The Twilight Saga: New Moon

TITLE: The Twilight Saga: New Moon

SYNOPSIS: Bella Swan has just turned 18-years-old. Most girls would be happy that they're finally 18, but Bella isn't. You see, now she is technically one year older than the love of her life, vampire Edward Cullen. After an incident at Bella's birthday party, Edward and his family decides that it is best for Bella if they leave. But before he leaves, Edward makes Bella promise him that she won't do anything stupid or reckless. Bella goes into a deep depression after Edward leaves, but she finds comfort in her friend Jacob Black. But soon, Jacob starts to change in rather strange ways. Little does she know, that Jacob's transformation into a werewolf is only the beginning...

FAVORITE QUOTE:

Jacob: Hello, Swan residence.

Edward (Over the phone): Where's Charlie?

Jacob: He's not here right now. He's attending the funeral.

Jacob hangs up. Somewhere, Edward is standing near a pay-phone. He crushes the phone with his hands.

MY VIEWS: I really did not like the book of this at all. It was way too depressing. However, the trailers for the movie looked good, so I decided to check it out. I was not disappointed. In fact, I was actually pleased. The movie was better than I expected, and much less depressing than the book, while still following the book relatively closely. There were points of it that were actually rather funny. A good movie to see if you're a fan of the books or the first movie.

MY RATING: 4 Train Whistles

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

TITLE: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

SYNOPSIS: Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts after spending most of the summer with both the Dursley's and Ron Weasley and his family. Things have changed at Hogwarts, however. The threat of the evil Lord Voldemort is growing. Draco Malfoy must complete a task for the Dark Lord in order to redeem his family's name. Severus Snape is now the Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher, a position he's wanted for so long, and the new Potions Master is retired teacher Horace Slughorn. On his first day back, Harry recieves a book that is filled with writing from somebody called the Half-Blood Prince. Also, Dumbledore has been disappearing from Hogwarts for certain periods of time. When he finally returns, he has a special mission for Harry. Who is the Half-Blood Prince, and what is the special mission Dumbledore has in mind for Harry?

FAVORITE QUOTE:

Ron stirs

Lavender: See? He senses my presence! Don't worry, Won-Won! I'm here! I'm here!

Ron (hoarsely): Her...mion...e...Hermione.

Hermione takes Ron's hand. Lavender runs out, crying.

Dumbledore: Oh, to be young and to feel love's keen sting.

MY VIEWS: You know, for one of the darker books of the series, the movie was quite funny. Seriously, several of the scenes in the movie made me laugh. And, the book also followed the movie quite closely. Most of the dialogue that was said in the movie I could remember reading from the book. An excellent adaptation of the book. I can't wait for the final two movies to come out, and I can't wait for the DVD of this one to come out.

MY RATING: 4 1/2 Train Whistles

UPDATE

I know, it's been like, a million years since I updated this blog. Anyhoo, don't worry, I'll still be here, but I just want to let you all know that I will be making a bit of a change to the frequency of posts on this blog. From this point onward, I will only post when I see either a new movie that I like, a sequel to a movie that I liked, or an old movie that I have recently re-watched to remind myself why I like it.
The man reason for this change in writing is, I'm a college student now, and I don't have as much time to do these blog entries as I used to. However, I shall still try to do them whenever I see a truely good movie, good sequel, or rewatch an older good movie.

I'll be writing again soon!

EvilThomas