Harry Potter vs Manny and Co

It was another weekend of movie binging. It was animation against the very powerful "magic" of Harry Potter. Our new cinema of choice is that of Tropicana City Mall at SS2. It is convenient, new, ample parking space and more importantly; its 3 minutes from home. There are new restaurants opening at the mall too. Furthermore, we discovered that if you ordered something that was not ready at the time, they will bring it to your seat in the cinema! Pretty cool huh!

So on with the show.

Harry Potter
I should remind you that I am a HUGE HP fan. The moment I read the books, I was hooked. However, The Half Blood Prince, I thought was the most boring of the 7 books. So I didn't have high expectations going into the movie. Actually I think they adapted the book rather poorly even in the earlier films. While I thought the casting wasn't too bad, the script for the movie was poor. It's like they want to tell too many stories and so end up telling a bit of everything without any coherrence. It also makes the movies rather shallow.

So this sequel was one of the poorest. It did have its moments like when Ron was in the spell of the Love Potion or when Harry was under the influence of the Felix Felicis (that's a Good Luck potion for those of you who are devoid of life and imagination). I was postitively tickled by that. Other than that, it wasn't the best way for me to spend 2 1/2 hours.


Ice Age 3
The logic of it is not sound but its animation right?? It's already illogical for a mammoth, sloth and sabre tooth tiger to be friends, let alone meeting a mammoth who thought she was a possum! I won't give too much away so you will have to see it for yourself and see you it, you should. This is a show you shouldn't miss. It was hilarious and it managed to keep us very entertained for a 3rd sequel (unlike Shrek. Remember him?).

There was a new character, a weasel which had a British accent but was truy remarkably entertaining. The voice talents didn't disappoint, it was very good wholesome fun for the family and you shouldn't watch it in 3D. Nothing worth 3D-ing at.

So whether you are on for some magic or travel back in time to see talking animals drive the Ice Age crazy, you have some good choices for you. Next stop....GI JOE!!!