Obviously this blog would be extremely remiss if we did not mention that today at midnight was the long awaited United States premier of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. The first of two final installments in the Harry Potter epic, the new release lived up to the media hype surrounding it. According to Mugglenet.com, a wellknown Harry Potter fansite, the film pulled in $24 million in its opening night and is expected to take a modest $100 million by the end of the weekend.
Right now, I am still waiting to hear from some expert sources who went to the premier last night. Their comments will concern the veracity and loyalty of the movie to the original book. However, while we wait out their Harry Potter Hangover, I have a little story to wet your whistle from Moviefone.
The Moviephone blog featured a timely story today about a team from Emerson College who have recently partaken in some layman's Quidditch. Quidditch, which is featured through all of JK Rowling's books, is a sport that Harry and his wizarding pals play at on their school team. It involves flying around on broomsticks and hitting balls through three metal hoops, while escaping all kinds of dangerous air traffic. According to Moviefone's article the team from Emerson College, who obviously keeps to the ground, are otherwise loyal to rules laid down by JK Rowling. Below is a video of said event provided by Moviefone. To see the complete story, click here.
No comments:
Post a Comment