We saw it Saturday night - it wasn't too bad, crowds-wise.

Hee! No, I hadn't noticed that resemblance, but I'm not surprised. Political commentary in children's literature goes back at least as far as nursery rhymes ... . And yes, if Neville was in a U.S. school, everyone would be nagging him - "don't you play baskertball?"

I'm glad you liked SDK 23! I'll be blogging it sometime too - I'm way behind in my manga blogging.