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Stuff I saw this year and liked a lot.

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
I thought it was a good ending. Or middle--whatever. Made up for stupid little kid Annakin, even if Hayden and Natalie have the chemistry of wooden spoons.
I especially liked how the one robot had bronchitis, the way the robot elder guys looked like the things from The Dark Crystal, and the way I, coming back into a dark crowded theater from the bathroom, couldnt' find Jay and sat down next to some random family instead.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
I heart the Weasley twins. And Jarvis Cocker, even if he is all hairy. And Brendan Gleeson, even if he is all paranoid and twitchy. I think this was the best of the movies. Oh, and I suppose I should have talked about the book in the last post. Ooops. Kind of goes without saying though, doesn't it?

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
As a little kid, this was one of my favorite books. The first time I saw the Gene Wilder movie, I was sooooo disappointed and mad. If I had seen this version then, I think I would have been completely satisfied.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
I hope that Martin Freeman and I live happily ever after, he doesn't mind if I pepper him with questions and giddiness about this movie.
Of course, I also hope he doesn't mind that Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Stuart Murdoch live with us too, but that's another story.
I saw this with Lara, who never read any of the books but also enjoyed the movie immensely. One of these days, I might even get around to knitting Marvin for her, too.

Batman Begins
Aw yeah.
Total miscasting of Katie Holmes though.

Narnia
YaY!
But weird to see on a screen a story that's been in my head for almost 20 years now.

Another book:
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is one of the handful of adult books I read this year. I loved this book. It reminded me of The Tin Drum and "Teddy" the Salinger short story, but it was completely its own book. I was impressed with so many things about this one. The storytelling was wonderful, and the added pictures and typography tricks weren't cheesy or gimmicky at all, I thought.