Ok, for those in the know, the Deathly Hallows, part 1 premire is fast approaching. And this looks like it will be the best Harry Potter movie yet.
YES I am a hugh HP fan, and YES I say that about every movie, but I really mean it this time-lol.
Check out the trailer for yourself and tell me you don’t agree. (Harry Potter haters need not respond-lol)
I love it! My favorite part is Kingsley’s patronus delivering the warning. Good stuff indeed. It really looks like they’re attempting to finally do the book justice with the movie. The acting, effects, and direction look spot on from what I can gather.
Here’s another clip I found. My favorite parts of this one is the split second shot of Filtch (LOL, it tripped me out) and is that Ginny kissing Harry??
The hubby & I went to seeTakers today and I gotta say, it not only exceeded my expectations, it BLEW them out of the water.
I’ve had this movie on my radar since last year. And I’ll admit it, I was drawn to it more so for the cast than the actual plotline.
And no, not just because I find 5 of the 6 stars to be quite the epitome of hotness in their own way. (I’ll let you guess as to the one that didn’t make the cut); but I was really very interested in how this cast of actors (none really known as the ”Leading Man”–I know some may note Paul Walker has been cast in leading roles several times, but Paul’s acting in said movies is real borderline IMO in those earlier movies) could/would pull off the feat of carrying this movie.
Well, they did an excellent job IMO.
The story is good and compelling for the characters, the action is hot (the chase scene involving Chris Brown’s character was truely some unique, acrobatic stuff for the genre), the acting is more than decent all around (that darn T.I. played his character to the hilt. Ghost is a baaaaaad man, I’m telling ya); and the actual direction is pretty good. There is one scene in particular (I won’t ruin it for those that have not scene it yet) that was quite beautifully done. For those that have seen the movie, I will only say it involved Michael Ealy and Chris Brown.
Now, was it the more original and best written story ever? No, but it was good and I enjoyed it.
Was I able to call a few of the plot twists well in advance? Yes, but I never could figure out exactly how it was going to in. In fact, I called one within the first 5 mins. Of course, the hubby gave me the side eye, but I was right.
Could there have been more character development? Yes. I, for one, would have loved a bit more about Hayden’s character. They only scratched the surface with him and I needed more. I would have also like a bit more on the history of the crew, where they came from and how they came to be.
Overall, I have to give it 5 stars (which is predominately inspired by all the pure male hotness contained within this film), or 4.75 at the very least. I hope the actors involved are able to parlay their performances in Takers into bigger roles in the future. Michael Ealy and Idris Elba really shined in this one. I also enjoyed what Jay Hernandez brought to the table. He was a good balance to Matt Dillon’s character.
I heard the creators have a prequel in mind. I hope they get it done.
Each passing day puts me one day closer to the release of Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, part 1. So, to help me prepare for the momentous occasion (and because I’m a geek) I am sticking to my time honored tradition of re-reading the book before the seeing the movie.
Usually, I just re-read the whichever book the upcoming movie is based on. But since this is the last movie, I’ve decided to re-read all 7 books! And to take it to the next level, I’ve convinced 3 of my friends to re-read them all with me.
We started Monday the 23rd, and we’ll take 11 days to read each book, which should put us finishing up Book 7 around Nov 13th. Just in time to take a break and discuss them before the going to the midnight show on Nov 17th.
So, who’s with me? Anyone else out there up for the challenge?
Hello? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Ok fine, it’s just me and my 3 crazy friends on this one-lol. Ok, off to get going on The Sorcerer’s Stone.
You know, I think I will go find me a count down button while I’m at it…
