I went to an advance screening of the movie last Thursday and I quite liked it! The three main cast members had beautiful chemistry (*cough*cough*OT3*cough*cough*) and I'd like to think that it stayed true enough to the stories while introducing a few new things.

I might be biased though; I wasn't feeling any of the outrage some hardcore Sherlock Holmes fans were feeling, and was actually kind of excited about it! Also was different since I'm not a hardcore fan (!) so it was based on the fact that I just plain liked it. It was kind of overly long though; in some ways, I think I'd watch bits and pieces of it again, but I wouldn't sit through a full sitting, which probably means it wasn't as good as it should have been. There were parts in the middle that felt a bit extraneous (though it made sense at the end) and could have been easily cut... but once you reach the ending, you'll know what I mean.

Otherwise; I liked it! Would recommend seeing it, if only to see Watson and Holmes demonstrate their oh-so-awkward love for one another. Was that vague enough???

The midnight premiere was a lot of fun, though I mostly abstained from the activities going around me. (WHEN DID FANS GET THIS YOUNG? I feel old.) There were some interesting costumes; there were two girls dressed in nothing but pillowcases, a guy in Ron's dreadful dress robes from the fifth mobie (a rather brilliant job, actually), and even a gal dressed quite smartly as a firebolt. Alas, I took no photos, but they're in my head!

Speaking of which. The movie? Loved it. However...

( Very Much a Seventh-Movie-Set-Up )

I think it's time to read some HP fic again!

I've been busy the last couple - okay, okay, many - months, but it's Wednesday and I've seen two movies this week. The Proposal on Monday and Transformers on Tuesday. I liked both, though Transformers was a wee bit disappointing. I'm all about badass robots and witty one-liners in movies, but dude, when I'm getting bored because I can't tell what's going on due to all the explosions, you might have a problem.

Otherwise... no, I did enjoy it. The only thing I wish is that they'd stuck more with the robots from the first movie and tried less to include new ones. C'MON. GIVE ME MY RATCHET AND IRONHIDE. AND MORE 1st!Mikaela and less of this sexed-up version.

The Proposal was cute. Haven't seen a romantic comedy in a long time, so it was a treat to see one that was actually enjoyable. Lovely, indeed!

BUT IN OTHER NEWS.

Harry Potter is coming soon, two weeks! TWO WEEKS.

I'm getting all itchy and excited about this movie, especially the parts that'll involve flashbacks. And I'm looking forward to Snape and Draco's parts in this... well, particularly Snape. And Narcissa. And Dumbledore. And Luna. Oh, heck, all of them. (but Luna!!!!!)

Also, I'm just the teensiest bit annoyed about the crowers who say Twilight has replaced Harry Potter. I DON'T THINK SO. Argh, how can you even compare the two, augh augh augh augh augh augh augh. I know, I know, different strokes for different people, yah, I'm being kind of petty, and hai, why should I even-care-they're-fictional, but YO. TWILIGHT VS HARRY POTTER? Doesn't that make anyone feel like they've dropped down a rabbit warren, only to run backwards from zombie lizards?

Um. Or maybe just me...

(Psst, I'm going to Chicago in September for Harry Potter: The Exhibition.)

Or, rather, it might be.

Keanu Reeves to star in Cowboy Bebop movie.

OMG

I kind of want to wail "noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" but who knows? Maybe he'll do an amazing job. Maybe. I have a hard time seeing him as Spike and I'm now wondering who the hell is going to play Faye (oh, I hope they don't mess that up) and Jet. And Ed! I hope they get the perfect girl for Ed... like... um... okay. It's going to be hard to find someone to play Ed, but you know? Summer Glau of Firefly fame gave me a kind of long-legged, loose-limbed, eccentric air. Add hyperosity and a dash of tape, she could plausibly play a youngster? Maybe?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

My friend bought us tickets for the midnight premiere here in Seattle.

I'm starting to look forward to it. Is that weird? I know it's going be a hoot, especially going with her. She loves the books and hates the idea of the movie, whereas I'm not so fond of the books and am okay with the movie.

Plus.

We'll be with several hundred screaming fans.

And I didn't have violate my dubious ethics code by buying a ticket. Doublewin!

Plus. Kristen Stewart is hot.

Hm.

*ponder*

This movie...

( is a bit different. )

After the first two books, not having Susan around is a huge disappointment for me. I remember feeling bored by the other novels in the series and The Last Battle infuriated me when I reread it in college.

I'M GETTING WAY TOO EXCITED ABOUT THE LAST BOOK AND FIFTH MOVIE. CALM DOWN.

That said.

Every single time I watch a trailer, tv spot, clip of the new movie, I get the shivers running up and down my spine. The fifth book was the worst of the series in my not-so-honorable-opinion, but it definitely had some of its big moments. Like, you know. Stuff.

And then there's the BOOK.

Yes. The BOOK.

I was counting off the years, and it's been almost nine years since I first picked up a Harry Potter book. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? I wasn't fourteen when I read it. I was more like... fifteen. Maybe. I picked up the series in late summer, 1998, and I remember this because a Times news article introducing the third book came out at the end of September of the same year. Kids dressed up in glasses, handmade robes, pre-movie era, stick wands, they whole lollipop.

And now... the seventh book is coming out.

Dude.

I'm starting to freak.

I'm a hopeless romantic at heart, but the odd thing is that I never watch romantic movies. But in the case of the The Lake House, I'm actually looking forward tos eeing it. Partly because it was based off the Korean movie, Il Mare, which is absolutely heartbreaking, but also because it's Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves and watching them act together is kind of like, like, like a cake ready to fall over. Reeves isn't particularly good and Bullock tends to do the same movies over and over, but still! The two of them had a chemistry in Speed and I've been feeling a bit wistful lately; you know, in the mood for silly romance, plots with holes, and cardboard cut-out romances. ;)

But then again, I could just want to drool over Bullock and Reeves cause the both of them are hot.