Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Movie

So how was the movie? It was good... in fact it was just ok. It didn't really live up to the other Harry Potter movies, much less to the book it was based on. It was a good cinematic experience in itself.

There's not much that can be said about the movie. It had an ok storyline, the direction was good, and the special effects were great. Characterizations lacked depth. And all in all the acting of the cast was good, save for Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) who seemed to overact at times.

So do I recommend it? It's definitely a movie everybody must watch, but only for the sake of watching it.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix Movie Opens Today

This is it. Today is the day when millions (and I actually mean hundreds of millions) of Harry Potter fans troop to the cinema to suffer in long lines, and painfully full theatres just so they could see and experience what they have already seen and experienced through their imagination. Today, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix opens in thousands of cinemas worldwide. And I will be one of many who will be watching it (hopefully).

I expect to leave the movie house filled with awe and excitement. My advice to all you Harry Potter fans who have read the book, enjoy the movie as it is. Don't compare it to the book. Don't look for things that aren't there or that are not supposed to be there. Just watch and savor the wonder of it all. Look at it with fresh eyes. That's what I'm going to do.

RAWR!!!

27th Manila International Bookfair

What: 27th Manila International Bookfair
When: August 30 - September 3, 2006, 10 am - 8pm
Where: World Trade Center Metro Manila

Visit the event's website for more details.

Unmasked: Awarding of the 1st Philippine Graphic/Fiction

Award-winning author Neil Gaiman and Fully Booked present the winners to the 1st Philippine Graphic/Fiction Awards on July 15, 2006 at the Rockwell Tent.

Gates to the fantasy multi-media exhibit open at 10 AM. Works of the finalists in both the comics/graphic novel and short story categories will be displayed. The Alex Nino Award (comics/graphic novel genre) and the Gregorio Brillantes Award (short story genre) will be announced at 7 PM along with the other winners.

Everyone is encouraged to wear an originally created mask in line with the filipino fantasy theme as we will be awarding the best original masks of the night.

Article taken from Fully Booked Online.

Harry Potter Six Update

Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, has announced that two beloved characters in the series will die before the series come to a close. Who will it be??? That's the question bugging the minds of Harry Potter fans everywhere.

Some of the popular guesses include Harry Potter himself, his bestfriends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and Harry's girlfriend Ginny Weasley. Some people also guess that it might be one of the Weasleys and a lot hope that it's Percy.

Personally, I think it might be Snape but not after he has redeemed himself and revealed that Dumbledore's "murder" was part of a greater plan.