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Harry Potter and the Flagrantly Disappointing Conclusion

I know I already posted a blog for today, but in honor of my waiting in line for 4 hours in FULL Harry Potter costume for the final movie to come out, I felt I should at least touch on it. I’ll be posting a video about my night on Sunday on my TheseFolk channel (although I think I’ll be the only one posting this week…) and I’ll also be doing a new 2 part blog series about the Harry Potter movie series, but for now, my initial thoughts.

My Tweet last night at 3am after the movie:

As a fan, the only word to describe how I feel right now is betrayal. #harrypotter

I stand by that assessment. Completely. I was so disappointed by this movie. The first part, that came out in November, was fantastic. It was one of the best done films in this joke of a film series, and I was legitimately impressed. But last night just took a massive crap on everything that was good about the first half of the movie. I’m not exaggerating.

I’ll go into more detail once my Doctor Who blog series is over, sometime in August, because I need to wrap my head around a few things before I do.

Granted, Rachel and I should probably not be able to see movies for the first time together. We’re horribly judgmental and spend the entire time mocking every little inconsistency. And it’s even worse when we’re watching, again for the first time, a movie based on a book that was the summation of our entire childhoods. I will admit that we’re not the best movie-going pair.

But I doubt that even after a second viewing I’ll be impressed. This movie was poorly timed, bizarrely executed, and a downright disgrace to all that makes Harry Potter good. Thanks for the memories, Deathly Hallows, but I doubt I’ll be looking back on the experience with fondness.

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Day of the Moon: plot holes and the regenerating child

I covered a lot of this episode in my last Doctor Who Series 6 review, but there are a few things specific to this incredible second episode that I’d like to go over. If you haven’t read my first review, click here first and then come back to this page. Ok. We good? Have you read the first review? Awesome. Let’s get started. Well, after I remind you that this post has MAJOR SPOILERS if you haven’t seen the episode and are hoping to someday get into Doctor Who. SPOILERS BELOW. SPOOOOOOOIIIILERS. If that hasn’t sunk it yet, it never will. Let’s REALLY get started now. Continue reading “Day of the Moon: plot holes and the regenerating child”

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The Impossible Astronaut: River and the death of the Doctor

The sixth season of Doctor Who is now officially underway! In fact, we’ve already reached the mid-season cliffhanger summer break. Because I now have at least three months with no new Doctor Who episodes, to keep myself from falling deep into depression, I’ve decided to go episode by episode and give you my thoughts. DISCLAIMER: There will be spoilers (potentially from episodes later than the one I’m reviewing) so if you haven’t seen this series yet/ you want to eventually get into Doctor Who, DO NOT READ ON. Seriously. It’ll ruin everything. Doctor Who is way more fun if you allow the show the suspense it requires. Continue reading “The Impossible Astronaut: River and the death of the Doctor”

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Vices, Virtues, and All Things Bright and Beautiful [music review]

You’re getting something of a 2-1 with this post, because I really don’t think I could make a CD review last an entire post. Plus, the title just kind of wrote itself, and I really hate writing post titles (except when I like writing post titles). Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s talk music. Continue reading “Vices, Virtues, and All Things Bright and Beautiful [music review]”