Yesterday I watched the new Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter an the Half Blood Prince. Other than getting a Concession ticket, saving 30p, there were a few good moments. However they mainly revolved around the fact that I didn’t take the film very seriously.
Actually on balance, I enjoyed this film more than any of the others. Now that was not expected.
One moment in particularly was funny: when Ron wakes up in the hospital wing, he starts saying "Hermione", Hermione". However, me being incredibly dim thought he was saying "my knee", "my knee"!
However, I immensely disliked the fact that half of the film bared no relationship to the book; what was the point in that scene where Bellatrix set fire to the Wheasley’s field? Also how come the house looked completely different from when it appeared in the second film?
Overall though it wasn’t bad. And I spent my saved 30p on a Curly Whirly
Posted by James Kilgour | Posted in Films | Posted on 02-07-2009
Saw Year One yesterday, it was utterly rubbish. It was basically Jack Black being unfunny for two hours. The story had no real plot, and the gags just seemed to be unfunny and self-indulgent on the part of Mr Black. I will definitely not be buying the DVD.
Luckily, I got 2-for-1 tickets at my local Vue thanks to Orange Wednesdays. I’ve never done it before, but it was very easy and very good value! I usually like to book in advance, which you can’t do with the deal, but for the saving I can’t complain.
Here’s the trailer for the movie… it’s about the only decent parts of the film condensed.
A few weeks ago I wrote a lengthy post on Why I Would Never Buy an iPhone. I hated the phone’s small touch keyboard, expensive price tag and the prospect of having to move to o2.
But, as it turns out, I lied. Two weeks ago, I bought an iPhone. For the price of only £70 off eBay! Sure, it’s only the 1st Gen model, but still. I’m in love.
Why did I get it so cheap?? There was a small fault with the phone: it was stuck in silent with the switch on the side broken. But a quick Google and some help from iClarified allowed me to fix the problem, by changing a file over SSH.
I also managed to unlock and jailbreak very easily with Redsn0w. Although, getting the iPhone to work with Windows 7 RC is a nightmare. And Recovery mode doesn’t work. I also bought a Crumpler case to keep my iPhone nice and safe. I love these cases, and I have a Crumpler one for my iPod Classic too.
So, over the past 2 weeks, I’ve been using the phone with Vodafone, and now I question myself: how could I live without an iPhone?? WiFi is great, and being able to check my emails quickly, and lookup places on Google Maps has been incredibly useful. It seems I have been converted!
