What I Think About the Last Movie

Unless you have seen the LATEST Harry Potter movie - Part II of the Deathly Hallows - do NOT read this post!







Now, to my thoughts of the latest and greatest Harry Potter movie of them all:

• The beginning started off very, VERY slowly - when the Warner Brothers logo appeared in slo-mo, I thought the movie would last until the early hours of Sunday morning
• It had the perfect amount of action and emotion - although the main chaotic fighting scene had as much action as a Michael Bay-directed film
• Speaking of emotion - I felt like crying on the drive back from the movie - after seeing the 19 years forward epilogue, I realized how far this series has drawn us, Harry Potter geeks - from book-to-book, movie-to-movie, and book-to-movie-to-book
• The whole audience (incl. me) clapped/laughed at certain scenes, such as when Neville Longbottom sliced Nagini with the Sword of Gryffindor and when Molly Weasley (mother of Ron and Ginny) proclaimed: "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!" to hated Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange
• We all thought it was so sweet when Ron and Hermione kissed for the first time
• Since I am talking about that scene, I'm GLAD they included that scene in great detail (Hermione's destruction of the "cup" with the Basilisk fang), because it wasn't as dramatic in the book
• I read chapter 24 to the end of the Deathly Hallows book on my flight to El Paso in one setting, and 10 days afterward, thought the movie covered the book to almost a "t". There were a few scenes here and there that they missed (such as no actual mention of the "trap' in the Hufflepuff common room when one of the Carrows walk in) 
• There were certain scenes in the movie that would look awesome in 3-D, such as when Harry tosses the bowl of the pensive away from its pillar 
• I will DEEPLY miss this series IMMENSELY. We ALL grew up with this book - I was in middle school when I first started reading, and read ALL of the books at least 2X or 3X each
• Every year (or every other year), I looked forward to the blockbuster movie of the year - the latest Harry Potter movie, so to see it end after Part II will leave a gaping hole in my yearly movie plans

My Grade:

I think we will all have deep, fond memories of this series (note - I am not saying 'books' because of the movie-part of the series) but it's very sad that all of the books and the movies have now come to an end.

Colin Covert, a movie critic for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, said it best: "The final chapter ends with an epilogue that puts a lump in your throat and makes you want to watch them all again from the beginning. That's the definition of a classic."

Tuesday Morning Recap

Yesterday's television shows yesterday - Jeopardy and How I Met Your Mother - as well as the unveiling of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover model - were just okay, to say the least.

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Jeopardy

If you did not see the show, then here it is, in two parts:

Part I:






Part II:






Here's what I thought:

Way, WAY too much advertising for IBM, even though I know a family friend that works for the company. Once I heard that there will be only TWO actual games played over the span of three days, that really disappointed me. To top it off, the first 10 minutes and the middle 7 minutes of the show were ONLY about how Watson (the computer player) was built and how it works. Jeopardy! only showed one round - they didn't get to Double Jeopardy by the end of the program.

What also disappointed me was Watson. I was expecting him to answer EVERY question correctly, since he is a computer. The computer messed up about 3 to 4 times - with one time repeating an incorrect answer by Ken Jennings. I guess the screw-ups were mainly entertainment-based - to keep the game interesting - since the tally after one round is:

Ken Jennings: $2,000
Watson: $5,000
Brad Rutter: $5,000

Hopefully, today, they'll show the completion of the first game, and that tomorrow they might show a full second game.

How I Met Your Mother


Click here to see the latest episode.

I was pleased with yesterday's show - Ted and Zoey's slow-moving relationship; the misery Lilly has to face on Valentine's Day unknowingly thinking that her husband, Marshall, is taking care of her mother after his father's death; and Barney actually having a date (wow! That's unheard of!) on Valentine's Day.

I do not think this relationship between Ted and Zoey will last, however, since Ted hates slow-moving relationships. For example, he wanted to go out to a nice Italian restaurant for lunch with Zoey, but she turned him down and instead wanted lunch at his place. There have been past episodes in which Ted dumped his now ex-girlfriend mainly because of the relationship moving at a snail's pace. In addition, based on the early preview of next week's episode, The Captain (Zoey's ex-husband) returns... which sounds like BAD news for Ted Mosby!

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model

I thought the SI Swimsuit cover was so-so. Had Brooklyn Decker or the rookie, Kate Upton been on the cover, I might have actually bought the magazine. But, since Irina Shayk is on the cover - and the fact that Bar Raefali is NOT in the magazine, I don't think I'll get it.

In the next post, I'll be discussing the Bieber Fever that has taken over the United States these past couple of months, the new Glee episode, and the importance of headphones on campus. Stay tuned!