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July 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix   «recommended»

Run of the mill Harry Potter movie; only difference was that the kids are becoming much better actors. The only really bad part of the movie was the ending. I thought it was way too convoluted, and only people who had read the book would really have understood it. It's a good thing that basically everyone has read all the Harry Potter books, I guess.
Where: UA 64th St and 2nd Ave, Manhattan
Date: July 13, 2007
Summary: After a lonely summer on Privet Drive, Harry returns to a Hogwarts full of ill-fortune. Few of students and parents believe him or Dumbledore that Voldemort is really back. The ministry had decided to step in by appointing a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher that proves to be the nastiest person Harry has ever encountered. Harry also can't help stealing glances with the beautiful Cho Chang. To top it off are dreams that Harry can't explain, and a mystery behind something Voldemort is searching for. With these many things Harry begins one of his toughest years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. (from imdb.com)
Quotes: Harry Potter: This connection between me and Voldemort, what if the reason for it is that I'm becoming more like him. I just feel so angry, all the time. And what if after everything I've been through, something's gone wrong inside me. What if I'm becoming bad.
Sirius Black: I want you to listen to me very carefully Harry. You're not a bad person. You're a very good person, who bad things have happened to. You understand? Besides, the world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters. We have all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the power we choose to act on. That's who we really are.

«recommended»   Rescue Dawn

The ending was cheesy, I'll admit that, but the movie as a whole was great. Steve Zahn and Christian Bale were fantastic.
Where: UA 64th St and 2nd Ave, Manhattan
Date: July 8, 2007
Summary: This film tells the real-life story of U.S. fighter pilot Dieter Dengler, a German-American shot down and captured in Laos during the Vietnam War. Dengler organized a death-defying escape for a small band of POWs, including Duane Martin. (from imdb.com)
Quotes: "When something is empty, fill it. When something is full, empty it. When you have an itch, scratch it."