A lot of Harry Potter fans had wondered how in the world they were ever going to be able to film the final book in the series. It's a giant book, and it is packed with essential information that simply can't be cut out.
The answer: make an extra movie.
Smart move. And is it really necessary to point out that an eighth movie adds significantly to the total profit for the franchise?
Downside: three more years to go before it's over...
Hat tip: Instapundit
Let me see if I have this right.
The Motion Picture Association of America, that wonderful industry trade group that provides those useful ratings of movies, has decided that smoking - on screen - is bad for your health. So they're going to start viewing new movies, looking for smoking scenes, which can now earn an "R" rating, meaning that admission should be restricted.
Oh please.
So glad we discovered that danger. Slasher flicks? OK. Strewing body parts all over the screen? No problem. Language that used to be restricted to occasions like dropping a heavy weight on your foot? Shout it out.
But don't show people smoking, for goodness sakes. Why, that might make a bad impression on our ever-so-impressionable youth.
And the censors wonder why we don't give them the love and respect they so clearly deserve. After all, they're just doing it for our own good.
