World cinemaReviewThis eccentric Chinese fantasy mixes deadly rock-scissors-paper tournaments, game theory lectures and Michael Douglas
A curiosity whichever way you slice it, Animal World features a maniacal clown battling bizarre CGI monsters, Michael Douglas flying his super-villain freak flag, and intermittent maths lectures to explain possible strategies in a huge, deadly tournament of rock-scissors-paper. There’s some narrative logic girding the whole unlikely structure, but it’s a wilfully eccentric mix. Imagine a YouTube video mashup of ultraviolent manga, David Fincher’s Douglas-starrer The Game from 1997, and a TED talk about game theory – except that description risks making this sound like more fun to watch than it is, especially given the bloated two-hour-plus running time. Read More...
Car park bosses have issued a grovelling apology in the wake of a huge parking row which saw a stubborn attendant refuse to let a woman leave - causing a huge backlog of angry drivers.
Dozens of frustrated drivers were left trapped for more than half an hour in the Circle on Cavill shopping centre car park in Surfer's Paradise, Queensland, on Thursday.
An angry customer service employee had refused to let a woman who didn't have a ticket past the gate. Read More...
Redeem now Chris Evans' trainer said the actor had an imbalanced body when he was cast to play Captain America. The trainer said Evans was previously focused on working out only his biceps, chest, and core. Evans' body transformation included learning different principles of athleticism and fitness. Chris Evans' character Steve Rogers went through a dramatic body transformation from a skinny kid to a swole supersoldier in the 2011 film " Read More...