bam, that’s four trips to the theatre in less than a week. tonight was harry potter (with my little sister, so that makes it okay, right?). yes, i’ve read the book (not the books, plural, just that one so far. it was a gift from someone i really love, and i feel no compulsion to buy the rest for myself), and i liked it, and now i’ve seen the movie, and i have to say i liked it too. it wasn’t a spectacle, it was just a cool movie. i’d let my kids be into harry potter if i had any. i wouldn’t buy them owls though–have you heard about that? kids wanting owls for christmas and some people trying to actually get them, because of harry potter? i think i saw a sound byte for the news one night doing a story about this phenomenon, and there was an owl expert or something saying, “they’re not pets. they’re killing machines.” and i remember laughing quite heartily at that.

these homemade chocolate chip cookies, however, are nothing to laugh at. damn, my mom knows what she’s doing with these things. mmmm, christmassy delicious.

so since i’ve seen four movies this week, i will try to differentiate amongst them. i realize my review for all of them has been “pretty good”, and that’s true. but that doesn’t say as much as it could. and since i have nothing else to talk about, i’ll keep talking about this.

movie i’d most like to see again–ocean’s 11. it was funny and entertaining and as hip a movie as i’ve seen in a while. it was just damn smooth.

movie i’d most like to see again with a girl–vanilla sky. i know it’s not that romantic, but the love story at the center of all the craziness is really sweet, and it’s long enough to allow some making out during the slow parts. heh heh heh.

movie i’d have to be in the right mood to watch again–lord of the rings. you know there are great movies out there, movies that really get you every time because they’re so great. but they’re also so large in scope and therefore such an undertaking to watch (this can mean long, and does with LOTR, but doesn’t have to) that you can only watch them sometimes, even if you’re pretty guaranteed to love them when you do find yourself in the right mood to sit down for a viewing. examples are the godfather, braveheart, pulp fiction–movies you can’t deny are great but couldn’t just watch any old time. this is one of those i think.

movie i’d pretend i wasn’t watching if little kids were watching it and i happened to be in the same room–of course, you wouldn’t go out of your way to see harry potter, because you’re grown up. but it could be worse.

but now that i’ve seen everything there is to see i’m out of luck and will have to find something else to get me out of the house for a few hours now and then. ho-hum.