Addendum

I'm a little ashamed of myself.

I did an entire post on movies I saw this summer, and I left what was quite probably my very favorite flick OFF THE LIST.

How embarrassing.

Three times in the theater, and I want to go back before it's gone. If it had an arrival date, I would have already pre-ordered the DVD.

I've been distracted.

And busy.

And I'm moving in less than a month.

And I suppose it's at least a little understandable - I mean, hey, no one really WANTS to admit they like a movie starring Nicolas "Is This A Hairpiece I See Before Me" Cage.

(Plus, Disney. Urgh.)

Fine.

I LOVE THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE. (The movie, not the actual apprentice. That would be weird, and/or Mickey, which is a whole different thing because everybody loves Mickey and he's iconic and anyway it's a completely separate context. Mostly.)

Right. Sorry.

You know how I mentioned Knight and Day is the Tom Cruise we knew and loved before he started abusing living room decor? Well, The Sorcerer's Apprentice is National Treasure Nic Cage, with just a shade more crazy and quite a bit more hair. He's relaxed, he's having fun, he's saving the world and getting the girl, and as per the title, he's brought along a protege. Jay Baruchel more than holds his own, though - this is geek chic at it's finest, and the boy is a-dork-a-ble. Remember how much you loved How to Train Your Dragon? (Of course you did. I don't even care if you didn't see it - trust me, you loved it.) His distinctive voice will take you right back to that happy place, and it's smooth sailing from there. Alfred Molina is ever reliable as the smarmy villian (though cockroaches?!? Ew) and the whole thing is literally smoke/mirrors/lightning/strobe effects. Don't expect to think - just know that you'll thoroughly enjoy yourself and call it a day.

I liked this movie so much that I even attempted to draw some parallel between the melding of science and imagination, of technology and magic, but in all honesty it's really just Disney and a lucky combination of Nic, Jay, a screenwriter who'd never seen High School Musical, "Hannah Montana", or anything else offered up by the Disney Channel (obviously he lied on his application - go team!) and a director with a good eye and sense of humor intact.

It's dorky.

It's cheesy.

After three viewings, I'm still not in any way bored with it (which is more than any of us can say about some of the people we've dated).

I downloaded the theme song on ITunes, and still get mushy and giggly when I hear it on the radio.

I'm ready to go see it again.

Any takers?

Good, good times. (Call me!)