So I just saw the Half Blood Prince, I thought I could give a review of it and a short summary about my trip to Florence and some little things about "Phantom of the Opera" and "Rent".

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First, my journey to Florence:

-I travelled there with my parents (duh, I'm still a minor) the first days of July and so, for five/six days, more or less. We went there by airplane and arrived there with no problem. The hotel was very comfortable. And well located. Actually, Florence is rather small, so I got to go visit almost all the city.

-The food was delicious! Pizza and pasta and ice cream of the finest quality! I can't say more about the food subject, because I think the description is pretty accurate. Just remember when you eat any kind of ice cream, pizza or pasta, in Italy is yummier.

-The places were fabulous. The Duomo, Santa Maria Novella, The Ponte Vecchio, The Uffizi (spelling?) gallery, the piazzas all around, the markets...

-I made myself a portrait while I was there. (NOTE: An artist painted me, and the pic is gorgeous. I wish I could submit it here. And no, I'm not egocentric)

-I got to see Miguel Angel's "David" and Boticelli's "Birth of Venus", two of my favourite paintings/sculptures in the world. They're freaking HUGE! But very beautiful!

-Some street artists painted Michael Jackson on the pavement. They drew him when he was black and young, in all of his fame and glory. (Hope I didn't sound racist)

All in all, it was a wonderful trip. If you ever get the oppurtunity to go to Italy, do not waste it. (I've been in Rome as well)

And now for something completely different : (Monty Python joke XP)

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I find myself dissapointed with the "Rent" and "Phantom of the Opera" film adaptations. (I'm talking about the 2004 and 2005 versions, in case you get confused with other adaptations)

I mean, some things didn't get right. Many songs cut or unsung, and Chris Columbus and Joel Shcumacher for the directors? Bad idea. Columbus filmed it with no creative license of his own, and Shcumacher...I can't say anything positive about the man who ruined the Batman film franchise. I simply can't. His "Phantom" wasn't anything better, either. (On the side fact that I never thought Gerard Butler was attractive, in that film they made him way too beautiful. And his face after his mask was removed...I prefer naming it "Bad Case of third-degree sunburn".)

Well, I shouldn't complain. Could have been worse. He could have put nipples in Erik's and Raoul's suits. And Christine would be running around in a golden bikini with ballet shoes.

Probably the directors might have switched, and THAT would be weird. Joel Schumacher's "Rent"...he would probably put a lot of homoerotic themes between Roger and Mark, Mimi would be running around with scars all around her body and a leash in her neck, and Maureen would carry a whip any place she goes.
And Columbus' "Phantom"...All the main cast would be played by the original London cast, of twenty years ago, so It wouldn't make much sense when the subject of age would appear on-screen.

And here's a little question for you that it's nice to think and debate: Should Mimi have died at the end of Rent (like in La Boheme), or not?
Personally, I think she should have. Don't get me wrong, I love Mimi and all, but I think it would have been more realistic if she had died. And the ending would have been emotionally stronger. (Then again, I read somewhere that she just fainted, but Roger was so desperate he thought she died, and she woke up when he screamed: "MIMI!!!"; that could work, if not for the fact that then comes the talk about the white tunnel and Angel stuff...)

Sorry, it's just that Mimi resurrecting in Rent is unrealistic. Rent could pass as a real life story, but the coming-back of Mimi kills it. So no, Mimi isn't in a comic book where she can stay 5 minutes dead and then come back gloriously and...Holy, I think I just broke the wall that separated DC comics from Broadway. DC's Rent...it could work. Rent as a book or a comic. Then again, what kind of superheroine Mimi would be? Even her name and powers? Exotic dancing and kicking with those leopard boots?


And what do you think about it?

And now for what you all been waiting for! *DUM DUM DUM!*
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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

It was great, actually. At first I thought they would eliminate so much stuff like they like to do, but here they almost put all the book. So, that, for me, it's great.

Things I disliked:

-There wasn't that much of Lupin and Tonks.
-I would have liked to see Snape's DADA class. They shouldn't have deleted that chapter.
-Snape not revealing why he was named like that, Half Blood Prince (or at least mentioned by Hermione, like in the book) and the omition of Snape's talk with Harry after the fight with Malfoy. (No, I'm not a Snape fangirl, if that's what you think)
-Harry flirting with the waitress was kinda...weird. O_o
-There was only two memory scenes, and the one of Voldemort's family, the Gaunts, was eliminated.
-Dumbledore not telling Harry about the horrocruxes being the snake, the Hufflepuff cup, and something of Gryffindor or Ravenclaw. (We all know, that the diadem is revealed in DH, and the last horrocrux is also revealed in DH)
-Neville barely appeared.
-Tom Ryddle was very creepy; when I always think that in his younger years, he was supposed to be charming.

Things I liked:

-Details like the Weasley Twins' Joke Shop (Wizard Wheezes). (It looked like if Willy Wonka had a joke shop! )
-Fred and George looked hot with suits.
-Ginny wasn't as Mary Sue-ish as she was in the book. Great!
-The opening scene of the bridge.
-All the acting was great this time.
-The comedy, the romance and the mystery were nicely balanced.
-Ron's attempt of murder was well done as well. I only wish he didn't say that thing about "girls killing him" (terrible moment for a joke) and the Lavender-Hermione semi-catfight that took place later in the infirmary was unnecesary and embarassing.
-Yay Quidditch!
-Luna's lion hat and Ginny's pygmypuff. They looked so cute! (The pygmypuffs, I mean)
-Hermione's canaries and the birds in those round cages.
-The burning of the Burrow. Bill's scarring was a huge deal for the Weasleys in the book, but since he's not here, I think the director wanted to represent their pain in the sixth book by burning their home.
-The cave's interior design reminded me of the Fortress of Solitude.
-The Unbreakable Vow was very well done as well.
-Draco was awesome.
-I loved Luna in this one.
-The reunion at the Three Brooms.
-Dumbledore's death. With everyone around the corpse, Harry holding it and Ginny comforting him (and no, I'm not for Harry/Ginny); that was the only moment in the book that made me cry. (When he finds Dumbledore's body after the battle)
-Harry and Malfoy's fight with Sectumsempra.
-The cave scene and the Inferi.

So, yeah. It was loyal to the main source, but original as well. Go see it. Now. And enjoy it.

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Later I watched Superman: Doomsday (which was enjoyable in its own) and the Simpsons.

God, I loved the episodes of today! "Husband and Knives" , "Funeral for a fiend", and "Homer vs the 18 ammendment".

In the first one, because of all the DC references (Wonder Woman, World's Finest, Resurrected Robin, Superman moving to Gotham, Watchmen, V for Vendetta...), Alan Moore, the creators of Maus and Ghost World, Asterix and Tintin (with real issues of the comics in the background! ), Homer's jokes and random sexy moment with Marge (Homer/Marge fan here!) and Notre Dame of Springfield! (huge fan of Notre Dame of Paris; actually, I was expecting for Homer to pull off a Quasimodo by screaming "SANCTUARY!" to the crowd with a confused Marge-Esmeralda in his arms. ) Awesome!

The second one, eh, just because I'm a huge Sideshow Bob fangirl.

The third one because it featured all the kind of jokes The Simpsons were greatly known as: intelligent humour.

So, there. I'm finished. Did you like it? :3