This is it. This is what I was created for. This is my destiny.

It all began the day I went to the movies with my friends to see BANDSLAM. None of us really cared about watching the movie. We all had paid ten dollars to watch the premiere of the NEW MOON trailer.



And if I might say so myself, it was worth every single dollar I paid. When the commercial was over I looked over at my friends and said we had all gotten our money’s worth. I said we could all leave.
But they all wanted to stay.
So I stayed.
Not that I’m a conformist our anything degrading like that.
But, well, they’re my friends and I was spending the night at my friend’s house afterward so it’s not like I could just get up and leave.
WELL, I could. I could wander around the mall. But then I would lose them.
And that would not be good.


That was when I saw it. The commercial that changed my life. I felt kind of like if every single other commercial I had ever watched was a rip off. The ASTRO BOY commercial came on. And I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. It was SHEER MAGIC. That was when I decided I couldn’t wait until the movie came out into theaters.
I was so excited. And then I found out that Freddie Highmore was the voice of Toby: ASTRO BOY. That really helped fuel my emotions. He is my favorite young actor ever.


So I waited.


And waited.


And waited more.


I didn’t even remember the official date for the premiere. But I didn’t care. I was on the lookout.
Only, I never saw the movie on the bulletin. I don’t think it ever even came out into theaters.
And if it did I was terrible at keeping track of the new movies.
You have absolutely NO INKLING of how terrible it was to walk by the theater and not see the movie there.


It was kind of like watching the OSCARS. The part where the dead celebrities get a special moment during which the fans at home and the actors and actresses in the Kodak Theater get to cry and feel terrible over a great actors’ passing… Well, the point is I was all depressed and sentimental because I had just finished watching THE DARK KNIGHT, then they announced that a time of silence would be had in order to show our respect for the celebrities of yesterday.


So I had my tissues next to me and some NutelladToast and chocolate milk and all, ready for the moment in which Heath Ledger would be flashed onto the
screen in all his glory. I was holding my breath and fanning my eyes with each passing picture, hoping that the next one would be him. Then the slides stopped coming and well, needless to say, Heath Ledger was never shown.


Nobody had a moment of silence for the adored young man. Nobody except me and other dedicated fans at home.


AND EVEN THOUGH THAT IS ALL GREAT. I JUST THINK THAT HE DESERVED SOME PUBLIC PRESENTATION.
I MEAN LIKE I DON’T EVEN REMEMBER IF MICHAEL JACKSON WAS GIVEN A PICTURE IN THE SLIDE BUT HE WASN’T THAT GREAT. AND I SAY GOOD RIDDANCE!


WELL, THAT’S MEAN.
AND I TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN’T LIKE HEATH LEDGER, EITHER.
But I’m just saying.
Anyway, my point was that I was pretty disappointed by the fact that I waited and waited and waited for ASTRO BOY to come out in theaters only to have missed it.

Then I saw it at the REDBOX or whatever inside WAL*MART. So I decided it was time for my dream to be fulfilled. So I rented it.
And watched it the eight of April at 10:00 PM.
AND IT WAS THE BEST MOVIE EVER!
I watched it on Friday AND the very next Saturday. It changed my life.
It is tied for TORY’S FAVORITE MOVIE. The other two being PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and THE DARK KNIGHT.


I have no idea why I even wrote about this but I just had to point out that it’s a really amazing movie.


I laughed.


I cried.


I screamed.


I really recommend it. And just to point out what a good movie it was I have to say I don’t like cartoons.

-Karen