Showing posts with label magic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label magic. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Sumarlandid (Summerland)

The stress of making ends meet leads Oscar, who runs a haunted house in the basement of the family home, to agree to sell an elf stone off their property.  If only he had ever believed his wife when she warned that the elves would not be happy...

I enjoyed this pleasant film, focused on a light-hearted struggle between progress and heritage.

Sumarlandid (Summerland)
2010, 85 minutes, directed by Grímur Hákonarson

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2

With how much effort was put into giving this story its full due, I wish they could have taken more care with the earlier films to leave in more of the flavor, instead of cutting them to boney plot.

All stories must end.  This end is fitting enough.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2
2011, 130 minutes, directed by David Yates

"Hogwarts is threatened.  Do your duty.  Protect our school!" - Professor McGonagall

Monday, January 24, 2011

Hogfather

I haven't actually read this book in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, and I found myself using Wikipedia a few times during the movie to check on an assumed character relation.  That said, the story was enjoyable and funny in the usual Terry Pratchett way.

Hogfather
2006, 185 minutes, directed by Vadim Jean

Friday, December 3, 2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

There's little left of the light-hearted Hogwarts scenes that dominated the first few films.  This is very dark, and very sad - as it must be.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010, 146 minutes, directed by David Yates