Wise Words

Albus Dumbledore: Words are, in my not so humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of both inflicting injury and remedying it.

--From the movie "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," based on the book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling.

Harry Potter

Harry Potter is one of the best series. The movies are incredible and the books are AMAZING! I have seen every movie and read every book; I have loved every character as if they were my own best friends. I have literally grown up with the actors of the movies. And now it's over.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was simply the best movie of the entire series. They stayed true to the book, and the cinematography was truly magnificent. It was just...amazing. Just go see it.

Harry Potter Speaks American

Maddie and I found this hilarious clip while we were waiting to go see Harry Potter last night. I thought it was worthy enough to share.



Yes, I did see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows yesterday (actually, it was this morning). Although I am still very angry that David Yates included partial nudity in the movie, I have to say that the overall movie experience won me over. I have to tell you all, though, that the news article I read (and then wrote a very angry post about) was rather misleading. The dance scene that David Yates referred to was not a nude scene. It was simply a fun dance between Harry and Hermione, and I agree with Yates that the scene was very sweet. The only nudity in the movie was during the scene when Ron destroys the locket horcrux, and the only thing the audience truly saw were Harry and Hermione's bare shoulders. Yes, there was definitely implied nudity--and I am still really, really upset that Yates felt that he needed to go that far with the scene.
The movie, however, was spectacular, and I really enjoyed it. I feel that they are really doing the book justice. Yes, that one make-out scene is disturbing, and I wish they had changed it to be more appropriate for what is essentially a kids movie, but I'm glad I went. I just hope the next one is as fantastic.

Christmas toys bring great joy

Ok, first I wanted to say that I missed the first anniversary of the Blog--and I was to write a special annivesary post--and I'm very upset about that. Anyway, the past is the past, so we'll move forward.

How was everyone's Christmas? Mine was amazing, thanks for asking! One of the best parts of my Christmas was the fact that my sister, Chelsey, her husband, Aaron, and their three kids came up from Albequerque to be with us. That way, the entire family was together, and that always makes me VERY HAPPY. The second best part of the Christmas season was my BRAND NEW COMPUTER that I received on Christmas Day. It's beautiful, and fast, and I love it! My last computer was on the verge of committing suicide, so it really is a very good thing that I got a new one.

I'll have to tell you about the Christmas movies we saw: The Princess & the Frog and Sherlock Holmes. I love all things Disney, and this new movie from Disney lived up to their reputation. It was so much fun and Kiera and I really enjoyed going to see it with Heather and Danny (my second oldest sister and her husband). The story was awesome, the songs were fun, and it was very visually pleasing--just as all the Princess movies are. I'm going to have to say that Beauty & the Beast is still my favorite--as it always be--but The Princess & the Frog is definitely my second favorite of the Princess movies. Now, Sherlock Holmes was the complete opposite of The Princess & the Frog. It was definitely a hardcore action movie, and I absolutely loved it! Oh yes, I can love both cheesy Disney movies and hardcore action movies. I'm just a little strange that way. Anyway, Robert Downy Jr. and Jude Law make the perfect Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson team. Of course, Sherlock Holmes holds a special place in my heart, so I probably would have defended it no matter what. But it really was awesome, so I don't need to defend it, and I can't wait for the sequel, which will clearly feature Professor Moriarty.

I hope that everyone had fabulous Christmas, wherever you are, and I hope the New Year brings hopes and wishes and dreams that will be fulfilled.

So, basically, I STILL hyperventilate whenever I think of HP 6

Yes, I know I'm going to get grilled for this post. So please, be kind when you comment.

I LOVED HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE! There, I said it. Hate me if you will, but I thought HP 6 was THE best movie in the series so far. It was so much lighter in content than the other movies, which I really enjoyed because, really, you can only take so many intense action sequences. I have to say that I think my favorite part was when Harry drank the liquid luck. Daniel Radcliffe was so good, and I just ate those scenes up! Also, I loved the way they directed Hermione's crush on Ron, and Harry's crush on Ginny, and how Herimone and Harry's friendship grew so much. Overall, David Yates, the director, did so much better with HP 6 than he did with HP 5 (which we all know was terrible; although, I admit, he didn't really have much to work with).

I have three issues with this movie:
*SPOILERS AHEAD*
1) The relationship between Harry and Ginny began WAY too early in my opinion. And the whole Harry and Ginny scene in the Room of Requirement--WAY over the top. Although, I must say that Ron's use of a double meaning right after Harry and Ginny almost make-out was CLASSIC!
2) Bella burns down the Weasly house at Christmas--What was THAT all about?
3) And where the heck was the epic battle at the end?!
That being said, I still get chills just thinking about how AMAZING this movie was.
*Sorry for the excessive use of all-caps; sometimes, it's the only way an emotion can be expressed.