Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 movie premiere

 

     I've always been a big fan of J.K. Rowling since she released the first book of the Harry Potter series.  And I was even more hyped up when I found out that they would be making a movie out of it.  I've read the books so many times already, and have never tired of reading them because of how easy it is to follow the stories in it, on how much I enjoy reading it.  And since I first saw the movie, I always had fun reading the books as I picture the characters doing the things that I was reading from the great books I have.

     As most movies from a book, not all always follows what's inside the book, because of length and in some cases because of audience appeal.  Not all Harry Potter movies was very great that I'd be going back to watch it the 2nd or 3rd time.  But in most of them, I did watched again and again in movie houses and in DVDs because I really enjoyed seeing the characters that I have read about.

     On July 12, 2011 at IMAX Mall of Asia, me and Angel had the opportunity to watch the premiere of Harry Potter.  I can't help but smile all day when I found out from Angel that we were invited to it.  I even had trouble sleeping the days that followed.  Good thing she told me about it a week prior the premiere so I didn't had too many sleepless nights.  The show starts at 8pm, but I was there as early as 5:30pm and found that the lobby of the theater had some costumes from the set.

Bella's and Harry's costumes

     There were cosplayers who came dressed to some of the characters in the movie, characters like Bella, Harry, Fleur, Umbridge and my favorite Dumbledore!

"I didn't stole your candies!"

      8pm came... All people were busy chatting until the lights went out and the film started rolling...  That's when I knew that I would enjoy the movie so much because I'm with a good crowd (people who would attentively watch the movie instead of showoff by being loud).  The beginning was really heavy laden... You can see right from the start that they intend to make every second of the movie count... And for sure you would because every scenes had so much emotion in it that you would be moved with what the characters are experiencing...

     Everything was perfect, the shots, lights, emotions, actions, I can only say so little about what I experienced because at this moment I am still reliving what I experienced earlier...  It was by far the best movie I have seen in the Harry Potter series and I am so glad they did it that way.  All the drama you would experience in reading the book would be nothing compared with what you would see and feel while watching the movie.  Doby's grave... Harry's return to Hogwarts...  And the final battle at Hogwarts...  

     Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 is the only movie that was shown in full 3d from the Harry Potter series.  They didn't wasted using the 2hrs of the movie to show you why it would be the movie of the year.  And as the curtain closes, as the Harry Potter series comes to an end, I'll leave you with a quote lose to what Neville's last words were (watch the movie if you want to find out). ^_^

"Harry Potter might have come to an end, 

but his stories would always live in our hearts..."

 

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

 "The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the Moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets" - from IMDB

     Last Saturday (July 2, 2011) me and Angel watched Transformers: Dark of the Moon at the IMAX theater in MoA (Mall of Asia).  I was so much excited to see the movie since I was a big fan of Transformers since I was a kid.  Good thing we were able to reserve tickets online so we didn't need to cram up like the others who had to wait long hours in line just to get one.  We arrived about 2-3 minutes since the movie started.

     Angel was lucky to have watch the premiere, but then again she still wanted to see the movie since it would be in IMAX.  Everybody was awestruck with the visuals presented in the movie.  The conspiracy the government had with the knowledge regarding the Autobots and how they kept it a secret for a long time.  Sam had a new girl by the name of Carly.  A very sexy girl (her first appearance was mind blowing) whom he met after receiving a medal from the president.  A perfect girl who had everything while Sam was a bum who is struggling on finding a job while not minding the constant nagging of his parents and without the help of his trusty car, Bumblebee (he was driving a rusty Daihatsu which still had Bumblebee's colors).

     As the story goes, the Autobots found about the government's secret about knowing the whereabouts of a ship which escaped Cybertron and carried Optimus Prime's mentor, Sentinel Prime.  They were able to bring him back to earth and revive him not knowing that it was all part of the Decepticons plan to take over earth.  The next scenes were work of arts as per visuals are concerned.  I think it would be best that you watch it instead of reading the whole story from the web.  As a fan, I didn't mind the story, all I came for was to be entertained.  And I was entertained so much that I was close to tears for two parts in the film and had smiles reaching the tips of my ears as I watched the CGI scenes.

     Transformers: Dark of the Moon is a movie worth your money to watch in IMAX.  If not, try to watch in 3D.  You wouldn't mind the money you lost with the marvel you will get after watching the movie!

p.s. Angel kept on mentioning that Carly, for the entire length of the film, never had some dirt on her body.  I didn't noticed it since I was awestruck with the whole movie that I didn't pay any attention to those minor flaws :P