Spidey on the magic roundabout

Saw Spiderman 2 at the IMAX tonight. A thoroughly enjoyable movie in breathtaking surroundings. I had never been to the IMAX in Waterloo. It's the UK's largest cinema screen - more than 20 metres high (apparently that's the height of 5 double decker buses) and 26 metres wide, with a 11,600 watt digital surround sound system. I was quite motion-sick by the end of the film, but am now hooked on the IMAX experience.

The transformation of this area is astounding. I remember when it was a wasteland - dead underpasses where people slept rough. Now the IMAX building sits like a magic roundabout in the middle of Waterloo. Extraordinary.

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+ A code for dark times. The modern world is a terrifying place. Small wonder adults are taking refuge in fantastical and mystical novels.