So I went to go see Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Die Another Day yesterday. If you know me at all, which you don't, then you'll know which one I enjoyed more. I'll be talking about these two movies in the next two paragraphs, so if you don't want me to spoil it, skip the next two paragraphs
Harry Potter, though I understand that its plot's inflexibility was based on the book, was totally unlike the first one. In a nutshell: Harry goes to Hogwart's, faces evil with his friends, and is thanked immensely in spite of breaking five billion school rules. They sure got creative this time. I'll have to say that I liked The Chamber of Secrets more than The Sorceror's Stone, though. The acting was, as always, mediocre. But hey, they're kids, so I'll cut them some slack. I enjoyed the fiery hatred exchanged between Malfoy and Potter. I think that might be the only part that I really liked. Moaning Myrtle was the most annoying little ghost ever. I wanted to kick her in the shin, but seeing as she wouldn't feel it, it would do me no good. I'm not quite sure what to make of the ending. When they're all in that big dining hall and Hagrid comes in, and they all applaud. I guess it was okay, but the fact that Malfoy and his Slitherin [if that is, indeed, how you spell it] friends didn't clap was just unrealistic. Sure, they hate Harry Potter. Who doesn't? Just kidding, but shouldn't they be glad that the school stayed open? Maybe it was because his dad wanted to take over or something? I'm not too quick to remember my Harry Potter details.
Die Another Day was great, although I did see a lot of plot similarities to previous Bond movies. This big satellite dish in the sky shoots down beams of energy. Doesn't this remind anyone of... Goldeneye? Of course, the Goldeneye was a lot more cumbersome, as it had to be accessed at a control center with a bunch of machinery and junk, whereas the Whatever-Weapon-Gustav-Graves-Created required a mere suitcase or body suit to activate. It was also more precise, and had lots of little quirks that came with it. But really, now, how is that weapon going to track on to the heat from Bond's vehicle thing from five billion miles away? I find it hard to believe. I particularly enjoyed the swordfight between Bond and Graves, though. [By the way, I could've sworn that they would've made a joke about Graves's last name, but apparently not.] And did I mention the car chase scene?? That was very, very satisfying after seeing Bond's car cut in half after two seconds in The World Is Not Enough. Seriously, who wasn't disappointed when Bond got into his car and had all those cool gadgets at his fingertips only to have a helicopter slice and dice it? Miranda Frost was a bit of a disappointment, but then again, wasn't whats-her-face from The World Is Not Enough seemingly a good guy, only to betray Bond like Frost did? The pretty ones are always the villains. By that, I don't mean that she was prettier than Halle Berry, but I mean, why can't the people like Moneypenny switch roles with them? That way, when they die, you can say, "Oh well, she was ugly anyway, not to mention the fact that she wanted to kill us and the entire world. But she was still ugly." Not that I'm saying Moneypenny is ugly, but uglier than Frost. It was rather sickening every time Bond seduced a girl. I mean, sure he's supposed to be this irresistible little British fellow, but he's one really old irresistable little British fellow. There's an age difference of around 20 years, right?! That's like one of us going out with a ... -4 year old? Yuck. I found myself forcing laughs at a fair share of badly-written puns in there, but no Bond movie is complete without them. I've never seen so many sex-related jokes in a Bond movie ever. They're getting really ... unconservative, is it? Oh well.
Alright, enough talk about movies. For those of you who haven't seen those movies, those paragraphs were probably boring for you. Which is why you shouldn't read them unless you want to be bored. Abcdefg, hijklmnop, qrs, tuv, wx, yandz. I've been writing this since around 7:00 and now it's 7:47. Whoop dee doo. I'm glad to be back around Aaron and Stephanie more now. I guess things got too weird for me. In retrospect, I see now that it'd've been a mistake, because, I honestly don't know if I was thinking straight. Probably wasn't. Well, I've got my reasons, you've got yours. So let's get down on all fours! I felt like rhyming. =P If you fall, I will catch you, I will be waiting. It's fun to watch Aaron dose off in the movies. I was wondering whether to slap in or let him sleep. I went with option #2 but next time he might not be safe! I think this is enough.
Tell me that we belong together, dress it up with the trappings of love. Can't wait. Set me FREE!