It was as though something large and scaly erupted into life in Harry’s stomach, clawing at his insides: Hot blood seemed to flood his brain, so that all thought was extinguished, replaced by a savage urge to jinx Dean into a jelly.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling
Giles: Someone doesn’t like cheerleading.
Buffy: Or likes it too much.
Willow: Amy!
Buffy: Amy!
Xander: So, you guys are leaning towards Amy?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 1: Episode 3 – “The Witch”
Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies.
Last week we looked at the latest trailer for Marvel’s next movie, Guardians of the Galaxy. This week, we’ve got our first teaser trailer for the Marvel movie that’s coming after Guardians. No, it’s not Avengers: Age of Ultron, it’s Big Hero 6, an animated film from Disney Animation Studios based on the Marvel comics of the same name. Take a look below and read on for my thoughts.
Arguing with somebody is never pleasant, but sometimes it is useful and necessary to do so. Just the other day, for example, it was useful and necessary for me to have an unpleasant argument with a medical student, because if he hadn’t let me borrow his speedboat I would now be chained inside a very small, waterproof room, instead of sitting in a typewriter factory typing out this woeful tale.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator – Lemony Snicket
Garak: Lying is a skill like any other, and if you want to maintain a level of excellence you have to practice constantly.
Worf: Practice on someone else.
Garak: Mr. Worf, you’re no fun at all.
Worf: Good!
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 5: Episode 14 – “In Purgatory’s Shadow”
X-Men: Days of Future Past is the best X-Men film in over a decade and one of the biggest and most ambitious film events since The Avengers. It’s technically the seventh film in the series, including the original trilogy, two Wolverine spin offs and one prequel/reboot, and it pulls from all of those films to create a complex, interesting conglomeration featuring almost every actor who’s ever had anything to do with X-Men in any way. It’s based on one of the most popular stories from the comics, and it borrows heavily from films like The Terminator and Back to the Future. And while Days of Future Past is generally a success, it tries to include so much that it often loses focus and isn’t as compelling as those first X-Men films years ago. It’s great to see so many familiar faces, and the film has moments of brilliance, but I couldn’t help feeling while I watched it like I would have preferred something different.
After letting in half a dozen goals, most of them scored by Ginny, his technique became wilder and wilder, until he finally punched an oncoming Demelza Robins in the mouth.
“It was an accident, I’m sorry, Demelza, really sorry!” Ron shouted after her as she zigzagged back to the ground, dripping blood everywhere. “I just –”
“Panicked,” Ginny said angrily, landing next to Demelza and examining her fat lip. “You prat, Ron, look at the state of her!”
“I can fix that,” said Harry, landing beside the two girls, pointing his wand at Demelza’s mouth, and saying “Episkey.” “And Ginny, don’t call Ron a prat, you’re not the Captain of this team –”
“Well, you seemed too busy to call him a prat and I thought someone should –”
Harry forced himself not to laugh.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling
Giles: Why should someone want to harm Cordelia?
Willow: Maybe because they met her? Did I say that?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 1: Episode 3 – “The Witch”
The Love Pirate 