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I finally had the chance to sit down and put together some thoughts on the new Harry Potter movie (spoilers inside)…

I loved the movie! Suprise, surprise. I thought it was a much more superior film to the first two — it reflected the mature theme of the book and matched its darker tone. The movie flowed well, the humor was sharper, the scenery was gorgeous and looked more real and the kids have all vastly improved in their acting abilities, especially Dan (as much as I love him to death, I did find him to be a bit stiff in the earlier movies).

So my lists…

Things I Would Have Changed…
— The Shrieking Shack sequence, which seems to be a common gripe within the fandom. I just felt that it was a little rushed and not enough details were given. I mean, it wouldn’t have extended the movie by that much longer to have had more dialogue regarding the relationship between James, Sirius, Remus and Peter. Plus, it would have better explained why Snape was so angry with Sirius and Lupin.

— There was just not enough Ron. I know his part was minimized since the whole Scabbers/Crookshanks fight was downplayed as well… but still. I like Ron.

Things That Made Me Laugh…
— Ron and his dream about the spiders. Hee!

— Hermione: “Is that really what my hair looks like from the back?” A bit out of character for BookHermione but just perfect for MovieHermione.

— The Weasley Twins and how they finished each other’s sentences.

Things I Liked…
— The casting for Sirius and Lupin. Though Gary Oldman and David Thewlis do not look *at all* the way I pictured the characters to be (I imagined them much younger and more attractive, lol), I thought they both did a great job.

— Buckbeak. He looked *so* real. Go ILM!

— The way the changing of the seasons was shown, especially when the snow started falling down as Hedwig flew across Hogwarts.

Things I *Loved*…
— The very beginning of the movie when Harry is trying to be discreet about studying under the covers. I suppose it was a good sign for the rest of the movie that I already had a huge giddy smile on my face during this scene. 😀

— Harry walking down Privet Drive after blowing up Aunt Marge. The way the camera showed the empty environment around him just emphasized how alone he was. *shiver

— The Gryffindor boys eating the candy in their dorm room. Too. Cute. And Ron’s hat! Loved it.

— Harry flying on Buckbeak. I adore Happy!Harry.

— All the references to time… the cuckoo clock at the Dursleys, the clock tower at Hogwarts, the sundial near Hagrid’s Hut…

— The Harry/Ron/Hermione hug after Buckbeak is executed. Just, aww.

— Harry and Hermione. My OTP. *happy sigh* I just loved them to pieces. Hermione kneeling in front of Harry in the snow and removing the invisibility cloak. Hermione’s little slap as Harry tries to reach for the time-turner. Harry reaching behind her in the Shrieking Shack to grab her wand. The two of them holding each other as Buckbeak attacks Werewolf Lupin (this scene, in particular, was *so* gorgeous). GUH.

Anyway. I’ve already seen the movie twice now and I’m hoping I’ll get the chance to see it again. So… is it November 2005 yet? 😀

laziness

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First off…

HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY ROBYN!

🙂

So last Saturday, Rob’s car broke down. It just stopped as we were driving out of our parking garage. We thought it was the battery but after trying 2 different sets of jumper cables, that wasn’t the problem. So ever since then, we’ve had to take public transportation to work (I do this most of the time anyway so it’s not really a big deal for me) AND we’ve been stuck within walking distance of our apartment if we want to go out to eat or do anything. Which isn’t that much fun. It almost makes me want to go out and get my driver’s license. *Almost.* Heh.

Anyway. Rob and I did manage to get out of the apartment today and walk (it was freaking hot today too! UGH) to the movie theatre to watch Harry Potter again — yay! I loved it so much more after the second viewing. I want to post more comprehensive thoughts but that’ll probably have to wait til tomorrow because I’ve been hit with the lazy stick tonight.

But I will say that my crush on Dan Radcliffe is firmly intact. Guh. I’m like, 10 years older than him!

everwood on DVD

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Squee! Got my tax return today. 😀 I know just what I’m going to splurge on — DVD sets! Now, the question is which one(s)? I want to get Gilmore Girls s1, Smallville s2, Buffy s6 and West Wing s1 or 2… Guh, it’s not going to be easy narrowing it down.

Speaking of DVDs, season 1 of Everwood is being released on DVD! Season 1 was the season of angsty Ephram/Amy *and* Colin… my beloved Colin. If anyone’s interested, the cover art and the extras are listed on TV Shows on DVD. There’s supposed to be deleted scenes, a gag reel, and commentary by Gregory Smith and Treat Williams. I’m a sucker for extras.

I also read that The Apprentice is coming out on DVD in August. I don’t know that I’d buy it but I’d be tempted. Because of Kwame. He was a great competitor. *cough* Heh.

Thanks to Christine for the help with my browser. The font is back to normal!

Enough rambling — I have to get changed to go to the movie theatre (I’m wearing my Gryffindor t-shirt, hehe) to see Harry Potter… so excited!

harry/hermione

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Huh. Somehow I managed to change the default font on my web browser to a really really tiny-sized Times New Roman. I keep trying to change the settings back (by using Internet Options) but it’s not working. *kicks browser* Anybody have any suggestions?

I remembered to watch the series premiere of Summerland on the WB. It was okay… nothing special. It’s too bad because I was hoping to have a show (not a reality show, thankyouverymuch) to watch this summer. I just couldn’t get past the really bad acting (especially by all 3 kids and even Lori Loughlin) and the predictable storylines. Plus, at 2 hours, the premiere just went on for waaayyy too long. And I’m sure it’s not just me, but everytime Lori Loughlin or Merrin Dungey spoke, I kept thinking of Aunt Becky (Full House) and Francie (Alias)! Shawn Christian and Ryan Kwanten aren’t too bad on the eyes, though, so maybe they’ll be enough to make me stick around. The show’s only on through the summer anyway.

As for more important things — I’ve been on a total Harry/Hermione kick lately thanks to Carrie so I made this H/Hr icon for my LJ:

Just had to share because I love them so much. 😀 2 more days until PoA!

3-day weekends

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*happy sigh* I just love 3 day weekends.

I bought my Harry Potter tickets today! I’m going with Rob on Thursday (well, if you want to get technical — Friday) night at 12:01am. It’s going to be about 3am by the time we get out and I’ll only be able to get 4 hours of sleep before I have to leave for work but, whatever. I’M GOING TO SEE HARRY POTTER!

😀

So I had to do some shopping this weekend (was looking for a birthday present for my boss and a dress to wear to an upcoming wedding) and I came across every single one of my shopping pet peeves…

1. Dressing rooms where all the mirrors are located outside. I don’t want salespeople and other customers getting the first glimpse of me! What if the shirt/skirt/dress is all wrong? Not cool.

2. Strapless bras. I don’t like them but they are a necessary evil in order to wear some tops. No matter what, I have the hardest time getting them to stay up. Stupid contraptions.

3. Inconsistent sizing, especially within the same brand. This boggles the mind.

4. Stores that only accept American Express, their house credit card or cash as payment. This is the stupidest (is that a word?) thing I have ever heard of. What if I want to use my VISA or my Mastercard?! Way to be elitest.

5. Return policies that aren’t really return policies at all. I reserve the right to change my mind.

Huh. I can’t believe it’s 2:30am and I still have shopping on the brain…

harry potter stuff

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Huh. Rupert Grint (Ron from Harry Potter) totally looks like Jamie Oliver. It’s really uncanny.

Anyway, I just finished watching the sneak preview of Prisoner of Azkaban and… gawd, can I *be* any more excited for the movie?!? The kids were terribly cute during the short interstitials — but it was bizarre to see the striking contrast between the kids’ appearances and voices in Sorceror’s Stone compared to POA. They’re so much older now!

Random Jonathan Rhys-Meyers story… I was reading a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly and I saw that there was a feature on the upcoming movie, Alexander. I quickly looked through the pictures to see if there were any of JRM. No luck… only a few of Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie. Then I took a closer look and I noticed that half of his face was in the very right of one of the pictures… see it here. *g* At least I know he’s keeping busy and I can look forward to seeing him on the big screen soon! 😀

… and i’m back

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… so I’m back.

The downtime and server trouble is one long frustrating story that I just don’t want to get into right now. Blah. *So* not what I needed right now what with the holidays approaching and work causing enough stress. Sadly I lost a few months of blog entries but no sites or databases. Phew… my paranoia pays off finally. I’m just so sad that some of my hostees lost their files — I hope no one is too mad at me. I feel responsible. 🙁 Bad server.

Anyway, I turned the downtime into a mini-hiatus for myself. I wasn’t on the internet as much as I usually am and I actually had the time to do stuff I keep telling myself I have to do like clean out my exploding closet, bring donations to Goodwill, make my travel arrangements for the holidays, etc. I also found myself watching tons of movies — I saw…

— Love Actually — RAVE! I adore this movie — Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman… need I say more? 😉
— Elf — Another RAVE! Too funny. “Santa! I know him!” Bwah. Will Ferrell rocks.
— Matrix Revolutions — Errr. I’m torn. It was a good movie but as the ending to the trilogy? A little disappointing, I have to say.
— Scary Movie 3 — Funny but totally forgettable. Cool cameos though.
— Gangs of New York — I’ve heard so many bad reviews about this movie but I really enjoyed it. Leo and Daniel Day-Lewis were excellent.
— Terminator 3 — Meh. I expected more — and all I got was a set up for T4. I watched this and kept thinking, “omg, Arnold is going to be the governor of my state in a few days.” So weird.

I think that’s it. OH! OMG! I finally downloaded the new Harry Potter trailer. Eeee! It has a really haunting feel to it. I wish it was June already, lol.

But for now, I’m just excited for tomorrow — right after work, I’m going to head over to Best Buy to pick up the new Britney album (yes, I’m a Britney fan :P), the extended edition of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and hopefully the season 1 DVD set of The West Wing. After tomorrow I’m not going to have any money left for Christmas presents! Hehe.

And I’m off to catch up on my dailies… it’s been so long…

OotP

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So I did end up buying my Harry Potter book at the midnight release. I just could *not* wait until the morning to get my hands on the book. I restrained myself from attending the actual party which started at 10pm — only because I took pity on the poor kids. I’m sure that I would have destroyed all of them in the Harry Potter trivia and I didn’t want to have that on my conscience. Heh. Anyway, I showed up around 11:30 and omg, I just about had a heart attack. There were so many people!!! All I could think was “Damn it! How long is it going to take for me to get my book?” I got in line to get my ticket and to my horror, I was number 500-something! I seriously had no clue this many people even lived in Emeryville. I ended up waiting about 2 and a half hours but I found myself being entertained by hilarious adults decked out in entire wizard outfits, the little kids running around pretending to cast spells on people, and even the completely stressed out Borders employees.

I got home at around 2am and I was so incredibly tired but I just *had* to start reading — I only read about 6 chapters or so and finally gave in to sleep. I have since finished the book and I think it’s fabulous. There’s just so much more tension and anger in this installment and that made it all the more exciting for me to read. My thoughts are much too incoherent and mixed-up to write a real review but I just have to say that Harry needs a huge hug immediately. And I’d like to be the one to give it to him. Heh. I’m kidding. Really.

Hmmm… just finished watching that show Driven on VH1 — they featured Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. For some strange reason, I am oddly fascinated by them. I mean, these two are only 17 and they’ve built an entire brand. That is just so amazing to me. Who knew the annoying little girls who played Michelle on Full House would be billionaires before their 18th birthday? Can you tell I really have absolutely nothing else to blog about? Can you?

harry potter day!!!

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HARRY POTTER DAY.

!!!!!!

I can’t wait. When I got home today, there was a message from Borders reminding me to pick up my copy of OotP this weekend. Pshaw. Like I would forget, you silly people! The message was really cool though because it was one of those pre-recorded messages and get this, it was the guy that narrates the Harry Potter DVDs! How cool is that?

Ok, fine. So maybe it’s not that cool. I find strange things amusing.

So I was going to wait until Saturday morning to pick up the book but I was reading this transcript of an interview with JK Rowling (beware! there are spoilers for OotP) and it just made me super duper excited. I think I may have to head to Borders for the midnight book party. I have no one to go with though since the boyfriend is going to be in Las Vegas for the weekend. Plus, I’m seriously going to look like a complete weirdo! I imagine many kids attend this book party, right? How weird would I look if I walked in. And by myself! Hmm. I’ll guess I’ll have to be quick — walk in, pay, walk home and pull an all-nighter reading the book. Hee.

Anyway, like I mentioned earlier, the boyfriend is going to be in Las Vegas this weekend for a bachelor party — I’ve given him a good amount of money so that he can win more money for ME! The deal is that if he wins at least $400, he’ll give me the money to buy an iPod. Eeee! I’m trying to send him good vibes so he can place smart bets and come home a winner!

Many thanks to Alie, Melanie, Reen, Linda and Nicola for helping me figure out how to disable direct linking. 🙂 I got it to work on A Beautiful Reality. Go me. I haven’t customized it or anything so it only shows a red x — I think I will fashion an evil image to put in it its place. Heh.