Thoughts: Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) must prove to the Ministry of Magic that Lord Voldemort is back without seeming insane. He creates a rebellion of students who teach themselves varies defense methods since their new teacher of defense, Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton), refuses to teach them anything. This fifth installment of the Harry Potter movie spends no time catching up the audience in what has happened in the last four, which is shame because it can get confusing. The movie was all over the place with some characters being under used and having scenes that felt like filler. I did like Luna Lovegood and Neville Longbottom quite a bit but disliked Cho Chang (Katie Leung). Oh and I think Emma Waston is trying too hard with her Herminone; but I still like her character. I should really read the books.
(M) Dangerous Liaisons. (Stephen Frears, 1988) Grade: B+
Thoughts: Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil (Glenn Close) and Vicomte Sebastien de Valmont (John Malkovich) are two rich bored aristocrats. To entertain themselves, Isabelle plots a way to ruin an innocent virgin played by a very young Uma Thurman while Vicomte tries to make a devout religious Madame Marie de Tourvel (Michelle Pfeiffer) cheat on her husband with him. To Vicomte’s surprise though what started out as a game of betrayal leads to deep passion and love. Although the film was done over 10 years ago, it was still effective and the acting by all the actors, except for a goofy Keanu Reeves, was amazing. It was nice to see Swoosie Kurtz acting; I loved her in that tv series Sisters.
(M) An Affair To Remember. (Leo McCarey, 1957) Grade: A-
Thoughts: Exact same premise as Love Affair, even the dialogue was similar yet it was a completely different film. I liked how Deborah Kerr played Terry McKay but there were aspects of Irene Dunne’s performance I enjoyed more. Cary Grant was good but Grant played the male lead differently from Michel Marnet version. The movie is pretty sappy but I think it is such a classic in film history you forgive it.
(M) Hot Fuzz. (Edgar Wright, 2007) Grade: B
Thoughts: Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is the best cop in London. So good that he gets transferred to a small countryside village called Sandford so the rest of the team won’t look so bad. Once he arrives there he learns the town is very laid back about their law enforcement until a number of the village members start dying off. He suspects murder but can’t seem to prove how the act is being conducted. The ending is interesting and funny. I enjoyed Shaun of the Dead more but this was pretty entertaining as well. Nick Frost as PC Danny Buttman was terrific. Actually the whole cast was great and I loved seeing Martin Freeman again (yay Tim).
Movie Count: 92
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