Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 at #78 on IMDb's List

Don't worry, don't worry, a movie review for Part 2 is coming. But this is also important.

As of right this second, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, which was released 2 days ago, is on IMDb.com's Top 250 Movie List. No other Harry Potter film is currently on it.

It is currently ahead of other amazing films like Singin' in the Rain, Pan's Labyrinth, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Gran Torino, Jaws, Black Swan, Up, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Die Hard, The Great Escape, Batman Begins, The King's Speech, No Country for Old Men, The Wizard of Oz, The Lion King, Slumdog Millionaire, Gone With the Wind, and many, many others.

It has a 8.7 / 10 star rating currently with 17,708 votes. I find this to be such a big deal because things don't typically stay where they are for very long. It could continue to go up if people give it a 9 or 10 star rating, or down if they vote any other way. I would say in one year, it will rest in a comfortable place due to people having already voted whether that be on the list or not. I'm hoping it does. So please vote!!

One thing we don't have to worry about is any Twilight movie making it onto the list.

And on top of the IMDb thing, Harry's been breaking some records. It currently holds the largest Friday gross and highest opening weekend… as of right now… the weekend isn't over. Even before the movie opened in the US, it had broken the record for most sold-out theaters.

So if you haven't voted on IMDb.com, vote! If you haven't seen the movie yet, see it!

**UPDATE**

As of 7/18/11 - #67 with 8.6 star rating and 34,400 votes.

As of 7/19/11 - #69 with 8.6 star rating and 41,000 votes.

As of 7/20/11 - #73 with 8.6 star rating and 45,800 votes.

As of 7/21/11 - #75 with 8.5 star rating and 49,700 votes.

As of 7/23/11 - #79 with 8.5 star rating and 52,700 votes.

As of 7/28/11 - #99 with 8.5 star rating and 65,400 votes.

MTV Should Change 'Movie Awards' Title to 'Twilight Awards'

I'll get right into it.

The MTV Movie Awards used to be a fun, entertaining awards show where, unlike the Oscars, the nominees are the most popular and funniest films of the year. It was just a fun show that young people can vote for and they also have performances and premieres of movie trailers and exclusive scenes.

Now, we all know my feelings on the Twilight movies. I hate them so clearly I'm biased. I acknowledge that. But they also suck, like they are terrible movies. Critics and regular movie-goers would agree. The only people who feel they should be nominated for Oscars are those biased in favor of the Twilight movies.

It all started in 2009 with Twilight. They were nominated for 6 awards, winning 5 of them. One of which, they had two nominations in one category. And Robert Pattinson won Breakthrough Performance Male… uh, no MTV, him playing Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter would be his breakthrough performance.

New Moon had a slow year the following year with only 4 nominations. But lucky for them, they won all the awards they were nominated for.

This year, Eclipse was nominated in 6 categories. In two of those categories, they had multiple nominations (mostly because K Stew whores herself and kisses both Taylor and Robert). Out of the 6 categories they were nomiated for, they won 5 losing only Best Breakout Star.

I should mention that for the past 3 years, the Twilight Saga has taken home the highest award of Best Movie. Yeah… it beat out amazing movies like Avatar (Oscar Nominated Best Picture), the Harry Potter series, Inception (Oscar Nominated Best Picture), Iron Man, Slumdog Millionaire (Oscar Winning Best Picture), The Dark Knight, The Social Network (Oscar Nominated Best Picture), and Black Swan (Oscar Nominated Best Picture).

I understand that the movies win because they were the most voted for, but they're being voted for by teenage girls multiple times a day while masturbating to pictures of Edward or Jacob while reading Twilight fan fiction and wearing plastic vampire/werewolf fangs. Twilight is also one of those things that you either are obsessed with or don't care about, like Justin Bieber.

MTV, having Twilight win everything is very risky. It can either make or break your show. Personally, I think the MTV Movie Awards have lost what little credibility they had by allowing Twilight to take over. …They win everything, they constantly focus all camera attention on the 3 cast members (one of which is camera shy and uncomfortable to watch -- that would be the girl with the personality of a wall), they premiere the trailer at the end of the show just to keep viewers (that shows that the show couldn't do well on its own).

With Breaking Dawn: Parts 1 and 2 (don't get me started on the unnecessary 2 parts) coming out this year and next year, it's needless to say that I will not be watching 2012 and 2013's MTV Movie Awards. If MTV had a soul, they would be a lot of focus on the final Harry Potter movie. Harry has been around for 11 years and has gotten little recognition. Over the past 10 awards shows, Harry Potter has only been nominated 18 times and won twice, both going to Tom Felton the past two years for Best Villain. So, in basic terms…

Harry Potter Series - 10 awards shows - 18 nominations - 2 wins - one movie left

Twilight Saga - 3 awards shows - 19 nominations - 14 wins - two movies left

And don't give me that "clearly that means Twilight is better" because it's not. The Harry Potter series has been nominated for 9 Academy Awards and has an average IMDb.com user rating of 7.4 / 10 stars. The Twilight Saga has zippo Oscar nods and an IMDB.com average rating of 4.9 / 10 stars.

Honestly, I don't know how this rant became a debate of Twilight vs. Harry Potter. My focus was Twilight and MTV's Movie Awards. I hope I made my point. Basically, MTV, I'm starting to think Twilight pays you to let them win. Either that or you need to improve your awards show and regain your credibility.

Okay, I'm done.

Time For The Oscars!

It's the third greatest day of the year (behind Christmas and my birthday, of course)! The 83rd Academy Awards are tonight hosted by veteran-nominee Anne Hathaway and new-nominee James Franco.

Here's some facts you should know:

-This is the first time there has been a male/female hosting team since 1957.

-The King's Speech has the most nominations (12).

-All ten off the Best Picture nominees have grossed $1,315,524,425 together.

-Toy Story 3 is the highest grossing Best Picture nominee.

-Celine Dion, Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Randy Newman, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Florence Welch will be performing.

View the full list of nominees here!

Movie Reviews for Best Picture nominees:

-The Kids Are All Right

-Inception

-The King's Speech

-The Social Network

-Black Swan

-Toy Story 3

-True Grit

(No reviews for 127 Hours, Winter's Bone, & The Fighter)

Multiple Nominations:

How many nominations each movie has.

12 - The King's Speech

10 - True Grit

8 - Inception & The Social Network

7 - The Fighter

6 - 127 Hours

5 - Black Swan & Toy Story 3

4 - The Kid's Are All Right & Winter's Bone

3 - Alice in Wonderland

2 - Biutiful, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, & How To Train Your Dragon

My Picks:

My selections are those I think will win, not those I would like to win.

Best Picture: Black Swan, The Social Network, or The King's Speech

Best Actor: Colin Firth

Best Actress: Natalie Portman

Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale (unfortunately)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Melissa Leo (unfortunately)

Best Director: David Fincher or Darren Aronofsky

Best Original Screenplay: Inception, The King's Speech, or The Kids Are All Right

Best Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network

Best Editing: The Social Network, The King's Speech, or Black Swan

Best Cinematography: Inception

Best Art Direction: All of them have an equal shot (rooting for Harry)

Best Costume Design: Alice in Wonderland

Best Makeup: The Wolfman

Best Visual Effects: All of them have an equal shot (rooting for Harry)

Best Sound: Inception, True Grit, or The King's Speech

Best Sound Editing: Tron Legacy, Toy Story 3, or Inception

Best Original Score: The Social Network

Best Original Song: Toy Story 3

Best Animated Film: Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film: Biutiful

Best Animated Short: Day & Night

(Best Documentary, Documentary Short, and Live-Action Short determined during ceremony.)

Who is presenting what?

Tom Hanks - Best Art Direction & Best Cinematography

Justin Timberlake & Mila Kunis - Best Animated Feature & Best Animated Short Film

Javier Bardem & Josh Brolin - Best Original & Adapted Screenplays

Russel Brand & Helen Mirren - Best Foreign Language Film

Reese Witherspoon - Best Supporting Actor

Nicole Kidman & Hugh Jackman - Best Original Score

Matthew McConaughey & Scarlett Johansson - Best Sound & Sound Editing

Cate Blanchett - Best Makeup & Best Costume Design

Jake Gyllenhaal & Amy Adams - Best Documentary Short & Best Live Action Short

Oprah Winfrey - Best Documentary

Robert Downey Jr. & Jude Law - Best Visual Effects & Film Editing

Hilary Swank & Kathryn Bigelow - Best Director

Jeff Bridges - Best Actress

Sandra Bullock - Best Actor

and the best for late…

Steven Spielberg - Best Motion Picture of the Year

Movie Review: The King's Speech

Warning: May contain spoilers. You've been warned.

(out of four stars)

Believe it or not, this movie was amazing.

I wouldn't say that it's for everyone, but I'd say it's for a true movie lover. There's no action, there's no punching, no guns, no explosions, and no sex.

The story is about King George VI and his fight to overcome a stammer. Seriously, that's it. But yet, it's such an amazing film. The movie takes place in the 1930s and we see King George's rise to the throne and how he must deal with the threat of Adolf Hitler.

The cast was phenomenal. Colin Firth deserves the Oscar, hands down. I even tried pulling off a stammer myself and I just couldn't do it compared to him. He was brilliant. Geoffrey Rush played the King's speech therapist and he also did an amazing job. This is the first movie I've seen him in where he wasn't fighting Captain Jack Sparrow. And the always lovely Helena Bonham Carter was amazing in this movie too. She played the King's wife and stood by her husband's side through it all.

I believe that all three of the actors deserve their Oscars. I wouldn't mind if this movie won Best Picture, but I'm still backing and hoping for Black Swan.

And the nominees are in...

The Oscars were announced this morning.

Best Picture

• Black Swan
• The Fighter
• Inception
• The Kids Are All Right
• The King's Speech
• 127 Hours
• The Social Network
• Toy Story 3
• True Grit
• Winter's Bone

Best Director

• Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan
• Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – True Grit
• David Fincher – The Social Network
• Tom Hooper – The King's Speech
• David O. Russell – The Fighter

Best Actor

• Javier Bardem – Biutiful as Uxbal
• Jeff Bridges – True Grit as Rooster Cogburn
• Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network as Mark Zuckerberg
• Colin Firth – The King's Speech as King George VI
• James Franco – 127 Hours as Aron Ralston

Best Actress

• Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right as Nic
• Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole as Becca Corbett
• Jennifer Lawrence – Winter's Bone as Ree Dolly
• Natalie Portman – Black Swan as Nina Sayers
• Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine as Cindy

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Christian Bale – The Fighter as Dicky Eklund
• John Hawkes – Winter's Bone as Teardrop
• Jeremy Renner – The Town as James "Gem" Coughlin
• Mark Ruffalo – The Kids Are All Right as Paul
• Geoffrey Rush – The King's Speech as Lionel Logue

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Amy Adams – The Fighter as Charlene Fleming
• Helena Bonham Carter – The King's Speech as Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
• Melissa Leo – The Fighter as Alice Ward
• Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit as Mattie Ross
• Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom as Janine "Smurf" Cody

Best Animated Picture

• How to Train Your Dragon – Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
• The Illusionist – Sylvain Chomet
• Toy Story 3 – Lee Unkrich

For the full list of nominees, click here (Wikipedia).

So far, I've seen… half of the Best Picture nominees. I'm hoping to see The King's Speech, The Kids Are All Right, and 127 Hours before the telecast. Given that The King's Speech shined at the Golden Globes and it has 12 nominations, I feel like it's probably take home best picture much to my dismay, but then again, I haven't seen it yet. According to Roger Ebert on Twitter, he thinks that The King's Speech or The Social Network will take it home and they'll dominate the awards. Hope not. I really enjoyed Black Swan. More so than The Social Network (although it was still good).

Best Actor, if the Golden Globes can be used as foreshadowing, will probably go to Colin Firth for The King's Speech. I'm really happy that Jesse Eisenberg was recognized (although he's like Michael Cera and good at playing the awkward kid). They just cast him really well.

If Natalie Portman doesn't take home the Oscar for Best Actress, I'll be very upset. She's very deserving. She was in the Star Wars prequels for crying out loud! Haha. Otherwise, I would like to see Michelle Williams take it home although I have yet to see Blue Valentine.

I used to be a Christian Bale fan, until I found out what an asshole he is. Have you heard the Terminator rant? "I'm a method actor!" Shut the fuck up Christian. If he wins Best Actor in a Supporting Role, I'll be upset. He may have won the Golden Globe, but I hope that Jeremy Renner or Mark Ruffalo take home the Oscar. It doesn't help that I have a grudge against the Fighter. I haven't seen it (and don't care to), but they should've just called it Rocky 6. I'm over generic sports movies like boxing movies.

I love Helena Bonham Carter. She is so talented and I love her even more because she is Bellatrix Lastrange! I would like to see her win the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. I also enjoyed Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit. She was surprisingly talented. She had some tough lines in that movie. I wouldn't mind seeing her win either!

Best Animated Picture is iffy. Believe it or not, this is the first Toy Story movie to be nominated in the Best Picture category and in the Animated category. Why the first time for Animated? The Animated category was first introduced at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002. The first two Toy Storys were already old news at the time. Shrek took home the first Animated Oscar win. Anyways, I'm really hoping for Toy Story 3, although I did really like How to Train Your Dragon. But don't forget about that third nominee. It wouldn't the first time if that one just snuck up and killed the other two. Remember Spirited Away?

Who was snubbed? Mila Kunis first and foremost. She was perfection in Black Swan. She deserves a nomination at least. Leonardo DiCaprio's performances in Inception and Shutter Island weren't as strong as his usually are, but they're still really good. I'm not surprised that he was snubbed, but I'm still disappointed. I'd also like to say that I'm so happy that Justin Timberlake was snubbed. Critics were raving about his performance and the studio was going to campaign for his Oscar nomination, but he didn't get it and honestly he did not deserve it. His co-star Andrew Garfield should've gotten one though. And finally… I haven't seen Buried yet, but at the time of it's release, critics were saying how amazing Ryan Reynolds performance was. I'm surprised that he didn't get one for leading actor. Finally, Christopher Nolan was snubbed for best director for Inception. But the man has two other nominations under his belt for the movie (best picture and writing). We all know he's phenomenal.

Congrats to Harry Potter and its two nominations and Tron: Legacy, Alice in Wonderland, Iron Man 2, and Salt. All of these were nominated in minor categories.

Movie Review: Black Swan

Warning: May contain spoilers. You've been warned.

(out of four stars)

This movie was flawless. It was absolutely perfect.

It's nominations for the Golden Globes are well deserved all around.

Now normally, movies such as this (psychological thrillers which involve hallucinations and such) scare the crap out of me and cause me not to sleep, but this one was not like those at all.

Natalie Portman deserves an Academy Award for her performance as the lead actress. Her performance was dead on and perfect.

Mila Kunis, whom I love and adore because she's just so gorgeous, was phenomenal as well. If she doesn't deserve an Oscar, then she at least deserves the nomination and recognition. Who thought Meg from Family Guy was such an amazing, dramatic actress?

The entire ending to the film is the greatest part. Her final performance as she transforms into the Black Swan is breathtaking.

I'm trying to see all of the movies that I believe will be nominated for Best Picture before they come out so I can now check this one off the list. I definitely (so far) want this one to take the Oscar. It's just that perfect.

Movie Review: Titanic

Warning: May contain spoilers. You've been warned.

(out of four stars)

Happy New Year! As promised, a movie review for my all-time favorite movie! Naturally, I'd give it four stars. Haha. Here we go!

My History

Before we start, I just want to explain my unusual history with Titanic. I was 8 years old when this movie came out and before even seeing it, I became obsessed with it. I don't even know how to explain it. Everybody else in my class was saying how amazing it was (don't ask why 8 year-olds were watching that movie) so I wanted to love it too.

Sadly, I never saw it in theaters (which is why I'm so excited for the movie to be rereleased in 3D), but I made my dad go out and buy it for me the day it was released on VHS! Then I finally saw it and fell in love. To this day, I stand by that movie, it's actors, and the ship itself. I'm quite impressive with the knowledge I have about the ship itself. I'm a loser like that.

So that's my odd, random, and bizarre history with the movie Titanic. Now on with the show.

Story

We'll get the bad out of the way first.

Okay, bad is a strong word, but we all know that originality isn't James Cameron's strongest area. Pocahontas Avatar.... nuff said. Many would say that Titanic is Romeo and Juliet on a boat which is partially true.

The story that everybody focusses on is the most obvious one that Jack and Rose (J and R or Romeo and Juliet) want to be together but Rose is riches and Jack is rags and their love is forbidden. But mix in the fact that Rose and her mother are simply trying to keep their upper-class status although they are far in debt because of Rose's father's death and the story gets better. Rose is being forced to marry her fiancé, Cal, by her mother because of his wealth.

But that's all just the flashback! Let's going to present day where Brock Lovett is searching for the Heart of the Ocean, a priceless diamond that Cal gave to Rose while on the Titanic. Brock is desperate to find it and uses old-lady Rose to get information as to where it is.

So the story isn't Oscar-worthy. I would never say that it is. But I don't think people are very fair when judging it. Think past the obvious and you'll see a better story. Not amazing, but decent. Remember, it is James Cameron. The only amazing original thing he created was the Terminator!

The Actors and their Acting

Breakthrough and career-launching performances for Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Everybody gave amazing performances. Kate Winslet and Gloria Stuart both received Oscars for their portrayals of Rose.

I personally enjoyed watching Leo, Kate, Billy Zane (Cal), Frances Fisher (Rose's mother), Ewan Stewart (Murdoch), Victor Garber (Thomas Andrews), Bernard Hill (Captain Smith), and Kathy Bates as Molly Brown.

Directing

James Cameron may be a Nazi, controlling, perfectionist, but he wouldn't have gotten the Oscar for best director if he wasn't. Kate Winslet said that she would never work with him again unless she was paid a lot of money. Apparently, while filming Avatar, if anyone's cell phone went off while shooting, he'd nail it to the wall.

Special and Visual Effects

This movie did an amazing job with its effects…. particularly visual. During production, they only built half of the ship and used a mirror image to complete it.

The movie won Oscars for its costumes, music, sound, art direction, cinematography, visual effects, film editing, and sound effects editing. And they were all well deserved!

Overall

Nothing will ever be able to top this movie for me. I've loved it for 13 years now and I doubt anything will change that. It's one of the most underrated overrated movies made. It deserved all of the Oscars it won. I love it.

And the Golden Globe nominees are in!

Today the nominees for the 2011 Golden Globes were announced! Yay (but not to much yay, since the Oscars are better)! Glee stole the television section with 5 nominations (1 more than last year, adding Chris Colfer to the list of nominees)!

Here are my picks for select categories (regardless if I've seen the movie or not)...

Best Motion Picture Drama - Inception (I would probably consider Black Swan or The Social Network, but I sadly have yet to see them.)

Best Actress: Motion Picture Drama - I'm rooting for Natalie Portman, Halle Berry, and Michelle Williams (but mostly Natalie ;)

Best Actor: Motion Picture Drama - I would be satisfied with any of these actors minus Colin Firth.

Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical - Alice in Wonderland

Best Actress: Motion Picture Comedy or Musical - Emma Stone or Anne Hathaway

Best Actor: Motion Picture Comedy or Musical - Johnny Depp, Johnny Depp, or Jake Gyllenhaal. ;)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Mila Kunis, Amy Adams, or Helena Bonham Carter

Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Jeremy Renner

Best Animated Film - Toy Story 3, but I'd be content with How To Train Your Dragon

Best Director - Christopher Nolan, of course.

Best Screenplay - Inception

Best Original Score - Inception

Best Television Series Drama - The Good Wife

Best Television Actress Drama - Julianna Margulies (or Piper Perabo).

Best Television Series Comedy or Musical - Glee or Modern Family (interesting that this category has six nominees)

Best Television Actress Comedy or Musical - Lea Michele from Glee

Best Television Supporting Actress - Sofia Vergara from Modern Family

Best Television Supporting Actor - Chris Colfer from Glee or Eric Stonestreet from Modern Family (or Chris Noth from The Good Wife).

The awards will air live on Sunday, January 16th!

To see the full list of nominees, click here!

James and Anne to Host the Oscars!

Super exciting!

The 83rd Academy Awards will be hosted by Oscar-nominee Anne Hathaway and James Franco.

I loved Ellen and I loved Hugh Jackman, but I'm really liking this idea. Anne Hathaway was great two years ago in the opening number with Hugh Jackman. I expect great things from her. And what's also interesting is that James Franco is most likely going to be getting an Oscar nod for his new movie 127 Hours.

Can't wait! February 27th, 2011!

Toy Story 3 for Best Picture?

Disney announced that it will campaigning for Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 3 to be nominated in the Best Picture category for next years Academy Awards.

Only two animated films have ever been nominated for Best Picture and they were both from Disney: Beauty and the Beast in 1992 and Up in 2010.

With this new 10 Best Picture nominee thing the Academy is doing, it is very likely that this film will be nominated for Best Picture because it was an all-around perfect film. Whether it'll take the Oscar home, I don't know. I guess we'll see!

Good luck Toy Story 3!

Vote for SCREAM!

Spike TV's annual Scream Awards show is coming soon. I've never actually watched the awards, but given the subject matter of the awards (Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror movies), I'll probably be watching this year.

But we need to vote!

Click here to vote for the Scream Awards!

Most of my votes went towards Inception, Avatar, Kick-Ass, Zombieland, Alice in Wonderland, etc. DO NOT VOTE FOR TWILIGHT!