Very good movies in this edition, as we finally got to see the end of Harry Potter, we saw The King's Speech (lounging around in the bedroom) and I watched an old favorite (Jaws!)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 92 | Oh, they did this well. Plenty of humor and teen angst, but not too much. Plenty of darkness, but not too much. The young actors are growing well. Harry on Felix – precious! Hermione crying – very believable. Ron lovedumb – so silly! The only problem was the way the ending was handled, which was not as dramatic as the story deserved. |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | 90 | Very faithful in theme to the first part of the book. The isolation forced upon, and felt by, the three main characters is well represented. Definitely the middle part of a three-part story begun in The Half-Blood Prince. I can’t imagine ever watching this without watching Part 2 quite soon afterward, if we have the choice. And when seen in that context, I might raise its rating. [I did.] |
The Hostage | 67 | A Willis pic, with more seriousness and heart. |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | 95 | A spectacular, action-packed, moving end to a brilliant series. Bravo! |
King’s Speech (The) | 93 | Wonderful movie. I had only the faintest knowledge of the British royalty in the period between the World Wars, and I knew nothing of King George VI and his speech problems. Easy to see why it won awards. Firth, Bonham Carter and Rush were superb. |
Raiders of the Lost Ark | 93 | Seriously fun! Never stops moving. An achievement and a classic from the day it was released. |
Jaws | 92 | Still the finest of the genre. It suffers only from the "mayor is too dense" syndrome. But the last hour is perfection. |
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