I'm so glad I managed to not bear a grudge against him for (presumably) being the only guy that's gotten to make out extensively with Christian Kane. I'd have missed a lot of good entertainment otherwise.

Corpse Bride was adorable. The music was...not Danny's best work, but fine all the same.

The only real problem I had with it is that the Corpse Bride was so much more appealing than the living bride that I couldn't for the life of me understand what Victor was so upset about.

Same writers as Emperor's New Groove, and Zach Braff as the voice of the chicken. They had me at "Panic!"

Emperor's New Groove is the movie I give the award to for most surprisingly brilliant. I really expected it to be terrrrible, but I honestly don't think there was more than a 2 minute stretch that I could comfortably breathe from the laughing. So count me in is hopeful for Chicken Little, too.

Plus, you're right, that trailer was awesome.

The only real problem I had with it is that the Corpse Bride was so much more appealing than the living bride that I couldn't for the life of me understand what Victor was so upset about.

Fandom ate my brain and I was thinking "I wonder how long it will take for post-morten Victor/Victoria/Emily fic to show up"

I liked it. Possibly more than Nightmare, but then, I don't have quite the love for that that a lot of people do.

We got Yours, Mine & Ours, Chicken Little, Wererabbit, and GoF for trailers. The apparently think of it solely as a kid's movie (there were a lot of little kids there), either that or they assume everyone else already knows about any other fannish things they'd go see (*cough*Serenity*cough*)

The music was...not Danny's best work, but fine all the same.

I'd have to agree. While listening to the soundtrack, I played the "Oh, that's from Beetlejuice! That bit's from Nightmare" game.

The only real problem I had with it is that the Corpse Bride was so much more appealing than the living bride that I couldn't for the life of me understand what Victor was so upset about.

I agree. But I liked Victoria. I thought she was very sweet.

While listening to the soundtrack, I played the "Oh, that's from Beetlejuice! That bit's from Nightmare" game.

With no real chance of Oingo Boingo ever reuniting again, I fear I'm going to be doing this for the rest of his career. Which is a shame. (Not that there's anything wrong with a dancing skeleton singing Cab Calloway, but...BTDT.)

(And no, the fact that I am talking about being jaded about dancing skeletons singing Cab Calloway has not been lost on me. But still.)

(And no, the fact that I am talking about being jaded about dancing skeletons singing Cab Calloway has not been lost on me. But still.)

Considering Elfman has been personally doing hellish variations on Cab Calloway since The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo stage show in the 70s, it does seem like he should be able to at least try something like an evil Duke Ellington or a ghoulish Slim Gaillard by now.

Saw Lord of War last night. The three peeps I was with loved it but I was kinda so-so on it. I really admired the ambition of it and the way it was shot, but it didn't quite gel for me. I kept feeling as if I was waiting for it to actually start.

I noticed something interesting during the film. Jared Leto is approximately 10,000 times better looking than Nick Cage and is playing a more outwardly dramatic character, yet in their scenes together it's Cage you can't take your eyes off of. Cage has that movie star's ability to draw our attention, which is not a function of looks or talent alone.

Nicholas Cage is one of those movie stars whose popularity constantly astounds me. I just can't take him seriously. It's grown to be the kind of problem where I can't actually watch films he's in. I think everyone has people like that. My friend Nibbler can't watch anything with Jodie Foster without getting angry and throwing things at her head on the screen.

Yeah, I find Cage incredibly mannered and often off-putting, and I STILL found myself watching him and not Leto.