i saw harry potter a couple nights ago. it was good. despite the fact that two little boys sitting next to me insisted on commenting on everything that came on screen. finally, after one of them had already announced that a certain character was the bad guy in the end, the guy in front of him turned around and told him to shut his trap. and he did.

fortunately, i'd already read the book... so the kids' spoilers were nothing to me. in fact, i'm wondering now if i'm happy that i read the book first anyway -- i already knew what was going to be the outcome and basically just kept a mental checklist of things to come. don't get me wrong, i enjoyed the movie but i bet i would have been more excited by it if i had gone in knowing nothing.

i almost let out a chuckle when that certain bad guy did something at the end (highlight for spoiler-->when quirrell unwrapped his turban)-- it really reminded me of mojo jo jo from the powerpuff girls.