Tuesday, May 11, 2010 ♥
♥ 5:35 PM
http://hillarynicoleyu.wordpress.com/decided to get a new blog.(: finally after sooo long, i had the time to do it!
see you there?
Monday, April 12, 2010 ♥
gahh ♥ 12:55 PM
ok... idecided not to change my blog..... sorry vicky......
hey(: kris.... haha at your comment! are you nuts... all the tags are like asking me to update! haha i like your blog(:
Heyyyy jane(: sorry but... happy birthday... i know its late. very late.
heyyyy susila, go and study lurhh.
heyyy peena... you still havent tell me your blog. how to tag?!
heyyyy jania(: yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyo
Sunday, February 7, 2010 ♥
CNY ♥ 2:27 PM
Chinese New YEar is around the corner!
long long time ago. before christmas, i was happily blogging away. hehehehe(: now, it's almost 2 months ago......
school has started and um.... birthdays have past. this is a promised shoutout to KIMBERLY!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY(:
HAPPY NEW YEAR. really tired and have no idea what to blog on.
Saturday, January 23, 2010 ♥
a new year. ♥ 12:24 AM
hey its 2010 already. though time is really flying, i found a little time to edit this blog a little(:
anyways, school has begun for most of us. except.... you know who you are(: well, it has also begun for me. duh! well secondary school life is so new and exciting. the freedom you get compared to primary school! awesome man! i am loving school now! things are going just great for me! from classes to the cca's to the friendships made. really tons of project coming in now. and i getting kinda frustrated with the computer and thinking that it is about to "die" soon is killing me even more. anyway: i am kinda bored typing my entire sti\ory and feelings now cos i am like gonna die trying to um...... do many of this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, December 14, 2009 ♥
right from the airport! ♥ 10:29 PM
hey guys, i am blogging right from the airport!(: in about 30mins time, i will be boarding the plane to japan(:. not to forget the number of ppl going to japna too! omg right! almost all the the same time too!(: anyways be sure to catch the upcoming sea games blog that will be covering the entire swimming competition. thats right, 5 days(: anyways, go to my fb profile for japan pics and more and more status(: twitter too. all those, you can find on my links. btw, i will be blogging right from japan(: catch those man!!! SKII-ing, here i come! anyways , i will be back after xmas!
MERRY XMAS GUYS (AND GIRLS)!!!toodles(:/hillary(:
GOODNIGHT!!!
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Sunday, December 13, 2009 ♥
♥ 10:54 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR SWIFT!
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MOVIE FANATIC(: ♥ 10:20 PM
I LOVE MOVIES! TO THE CORE! here are some nice links to online movies.
-http://www.movshare.net/video/va95dlkrg092e (planet 51)
-for official- online-movies-free.com haha(:
MTV TIME!
-Lady Gaga Says Her Dad Thought She Was 'Mentally Unstable (wow!)
Lady Gaga has certainly made her mark over the past year, not just with hit singles like "Paparazzi" and "Bad Romance" but also with the level of performance art she brings to their live and television renditions, which include her "dying" at the VMAs and performing with her piano on fire at the American Music Awards.
And if music lovers were surprised by Gaga's performances at the beginning of her career, imagine how her father felt. When she sat down with Barbara Walters on her10 Most Fascinating People of 2009 special, which aired Wednesday night, she explained that it took a while for her dad to get comfortable with her act.
"It wasn't really so easy for my dad, especially in the beginning," she told Walters. "We didn't talk for months after the first time he saw me play, and my mother told me he was afraid I was, like, mentally unstable."
Gaga has since written a song about her dad and says the two are back on speaking terms. But the performer knows there are people who are still unsure of the sincerity behind her bizarre pop star persona. "[I want to clear up the fact] that [people think] I am artificial and attention seeking, when the truth is that every bit of me is devoted to love and art and I aspire to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger," she said.
"I felt like a freak. ... I want to liberate [my fans]. I want to free them of their fears and make them feel like they can create their own space in the world."
Among other things, she described herself in the interview as "an Italian girl from New York." "I am a songwriter. I'm a performance artist. I'm a daughter and a sister," she told Walters, adding, "I had this dream and I really wanted to be a star and I was almost a monster in the way I was fearless in my ambition."
The one question that made Gaga flinch was on the issue of her sexuality in the context of her hit "Poker Face." "Well, I do like women. [But] I've only been in love with men," she explained. "I've never been in love with a woman, but that's really what the song is all about: Why, when I was with my boyfriend, was I fantasizing about women?" When directly asked if she's had sex with a woman, she became momentarily flustered before answering, "Well my goodness ... I certainly have had sexual relations with women, yes."
-Adam Lambert Says 'It Doesn't Matter Who I'm Sleeping With'
Though ABC has canceled several of Adam Lambert's appearances in the wake of his controversial American Music Awards performance last month, he appeared on the network Wednesday night as part of Barbara Walters' "10 Most Fascinating People of 2009" special. And when the American Idol runner-up sat down with Walters, he said he still wouldn't apologize for his onstage antics.
But he was also quick to point out that one performance doesn't define who he is as a person or an artist. "To be honest with you, I just - adrenaline is a funny, funny thing and ... I got really excited," he told Walters. "No regrets."
As for the fallout that followed his AMA performance, including canceled appearances on ABC's Good Morning America and Jimmy Kimmel Live, Lambert said that he isn't sure what long-term effect, if any, it will have on his career. "I don't think you can really jump to conclusions about me as an artist based on one performance," he said. "That's an ignorant thing to do."
Shortly after this past American Idol season wrapped, Lambert appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone and confirmed that he is gay in his interview with the magazine. He told Walters that it was incredibly easy to decide to come out to the public. "It was a relief," he said. "I've been open about my sexuality since I've been an adult."
He concluded the interview by saying that it doesn't matter what his sexual preference is because for him it's being a singer that really matters most. "I'm a very open book. I kind of wear myself on my sleeve," he said. "Yes, I am a homosexual. Deal with it. ... It doesn't really matter who I'm sleeping with, what matters is my singing, my voice."
Lambert will chat with and perform for the ladies of The View on Thursday morning (December 10).
-amazing thing about lady gaga(:
http://www.mtvasia.com/Music/FeaturedArtist/LadyGaGa/videos.php
-tokio hotel
http://www.mtvasia.com/Music/FeaturedArtist/TokioHotel/
HERE'S THE LATEST MUSIC CHARTS(:
1.meet me halfway
2.empire state of mind
3.fireflies
4.haven't met you yet
5.21st century breakdown
6.starstrukk
7.automatic
8.happy
9.party in the usa
10.bad romance
11.watcha say
12.video phone
13.russian roulette
14.wheels
15.tic tok
16.time for miracles
17.Meet Me On The Equinox
18.celebration
19.cry me out
20.falling for you
Thursday, December 10, 2009 ♥
toughest training ever. ♥ 10:35 AM
yesterdayy's training is considered hell. go on to fb and read ppls status and you'll know. its a 40x100 set. no toilet breaks and only a three min interval at the half way mark.
:1st 100m: 100m free on 1.40
:2nd 100m: 100m free on 1.40 this you x10 give you 40!
:3rd 100m: 50 free 50 black on 1.50
:4th 100m :50m free 50m fly on 2min
anyways: movie reviews time. haven't been uploading pics. will do that asap. will create a blog for the club as well. lols(: byes(:
---here's for a whole list of movie trailers---
http://www.mtvasia.com/Videos/movie.php---here's some awesome mtv shows episodes---
http://www.mtvasia.com/Onair/some recommendations(:
MTV Presents Twilight Saga: New Moon Special,
Nitro Circus Season 2 ,
Pranked ,
Spongebob Truth Or Square ,
Teen Cribs Season 1 ,
2009 MTV Video Music Awards ,
MTV 2009 Los Premios ,
MTV At The Movies .
---this is a nice review.---star trek---
Up until recently, it was pretty safe to say that Star Trek was a dying franchise rapidly approaching deep-space limbo. If Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) was almost universally panned by Trekkies, imagine how many more brickbats the movie received from those who weren't fans to begin with. A change of crew was in order and the man for the job? J.J Abrams, a director/producer/writer who has proven himself to be equally adept at handling television (Lost, Alias) and film (Cloverfield, Mission: Impossible III). His vision is realised in this sleek, sexy and epic reboot - a concerted move to win over a younger and hipper demographic. Star Trek is a visceral romp through space that reignites the franchise's waning star and heralds the coming of the summer blockbuster season. Call it whatever you like, prequel, re-imagining or prologue, but Abrams has taken some liberties with the original canon storyline that will have hardcore Trekkies screaming bloody murder. The rest of the regular movie-going population though, will appreciate its accessibility and witty dialogue without having to drown in a sea of Klingon jargon.The movie fashions an alternate universe that brings us up close with the fresh-faced crew and their pivotal maiden voyage on board the gleaming USS Enterprise. Time travel is at play here, and resident baddie Nero (who helms the bad-ass-looking Romulan ship Narada) causes the Starfleet much grief with his determination to exact vengeance at whatever the cost. Black holes, red matter and spoilers aside, the energy, action and warp-speed pacing will leave you little time to ponder the intricacies of plot loopholes and inconsistencies.Early sequences focus on the formative years of James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and half-human, half-Vulcan Spock (Zachary Quinto), giving us an insight into their behaviour and motivations to come. Chris Pine affects a confident, cocky swagger as Kirk, and manages to come across as more charming than obnoxious. An adrenaline junkie born literally in the heat of battle, Kirk loves the ladies as much as he loves being on the edge of danger. His brash hot-headedness is the perfect foil for Spock's self-imposed rigidity, and the verbal sparring between the two is a delight to watch. Zachary Quinto is a dead ringer for Nimoy as Spock, and nails his role with a measured approach to his inner conflict between logic and emotion. Kirk and Spock may be the character heavyweights in Star Trek, but the rest of the Enterprise crew also have their moments of pure cinema gold. Sulu (John Cho) and Scotty (Simon Pegg) never miss a beat with their impeccable comedic timing. Karl Urban is faultless as straight-talking Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Zoe Saldana is the strong female presence as Uhura and Anton Yelchin milks the most laughs with his endearing enthusiasm and thick Russian accent as Chekov. Coupled with memorable moments (can we get a resounding "Aye" to Leonard Nimoy's cameo), references (spot the Tribble) and lines ("Set phasers to stun") that embody the original series, Abrams has quite possibly hit on the formula to ensure Star Trek's longevity at the box office and beyond. Live long and prosper!
---the music---
http://www.mtvasia.com/Music/greenday: 5 years and 13 million American Idiot album sales later, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool return with 21st Century Breakdown, an all too familiar, blatant punk assault of chaos, protest and revolution.
http://www.mtvasia.com/Review/CD/C20090611001806.htmltaylor swift (i wished i had one like that for lautner) : When you're 11 and want a record deal, what most kids would do is whine about it to their parents, get a cookie and move on to their next dream. Not country pop darling, Taylor Swift though! With sheer conviction about what she wants to do for the rest of her life, she moved her entire family to Nashville, home of all the big Country stars to pursue that dream. Fast forward to today, now 19, Swift is not only an accomplished singer-songwriter but one with 2 albums, a bunch of awards and a whole load of nominations to her name.With her sophomore album, appropriately titled, Fearless, (also her first international release) Taylor Swift gives us a taste of why her name is one of the most talked about ones these days (apart from a certain Jonas saga). Title track, "Fearless" starts off simple with signature country twangs and may sound like any other pop song but what keeps you tuned on is not only Swift's rich vocals, but also the unique, story-telling style of lyric writing she's oh so well known for. Moving down the list, tracks like "Love Story" and "You're Not Sorry" (featured on an episode of CSI where Miss Swift is a guest star) steers towards mainstream country pop with its musical arrangement. If you're looking for something to tap your feet or jam to, you might find the answer in "You Belong With Me" and "Should've Said No" which features heavier instrumental works and choruses that echoes the minds of the many tween girls out there. But how can anyone forget the song that propelled this young songstress to fame? "Teardrops On My Guitar" is a simple pop tune with true to the heart lyrics about a heartbreaking tale of liking a guy and not having your feelings reciprocated. And no, it's not some anonymous guy - with this lady, what you hear is what you get.The album does have its low moments in the middle though, when tracks just pass you by but that doesn't last for long, thanks to her witty choice of words. With honest lines, catchy beats and innocent guitar strums, Fearless lives up to its name and might very well be the motto for Taylor Swift herself, for at her tender age, she shows no fear in writing what she believes in.
---videos(:---
source no. 1: YOUTUBE.
a 2 year old singing YOU BELONG WITH ME ! sooooooooooo cute!
-she forgot her lyrics and btw, she as trying to imitate taylor at the VMA'S.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mw7L1jJv-Mactual vmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm90HFwH0kUactual video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j052SpwGUecthe climb.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrMoWZ-jbTgENOUGH! oh btw,guys, uh.... JAPAN, HERE I COME!
ENOUGH! BYES
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 ♥
SG IDOL FINALIST! ♥ 11:55 PM
seriously lols at the results. how i expected it to be. lols. anyways. awesome performances and i just thought that the judges were lame. TABBY- dick pick the song for her. according to the judges, ACED. (spotlight and Superwoman)
SYLVIA- ken picked the song for her. according to the judges, ACED UNTIL SHE ALMOST CRY. (Angel and held)
SEZAIRI- flo picked the song for him. according to the judges, did not really ace the first song but he ACED it for the second.(your body's a wonderland and haven't met you yet)
here the results. all three went on stage. first to make it to the finals, - SYLVIA cried. then, gurmit announced the second to get through and it was SEZAIRI. he cried too and so did TABBY. anyways, tabby's gonna be on air at 987fm tmr morning at 9. enough idolism.
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its party time!! on thursday, i am going to get my MRI done. lols. i dunno why i am saying that but who the heck cares. its a scan of the knee. i injured my knee rmb? lols. and on monday , i have got physio for my ankle. wish me luck then. lols?!!! anyways haven't been to the mood of blogging yet so byes(:
---toodles---(: movie reviews coming up(:
Monday, December 7, 2009 ♥
the actual movie reviews. ♥ 10:53 PM
---new moon---
The trouble with great expectations is that too often, it results in great disappointment. And the stakes are certainly sky-high for the second installment of Stephenie Meyer's runaway sensation, the Twilight saga. Before you Twi-hards stone me to death, I'm on your side. For Jacob Black's pecs are not the only new and improved offering (a very generous one, at that) in New Moon. Judging by the hushed reverence of the rapt audience, it seems New Moon has indeed justified its ridiculous opening numbers at the box office. Kristen Stewart reprises her role as Bella Swan, the intense, angsty object of brooding vampire hunk, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson)'s affections. In the disastrous aftermath of Bella's 18th birthday party, the Cullen family departs from Forks, leaving Bella perplexed and heartbroken. She plunges into a depression, becoming something of a walking dead herself, numbly going through the motions of school and life. With the support and encouragement of childhood friend, Jacob Black (a very buffed, faint-inducing Taylor Lautner), Bella soon finds solace and a growing attraction (come on, you knew it was coming) to Jacob, amidst the absence of her one true love. But it seems Bella's predilection for sexy beasts doesn't end at vampires. Turns out Jacob's got a supernatural secret of his own as well. It slowly dawns on Bella that danger lurks at every corner, and with that, the realization of Edward's true reason for leaving her. When she finally has a run-in with the Volturi, an ancient coven of powerful vampire keepers, it becomes frighteningly clear that Bella will never truly be safe...Let's get the bad news out of the way first. Swooning, rabid Edward Cullen fans will be a disgruntled bunch because the Twilight lead has been reduced to something of a supporting role here. But I'm not complaining. What little of Pattinson's screentime has only served to reinforce my impression of him as a strained, uni-expression pretty boy. Sadly, being hot alone won't save you from the critics. The good news, enter Taylor Lautner. In addition to his dedication to the role (beefing up his frame to gorgeous effect), this young talent displays a sizzling chemistry with Stewart, making their tentative, intense dance of a budding but impossible romance that much more heartwrenching. Team Jacob wins this round! Stewart has become more comfortable as Bella, putting up a nicely convincing portrayal of her inner turmoil at being torn between Edward and Jacob. Dakota Fanning as Jane, Guard of the Volturi, is impeccably creepy and sadistic. Likewise, Michael Sheen as Aro, leader of the Volturi, is positively pulsating with menace. It's a waste that the two characters who show the most bite (ha ha) in New Moon appear so late in the film. Director Chris Weitz has also injected New Moon with faster pacing and stronger action sequences. Watch for some really stunning CGI in the werewolf transformation scenes, as compared to the paltry effects of its predecessor. The film is also a more vivid, visual treat in terms of general scenery and lighting. New Moon takes itself a lot less seriously, hence a more generous sprinkling of chuckles abound. Funnier, darker, and sexier - if this is the way the Twilight saga is headed, count me in for the ride to the finish.
---imagine that---
Eddie Murphy makes a great donkey. A cartoon one that is. Who can forget his annoying yet endearing voiceover of well, "Donkey", in the Shrek series? In Imagine That however, Eddie for all the noticeable commitment to his role, merely comes across as a funnyman past his prime.Single dad and successful investment manager Evan Danielson (Eddie Murphy) is a workaholic whose self-concept is bolstered by the amount of money he rakes in for clients. Evan's career hits a downward spiral when new investment manager on the block Johnny Whitefeather (Thomas Haden Church) proves to be more able than him at bringing in the greenbacks. Through a freak incident, Evan discovers that his daughter's imaginary friends can make predictions which can help turn his career back on track. Realising how this could benefit him, he then begins to spend more time with her. Unfortunately, the little tyke uncovers his true motives and Evan has to win back her affection.Working adults who have to juggle career and family will no doubt find that this movie strikes a chord deep within. Imagine That serves as a timely reminder that home is where the heart is, or at least where it should be. For all the theatrics within, the film's simple moral message to working parents is: "Spend more time with your kids. They need you, and you sure as hell need them too."In spite of this noble premise, Imagine That is a bore, bringing on the yawns about a quarter of a way into the show. I am still rather surprised (and indignant) that director Karey Kirkpatrick, who wrote the screenplay for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy would rehash an essentially 'old wine in new skin' story in such bland fashion. Then again, he did do Chicken Run. Nevertheless, the supporting cast of Imagine That make the film grudgingly bearable to sit through. Thomas Haden Church puts up a swell show as an investment manager who snares clients through unorthodox tactics. From ridiculous ramblings on nature to feel-good music which is sublime on the senses, the man does it and does it well. I suspect Kirkpatrick could be using this character as a subtle dig against idiots in the business community (like those crooked hacks responsible for the Lehman mini-bonds). While Thomas brings on the laughs, Yara Shahidi, who plays Evan's daughter, tugs at our heartstrings. The little lass is as sweet as a doe, and the audience feels for her and wants her to have a happy ending. It's in the eyes, and hers can tell a story all on their own.I am honestly confused as to who Imagine That is meant for. Most adults in their right mind wouldn't go to a theater to watch a run-of-the-mill film like this. And kids wouldn't understand the financial jargon which features so often in the show, or why Eddie Murphy's doing what seems to resemble a turtle mating dance. If you're thinking of catching the movie, head down to the video store and rent Frank Capra's It's Wonderful Life instead. Now that's a film with much more nobility and substance. You'll be doing yourself a favor.
---pandorum---
When the first thinking men (okay, and women) walked the earth some two million years ago, they gathered themselves into tribes, formed alliances, and learnt some social skills along the way for the purpose of self-preservation. And they fought. Yes, they fought a hell of a lot, probably because then there was nothing else more exciting to do than clubbing an animal or some other guy except eat and procreating. We'd like to think we've moved past that phase now, but have we, really? Watching Pandorum, the general sentiment I get is we never will. People have nuked their little planet. Lucky for them, before the earth became toast, some policy-makers had the good sense to launch a spacecraft loaded with thousands of humans and the essentials of their eco-system on a 120-year trip to establish life on the neighboring planet of Tanis. Noah's Ark version 2.0, bible not included. Since the journey's a long one, the humans are stored in cryonic hyper-sleep chambers to preserve them for the moment of reckoning. Pandorum opens with two crew members on the spaceship Elysium who have awoken to find that they cannot recall who and where the rest of the crew is, and what they exactly has been going on. Lieutenant Payton (Dennis Quaid), instructs Corporal Bower (Ben Foster) to explore the ship and activate its main reactor so the Elysium can get moving on course again. On his venture, Bower encounters flesh-eating monsters that have mutated to the spacecraft environment, and who are well, out to polish off any human in their path. The nifty corporal also chances upon other members of the flight crew, scientist Nadia (Antje Traue), agriculturalist Manh (Cung Le), and Leland the cook (Eddie Rouse). Together, they team up against the odds to reach the reactor, with Leland attempting to sabotage their every move. Meanwhile, Payton is afflicted with Pandorum, a psycho-somatic disorder brought on by drifting in space for too long a time period. His struggle with the severe hallucinations, paranoia and eventual homicidal rage jeopardize the ship's entire mission.So here we have it, the theme of Man's evolutionary adaptation set onboard a futuristic jet plane. While Japanese slasher flick Battle Royale expounded the message of "it's every man for himself in a dog eat dog world," this sci-fi horror movie adopts the opposite stance that cooperation is imperative to achieve a higher aim. Bower and friends emerge tops at the end of the film (this isn't so much a spoiler as humans seem to always win in movies anyway) because they play to each person's strengths and overcome their innate selfishness while battling an enemy larger than all their inner demons combined. While being a somewhat entertaining film to watch, Pandorum however does not add much depth to the sci-fi genre. For inventiveness, District 9 took a really great spin on xenophobia and inter-group conflict. In terms of space-age action, we've already got the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises. And for a religio-existentialist experience, L. Ron Hubbard's got that nailed, snagging even Tom Cruise and John Travolta in his sci-fi spawned sect. The one novelty Pandorum offers is the element of horror, which director Christian Alvart brings out rather splendidly with his claustrophobic camera angles and darkness/light contrast. Watch this in a theater with a good sound system because the film's score can get chilling.Fans of science fiction out for thrills can hop onto the Pandorum ride. Just remember to leave your bountiful expectations at the door.
---harry potter and the goblet of fire---
Despite being bothered by a series of nightmares involving the Dark Lord with the verboten name, Harry heads off to the Quidditch World Cup with the Weasleys and Hermione. There, the first sign of dangerous times ahead arise with the appearance of the Dark Lord's Death Eaters. Unscathed from the attack, Harry returns to Hogwarts only to be unexpectedly chosen as a competitor in the Triwizard tournament. In an attempt to condense the whopping 700-plus page book into a movie running under 160 minutes, much of the book was sliced away. This means there's much less character development and a frenzied pacing between scenes. If you've never actually read the book, you might end up feeling a little clueless at times. This is especially true when the movie ends, as it doesn't really tie up all the loose ends properly. One vantage to this means the film moves at such a breakneck pace you're never allowed time to get bored. The three tasks of the tournament are spread across the film, each one exciting enough to warrant the ticket price. Whether it's dragons, merpeople or Grindylows that Harry is up against, the suspense is bound to keep you glued to your seats. As for the cadaverous Dark Lord's final appearance (played by Ralph Fiennes), the exsanguinous one was so lurid I'm sure a few adults were spooked much less the dozens of kids in the theatre. The teenage altercations between Ron, Harry, and Hermione were briefly touched on and resolved faster than the time one takes to say out all the titles of the Harry Potter books. But that's a venial fault as all three young actors played out the angst of teenage jealousy convincingly. Emma Watson in particular, is growing up to be a fine actress, and resembles a young Rachel Weisz. The rest of the cast were equally swell and Brendan Gleeson's performance as "MadEye" Moody was particularly spot on. Much of the appeal of the screen adaptations of the Harry Potter novels lie in the amiable charm of the three young leads. And certainly, I can no longer read the books without imagining Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Daniel Radcliffe as Ron, Hermione and Harry respectively. Purist fans of the novel will need to be a little less mulish about the attenuated plot in order to enjoy the film. And for the ones who're dying to know what happened to the mendacious reporter Rita Skeeter, well maybe it's time you picked up the book.
---harry potter and the order of the phoenix---
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the most rousing of the Potter films so far, and certainly one of the best. Right from the start -- when Harry is attacked by way-off-their-turf Dementors -- the director, David Yates, commits himself to movement, to whipping the story forward. There's a lot of action in the picture, but even when he gears down to focus on the series' bedrock themes of friendship, love and loyalty, Yates keeps hustling things along. There's very little narrative fat in the film; it's lean and gleaming. You'll recall that at the end of the last movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) barely survived an encounter with the odious Lord Voldemort (snake-faced Ralph Fiennes). Unfortunately, there were no witnesses to this incident, and so now, as Phoenix opens, we find Harry being badmouthed throughout the wizarding world as a liar. The spineless Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge (Robert Hardy), refuses to believe that Voldemort, thought crushed 14 years ago, is back in action. The wizard newspaper, The Daily Prophet, parrots this line, as do most of its readers, Making things worse, Harry, faced with a no-choice situation, has utilized a magical charm in front of a Muggle -- a serious offense. He's hauled before a Ministry of Magic tribunal and threatened with expulsion from Hogwarts. Fortunately, his protector, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon), although acting strangely these days, steps forth to argue Harry's case. Then things get worse yet. Fudge installs one of his minions, a rulebook Nazi named Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton), as Hogwarts' new teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts. Umbridge is a giggling martinet in dowdy pink suits (Staunton is deliciously detestable in the role), and she decrees that, since Voldemort is not in fact back, the students need no longer be taught actual defensive magic. Appalled and rebellious, Harry and his pals Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint) persuade a group of fellow students to join them in forming Dumbledore's Army, an underground group dedicated to practicing wand work and charm-casting on their own. Infuriated by their insubordination, Umbridge seizes more and more power at the school, until she's soon running the place. Meanwhile, of course, Voldemort is back, and he's after something that Harry has to find first in order to head off magical calamity. By now, there are so many characters thronging the Potter saga that some of our favorites are getting crowded into the background. Beyond an occasional passing sneer, there's not a lot to be seen of the scheming Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton); and the lovable Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane) is gone a lot, consulting with faraway Giants. Even the sublime Professor Snape (Alan Rickman) puts in limited appearances this time (although when you hear Rickman bite into a phrase like "extracting the last exquisite ounce of agony," you know he's still giving the part his total attention). Fortunately, Radcliffe, now exuding a more muscular leading-man presence, has never been more solid, even though he's called upon to hyperventilate a bit too much as the movie barrels along. And two new characters more than justify their introduction into the story. The mad witch Belletrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter) is uproariously vile; and a new Hogwarts student -- adorable space-case Luna Lovegood (Evanna Lynch) -- gently lights up every scene she's in. (Lynch is a Potter-loving non-actor who auditioned for the role because she felt she was born to play it, and every time her dreamy face floats into view, you realize she's right.) Director Yates, probably best-known for his British TV work, strives with considerable success to exert control over a story that's beginning to fly off in directions that might seem obscure to those who haven't read the books. Working with the Polish cinematographer Slawomir Idziak (Black Hawk Down), he constructs some dazzling environments (like the black-lacquered halls of the Ministry of Magic, where interdepartmental memos go winging through the air like origami hummingbirds). Yates also creates some marvelous set-piece scenes -- a fireworks attack on an Umbridge classroom, for instance, and a marvelous moment when the crusty "Mad-Eye" Moody (played again by Brendan Gleeson) commands an entire apartment building to slide apart from the center, revealing a hidden, magical residence within. The director has also brought back the Etonian robes and school ties that gave the early Potter movies such a rich British flavor. (Alfonso Cuar�n, who directed the third film, started turning Harry and company into standard-issue teens-in-jeans.) In addition, the Gryffindor ghosts remain gone, which is good; and a welcome time-out has been called in the endless Hogwarts Quidditch games. Yates has turned the longest of J.K. Rowling's Potter novels into the shortest of the movies so far (two hours and 18 minutes), and it was clearly a smart decision on the part of the producers to re-hire him early on to direct the next film, Half-Blood Prince. Judging by this picture, that should be a lively enterprise, too. Let the can't-waiting begin
that should be enough to keep you going fo rthe time being---toodlesss(:!
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new moon <3 ♥ 9:35 PM
movie review for new moon. review no. 6(:
new moon! one word for that darn movie. = awesome.
ok.the movie was at 12.30 at j8. after the novices.... speaking about the novices, here's all the deets.
-novices09. not many ppl this year. the meet started at 9 and ended at 11+. like seriously. OMG thats like super early right?!!!!!!any ways. the novices record are like sooooo easy to break. 12 and up girls backstroke is like 36+. like wtf!!!anyway, i must say that this year, talents are coming up ppl. watch out. those in lane 2 yesterday, you were awesome. those in lane 3 too. lane 4s, thanks so much for weting garret. and vanessa, i hope you didn't get hurt yesterday when i pushed garret down. lols. hahaha. he lost his balance. btw, i got many hi-5s for that. lols. he jumped in with his slippers. lols? then, when he tried to climb out, dear uncle jerome. aka- sir tried to push him in again. then he went to the area in front of the table. and played around with the flag pole then got pushed in again. there was a vid for that i tell you. lol? vanessa, if you don't mind, can i have the vid pls????? thanks.... then there was prize presentation. i shall not talk about that. it was soooooooooo diu lian. lols ??!!!!! enough about the novice. TIME FOR NEW MOOON!!!
-the twilight saga- new moon. lols??!!!! why the twilight saga??? not like anyone won't know that it is a twilight series? so then eclipse is gonna be what? the twilight saga- eclipse? lols. doesn't sound nice at all. the should give give movies name which would attract viewers like planet 51. what a cool name. right. and like alvin and the chipmunks. not the chipmunks and alvin right. lols. enough of movie names. lets get don to bussiiiiiiinnnnneeeeesssssssss. for those who haven't watched? euhhhhhhhhh..... i dont know what to say. dont you want to watch the movie? anyway, it started offf kinda well. just that the ending was terrible. ( will you marry me, bella?) THE END!!! lols.
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there's morning training tomorrow acers. please go leh. tmr is short course. you're gonna love it. its at 7. so dont tell me you cannot wake up hor. i dont think i can too but for the sake of not losing half a day to stupid and wonderful sleeps, i shall go. so you guys will go and find ou if i really am going.
-toodlleeeesss(:
Friday, December 4, 2009 ♥
Do I like lollipops? ♥ 12:05 AM
Labels: Haha(: lols. This Sunday is the ace novice. And I am gonna be a timekeeper. Instead of the usual. Lols gotta go now see ya in two days cos tmr I'll be busy:( byesss
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 ♥
(:(:(:(: ♥ 6:23 PM
btol. - yesterday, training, tiring, sunday, training, tiring.
easy right. i have another question. actually two. - do you chew on bubble gum till it turns watery and spit it on something that is nearest to you or do you just spitit out halfway?(twitter/fb status) - do you sometimes want to blog but after blogging for a while just don't have the mood? just put the answer on the tagboard - same thing: there is no correct answer. QUESTION. btol. yesterday's training was crazy! i was actually hoping for an easier set but we had 5 x 4 x 50 sprint on 1min. GOD! thinking about it, our set was much easier than the small kids'. they had 400m im sprint.going for training now.
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lols. today was awesome fun. played a prank at training.(: haha(: lols (:
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today, i guess, best day for the idols, charlie got the boot!!!!!! hahaha- should be muahhahahahahaha(: i have no idea why i am thinking tv all the time. today, thinking about first class. every tuesday, 8 pm on channel 5. last's episode all about nic* falling sick. well. simple answer for this - take care of yourself. its the hols. no one wants to fall sick?!.
@lui jian long: if you are here. this is not a place for maddies(:
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 ♥
hell ): ♥ 12:34 PM
anyone got black tape? i feel like taping sisters' mouths to shut them up. playing with their own " "inventions", "scripts", "acting", "noisy music"!! they just cannot shut up! i locked the room door and they went to get the key to open it. after some time, they decided to go to my parents' room.
finally, peace. sometimes, you just feel like stabbing them! hate it!
anyways, time for some happy thoughts. -after a long time, i can finally hear 987fm on the go through the net. yay:D haha. lols. xmas is coming up. the best present that i want is SLEEP. i've been having insomnia lately. i have been sleeping at like 2, 3, or even 4! omg. waking up at 8? thats mad. i have no idea if i am the only one that is still up in the house late at night is a good thing? i have been going down to the living room to watch tv late at night alone. there's one good thing about that. you get the whole cable box to yourself. no soccer games that you have to give in to or no disney-boring channel. btw there are only some shows that i watch on disney channel (my sisters are back the room) which is hannah montana. that is awesome funny and movies like aaron ston eand the princess protection prog. haha. wizards of waverly place is also another cracking show. on nickelodeon, there is only one show that i watch. - iCarly(: haha(: lols(: the funniest show that i have watched is the one that iCarly goes to japan. not really show though but movie. talking about movie, i love movies. last week, i watched an education, christmas carol. all at vivo. an education was hilarious. its about how things got between a 37 year old man and a 16 year old woman. haha(: a christmas carol was kinda weird leh.
i have a question.what is considered a sore throat? just feeling sore in the throat or losing your voice. got the answer? put it in the tag board. winners get nothing cos its a question. hehe(: lols*
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hillary.nicole.yu ♥
♥ The Lover.