The inspiration for this comic hit me like a lightning strike. I wish I could figure out where it came from. My best explanation is that the most immature part of my brain was feeling neglected, sparked off and said “Hey! Pay attention to me!” Please enjoy the schoolyard limerick it conjured up for you.

I told Cami about the joke in today’s comic and she said she had never heard the phrase “He Who Smelt It, Dealt It.” At first I was surprised. But then I remembered she was never an 8 year-old boy and would have no context for such things. Nor the immaturity to appreciate it’s linguistic simplicity.

There’s something regal about the phrase, don’t you think? I wouldn’t be entirely surprised to find it as a passage in a joke Bible, for example. I don’t know. Maybe it’s just me.

I do find it curious that The Book of Eli has been dumped in the middle of January. Usually the post-holiday months are where studios jettison the projects they have the least amount of faith in. So why have Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman been relegated to the trash heap?

Apparently the critics aren’t on board with it, which is a shame because it’s directed by The Hughes Brothers – The guys who brought us Menace 2 Society and From Hell. Can you believe From Hell came out nearly a decade ago? That was the last time The Hughes Brothers had a movie in theaters. Wild.

Part of me wants to see the movie based on pedigree alone. That’s pretty much what convinced me to walk through the door for It’s Complicated. But at the same time, I kind of want to gather consensus from friends who have seen it to determine if it’s any good. I have kind of a natural avoidance to movies set in post-apocalyptic future because they all look alike to me. If I’m going to see The Book of Eli, I need to be given some hint of a twist.

What about you? Any plans to see The Book of Eli this weekend? What’s attracting you to this film? Is it the story, the characters or the actors? What was the last movie you saw based on the casting alone? Leave your comments below!