The 6th instalment of the Harry Potter story is much darker, brooding, better directed, better shot, more emotional, and draws you in more than all those before it. Malfoy looks like a young man instead of a child, Luna is still wacky, and Snape is as brooding and drawling as ever (delightfully, he’s my fave!).

I had heard that this movie was darker than the others but I didn’t realise it would be so beautiful. Everything is superbly shot, and the story is played out as well as can be expected in a short time span. I found myself laughing and crying and getting pissed at the girls all around me jacked up on sugar and excitement who wouldn’t stop giggling for seemingly no reason.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a movie I could watch again just for the artistry. A small screen won’t do it justice, you’ll need to see this one at the movies.

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And make sure you’ve read the book first because a lot of it is left out of the movie, I don’t know how the last two movies have been written but things left out of this movie will affect the next two. And once you’ve read the book you might have a better understanding of what some of the giggling and awing is about.

If you’ve seen the movie Wikipedia has a great section on the differences between the movie and the book.

4.5/5

When I go to the theatre to see a movie about warring robots I expect tonnes of explosions and little plot. Michael Bay delivers with Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.
The best part about seeing it at the movies is that the Transformers’ twisty changey sound effects are really loud!

Like the first Transformers movie the graphics are amazing. The biggest downfall is the running time of two and a half hours which was about half an hour too long.

Bumblebee is as cute as ever!

3/5

Bought to you by the girl who loved the first Transformers, all of the Oceans movies, 300, War of the Worlds, Australia, and all of the Quentin Tarantino movies she’s seen.

O. M. G. The only other time I have laughed loudly throughout a movie and clapped was during Borat. Bruno offers more of Sacha Baron Cohen’s style and leaves you with sore stomach muscles. That is unless you are anywhere near homophobic.

The movie is quite short by today’s standards at only one and a half hours long, there are a lot of scenes that I’ve read about that weren’t in the movie. I would have loved a longer version, can never have enough hilarity.

Bruno really couldn’t have been filmed anywhere but America. I can’t imagine anywhere else that homophobia could incite such rage. Of course there are far more conservative countries, but they would never allow themselves to be pulled so deep into the story before being duped. You’ll also see the lengths people will go to for fame, and be reminded why you don’t watch day time talk shows.

I can see how this movie is love or hate, I can understand why people don’t like Sacha’s work even if they aren’t homophobic. I can even understand people loving Borat and hating Bruno. But if you love making fun of homophobes, and seeing people in awkward situations you may love this movie just as much as me. The laughter was raucous, people clapped at the screen, I feel smug just thinking about all the stupid people that think being gay is a sin. You’ve got to love Bruno, after all he is “the star of the biggest German-speaking show on television in every single German-speaking country. Except Germany.”

P.S The setting of the fight is real.

4.5/5

• Banksy’s show at the opened in Bristol almost two weeks ago and BBC has some images of the installations for those of us unable to pop over and take a look. My favourites are the chickens and the stone slab.
• The world is your apple.
• Who knew that Bruce Willis was so edgy! He shows he’s still a star in his photoshoot with new wife Emma. (Not really safe for work)
• Where do books with sparkly vampires fit into a ven diagram of the parts that make up a good book?
• Check out these amazing Joseph Cartwright photos of a beautiful red head. And then check out the rest of his portfolio.
• But if we started dating it would ruin our friendship where I ask you to do things and you do them.
• In case of fire do not use Twitter.
• Eddie Murphy’s career rollercoaster.
• Aschobi Designs is based in Sierra Leone, a country on the Least Developed Countries list. The label is the first western style to set up in the country. You know someone’s on to a great thing when you’re desperate to see more photos!
• For all of you aspiring erotica writers, some tips from Belle de Jour on how to write sex.
• Beautiful tulle and a wall I’d love to pose against.

A beautiful wee story about girls and boys

Gala Darling’s Love & Sequins #2 – A Smart Girl’s Guide to Business – Podcast

Lots of great stuff for people thinking about leaving, or too scared to leave their office jobs.
Otherwise just a reassurance that I’m on the right track. Nothing new really.

2.5/5

A beautiful Swedish love story about a young vampire “girl” and her young male neighbour who is being bullied at school.
Perfect except for the horrible CGI cat scene.

4.5/5

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Dorothy returns to a devastated Oz.
With the help of the Wheelers, scary interchangeable head lady needs to warn the Nome King Dorothys back.
Very dark movie with crappy graphics.

2/5

French men must be intellectuals.
Too many big words to keep my attention so I didn’t get past the first chapter.
It was probably more of the same stuff anyway.

1/5

The Illuminati return to seek revenge on the Catholics.
If you’ve read the book you might be slightly disappointed, otherwise it should be fun.
The explosion is awesome.

2.5/5

A woman has an affair with a boy, he reads to her.
Later we find out she was a nazi guard.
She goes to jail, he keeps reading.

3/5