Happy Last Day of May Everyone!

I'm bringing you your last Magical Movie Tuesday for the month of May!

I hope everyone has had a great first month of Spring/Summer Term and is madly finishing up that last class or starting on their last quaffle contribution.  I know that I will be spending my plane flight this morning madly trying to finish a sweater for Muggle Studies!  But my drive the next two days to move all my stuff to my new job will be consumed with OWL work and that last quaffle match (why yes I packed little balls of yarn in all the colors I need to make Harry, Ron, and Hermione finger puppets, why do you ask?).

Since it’s the last day of the month and all May classes (for full or partial points) are due by midnight PST tonight as are all OWL proposals that you want considered, I’ve got a couple funny movies to help you get through your late night.

Shrek (or I suppose any of the sequels).  I find movies that I can laugh at help me stay up and Shrek is certainly one of the funniest movies that I love to watch over and over.  One of the things I love is how there’s always something little I missed the last time I watched it that I pick up this time.  Plus it’s fun to think back to when I first saw it as a kid and how many of the jokes I didn’t get then. 

 

Legally Blonde.  While I’ve never been a fan of blonde jokes (being blonde myself) this has always been a favorite for staying up late to watch that “movie that came on tv when I said I was going to bed.”  Ms. Witherspoon gets up to some crazy antics in her quest for a law degree that will make you laugh!

10 Things I Hate About You.  Yet another movie that if it comes on late at night I will stay up to watch even though I own it and should go to bed.  Maybe it’s because I love Heath Ledger, or maybe it’s because I always want to go play that water balloon/paint ball game that they have in the middle, or maybe it’s Heath’s signing in the football stadium.  I might just have to watch it again to figure it out.

 

I hope all of you are able to get that last thing done today and turned in!  Good luck on Quidditch everyone.  And I’ll see everyone in June!

Let's Blast Off to Space!

Welcome to another day-late Magic Movie Tuesday (I swear I'll get better at this). As promised this week I'll be diving into some of my favorite space movies to get you inspired for Astronomy. I looked long and hard for movies specifically about the asteroid belt, but documentaries were as good as I could find, and I prefer the fictional movies for my crafting time.
Let's start with a space cult-classic, that might not be the best for young kids, but is hilarious none the less: Spaceballs! A fun movie that makes fun of just about every science fiction movie made up to that point. It's a great laugh, and maybe you can find some inspiration for that Astronomy project this month!

Continuing with the classic space theme (and because it's most of what is made fun of in Spaceballs) let's not forget about Starwars. I love them all for different reasons, so I'll let you decide which one to watch. If it was me I'd be deciding between Ewoks and Jar Jar Binks.

And one last movie before I head off to work on my Quaffle #2 is my younger brother's all time favorite: Wall-E. While it takes place in space, it doesn't really have much to do with it, but it's cute and if you've got a bunch of kids at home it would make a great family movie night. Plus hopefully the kids are as much in love with Wall-E as me and you'll have nearly 2 hours crafting time while enjoying a cute film!

Happy Crafting Everyone!

Magical Movie Tuesday!

Woo! I might just get this in on time (at least before Tuesday ends for me). I was knitting away on my sweater tee I'm making myself this month and completely lost track of time, but never fear I am here with some great movies to get you thinking about this month's DADA!

DADA this month is all about Japan, the beach and vacation. Here are a couple movies to get you excited about each one:
Japan
Any anime film or series would be great here. I am only just starting to get into Manga, and I know the next step will be into anime, but I'm not there yet! I have always wanted to watch the anime version of Howel's Moving Castle since I loved the book. But any anime would do wonderfully!

Another place to look for Japanese influence, or a small look into Japan in the 1940's are some of the great classic WWII movies. I remember watching Tora! Tora! Tora! in high school thinking it was going to be totally lame (I mean come on, I could totally have learned about WWII from watching Pearl Harbor and gazing at Brad Pitt and Josh Hartnett) but I really loved it.

The Beach
There are tons of movies that involve the beach, so I've got three fun, animated, family friendly movies that are all about the animals that leave near the beach. What you ask? Well Rio, Surf's Up and Madagascar of course. I can't think of anything cuter than hanging out with some crazy talking animals on the beach!

Vacations!
Everyone loves vacation, or at least I think everyone does. Who doesn't like to get away from things for a little bit every once in a while? Stay-cations are also pretty awesome in my book, since that means lots of extra knitting time. There are also tons of movies with vacations as the center.
First off there are all the National Lampoon Vacation movies, my personal favorite being Christmas Vacation.

Another of my favorite vacations movies is RV. 1. Because I love Robin Williams. 2. Because this is totally what would happen if my family took a RV vacation.

That's all I've got time for today, but hopefully if you're still looking for some inspiration for DADA this month, one of these movies will be able to help. And if you've already got something planned, maybe this will help you pick a movie for movie night this week.
I'll see you all here next week (after my job interview!!!) with some space movies to get you excited about the asteroid belt and astronomy!

~spartyliblover
4th Year Gryffindor
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