I *still* haven't seen the Serenity trailer on the big screen. I'm so sad. We traveled two hours to see Howl's Moving Castle last week, and it was so worth it. But still no Serenity trailer.

But we did get the Dukes of Hazzard trailer. DH and I sat there, mouths slightly ajar in appall, wondering, like Sheryl, ...why?

We also got a Willie Wonka trailer I hadn't seen before, and it was enough, unlike the others I'd seen, to make me want to see the movie.

DS has also seen the Narnia trailer and says it looks like the movie's going to be really good.

But it's hard to convince people that if everyone buys a drink at the movie, eventually their popcorn might get cheaper.

Short of total economic collapse in this country, I don't see that happening. Almost no one lowers prices once the public is used to paying them, unless it's for a short-term sale. But the more people buy concessions, the better the theaters can be run and the longer the prices can hold at the same point. I don't think food costs have risen as quickly as ticket prices in recent years, although being about 95% profit from the cost of materials and prep probably helps a lot with that.

Saw War of the Worlds. Pretty much hated it. The plot holes burned, precious! Also, Dakota Fanning never really registered much with me before, but she's just a creepy little robot child, isn't she?

Batman Begins, however, was very satisfying. Mmmmm.

I had a dream that Willy Wonka sucked.

Here's hoping it wasn't prophetic. Of course, since I actually had Tim Burton's phone number in the dream (I called him and bitched him out after the movie), it clearly wasn't THAT prophetic. Plus, I think Johnny Depp was watching it with me. I yelled at him too.

I had a dream that Willy Wonka sucked.

...and yes, I definitely read too much fanfic. Sigh. Nice visual, though.

I had a dream that Willy Wonka sucked.

...and yes, I definitely read too much fanfic. Sigh. Nice visual, though.

I'll never hear "Willy Wonka" again without laughing to myself.

I've seen the Dukes of Hazzard trailer twice. I watched the show all the time when I was a kid.

I'm so pathetic that I got annoyed that Bo and Luke were acting like idiots in one scene. On the show they weren't brilliant, but they weren't like Jethro on Beverly Hillbillies (which was the first thing I thought of during one part of the trailer). Also they can't cross county lines. That was part of the restrictions of the show, they were on probation or something so they couldn't have fire arms OR cross county lines.

I'm really much more of a pathetic dork than I thought was. I'm just going to slink off in shame....

Don't worry, Corwood. At least I'm not sending you pissed-off "How could you inflict that on me!" e-mail. I did like it.It might not be gender; possibly my background in Westerns is what's insufficient. If it's a groundbreaker, maybe I lose out from not knowing what the ground looked like before. Or maybe individual camera shots don't mean that much to me, even with there being impressive ones. I give props for the film having a definite vision not arrived at from showing the end to focus groups, which is beginning to feel rare these days.

askye, I was just alarmed that it looked like the best performance in the movie came from Jessica Simpson.

I've never seen the show, though. I lived a DoH free childhood. I think my parents were offended by it or something.

I just got back in from seeingbuying a ticket for War of the WorldsBatman Begins. The alleged fiance of Katie Holmes wasn't as bad as I feared, but it's not a good sign when you're out-acted by the movie's principal child actressactor. Tim RobbinsChristian Bale was compelling as a man driven to psychosis by personal tragedy and facing overwhelming odds, however. And Morgan Freeman, as always, is a pleasure to hear in the intro and epiloguesee.

It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but if you're bored and want to see a popcorn movie, I can recommend plunking down matinee ticket price just like I did.