fucking shit!

i'm gonna rant about something now. i just saw the damned united (michael sheen, jim broadbent, timothy spall) and it was really fucking good. like, REALLY GOOD. and i was thinking about how funny it was that michael sheen was in the twilight movie that came out earlier this year (new moon) and jim broadbent and timothy spall had both been in harry potter movies (as professor slughorn and peter pettigrew, respectively). here is what i'm wondering: why are the harry potter movies so fucking bad?

i mean, i go to the theaters to watch them and all. i have seen each one. but it's because i love the books. but i'm being truthful here, not one harry potter movie has stood out to me. of the six that have been released. there is not one harry potter movie i long to watch over and over. the last one i saw was the sixth one, and that was in theaters. i think i tried to watch it a second time and left because i couldn't sit there any longer. honest. and it's really funny when i think about the lord of the rings, because they banded together a bunch of not so well known actors, i would go so far as to say that put together, they were a probably just above mediocre (at the time). and that's not talking about them individually (we all know viggo mortensen and cate blanchett are amazing). the movies are classic. i honestly think i could watch the extended dvds OVER and OVER. yes, those dvds that are 3+ hours long each. i have each one's extended edition.

in harry potter, there are a slew of well known stars. richard griffiths, dame maggie smith, gary oldman, timothy spall, jim broadbent, ralph fiennes, helena bonham carter, helen mcrory, and so on. but why are the movies so bad? i mean, don't get me wrong, they are entertaining. but i don't really ever have a longing to watch my harry potter dvds. maybe once a blue moon i'll pop it in. but in the last year alone, i have not watched any of them. and different directors have directed different books. chris columbus had the first two, alfonso cuaron had the third one, mike newell had the fourth, and david yates has the fifth, sixth and seventh. but i don't particularly love any of them.

basically, i was just ranting because i can't see how the harry potter films don't feel like classics to me. but they're loaded with renowned actors/actresses. maybe i just really loved lord of the rings.

and don't even get me started about twilight. bad cast as a whole, bad movies as well. there are no win win situations there. i say peter jackson should have directed the last harry potter movie, and ian mckellen should've been dumbledore after the first one kicked the bucket.

sorry for getting off topic.. all in all, michael sheen was damn good in this movie. i think i may go watch it again. he is excused for being in new moon because he was so great in this movie. i must see frost/nixon now.

going to bed now, i spent all day inside peet's studying. and my notes aren't even halfway done. i really need to be on my game tomorrow. ichat and facebook cannot be open until after my geology final. i have to be done with my notes by 3-4 and then study for my astronomy final.. which is 1230pm the day after. GUH. must wake up by 10 tomorrow. i must i must.