"SIDEKICK!"

Saw Sky High on opening day. Bruce Campbell and superheroes... what more could one ask from a film?

I'm glad to see it's getting positive reviews; the supervillain's demented plot to take over the world is ingenious, and Campbell really nails the obnoxious high school gym coach role.

From the trailer you can see that Sky High has a bit of a Hogwarts vibe to it, and that it is Coach Boomer (Campbell) who decides whether the new students will be Superheroes or Sidekicks... which means that Bruce is essentially playing the Sorting Hat in this movie. Just wish I'd thought to tell him that when he was in Houston a few weeks ago.

It was fun to see Kurt Russell return to his roots and play a Disney hero again; seems like he was in half the movies I saw as a child. I also want to point out that Lynda Carter, TV's Wonder Woman from almost 30 years ago, still looks incredible as Sky High's Principal Powers. Whoever Joss Whedon casts in his upcoming Wonder Woman movie will have quite a costume to fill.

I'll write more on Bruce Campbell later. For now, a couple of links: Visit Sky High; Bruce Campbell Online.