A Weekend with HARRY and MIMI
I saw Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire over the weekend and I have to say that this has got to be my most favorite of the film series so far!
Watching the movie was like seeing the book come alive just as I have imagined it to be when I read it a few years back. Though there were some parts of the book that were deliberately ommited due to time constraints (at 2 1/2 hours, the film is still relatively long), it nevertheless was as faithful an adapatation as it could be. Luckily, the film had more than enough sense of humor to provide respite from the darker feel of most of the film's sequences.
It's really amusing to see how much the lead characters have grown since the last Harry Potter installment, particularly Harry and Ron who now appear to be more men than boys. I couldn't help but gush over how Harry is getting sexier as he matures. And along with new characters Cedric Diggory and Victor Krum, he definitely was able to put some fire in my goblet!!! (Hah!) Meanwhile, Hermione is surely turning out to be one lovely lady especially in the Yule Ball scenes where she easily outshone the rest of the girls and captivated the boys with her unassuming charm. More noteworthy is how much the child actors have improved in their acting even alongside more established and veteran actors. I couldn't help expecting more from these 'kids' in their subsequent films.
As I look forward to the next Harry Potter movie (Order of the Phoenix) and hope it would be at least as good as the latest, I am only left with the urge to get back to my copy of the book and enjoy it all over again.
Meanwhile, I also purchased a new CD last Saturday and to the dismay of some of my Madonna friends, it is that of Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi. I have been planning on getting this CD for some time but had to hold it off learning that the Ultra Platinum Edition would be released featuring 4 additional un-released tracks. I already was able to listen to the album and so far, I like it (especially the tracks We Belong Together and Get Your Number) although it still has to take a backseat to Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor which is still my constant music background at home and at the office for the past week. Until I get tired of listening to Madge's latest, Mimi would have to be content to being just a breather from my Confessions-filled days.Celebrate me for who I am, dislike me for what I ain't!
MADONNA
Harry Potter
Mariah Carey
4 comments:
I liked Mariah's album. In fact, I already owned a copy of the CD before this Ultra Platinum Edition came out. Being a Mariah fan, I just have to buy it again, although I do feel stupid owning 2 copies of the same album. This is really my personal favorite album of all time and it's really the best from Mariah so far. Totally awesome.
I'm waiting with bated breath for the new Potter offering to wend its way down here.
I liked Goblet a lot also. I was impressed with how much better the kids could act! I do have to say just like in the book, the Weasley twins stole the show.
Hi! I chance upon your web while surfing in blog explosion. I'm a fan of Madge & Mariah too. Can't wait to get my hands on the limited edition COTDF which come with a pictorial booklet.
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