms and form living barriers to protect their local businesses? Of course people are entitled to demand answers for deaths in their community, and they're even entitled to protest, but with every protest comes the thug element, dedicated to kicking up a sh8t-storm, stealing what they can and burning what they can.

They're the ones who walk away with their pockets full. They're the ones who really don't care about Tottenham.

And as for the rest of the public... well, we're finding it very hard to give a damn. especially when a BBC News interview on the streets of Tottenham has the unwelcome contribution from a young female who is far more interested in mucking around and getting seen on "telly" by her "mates". I'll get branded racist whatever I say (I'm automatically assumed to be just that, "because I is white"), so why not close with this: Did someone steal that phone for you from one of the shops that got burned out last night...?

*rolls saving throw vs no longer giving a crap...*