8/1/2007

So I finally saw Harry Potter 5. It was good, like I expected, but y'know... well here's the thing. I don't read the books, I've only seen the five movies at this point. But I do happen to know from friends that each of the books seems to be thicker than the last. Hence, each new movie has to be more condensed, since the movies are already about as long as they can get. As such, the latest Harry Potter movie was the most condensed yet, and well... I think I felt it this time. The movies have always been a bit fast-paced, but this was the first one I saw where I felt that my understanding was definitely hindered by my not having read the book. Thankfully I was sitting next to a friend who didn't mind answering my questions as they came up, but what if she hadn't been there? There would have been a lot of subplots that I wouldn't really have gotten closure on, like the one about the girl that Harry has a crush on. Actually I was a little surprised in that one, I really thought she'd be hotter than that. Right about now my friends would likely comment that I would know, as they maintain that I am an expert on asian chicks... don't ask. But I suppose I can't blame Harry, as when I was in highschool I certainly had crushes on uglier Chinese girls than she. But I digress. The movie was pretty good, but if you don't read the books, you should probably see it with someone who has. (Of course if you're less lucky than me, they may want you to save your questions till the end of the movie.)

Also, upon exiting the theater I noticed that there's an Alvin and the Chipmunks movie coming out. I was dismayed by how gangsta they looked on the poster, but thankfully they don't look like that in the movie. (I was about to have to add it to my infinitely long list of reasons to doubt Hollywood's judgement.) Jason Lee is playing Dave, and while he's a good actor, I would have chosen someone less cool. He just doesn't seem dorky enough to be Dave. The one thing that really bothers me is that it seems that they have reduced the chipmunks to actual chipmunk size. The cartoon chipmunks were about two-to-three feet tall, and well... that means that them NOT being that size is wrong. Just wrong. Oh well. Anyway if you're curious, the website pretty much only has a preview at this point. It contains a poop-joke that I didn't write. I know, I was surprised too.

And on a final note, I realize that the title of today's comic really has nothing to do with the comic. I don't know either.