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Wonderful Husband and I spent $6 between us this evening to see The Sorceror's Apprentice at a cheapie theater. It has something like a 6/10 at Rotten Tomatoes, which we agree with, but it's a pretty solid six. The SFX were good, there were some delightfully tongue-in-cheek moments, and Horvarth's pupil (whose name I cannot remember but we ended up dubbing him Jareth because he was a cross between Labyrinth-era David Bowie, and David Copperfield) was a delight. Jay Baruchel was... well, I hope he has something more of a range because he was playing a very Hiccup-esque character and I'd hate for him to get stuck in that role forever.

The world built was interesting, and put me sometimes in mind of A Flight of Dragons (science vs. magic) but even more often in mind of So You Want To Be A Wizard (wherein magic is essentially long physics equations). I did have problems with a bit of the costuming--Veronica and Morgana's dresses were NOT c.740. More like c.1240.... But that's me and my own geekdom. A lot could have been done with what the film presented if it didn't have to fit into a Disney Romance formula. Still, well worth the viewing especially at $3.

I was also quietly, quixotically amused to see that the film was dedicated to the memory of Dr. August Coppola (Nicolas Cage's father). The gentleman in question passed away in the past year, and the company I work for handled his services.