Half Blood Prince, from High to Low

Harry Potter and the half blood prince is the 6th of the 8 Harry Potter films. Harry Potter films have been going up and down as if it was riding a roller coaster ride. Some installments despite revisions have been very satisfying and marvelous most esp. to the avid novel readers of J.K. Rowling’s best selling novel saga. Unfortunately, there are installments that are underwhelming or are some what mediocrity despite the very dynamic plot of each novel.

I as a Harry Potter fan would probably be say that the Half Blood Prince belongs to the lower point of the roller coaster and for that I’ll gave the movie a score of 3 out of 5.

The movie gives you the high, which a Harry potter fan would want, at the beginning. The movie has one of the best starting scenes with its superb quality of visual effects. I as a movie viewer always expect that the starting scenes should always be an exciting teaser thus; it must somehow showcase what the viewers should expect as the movie runs and that where the movie had failed. The movie has that superb beginning and that is undoubtedly true. (Who would say that the scene with the death eaters and the bridge is not well crafted?) But! It is also undoubtedly true that the movie failed to sustain the excitement. I felt that the ending did not justify the superb starting scenes. I felt that it lacks the action that should have been there. The order of the Phoenix did not show up at the end and that I think is a mistake for it could have add more action. Moreover the Order is just as important as the death eaters and so they must always be highlighted from the 5th film up until the last film. Also at the negative aspect of the movie, it has been certainly unsatisfying and disappointing for the avid novel readers. Base on my avid novel reader friends, they said that there are vital parts pertaining to the hocruxes and Voldemort that were not shown and most shocking is that certain characters are missing that will soon have a vital part at the next films. Nevertheless, it still went out satisfying for my taste. I think that characterization in the film is a bit different from the other films. Harry was showed as a more playful and happy-go-lucky student but still he has that mysterious side and that I like. Ron and Hermione’s love angle is over exposed in the story, which is the same as how Ginny was portrayed as the always center of SNOGGING and I didn’t like that much. But my favorite is undoubtedly Luna Lovegood’s appearances. Her dreamy voice and weird personality appeals very likely for my taste and so I like the film (LOL)

Summing it up, the movie could have been better if the high that a viewer could have was sustained up until the end and that sticking to the book version is still the best way to do it.

Transformers saga, gone gaga

Robots and cars, both are considered to be boy toys. These boy toys were combined to form a league of an ultimately cool boy toys which are called transformers.

‘Transformers’ is one of the most successful fictional characters of the millennium in television and in movies. Transforming robots were really a big hit to all types of human beings. The action-filled animated series had its movie debut last year and it went out to be a block buster hit. The first transformers movie was a clicked (may be) because of its well rounded story and themes, wherein there’s a love angle, some family themes, some comedy and lots of sci-fi action. The balance combination of each of the said characteristics might be the vital factor causing the movie to be more audience-friendly.

This year an installment was showed in theaters and since the first movie was a hit, it created an advantageous springboard for the movie that attracted more interested viewers to the theaters. The installment entitled Transformers: the rise of the fallen ended up being a little disappointing base on my critical view of it. The movie didn’t have that well-roundedness that it had before. The movie had more action and drama, which I wasn’t expecting. I’m actually expecting that it will be funnier but at action filled at the same time. Nevertheless, I must say that visual effects are at its best and I really think that it is arguably one of the best effects in the decade. It is just that the story is a bit of all over the place and is not the that well-mended in order for it to be as audience-friendly as the first one but still I’ll grade it as three out five in terms of its all over picture.

Five stars for the Star studded Star Trek movie.

Star Trek Cast of before and of today

Star Trek the Future Begins has been selling a lot of tickets world wide. Star Trek was a big hit in the television scene and now the television hit is shaking movie theaters with its sci-fi action movie revival, Star Trek the Future Begins. I really don’t know what Star Trek is all about but not until I was able to know a bit of it when I watched the movie revival. The T.V. series has been off the air for a long time and so a lot of the youngsters in this generation must have a very few knowledge about the show. I must say that the movie will be very entertaining and interesting to watch even if you are not knowledgeable with the show.

The film might not have the best visual effects I have seen in a movie but I must say that the story, execution and the action is superb. Star Trek was the debut movie of the star villain in Heroes namely Zachary Quinto. Sylar, Zachary’s role in Heroes, was one of my favorite villain characters because I think there wouldn’t be a Peter Petrelli or a Claire Bennet without Gabriel/Sylar.

Actually, one of the reasons why I want to watch Star Trek is that I have never seen Zachary portrayed a character other than Sylar. Zachary Quinto portrayed Spock and he is great. It must have been hard to act as a half-human and half-alien creature that is trained to have no emotions and to live in logic. Spock is such a stiff character in the sense that these characters don’t need any facial expression and movement and Zachary doing that well could just make him a perfect candidate to act as a numb robot or cyborg or probably a terminator (LOL). I guess Spock is one of the main characters in the show. Spock’s character imposed the conflict in the storyline knowing that James Tirk, the other main character acted by Chris Pine, uses his heart, mind and psychology in leading the Enterprise in contrast to Spock’s often heartless decision.

The story has a lot broke a lot of time and space continuum and so if you have a slow mind the time traveling aspects of the story might just confuse you. The story is much modernized in the sense that the movie revival is very saleable to the young ones up to the older ones and also the twist and turns are very nice.

Also, one of the things that I like about this film is its geeky appeal because there are conversations that are very technical and scientific esp. when they began talking about time and space continuum theories, war strategies and cosmology but nevertheless I must say that the way it visually goes makes it easier for these conservations to be understood But, I must emphasize that it would be great to watch a movie if you are trying to put yourself in the scene and if you actually do that in Star Trek, it could definitely drive your brain crazy esp. if the action is happening so fast.

Lastly, guys and girls, you must watch this film because you will surely enjoy. If Star Trek is a hotel, it must be a five star hotel. It is so much blasting with action and science (LOL). It is creatively done and I’ll love to watch it again with you (LOL).

Reflecting with the popular mutants

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE MUTANT IN X-MEN??? If someone asked me that question, I can’t probably answer because there are so much great characters in X-MEN like Cyclops, Beast, Storm, Phoenix, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat etc. that I think each one of the characters could have there own comic line successful.

Since then, I’ve been a fan of X-MEN movies and series and I’ve never failed to watch any X-MEN movie to the point that every experience that I had with these movies has a memorable story.

The first movie of X-MEN was as thrilling as the other movies and that I was so excited to watch it. Unfortunately, I got too occupied that I wasn’t able to watch it in the theatres. I am so sad and desperate then that I tried to satisfy myself on some scene caps and advertisements and as expected, the hunger remained. Few months later, I finally got myself free of the desperation but unexpectedly, I saw the movie playing on a T.V. at the house of my relatives when I visited my cousins at Valenzuela. And so, I got the hunger back but finally, it was partially satisfied because for at least I was able to watch the half of the movie. Obviously, For an X-MEN fan, half wasn’t enough and so I stared at the VCD copy so much that I never thought that my interest on the VCD was showing so obvious but I was lucky because one my older cousins hand it to me and he said that I can have it and after that I watch it and finally, I was fully satisfied. That VCD was one of my most treasured possessions and I really don’t like to lose it unfortunately, one day my other cousins intended to borrow it and bring it to the province and that I just get it back once I have gone back there. Obviously, I didn’t agree with the transaction but unfortunately, my mother hand it over to them for I was getting a bit rude and so I ended up wishing that they will never lose or wreck it. A year later, I was able to visit my province and the first thing in my mind is to get back the VCD. And so, the moment I got there I asked for it until I found out that it was like borrowed all over the place in the barrio and was obviously lost.

X-MEN UNITED is one of my favorite because mystic was once on the good side and also General Striker is also one of my favorite characters. The scene in which the school got invaded by an army was my favorite that I was able to invent a game out of it. The “it” will act like GENERAL STRIKER and the rest as the mutants. The “it” must be able to catch all of the mutants by touching them. Once a mutant is touch he will not be able to move form his position but other mutants could help him by touching him also. The game ends once Gen. Striker was able to freeze everyone in position and once that happened everyone should sit and raise one hand with two fingers forming a “V” while shouting VIVA. The person who last sat, raised his hand and shouted viva will be the next it. Variations could be put in the game like having additional “it’s” that will act as Gen. Striker’s soldiers. For me, the game is full fun because I am the one who created it. LOL. Aside from coming up a game, X-MEN united broke my heart because a mutant died at the end of the movie, which is Jean Grey. I like sad endings except for something as favorite as this.

X-MEN the last stand is also very memorable to me because that was the movie there rogue gave up her power and I didn’t like that because her powers for me is very powerful though socially unattractive and impractical. Nevertheless, I hated the fact that she has to end up powerless. Also, Due to that twist, Mystic lost her powers and that too was heart breaking and I must say that this movie is really a movie of survival as how it was described- the last stand. And so, this is the most thrilling and heart breaking among all of the x-men movies since rogue gave up her powers, mystic lost her powers, Professor X died, Scott Summer was killed by Phoenix (Jean Grey), Jean Grey awake from death as the dangerous Phoenix, who at the end was killed by wolverine and lastly, Iceman, Shadowcat and rouge had a love triangle and I didn’t like that to happen because one of my favorite teen mutants will be ditched out from that relationship. I felt all of the battles, twists and turns so much that I felt so lucky that I was alive during the days X-MEN the last stand was shown in theatres. Though this X-MEN movie is not my favorite because of the sad endings, I still believe that it so much deserves to be the best selling x-men movie with around 100 million dollars of earning within just the first week of showing in America.

The latest movie, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE made me so anxious because of too many problems that it is facing. Starting it of with the leakages that spread through the internet though I think it wouldn’t damage their earnings that much because, when I saw it, it was not yet done and definitely that is way too underwhelming for an X-MEN fan and that definitely watching the full movie in cinemas would be the best. Another problem that they are facing is the swine flu scare because it could probably hinder the people from going to cinemas. But there’s good news! Despite all the problems they are facing, the movie was still earn a lot with almost 90 million dollars of earning within just the first week, which exceeds the amount of first week earnings of the first two X-MEN movies.

I must say that X-MEN movies has been one the most memorable part of my lives because it never fail to keep up my interest but nevertheless I just wish that movie industry would change there minds and that someone would do more X-MEN movies in the future.