The Zoo over Ambuscade Street

Hoi jeebus. Just saw Spiderman 2. (No spoilers, I promise) I've been avoiding reviews and whatnot, and up until the tr*mumble* scene, I thought it would be almost, but not quite as good as the first one. I was wrong. Very, very wrong. Excellent story, excellent characters, and the Best. Fight scene. Evar. I mean that, really. It's the one that happens right after the b*mumble* r*mumble*.

Wow. And, while the CGI was weak at a few points, it (along with the other special effects) was mercifully only used when the story called for it, unlike a certain other movie (*cough*MatrixRevolutions*cough*) whose emphasis on special effects rather than story made going to the theatre so unpleasant that this is only the second movie I've been to this year (the other, of course, being Harry Potter).

Yea, go see it. I had more stuff I wanted to say, but I can't remember it at the moment, so I'm going to run off and enjoy the rest of my pre-anniversary day with Erik. Cheers!

(Note: If anyone feels compelled to make me an icon with a closeup of one of Doc Oc's claw-things with the wording "Evil Genius" or "Mad Scientist", feel free.)

Ah! That's what it was! We need more tormented mad scientists in movies. They make the best bad guys. Really.

And, for your l33t amusement, here's The F3ll0wsh1p of teh R1ng

Anime Expo started today. There is already a bevy of news that has made me giddy with joy:

-Tokyopop has licensed CLAMP no Kiseki: The Ultimate Collection, the 15th Anniversary thing that CLAMP is releasing this year, complete with chess pieces with all 12 issues. There was much happiness. Start Spring '05, end February '07.

[EDIT] Musn't forget the link. Squee! I think I'm going to be forced to give up all pretense of not being a CLAMP whore.

That made me a joyful Dani. Then there was more good news.

*ahem* PLANETES AND SCRAPPED PRINCESS ARE CURRENTLY BEING DUBBED!!!!!! No real idea who yet, but since Crispin Freeman is directing Scrapped Princess...yea.

There was much rejoycing. It's only Friday afternoon. Tomorrow will probably cause raptures if this keeps up...*RoseofVersaillesRoseofVersaillesRoseofVersailles*

I seem to have officially kicked off an AoD crisis/shitstorm of the week. And rightly so. Wolf's Rain is apparently going to be seven discs, rather than the six they've announced over and over and over again. It displeases me greatly, along with a few others, it seems.

Ah well. One less title to preorder. Which leave me preordering Last Exile, Gravitation (disc 2, with a street date of Aug 31, has already shipped!!), and nothing else.