Open Season on Harry Potter

We just got done watching Open Season, which we loved! As usual, the critics gave it rather crappy reviews, so naturally, we thought it was great. Lots of cute parts, and several times I laughed out loud, once startling my peacefully sleeping kitty. The premise is that a domesticated bear gets released into the wild - during open hunting season. Hilarity ensues. Very cute movie, great for kids and adults alike.


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A few minutes ago, I hit the button to preorder Harry Potter 7 from Amazon.com. I stuck with the regular edition, because I didn't see the point of springing for the deluxe edition. Now if it had a ton of additional scenes (Director's cut! Includes 100 pages of deleted scenes!) I would
have. But I'm cheap.
Apparently lots of other folks aren't though, since the Deluxe Edition is topping the sales charts - 6 months before the book is even released!


I'm not sure how I feel about the 7th book coming out. On the one hand, I'm so excited to find out how it all ends. On the other hand, I'm sad to see how it ends. Ends. *sigh* I'm thrilled that HP5 is coming out in July - and I'm betting the DVD will be released just in time for Christmas! (Yeah. I'll own it the day it's released, but for those with a little self control, that'll be a great gift!)

I am disappointed, though, that neither the book nor the movie is taking advantage of the 7/7/07 date for release. I would have thought that surely ONE of them would have used that date, much like The Omen took advantage of 6/6/06 last year. It would have been marketing genius that droves of HP fans would have appreciated. Not that it matters, since we're apparently a bunch of lemmings anyway, judging from the scores of preorders.


Lemmings. You know what? I'm okay with that. Lemmings are cute.


Just don't lead me near a cliff, okay?