The comedy’s trying a little too hard in this Doctor Who literary outing… Oh dear. Simon Messingham is a veteranDoctor Whospin-off writer, with seven titles under his belt. For this tale, he takes a traditional hunters-and-hunted scenario and seeks to turn it on its head. The concept is commendable; the execution aint. An interplanetary nobleman named Sebastiene calls a meeting of a highly specialized hunting league. These caddish baggers track down endangered species and extinguish them....

However, this Guardian is a very different man, quite literally. There is a fair element of humour involved, but the overarching plot gets increasingly dark. I fear that we are wasting time even as time is wasting us. The Destroyer Of Delights isavailable from Big Finishas a CD or download

If youve already played the original Xbox incarnation of Riddick, then youll be familiar with this title already. Combat in the game comes in two flavours standard FPS gun play and melee hand-to-hand combat. Each of these comes with unique, gruesome kills. The stealth element is another highlight, if a flawed one. This leads to many mistakes, and random altercations with guards. This system seems far more refined in Dark Athena, however....

Here’s the Den of Geek review… The campaign for this film has been a confusing one. Early trailers suggested something gritty and darker than theX-Menmovie from whence it came. Ad content continues below And here it is. Both of these facts clash with the whole Wolverine history/mythology that may or may not angry the hardcore audience. From here on it the films tempo is severely toyed with. After all the action we of course get some settled and calm drama, before the storm hits again....

The film surely influenced a generation of gritty 70s police procedurals from The French Connection onwards. Trouble is, its all more or less a load of hooey, as it turns out. And thats a good sign both for the actor and the part. Film: The Boston Strangler isreleasedtoday. Rating: 3 out of 5

The message presented is simple, Nukes are bad, lose them or lose your lives were watching you. In this movie, the humans are not just a threat, they are the bad guys. In contrast Klaatu is both the compassionate understanding visitor and eventually a preacher of peace. At no time does his character come across as unreasonable, or impolite. The other outstanding feature of the movie is the very high quality of special effects....

Louis approaches a remade classic with hesitation, but finds some redeeming qualities… Yes, even beforeStar Wars, this blew me away at the time. Lets start with the bad. The movie could be shorter. Too much time is spent setting up the character of Klaatu. Consequently, more could have been done to expand upon some of the latter parts of the plot. Some of the plot devices used are pretty ridiculous....

So too does narrator Debbie Chazen, an actress familiar toWhoviewers as Foon Van Hoff inVoyage Of The Damned. Chazen takes a down-to-earth approach to Michalowskis romp, set in the far-off Andromeda galaxy. A small but determined cult seeks pieces of an artifact that will allow them to dominate robots. In a simple I-wish-Id-thought-of-it conceit, Michalowski makes the cult anti-mechanical, raising all kinds of civil rights debates. He uses the distinctly sci-fi slant ofShining Darknessto tackle xenophobia, with the Tenth Doctor as his mouthpiece....

How does the US remake of the terrific UK TV mini series fare? Can these events, that initially appear unrelated, be connected in some way? Crowes McCaffery is portrayed as a dying breed of journalist. So its more of a criticism of the casting than the performance. The quality continues behind the camera. Rating: 4 out of 5

Ad content continues below The words… I just cant think of the right way to describe what Ive just seen. C: HVis so very, very obscene that its main strength is likely to also be its undoing. Now thats a high point for theCrankscale of decency. What matters is how well Statham tears up the screen and in that respect he is spectacular. That said, I thought the same thing about the first one....

This makes me happy. I liked 1996 and seeingBroken Swordis like bumping into an old schoolmate you still get on with. To be fair, such an event doesnt occur inBroken Swordand actually renders its puzzles a disservice. Theyre pleasingly logical, though rarely satisfying. Theyre just too easy. Ad content continues below On the whole though,Broken Swordhas survived the rigours of time brilliantly. This is thanks in no small part to a series of superb design decisions....

Of course it did, why would it not? I think the robot already has the edge, why are you giving him the gun? Have a heart; use some of your obviously superior technology on the common man! Cheese jokes are the best). Having said that, the battles are fun. Its not going to convert any newcomers and its not going to bowl over any old timers. Its just going to plod along in the background, amusing some, underwhelming others....

This week’s Ben-oriented episode is possibly one of Lost’s strongest episodes ever… The only bad part about the scene was the third-rate effects on the monsters internals. Still, its not all about effects and set pieces as ever, the plot takes precedence. Seeing Ben expressly forbidden from killing Locke is an interesting development. Hes already tried to dispatch Johnny-boy twice, and failed both times. Now Ben has been told by the island, essentially, to make way for Locke....