View From the Bushes

Well, I watched Star Wars: Clone Wars -- Vol. I, and I think I can say that it was better than either episodes 1 or 2 (though perhaps not better than both put together, as some assert). I guess more are being made, but once they're done I am definitely going to buy all of them. I would recommend that if at all possible, you watch these cartoons before you see Episode III. I realize that there is some danger of creating a situation where Episode II suffers by comparison, but since the previous two have suffered by comparison with just about everything else, I figure that's a condition we should all be accustomed to by now.

I also watched Whale Rider, which was also very good, though very different from Clone Wars. I also recommend it, though you don't have to see it before Episode III. As long as we're on the subject of movies, it looks like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy did rather well for itself over the weekend. I had a couple of co-workers go to it, and at least one of them said that it was the funniest movie that they had seen in many, many years. This, of course, increases my desire to go see it. That and Kung Fu Hustle are at the top of my list right now.

To end with, while wandering around the internet I came across the story of a John Titor, supossedly a time-traveller from 2036. I hadn't heard of this particular quack before and it proved to be an interesting read, so I'm passing it on. That'll do pig, that'll do...

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