Film 348/365, Day 360/365 – Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Much darker than the previous films.  The story itself is very good and only finally reveals the answers at the end, although not all of the answers.  It has some elements that remind me of the Lord of the Rings in the style it’s filmed which is not a bad thing.  At times however the script still seems to be full of little unnecessary bits of dialog.  Altogether better than the previous film.

Synopsis:  With Voldemort finally revealed Hogwarts is turned into a fortress to protect Harry and the other children.  A new teacher of potions is brought into the school because Dumbledore believes he holds the secrets on how to defeat Voldemort.  Harry discovers a book that once belonged to the Half Blood Prince which contains lots of powerful spells and potions.

Film 57/365, Day 61/365 – Hot Fuzz

Police Officer Nicholas Angel is the best officer in the whole of the London Metropolitan Police Service. The only problem is that he’s too good and to stop him from showing up the rest of the service he is relocated to Sandford, Gloustershire. Sandford is a sleeper rural village with almost zero crime... or is that what they want you to think? 

Hot Fuzz is another fantastic film from Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg and has all you would expect from them. Visually Hot Fuzz is exceptional, the editing alone would be an example for any would be film makers out there. The story is excellent, packed full of dry comedy that made Sean of the Dead such a success. Hot Fuzz should not be missed.