My Life in Mono...

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN PEOPLE!!

To those of you who have known me for a while know that I am OBSESSED with the Twilight series. OBSESSED! So please excuse me while I jump up and down and squeel while I watch this trailer! My favourite part? Jacob running out of the house after getting his invite! hehehehe....

Are you a Twilight fan? Please don't be shy. You are among friends. HAHAHA

Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1

"When I was your age, I had to wait to read Harry Potter" - someone from my twitter feed. 

Movie time: 146 minutes

Director: David Yates

Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint

*WARNING MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS TO THE MOVIE*

The first installment of the last book from the Harry Potter series. I have to say that this movie is by far the best amongst all the three movies that David Yates directed (Order of the Phoenix, Half Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows Pt 1).

Being a huge fan of the book, I was looking forward to watching this movie for a long time. I was excited to see what David Yates could bring to life. 

The latest installment of the Harry Potter series is definitely more on the darker side.  At the beginning of the movie we see Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) flying through the sky landing at the Malfoy's home to attend a meeting with the Dark Lord (Ralph Fiennes). During the meeting, we could see Charity Burbage (Carolyn Pickles) floating in the air half dead.

Next we saw how Hermione (Emma Watson) erased the memories of her parents. In the book we all knew that she explained to Ron (Rupert Grint) and Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) how she uses the spell "Obliviate" to erase every single memory that her parents had of her. 

I was also delighted to see the way the told the story of the 3 brothers. It was done perfectly. It was really smart of them to do it in animation. I think that the story of the 3 brothers is vital for the next part of the movie. 

The ending of part one was perfectly picked as well. I really felt like it was the ending of the "honeymoon" period before the real action began. 

FAVOURITE BITS:

• Harry trying to cheer Hermione up by goofyly dancing with her after Ron left the gang. You could feel that he deeply cares for her in a "BFF" sort of way. I had a friend told me that he thought that Harry and Hermione would in his words "get it on", but we all know that that didn't happen. 
• Godric's Hallow. Bathilda Bagshot's (Hazel Douglas) scene. I was not sure how were they going to portray the scene where Nagini came out after consuming Bathilda but, David did it brilliantly. 
• The return of Dobby. Instead of annoying me like he did in the last 4 movies, this time Dobby was really funny. He still reminds me of Gollum from the Lord of the Rings though. 

I WISHED THAT:

• They included the secret radio shows that they had from the books instead of the static noises and occasional voices of someone reading the death list. 
• They casted a different person for Mandungus Fletcher (Andy Linden). When I was reading the book, I have always imagined it to be someone more vile and uglier than Andy Linden. 

I give this movie 4/5 stars. 

We shall see you in July eh Potter? I can't wait. 

Deathly Hallows....

OK. Apart from being a Twilighter, I am also a big fan of Harry Potter. I really can't wait to watch Part 1 of the Deathly Hallows. Watching the trailer alone is giving me goose bumps. So... M has to watch the Lil' Tiger for a couple of hours while Mama watch Harry, Ron and Hermionie try to fight the bad guys..

 

Volturi inspired make up anyone???

I went to watch the new Twilight Saga: Eclipse movie yesterday with some friends. It was GOOD. I think it's the best out of the lot. Will do a review about it in another post.

Here is what I found on Youtube this evening. A Volturi inspired make up tutorial. :*)

Today's Fav...

These herb labels... 

This table setting... 

These puppies...

And lastly this actor! Eclipse is opening here 4 days! Woohooo  

And now the Music...

   

 I have read the books, I have seen two of the movies, Eclipse is coming out at the end of this month and I can't wait, and I have all three of the movie's soundtracks. 

I really love the music from the first movie, Twilight. Out of the 15 songs, I think I listened to 4 songs over and over again. .

1. Supermassive Black Hole by Muse
   
2. Decode by Paramore, 
   
3. Leave out all the Rest by Linkin Park 
   
4. Go all the Way by Perry Ferrall. 

I was listening to these songs over and over again while I was rereading Breaking Dawn and it really made reading it again much more interesting. :*)

The music from New Moon however was a different story. I didn't really like the soundtrack and the choice of music. I was thinking that it would be similar to Twilight but then, I realise that New Moon is really about being abandoned and being left behind. So the music was a little bit more mellow and well....SAD. I just couldn't take it. After listening to it the first time, I felt sad and empty. New Moon is also my least favourite book in the Series. 

Now, Eclipse. My second favourite book. The music chosen for this is almost similar to Twilight, I think and I AM LOVING IT. I have not listen to it enough to know all the songs yet but I am liking it. I can't wait for the movie to come out and I can sing a long to the music. hehehe...

 

SATC 2 - Extended Trailer

Oooo la la.... the girls are back. The question this time is "What happens after the I Dos?" After 2 years since the last movie, in which I am going to watch tonight, the SATC girls are back. How did they not grow OLD? Anyway, hope you enjoy the trailer as much as I did. 

Here we go again...

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Teaser Trailer

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NM Hangover Part 2...

Are you sick of New Moon yet on my blog? Well here is another one for all the fans in Team Jacob. Thank you Conan for doing this interview!

New Moon...

I watched New Moon with 8 of my girlfriends last night.  Hands down this movie was better than the first one in terms of the special effects and the cast with their acting. 

*spoiler alert* If you have not seen the movie please do not read on.

I was holding Ms Chikee hands when it came to the crucial parts where Jacob finally CUT HIS HAIR and also in the truck after the cliff diving scene. The wolf pack was topless for the entire movie but I am not complaining.

One thing I didn't like about the movie was the part where Alice "showed" Aro when Bella became a vampire. I mean... WHAT was that about? And the clothes? And the Running? I was cringing when I saw that scene.

Other than that, the director was true to the book. Everything that I imagined when I was reading the book came true. Even the part where she lost 3 months. "October... November....December" was included in the scene. 

Overall I give the movie 5/5 stars but then, I am bias. :*)