( not really a spoiler if you've read the book, but cut anyway )
If I were to order the movies in order of my favorites: DH part 1, DH part 2, Prisoner of Azkaban, Chamber of Secrets, Sorcerer's Stone, Half-Blood Prince, Order of the Phoenix.
Compared to the books: 3 and 4 are tied as my favorites, 2, 5, 1, 6, 7
One of these days I'll get a Luna icon, maybe even a Neville icon. Also, I forgot how much I love this icon since I stopped having it as my default, but it's gotten a lot of use these past few days. I have 8 Harry/Hermione icons and 14 HP icons and yet this is the one I always use.
If I were to order the movies in order of my favorites: DH part 1, DH part 2, Prisoner of Azkaban, Chamber of Secrets, Sorcerer's Stone, Half-Blood Prince, Order of the Phoenix.
Compared to the books: 3 and 4 are tied as my favorites, 2, 5, 1, 6, 7
One of these days I'll get a Luna icon, maybe even a Neville icon. Also, I forgot how much I love this icon since I stopped having it as my default, but it's gotten a lot of use these past few days. I have 8 Harry/Hermione icons and 14 HP icons and yet this is the one I always use.
Harry Potter! (SPOILERS)
Nov. 21st, 2010 10:29 amI had a really nice time yesterday. Well, in the morning I had to do a bunch of schoolwork which wasn't so nice, but in the afternoon my friend's mom picked me up, and my friend's brother was in the car. She took us to In 'N Out (a burger joint) and we got the food to go. Then we went by her house to pick up my friend's little sister (who made me a birthday card that was adorable and so cute!) and my friend's mom gave me my birthday present, the book Ever by Gail Carson Levine. Well, my friend wasn't feeling well so she didn't end up coming with us. The mom said "Oh, by the way, you don't need to pay me back for the ticket. It's your birthday!" and afterwards she made me a delicious smoothie, so it was all really nice.
OK, so the movie. I know a few people were curious what I'd think since I loathed the book, and I'd be happy to tell you, but first let me say something about me. I AM a shipper, but I don't let that define who I am in fandom. Meaning that while I'll be like, "Oh yay! Something for my ship happened" it's not the source of all of my opinions and not what I talk about. My ship can be lovely and amazing and I can still dislike a movie/show/book whatever. Or, my ship could have not had anything happen for them and I'll love the show.book/movie etc.
I can count on one hand the amount of times I've gone on, what I am going to call, a shipper's high. This means I've lost all coherent thoughts about the thing and I have no opinion at all about other stuff because it's all "OMG MY SHIP AAHHHHH"
( incoherent shipper ramblings because I LOVE THESE KIDS )
( actualy somewhat coherant thoughts )
OK, so the movie. I know a few people were curious what I'd think since I loathed the book, and I'd be happy to tell you, but first let me say something about me. I AM a shipper, but I don't let that define who I am in fandom. Meaning that while I'll be like, "Oh yay! Something for my ship happened" it's not the source of all of my opinions and not what I talk about. My ship can be lovely and amazing and I can still dislike a movie/show/book whatever. Or, my ship could have not had anything happen for them and I'll love the show.book/movie etc.
I can count on one hand the amount of times I've gone on, what I am going to call, a shipper's high. This means I've lost all coherent thoughts about the thing and I have no opinion at all about other stuff because it's all "OMG MY SHIP AAHHHHH"
( incoherent shipper ramblings because I LOVE THESE KIDS )
( actualy somewhat coherant thoughts )
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Nov. 16th, 2010 11:56 amTo anyone who doesn't know: I love love LOVE history. Seriously. Which was why Dad rented the movie Princess Kaiulani for me.
I do know some things about her. I read the Royal Diaries book about her when I was younger, which leads to me doing some research on her now and then, and she does pop up in some of my pleasure history books. I am, by no means, an expert, however. I certainly don't know as much about her as, say, the Tudors. So, here are my thoughts about the movie.
It was OK. Some of the scenery was beautiful, and, me being my usual shallow self, some of the dresses were pretty too. What got me was the whole made up love story, which got in the way of her story, which is an interesting one. We did get some of her fighting for her people's rights, yes. But not very much, or about her life being a, well, "ex princess" in the year before she died. Her withdrawal from life. All of that would be very interesting story telling. Instead, we got a forbidden love story.
I do know some things about her. I read the Royal Diaries book about her when I was younger, which leads to me doing some research on her now and then, and she does pop up in some of my pleasure history books. I am, by no means, an expert, however. I certainly don't know as much about her as, say, the Tudors. So, here are my thoughts about the movie.
It was OK. Some of the scenery was beautiful, and, me being my usual shallow self, some of the dresses were pretty too. What got me was the whole made up love story, which got in the way of her story, which is an interesting one. We did get some of her fighting for her people's rights, yes. But not very much, or about her life being a, well, "ex princess" in the year before she died. Her withdrawal from life. All of that would be very interesting story telling. Instead, we got a forbidden love story.