Ooh! Shiny!

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Shiny #1: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Trailer looks really good! Whee!

Two caveats:

1. Getting worried about the "this one takes a darker turn than we've seen before now" refrain around this movie because, OK, see, they've been saying that since the third movie, and it's been true every time, and they're great movies and all but if this trend keeps up they're gonna have to supply theatres with night-vision goggles for #7.
   
   
2. The First Kiss Scene of First Kissingness: the blip in the trailer looks so sweet. Apparently it's going to be a very sweet, touching, and sweet. Did I mention sweet?
   
   I'm usually a fan of movie versions of books drawing on their own strengths and not necessarily following canon to the letter if small deviations make for a better movie. I think the kiss should've been left off-screen, as it was in the book, but whatever. Different medium, different audience, sure, whatever.
   
   But. I'm sorry, but that particular scene should not have the word "sweet" associated with it. Awkward, embarrassing, and confusing, yes. Maybe even - from the audience point of view anyway - amusing. And, of course, as Harry describes it in the book, "wet". No other adjectives need apply.

Shiny #2:


That? Is a flat sidewalk. 'Strue.

Julian Beever, Pavement art, 2D => 3D



Shiny #3:
Weird Al Yankovic's "Don't Download This Song" actually had me sitting in my car in my driveway, giggling like an idiot, waiting for it to end. Of course now I want to download it. Even though Al pleaded with me, crooning sweetly, Don't download this song/Even Lars Ulrich knows it's wrong/Go and buy the CD (Just buy it) like you know that you should (You cheap bastard)

::sigh:: I'm in love.