I watched the seventh installment of the Harry Potter film series on November 19, 2010. I actually got to the theater around 4:45 PM for a 6:40 showing. I had no idea of what the status of the line would be. I wanted to be sure to get the best available seat in the theater. For some reason, I really wanted to feel alright about the seating. Turns out my wife and I came to the theater about 30 minutes before a line was started. Around 5:15 PM people started showing up and by 6:10 PM which was when the theater personnel allowed us to enter the theater. The great thing was that we got the perfect row and the perfect seating for our group.
Now let us move on to the movie. I enjoyed the movie. The acting, once again was spot on, and did not give the impression that they were acting. It seemed more that they were the characters that they played. It was definitely a dark movie, but not truly dark. There were some elements the were dark, but not a true evil as one would think. Throughout the film I thought that the movie was going to be more evil than displayed.
The movie definitely felt more like a book than a film. Yes, obviously the movie is a movie, but the way the film developed felt more like a book. I’m glad that it is split into two films because it allows many of the “smaller” parts to be shown on film. The split gives more depth to the character development in this film.
There were some moments of the film where I felt that they took elements from Lord of the Rings, but I guess imitation is the purest form of flattery. I felt that the elements that were imitated brought the film less authenticity. I say less authenticity because a person is supposed to be drawn into a film, but if there is some element that seems wrong in some way it brings them back to reality. That effect hit me several times during the movie.
Another issue that deals with the movie, I will most likely explain in 6 months because it deals with things that may spoil the movie. Although in 3 months, I’m sure all those who would see the movie will see the movie. So who knows, I may decide to explain another problem that I had with the movie.
Overall I thought the movie was an excellent first part, but I will need to see the second part in order to judge The Deathly Hallows as a whole.
My job consists of product and inventory support. We recently had a Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ come into our department that did not power up at all. Nothing at all came on. That means, no lights, no fans, no hard drives spinning up, and definitely no LCD panel. We figured out that the NAS had a pretty good warranty. It was a 5 year warranty. Sounds pretty good to me. So we registered the NAS with Netgear support, and opened a troubleshoot ticket.
The service technician was prompt in replying to me, but it was quite unoriginal email. I explained to him exactly what I originally wrote in the original ticket. The technician then authorized an RMA placement, and told me to call a certain phone number in order to complete the RMA processing.
I called the number. Once on the phone with another technician, I verified who I was, and then Netgear tried to get me to pay for the shipping. I was completely shocked. Here I was trying to get a RMA for a defective unit, and he is telling me I have to pay $29.99 for shipping and handling. I was ticked off, and said “Wait, this is a defective unit and still under warranty, and you want me to pay for shipping and handling?” Without hesitation, the technician on the line said, “Oh, your device is under warranty. We will wave your shipping and handling cost.”
This was crazy. The technician and Netgear were trying to recuperate their losses for a defective unit, by making unsuspecting consumers pay for something that they shouldn’t. Needless to say, they still got away with one, because I never received a prepaid shipping label for the RMA. That of course, was paid on our dime. So in the end Netgear only pays for one shipping cost, and that is to me. Let this be a lesson to you all. Fight for what you want, especially when it is right, and don’t settle once you have a win. Keep making things right.
Today I finally got to see Christopher Nolan’s latest brilliant film. This man is an unbelievable writer and director. Being a brilliant director helps Nolan in his writing. There are mind-blowing special effects with many plot twists. The film is thought provoking through out and will leave you debating with you friends. Go see it!
Inception brings us a world where dream invasion technology exists. A special conman using this technology is given the chance of redemption which requires him to assemble a team to execute the toughest job of his career.
I had struggled with finding a leader that I admire and respect. There are so many individuals in this world who have show strong leadership skills and have through their demeanor and actions have required admiration and respect. One person, who for me has been a leader I looked to, respected, and admired is General George S. Patton III. While some might question using this man as a personal model for leadership, I believe his tactics on the battlefield during World War II warrant at least respect and admiration.
The exuberance and powerful Oscar winning performance of George C. Scott acting as George Patton has misled many people in understanding Patton. While the film does portray his battlefield tactics and some of the personal elements of his life accurately, it is not well known that the General was soft spoken, but commanded with might. Read more…
Have you ever just have a strong desire to write, but when you go to write you can’t? That is how I feel right now. There are so many things on my mind, but it has become hard for me to actually put them down on paper. Let me try. Read more…
