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Episode III

Wow! I took the afternoon off work today to go and see The revenge of the Sith. I have to say that of the first three films it is by far the best and is quite possibly the best of all six. I was thoroughly captivated for the duration of the movie and left the cinema at the end of the film feeling quite stunned. This film is almost perfect.

Oompa Loompa

Oompa loompa doompety doo
I've got a perfect puzzle for you
Oompa loompa doompety dee
If you are wise you'll listen to me

Here's a fun film to look forward to.... Tim Burton's Charlie and the chocolate factory. The original is a real Christmas holiday classic for me and I always enjoy watching it (typically half cut and stuffed full of turkish delight and mince pies). This new version just might be even better, it's just a shame it's coming out next summer and not in time for Christmas.

The Watchmen

I'm not really what you could call a big film buff. I enjoy watching movies but very rarely get excited enough to go and watch one at the cinema prefering to wait and watch them at home on DVD. This article about a new film which may be out around 2006 is another matter entirely though. I'm excited already.

The Watchmen has to be one of the coolest comics ever written second only to the Sandman series (It is funny to me now that my two all time favourite comics were both from DC while at the time I was buying comics regularly I was a much bigger Marvel fan). The Watchmen was one of the first 'dark' superhero comics the main character is a pretty nasty psychopath and the other 'heroes' are not that much better - each with their own failings and vices. The scale and scope of events as they unfold through the story is pretty imense and I can remember having two incredibly cool Watchmen t-shirts as a teenager. One with a picture of a blood splattered smiley face (unfortuantely just at the same time that acid house became popular so people never really got it) and the other the picture of a male and female skeleton kissing.

Knowing that there is a film on the way has made me want to dig out my copy of The Watchmen and read it again. The only thing cooler than this film would be if someone ever made a Sandman film, now that would be something very special...