Blimey!! I didn't realise yesterday's blog was so long until I had a quick look back through it today!!! Oh well, that's what happens when I don't blog for a few days -- it all comes out in a rush!!!!!

Went to see the new Beowulf movie at the Imax cinema in Waterloo today. I love Imax -- it's just so BIG!!!! The film was good too. It didn't quite pull off what it was aiming for, I felt, but it was more thoughtful and thought-provoking than most fantasy adventure movies, and some of the fight scenes were incredible. It had its flaws, to be sure, but I like films that aim high and try to be different, even if they fall short of their ultimate goals.

Later I went to see Madness - the band - at the Astoria on Charing Cross Road. It was my first time there, and it's a great little theatre -- very intimate, good bar service, you're close to the stage no matter where you stand -- perfect!!!! Madness were great too. Although I've been a fan since I was a kid (I can remember how cool me and my friends thought the Madness badges were in the early 1908s) this was the first time I got to see them play live. It was an impressive set, including most of their classic songs. They played some new material too, which suffered in comparison with the oldies, but it's refreshing to see a band still trying out new stuff after 30 years together!!!

There -- that wasn't too long a blog, was it?!? Normal service has been resumed ...