Juliana, NGO
Out of the Dark (Director: Lau Chun Wai) – They use ketchup as blood and thought it was scary. It is stupid.

Cristina, tourist
Evolution (Director: Ivan Reitman) – What happened in the movie is so impossible and stupid!

The Find: Durian Ice Cream
Original asking price: $18.90
(Wellcome insists it is the best price already)
Where Found: Wellcome

A Thai agriculturist has ‘invented’ a durian without its trademark odour. Bless the poor guy who has been living with the fruit for 30 years (and eating thousands every season), but we say durians without odour are like our annual Golden Durian awards without Twins. Tasteless. To celebrate the 5th anniversary, we decided to award something tasty to our Golden Durian winners, as we figure giving them something practical is more useful than a statue that’ll only collect sneers and dust. (And, as with the Oscars, should the winners wish to sell their prize, bc reserves first option to buy it back – for HK$1.) With those conditions, we couldn’t find a better prize this year than durian ice cream. So we have a box of the stuff in the bottom of our fridge, only slightly used, for our winners, who are more than welcome to pick up their award at our office during working hours. For those who want free ice cream but lost out on a GD, keep trying. Things can always get worse.

A wander through Fo Tan reveals dilapidated buildings, old warehouses and old garages – all signs of an increasingly non-functioning industry since the opportunities across the border have grown and proven to be cheaper. However, the area still looks primarily industrial, and it’s wise to be conscious of where you cross the road, trucks and lorries often hurtle down the streets at surprising (or perhaps not so surprising) speed in a hurry to get to their destinations. Although Fo Tan has lost its importance in the industrial sector, it is rising in another – the arts sector. Like other ex-industrial areas of Hong Kong (Chai Wan, Kwun Tong) low rents and large spaces with the possibility of expansion are major plus points for the artistic community, who in this area are known as the Fotanians (www.fotanian.com). More than a hundred artists are connected to the area, and a highlight of the annual arts calendar has been the open studio tour run in early January. Everything from paintings to sculptures to ceramics to photography can be found – some by established local artists, others by budding creators from the Chinese University’s Fine Arts programme. And if art isn’t your thing, at least there’s ice cream – look for the warehouse with the Mister Softee vans.