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30 / 08 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The scores from Spa have been updated to reflect Alguersuari's 3-place penalty.

29 / 08 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The results from the thirteenth race in Belgium are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is Monza in two weeks on 12th September.

22 / 08 / 2010
Fantasy Rally:
The results from Rally Germany are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next rally is Japan on 10th September.

01 / 08 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The results from the twelfth race in Hungary are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is Spa in four weeks on 29th August.

01 / 08 / 2010
Fantasy Rally:
The results from Rally Finland are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next rally is Germany on 20th August.

25 / 07 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The results from the eleventh race in Germany are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is Hungary next weekend on 1st August.

11 / 07 / 2010
Fantasy Rally:
The results from Rally Bulgaria are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next rally is Finland on THURSDAY 29th July (a day earlier than usual!).

11 / 07 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The results from the tenth race in Silverstone are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is Hockenheim on 25th July.

27 / 06 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The results from the ninth race in Valencia are in, including the penalties for the naughty boys driving too fast. Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is Silverstone on 11th July.

13 / 06 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The results from the eighth race in Canada are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is Valencia on 27th June.

30 / 05 / 2010
Fantasy Rally:
The results from Rally Portugal are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next rally is Bulgaria on 9th July.

30 / 05 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The results from the exciting seventh race in Turkey are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is Canada on 13th June.

16 / 05 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The Monaco scores have been updated to reflect Michael Schumacher's ridiculous penalty for daring to overtake a Ferrari. Check the updated results, see how your team did or enter a new team.

16 / 05 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The results from the sixth race in Monaco are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is Turkey on 30th May.

10 / 05 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The results from the fifth race in Barcelona are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is Monaco on 16th May.

10 / 05 / 2010
Fantasy Rally:
The results from Rally New Zealand are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next rally is Portugal on 28th May.

19 / 04 / 2010
Fantasy Rally:
The results from Rally Turkey are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next rally is New Zealand on 7th May.

18 / 04 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The results from the fourth race in China are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is Barcelona on 9th May.

06 / 04 / 2010
Fantasy Rally:
The JWRC driver lineup has been released, so you can make your selection before teams are frozen for Turkey on the night of 15th April. If you don't pick anyone, you'll get Aaron Burkart by default.

05 / 04 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The results from the third race in Malaysia are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is China on 18th April.

03 / 04 / 2010
Fantasy Rally:
The results from Rally Jordan are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is Turkey on 14th April.

29 / 03 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The results from the second race in Melbourne are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is Malaysia THIS WEEKEND on 4th April.

14 / 03 / 2010
Fantasy F1:
The results from the first race in Bahrain are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is Australia on 28th March.

09 / 03 / 2010
Fantasy F1!
Yes, there's a brand new Fantasy Formula One game! Check the rules or enter your team by Friday night to qualify for the first race in Bahrain!

08 / 03 / 2010
Fantasy Rally:
The results from Rally Mexico are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team. Next race is Jordan on 1st April.

17 / 02 / 2010
Fantasy Rally:
The points awarded for a win have changed in the real WRC, so we've reflected the changes in our scoring too. Check the rules to see the details. Next rally is Mexico on 5th March, teams will be frozen at midnight on the night of Thursday 4th March.

16 / 02 / 2010
Fantasy Rally:
The results from Rally Sweden are in! Check the results, see how your team did or enter a new team.

31 / 01 / 2010
Fantasy Rally:
The new rally season is upon us - 2010 Fantasy Rally is now open! Check the rules or pick a team ready for the start on 12th Feb.

25 / 10 / 2009
Fantasy Rally:
All previous years' Fantasy Rally results are online - Check the 2009 season.

02 / 08 / 2009
Reviews:
Sorry, there won't be any more movie reviews for the foreseeable future. Events have overtaken me. Catch up on reviews you may have missed.

18 / 08 / 2005
Sudoku!
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The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

Cast: Edward Norton, William Hurt, Tim Roth, Liv Tyler.

Directed by Louis Leterrier.

Story: You still wouldn't like him when he's angry.

Running Time: 1hr 54 minutes.

UK Certificate 12A.

 

Superhero Year continues anabated, with Edward Norton carrying on where Eric Bana left off - and it's a much more traditional affair.

'HULK ... SMASH!'  Lou Ferrigno didn't even have to learn new lines to do Hulk's voice in this movie. I think I was the only one who liked Ang Lee's Hulk back in 2003. Of course, since he's gone on to make critically acclaimed stuff like Brokeback Mountain, most critics forget the panning they gave him back then. Much as I liked the original though, I have to confess that this one's better. Louis Leterrier is a superb director, responsible as he is for the love-it-or-hate-it Transporter 2 and the quite brilliant Unleashed / Danny the Dog, and he brings a freshness to the tried-and-tested superhero formula that we've all seen a dozen times before.

Liv Tyler and William Hurt act as if they've never seen a big green man in stretchy pants before. The story starts off pretty much where the old one ended, with Edward Norton as the Incredible Banner hiding away in the slums of Brazil trying not to let anything piss him off. It's a little while before someone makes him angry - and sure enough, they don't like him that way. William Hurt, who's one of those actors who's very highly respected in the industry but not terribly well known to the public, does his recognisability no harm at all as the hard-nosed commander chasing down the big green one and Tim Roth (burger bar holder-upper in Pulp Fiction) is memorably unhinged as Hurt's man in the field. Predictably our Hulk has to go up against a brand new threat who's conveniently just a bit harder than he is (sigh), but the story of how this happens is much more believable than usual so I'll forgive the laziness. Just don't let it happen again.

Edward Norton suffers an acute case of jealousy. It's an all-action affair this time round, which would normally rob any movie of a fifth star, but I enjoyed it so darned much I'm going with the maximum rating anyway. The effects are effective (as is their wont) without being class-leading and Leterrier's influence, particularly the bit with the helicopter, is enough to make it feel new. Look out for another security guard cameo by TV-series Hulk Lou Ferrigno, looking much less dead than I remembered, and wait for the epilogue where they let us in on their plans for the next movie ... although the clues are there in the very first scene if you're paying attention...

The Incredible Hulk is a completely satisfying actiony blockbuster. Totally non-celebral and unashamedly brash, it really is great fun. I loved it.

I enjoyed this film: 5/5

I think the average moviegoer will enjoy it: 4/5

Testosterone Satisfaction Rating: 3/5

To enjoy this film you should be: a fan of traditional superhero movies.

 

The Incredible Hulk was released in the UK on 13th June 2008.