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Monday, 2002-06-10, 2:20 pm
Mel and I rented Days of Thunder and Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone. Mel hadn't seen Days of Thunder, which I found suprising, given that she's a big Nascar fan. It's been a long time since I'd seen it, and in the past ~10 years, my movie trivia knowledge has improved enough that I now notice that it's basically the same movie as Top Gun:
- Tom Cruise becomes the best.
- Tom Cruise causes an accident that stops his best friend from doing what they do.
- Tom Cruise gets scared and feels guilty and can't bring himself to try.
- Tom Cruise falls in love and regains his confidence.
- Tom Cruise beats the arrogant guy with pointy blonde hair to be the best again.
I'd not seen Harry Potter nor have I read any of the books. It's a remarkably clever tale, and I can't help but like any movie that gives Alan Rickman a big part.
But we ended up staying up too late watching the movies, and I was late to work this morning. When I got to work, I saw that the IRC channel had been talking. They're funny guys.