The flat roof proved a great luxury, for we sat on our housetop at night, which we reached by a species of companion-ladder from below, and enjoyed our elevated position immensely.

If The Adventures Of Tintin and The BFG suggested that the director's craftsmanship rarely extends to entirely CGI worlds, this IMAX-scaled spectacle begs to differ.

The crabs carry their berries for six months.

'If it's real blood and guts you're after you want to see Foetus Eaters from Hell, Part Three. It pisses all over your Hollywood glory boys,' Brian muttered, instantly causing howls of derision from the other two.