Actually, lunch time ko pa lang ng Nov 19, go na ako sa G4 para tignan kung may chance pa ako makanood...kse baka tayuan lang e, hindi naman ako ganun ka obsessed, no! Slight lang (hehe). So naubos ang oras ko sa pagpila sa mala-BIR na pila ng mga taong gusto reng manood ng GOF. Imagine, out of 8 cinemas, 6 ang allotted for GOF! Buti nga napansin ko pa na yung oras na pinaka-OK for me to watch the movie is the screentime for Flightplan! Out ko kasi ng 3:00 PM so nakita ko OK yung 3:30 showing...kung umiral ang pagka-overeager ko, baka alam ko na kwento ng Flightplan pero GOF hindi pa!

Anyway, pagbalik ko sa office, shempre gutom na gutom na ako dhel hindi nga ako nakabili ng food! Pero, keber! Nagme-mental countdown na ako hanggang sa maglog-out ako at mapanood na ren IN FULL (hindi yung pinagtagpi-tagpi version na ginagawa ko kse nga sa mga video spoilers... yung opening at ending chaka film credits na nga lang ata yung hindi ko nakita)!

Finally, 3:00 came and what better way to ruin the afternoon than losing my key to my locker. Where my bag is. UTANG NA LOOB! At ang masama pa, alam nyo kung anong oras nabuksan yung locker ko? 3:45 PM! 45 minutes para hanapin yung may copy ng susi ng locker ko, only to tell me na kailangan daw ng affidavit of loss, chuvanelles! Tempted na nga akong iwanan yung bag ko at next day ko na lang balikan! P*ksyet talaga! Tapos what do you expect kung payday weekend? TRAFFIC! In short, pagdating ko sa moviehouse, yung Quidditch World Cup na yung scenes which I already saw sa mga l*nchack na spoilers! Kung ano pa yung hindi ko pa napapanood, yun pa yung na-miss ko!

Pero infairness, this movie is worlds better than the previous Harry Potter movies. And what I like most is how the friendship between the main characters is highlighted. Hindi limited to Harry, Ron and Hermione but we see more of Neville, the Twins as well as Ginny.

In fairness, the way the death of Cedric was played was really moving. From the simple whoosh of the killing curse and bam! We see a dead Cedric with eyes still open. The way Harry told Voldemort "Don't touch him!" as he used his foot to tilt Cedric's head, I swear I could feel the hatred towards Voldemort. What especially touched me was when Harry's parents came out of the wand to talk briefly to Harry... it brought to the forefront that only a truly evil person can kill an infant's parents and for me, highlighted Harry's loss at the hands of the baddest man on the wizarding world.

I guess the hallmark of a good movie is when you don't want the movie to end. I know a lot of people are complaining that it is too fast-paced but for a two-and-a-half-hour movie, GOF covered almost all the important events in the book. I wished there was more of Sirius Black (which meand more of Gary Oldman, yay!) but other than that, I'm OK.

So ayun, matapos ang ilang buwang paghihintay, napanood ko na ren. At papanoorin ko pa ulet! Hay, 2 taon pa bago Order of the Phoenix. Sana by that time, walang mawalang locker key at hindi na ako male-late!

Dereck: Ay yan ba si MiG? Eh hindi sya yung tinutukoy ko!

So, yeah, I have started making plans as to WHEN I am actually free to watch the movie. My son is already out of the question, so sorry, because he is smart enough to know and decide that he has no plans of seeing the rebirth of Voldemort. He was especially scared of the Philosopher's Stone with Voldemort sticking out the back of Prof. Quirell's head and is fine with a DVD copy though. There is the occasional urge to take a leave from the office and watch the movie from the first to the last full show but I'm afraid of what my state of mind will be this.

I actually started drooling over watching this movie as soon as Half-Blood Prince was released... in JULY! That's 4 months of anticipation building. Those spoilers you see on the net? Watched them all! The only piece missing are the opening and closing credits and of course, Voldemort's rebirth (and the Yule Ball... and the Triwizard Tournament...and Harry's dead parents helping him out, hey! I have not spoiled myself at all!!!).

Now, I can say that my DVD copy of Prisoner of Azkaban can rest. I think it has been played in our house for hundreds of times and I believe I can recite the movie from start to finish. Honestly, sawa na ren ako...

So, whatever movie food you prefer...popcorn, nachos, khet lata ng MY San kung yun ang trip mo, tara na!