Today's conversation in the comic book store, where the Lister-look-alike was working.

Him: "Going to see Fantastic Four tonight?"

Me (feeling all too cool for that and shit): "Nah. Batman Begins on IMAX."

Only a little geeky...

The first part was *much* better the second time around. Now I want to see it a third time. Maybe a fourth.

I strongly suspect when Paul sees it again, he'll be completely geeking out about the visuals. Also, I love love love how this set up all sorts of future potential, with the number of "crazy" people who, if I'm reading the movie correctly, get turned into actual batshit crazy people. On the loose. Whee!!! Also, I love how they captured both the essential loneliness of Batman and how certain aspects of Bruce's personality were effectively arrested at age 8. His love for Rachel was a very non-sexual thing, a child's devotion to a playmate. I love my brooding repressed scary Bat god.

The idea that I'll do things to myself that I wouldn't do to a friend, is news to you? Where have you been?

Hmm, I think you would bruise your friends. You know, as a gesture of respect.

Ple, how do you feel about Bruce's love for Gotham as an aspect of his love for his father?

Ella Enchanted is even better the, um, third time. I think third. Maybe fourth.

Minnie Driver and Vivica A. Fox are still generally terrible in it, but luckily they're minor. Anne Hathaway owns the screen and needs to make more movies now.

Anne Hathaway owns the screen and needs to make more movies now.

::suspects once again that D. Griswold is, in fact, a 14 y.o. girl::

David, it's something that's so much a part of him as I think of him, that it didn't even register except as something they got right. What did ping, this time, was the father/son aspect to his relationships with Ra's and Alfred. Esp. w/Ra's. His final scene contained so much unspoken paternal pride even as Bruce/Batman rejects him as a father figure with "I don't have to save you."

::suspects once again that D. Griswold is, in fact, a 14 y.o. girl::

Of course. I like Buffy.

ETA: But also, seriously, girl has skills. She should go do theater for a while or something: fantastic comedic timing, and a very nice voice too.

Of course. I like Buffy.

t pictures a slumber party starring Xander, Angel, Riley, Spike, and the Immortal all giggling and doing their nails.

t seeks the brain bleach

Seriously, whenever I admit my teen girl interests (books, movies, I love all of it and admit it freely), my Buffy interest is ALWAYS included by the uninitiated. A large portion of the world, at least in my generation, sees Buffy as a chick flick show on par with Dawson's Creek, only stupider because it has vampires.

I have a hard time defending it because I'm all "Hey! Buffy's totally not a show that only appeals to teen girls!" and they're all "Um, look at your bookshelf. You have all of the Princess Diaries novels. They're next to the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ones. You were saying?" and I say "Yes, okay, those are girly. But not Buffy!" and they're all like "Uh-huh. Sure. Go read your pink books and let the grownups talk about The Sopranos and Friends and other shows for big people."

It's very annoying.

In pretty much entirely unrelated info, and also (bonus!) on topic, Anne Hathaway has a role in that movie where Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal are lovers, which I'm certain will have major Buffista attendance.

Oh, and Batman is real good too, and I want to see it again. Also, the Brooklyn Academy of Music is showing most of Johnny Depp's movies over the next three weekends, and I'm gonna try to catch at least some of the ones I've not seen. Plus Ed Wood. So that's exciting.

seriously, girl has skills. She should go do theater for a while or something: fantastic comedic timing, and a very nice voice too.

Gris, if you're at all into anime, Anne Hathaway voices the lead character in "The Cat Returns." It's a fun bit of fluff from Miyazaki's Studio Ghibi (but not a Miyazaki film as such). She does a fantastic job.