Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince(a review from a non HP fan)

First of all let me say I am not a fan of Harry Potter at all(I have only seen the first three movies and haven't read all the books) therefore I was a bit skeptical about going to watch The Half Blood Prince. After watching it I am very glad I did. The Half Blood Prince thankfully seems to be a lot darker and more adult than the rest of the HP movies I have seen. I found the first two HP movies very childish so I greeted the change in tone with open arms. A couple of things about the movie did confuse me but that is hardly the film's fault, since I have not seen the previous two and some elements seemed to be a continuation from them. I was also surprised to see how different the actors look now, in particular Ginny Weasley. When I last saw in a HP movie she was a little girl and now there is a hint of romance between her and Harry Potter. I was also shocked by the death of headmaster Albus Dumbeldore, for fans of the books this would have been non surprise at all but I haven't read all the books. Enough of my rambling I thought it was a very good movie and definately worth the price of the cinema ticket. In fact The Half Blood Prince I may try watching the previous installments I haven't seen and await future ones with bated breath.

Jurassic Park(Spielberg)

Jurassic Park is a movie I hold close to my heart, I saw it in the cinema at the age of eight when it first came out and I was in absolute awe of it, till then I had seen absolutely nothing like it. Some movies I loved as a child I simply don't enjoy anymore(one example is Tim Burton's Batman) but there are some movies that I can still enjoy to this day,Jurassic Park is one of them. I caught it on TV around last year after not having seen it for years and realised why I loved it so much when it first came out.
Spielberg is an expert at tension, the scene where Tim and Lex are sitting in the car and the cup on front of the car starts to vibrate is an excellent scene. The final scene where they are in the helicopter on their way back and they see a bird flying through the sky is a excellent scene and is a reminder of how Dinosaurs have evolved since the Jurassic era. My love for Jurassic Park inspired me to read Chricton's novel and it's no wonder that the movie is so good when they have such excellent material to work from. It's a shame really that none of the sequels could match upto the original, I don't care for The Lost World but it has it's fan and No 3 I feel is quite underrated and whilst it is no classic is still a fun adventure yarn and it doesn't pretend to be anything else.