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Latest Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the latest in the series of Potter movies. It's based on one of the best books in the series and as the movies are very faithful to the books, the movie was quite good. I mean, it tells all the necessary events, the special effects are nice, it was a bit scary, slightly romantic and somewhat awkward, just like it should.
Well, it was a bit long, but then again, I'm not sure if the studio's original idea to make it two movies (according to IMDB) would've been a better idea. Maybe next book, as they get bigger and bigger... This time it was ok, just a bit too long.
So, it's definitely worth seeing if you've watched the earlier movies, and even though the story takes a slightly darker turn this time, this is no reason to start watching the movies if you already haven't.
7.01.2006 klo 10:04
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New Year movies
We saw Skeleton Key, which was better than we expected. Movielens, which is usually quite accurate, rated Skeleton Key for me as three stars, I gave it four.
In this case the trailer felt like it spoiled the movie. After seeing the movie you see it's not quite true, but that's how it felt back then. That's a bad trailer, if you ask me - trailer shouldn't discourage you from seeing the movie!
Anyway, Skeleton Key was pretty good. It had good music, nice atmosphere, groovy Hoodoo magic and a pretty clever twist in the end.
Cat Returns, also known as Neko no ongaeshi, was the last movie we saw last year. The English title is a torso; it should be something like Cat Returns a Favour to make sense. Finnish version is called Kingdom of Cats, which is better.
It's not a Hayao Miyazaki movie, but it's a Studio Ghibli movie. That means quality. It's not one of their very best movies, but it was a friendly family movie and we enjoyed it. The story was nice and cats are always lovely. Cat lovers looking for a good family movie might want to check it out.
First movie this year was The Yes Men, a funny documentary of the pranksters and culture jammers, who have made fun of WTO. Their most familiar effort in Finland must be the phallic smart suit presented here at Tampere.
The movie could be better, but the pranks the Yes Men pulled were good. Thus the result was quite entertaining enough. If you're into culture jamming, this movie is highly recommended.
2.01.2006 klo 18:18