"But the shopkeeper and his son is another story altogether..."

Three posts in two weeks, and two on consecutive days! It almost looks like I care.

Anywho, I happened across Wayne's World 2 on TV this morning. Now, this normally wouldn't cause any more of a stir in me than the numerous times I've gotten sucked into watching Sidekicks or Hard to Kill. All fine entertainment choices given the appropriate frame of mind. But today, the "2" struck a chord.

Not so much that it was an awful sequel. In retrospect, such a bad movie doesn't really warrant Roman numerals in the title. I'm more filled with a sense of foreboding about the pending release of Clerks 2/II. They've moved much more to the Superbowl-style designation, but it still looks like they're on the fence as to whether it will...well...suck. I like all of Kevin Smith's work, and I'll undoubtedly be heading to the theater to see this when it's released, but I've a feeling I'll have liked it better the first time I saw it...when it was called Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Revisiting old favorites and wish fulfillment is fine; but, you shouldn't do it more than a once a decade.

So here's me in optimistic mode now. I really really hope I don't regret going to see this movie. I'd hate to see Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier share the fate of the aforementioned proprietors of the sweet shop:

...I had to beat them to death with their own shoes.