So this past weekend was a long weekend and I have to say that it allowed me to finally watch a few movies I have been wanting to watch. Just for the record these reviews are not your typical reviews of whose it in, plot, acting ability etc … because I believe that everyone can judge for themselves whether they enjoy a movie, this is just a yes I liked it or no I didn’t and if I would recommend you spend your time and view it, so here goes.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
First I have to say that even though I am a fan of the whole Harry Potter franchise they waited a little too long in releasing this installment and I think with the release of Twilight and all the new hip vampire rage I thought that Harry Potter would loose some of the momentum that it once had, but anyway. I did enjoy this movie – even though I much prefer the books to any movie – it got the point across but only barely, one thing I thought they may have wanted to improve on though is the death of one of it’s main characters – Albus Dumbledore – I know it was at the end but it just seemed like that entire part was glossed over. I’m not sure and I may have missed it because I missed the first 15 minutes or so of the movie but I didn’t see the whole thing about minster for magic meeting with the muggle minister or the way that Harry gets out of his uncle’s house. This was a little lacking in the whole getting to know voldemort better by watching Dumbledore’s memories and how he manages to escape death and finding out what Horcruxes are and how the death eaters get into the school … So wait there is apparently more missing from this movie than I originally thought. I guess I was just distracted by the visuals which were good – I guess good enough for me to say that if you enjoyed the first five movies then you will enjoy the sixth despite it’s lack of detail and I know I’ll buy it when it comes out on DVD.
Star Trek
I was brought up on the original Star Trek – okay well maybe they were reruns but still – While I found the original series fun but a little far fetched and the sound effects quite cheesy – even for it’s day, I enjoyed this movie. There a few inaccuracies but beyond that it was fun to see these characters developed. There are is allot of action to keep you involved. Even if you didn’t watch the original series but enjoyed one of it’s “spin” offs (for lack of a better term) you will enjoy this movie. There are some funny moments which I think everyone can enjoy. So another one I would recommend you watch whether or not you were into the series.
Night at the Museum – Battle of the Smithsonian
Some would say not as good as the original but I think it’s just as good. Of course for me the best part of the movie was the slap stick scene with Ben Stiller and a couple of monkeys but that’s about what you would expect from a movie like this. The only thing I didn’t like about this movie was the change at the beginning of Ben’s character – in the first movie he’s a guy down on his luck and has to take this job – turned CEO of his own company and has x number of employees working under him – I didn’t buy it, but apart from that it was fun and exciting and full of just fun silly moments that I feel both the young and young at heart will enjoy.
Cory
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