Harry Potter Comes To An End!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is already in full promotional swing. The trailer is out!

In case you didn't read the books and don't know what to expect:

The final chapter begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue their quest of finding and destroying the Dark Lord's three remaining Horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality. But as the mystical Deathly Hallows are uncovered, and Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again. [IMDB]

Are you a hard-core HP fan? We're fans, but not crazily so, and we haven't read all the books so we can't quite compare. I just find it funny that each film was promoted as the epic of epicness that was ever epic. And honestly, they all kinda seemed the same at the end - wand duels, fantastical creatures, is Snape good or bad? We get it.

I was much more into the first few when they were young and Harry was just being introduced to the world of wizardry. Have the movies lived up to your expectations? Do you think there were too many?

Super 8 is Coming!

So the highly secretive Super 8 is coming out this weekend, and we are DYING to see it! A lot of effort went into keeping the plot a secret, say J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg, director and producer respectively.

"After witnessing a mysterious train crash, a group of friends in the summer of 1979 begin noticing strange happenings going around in their small town, and begin to investigate into the creepy phenomenon." [IMDB]

Oh lordy-loo, this looks so good! It's action packed and mysterious, but because the plot revolves around these kids, it seems kinda family friendly as well. They are making it seem like a monster/alien movie, but my gut instinct says it will turn out to be something very different causing all these weird events. The only problem about so much hype, suspense, and secrecy about what "it" is, is that when it's revealed, we'll most likely be disappointed. Like some grand wide shot of a pterodactyl (I spelled that right on the first shot, yeaahh!) three-quarters of the way through the movie, and everyone will just groan and go "...stupid."

Regardless, I'm still itching to know. What do you think? Is your curiosity peaked?

Memorable Monologue: Toy Story 2

"Here's your list of things to do while I'm gone: batteries need to be changed. Toys at the bottom of the chest need to be rotated. Oh, and make sure everyone attends Mr. Spell's seminar on what to do if you or part of you is swallowed. Okay? Okay, good, okay."

~ Tom Hanks as Woody in Toy Story 2 (1999)

Tasty Tagline: Toy Story 3

No toy gets left behind.

Audacious Audition: Henry Thomas for E.T.: The Extraterrestrial

I've said it before and I'll say it again - child actors just aren't what they used to be. Where was Henry Thomas when the role of little Anakin Skywalker needed casting? Oh yeah, he was 28 years old. Damn.

Anyways, check out his audition for E.T., that he knocked outta the park, and won the role out of 300 hopefuls. Kid even sheds some tears during this clip. Amazing. Just look at those trembling lips, those glazed-over eyes. He's not just acting, he's reacting. Talent. That is all.

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Memorable Monologue: Alice in Wonderland

"I try to believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast. Count them, Alice. One, there are drinks that make you shrink. Two, there are foods that make you grow. Three, animals can talk. Four, cats can disappear. Five, there is a place called Underland. Six, I can slay the Jabberwocky."

~ Mia Wasikowska as Alice Kingsley in Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Memorable Monologue: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

"Today we acknowledge a really terrible loss. Cedric Diggory was, as you all know, exceptionally hard working, infinitely fair-minded, and most importantly, a fierce, fierce friend. Therefore, I feel you have the right to know exactly how he died. You see, Cedric Diggory was murdered, by Lord Voldemort. The Ministry of Magic does not wish me to tell you this. But not to do so I feel would be an insult to his memory. Now the pain we all feel at this dreadful loss reminds me, and, reminds us, that though we may come from different countries and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one. In light of the recent events, the bonds of friendship made this year will be more important than ever. Remember that, and Cedric Diggory will not have died in vain. You remember that, and we'll celebrate a boy who was kind, and honest, and brave, and true. Right to the very end."

~ Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

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Twilight: Breaking Dawn, the first photo!

Oh my God, on the count of three, let's all crap our pants in unison! Just kidding. Sort of.

Here's the first image to be released from part 1 of Breaking Dawn. Ohhhh sexy! Spoiler - Edward and Bella DO IT. She ends up black and blue from the violent sex, but isn't that the romance we wanna be teaching our young girls? *swoon* Nothing says I love you like a controlling monster.

Memorable Monologue: Sherlock Holmes

"As to where I am, I was, admittedly, lost for a moment, between Charing Cross and Holborn, but I was saved by the bread shop on Saffron Hill. The only baker to use a certain French glaze on their loaves - a Brittany sage. After that, the carriage forked left, then right, and then the tell-tale bump at the Fleet Conduit. And as to who you are, that took every ounce of my not-inconsiderable experience. The letters on your desk were addressed to a Sir Thomas Rotherham. Lord Chief Justice, that would be the official title. Who you really are is, of course, another matter entirely. Judging by the sacred ox on your ring, you're the secret head of the Temple of the Four Orders in whose headquarters we now sit, located on the northwest corner of St. James Square, I think. As to the mystery, the only mystery is why you bothered to blindfold me at all."

~ Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Quotable Quote: Sherlock Holmes

"Madam, I need you to remain calm. And trust me, I'm a professional. Beneath this pillow, lies the key to my release."

~ Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Get Ready For More Pirates

(How lame and unoriginal is this poster, am I right?)

Mermaids, zombies, and pirates, OH MY!

The trailer is out, and although I feel this franchise shouldn't have progressed past the first amazing installment, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, coming in May, looks slightly interesting.

Penelope Cruz looks great as a she-pirate, but I wanted to smack her instantly when she said "Steady as she goes" in her Spanish accent. I just don't picture pirates as latinos. I don't know why. Wait yes, because they're lovers, not fighters. It also seems like she'll take Elizabeth Swan's role of the love-hate interest with Jack Sparrow. Sorry, CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow. That joke never gets old. Wait, yes it does.

I gotta say I'm also dead tired of the score. It's been the same tune throughout all the films so far, and I'm just... bored with it.

Also, with no Keira Knightley or Orlando Bloom, how will this film compare to the others? Some might say "addition by subtraction" or whatever, but I'm not sure. What do you think?

Tasty Tagline: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

It all begins... with a choice.

Delightful Dialogue: Toy Story 3

[Showing Barbie his dollhouse]

Ken: And this... well, this is where I live. It's got a disco, it's got a dune buggy, and a whole room just for trying on clothes.

Barbie: You have everything!

Ken: Everything... except someone to share it with...

~ Michael Keaton and Jodi Benson in Toy Story 3 (2010)

Delightful Dialogue: I, Robot

Detective Del Spooner: You must be the dumbest, smart person in the world.

Susan Calvin: And you must be the dumbest, dumb person in the world.

~ Will Smith and Bridget Moynahan in I, Robot (2004)

We Get It, James Cameron. You LOOOOVE to film underwater... Here's "Sanctum"

An underwater cave diving team experiences a life-threatening crisis during an expedition to the unexplored and least accessible cave system in the world. [IMDB]

Ughhh... he just looooves to use his little submarines and underwater camera equipment.

So J-Cam is bringing us Sanctum. I'm actually surprised that this is his follow up to Avatar, mostly because Avatar was quite original (haters quit hatin') and this spelunking concept has been done to death. The Cave (2005), The Descent (2005) plus the sequel, not to mention Cameron's own The Abyss (1989) which also involved tons of underwater shots and claustrophobimoments.

I almost stopped watching the trailer when the chick sarcastically said "What could possibly go wrong diving in caves?" Oh HA HA, it makes it SO original by acknowledging that everyone knows the shit's gonna hit the submarine propellor.

The visuals will be beautiful, I'm sure, the 3D will probz be cool, and it stars a bunch of people I don't recognize, which I usually like since I'm not distracted by star status. Although I did spot my Welsh-crush Ioan Gruffudd (aka Mr. Fantastic) in the trailer.

Monsters! (but really it's aliens)

Shucks, we love alien invasions and apocalypses (plural?) and all those fun things. So here's another one to satiate our sick taste in films! MONSTERS! OOOHHH!!

"Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures"...... Our story begins when a US journalist agrees to escort a shaken tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border." Why, thanks IMDB! You're so helpful.

I'm super intrigued by this one, even though the trailer barely gives you a single glimpse of the title character. Haha get it? Cuz it's called Monsters.

I love me a good giant destructive force - such as the building-tramplin' jerk from Cloverfield, or some old fashioned Godzilla. This one will surely make me squirm, and I'll like it.

The film stars Whitney Able and Scoot McNairy. No, I didn't make those names up. Someone out there is actually named Scoot. And since I don't know who these actors are, I will assume you don't know either. So there.

It seems like there'll be a smidge of first person perspective in this one, which y'all know we love. I think we might love that style so much because we're  just so damn obsessed with movies that we wanna feel like we're IN them. And this style gives us that feeling. Aaaannd I officially need therapy after reading that sentence back to myself.

You're judging me, I know you are. You know what? I don't care. I don't need help. I'm not delusional, I'm just creative. What matters is that I'm happy with myself, and I'm perfectly content to come home from a long day at Hogwarts and curl up in Home Tree every night (aka a hammock in my closet).

Quotable Quote: Starship Troopers

"I need a corporal. You're it until you're dead, or I find someone better."

~ Michael Ironside as Rasczak in Starship Troopers (1997)

Tantalizing Trivia: Finding Nemo

Shortly after this Pixar film was released, a statement was released by a waste management manufacturing company, urging kids not to set their pet fish free by sending them down the drain or flushin' 'em down the toilet.

The spokesman explained that while 'all drains do lead to the sea', the water must first pass through a series of machinery that will ultimately obliterate the fish. He went on record as saying that in the real world the story would be called 'Grinding Nemo'.

Oh those waste management machinery manufacterer spokesmen are tooo funny! I guess you gotta have a sense of humour with such a 'shitty' job. Teehee...