Underworld

I've just watched Underworld - that's the one with vampires and werewolves, in case you were about to confuse it with one of the other half dozen films of that name. I think it's proof that a film can be so derivative as to make you laugh out loud and still be enjoyable. We are talking Whitewolf's RPG Vampire, the Masquerade (specifically the "Under a Blood Red Moon" scenario) meets The Matrix. I mean if you are going have your heroine wear a PVC top and hold an automatic pistol in each hand, at least don't give her a long leather trenchcoat as well. Everything about this film said "I am a cheap imitation" (or rather a very expensive imitation, judging by the SFX) but even so, I loved it.

King of Beers

To my surprise and pleasure, our local supermarket has started stocking genuine Czech Budweiser.

Uncharacteristically, I'm rather enjoying lager-type beers at the moment, which is just as well, given that you can't get bitter in Turkey - the closest thing they have is Efes Dark, which is a kind of brown ale. Note that they use an English word to make it sound foreign and exotic. Speaking of which, on my way to buy beer I noticed an advert for a dry-cleaning shop called "DRY Mycope". OK, I get "DRY", but "Mycope"? It sounds like some kind of protozoa.